Suggested answers

1. What do you do if your shoes need mending?

2. What do you do if the wallpaper in your room needs changing?

3. What do you do if your vacuum cleaner needs repairing?

4. What do you do if the books on your bookshelves need dusting?

5. What do you do if your watch goes wrong?

6. What do you do if your father’s car needs servicing?

7. What do you do if the grass on your lawn wants cutting?

8. What do you do if the carpet in your sitting room is dirty?

9. What do you do if you have a roll with the film you took yesterday?

10. What do you do if your mum’s hair wants dyeing?

11. What do you do if you think your dress is too long?

12. What do you do if something is wrong with your computer?

13. What do you do if the flowers on your window-sill are dying?

TASK 26. Study the situations below and answer the questions using ‘ to have something done’. Follow the example.

Example. Tony is going to the dentist's for a check-up tomor­row. What's he going to do? –

He is going to have his teeth checked.

1. Their house is very cold. Installing central heating would help. What should they do?

2. James has written some songs and they're going to be recorded. What is he going to do?

3. Sarah is at the hairdresser's. The hairdresser is cutting her hair. What is Sarah doing?

4. The baker has made a special cake for Joan. What has Joan done?

5. Their windows are very dirty. What should they have done?

6. Claire's shoes are made by hand especially for her. What does Claire do?

7. Sam has paid the plumber for repairing his washing machine. What has he done?

8. Simon's arm was X-rayed yesterday. What hap­pened at the hospital?

9. John's suit is dirty. It has to be dry-cleaned. What should he do?

10. All Linda's clothes are made specially for her. What does she do?

11. They arranged for their house to be painted last week. Now it has been done. What have they done?

12. Malcolm's car was broken into last night. What happened to him?

13. A printer has printed party invitations for Emma. What has Emma done?

14. Diana is at the hairdresser's. The hairdresser is cutting her hair. What is Diana doing?

15. Robert is taking his car to the garage for a service tomorrow. What's he going to do?

16. Their roof has a hole in it. What should they do?

17. Tracey's bicycle has got a puncture. What should she do?

TASK 27. Something unpleasant happened to each of these people last week. Make up sentences using ‘ have something done’. Follow the example.

Example: Mark (his bike/steal) from outside the grocer's. = Mark had his bike stolen from outside the grocer’s

1. Little Jenny (her hair / to pull) at school.

2. My uncle (his garage / to break into) by car thieves.

3. Teresa (her new vanity bag / to steal) in a restaurant.

4. Steve (his downstairs window / to smash) by a falling tree.

5. Mrs. Green (her kitchen window / to break) by the next door boy.

6. Lisa (her dress / to tear) by a nail.

7. The fisherman (the line / to tangle) by a huge fish.

8. Dorothy (her house / to carry away) by the hurricane.

9. Mr. Philips (his beautiful flowers / to stamp) by some vandals.

10. A lot of people in this village (their houses / to flood) by tsunami.

TASK 28. Paraphrase the sentences below using‘ have something done’. Follow the example.

Example: The money was deposited in his bank account by the company. = He had the money deposited in his bank account.

1. Sarah's new fridge will be delivered tomorrow.

2. Tim's car was serviced last week.

3. Mrs. Scott's cat was examined by the vet yesterday.

4. Paul's house will be painted next weekend.

5. Mr. Brown's book has just been published.

6. Becky's hair is done every week.

7. Edward's dinner was cooked by his mother yesterday.

8. Jane's living room is going to be redecorated next month.

9. My eyes are tested by the optician.

10. Jack’s fence is being painted by his helping neighbour.

11. Paul’s tooth was being filled by his dentist when there was an electricity cut-off.

12. The trees in Tim’s garden were pruned by a professional gardener.

13. Jane never paints her nails herself. She goes to the local hairdresser’s.

14. The baby’s temperature was taken by the nurse.

15. His teeth are checked twice a year.

16. Her skirt is being cleaned at the moment.

17. My hair is trimmed once a month.

18. Central heating is going to be installed in our house next month.

19. Sam's burglar alarm was fitted last week.

20. My car is being repaired at the moment.

21. The band's new single has just been recorded.

22. Our new furniture is going to be delivered tomorrow.

23. Their new house is being decorated at the moment.

24. The windows in our house will be cleaned in two days.

25. A new jumper has been knitted for me by my granny.

26. The lock in our front door has to be fixed.

27. A new pair of glasses is going to be made for him.

TASK 29. Using the prompts given, com­plete the situations as in the example.

