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There Is: TH Ere I S - TH Ere A Re
There Is: TH Ere I S - TH Ere A Re
1. There is
Use "there is" (there's) for a noun - singular.
2. There are
Use "there are" for a noun - plural.
Examples:
There is a mouse in the bag.
There are four girls in a team.
FFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
Complete the sentences with There is or There are .
Match them with the pictures by writing the correct number.
There are
1. groceries in the cart.
There are
2. presents under the tree.
There is
3. candle on the cupcake.
There is a
4. bear in the cave.
There is a
5. rabbit in the hat.
There are
6. cookies on the plate.
There is a
7. frog on a log.
There are
8. birds in the nest .
4 6 1 4
6 8 7 2
Look at the picture and complete the questions using Is there or Are there.
POLITE REQUESTS
The modal verbs are can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would.
The modals are used to do things like talking about ability, asking permission
making requests, and so on.
1. Ability:
We use can to talk about someone’s skill or general
abilities: She can speak several languages.
He can swim like a fish.
They can’t dance very well.
We use can to talk about the ability to do something at a given time
in the present or future:
You can make a lot of money if you are
lucky. Help. I can’t breathe.
They can run but they can’t
hide. We use could to talk about past
time:
She could speak several languages.
They couldn’t dance very well.
We use could have to say that someone had the ability/opportunity to do something,
but did not do it:
She could have learned Swahili, but she didn’t have
time. I could have danced all night [but didn't].
2. Permission:
We use can to ask for permission to do something:
Can I ask a question, please?
Can we go home now?
could is more formal and polite than can:
Could I ask a question please?
Could we go home now?
may is another more formal and polite way of asking for permission:
May I ask a question please?
May we go home now?
We use can to give permission:
You can go home now if you like.
You can borrow my pen if you like.
may is a more formal and polite way of giving permission:
You may go home now, if you like.
We use can to say that someone has permission to do something:
We can go out whenever we
want. Students can travel free.
may is a more formal and polite way of saying that someone has
permission: Students may travel free.
Exercises:
Who would make these requests?
a) a boss to a secretary
b) a customer to a sales person
c) a visitor to a company
d) a policeman to a prisoner
FACILITIES
You already know the workers at Imaginary Hotel. Let’s now talk about the facilities
there. Read carefully to solve the exercise below. Say Right, Wrong, or I don´t know.
Justify your answers.
-Imaginary Hotel is near the beach. WRONG, because there are no beaches. _
There is also a restaurant that specializes in international cuisine. There are two bars (a
poolside bar and a lobby bar) and a disco where you can dance to the rhythm of
traditional and international modern music.
The hotel has forty rooms, all furnished with a telephone, satellite TV and private
bathroom with running hot and cold water.
There isn’t a post-office in our hotel, but there is one next to it, just twenty meters from
the main entrance.
If you come to the Centre, come to Imaginary Hotel. Satisfaction guaranteed. Many big
firms have lots of different sections and it can be helpful to know which part of the
company does what. Look at the following company departments. Which department
does which job?
I will arrive at about 10 p.m. and I have an early meeting the next morning, so please could
you leave an iron and ironing board in the room?
I will go alone, so there aren’t problems with the package, I will bring just necessary things..
Please can you confirm that it is £80 per night with breakfast included?
Please could you confirm the booking? Let me know if you need any further information.
Thanks a lot.
With kind regards,
GEAN PIERT FLORES HIJAR
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