Passives with have/get
Rephrasing
Houses
Film and TV
Vague Language
100

I go to the hairdresser's once a month. 

I ________________ once a month.

have/get my hair cut

100

I don't have enough money for this jumper. 

EXPENSIVE

This jumper _____________ to buy.

is too expensive for me
100

An independent house. 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

detached

100

The DIRECTOR / PRODUCER told us exactly how we had to act out the scene. 

director

100

I think this could be a ________ ________ garden area, full of plants. 

kind of / sort of

200

We hire someone to mow our grass every summer. 

We _____________ every summer. 

have/get our grass mowed

200

It was so beautiful on Sunday that we went to the beach.

SUCH

Sunday was _____________ we went to the beach.

such a beautiful day that

200

The part of a house that smoke comes out of. 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

chimney

200

There weren't many roles in the film, so the CAST / CREW was relatively small.

cast

200

I can imagine a lamp ________ ________ in that corner. 

or something

300

My mother hired a man to remodel the kitchen. 

My mother _____________.

had/got the kitchen remodeled.

300

Little Jimmy is too short to ride the ferris wheel. 

NOT

Little Jimmy is _____________ ride the ferris wheel.

not tall enough

300

The area under your house, often used for storage. 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

basement

300

The number of SPECTATORS / VIEWERS of this reality programme has increased significantly.

viewers

300

They could have tables and chairs ________ ________ in the centre of the room. 

and things

400

We are going to the nail salon this afternoon. 

We _____________.

are going to get our nails done

400

As we were very excited, we got to the concert 3 hours early.

THAT

We _____________ we got to the concert 3 hours early.

were so excited that

400

The narrow area between two houses. 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

passage

400

Some films have the SCRIPT / SOUNDTRACK made after filming so that it fits in better with the scenes. 

soundtrack

400

Here we could put some magazines, newspapers ________ ________ ________ for clients to read while they wait.

and so on

500

The police asked the witness to sign the form. 

The police _____________. 

got/had the form signed by the witness

500

We didn't have enough time to go to the supermarket.

LITTLE

We had _____________ we couldn't go to the supermarket.

so little time that

500

A kind of wall, usually around your garden or property, and often made of wood. 

_ _ _ _ _ 

fence

500

One SCENE / SHOT in the film shows the main character looking solemnly over the edge of a cliff. 

shot
500

And this could be a reception area with pens and forms ________ ________ ________ ________. 

and things like that