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Unit 6 Causatives - Input and Practice Yta
Unit 6 Causatives - Input and Practice Yta
Unit 6 Causatives - Input and Practice Yta
PART A: PREVIEW
How would you survive in a country if you didn’t speak the language?
PART B: Now read the paragraph below and answer the questions by analyzing the underlined
sentences:
How often do you do your homework? What do you do when you don’t want to do
homework?
Barış, 18: “Yesterday, our instructor asked us to write an essay and complete it by the next day.
However, I hate writing essays and also I had a very important date with my girlfriend. My sister
is very good at English so I asked my sister to write the essay for me. At first, she refused, but
then when I offered to clean her room for a week she agreed to do it. Finally, I got my essay
written, but my teacher understood that I hadn’t written the essay myself and she gave me a 0.”
GRAMMAR NOTES:
have + object + past participle is used to describe something which is done for the subject by
someone else.
We will have the car fixed next month. (The mechanic will fix the car.)
Students have already had their essays marked. (The teacher has marked them, not the
students.)
The Smiths had their apartments cleaned last week. (The cleaner cleaned the apartment, not
the Smiths.)
As can be seen, ‘have something done’ can be used with all the tenses.
get + object + past participle has the same meaning, but it is less formal. This structure can also
be used with all the tenses.
Martha got the dishes washed. (Somebody else washed the dishes, not Martha.)
I will get my report faxed tomorrow. (Somebody else will fax the report.)
After many robberies, our neighbors decided to get their locks replaced. (Our neighbors didn’t
replace the locks themselves, somebody else did it for them.)
Pelin: “I usually get on the shuttle to go to school. However, this morning I couldn’t wake up and
missed it. I had a very important lesson at school so I had my brother drive me to school. My
brother is a very kind person. He never refuses to help me when I ask for help.”
GRAMMAR NOTES:
MAKE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING
Although the boy hated vegetables, his mum made him eat them. (Her mother forced him to
eat.)
My boss has made me redo my report because he wasn’t satisfied with it. (I
didn’t want to redo it, but my boss forced me to do so.)
The meaning of this structure is to ask someone to do something for you. It is politer than
“make somebody do something”. It means you make a request from a person and he/she says
yes.
I need to have a plumber fix the taps. (I don’t force the plumber, but I kindly ask.)
Before I left on my trip, I had the travel agent book the tickets. (I kindly requested.)
The meaning of this structure is to persuade someone to do something. At first, the person
might say no, but you insist and convince him/her to do something for you.
The government TV commercials are focusing on the negative effects of smoking to get people
to stop smoking. (To persuade people to quit smoking)
I can’t get the children to sleep at bed-time. They never seem to be tired!! (I can’t convince the
kids to go to bed.)
PART D: PRACTICE
1.Read the first sentence of each item. Then circle the letter of the sentence that is closest in
meaning.
1. Ms. Bates got the principal to arrange a class trip to the zoo.
a) Ms. Bates arranged a class trip.
b) Ms. Bates persuaded the principal to arrange a class trip.
2. Mr. Goldberg had us do research about animals.
a) Mr. Goldberg asked us to do research.
b) Mr. Goldberg did research for us.
3. My teacher made me rewrite the report.
a) I wrote the report again, but I wasn’t happy about it.
b) I didn’t write the report again.
4. She got me to add more information.
a) She persuaded me to add more information.
b) She allowed me to add more information.
5. Ms. Lee had us use our dictionaries and notes during the test.
a) We were asked to use our dictionaries.
b) We had to use our dictionaries.
6. I had my essay written.
a) I wrote my essay.
b) Someone else wrote my essay.
7. She got her house painted.
a) Someone else painted the house.
b) She painted the house.
2. Fill in the blanks with the verbs given. Add any other words that are necessary.
1. I made my son __wash___ the windows before he could go outside to play. (wash)
2. Mrs. Crane had her house __decorated__. (decorate)
3. The teacher had the class __write__ a 3000-word research paper. (write)
4. Don got some kids in the neighborhood _to clean_ out his garage. (clean)
5. I went to the bank to have a cheque _cashed__. (cash)
6. After I had the sleeves _shortened_, the jacket I bought fit me perfectly. (shorten)
7. Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim _to go_ to class for him.
The teacher didn't know the difference. (go)
8. Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank _filled_. (fill)
9. I got Mary _to lend_ me some money, so I could go to a movie last night. (lend)
10. Mr. Fields went to a doctor to have the wart on his nose _removed_. (remove)
11. Peeling onions always makes me _cry_. (cry)
12. We had a professional photographer _take_ pictures of everyone who participated in our
wedding. (take)
13. I spilled some tomato sauce on my suit coat. Now I need to get my suit __cleaned__. (clean)
3.Complete each sentence by circling the correct verb.
1. The elephant was tired that day, so the trainer didn’t make / get it perform.
2. I didn’t really want to work overtime this week, but my boss made / got me work late
because some of my coworkers were sick.
3. I forgot to turn on my headlights before I left the parking lot a few nights ago. The police
officer made / got me pull over to the side of the road and asked to see my license.
4. At first, we didn’t really want to write in our journals. Our teacher explained that it would
help us. Finally, he had / got us to try it.
5. I needed to get a blood test for my school physical. The doctor got / had me roll up my sleeve
and make a fist.
6. Imagine that you are going to move to a New House. Prepare a list for the things to be
done and you need to
get/have something done
make/have somebody do
get somebody to do