Describing Places - 2

1. Around town 2 • There is/there

2. Last lesson Vocabulary for places in a town Listening practice

3. This lesson • Grammar: • there is/there are • An/a • adjectives 

4. Task 1 - Reading

5. I live in Bromley in South London. Bromley town centre is a very lively place. There are lots of goodshops and there is a market in the town square. My favourite shop is Primark because it is good value. There isabeautifulpark in the town centre and I go running there every morning. There are lotsof nice restaurants and I often go to my favourite seafood restaurant the weekends with my friends. There isatheatre near the park, but there isn'ta museum. There are twotrain stations and a bus station. This makes it easy to travel into central London and the countryside and coast of Kent.

6. Grammar Rules

7. Positive There is (a/an)- single noun There are (some/lots of/1,2,3...) - plural nouns Negative There isn't a..... - singular nouns There aren't any..... - plural nouns Questions Is there a/an/any.....?- singular (use any with uncountable noun) - yes there is/no there isn't Are there any...? yes there are/no there aren't -pl

8. Task 2 - grammar check

9. Fill the gaps using is ('s) or are • There's a big river. • There ____ three museums. • There ___ a cinema. • There ____ a hospital. • There ____ some lovely restaurants. • There _____ a gym. • There ____ some hotels. • There ___ a library.

10. Answers

11. There's a big river. • There are three museums. • There's a cinema. • There's a hospital. • There are some lovely restaurants. • There's a gym. • There are some hotels. • There's a library.

12. Fill the gaps using isn't/aren't + a/an/any • There ____ ____ book in my bag. • There ____ _____ pens in my pencil case. • There ______ ______ students in the classroom. • There _____ ____ glass in the cupboard. • There ______ _____ desk in my bedroom. • There ______ _____ universities in my city. • There ____ ____tall buildings in my town. • There _____ _____ library in my town.

13. Answers

14. There isn't abook in my bag. • There aren't any pens in my pencil case. • There aren't anystudents in the classroom. • There isn't aglass in the cupboard. • There isn't a desk in my bedroom. • There aren't any universities in my city. • There aren't any tall buildings in my town. • There isn't alibrary in my town.

15. Fill in the gaps using is there/are there..? • How many people ___ ___ in your family? • ___ ___a good restaurant near here? • ___ ___any books on the shelf? • ___ ___a computer on your desk? • ___ ___any good films on at cinema? • ___ ___a clock on your wall ? • ___ ___ there any fun things to do in your town or city? • ___ ___ any milk in the fridge?

16. Answers

17. How many people are there in your family? • Is there a good restaurant near here? • Are there any books on the shelf? • Is there a computer on your desk? • Are there any good films on at cinema? • Is there a clock on your wall ? • Are there any fun things to do in your town or city? • Is there any milk in the fridge?