Collocating verbs: have

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Do you do any physical activities to improve how flexible you are?

Why are such activities considered important?

What does it mean for a person to be flexible in terms of their character?

What are 'flexible working hours'? What are the pros and cons?

In what way might we describe language use as flexible?

HAVE

have is probably our most flexible verb in English (but get might feel like she deserves this title - More on her in the next class.)

Take a look at the following sentences with have. Can you explain the meaning of have in each one?

I have a brother

I've got a sister

I have a shower twice a day

I have just drunk a cup of coffee

I have to clean my house

I've got to visit my relatives soon

I have my hair cut every 6 weeks

Let's have a look at that magazine

She seems to have lost something

I wouldn't have done that if I were you

Having woken up late, they missed their flight

Activation

Even if you're not familiar with every nuance of grammatical have, you might be able to produce appropriate language based on analysis of the question. Take a look (have a look) at the questions below. Can you provide grammatically correct answers?

What do you have in your bedroom?

What have you got in your kitchen?

What time do you usually have breakfast / lunch / dinner?

What have you done recently?

What do you have to do at home?

What have you got to do at work?

How often do you have your hair cut?

When did you last have a swim / a run / a walk in the park?

What seems to have happened to the rest of the students in the group?

What would you have done last month if you hadn't worked?

Having studied English for a long time, what skills do you have?

Every-day collocations

have a look at sth

have a swim

have a walk

have breakfast / lunch / dinner

have a cup of coffee / a cup of tea / a glass of wine / a shot of vodka

have a good / great / nice day

have a good / great / nice time

have a bath / a shower

have a party

have a break

have fun

have a lauch

have an argument

have a chat

have a baby

Note: all these collocations are ACTION verbs

Activation

Using the collocations above, think of your OWN activation questions

Try to use a variety of verb forms / times / tenses

Less common collocations

Take a look at the following less common collocations / expressions. Do you have any idea what they mean?

have a word with smb

have a go at smb

have it up to here with smb / smth

have it in for smb

have smth on

have smb over / around

have a crack at smth

have an ear for smth

have a bone to pick with smb

have a soft spot for smth / smb

have a hunch

have a good mind to do smth

Context

Now look at these expressions in context. Does it help to work out the meaning?

01: Alena, do you have a minute? I'd like to have a word with you.

02: I was 5 minutes late and my boss had a huge go at me!

03: You've just won $10m? Oh c'mon, you're having me on!

04: I've had it up to here with my neighbours' music!

05: I'm sure my teacher has it in for me. She's always criticising my grammar!

06: The guy had a blue baseball cap on.

07: We're having our neighbours around for dinner tomorrow.

08: I have no idea how to do it, but I'm going to have a crack at fixing my fridge!

09: My daughter has an ear for music. It's just so natural for her.

10: Hey! I have a bone to pick with you! I lent you 20EUR last week and you still haven't paid me back!

11: He has a real soft spot for stray (homeless) animals.

12: I have a hunch that something good is going to happen soon.

13: I have a good mind to complain about that bloody waiter!

Activation

When did smb last have a go at you?

When you were at school, did any of your teachers have it in for you?

Do you like having people over for dinner?

Who or what do you have a real soft spot for?

How reliable do you think hunches are?

Did any of your teachers have it in for you when you were at school?