DESCRIBING CITIES

It’s…
 Describing cities with nouns
UNCOUNTABLE COUNTABLE
nouns nouns

Noise Restaurants
Traffic Tourist attractions
Noise Buildings
Pollution Cars
Architecture Churches
 There is / There are
We use there is with SINGULAR nouns.
Example:
There is a cathedral in Concepcion.

We use there are with PLURAL nouns

Example:
There are 3 bridges over the Bio-Bio river.
(Juan Pablo II, Llacolen and Chacabuco)
 There are a lot of…. There is a lot of

• We use THERE IS A LOT OF with

uncountable nouns (noise, traffic, crime,
pollution, etc.)

• We use THERE ARE A LOT OF with plural

or countable nouns (restaurants, tourist
attractions, buildings, etc.)
 Remember: A LOT OF
THERE ARE A LOT OF cars, buildings,
tourist attractions, restaurants.
But,
THERE IS A LOT OF noise, traffic, and rain.
There isn’t much… / There aren’t many...

• We use THERE ISN`T MUCH with

uncountable nouns (noise, traffic, crime,
pollution)

• We use THERE AREN`T MANY with

countable plural nouns (restaurants,
tourist attractions, bulidings)
In Concepcion…
THERE AREN`T MANY historic bulidings,
malls or famous people.

THERE ISN`T MUCH pollution, hot weather

or crime.
There isn’t much….. There aren’t many….
There are a lot of…. There is a lot of
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Santiago is a residential and commercial city. It’s big,

noisy, dangerous and very polluted. There are a lot of
shops, buildings, hotels and parks and there is a lot of
crime. Santiago is an exciting city because it has a lot
of interesting places to go, especially at night. People ,
in general, are not very friendly, but they are very
extrovert. The weather in winter is very cold and rainy
and in summer it is very warm.
• Task:
Describe your city, use the example and
include some more information. Use the
expressions learned in class (There isn`t
much, there aren`t many, there is a lot of,
there are a lot of.)