S1U1 There is & Ther are

7 October 2024

Grammar Lesson:
There is &
There are

There is & There are:
To talk about things

that exist

There is
a swimming pool
in my school.

There is: use before singular nouns

Singular noun
(only one)

There are: use before plural nouns

There are
three computers
in this room.

Plural noun
(more than one)

Multiple Choice

______ some students in the playground.

• There is

• There are

Multiple Choice

______ a library in my school.

• There is

• There are

Fill in the Blanks

a new teacher in the classroom.

Fill in the Blanks

many books in the school library.

Yes/No

Questions

Is there…?

Is there a science club at this school?

Singular noun

(only one)

Is there…?

Is there a science club at this school?

Yes, there is.

No, there is not. / there isn’t

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence into a question:
"There is a cat in the garden."

Are there…?

Are there any photos on the website?

Plural noun
(more than
one)

Are there…?

Are there any photos on the website?

Yes, there are.

No, there are not. / there aren’t .

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence into a question:
"There are three computers in the lab."

There’s (a short form of there is)

Informal writing/Speaking:

●
There’s a letter on your desk.

●
There’s lots of cars in the car park.

Multiple Choice

Is it correct to write "There's some pencils and papers on the desk." in a letter to the editor?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is it correct to write "There's some pencils and papers on the desk." in a chat?

• Yes

• No

Thank you