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Grammar A1 there is / there are

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There is or There are

Let’s look at:

• When we use There is and There are.
• How we make sentences using There is and There are.
• How we pronounce There is and There are.

When do we use it?

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Function: There is/There are

There are three small windows in the bedroom , but there aren’t any curtains . There is a big bed in the corner of the room and I love it! There isn’t a desk like in my old bedroom, but there is a TV on the wall!

Are there any big windows in your new bedroom? Is there a comfortable bed?

In the bedroom

In the corner of the room

On the wall

curtains

windows

a desk

Fill in the table with objects from the conversation.

a TV

a big bed

Exist

Where?

Not exist

Look at the conversation. We use There is/There are to say something exists or doesn’t exist and where it is in a place.

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Function: There is/There are

1. We use There is/isn’t or There are/aren’t to say if something exists in a place or not.

The windows are something real; they exist. The curtains do not exist. You cannot find them in the bedroom.

There are three small windows in the bedroom, but there aren’t any curtains.

2. We often use There is or There are to say where things are in a place.

There is a big bed in the corner of the room …there is a TV on the wall!

Now we know where to find these objects in the bedroom.

How do we make sentences with There is/are ?

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Form: There is/There are

There are three small windows in the bedroom , but there aren’t any curtains . There is a big bed in the corner of the room and I love it! There isn’t a desk like in my old bedroom, but there is a TV on the wall!

Are there any big windows in your new bedroom? Is there a comfortable bed?

Look at the conversation again and fill in the table. The first one is done for you.

positive

+ singular nouns

negative

+ plural nouns

There is

There are

There isn’t (is not)

There aren’t (are not)

singular noun: Is there a comfortable bed?

plural noun: Are there any big windows?

Notice how the word order changes in the question!

There are two example questions in the conversation: one with a singular noun and the other with a plural noun. Can you find them?

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Form: There is/There are

There are three small windows in the bedroom , but there aren’t any curtains . There is a big bed in the corner of the room and I love it! There isn’t a desk like in my old bedroom, but there is a TV on the wall!

Are there any big windows in your new bedroom? Is there a comfortable bed?

Look! In the positive we use some , but in the negative and question form, we use a ny.

+ singular nouns

positive

+ plural nouns

There is a big bed.

negative

There isn’t a desk.

There is + a/an + singular noun

There are three small windows.

questions

There isn’t (is not) + a/an + singular noun

There aren’t any curtains.

There are + some + plural noun

Is there a comfortable bed?

Is + there + a/an + singular noun?

There aren’t (are not) + any + plural noun

Are there any big windows?

Are + there + any + plural noun?

We move the order of the words when we make questions. Look…

Think about pronunciation…

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Think about pronunciation…

When we speak quickly, we usually use contractions. Listen to your teacher.

There’s a big bed .

There’re three windows.

/ðeəzə/

/ ðerə /

There aren’t any curtains.

There isn’t a desk.

/ðeərɑːntenɪ/

/ðeərɪzntə/

We often link these words together. Listen to your teacher again.

Let’s practise!

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Practice activities

Correct the errors in the sentences below. There is one error in each sentence.

are

• There is four dogs in the park. Look!

• Is there some swimming pool in your school?

• There isn’t any books under the table.

• There aren’t some children in the street today.

• There are a cat in the garden.

• There are some biscuits in the kitchen?

a

aren’t

any

is

Are there

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