Speaking Boost · A1 · Lesson 7 of 50
Speaking Boost A1 · Block 2: Family and Friends

Who is the oldest person in the world?

Some people live for a very long time. Who is the oldest person in history? In this lesson you ask and answer questions with have got: Have you got...? Yes, I have. No, she hasn't.

1

Warm-up

5 min
1.1

A long life

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

  1. Have you got a grandmother?
  2. How old is your grandmother?
  3. Have you got a hobby?
  4. Have you got a good doctor?
  5. Have you got a pet?
  6. Do you want to live a hundred years?
2

Words and phrases

12 min
2.1

New words

Read each word and the example. Then say one sentence with the word.

2.2

Which word?

Choose the word that fits.

  1. One hundred years is a .
  2. The person is older than all other people.
  3. The best result in the world is a .
  4. Fruit and vegetables make you .
  5. A thing that nobody knows is a .
  6. A long is a life with many years.
  7. Many people to the shops every day for exercise.
  8. A funny film makes you .
2.3

Opposites and pairs

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

  1. a century is
  2. the oldest = more
    than other people
  3. a record is the
  4. healthy = good for the
  5. a secret is a thing that
  6. to laugh = to make a
2.4

Useful phrases

Use these phrases to ask and answer questions.

  • Have you got...?У тебе є...?Have you got a bicycle?
  • Has she got...?У неї є...?Has she got a big family?
  • Yes, I have.Так, є.Have you got a pet? Yes, I have.
  • No, I haven't.Ні, немає.Have you got a car? No, I haven't.
  • Yes, she has.Так, у неї є.Has she got a brother? Yes, she has.
  • No, he hasn't.Ні, у нього немає.Has he got a dog? No, he hasn't.
  • How old is...?Скільки років...?How old is your grandmother?
  • She is... years old.Їй... років.She is a hundred years old.
3

Read and react

8 min
3.1

The oldest person

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

Who is the oldest person in the world?

Who is the oldest person in history? Most experts say that it is Jeanne Calment from France. She lived for 122 years! She was born in 1875 and she died in 1997. She had a very long life.

Jeanne lived in a town called Arles. She had a bicycle, and she rode it until she was a hundred. She had got a lot of friends, and she liked to laugh. Some people say that she ate a lot of chocolate. Some researchers have doubts about her age, but most experts accept the record.

What is the secret of a long life? Doctors say that you need healthy food, exercise, sleep and good friends. They also say that you need to stay active, to walk every day and to laugh a lot.

Have you got a grandmother or a grandfather who is very old?

3.2

True or false?

  1. Jeanne Calment is from France.
  2. She lived for 100 years.
  3. She had a bicycle.
  4. All the experts agree about her age.
  5. Doctors say that healthy food and exercise help.
3.3

What do you think?

  1. Do you want to live for a hundred years?
  2. What is a secret of a long life?
  3. Who is the oldest person in your family?
  4. What do old people do well?
4

Grammar for speaking

10 min
4.1

Grammar for speaking

Questions with have got

To ask a question, put have or has before the person. Keep got after the person. Short answers: Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. Yes, she has. / No, he hasn't.

Have you got a bicycle? Yes, I have. Has she got a brother? No, she hasn't. Have they got children? Yes, they have.

How old and question words

How old is...? is used for age. What, Who, Where and How go first in a question.

How old is your grandmother? She is eighty. Who has got a bicycle? Where is your family? How many brothers have you got?

Block 2 review

Use the grammar from this block.

have got and has got (L6)

Common mistakes: in questions, put have / has before the person and keep got after it. ✗ You have got a car? → Have you got a car? ✗ Has she have got a brother? → Has she got a brother? ✗ Yes, I have got → Yes, I have.

4.2

Choose the right form

  1. you got a bicycle?
  2. she got a brother?
  3. they got children?
  4. he got a dog?
  5. Have you got a pet? Yes, I
    .
  6. Has she got a car? No, she
    .
  7. is your grandmother?
  8. Have they got a house? Yes, they
    .
4.3

Fix the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

  1. You have got a car? →
  2. Has she have got a brother? →
  3. Have you a bicycle? →
  4. Yes, I have got. →
  5. Have she got a dog? →
  6. How years old are you? →
4.4

Talk about it

Answer with full sentences. Ask and answer questions with have got.

