There is / There are

The Perfect House

9
Focus on Grammar 1
Part VIII, Unit 26
By Ruth Luman, GabrieIe Steiner, and BJ WeIIs
Copyright 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. AII rights reserved.
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Slide 1
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ur New House ur New House
Honey, found the
perfect house. You
are going to love it.
Oh, that's great!
Tell me all about it.
ur New House ur New House
There is a big
backyard.
There's air
conditioning.
There are good
schools nearby.
Present SinguIar Present SinguIar
There is a big
backyard.
There is air
conditioning.
Use 9here is or 9here's to state facts about a
person or thing.
Present PIuraI Present PIuraI
There are good
schooIs nearby.
There are a lot
of windows.
Use 9here are if the noun is plural.
Are there trees in
the yard?
Is there a
fireplace?
There aren't any trees,
but there's a big
driveway for my car.
There isn't a fireplace, but
there's a big space for my
flat screen TV.
There's even an extra
bedroom for my mother!
There's even an extra
bedroom for my mother!
There isn't a
swimming pool,.
Hmmm . . . Great. Hmmm . . . Great.
Is there a
swimming pool?
The Perfect House The Perfect House
. but there's a
basketball court.
. but there's a
basketball court.
Negative Negative
To state a negative fact, you can use 9here
isn'9 a / an or 9here aren'9 any.
There isn't a garage.
There aren't any trees in the
yard.
There isn't a fence.
There aren't a lot of neighbors.
present singuIar present singuIar
present pIuraI present pIuraI
present singuIar present singuIar
present pIuraI present pIuraI
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Slide 7
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Change "stories" to "floors"
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There's a basketball court.
Contractions Contractions
Use 9here's in speaking and informal writing.
There's even an extra bedroom
for my mother.
Practice 1 Practice 1
Look at the information about Mrs.
Chan's class. Make sentences using
there is, there are and information
about this class.
rs. Chan's History CIass
Quiz Students Homework Readings
This Week 0 18 very IittIe many
ample: This week, there isn't a quiz.
This week, there are 18 students.
This week, there is very little homework.
This week, there are many readings.
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Slide 3
]]B18 Change "Last week there wasn't a Power Point." to "Last week there weren't a lot of readings."
Change "This week there is PowerPoint" to "This week there are five readings."
UBEAU]O, 2/3/2006
Questions Questions
!ut is, or are before 9here to make a
question.
Is there a swimming pool? Are there mice in the house?
Short Answers Short Answers
Use 9here in questions and short answers.
s there a
porch?
Yes, there is.
Are there any
problems in the
basement?
No, there
aren't.
Practice 2 Practice 2
sk a partner questions about his
or her neighborhood. Use is there,
are there and short answers.
Iots of houses ample:
a good schooI
many chiIdren
a highway five years ago
restaurants
probIems
cafs five years ago
parks
noise
Are there lots
of houses in
your
neighborhood?
Are there lots
of houses in
your
neighborhood?
No, there
aren't.
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