Unit

37 there is there are

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There's a man on the roof. There's a train at 10.30. There are seven days in a week.

singular

there i s ... (there's) There’s a big tree in the garden.

is th e r e . . . ? There’s nothing on T V tonight.
there is n o t ... a : Do you have any money?
(there isn’t
or there's not) b: Yes, there's some in my bag.
a : Excuse me, is there a hotel near here?
b: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
We can’t go skiing. There isn't any snow.
plural

there are ... There are some big trees in the garden.
are th e r e . . . ? There are a lot of accidents on this road.
there are n o t ... a : Are there any restaurants near here?
(there aren't)
b: Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
This restaurant is very quiet. There aren't many
people here.
How many players are there in a football team?
There are 11 players in a football team.

there is and it is

there is it is
a
&
There's a book on the table. I like this book . It’s interesting.
(not It's a book on the table.) (It = this book)

Compare:
'What's that noise?' 'It's a train.' (It = that noise)
There's a train at 10.30. It’s a fast train. (It = the 10.30 train)
There's a lot of salt in this soup.

(ii's soup. Its too salty. (It = this soup)

( there was / were / has been etc. -» Unit 38 it and there -» Unit 39 some and any -» Unit 76
Exercises
Kentham is a small town. Look at the information in the box and write sentences about Kentham
with There is/are or There isn't/aren't.

a castle? No 1 T h e n s je n % a c a e ^ e .........................
any restaurants? Yes (a lot) 2 There are a .jot of restaurants,.
a hospital? Yes 3 .............................................................................
a swimming pool? No 4 .............................................................................
any cinemas? Yes (tw o) 5 .............................................................................
a university? No 6 ....................................................
any big hotels? No 7 .............................................................................

Write sentences about your town (or a town that you know). Use There is/are or There isn't/
aren't.
1 ......................................................................................................................
2 Theresa.bj.g..park,............................................................................................................................................
3 .......................................................................................................................................... ...........................................................................
4 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 ....................................................................

Write there is / there isn't / is there or there are / there aren't / are there.
1 Kentham isn't an old town There a re n 't any old buildings.
2 Look! ................................................ a picture of your brother in the newspaper!
3 'Excuse m e ,................................................ a bank near here?' 'Yes, at the end of the street.'
4 ................................................ five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.
5 'How many students in the class?' 'Twenty.'
6 The road is usually very quiet..................................................... much traffic.
7.... '............................................. a bus from the city centre to the airport?' 'Yes, every 20 minutes.'
8.... '............................................. any problems?' 'No, everything is OK.'
9.... ..............................................nowhere to sit down.......................................................any chairs.

I B Write sentences with There are . . . . Choose from the boxes.

r r\\VC! i
jC twenty-six letters days September the solar system
eight thirty players days the USA a week
fifteen fifty planets states a rugby team the English alphabet

1 There a r e ^ e y e n d a y e \ n a ^
2 .....................................................................
3 ...............................................................................
4 ...............................................................................
5 ...............................................................................
6 .....................................................

Write there's / is there or it's / is it.

1 ' There’s a train at 10.30.' ' I.s jt a fast train?'
2 I'm not going to buy this shirt.................................................... too expensive.
3 'What's wrong?' '..............................................something in my eye.'
4 ...............................................a red car outside your house............................................. . yours?
5 '...............................................anything good on T V tonight?' 'Yes,...................... a programme I
want to see at 8.15.'
6 'What's that building?' '................................................ a school.'
7 '...............................................a restaurant in this hotel?' 'No, I'm afraid not.'
 Use some in positive sentences: Use any in negative sentences:
O I'm going to buy some clothes. O I'm not going to buy any clothes.
O There's some milk in the fridge. O There isn't any milk in the fridge.
O W e made some mistakes. We didn't make any mistakes.

any and some in questions [ Do you have |

In most questions (but not all) we use any (not some): I any money? J

O Is there any milk in the fridge?