  1. Have you got a bicycle?
  2. Have you got a good friend?
  3. Has your mother got a hobby?
  4. Has your best friend got a pet?
  5. How old is your grandmother?
  6. Have you got a big family?
5

Three people and a long life, and a short talk

8 min
5.1

Three people and a long life

Three people talk about a long life. Compare them. Who has got the healthiest life? Who has got a big family? What do you want for a long life?

Person 1

Jeanne, 122

  • Was from France
  • Had a bicycle
  • Liked to laugh
  • Lived a very long life
Person 2

Nina, 90

  • Is from Ukraine
  • Has got ten grandchildren
  • Has got a small garden
  • Walks every day
Person 3

Bob, 65

  • Is from the USA
  • Has got a good doctor
  • Eats vegetables
  • Hasn't got a car
5.2

Mini-talk: questions with have got

Your teacher will time you.

  1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
  2. Part 1: ask your teacher three questions with Have you got...?
  3. Part 2: answer three questions with Yes, I have. or No, I haven't.
  4. Part 3: say what you do for a healthy life.
2:00
6

Personal questions

10 min
6.1

Part I: Me

  1. Have you got a bicycle?
  2. Have you got a hobby?
  3. Have you got a good doctor?
  4. Have you got a pet?
  5. Have you got a big garden?
  6. Have you got a good friend?
  7. Have you got a secret?
  8. How old is your grandmother?
6.2

Part II: Other people

  1. Who has got a bicycle?
  2. Who has got a grandmother?
  3. Who has got a big family?
  4. Who has got a pet?
  5. Who has got a good secret?
  6. Who has got a car?
6.3

Part III: A bit deeper

  1. Is a long life good?
  2. Is it good to be old?
  3. Is exercise important?
  4. Are vegetables healthy?
  5. Is laughing good for you?
7

Roleplay

12 min
7.1

Asking about a person

You

Reporter

You ask an old person (your teacher) questions:
  • ask how old he or she is
  • ask if he or she has got a big family
  • ask if he or she has got a hobby
  • ask for the secret of a long life
Speak for at least 1 minute. Use Have you got...?
Your teacher

Old person

Says things like:
  1. I am ninety.
  2. Yes, I have.
  3. Yes, I have. I walk every day.
  4. Laugh and eat well!
7.2

Asking a friend

You

Friend

A friend (your teacher) wants to know about you:
  • answer if you have got a car
  • answer if you have got a bicycle
  • answer if you have got a pet
  • ask one question
You do most of the talking. Use: Yes, I have. · No, I haven't. · Have you got...?
Your teacher

Friend

Says things like:
  1. Have you got a car?
  2. Have you got a bicycle?
  3. Have you got a pet?
  4. Have you got a hobby?
8

Homework

at home

Your homework score

Do all four exercises, then press Check all homework. Correct answers will appear next to your mistakes.

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H1

Complete with a word

centuryoldestrecordhealthysecretlifewalklaugh
  1. One hundred years is a .
  2. The person is older than all other people.
  3. The best result in the world is a .
  4. Fruit and vegetables make you .
  5. A thing that nobody knows is a .
  6. A long is a life with many years.
  7. Many people to the shops every day for exercise.
  8. A funny film makes you .
H2

Choose the correct word

  1. you got a bicycle?
  2. he got a car?
  3. they got a dog?
  4. Have you got a pet? Yes, I .
  5. Has she got a brother? No, she .
  6. is your mother?
  7. we got a good teacher?
  8. Have they got a car? No, they .
H3

Correct or incorrect?

Decide if each sentence is grammatically correct.

  1. Have you got a bicycle?
  2. You have got a bicycle?
  3. Has she got a brother?
  4. Has she have got a brother?
  5. Yes, I have.
  6. Yes, I have got.
  7. How old is your grandmother?
H4

Match the two halves

  1. Have you
  2. Has she
  3. Yes,
  4. No,
  5. Yes, she
  6. How old is
  7. She is

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