Situation 1. Barbara is talking to Annette about her house. What suggestions does Annette make to Barbara?

Example: Barbara: My carpet doesn't match the walls.

Annette: (the walls / to paint) - You could have the walls painted.

Barbara: The kitchen floor is a mess.

Annette: How about (it/retile)? ________________________________________

Barbara: The bathroom is too small for a bath.

Annette: What about (a shower/put in)? ____________________________________

Barbara: The water pipes are rusty.

Annette: Why don't you (them/replace)? __________________________________________

Barbara: The garage is falling down.

Annette: You could (a new one/build). ___________________________________

Situation 2. Jennifer moved to a new town last week. She knows nothing about the town, so this morning she looked at the ads in the local paper. What did she think looking at the ads?

1. What she saw: Gardener. No Garden is Too Big or Small.

What she though: I can / garden / tidy by them

2. What she saw: Interior design. Redesign your home or your office.

What she though: I can / my living room / design there

3. What she saw: Clearners. Fast cleaning service.

What she though: I will / my suits / clean here

3. What she saw: Locksmith. Locks and keys are our speciality.

What she though: I can / new locks / make / for the house there

4. What she saw: Top Stylists Salon. Low Prices.

What she though: I will /my hair /cut there

5. What she saw: Tailor. Clothes Repairs and Alterations Done Here.

What she though: I will my clothes / mend there

Situation 3. Terry and Laura are two busy housewives. They are speaking about innovations in their houses. Complete their conversation.

Terry: I ___________________(an extension / build) on my house this week.
Laura: That's nice. When it's finished, ____________________ (it / decorate)?

Terry: No, I'm going to do that myself. First, though, I __________________ (double glazing / fit).

Laura: _________________________ (carpets / lay)?

Terry: I'm not sure yet. How about you? ______________________ (you / your curtains / deliver) last week?

Laura: Yes. They're really nice. I also __________________(the carpets / clean), so everything looks lovely now.

TASK 30. Replace the underlined phrases with the structure ‘to have/to get something done’. Follow the example.

Example: I didn’t recognize Sheila. The hairdresser dyed her hair. = She had her hair dyed.

1. I’ve been getting a lot of annoying calls, so the telephone company is going to change my number.

2. Gabrielle broke her leg six weeks ago but she’s much better now. In fact the doctor should be taking the plaster off tomorrow.

3. Since Rowland made a lot of money, he’s not content with his little cottage, so an architect’s designed him a fine new house.

4. This room gets too hot when the sun shines so I’m getting someone to fit the blinds on the windows.

5. I heard that Mrs. Green didn’t trust her husband so she hired a detective to follow him!

6. We don’t really know what Shakespeare looked like. I wish he had asked someone to paint his portrait before he died.

7. My sister had always been self-conscious about her nose so she decided to go to a clinic for an operation which will straighten it.

TASK 31. Underline the right answer to the question about the sentences given below.

1. I watched some men digging a hole in the road. Did I watch until they had finished?

YES NO NOT CLEAR

1. I watched some men dig a hole in the road. Did I watch until they had finished?

YES NO NOT CLEAR

1. I thought that Janet was very interesting in the play. What was Janet doing?

PERFORMING WATCHING NOT CLEAR

1. I thought that Janet was very interested in the play. What was Janet doing?

PERFORMING WATCHING NOT CLEAR

1. I must alter this dress before I wear it again. Will I do the work myself?

YES NO NOT CLEAR

1. I must have this dress altered before I wear it again. Will I do the work myself?

YES NO NOT CLEAR

1. “Where’s John?” “He’s gone walking.” What kind of activity is this?

A SHORT ONE A LONG ONE NOT CLEAR

1. “Where’s John?” “He’s gone for a walk.” What kind of activity is this?

A SHORT ONE A LONG ONE NOT CLEAR

1. You must have repaired the lawn mower. Is the lawn mower still broken?

YES NO NOT CLEAR

1. You must have the lawn mower repaired. Is the lawn mower still broken?

YES NO NOT CLEAR

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