Unit 4 Page 35 Lesson A2

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Unit 4

Family life

Lesson A

Family gripes

1. Grammar

Verbs let, make, help, have, get, want, ask, tell

let/ make/ help/ have+ object+ verb

My parents won’t let me stay out late.

They make me come home before 11:00.

My kids never help me clean the house.

I have them to their homework before dinner.

get/ want/ ask/ tell+ object+ to+ verb

I can’t get them to clean up their rooms.

My parents want me to study law.

I have to ask them to drive me everywhere.

My wife is always telling me to slow down.