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​Topic: there is - there are

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Learning objective: to talk about existence​

There is / There are

​There is

It is used with singular countable nouns and with uncountable nouns to say that something exists.

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• There is a beautiful park near my house.

• There is a book on the desk. (book, countable noun)

• There is some milk in the fridge. (milk, uncountable noun)

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1 There's a hospital

2 Is there a bank?

3 There are some offices.

4 There are no museums.

5 There are some apartments.

6 Are there any old buildings?

​There are

​There are is used with plural countable nouns to say that something exists.

• There are six people on the bus.

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• There are two trees outside my house.

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​No

We can use it in negative sen​tences.

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• There's no museum or there is not any museum

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• There are no museums

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• Negative sentences​

• Plural nouns​

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There aren't any museums​

Are there any hotels near here?​

​Any

• Affirmative sentences

• Plural nouns​

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The are some good stores downtown.​

​Some

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Poll

_________ a great museum in town.

• There is

• There are

Poll

________ a school near your house

• There are

• There is

Poll

I'm sorry, but _________ no drugstore near here.

• There is

• There are

Poll

________ some cheap hotels near the train station.

• There is

• There are

Poll

_______ any parks, so children play in the street.

• There is

• There are

Poll

_________ any good restaurants at the shopping mall

• There are

• There is

Open Ended

Is there a school near my house?

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Are there any bakeries close to your house?

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Are there any parks in your neighborhood?

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Is there a hospital close to your house?

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Are there any payphones near your house?

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Is there a supermarket?

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Are there any bookstores?

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Look at the picture and write sentences using there is and there are.

Open Ended

Look at the picture and write sentences using there is and there are.