Advanced Speaking Lesson – Causative Verbs – 45 minutes
In this student-centered lesson, first students discover the rules for causative verbs by completing some guided discovery activities. Then they complete two speaking activities in partners to reinforce causative verbs. The lesson will take 45 minutes.
Download the worksheet and answers below.
Guided Discover: Answer the questions on your own.
- Rosie has her mother cut her hair.
- Who cuts Rosie’s hair? _________________
- Rosie is having her mother cut her hair now.
- Which verb did we change the tense between sentence 1 and 2? _________________
- Rosie makes her mother cut her hair.
- What is stronger: “has her mother cut her hair” or “makes her mother cut her hair?” __________________________________
- Rosie has her hair cut.
- Do we know who cut Rosie’s hair? _________________
- What changed between sentence 1 and 4? ______________________________________________________
- If we wanted to say who cut Rosie’s hair, what could we add? ______________________________________________________
Directions: Using the following sentences write a formula for each example.
- Rosie has her mother cut her hair.
- Subject + have (in any tense) + __________ + __________
- Johnny lets his brother go to the party.
- Subject + let (in any tense) + __________ + __________
- Max makes his friend do his homework.
- Subject + make (in any tense) + __________ + __________
- Lisa gets her mother to give her money.
- Subject + get (in any tense) + __________ + __________
- Ava got her hair done.
- Subject + get (in any tense) + __________ + __________
- Sam has his car repaired.
- Subject + have (in any tense) + __________ + __________
With People
- Subject + let/make/have + person + simple verb
- Subject + get + person + to verb
With Objects
- Subject + get/have + object + past participle
Remember that in causative sentence the verbs let/make/have/get take the tense (for example, am having, will get, haven’t made, etc.).
Directions: Look at the following pictures and make a causative sentence based on what you see.
Directions: Use the prompts to ask and answer questions.
| Student A |
| 1. How often ______________________ your hair ____________? 2. Have you ever ______________________ your car _____________? 3. When did you last ______________________ your teeth ___________________? 4. Have you ever _____________ a tattoo artist __________________________? 5. Have you ever_____________ a maid _____________ your home? 6. Has your family ever ___________________ you ___________________? 7. Do you ___________________ your pet ___________________? 8. Where do you ___________________ your computer ___________________? 9. Have you ever ___________________ your house ___________________? 10. Would you prefer to ___________________ your dinner ___________________ for you or would you prefer to do it yourself? |
| Student B |
| 1. Have you ever ___________________ your cell phone ___________________? 2. How often ___________________ your nails ___________________? 3. Have you ever ___________________ someone ___________________ your homework? 4. When did you last ___________________ a doctor ___________________? 5. Where ___________________ your hair ___________________? 6. Have you ever ___________________ your watch ___________________? 7. Did your parents ________________ you ______________________? 8. Have you ever ___________________ your clothes ___________________? 9. Do you ___________________ your car ___________________ or do you do it yourself? 10. Do you ___________________ your family __________________________? |
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