Causatives

Causatives HAVE & GET

by Caridad Ochoa & Victor Yadaicela

Warm up

Answer the next questions

Open Ended

List all the professions you know

Open Ended

List all the riskiest professions you know

Open Ended

List all domestic jobs you know

Vocabulary

• Maid

• Handyman

• Cleaner

• Personal shopper

• Gardener

• Cook, Chef

• Nanny, Child minder

Have & Get

Have + object + past participle (have something done)

Get + object + past participle (get something done)

We don't focus on who did it

EG:

I had my car washed.

The students get their essays checked.

Have someone do something (have + person + infinitive)

Get someone to do something (get + person + to + infinitive)

we talk about the person who we asked to do the thing for us.

EG:

I had the electrician look at my broken light.

I got the cleaner to clean under the cupboards.

Let's practice

Choose the correct option, you will have 40 second for each question

Multiple Choice

I had the gardener ................. some trees.

• to plant

• plant

• planting

Multiple Choice

He got the plumber .......... the pipes

• to fix

• fixing

• fix

Multiple Choice

You should get a nanny ............your child.

• taking care of

• to take care of

• take care of

Multiple Choice

She will have a chef ........... for tomorrow's party.

• to cook

• cooking

• cook

Open Ended

Make your own example by using the picture

BUSY,BUSY,BUSY...

1.You have to work in groups in order to write a story about how someone gets prepared for a party.

2. You have to use at least 3 words of the vocab taught as well as the grammar structures.

EG:

Road Trip:I will take the car to the mechanic’s and have the oil and the tires checked. I might have the oil changed. I will also have the engine and the brakes checked. Then, I will have my travel agent book my hotel room. One day before my trip, I will have the car washed. Etc…

Open Ended

WRITE YOUR STORY

Thank

you