She’s got long hair In these sentences, have got means the same as have. We can use have got when we are talking about possessions, characteristics and relationships. Have got sounds less formal than have. They have got a large family. = They have a large family. She has got a new necklace. = She has a new necklace. Complete the sentences in the box with the correct form of have got. Complete this paragraph about a picture in an exhibition. Use the correct form of have got. From the early 1900s, most schools in Britain had a uniform to give a sense of school identity. In this picture, the children are wearing a typical British school uniform from the 1950s. The boys (1) short trousers and long socks. They (2) very short hair. The girl’s uniforms are very similar, but they (3) trousers – they’re wearing skirts. They (4) any jewellery. All of them are wearing shirts and ties, and the school jacket, called a blazer. In many countries around the world, schools (5) still (6) some kind of uniform for their students today. Cover the paragraph in 5. Look at the picture of Onyinye’s best friend, Nadine, and write a description of her uniform. Choose a picture on p. 160. Take turns to describe a person. Listen and guess which picture it is. Look at all the pictures together. Guess where the people are from and when they lived. Example: I think this is in the 1970s, probably in Europe. Ask your teacher if your ideas were correct. Work in A/B pairs. ■■ A, think of a famous person and describe them to B. ■■ B, guess who the person is. Then change roles. 4 Grammar have got a b I / you / we / they he / she / it 1 you got a car? 2 Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. 3 They’ve got a house in Nigeria. 4 I a lot of jewellery. 5 she got long hair? 6 Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. 7 She a new pen. 8 He a lot of hair. Short forms: have got 1 ’ve got have not got 1 haven’t got has got 1 ’s got has not got 1 hasn’t got 1 Grammar reference and practice, p. 170 5 have got 6 Writing 7 a Speaking b c d Language skills Extras Explore 7 What’s she like? 85 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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