Слайд 2There is \ are
We use there is and there are
to say that something exists.
Positive Sentences
We use there is for
singular and there are for plural.
There is one table in the classroom.
There are three chairs in the classroom.
There is a spider in the bath.
There are many people at the bus stop.
Слайд 3Contractions
The contraction of there is is there's.
There's a good song
on the radio.
There's only one chocolate left in the box.
You
cannot contract there are.
There are nine cats on the roof.
There are only five weeks until Christmas.
Слайд 4Negative Form
The negative is formed by putting not after is
or are:
There is not a horse in the field.
There are
not eight children in the school.
There is not a tree in the garden.
There are not two elephants in the zoo.
The Negative contractions are:
There's not = There isn't
There are not = There aren't
Слайд 5There Are with ANY
When we want to indicate that a
zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.
There
aren't any people at the party.
There aren't any trees in my street.
We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:
There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
There isn't any sugar in my coffee.
Слайд 6Questions
To form a question we place is / are in
front of there.
Again we use any with plural questions or
those which use uncountable nouns.
We also use there is / are in short answers.
Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.
Слайд 7How Many with Are There
If we want to find out
the number of objects that exist we use How many
in the following form:
How many + plural noun + are there (+ complement).
How many dogs are there in the park?
How many students are there in your class?
How many countries are there in South America?
How many Star Wars films are there?
Конец формы
Слайд 9exercises
Complete the sentences with there is, there are
1. _________ a
tree in our garden.
2. _________ a girl called Tabatah in
my class.
3. _________ cows in the field.
4. _________ some very big ships in the harbor today.
5. _________ fish for dinner.
6. _________ a girl in my class who can walk on her hands.
7. _________ nothing to do when it rains.
8. _________ cat sitting on the bench.
9. In our park _________ some great things to play on.
10. In our park _________ a fountain where we can drink water.
Слайд 10Write questions and short answers
Example:
/ any Brazilian footballers in your
favourite team?
Are there any Brazilian footballers in your favourite team?
Yes there are.
1. / a skateboard park near here?
_____________________________
No, __________________________
2. / a Hollywood in Ireland?
_____________________________
Yes, __________________________
3. / any famous football teams in your town?
_____________________________
Yes, __________________________
4. / any interesting places near your house?
_____________________________
No, __________________________
5. / an English boy in your class?
_____________________________
No, __________________________
Слайд 11To Describe the picture using there is\there are
Слайд 12Quiz: There is or There are
1. ____ two.
There is \
There are
2. There ____ a lot of people coming.
is \
are
3. There ____ a lot of water on the carpet.
is \ are
4. There ____ a lot of noise coming from next door.
is \ are
5. There ____ a lot of traffic in the rush hour.
are \ is
6. There ____ only one possible answer.
is \ are
7. There ____ two possible answers.
is \ are
8. There ____ never enough time to finish it.
is \ are
9. There ____ some people to see you.
are \ is
10. There ____ nobody there.
is \ are
Слайд 13THERE WAS/THERE WERE, WAS/WERE
1. ________ a terrible earthquake in Japan
in 2005.
There was
Was
There were
2. The cake _________on the table when
I arrived home.
were
wasn't
there wasn't
3. _________ any apples left when I came back home yesterday.
There weren't
There wasn't
There were
4. How many children __________ at the party?
there were
was there
were there
5. _________ any water in the bottle? No, _________ any!
Was there / wasn't there
Was there / there wasn't
Were there / there weren't
Слайд 14Complete with WAS, WERE, THERE WAS, THERE WERE
in the affirmative, interrogative or negative.
a) Annie … at home when I phoned her. We were speaking for half an hour!
b) My sister … at school yesterday. She fell ill and she stayed at home.
c) Our teachers … angry because we didn't do the homework.
d) … many students at the theatre play, just a few.
e) … enough time to finish the exam. I couldn't do the last part!
f) … many people at the party?
g) … enough food for everyone?
h) I phoned Mary, but … anyone home.
i) We … at the party until midnight.
j) Alice … in my house yesterday afternoon. We … doing our homework together.
Слайд 15Complete with there was or there were.
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