Collins English for Exams Speaking for ielts

c 
The town centre 
is being 
regenerated.
People and places 
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G ram m ar: The causative
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We use 
have s o m e thin g done
to describe something that is done to us rather than us doing 
it ourselves. It often describes a service that we have arranged someone else to do for us:
I'm having my h air cut next week. My hairdresser is cutting my hair next week:
but it may also describe som ething unpleasant and out of your control:
I've had my pay frozen. My boss has frozen my pay:
It is usually unnecessary to say who perform s the service, but if we want to give this 
inform ation, we add 
b y+
agent, e.g. 
by m y boss.
Instead of 
have,
we can use 
get.
It is slightly more inform al.
1 
R e-w rite these sentences using the causative.
a 
A decorator is repainting our lounge.
W e________________________________________________________________________
b 
A sculptor made a statue of Shakespeare for the council.
The c o u n c il...
c 
A burglar burgled my house.
I ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
d 
Our house is far too sm all, so a builder is going to build an extension.
Our house is far too sm all, so w e ______________________________________________
2 
Now practise talking about something you have had done recently, or are having done
• 
soon.
Speaking for IELTS

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O 
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O 
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O 
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