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UNIT 3

The verb have

Some/ any
This/ that/ these/ those
Using have to describe people
This/ that/ these/ those
There is/ there are
Asking what things are
There isn’t/ there aren’t/ there’s no/ there are no
Yes/ no questions with there is/ there are
 

    Focus 1 

Have and has: affirmative statements

The verb tohave means "to own" or "possess".

Subject Verb   

I / You  Have 

He / She / It / Mary  Has 
a house. 
We/ You / They  
Have 
(Pedro and Carmen) 

Exercise 3.1.1

Fill in the blanks with have or has.

A.  Carmen has a Spanish name. She ____ a husband. He ______a Spanish name too. They ____ 
two children.They ______ two dogs. Carmen says: “I _______ a beautiful family.” 

B.  Mary __________ wallpaper in her house. Mary __________ a clock. She _____ photographs 
and a map. She _________ furniture. She _________ canned food. 

C.  Modern people live in towns. The towns _ stores. Modern people __ money.They _ jobs.

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Focus 2     

Have: negative statements and contractions

Subject do/ does  base form verb   

IYouWeThey  do not 

Mary and her husband  (don’t) 
Have  a telephone. 
HeSheIt  does not 

Mary  (doesn’t) 

Exercise 3.2.2

Make sentences with has/have or doesn’t have/don’t have.

Traditional families are big.

1.  They/many children. 

  ___________________________ 

2.  They also/grandmothers and grandfathers living with them. 

  _________________________________________________________ 

3.  In a traditional family, only the father/a job. 

  ______________________________________________ 

4.  The mother/a job. 

  _________________________ 

5.  The children/a babysitter. 

  ______________________________ 

Modern families are different.

6.  Sometimes they/two people. 

  ____________________________ 

7.  Sometimes they/one or two children. 

  _________________________________ 

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8.  Sometimes they/children. 

  __________________________ 

Now make four sentences of your own about modern families.

    Focus 3 

Have: yes/ no questions and short answers

 

do/does subject  have   

I / you / we / they 
Do
Pedro and Carmen  have  a telephone? 

He / she / it / Mary 
Does
 

Affirmativeshort answers    Negativeshort answers 

I    I 

you  you  do not. 

do. 
we  we  (don’t) 

Yes,  they  No,  they 

he    he 
does not. 
she  does.  she 
(doesn’t) 
it  it 

Exercise 3.3.3

  Read about the Amish people. Then make the words below into questions and give
the respective correct short answers based on the text.

The Amish are a special group of Americans. There are about 85,000 Amish people in the United 
States. They have their own language. They also have a simple way of life.The Amish are farmers, but 
they don’t have machines on their farms. They have horses. They do not have electricity or 
telephones in their homes.The Amish are called “the plain people”. They wear dark clothing. The 
men all have beards and wear hats. The women wear long dresses and hats.Amish children have one‐
room schoolhouses. They have Amish teachers. They have no school after the eighth grade. 

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e.g. an Amish man/car? Does an Amish man have a car? No, he doesn’t. 

1. Amish people/a simple life? 7. An Amish child/computer?

2. Amish women/jewelry? 8. Amish people/colorful clothing?
3. Amish home/electricity? 9. An Amish home/television?
4. An Amish farmer/horses? 10. Amish children/special teachers?
5. An Amish home/telephone? 11. Amish children/school after eighth grade?
6. Amish people/their own language? 12. Amish people/a modern lifestyle?

Exercise 3.3.4

Write the questions that go with the following answers.

Example: Does Mark have a son?    No, he doesn’t have a son. 

1. Yes, they do have a swimming pool.
2. Yes, he does have a sled.
3.No, they don’t have a fireplace.
4. Yes, she does have a cat.
5. Yes, they do have a fireplace.
6. No, they don’t have a woodpile.
7. Yes, California does have palm trees.
8. No, Wisconsin doesn’t have palm trees.
9. Yes, they do have a hammock.
10. Yes, Jack does have a warm coat.
11. Yes, she does have sunglasses.

    Focus 4
 

Some/ any
examples  explanations 

STATEMENT The children have some books.  Use some in a statement.

They have some money. 

NEGATIVE They don’t have any books.  Use any in a negative sentence.

She doesn’t have any money. 

QUESTION Do they have any books?  Use any in a question.

Does she have any money? 

They don’t have any books. (plural count)  Use any with plural count nouns and

noncount nouns.
He doesn't have any money. (noncount noun) 

Exercise 3.4.5

Complete the rhyme with some or any.

I don’t have (1) any time today 

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I have (2) _______________ problems to solve 

I have (3) _______________ bills to pay 

Do you have (4) _______________ time to play? 

I have (5) _______________ places to go 

I have (6) _______________ people to see 

Do you have (7) _______________ advice for me? 

Yes, I do. “Slow down!” 

