This document discusses the use of there is/are to talk about places, things, and quantities. It provides examples of sentences using there is/are with a/an, some, a lot of, and not any. It also includes exercises practicing forming sentences about locations and availability using these structures. Conversations are provided to work on asking and answering questions using these grammatical structures.
This document discusses the use of there is/are to talk about places, things, and quantities. It provides examples of sentences using there is/are with a/an, some, a lot of, and not any. It also includes exercises practicing forming sentences about locations and availability using these structures. Conversations are provided to work on asking and answering questions using these grammatical structures.
This document discusses the use of there is/are to talk about places, things, and quantities. It provides examples of sentences using there is/are with a/an, some, a lot of, and not any. It also includes exercises practicing forming sentences about locations and availability using these structures. Conversations are provided to work on asking and answering questions using these grammatical structures.
STARTER UNIT 6 Yvonne: no, there isn’t 5 You: is there a hairdresser’s? 6.1 there is/are Yvonne: yes, there is. 6 You: Are there restaurants? 1 Complete the sentences with There’s or There are. Yvonne: yes, there are 1 There is a cash machine at the hotel. 7 You: Are there clothes shops? 2 There are sandwiches and drinks on the table. 3 There are two computers in his office. Yvonne: no, there aren’t 4 There is a dictionary on the desk. 8 You: Is there a train statiom? 5 There are taxis at the station. Yvonne: yes, there is 6 There is a swimming pool near here. 7 There are clothes shops in the town. 8 There is a new film at the cinema.
2 Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences. 1 four / restaurants / There / but / is / are / good / only one. There are four restaurants but there is only one good. 2 the / a / Is / station / café / there / in? Is there a café in the station? 3 in / There / this / six / eggs / aren’t / box. There aren’t six eggs in this box. 4 me / Are / two emails / there / for? Are there two emails for me? 5 internet / this / isn’t / café / in / an / There / town. There isn’t an internet café in this town. 6 are / over there / two payphones / There. There are two payphones over there.
7 a / Is / to / the / train / airport / there?
Is there a train to the airport? 8 isn’t / toilet / the / a / There / in / shop. There isn’t a toiled in the shop.
3 Look at the places in the box. Ask and answer
questions to find out what there is where Yvonne lives.
cash machines ✓ a hairdresser’s ✓
a pharmacy ✓ restaurants ✓ internet cafés ✗ clothes shops ✗ a newsagent’s ✗ a train station ✗
1 There are some bikes in the shop. (bike ✓✓✓) Items
2 There are a lot of tourist outside the ✓ = a/an ✓✓✓ = some ✓✓✓✓✓ = a lot of museum.(tourist ✓✓✓✓✓) 3 There is an airport near the city. (airport ✓) 4 There is a shoe shop in the centre. (shoe shop ✓) 5 There is a lot of taxis at night. (taxi ✓✓✓✓✓) 6 There is a train to the airport. (train ✓) 7 There are a lot of cheap tickets for the concert.(cheap ticket ✓✓✓✓✓) 8 There are some lovely beaches near here. (lovely beach ✓✓✓)
2 Complete the conversations with some or any.
1 A: Are there any bananas for breakfast? B: No, there aren’t any bananas but there are some apples. 2 A: There aren’t trains after 12a.m. B: No, but there are some night buses. 3 A: Are there any houses near the beach? B: No, but there are some hotels. 4 A: Are there any messages for me? B: There are some emails but there aren’t any messages. 5 A: There are some cafés near here. B: But there aren’t any internet cafés. 6 A: Are there any visitors in the museum? B: Yes, there are some schoolchildren with their teachers.
3 Circle the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 Are there good programmes on TV in the UK? a) lot of b) not some c) any 2 There isn’t underground in this city. a) some b) an c) a lot of 3 There are of Polish newspapers at the newsagent’s. a) some b) a lot c) any 4 Is there gym near here? a) any b) a lot of c) a 5 There aren’t cars in the street. a) some b) any c) not any 6 There are restaurants near here. a) some b) any c) not a 7 Is there bus stop near here? a) an b) some c) a 8 There are problems with the new computer. a) any b) some c) lot of
6 GRAMMAR EXTRA 6.3 buying a ticket Consolidation 1 Put the conversation in the correct order. 1 Complete the conversations. Use the words in brackets and the correct form of there is/are Part A where appropriate. B: Single or return? At the airport 2 David: How do I go from the airport to the city A: Friday the tenth centre? 1Is there a train? (a train) 5 Sven: Yes, there is a train/every thirty minutes and B: That’s 205 euros the ticket iseight euros. (a train/every 6 thirty minutes) A: A ticket to Hull, please. 1 Maria: There are a lot of taxis at the airport too. B: When do you want to come back? (a lot of/taxis/at the airport) 4 Sven: Yes, but a taxi is thirty euros! A: Return, please. David: Is there an airport bus? (an airport bus) 3 Sven:. Yes, there is. The ticket is foureuros. (yes) Part B At the bus station B: At half past six. Here’s your ticket. 6 David: A return ticket at the city centre A: What time is the first train? 1 please.(a return ticket/city B: Thanks a lot. 7 centre) A: No, twenty minutes. 4 Man: That’s eight euros. B: There’s one in twenty minutes. 2 David: when come out the first bus?(when/first bus) A: Sorry? In ten minutes? 3 Man: one comes out in fifteen minutes B: And what time does it arrive in Hull? 5 (one/in fifteen minutes) 2 Complete the conversation with one word in David: Sorry, fifty minutes? (sorry/fifty) each gap. Man: No, fifteen. Abus leaved every A: Two tickest to Termini, please. twenty minutes. B: Single or return? (a bus/every twenty minutes) A: Single, please. David: Are there buses at night? (buses/at night) B: that’s twenty-eight euros. Man: Yes, there are buses every hour at night . A: Here you are. When is the departure train? (buses/every hour/at night) B: 5 There’s one in ten minutes. Here is your ticket (here/your ticket) A: When does it 6 in Termini? David: A lot of thanks (thanks/lot) are B: At half past two. Here 7 A: Thanks a 8 .. your tickets. 2 Cover Exercise 1. Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences. Then look at Exercise 1 and check your answers. 1 At night, there are buses every half hour. At night, there are buses every hour. 2 There’s a train every twenty minutes. there's atrain every thirty minutes 3 There’s a bus every fifteen minutes. There's a bus every twenty minutes. 4 There aren’t any taxis at the airport. There are a lot of taxis at the airport 5 A single bus ticket is six euros. A single bus ticket is four euros. 6 A return bus ticket is twelve euros. A return bus ticket is eight euros.