Módulo 1.

Gramática

Módulo 1
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Introducción
Al llegar al Capítulo 6, ya se debieron haber asimilado todas las estructuras enseñadas en
los capítulos anteriores. En este Módulo es necesario poner en práctica todo lo aprendido,
reforzar con las nuevas estructuras que se plantean, familiarizarse con expresiones de uso
frecuente en la comunicación oral y escrita, al igual que con preguntas de información y
vocabulario relacionado con los miembros de la familia.

Objetivos
1. Presentar al estudiante la forma correcta de utilizar las expresiones I’ve got and I have.
2. Familiarizar al estudiante con árboles genealógicos donde se utiliza el vocabulario apro-
piado para cada situación.

Contenidos
1. Have and Have Got
2. Practice

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1. Have and Have Got

I have. I’ve got (I have got).
These two expressions are used indistinctively; for example: I have a stomach ache; I’ve got
a stomach ache.
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Examples: My niece has got blue eyes; she has blue eyes.
My brother has got two daughters. He has two daughters.

Questions: How much time have you got?

How much time do you have?

2. Practice

Exercise 1
Complete the following sentences with have, has, haven’t, hasn’t.

a. My car _________ got two doors, but it __________ got a radio.

b. My house ____________ got a second floor, although it is a big one.
c. _________ she got a boyfriend? No, she ___________.
d. My daughter __________ got a new car. She __________ got a white one.
e. ____________ he got anything in his desk? No, he ________________.

Exercise 2
Ask questions for the following answers. Use the word or words in bold for the question.

a. I have got a new tape recorder. ________________________________________.

b. He has got four nieces. _______________________________________________.
c. She has got three sons. _______________________________________________.
d. They have got the flu. ________________________________________________.
e. My nephew has got a new job. _________________________________________.
f. I have got my ticket downtown. _________________________________________.
g. I have got my pen at J.C. Market. _______________________________________.
h. My grandmother has got a beautiful watch for her birthday. ___________________.
i. My sister-in-law has got a motorcycle for Christmas. ________________________.

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Exercise 3
Complete the following sentences with information from family tree number one.

Family Tree N° 1

Dereck Jackson married Pat Eanes 131

Jennifer Jackson Eric Jackson Laura Jackson

married

Donna (Smith) Jackson

Example:
Dereck Jackson is Pat Eanes’ husband.

a. Pat Eanes ___________________________________________________.

b. Jennifer and Laura Jackson _______________________________________.
c. Eric Jackson ___________________________________________________.
d. Donna (Smith) Jackson ___________________________________________.

Exercise 4
Answer the following questions according to family tree N° 1.

Questions Answers
Who are the parents? Dereck Jackson and Pat (Eanes) Jackson
What is Mrs. Jackson’s maiden name?
Who are Mr. and Mrs. Jackson’s children?
Who is Laura Jackson’s mother?
Who is Erick Jackson’s wife?

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Exercise 5
Complete the following sentences according to family tree N° 2.

Family Tree N°2

132 Tom Eanes married Beth Redford

Marilyn Eanes Jack Eanes Alice Eanes

Eve Peterson married married Jane Shack

Drake Peterson Lex Shack

a. Tom Eanes is _________________________________________________.

b. Jack Eanes is _________________________________________________.
c. Marilyn Eanes is _______________________________________________.
d. Drake Peterson is ______________________________________________.
e. Eve Peterson is ________________________________________________.
f. Jane Shack is __________________________________________________.
g. Alice Eanes and Lex Shack are ____________________________________.

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