Session 2

Mg. Bryan Güere

Objective:

• By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

By the end of this lesson you will be able to talk the use of There
is/There are; quantifiers and suggestions with let’s.
• In my house there is:
• In my house there are:
 There is / There are

The Perfect House

 Our New House

Honey, I found the Oh, that’s great!

perfect house. You Tell me all about it.
are going to love it.
Our New House

There’s
There airbig
is a
conditioning.
There are good
backyard.
schools nearby.
 Present Singular
Use there is or there’s to state facts about a
person or thing.

There is a big There is air

backyard. conditioning.
 Present Plural

Use there are if the noun is plural.

There are a lot

of windows.
There are good
schools nearby.
 The Perfect House

There
… There
but aren’t
isn’t
there’s any
aa trees,
There isn’t
There’s a fireplace,
even an extrabut Are Is
Hmmm there
Isthere
there
. . . trees
aa in
Great.
but athere’s
swimming pool,…
a bigfor my
there’s
basketball
bedroom forcourt.
big space
my mother! swimming
fireplace?
the yard? pool?
driveway for my car.
flat screen TV.
 Negative
To state a negative fact, you can use there
isn’t a / an or there aren’t any.
present singular

There isn’t a garage.

present plural

There aren’t any trees in the

yard.
present singular

There isn’t a fence.

present plural

There aren’t a lot of neighbors.

 Contractions

Use there’s in speaking and informal writing.

There’s a basketball court.

There’s even an extra bedroom
for my mother.
 Look at the information about Mrs.
Practice 1 Chan’s class. Make sentences using
there is, there are and information
about this class.

Mrs. Chan’s History Class

Quiz Students Homework Readings
This Week 0 18 very little many

Example: This week, there isn’t a quiz.

This week, there are 18 students.

This week, there is very little homework.

This week, there are many readings.

 Questions

Put is, or are before there to make a

question.

Are
Is there
thereamice
swimming
in the house?
pool?
 Short Answers

Use there in questions and short answers.

Are there any No, there

Is there a
problems in the Yes,aren’t.
there is.
porch?
basement?
 Ask a partner questions about his
Practice 2 or her neighborhood. Use is there,
are there and short answers.

Example: lots of houses Are there lots

of houses in No, there
a good school your aren’t.
neighborhood?
many children
a highway five years ago
restaurants
problems
cafés five years ago
parks
noise