Homework 6

 Practice: There is/there are

1. Answer the questions (Describing your house):

a) How big is your house? ………………………………………………………………..

b) How many rooms are there in your house? ……………………………………………
c) Do you have much or little furniture in your bedroom? ………………………………
d) What is there in your living room? ……………………………………………………
e) What do you have in your kitchen? ……………………………………………………
2. Answer the questions (Describing you city):

a) What is there in your city? (Use the vocabulary from our previous class) ……………
b) How many airports are there in Rio Preto? ……………………………………………
c) Is there a university near your house? …………………………………………………
d) Is there a drugstore in your neighborhood? ……………………………………………
e) Are there many schools where you live? ………………………………………………
3. Complete the text with the forms of verb “to be” in the past:

 Practice: Was/were/wasn’t/weren’t

A TRIP TO NEW YORK

My name is Laura. Last summer, I …………… in the

United States. The voyage by plane …………. long and
tiring and the plane ticket ………… quite expensive. It
took me 10 hours to get to the New York airport.

My friend Katie ………….. there waiting for me. I

…………. surprised by the size of the JFK airport. It
………….. huge and there ……………… very many people. I was glad my friend
……….. there, otherwise I would probably get lost.

A few minutes later we …………….. in a cab. It ………… a typical NY cab – big and
yellow. We …………… in the car for an hour. The city downtown …………. fantastic.
There ………….. huge skyscrapers, and big roundabouts. The largest and busiest
roundabout ………….. the famous Columbus Circle.

We went to Katie’s apartment to leave the luggage and rest a bit. It ……….. small and
cozy with a nice view of the park. I ………. (not) very tired so we went to see the
biggest fountain in New York. It ………… the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.

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There ……………. (not) many people in the park, because it …………. still early in the
morning.

Later we had lunch and went to some nice museums. In the evening we ………….. at
the world famous Times Square. There …………… hundreds of people, huge neon
lights, billboards and advertisements. And there …………… (not) any cars because it
was a holiday and the square was closed to traffic. I …………….. amazed!!! We also
…………. in one of the Broadway theatres to see a musical. It…….. great!

4. After having reread it with attention, answer the questions:

a) How was the voyage by plane? ………………………………………………………..

b) Who was at the airport waiting for Laura? ……………………………………………
c) Was JFK airport big? …………………………………………………………………..
d) How was her impression about New York downtown? ……………………………….
e) How was Katie’s apartment? …………………………………………………………..
f) Were there many people at Central Park? ……………………………………………...
5. Now check if the following information is TRUE of FALSE, according to the
text:

 The plane ticket wasn’t expensive. T F

 They went to Katie’s apartment by taxi. T F
 Only rich people live in the New York city. T F
 Katie’s apartment wasn’t big but it was nice and comfortable. T F
 Cars weren’t allowed to the Times Square. T F
 They saw a play at a Broadway theatre. T F

6. Now write a small text describing the last trip you made to another country or
city.

 Where were you? When was it?

 How were the places you visited?
 How was it?
 Were you with other friends/relatives?
 Were you alone?

Example: Last year, I was in Salvador, Bahia. I was there with some friends from
college. It was an amazing experience! The beaches were large and beautiful. The
buildings were huge and elegant. […]

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