Exercise 3.4.6

Read the following questions. Check () whether the speaker expects a positive
response or is unsure of what the response will be.

Positive Unsure

  Example:  Do you have any aspirin?      ___     

1.  I’m not sure what color to paint the bathroom. 

Do you have any advice?          ___    ___ 

2.  This exercise is difficult. Can you give me some help?    ___    ___ 

3.  My refrigerator just broke. Do you have any space in 

your refrigerator for this meat?          ___    ___ 

4.  Does the library have any books about the Inuit people?   ___    ___ 

5.  Do you have some extra paper I could borrow?      ___    ___ 

Exercise 3.4.7

Decide if either some or any is necessary in each blank in the dialogue below. Then
write the correct word. If neither word is necessary, put an “x” in the blank. The first one has
been done for you as an example.

Kay:  What are you doing this weekend? 

Ray:  I have some  free time for the movies, but I don’t have (1) __________ money. 

Kay:  Doesn’t your father have (2) __________ money that he could lend to you? 

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Ray:  He has money, but he doesn’t lend (3) __________ of it to me. He says that if I want (4) 
__________ money I have to work for it. I don’t want to do (5) __________ work. I just want 
to have (6) __________ fun. 

Kay:  Working is not hard. If you mow a couple of lawns you make (7) ____ money fast. 

Ray:  That isn’t hard. Besides, I won’t have (8) __________ fun if I stay home all weekend. 

    Focus 5 

Using have to describe people

 

  He has short hair. 

  He has a mustache. 

hair color  hair length  hair type  other  eye color 

dark        red  long  straight  a mustache  black 
light        blond  short  wavy  a beard  brown 
black      gray  medium‐length  curly  bangs  blue 
brown    white    green 
gray 
 

Exercise 3.5.8

Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

has
1. He have a car. 5. She doesn’t has children.
2. She have not a house. 6. Does he has a sister?
3. He nohave a TV set. 7. Does she is an Inuit?
4. He doesn’t is rich. 8. Excuse me, have you change?
 

    Focus 6 

This/ that/ these/ those

 

near speaker far from speaker 

singular 
This is a hamburger.  That is a steak. 
This hamburger is good.  That steak is delicious. 
plural 
These are baked potatoes.  Those are French fries. 
These baked potatoes are hot.  Those French fries are salty. 
noncount 
This is Italian bread.  That is French bread. 

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This Italian bread is round.  That French bread is long. 
 

    Focus 7 

Asking what things are

 

question answer 
  singular
  It’s a sandwich. 
What’s this? / that?  It’s an egg. 
  plural
  They are French fries. 
What are these?/ those?  They’re cookies. 
  noncount
What’s this/thatdish?  It’s soup. 

Exercise 3.7.9

Fill in the names in the blanks below to show you own family tree.

My Family Tree 

_______________  _______________  _______________  _______________ 

Grandfather    Grandmother    Grandfather    Grandmother 

_______________        _______________ 

Mother           Father 

_______________ 

Me 
 

Answer the questions about your family tree. Use complete sentences.

1.  What is your mother’s name? 

  ____________________________________________________________ 

2.  What is your father’s name? 

  ____________________________________________________________ 

3.  What are your grandmothers’ names? 

  ____________________________________________________________ 

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4.  What are your grandfathers’ names? 

  ____________________________________________________________ 

    Focus 8

There + be
 

examples explanations 
 
Use there + be:
There are a lot of things in the apartment. 
 to show something or somebody exists
There is a cat under the bed.   to show something or somebody’s location.
 when you talk about something or
  somebody for the first time. 

There is a mouse in the house. 

NOT: *A mouse is in the house. 

There are two men in the picture.  Do not confuse there are with they are.

They are not happy. 

Exercise 3.8.10

Circle (a) or (b) for the correct sentence.

  Example:  (a) Two men are in the room. 

      (b) There are two men in the room. 

1.  An angry restaurant customer says: 

  (a) “Waiter, a fly is in my soup.” 

  (b) “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup.” 

2.  The waiter answers: 

  (a) “Sorry, sir. There’s more soup in the kitchen.” 

  (b) “Sorry, sir. More soup is in the kitchen.” 

3.  The customer gets the bill. He says: 

  (a) “Waiter, a mistake is on the bill.” 

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  (b) “Waiter, there’s a mistake on the bill.” 

    Focus 9 

There is/ there are

 

there + be noun phrase    explanations 

There is an angry man  at the table.  singular count noun 

There are  two people  in the restaurant.  plural count noun 

There is  Soup  in his dish.  noncount noun. 