Does he have any friends?
Do you need any help?
m Hr
We normally use some (not any) when we offer things
(Would you lik e ...?):
a: W ould you like some coffee?
b: Yes, please.

or when we ask fo r things (Can I have ... ? etc.):

a: Can I have some soup, please?
b: Yes. Help yourself.
O a: Can you lend me some money?
b: Sure. How much do you need?

some and any without a noun

I didn't take any pictures, but Jessica took some. (= some pictures)
o You can have some coffee, but I don't want any. (= any coffee)
o I've just made some coffee. W ould you like some? (= some coffee)
o 'Where's your luggage?' 'I don't have any.' (= any luggage)
o 'Are there any biscuits?' 'Yes, there are some in the kitchen.' (= some biscuits)

something / somebody (or someone) anything / anybody (or anyone)

She said something. She didn't say anything.
I saw somebody (or someone). O I didn't see anybody (or anyone).
W ould you like something to eat? Are you doing anything tonight?
Somebody's at the door. Where's Sue? Has anybody seen her?

( a and some 4 Unit 68 somebody/anything etc. 4 Unit 79

Exercises
W rite som e or any.
1 I bought.s o m e cheese, but I didn't b u y any. bread.
2 In the middle of the room there was a table a n d .................chairs.
3 There aren't.................shops in this part of town.
4 Gary and Alice don't have children.
5 Do you have brothers or sisters?
6 There a re beautiful flowers in the garden.
7 Do you k n o w ....................good hotels in London?
8 'Would you like tea?' 'Yes, please.'
9 W hen we were on holiday, we visited interesting places.
10 Don't b u y rice. We don't n eed.................
11 I went out to b u y bananas, but they didn't have in the shop.
12 I'm thirsty. Can I have water, please?

Com plete the sentences. Use som e or any + the words in the box.

a ir cheese help m ilk questions

b atteries frien d s languages p ictures sh a m p o o

1 I want to wash my hair. Is there an ysh am p p p ?

2 The police want to talk to you. They want to ask y o u ..............................................................................................
3 I had my camera, but I didn't ta k e ................................................................................................
4 Do you speak....................................... foreign.........................................................?
5 Yesterday evening I went to a restaurant w ith ............................................................................................... of mine.
6 Can I have............................................................................................... in my coffee, please?
7 The radio isn't working. There aren't............................................................................................... in it.
8 It's hot in this office. I'm going out fo r.......................................fresh..........................................................
9 a: W ould you like ............................................................................................... ?
b: N o, thank you. I've had enough to eat.
/Tu I can do this job alone. I don't n eed ................................................................................................

€31 Com plete the sentences. Use som e or any.

1 Kate didn't take any pictures, b u t... \.%Qokegme (I/take)
2 'Where's your luggage?' ' Ldon’t hava a n y ; (l/not/have)
3 'Do you need any money?' 'No, thank you................................................................................... (I/have)
4 'Can you lend me some money?' 'I'm sorry, b u t........................................................................ (l/not/have)
5 The tomatoes in the shop didn't look very good, s o .................................................................. (l/not/buy)
6 There were some nice oranges in the shop, s o ................................................................................ (I/buy)
7 'How much coffee did you drink yesterday?' '............................................................................. (l/not/drink)

j g j W rite som ething/som ebody or an ything/anyb o dy.

1 A woman stopped me and sa id ...som ething ( but I didn't understand.
2 'What's wrong?’ 'There's...............................................in my eye.'
3 Do you k n o w ............................................... about politics?
4 I went to the shop, but I didn't b u y .................................................
5 ................................................ has broken the window. I don’t know who.
6 There isn't................................................ in the bag. It's empty.
7 I'm looking for my keys. H a s................................................ seen them?
8 W ould you lik e ................................................ to drink?
9 I didn't e a t because I wasn’t hungry.
10 This is a secret. Please don't te ll.................................................

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