Corte 2 nivel 5

 

Example "make", "have" y "get":

Make:

1. She made her brother wash the dishes.

2. They made their employees work overtime.

3. The teacher made the students rewrite their essays.

4. He made his sister apologize for her behavior.

5. The boss made the team redo the presentation.

Have:

1. He had his car serviced at the mechanic.

2. We had our house cleaned by a professional.

3. She had her dress altered for the party.

4. They had their dog groomed at the pet salon.

5. I had my computer repaired by a technician.

Get:

1. I got my hair cut at the salon.

2. They got their house painted by a professional painter.

3. She got her car washed at the carwash.

4. He got his shoes repaired at the cobbler's.

5. We got our passports renewed before our trip.

10 example with "The passive causative with have:

10 example of the construcción pasiva causativa con "have":

1. The house was cleaned by a professional cleaner.

2. The car was repaired by a skilled mechanic.

3. The documents were translated by a professional translator.

4. The cake was baked by a talented baker.

5. The window was replaced by a professional window installer.

6. The plumbing was fixed by a licensed plumber.

7. The hair was styled by a professional hairdresser.

8. The essay was proofread by an experienced editor.

9. The painting was done by a skilled artist.

10. The computer was upgraded by a technician.

Ask a Dry Cleaner

You've probably taken clothes to a dry cleaner before, but have you ever wondered what happens to them while they are there? I asked Karen Miller, who has been running a dry cleaning business for 25 years, a few questions about her business

So what exactly is dry cleaning? Is it really dry?

No, it's not dry at all. When you dry-clean clothes, they are washed in liquid chemicals that remove dirt and stains from the fabric it's called "dry" cleaning because there is no water used.

When was dry cleaning invented?

Dry cleaning has been around since Roman times. The Romans used chemicals such as ammonia (from human and animal urine!) to remove dirt and oil from the fabric. Fortunately, in 1855, a Frenchman named Jean Baptiste Jolly accidentally discovered a better method. He spilled some kerosene on a greasy tablecloth. When the kerosene dried, the cloth was cleaner where the kerosene had been. Jolly realized that kerosene could be helpful to people who cleaned clothes. It could make cleaning easier.

Isn't kerosene used to light fires? That doesn't sound like a good thing to clean clothes with.

Well, we don't use it anymore, of course. But people did use kerosene and gasoline to clean dothes for

a long time. And they caught on fire very easily. Dry cleaning was a pretty dangerous business in those

days! Nowadays we use chemicals that are gentle on most fabrics and don't catch on fire so easily.

So is dry cleaning safe now?

it's not completely safe for the workers. The chemicals can make people dizzy and cause headaches,

sore eyes, sore throat...and some other more serious illnesses. We have machines now that keep the air in the shops cleaner.

What should I do if I get a stain on my clothes? My advice is to bring a stained garment to a professional cleaner as quickly as possible. Don't wait-and

don't try to remove the stain yourself-often home remedies make it harder for us to get the stains out Heat can make a stain very difficult to remove, so never put stained clothes in a dryer, iron them, or leave them in a hot car

Do you ever have any difficult

Do you ever have any difficult customers?

A few. Some customers leave their clothes here for months. We have a sign that says, "If you leave your clothes here for 6 months, they will be donated to charity." I think we're being fair and reasonable, don' you? But you'd be surprised how many people forget about their clothes. Once, I had a lady who wanted to pick up a dress that she had left two years before. She was furious that it wasn't here anymore. She threatened to sue me!

Has that ever happened?

Not to me. But there was a famous case of a man who sued a dry cleaner for $67 million because they lost his pants.

Wow, those must have been nice pants!

He said losing them caused him pain and suffering. But he last the court case, thank goodness!

Which statements about dry cleaning are true?

The clothes are washed in a very small amount of water.

It used to be a dangerous business.

The chemicals sometimes make workers feel sick.

It was invented in the 1700s.

It removes stains better than home remedies can.

