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Kobold Angol Upper-intermediate 4
1 Replace the phrase underlined with the structure have something done.a. I didnt recognise Sheila. The hairdressers dyed her hair.
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b. Ive been getting a lot of annoying phone calls, so the telephone company is going to change my
number.
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c. Gabrielle broke her leg six eeks ago but shes much better no. In fact the doctors ill be taking the
plaster off tomorro.
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d. Since !on made a lot of money, hes not content ith this little cottage, so an architects designed
him a fine ne house.
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e. This room gets too hot hen the sun shines so Im getting someone to fit blinds on the indos.
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f. I heard that "rs Green didnt trust her husband so she hired a detective to follo him.
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g. #e dont really kno hat Shakespeare looked like. I ish he had asked someone to paint his portrait
before he died.
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h. "y sister had alays been self$conscious about her nose so she decided to go to a clinic for an
operation hich ill straighten it.
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2 Read the situations and make sentences using a causative structure.
a. There as a bank robbery at the bank this morning.
The robbers make the staff lie floor.
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b. It as the first time she asked her mother to comb her hair.
She never have hair comb before.
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c. Sams parents alays tell him to clean his boots.
%e alays make clean shoes.
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d. I couldnt repair my car by myself and I needed it last eek.
I have to get mechanic repair it.
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e. The cruel teachers dont allo the students to drink or take drugs.
The cruel teachers not let the students drink or take drugs.
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f. The old man is going to receive a letter that looks like a letter$bomb and he doesnt ant to open it.
The old husband get the letter$bomb open.
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a. Sheila has had her hair dyed.
b. Im going to have my number changed. & Ive had my number changed.
c. Gabrielle ill have the plaster taken off tomorro. & Gabrielle ill be having the plaster taken off
tomorro.
d. !on had a fine ne house designed.
e. Im having blinds fitted on the indos.
f. "rs Green had her husband/himfolloed.
g. I ish he had had his portrait painted.
h. She decided to have it straightened. & She ill have it straightened.
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a. The robbers made the staff lie on the floor.
b. She had never had her hair combed before.
c. %e is alays made to clean his shoes.
d. I had to get a mechanic to repair it.
e. The cruel teachers dont let the students drink or take drugs.
f. The old husband ill get the letter$bomb opened.
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