Exercise 2. Paraphrase the following sentences using there is/are.
Model: The newspaper is on the table. - There is a newspaper on the table.
1. The book is on the desk.
2. The pencils are in the box.
3. The duster is on the floor.
4. The picture is on the wall.
5. The matches are in the box.
6. The chair is near the wall.
7. The pen is under the book.
8. The chalk is on the table.
9. The picture is on the wall.
10. The word is on the blackboard.
11. The cars are in the street.
12. The pens are in the bag.
Exercise 3. Make questions beginning with What ... or Who… and How many ....
There are twenty-five high buildings in my street.
M o d e l: What is there in your street? How many high buildings are there in your street ?
There are two women in the shop.
M o d e l: Who is there in the shop? How many women are there in the shop?
1. There are two tables in the room.
2. There are eight notebooks in her bag.
3. There are ninety-five students in the hall.
4. There are two clocks on the desk.
5. There are twelve cassette-recorders in the laboratory.
6. There are twelve sentences in this exercise.
7. There are five children in the room.
8. There are two cats on the table.
9. There are six men in the car.
10. There are twenty girls in the class.
11. There are fifteen photos in the album.
12. There are three boys in our group.
Exercise 4. Make questions beginning with How much ... and What ….
There is a lot of milk in the jug.
M o d e l: How much milk is there in the jug? What is there in the jug?
1. There is a lot of coffee in the coffee-pot.
2. There is a little water in the glass.
3. There is too much salt in the soup.
4. There is little money in the bag.
5. There is a lot of tea in the tea-pot.
6. There is not much butter on the plate.
7. There is some snow in the street.
8. There is little juice in the cup.
9. There is a little bread on the table.
10. There is no milk in the fridge.
11. There is a lot of chalk in the box.
12. There is some cheese in the sandwich.
Exercise 5. Make the following sentences negative, ask general questions and put questions to the underlined words.
1. There are students’ tables along the wall.
2. There it a blackboard in the room.
3. There is a map on the wall.
4. There are somechairs in the classroom.
5. There are manyexercise-books on the table.
6. There are manyflowers in the room,
7. There is somechalk on the table.
8. There is somemoney in the bag.
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9. There is a green ball in the bag.
10. There are a lot of new words in the text.
11. There is a turkey in the yard.
12. There is littlebutter on the plate.
13. There are 12photos in the book.
14. There is a lot ofbread in the packet.
15. There are fewmice in the house.
16. There is my scarf on the shelf.
17. There are big beds in the room.
18. There is a lot ofsnow in the street.
19. There is good ham on the plate.
20. There are cosy rooms in her flat.
21. There is somemeat in the soup.
22. There are 7girls in our group.
23. There are a lot of wild animals in the Zoo.
24. There is a littlechalk on the blackboard.
25. There is sugar in the tea.
26. There are somehorses in the street.
27. There are big armchairs in the room.
28. There is a funny parrot in the cage.
29. There is some black coffee in the cup.
30. There are a lot ofsparrows on the roofs.
31. There are new books on the bookshelves.
Exercise 6. Answer the questions.
1. How many students are there in the classroom?
2. How many teachers are there in the classroom?
3. How many windows are there in the classroom?
4. How many lamps are there on the ceiling?
5. How many tables are there in the classroom?
6. How many desks are there in the classroom?
7. How many chairs are there in the classroom?
8. How many doors are there in the classroom?
9. How many books are there on the teacher’s table?
10. How many textbooks are there on the teacher's table?
11. How many exercise-books are there on the teacher’s table?
12. How many pens are there on the teacher's table?
Exercise 7. Kenham is a small town. Look at the information in the box and ask and answer questions about Kenham with There is/are or There isn’t/aren't. Work in chain.
Model: a castle? – No
Is there a castle in Kenham? – No, there isn’t.
| 1. any restaurants? | Yes (a lot) |
| 2. a hospital? | Yes |
| 3. a swimming pool? | No |
| 4. any cinemas? | Yes (two) |
| 5. a university? | No |
| 6. any big hotels? | No |
| 7. a theatre? | Yes |
| 8. a circus? | No |
| 9. any schools? | Yes (one) |
| 10. any churches? | Yes (two) |
| 11. a nightclub? | No |
| 12. a market? | Yes |
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Exercise 8. Write sentences about your town (or a town that you know). Use There is/are/isn’t/aren’t.
Model: There isn’t a university in my town, but there are two schools.
Speak about: restaurants, hospitals, swimming pools, cinemas, universities, hotels, theatres, schools, churches, shops, markets etc.
Exercise 9. Write sentences with There are.... Choose from the boxes.
Model: There are seven days in a week.
| seven | letters | in September |
| twenty-six | planets | n the solar system |
| nine | states | in the USA |
| fifteen | days | in a rugby team |
| thirty | players | in a week |
| fifty | days | in the English alphabet |
Exercise 10. Put in there is / there isn’t / is there / there are / there aren’t / are there.
1. Kenham isn’t an old town. There aren’t any old buildings.
2. Look! …… a photograph of your brother in the newspaper!
3. Excuse me, …… 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. ‘Can we take a photograph?’ ‘No, …… a film in the camera.’
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.
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