Do you prefer to do beauty treatments yourself or to have them done by someone else?

waxing your legs having your legs waxed

having your hair dyeddyeing your hair

hair dyeing I prefer dyeing my hair myself

I prefer having my hair dyed by a professional

hair styling I prefer styling my hair myself

I prefer having my hair styled by my hairdresser

eyebrow plucking I prefer plucking my own eyebrows

I prefer having my eyebrows plucked by the beautician

When we ask somebody else, usually a professional or a specialist, to do something to us or to something that belongs to us, usually as a service , we can use this structure: to have + something + done verb have + object + past participleWe can also use get, instead of have

I’m going to have my hair layered/I’m going to get my hair layeredJoe’s just had his beard trimmedWhy don’t you have your teeth whitened?/ Why don’t you get your teeth whitened?

Example:

In what situations might you need or want something done by someone else, either for convenience, as a special treat or to have

expert or professional service ?

house improvemente.g. pipes – unblock

general repairs & maintenance

e.g. car – wash tyres – pump

Find objects (the part of the house or car) that might require a specialist’s attention and appropriate verbs, and make a sentence, using the structure “to have/get something done”:Es. oil – change I’ll have to get the oil changed; trousers – shorten I’m going to have my new trousers shortened

beauty and hair caree.g. hair – trim

Clothes:alterations and cleaning

e.g. trousers – shortencoat – dry clean

technologye.g. anti-virus programme – install

What can you have done?

pizzadirty clothesbirthday cakegreying hair

faulty car engineflat tyre

hairy legsdegree thesis

wedding photos

Imagine that you are a) rich enough not to have to do anything

yourself orb) too old to be able to do some things

yourself orc) not enough of an expert to do things

yourself

Make a list of things you need or would like to have done, explaining why

Now in pairs, take it in turns to ask/answer questions about who you could contact

mechanicoptician’s

dry cleaner’sdentist

beauticiancaterers

gardenerscomputer technician

dressmaker

Who can offer you services? What

examples?