UNIT 2 LESSON 04: MY HOME

Let’s talk about the things you have at home! 🏠

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

Think about your home. What things have you got?

You can talk about your room, your furniture and your favourite things.

Examples:

I’ve got a bed in my bedroom.
I’ve got a desk and a chair.
My sister has got a big wardrobe.
We’ve got a TV in the living room.

Useful words

Things at home	Things at home
bed	sofa
desk	chair
wardrobe	table
lamp	TV
bookshelf	mirror
computer	bike

💡 Remember: We use have got to say what we have.

HAVE GOT

We use have got and has got to talk about things we have.

Subject	Form	Example
I	have got	I have got a desk.
You	have got	You have got a nice room.
We	have got	We have got a garden.
They	have got	They have got two bedrooms.
He	has got	He has got a computer.
She	has got	She has got a big bed.
It	has got	It has got four legs.

💬 Short forms

In everyday English, we often use contractions:

Full form	Short form
I have got	I’ve got
You have got	You’ve got
We have got	We’ve got
They have got	They’ve got
He has got	He’s got
She has got	She’s got
It has got	It’s got

Examples:

I’ve got a new lamp.
She’s got a desk in her bedroom.
We’ve got a small garden.

💡 Easy trick:
I / you / we / they → have got
he / she / it → has got

HAVE YOU GOT…?

We can ask questions with Have you got…?

Questions and answers

Have you got a desk?
→ Yes, I have. ✅
→ No, I haven’t. ❌

Have you got a garden?
→ Yes, I have.
→ No, I haven’t.

For he / she / it, we use Has…got?

Has your brother got a computer?
→ Yes, he has.
→ No, he hasn’t.

Has your house got a garden?
→ Yes, it has.
→ No, it hasn’t.

💡 Remember!

Have + you + got…?
Has + he/she/it + got…?

And the short answers use have/has:

Yes, I have.
No, I haven’t.
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn’t.

I HAVEN’T GOT…

We can also use have got to say that we don’t have something.

Subject	Negative	Example
I / You / We / They	haven’t got	I haven’t got a bike.
He / She / It	hasn’t got	She hasn’t got a computer.

Examples:

I haven’t got a TV in my bedroom.
We haven’t got a garage.
He hasn’t got a desk.
My sister hasn’t got a bike.

💡 Remember:

have got → haven’t got
has got → hasn’t got

MY HOME & MY THINGS

Meet Mia.

Hi! I’m Mia. I live in a small house with my parents and my brother. I’ve got a nice bedroom. I’ve got a bed, a desk, a chair and a big wardrobe. I’ve also got a computer on my desk.

My brother has got a smaller bedroom. He’s got a bed, a desk and a bookshelf.

We’ve got a big sofa in the living room and a table with four chairs in the kitchen. We haven’t got a garage, but we’ve got a small garden.

🔎 Let’s check!

1. Has Mia got a desk?
2. Has Mia got a computer?
3. Has her brother got a bookshelf?
4. How many chairs have they got in the kitchen?
5. Have they got a garage?
6. Have they got a garden?

💡 Look at the text: Can you find examples of I’ve got, He’s got, We’ve got, haven’t got?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

Now it’s your turn!

Complete the sentences about your home.

I’ve got a __________ in my bedroom.
I’ve got a __________ on my desk.
I’ve got a __________ next to my bed.
My bedroom has got __________.
My home has got __________.
We haven’t got __________.

🎮 Juegos «have got»

Practise what you’ve learned!
Try these games and practise have got, has got and things in your home.

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📝 Resumen

En esta lección de inglés A2 aprenderás a hablar de las cosas que tienes en casa utilizando have got y has got. Practicarás cómo decir qué muebles y objetos tienes, cómo hacer preguntas con Have you got…? y Has he/she got…? y cómo expresar que no tienes algo con haven’t got y hasn’t got. Todo ello se trabaja mediante vocabulario relacionado con la casa y actividades para describir tu propia habitación y tu hogar.