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Have Got

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🧩 Supplementary Practice

Extra practice — Have Got

Need the words to stick? Recognise, recall, then use them.

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Step 1 · Let's Understand

have got / has got — words & phrases

Recognise it, remember it, then use it.

Recognise the meaning

Recognise

Match each word with its meaning.

phone
bike
backpack
laptop
keys
wallet
dog
a headache

Answer, then check.

Group the words

Notice

Things, people or feelings?

  • Thingsphone · bike · laptop · keys · wallet · backpack
  • People & petsbrother · sister · dog
  • Feelings & othera headache · time · an idea

Words in real phrases

Chunks

Say each one aloud. Copy the rhythm.

I've got a new phone.

phone

He's got a red bike.

bike

She's got a big backpack.

backpack

We've got two laptops.

laptop

Have you got the keys?

keys

Can you remember?

Recall

Say the word first, then check.

Use it

Use it

Write 3 sentences about you using words from have got / has got.

Step 2 · Let's Practise

Extra speaking practice

Model first, then say it yourself.

Model language

Chunks

Listen, then say each phrase twice.

I've got ___.

My ___ has got ___.

I haven't got ___.

Have you got ___?

Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

Guided speaking

Speak

Your teacher asks about your family, your home and your things. Answer with have got / has got.

  • Use: "I've got ___."
  • Use: "My ___ has got ___."
  • Use: "I haven't got ___."
  • Use: "Have you got ___?"

Model answer

I've got a small family. My mum has got a red car. We've got two cats. I haven't got a bike, but I've got a laptop. My brother hasn't got a phone yet.

Complete the conversation

Practise

Choose the natural reply.

  1. B: …

  2. B: …

Answer, then check.

Challenge

Speak

Now do it again with no notes. Speak for 60 seconds.

  • Talk about have got / has got without stopping.

Step 2 · Let's Practise

Common difficulties

The parts learners usually find hard in this lesson.

Pronunciation: Short forms: I've / she's / we've

Chunks

Say the short form. 'I have got' sounds slow. 'I've got' is normal, quick English.

I've got

she's got

we've got

they've got

haven't got

Tricky ones — say it, then check

Recall

These are the parts beginners often get wrong.

Common difficulties

Practise

Slow down and choose carefully.

  1. Short answer: Have you got a dog? — Yes, I ___.

  2. I've got = I ___ got.

Answer, then check.

Step 3 · Let's Use It

have got / has got

Strengthen the grammar from this lesson — a different route into it.

Quick explanation

Understand

I / you / we / they → have got (I've got) he / she / it → has got (She's got) Negative: haven't got / hasn't got Question: Have you got…? Has he got…?

  • I've got a new phone.
  • She's got two brothers.
  • We haven't got a car.

Notice the pattern

Notice

Read the sentences. What is the same in each one?

  • I've got a new phone.
  • She's got two brothers.
  • We haven't got a car.
  • He hasn't got a bike.

Choose the right form

Practise

One answer only. Take your time.

  1. She ___ got a sister.

  2. We ___ got a garden.

  3. He ___ got a car.

  4. ___ you got a pen?

Answer, then check.

Fix the mistake

Common mistakes

Each sentence has one wrong word. Write it correctly.

They has got a new flat.

My dad have got a beard.

I hasn't got any money today.

Build the sentence

Build it

Put the words in the right order.

I'vegottwosisters
Shehasn'tgotacar
Haveyougotapen?

Answer, then check.

Make it yours

Use it

Write 2–3 true sentences about you using have got / has got.