Good and Taboo questions with Have Something Done

Good and taboo questions with have something done

Ask each other questions from below, picking the most normal/ most suitable/ most common questions to ask a classmate first. Be careful to avoid questions which are too personal. If you are scoring, you get one point for each good question, and lose one point if your partner’s correct response is “I’d rather not say (if you don’t mind)”, “I’m afraid that’s a bit personal”, etc.

Ask about any questions which you don’t understand, answering or politely refusing to each time.

Make similar questions with these stems, avoiding too personal ones:

• Are you able to… (or…)?
• Can you… (or…)?
• Could you… (or…)?
• Did you have… (for you)?
• Did you know that you can (pay to) have…?
• Do you have…?
• Do you know a good place to have…?
• Do you… (yourself) (or do you have…)?
• Don’t you think that it’s… to have…?
• Do you think that having… is…?
• Have you ever had…?
• How much would you pay to…?
• How would you feel if you had…?
• Under what circumstances would you have…?
• What jobs would you like to have done by…?
• What kinds of… jobs are worth having done for you?
• Where do you have your…?
• Would it be cheating to have…?
• Would you ever have your…?

Make similar questions on these topics, avoiding too personal topics and questions.

• advice/ instructions
• children
• clothes
• crime
• DIY
• housework/ gardening
• money (investments, etc)
• personal grooming (hair, etc)
• pets
• relationships
• repairs/ maintenance/ DIY
• servants/ staff
• social media
• transport

Good and bad have something done questions

• Are you able to do simple household jobs like unblocking a sink and changing a plug (or do you need to have it done by another person)?
• Can you change a tyre (or would you have to have it done by someone else)?
• Can you cut a pet’s nails/ claws (or would you pay to have it done)?
• Can you put on your country’s traditional clothes (a kimono, a sari, etc)?
• Can you recommend somewhere to have my car cleaned?
• Can you refill the oil and water in a car (or would you have it done by someone else)?
• Could you catch and kill pests like mice (or would you have it done by a professional)?
• Did you have those clothes bought for you?
• Did you have your hair cut (or did you do it yourself)?
• Did you know that you can pay to have your flatpack furniture from shops like Ikea put together for you? Do you think it’s worth it?
• Did you really get that many likes on Instagram (or did you pay to have it liked)?
• Do you have servants? What do you have them do for you?
• Do you have your body waxed (or do you just leave it as it is)?
• Do you have your pets groomed (or do you do it yourself)?
• Do you have your suits dry cleaned (or do you wash them yourself)?
• Do you know a good place to have my dry cleaning done?
• Do you trade on the stock market (or do you get a fund to trade for you)?
• Don’t you think it’s disgusting to have your nose hair trimmed for you?
• Don’t you think that having your child tutored is a sign of bad parenting?
• Don’t you think you should have this room cleaned?
• Have you ever had a pet fixed/ sterilised?
• Have you ever had a pet put down?
• Have you ever had something stolen?
• Have you ever had your heart broken?
• Have you ever had your home decorated or renovated? How much did it cost?
• Have you ever had your nails done?
• Having a PA would be great. I’d have all my meetings booked by them, wouldn’t you?
• How much would you pay to have your home cleaned?
• How often do you have your teeth cleaned?
• How would you feel if you had your bicycle stolen?
• Under what circumstances would you have your hair dyed?
• What jobs would you like to have done by a butler or maid?
• What kinds of gardening jobs are worth having done for you?
• When did you have the “facts of life” explained to you? How embarrassing was it?
• Where do you have your bicycle/ motorbike/ car serviced?
• Why are so many stupid English mistakes printed in this country? Why don’t they have their English proofread by native speakers??
• Why do some people have their future husband or wife chosen for them?
• Would it be cheating to have the food for my party prepared by a catering company?
• Would you ever have your hair permed?
• Wouldn’t those clothes look better if you had them ironed?