When I wash my body , Why do I have to say "I have a shower"?

Hi, everyone.

Could you teach me about English?

When I learn English, I use "Essential Grammar in Use".

I can't understand the sentence below.

"I have a shower"

Why dose it use "have" ?

In my opinion "have" is the meaning below.

"I have a cell-phone"

The cell-phone is in my hands.

"I have a credit card"

The credit card is in my moneybag.

"I have a shower"

The shower is in my bathroom?

When I say "I have a shower", I go to bath and wash my body.

Why is it?

Thank you.

I usually say: "I'm going to take a shower" = I go to the bath and wash my body.

You should speak in 敬語　(敬語= collective term for 謙譲語、尊敬語、丁寧語） The difference between 尊敬語 and 謙譲語 and 丁寧語　is: 謙譲語(humble speech) is the term used for the words used to humbly refer to your own actions (when speaking with a person higher than you in the hierarchy) 尊敬語 (respectful speech) is the term used for the words used when respectfully referring to others actions (when speaking with a person higher than you in the hierarchy) 丁寧語 is 「ます・です」 They go hand in hand if you know what I mean :) PS: I think many Japanese are happy even if you only use ます・です Especially since you are a foreigner and because perfect 敬語 is very difficult even for native Japanese speakers.

All of them are correct as far as my knowledge goes 彼は元気あるね is a contraction and means the same as 彼は元気があるね and means that "he is energetic/high spirited" 元気ですね means "he's doing good" and means that he is healthy and energetic. My source: http://pinasan.com/english/today_study/12073

Trettende april

Hvert år er forskjellig. Vinteren var så mørk og nu/nå om våren ser det ut som om landet har bryllupsklær på seg. Villplommetrær på øyenivå, kirsebærtrær rødmende rosa og skjelving i vinden, elegante pæretrær, kjempene utkledd ser på oss.

Mini practice for IELTS essay

Question: Some people think that the government is wasting money on the arts and that this money could be better spent elsewhere. To what extent do you agree with this view?

My Answer: I partly agree with this view because many societies are facing serious issues which require a large amount of money in order to solve/find a solution to.

However, there would be nothing other than arts which could have a strong and positive influence on our emotions and brains, therefore I believe that the government shouldn't stop investing in the art industry.

I would rephrase it as:

 "However, without arts, there would be nothing there to strongly and positively influence our emotions and brains"

I think this is what you wanted to say right?

*NOTE: I'm not sure if there is a difference between these expressions; "I believe that the government shouldn't ____ ." and "I don't believe that the government should ______ ." I hope someone would give me information about that.

「思わない」と「思う」の違いみたい

政府は ______ をしない方がいいと思っている

政府は ______　をした方が良いと思っていない

My summer vacation plan (5)

Today, like yesterday, I searched for places I could stay during my trip./The last couple of days I have been searching for a place where I can stay during my trip And I was surprised at the accommodation fees in Helsinki because they were roughly twice as high than in Moscow. I also looked into that at Airbnb, but the result was almost the same. I'm wondering if I can find an affordable and cozy place there./ I wonder if I'm able to find an affordable and cozy place there
Anyway, I need to book soon before the cheaper hostels gets fully reserved.