There is  a dining room,  in the restaurant.  When there is more than one noun, 

kitchen, and  be agrees with the 1st  noun. 
restroom 
 

Contraction: There is = There’s

Exercise 3.9.11

Write sentences with there is (there's)/there are and the words below:

1.  a tennis racquet in the closet 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 

2.   high‐heeled shoes in the closet 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 

3.  women's clothing in the closet 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 

4.  sneakers in the closet 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 

5.  a coat in the closet 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 

6.  CDs on the shelf 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 

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7.  books on the shelf 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 

8.  an expensive rug on the floor 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 

9.  two pillows on the bed 

  _____________________________________________________________________ 
 

    Focus 10 

There isn’t/ there aren’t/ there’s no/ there are no

 

there Be  type of noun 

There  isn’t  a vase on the table.  singular count noun 
There  aren’t  any children in this restaurant.  plural count noun 
There  isn’t  any water on the table.  noncount noun 
 

there Be 
There  is  vase on the table. 
There  are  no  children in the restaurant. 
There  ’s  water on the table. 

Exercise 3.10.12

Make sentences about your room with there is/there are, there isn't/therearen'tor
there's no/there are no with the words below:

1. television set 7. books

2. rug 8. toys
3. men's clothing 9. exercise bicycle
4. computer 10. plants
5. window 11. coffee pot
6. desk 12. ties
 

Exercise 3.10.13
Use the information in the chart below about the city of Utopia. Write
sentences with there is/are, there isn't/aren't or there's no/there are no.

Example: 1.In Utopia, there aren't any guns. 

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In Utopia, there are no guns.

 
THE CITY OF UTOPIA

Yes No Yes No

1. guns    X  6. universities  X   

2. public transportation  X    7. noise    X 

3. crime    X  8. jobs  X   

4. museums  X    9. parks  X   

5. traffic problems    X  10. poor people    X 
 

2.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

3.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

4.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

5.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

6.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

7.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

8.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

9.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

10.  _____________________________________________________________________ 

Exercise 3.10.14

Read the politician's speech about the city of Utopia. Fill in the blanks with there is/
are, there isn't/ aren't, or there's no/ there are no.

  Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am the Mayor of Utopia. I am here tonight to talk 
about our wonderful city. 

  Today, (1) there are 50.000 people in our city. We are all happy. (2) ___________ 
problems in our city. 

  (3) __________ jobs for all our people. (4) __________ good schools for the children and (5) 
__________ nice houses for all our families. The houses are comfortable. They aren't expensive. 

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  (6) __________ homeless people on our streets. Our streets are safe. (7) __________ crime 
here. (8) __________ drugs. Our streets are clean. (9) ___________ garbage on the streets. (10) 
__________ pollution. 

  (11) __________ many museums and theatres, and parks in our city. (12) __________ 
entertainment for everyone. (13) ___________ good and cheap public transportation for everyone. 

  (14) __________ many reasons why Utopia is a great city! (15) __________ a good quality of 
life here in Utopia. And don't forget: (16) ___________ an election this year. I want to be your Mayor 
for four more years. Are you happy in Utopia? Then (17) __________ only one thing to do: VOTE FOR 
ME, your Mayor Lucas Lime, on November sixth! 

     

Focus 11 

Yes/ no questions with there is/ there are

 

yes/ no questions short answers  type of noun 

Is there a computer in the room?  Yes, there is.  singular count noun

No, there isn’t. 

Are there any books on the shelves?  Yes, there are.  plural count noun

No, there aren’t. 

Is there any jewelry in the box?  Yes, there is.  noncount noun

No, there isn’t. 

Exercise 3.11.15

Ask yes/no questions with Is there/Are there and the words below:

  Example:  eggs in an eggplant? 
Are there any eggs in an eggplant?
No, there aren't.
1.  rain in a desert 

  _______________________________ 

2.   two billion people in China 

  ________________________________ 

3.  fifty‐two states in the United States 

  ________________________________ 

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4.  earthquakes in Japan 

  ________________________________ 

5.   billions of stars in the sky 

  ________________________________ 

6.   life on the moon 

  ________________________________ 

7.  trees at the North Pole 

  ________________________________ 

8.  cure for the common cold 

  ________________________________ 

Exercise 3.11.16

Cecilia is choosing a college to study at. She likes the academic programme and
teachers at NewCollege, but she wants to have more services and facilities. Here are things
NewCollege doesn’t have. Change the list into negativestatements using there + be.

  Example:  smoking area in the cafeteria: 

There’s no smoking area in the cafeteria.

1.  swimming pool:   _________________________________________ 

2.  job counselors:    _________________________________________ 

3.  college radio station:    _________________________________________ 

4.  public transportation to town:  _________________________________________ 

5.  cultural events:   _________________________________________ 

6.  golf course:      _________________________________________ 

7.  math author:      _________________________________________ 

8.  drug store close to campus:  _________________________________________ 

9.  quiet places to study:    _________________________________________ 

10.  soccer team:      _________________________________________ 

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Reading 3

Words and Feelings

Read the text and do the exercise that follows.