Ask a Dry Cleaner

You've probably taken clothes to a dry cleaner before, but have you ever wondered what happens to them while they are there? I asked Karen Miller, who has been running a dry cleaning business for 25 years, a few questions about her business

So what exactly is dry cleaning? Is it really dry?

No, it's not dry at all. When you dry-clean clothes, they are washed in liquid chemicals that remove dirt and stains from the fabric it's called "dry" cleaning because there is no water used.

When was dry cleaning invented?

Dry cleaning has been around since Roman times. The Romans used chemicals such as ammonia (from human and animal urine!) to remove dirt and oil from the fabric. Fortunately, in 1855, a Frenchman named Jean Baptiste Jolly accidentally discovered a better method. He spilled some kerosene on a greasy tablecloth. When the kerosene dried, the cloth was cleaner where the kerosene had been. Jolly realized that kerosene could be helpful to people who cleaned clothes. It could make cleaning easier.

Isn't kerosene used to light fires? That doesn't sound like a good thing to clean clothes with.

Well, we don't use it anymore, of course. But people did use kerosene and gasoline to clean dothes for

a long time. And they caught on fire very easily. Dry cleaning was a pretty dangerous business in those

days! Nowadays we use chemicals that are gentle on most fabrics and don't catch on fire so easily.

So is dry cleaning safe now?

it's not completely safe for the workers. The chemicals can make people dizzy and cause headaches,

sore eyes, sore throat...and some other more serious illnesses. We have machines now that keep the air in the shops cleaner.

What should I do if I get a stain on my clothes? My advice is to bring a stained garment to a professional cleaner as quickly as possible. Don't wait-and

don't try to remove the stain yourself-often home remedies make it harder for us to get the stains out Heat can make a stain very difficult to remove, so never put stained clothes in a dryer, iron them, or leave them in a hot car

Do you ever have any difficult

Do you ever have any difficult customers?

A few. Some customers leave their clothes here for months. We have a sign that says, "If you leave your clothes here for 6 months, they will be donated to charity." I think we're being fair and reasonable, don' you? But you'd be surprised how many people forget about their clothes. Once, I had a lady who wanted to pick up a dress that she had left two years before. She was furious that it wasn't here anymore. She threatened to sue me!

Has that ever happened?

Not to me. But there was a famous case of a man who sued a dry cleaner for $67 million because they lost his pants.

Wow, those must have been nice pants!

He said losing them caused him pain and suffering. But he last the court case, thank goodness!

Which statements about dry cleaning are true?

The clothes are washed in a very small amount of water.

It used to be a dangerous business.

The chemicals sometimes make workers feel sick.

It was invented in the 1700s.

It removes stains better than home remedies can:

: The clothes are washed in a very small amount of water.

It used to be a dangerous business.

The chemicals sometimes make workers feel sick.

COMIC STRIP WITH PASSIVE CAUSATIVE

"The Tech Rescue: A Passive Causative Tale"

Panel 1:

[Character 1 (Alex) is looking at a broken laptop.]

Alex: "Oh no! My laptop is broken!"

Panel 2:

[Alex is talking to a tech-savvy friend, Character 2 (Taylor).]

Alex: "Hey, can you fix my laptop?"

Taylor: "Sure, I can fix it for you."

Panel 3:

[Taylor is repairing the laptop.]

Alex: "How long will it take to repair?"

Panel 4:

[Taylor hands back the repaired laptop to Alex.]

Taylor: "There you go, all fixed!"

Alex: "Thanks! How did you do it so quickly?"

Panel 5:

[Taylor explains.]

Taylor: "I had your laptop repaired by a professional technician."

Panel 6:

[Alex is surprised.]

Alex: "You had it repaired? I thought you did it!"

Taylor: "Nope, I just made the arrangements. It's called the passive causative."

Panel 7:

[Alex, now understanding, smiles.]

Alex: "Ah, got it! Thanks for having it fixed for me!"

[Taylor smiles back.]

End of the comic.