tailieunhanh - A complete English language course part 8

Naturallv the accompanying CDs/tapes will also be of benefit in this regard, and I strongly recommend their use in conjunction with the course. This book does not shy away from grammar, and a glance at the index will show how central a component of the course it is. | 54 Assistant We haven t got any lager today. Jenny Oh. What kind of beer have you got then Assistant We haven t got any. Jenny No beer OK I ll have a glass of wine. Assistant Red or white Jenny Red please. Assistant We haven t got any more red unfortunately. Jenny Oh for goodness sake - white then Assistant We haven t got any white either. Jenny Just give me three bags of crisps then. Assistant Sold out. Jenny No beer no wine no crisps What kind of pub is this Assistant A bad one. Idiom When something is sold out it means the shop has sold it all and there s none left We ve sold out of oranges We ve sold all our oranges so you can t buy any here We say for goodness sake when we are irritated or cross about something or we are losing our patience with the situation. It s not rude when said to people that you are on informal or friendly terms with. Oh hurry up for goodness sake Oh for goodness sake stop complaining Language point 25 - have We saw got in Language point 24 - but got is also used with have to show possession in colloquial English. In Dialogue 3 the barman says We haven t got any lager 55 Look at some more examples I ve got five pounds Terry hasn t got any money at all Susan s got a Ferrari Have you got a ten-pound note Notice that got doesn t change but that have changes to has for the third person singular and that we use short forms of have in statements and long forms n t in the negative I ve I haven t you ve you haven t he s he hasn t got she s got she hasn t we ve we haven t they ve they haven t This meaning of got is different from the one Helen uses in Dialogue 2 when she says I got some apples. Compare these two sentences I got some apples I bought some apples action of getting I ve got some apples I have some apples possession We ve already seen that get got has a number of different meanings - and this is true of have as well. Jenny says I ll have a glass of wine Here she isn t talking about possession she s using I ll have to order a drink or