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THE CAUSATIVE : HAVE/GET + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE 1. Rewrite these sentences using the causative 1. We (the house / paint) at the moment. 2. Lost my key. Ill have to (another key/make) 3. When was the last time you (your hair/cut)? 4. You look different. (you/your hair/cut)? 5. (you/a newspaper/deliver) to your house or do you go to the shop to buy one? 6. a: What are those workmen doing in your garden? B: Oh, we (a swimming pool/ build) 7. a: Can I see the photographs you took when you were on holiday? B: I'm afraid I (not/the film/develop) yet. 8, This coat is dirty. I must (it/clean) 9. If you want to wear earrings, why don’t you (your ears/pierce)? 2. a) Rewrite the sentences using the causative, omitting the words in bold type 1. Lemployed a plumber to examine my boiler. 2. I pay a garage to service my car. 3. The tap keeps dripping so I must send for a plumber to see to it 4.1 paid a watchmaker to clean my watch. b) Rewrite the following sentences using HAVE+ OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE 1, Someone tested my eyes yesterday. 2. 1am going to ask someone to repair my car. 3. Why didn’t you ask anyone to clean your suit? 4, You should ask someone to press your clothes. 5. Lwill ask a painter to paint the front door for me. 6. You ought to ask the typist to type these letters for you. 7. Are you going to ask him to cut your hair? 8, George broke his leg when playing football, 9. The tailor is shortening my trousers. 10. The old lady asked the porter to put the luggage in her room, 11. The builder is putting a bay window in the living room. 3. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets 1, What are you doing? I (clean) the car. 2. Where's your car? It (clean) at the moment, I'll collect it in an hour. 3. Inever find time to clean the car myself, so 1 (clean). 4, Did you decorate the room yourselves? No, we (decorate) 5, We can’t use the living-room. It (decorate) at the moment. 6. You (must/repair) your shoes. They look quite worn. 7. My shoes (just/repair). It was an expensive job! 8. The heel came off my shoe and I (repair) it myself. COMPOSITION L. Fill in the blanks with the words below: miss - choice - Onthe one hand - In conclusion - independent - arguments - On the other hand - Personally - leisure - whether - saves - move - arguments ‘The advantages and disadvantages of living, at home Young people are often faced with the... home with the family, or to .. away. of to continue living at ., living at home means being near old friends and family. In money on living expenses, and gives the young person more activities. addition, time to spend on , those who are in favour of living away from home say that it teaches young people to be .. soos in addition, they say that there are fewer - ‘with parents, or younger brothers and sisters. there are good ........ for both sides of the , Tcan’t wait to move away and be independent, although ..my family very much. issue, Tknow it will be hard, and I will B.- The advantages and disadvantages ot living abroad to try - wonderful - advantage - issue - unhappy - fun - disadvantages - lonely - allin all - nearby - the kind of - either - abroad - living - however - solve Modern life gives people opportunities for living, , either for study or work. This can be... fesse -@Xperience or an one. One of. abroad is that you learn about other cat different foods, and interesting to learn other is that you leam to be very cultures, It can be. languages. Another aspect of the independent. covey there are also in moving so far away. When you have problems, there are no old friends or family... to help you them. You can be very. ., how you feel about living abroad depends very much on person you are personally, I would love

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