6.4 Have it updated!

• Vanessa Rosero
• Cristina Valarezo
• Dayana Jaramillo
• Nadia Lagasca
A. DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING
 What do you know about e-readers and tablets?
 What gadget can’t you live without?
B. LISTEN AND READ.

1 2

3
 I'ts a lot lighter than a laptop .  it doesn’t have any UBS port and
 You don't need a shoulder bag for DVD drive.
it, just a little protective case.
 Converted everything to mp4
files and the quality of the
images is amazing.
 You have store online as well.
 access that information from your
tablet wherever you are
C. Read again and decide of the statements
are True of False.
1. Lara’s Laptop will be cheap to repair F

2. Toby thinks both of Lara’s ideas are wrong T

3. Toby and Lara agree that writing on a tablets is much T

slower.
T
4. A table turns on almost immediately
F
5. A tablet plays any kind of music or video file
T
6. You don’t need to insert information o an tablet
F
7. Lara finally decides to buy a tablet
D. Match the highlighted words/phrases in the
text with the meanings given.
1. Put something inside something else or add Insert

2. Be able to find information on a computer Access

3. Stop working Break down

Convert
4. Change into something different

Do without
5. Manage when something is missing

Store
6. Put things in a special place to use in the future.
 Read the sentences 1-7 and match the idioms in bold with the meanings a-g.

a) I’m not buying you those sneakers; they cost an arm and a leg. c

b) Where can i get my hands on a bag like that? a

c) Marcus got cold feet and decided to call off the wedding at the last minute. d

d) This story will make your hair stand on end. g

e) I can’t make heads or tails of these instructions. b

f) That’s too easy. Why don’t you give me something that I can really sink my teeth into? e
g) Can you keep an eye on the baby while I’m out? f

a) Find e) Work with

b) Understand enthusiasm of
c) Be expensive something
d) Become afraid f) Look after
or nervous g) frighten
PASSIVE VOICE OF MODAL VERBS
 In the passive voice the verbs can, could, may, might, should, must and
have to are followed by be and the past participle of the main verb.

They may build a new Factory. We have

to clean the office.

A new Factory may be built. The

office has to be cleaned.
GRAMMAR
A. Read the rule and the examples.

Causative form
We use the Causative Form when we do not do something ourselves, but we
arrange for someone else to do it for us.
Examples:
• We painted the house last month. * We had/got the house painted
last month.
(We did it ourselves) (A painter did it)
The Cuasative Form is formed as follows:

Present Simple I have my car fixed.

Present Progressive I`m having my car fixed.
Past Simple I had my car fixed.
Past Progressive I was having my car fixed.
Future Will i`ll have my car fixed.
Present Perfect Simple I`ve had my car fixed
Past Perfect Simple I had had my car fixed.
Modal Verbs I must have my car fixed.
NOTE
• THE QUESTION AND NEGATIVE FORMS OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND THE PAST
SIMPLE ARE FORMED WITH THE AUXILIARIES DO/DOES AND DID.

Examples:
How often do you have your hair cut.
Sue didn`t have her hair cut yesterday.
 IN INFORMAL LANGUAGE WE CAN USE GET INSTEAD
OF HAVE.
Examples:
I must get the TV set repaired.

 IF WE WANT TO MENTION WHO PERFORMS THE

ACTION, WE CAN ADD BY + AGENT AT THE END OF THE
SENTENCE.
Examples:
She always has her hair dyed by a hairdresser.
B. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE CAUSATIVE FORM, AS IN THE EXAMPLE

SUBJECT + HAVE/GET + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE

1. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR ENGINE. IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY A

MECHANIC
I NEED TO HAVE MY CAR ENGINE REPAIRED

ONE OF THE KITCHEN FAUCETS ES LEAKING. MY MOTHER WILL CALL THE PLUMBER
TO FIX IT
MI MOTHER WILL HAVE ONE OF THE KITCHEN FAUCENTS FIXED

I HAVE A CLASS UNTIL 8:30 P.M. AND FAVORITE TV SHOW STARTS AT 7:30 P.M. MY
BROTER IS GOING TO RECORD IT FOR ME

I’M GOING TO HAVE MY FAVORITE TV SHOW RECORDED (BY MY BROTHER)

 SHEILA HAD TO TYPE REPORT, BUT SHE ISN’T GOOD AT TYPING, SO HER
SISTER TYPED IT FOR HER

SHEILA HAD REPORTER TYPED (BY HER SISTER)

THE GARDENER HAS PLANTED SOME ROSES IN OUR GARDEN

WE HAD SOME ROSES PLANTED IN OUR GARDER

MISS ELLIS ISN’T AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT. A PHOTOGRAPHER IS

TAKING HER PICTURE

MISS ELLIS IS HAVING HER PICTURE TAKE AT THE MOMENT