Are you always sure you know what people mean when they try to describe their feelings to 
you? We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words 
and gestures can be interpreted in different ways. 

It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. 
There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feeling. 
Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably 
because such behaviour patterns are inherited rather than learned. 

Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese 
and in English fiction, a phrase like 'he went pale and began to tremble' suggests that the man is 
either very afraid or has just had a very nasty shock. However, 'he opened his eyes wide' is used to 
suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it conveys surprise. In Chinese, surprise can be described 
in a phrase like 'they stretched out their tongues'. Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting 
gesture or expresses disgust. 

Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to interpret and express feelings.
Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing
fear, anger, love and happiness in people's faces. Disgust, contempt and suffering seem to be
the most difficult emotions for people everywhere either to recognize or to express.
Other studies have shown that older people usually find it easier to interpret body
language (the way people stand or move, etc.) than younger people do. And psychologists
such as E. G. Beier have also shown that some people frequently give completely the wrong
impression of how they feel. For instance, they try to show affection but in fact actually
communicate dislike. Or when they want to show interest, they give the impression that they
don't care. This can happen even among close friends and members of the same family.
In other words, what we think we are communicating through language, voice, face
and body movements may be the exact opposite of what other people understand.

Exercise 3.1

Answer these questions based on the information in the text.

1. Give an example of the way an emotion is described very differently in two different 
cultures.  

2. Can you think of any possible reasons why some people are better than others at 
recognizing certain emotions? 

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Tutor-Assessed Task 1 

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then write the
correct sentence.

1. The students _______________ from Mexico. 

  (A) and      (B) be 

  (C) are        (D) is 

2. _______________ is Morocco?

(A) Who (B) When

(C) How (D) Where
3._______________is July 4th a special day in the United States?Because it is the Independence Day. 

(A) What (B) Why

(C) Who (D) When
4. Easter and Christmas are _______________ 

(A) Sundays (B) businesses

(C) holidays (D) supermarkets
5.The Atlantis and the Pacific are _______________. 

(A) seas (B) oceans

(C) waters (D) supermarkets
6. Teaching is a _______________.profession.

(A) beautiful (B) talented

(C) famous (D) expensive
7. Rome and Helsinki are two _______________ in Europe. 
(A) towns (B) nations
(C) countries (D) cities
8. Where are you from? _______________ 
(A) I’m from Mexico. (B) We are tall.
(C) He is from Madrid. (D) I am crowded.
9. If they don’t receive treats, some children play _______________. 

(A) games (B) music

(C) tricks (D) the guitar
10. Famous _______________ in Hollywood are rich.
(A) buildings (B) actors
(C)shops (D) baseball players

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Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be grammatically correct; then write the correct sentence.

11. Who isyour teacher? Ms. Bettyis my teacher. 

  A  B    C        D 

12. Small childs and even adults wear frighteningcostumes. 

  A    B      C  D 

13. How arethose problems? He isn’tdifficult. 

  A         B        C       D 

14. The people in the houses give the childrengifts likecandys. 

  A            B    C  D 

15. Whenyou are wet? I’m wet because of the rain. 

         A    B         C        D 

16. A newsis transmitted around the world by TV satellites. 

  A     B      C      D 

17. A people can send messageswith a phone line or an electric line. 

  A           B    C      D 

18. Superstoreshave everything from food to furnitures. 

  A     B         C    D 

19. At a superstore you can buy beverages like coffee, tea, or a milk. 

          A         B       C       D 

20. You should bring lots of monies with you when you go to a superstore. 

        A        B         C      D 

21. Rambo and The Terminator are a veryexciting and popularmovies. 

    A            B          C    D 

22. They always have fishesfor lunchon Sundays. 

        A          B      C    D 

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Write your own personal advertisement or write one for a friend who is single.

23. My name is ________. 

24. I’m _______________. (nationality) 

25. I’m _______________ years old. 

26. I’m _______________. (adjective) 

27. I’m _______________. (adjective) 

28. And I’m _______________. (adjective) 

29. Are you _______________? (adjective) 

30. Are you _______________? (adjective) 
 

  PLEASE CALL ME! 

Correct the mistakes in the following paragraph and rewrite it correctly.

  There is a new kind of store in the United States now. Superstores are a combination of 
supermarkets and discount stores. Superstores have everything from foods to furnitures (31, 32). At 
a superstore you can buy beverages like a coffee, a tea, or a milk (33,34,35). In the same store you 
can buy jewelries, clothings, musics and luggages (36,37,38,39). You can also buy things like a bread, 
a rice, a sugar, or a fruit (40,41,42,43). You should bring lots of monies with you when you go to a 
superstore because there is a lot to buy (44). But, one thing you can’t buy at a superstore is the love 
(45). 

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