Grammar: to have

Ex.1 Read the text and answer the questions.

My name is Sveta. I have a sister. Her name is Olga. Olga is five. She is not a pupil. Her hair is fair. Her eyes are blue. She has many toys. Now she has a white dress on. She has black shoes and white socks on her feet. She has no hat on. She has a bag in her hand.

How old is Olga? What has she on?

Is she a pupil? What has she in her hand?

What colour is her hair? Has Olga any toys?

Are her eyes brown? What has she on her feet?

Ex.2 Have or has.

1. I... many friends.2. He...a lovely house in the country. 3. We... a nice garden. 4. They...much money. 5. She... got a big flat. 6. Mary and Paul... brothers and sisters. 7. Paul...got a modern computer. 8. I ...got a new car.

Ex.3 Fill in the gaps. Use have/has/haven't/hasn't.

1. ...she got a nice house? Yes, she ... . 2. We are poor. We...got much money. 3. ...they any children? Yes, one daughter. 4. He ... a bike, but he ...got a car. 5. ...she a computer? No, she ... . 6. How many brothers... you got? Two brothers. 7. Farmers...much work in winter. 8. ...they got a house? Yes, they ... .

Ex.4 Fill in the gaps with am/is/are/have/has.

1. We...students.2. She ...a flat. 3. ...you a pen? Yes, I ... 4. I... a doctor. 5. Their room...big. 6. He... a boy and a girl. 7. She ... a large family. 8. My sister... a teacher at school. 9. They ...drivers. 10. They ... friends in Moscow.

Ex.5 Agree or disagree with these statements.

1. You have a sister. 5. You have a new TV set.

2. Your sister is a student. 6. Your partner is at home.

3. Your friend has a family. 7. You have ten English books.

4. You are married. 8. Your teacher is old.

Ex.6 Look at the chart and make sentences about these people.

Nick Helen

a big family? + -

a nice house? + -

a car? - +

a camera? + +

a computer? - +

much money? - -

Ex.7 Interview your partner.

a dog? your father/a well-paid job?

a car? a lot of friends?

a house? your fellow/a computer?

a golden ring? a dictionary?

Ex.8 Your teacher will give you cards with some information. You have to ask each student in the group to find out

who has a well-paid job; a large garden;

a big family; much money;

many friends; relatives abroad;

an expensive car; a good collection of books

a nice house; a new TV set.

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Ex.9 Put the sentences into the correct order.

I have a family. She is not old. My family is not large. Helen is a nice girl. My mother is a doctor. He is forty. She is four. My father's name is Alexander Victorovich. I have a sister. He is an engineer. She is not a pupil. My name is Mike. I am in the ninth form. My sister's name is Helen. She is thirty-five.

Ex.10 Ask your partner questions about his/her family.

1. your family large/small? 5. How many/brothers/sisters?

2. What/parents' names? 6. any aunts/uncles? their names?

3. How old/they? 7. any grandparents? their names?

4. What/parents? 8. How old/your grandparents?