Have 2: Possessions, Meals and Everyday Activities

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Have 2: Possessions, Meals and Everyday Activities

By the end: I can use have for possessions and everyday activities.

Created by , British English teacher.

I’m studying:

Try the activities, then check your answers.

Choose a short recording.

Talk about possessions

For a present possession, I have and I’ve got can both work.

I have a bicycle.

I’ve got a bicycle.

Lesson scene for I have a bicycle. People and essential props on white.
I have a bicycle.Have expresses possession in this example.

Talk about an activity

Use have in familiar activity expressions. Have got does not replace have in these examples.

I have breakfast at seven.

We have a break at ten.

Ask about activities

Use do or does with activity have. In a negative, use don’t or doesn’t.

Do you have lunch here?

She doesn’t have breakfast at home.

Choose the question pattern for the meaning

Present possession with have gotHave you got a camera?

Keep have and got together in this pattern.

An everyday meal activityWhere do you have lunch?

Use do with you, then the base form have.

For he or she, activity questions use does + have: Does he have a break at ten? Do not put has after does.

Guided practice

Say or write your answer first. Compare form and meaning with the model.

1. Give another possession form: I’ve got a car.

Compare a model and explanation

I have a car.

Both express present possession.

2. Complete: We ___ dinner at six. Use have.

Compare a model and explanation

have

Have describes the meal activity.

3. Correct: Do you have got breakfast at home?

Compare a model and explanation

Do you have breakfast at home?

Do not use have got for the meal activity.

4. Complete: Does he ___ a break at ten?

Compare a model and explanation

have

Use have after does.

5. Make negative: She has lunch here.

Compare a model and explanation

She doesn’t have lunch here.

Doesn’t is followed by have.

6. Ask about a possession with have got: a camera.

Compare a model and explanation

Have you got a camera?

Keep the have got question pattern.

7. Ask about lunch with do.

Compare a model and explanation

Do you have lunch here?

Use ordinary present-simple question form.

8. Write two facts: own a bike; eat breakfast at eight.

Compare a model and explanation

I’ve got a bike. I have breakfast at eight.

Separate possession from activity.

A short conversation

Listen first, then open the transcript when useful.

Open the conversation transcript

A: Have you got a car?

B: No, I’ve got a bike. I cycle to work.

A: Do you have breakfast at work?

B: No, I have breakfast at home and lunch at work.

Listening checks

Listen to each extract or open its transcript. These three questions have a separate score.

1. What happens in the kitchen?
Read the listening transcript

I’ve got a small kitchen. I have breakfast there every day.

2. Where does Eva eat lunch?
Read the listening transcript

Does Eva have lunch at home? No, she has lunch at school.

3. What does have got describe?
Read the listening transcript

We have a break at ten. I’ve got a sandwich in my bag.

Lesson scene for I have breakfast at seven. People and essential props on white.
I have breakfast at seven.Have breakfast names an activity, so have got cannot replace it here.

Mastery quiz

Choose the best answer for each situation. The score is out of eight.

1. Choose the ordinary meal expression.
2. Complete: Does she ___ lunch here?
3. Which pair can describe the same present possession?
4. Make the activity negative: He has dinner here.
5. Choose a question about taking a break.
6. Which describes ownership rather than a meal?
7. Complete: She ___ breakfast at home. Use the present simple of have.
8. Which sentence uses both meanings clearly?

Use it in your own words

Speaking 1

Name two things you own, using have and have got.

Reveal a possible response

I have a bicycle. I’ve got a camera.

Success check: Both statements express possession.

Speaking 2

Describe your meal times.

Reveal a possible response

I have breakfast at seven, lunch at one and dinner at seven.

Success check: Use activity have naturally.

Put it all together

Ask about a possession and two daily activities, then answer.

Reveal a possible response

Have you got a bike? Yes. When do you have lunch? At one. Do you have a break at ten? Yes, I do.

Success check: Use the right question pattern for each meaning.

Take it with you

I can use have for possessions and everyday activities.

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