THERE IS/ARE

1. THERE IS/ARE Compiled by English teacher G. I. Roudnik Secondary school №1 Novomoskovsk 2008

2. There is a doll on the table. The doll is on the table. Кукла на столе. На столе – кукла. Compare the sentences.Match the translations.

3. Match the questions with the answers • Where is the cat? • What’s on your table?! (angrily) A. The cat is on my table. B. There is a cat on my table. Key: 1-A; 2-B.

4. Если вы хотите выделить факт наличия или существования в определенном месте или промежутке времени чего-либо или кого-либо, впервые их упоминая, следует употреблять оборот THERE IS … or THERE ARE… со значением имеется, находится, есть, существует [другими словами, если вы хотите сказать, что где (или когда) находится]. • Соответствующие русские предложения начинаются с обстоятельства места или времени.

5. There … … ship in the picture. There … … globe in the picture. There … … map in the picture. There … … pen in the picture. Let’s have some practice.Fill in the missing words is a is a is a is a

6. Let’s have some practice.Fill in the missing words are • There … leaves in the picture. • There … pencils in the picture. • There … paints in the picture. • There … felt-tip-pens in the picture. • There … brushes in the picture. are are are are

7. What is there in the picture?Use the words: a desk, a blackboard, a map, a teacher, a girl, a chair, chalk, a duster, children, a picture.

8. What is there in the picture?Use the words: a chair, children, a class board, a teacher, a stand, a paper clip, a pen, a book, an eraser, a ruler, a pointer.

9. What is there in the picture?Use the words: a sharpener, a schoolbag, a stand, a ruler, a globe, an exercise-book, a globe, a pencil, flowers, a brush, paints, a pen, a leaf (leaves), colour chalk, an eraser.

10. What is there in the picture?Use the words: a vase, a globe, a map, a shell, a book, a schoolbag, a stand, a ruler, a pen, a paper-clip, a pencil, a flower, a leaf (leaves), an exercise-book.

11. What is there in the picture?Use the words: a mobile, a globe, an atlas, a pen, a pencil, a shell, a piano, a stool, sheet music, a picture, flowers.

12. What is there in the picture?Use the words: a compass, a globe, a map, a watch, a computer, a boy, a chair, a keyboard, a monitor.

13. Describe the classroom you are in. • Is the classroom light? Why? How many windows are there in the classroom? Are there big trees in front of the windows? Are there many lamps in the classroom? • Is there much furniture in the class? What furniture is there in the class? • Is the classroom comfortable? Is there much space to walk around the class? • Does the room look nice? What makes it look so? Are there pictures on the walls? Are there curtains on the windows? Are there flowers?

14. Let’s have some practice.Fill in the missing words • There nice curtains on the windows. • There some chalk in the box. • There much water in the street. • There a lot of parks in our town. • There a lot of greens in the street. • There lots of students in the gym. • There some pictures on the wall. are is is are is are are

15. There is/are(past, present, future) am is are was were will be • Next year there will be a wall clock in the classroom. • Last year there were ten desks in the classroom. • This year there is a computer in the classroom.

16. There is/areQuestions There Is there is ? a classboard in the class. a vase with flowers on the table. lots of books on the desk. a lot of new words in the text. There Is there is ? Are There there are ? There Is there are ?

17. There is/areQuestions There is is there an interesting book in his bag. ? ( ) • - ( ) ( ) What There are lots of colour pencils are there in her case. ? What pencils ? There are lots of posters are there in his bag. How many posters

18. There is/areQuestions There are + ? many boy in your class? a flower on the window? What on the desk? How many desks and tables in the classroom? Are there ten boys in my class. a flower on the window. a pen and two pencils on the desk. eight desks and a teacher table in the classroom. There is Is there There is is there There are are there

19. There is/areQuestions There are two pens in my pencil case. two pens in my pencil case? Yes,. What in my pencil case? _________ иpens. How many pens _________in my pencil case? two pens. Are there there are is there There are are there There are

20. Negative Sentences n’t any n’t any no no Is there a cat on the sofa? There is cat on the sofa. There is cat on the sofa. Is there water in the bottle? There is water in the bottle. There is water in the bottle.

22. Fill in some/any/n’t any/no n’t any no or any • There are … students in the class. (-) • Is there … snow in the street? • There are … sweets in the table. (-) • Are there … text books on the desks? • There is … porridge on the plate. (+) • Are there … cats in the flat? • Is there … teacher in the class? • There is … chalk in the box. (-) • There are … apples in the tree. (+) • There is … ink in my pen. (-) n’t any no or any some any any n’t any no or some n’t any no or