Correct the statements if necessary.
1. The Japanese have a greater respect for people who are older and have a higher social status.
2. If you’ve arranged a meeting with an Italian you must be ready that he can come an hour early.
3. Just knowing a foreign language of some country gives you the understanding of its culture.
4. “We live in a global village” means that nowadays people prefer life in the country to life in big cities because of ecological situation and other problems.
5. When a Japanese gives you a business card, you should take it with both hands and read it carefully in his presence.
6. When Dutchmen roll up their sleeves it means they are going to start working.
7. Englishmen and Frenchmen like to discuss business at dinner.
8. The Japanese greet people with a bow every time they see them.
9. The Japanese would be shocked if you blow your nose in their presence.
10. The Americans are not so casual as the British.
11. The favourite topic of conversation between strangers in the USA is the weather.
12. A left-handed person will have a hard time in the Middle East.
13. When you greet a person in South Asia you should look straight into his eyes.
Sing the song.
THE WEATHERMAN RAP
The weatherman said
“It’ll be sunny today
The rain will stop
And the fog will go away”
The weatherman said
It’ll be hot and dry
The weather will be perfect
Not a cloud in the sky
Let’s go to the beach
Let’s have some fun
Let’s swim in the sea
And lie in the sun
But oh no!
It’s raining again!
So never ever listen
to the weathermen
The weatherman said
“It’ll be cold and dry
Freezing ice
And a clear blue sky”
The weatherman said
“There’ll be plenty of snow
So drive very slowly
Take care on the road.”
Let’s find our sledge
And race in the snow
Get your coat and your hat
Come on, let’s go!
But oh no!
It’s raining again!
So never ever listen
to the weathermen
GRAMMAR
THERE IS/ARE. IMPERSONAL SENTENCES
I. THERE + BE
1. We use there as the impersonal subject of the sentence to introduce new information.
The structure of the sentence:
there + be + noun group (which carries new information) + adverbial modifier of place.
There is a TV- set in the room. There’s some milk in the bottle.
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There are no students in the room. There was a party here yesterday.
2. If we want to answer the question WHAT? we say: There is a book on the desk .
If we want to answer the question WHERE? we say: The book is on the desk.
Compare the corresponding Russian and English sentences.
| Russian | English | English plural form | |
| 1 | Ha c тене картина . | There is a picture on the wall. | There are pictures on the wall. |
| 2 | Картина на стене . | The picture is on the wall. | The pictures are on the wall. |
| 3 | У нас на стене картина. | We have a picture on the wall. | We have pictures on the wall. |
| 4 | Это картина на стене . | This is a picture on the wall. It's a picture on the wall | These are pictures on the wall. |
4. The form of the verb be depends on the noun after it.
There is a table and four chairs in the room. There are four chairs and a table in the room.
There is a lot of snow outside. There are a lot of passers-by in the street.
5. Model sentences with there +be:
| affirmative | negative | |
| countable nouns in the singular | There is a vase on the table. | There is no vase here. There isn’t a vase on the table. |
| uncountable nouns | There is (some) water in the vase. There is much water in the vase. | There is no water in the vase. There isn’t (any) water in the vase. There is not much water in the vase. |
| countable nouns in the plural | There are (some) roses in the vase. There are enough roses in it | There aren’t (any) roses in the vase. There are no roses in the vase. There aren’t enough roses in the vase |
6. Questions
There are two nice vases in the room.
There are two nice vases in the room, aren’t there? Are there two nice vases in the room?
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Are there two or three nice vases in the room? What is there in the room?
How many vases are there in the room? What kind of vases are there in the room?
Note: We don’t ask a where-question to sentences with there + be
II. IT + BE
1. We may use it as a personal pronoun in the function of the subject of the sentence.
I finished reading this book last week. It is very interesting.
2. We may use it as the impersonal subject of the sentence
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