There is / There are

Winter Camp
Matthew Teacher
 For one thing, we can say…

There is an apple.

There is a strawberry.
For more than one thing, we
can say…

There are some

apples.

There are some

strawberries.
 So let’s try this one…

There is an
orange.

There are some

oranges.
 Again…

There are some

mushrooms.

There is a
donut.
 Again…

There is a
watermelon.

There are some

cherries.
Again…
There are some
cookies.

There is a carrot.
Again…
There are some
candies.

There is a
sandwich.
Many foods in English are
uncountable. Do you know
what that means?
It means we can’t count
it.
For example, rice. We can’t
count rice (one rice, two
rices - we can’t say ‘rices’,
we just say ‘rice’)
Uncountable foods

soup

tofu

coffee
So for uncountable food
what do we say??

There is some _______.

There is a _______.

There are some ______.

Let’s practice…

There is
some bread.

There is
some cake.
But be careful…

There is some
spaghetti.

There are
some
noodles.
Let’s practice…

There are
some carrots.

There is some
coffee.
Let’s practice…

There is some
kimchi.

There are
some beans.
Let’s practice…

There is some
ice cream.

There are some

mushrooms.
Let’s practice…

There is a
hamburger.

There is some
cheese.