Grammar 1
have got: affirmative and negative
1 Look at the table. Which form is different?
Affirmative
I
You
‘ve got a brother.
He
She
It
’s got a gold medal.
We
You
They
’ve got a dog.
Negative
I
You
haven’t got a sister.
He
She
It
hasn’t got five brothers.
We
You
They
haven’t got a cat.
‘ve got = have got ‘s got = has got
2 Look at the information about the members of the band McFly. Then complete the sentences.
Harry
Tom
Dougie
Danny
Family
1 brother, 1 sister
1 sister
1 sister
1 sister
pets
2 dogs,
1 cat,
4 chickens
1 dog,
1 cat
2 dogs,
2 cats,
1 hamster
2 dogs
Danny hasn’t got a hamster.
1 Harry, Tom, Dougie and Danny have one sister.
2 Harry has a brother.
3 Tom, Dougie and Danny do not have a brother.
4 Harry, Dougie and Danny have two dogs.
5 Danny does not have a cat.
6 Harry has four chickens.
7 All the boys have pets.
8 Dougie has a hamster.
3 Write true sentences.
My teacher / a Porsche
My teacher hasn’t got a Porsche.
1 I / a mobile phone
2 My best friend / a sister
3 We / house in the USA
4 My classmates / English books
5 My teacher / a CD player
6 I / ten brothers and sisters
Pronunciation: [h]
b (15) Listen and repeat.
have husband hair hamster horrible
b (16) Listen, Do you hear a) or b)?
1
a) hear
b) ear
2
a) has
b) as
3
a) hand
b) and
4
a) his
b) is
4 Complete the texts with the correct affirmative or negative form of have got.
I’ve got one sister and one brother. My sister’s name is Helen. She’s 17 and she (1) has a boyfriend called Oliver. My brother’s name is Paul. He’s got a lot of friends, but he (2) does not have a girlfriend. We (3) have a house on Western Road in north London.
I (4) do not have any brothers or sisters, but I’ve got three cousins. My aunt (5) has a son and a daughter and my aunt and uncle in Australia (6) have a daughter Charlie. They (7) have a fantastic house near the beach. Charlie (8) has a dog, too. Its name is Max.
Speaking
5 Write three true and three false sentences about your family. Use has got or have got.
I’ve got 20 cousins.
My sister has got a famous boyfriend.
6 Work in pairs. Listen to your partner’s sentences. Are they true or false?
I’ve got 20 cousins.
False?
No, it’s true!