To: 8A, 8B, 8C grade students
Hi again my dear students of eighth grade!
Read carefully this information, study and review the forms, structures and new vocabulary.
See you next week!
We
use "There
is / There are"
to
say
that
something exists or does not exist.
The
real subject usually comes after
There
is
/There
are.
Use
"There
is"
for
singular nouns
and things you cannot count.
Example:
There is a river in my town.
There is a ghost in this room.
There is an
apple
on
the
desk.
There is ice on the lake.
There is oil
on
the
pavement.
Use “There are”
for
plural nouns.
Example:
There are two
parks
in my
neighbourhood.
There are 600 students in this school.
There are four
windows in my room.
There are people in the city.
Use
NOT after “There is / There are” to
make
the
negative form.
Example:
There
is not
a telephone in the kitchen.
There
isn’t
an
orange on the table.
There
aren’t two pictures on the wall. Just
one.
There
are not chairs in my room.
To make questions, (to ask whether something exists or
it doesn't) just change the order of there is and there are > Is there / Are there
Examples:
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Is there a balcony in the flat?
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Is there a Post Office near hear?
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Yes, there is
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No, there isn't
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Are there two telephone lines? Yes, there are
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No, there aren't
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To express the idea of quantity, we
usually have to use "some" and
''any" with there is and there are. This happens when we have to
mention an unspecified amount of something, for example, when we are
using uncountable nouns.
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We generally use some for positive statements, and
any for negative and interrogative ones.
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Examples:
(positive statements)
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There is some water in the bottle
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There is some milk in the jar
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There are some cupboards under the sink
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There are some letters for you.
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(negative statements)
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There isn't any bread in the basket.
There isn't any wine in the
fridge.
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There aren't any apples.
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There aren't any tomatoes.
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There
aren't any oranges.Wow!The fridge is empty
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(interrogative statements)
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Is there any sugar in the sugar pot?
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Is there any cool water in the fridge?
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Is there any quiet place around here?
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Are there any glasses in the cupboard?
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Are there any chairs in your room?
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Are there any bottles to throw away?
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Exercise:
1) Fill in with there is/are (affirmative, negative or interrogative).
a) __________ a beautiful girl in my class. (aff.)
b) __________ many people in the stadium. (aff.)
c) __________ a restaurant in this area? (int.)
d) __________ many cars in the parking lot? (int)
e) __________ a beach here, but there is a big lake. (neg.)
f) How many __________ apartaments in this building? (int.)
2) Complete the sentences with there is/are in the affirmative, negative or interrogative forms.
a) ______a movie theater on Maple Street. (?)
b) ______many offices in that building. (+)
c) ______a school here? (int.)
d) ______9 countries in South America? (int.) Yes, _______. (aff.)
e) ______23 letters in the English alphabet?(int.) No,_____(neg.) ______26 letters.(aff.)
3) Complete the sentences with is / are / isn't / aren't according to the picture.
There ______ a box under the bed.
There ______ a cat on the wardrobe.There ______ two dogs in the room.
There ______ lots of CDs in the box.
There ______ a computer on the desk.
There ______ a lamp near the bed.
There ______ three jackets in the wardrobe.
There ______ two pillows on the bed.
