THERE IS / THERE ARE

What’s there in your closet?

María Camila: There is a shirt, pants, shoes.

Mariana Salazar: There are socks, jeans, dresses, tennis shoes,

skirts, panties, some bras, t-shirts, blouses, rings, necklaces and
bracelets. There isn’t a coat, but there is a hoody.

Santiago: There are t-shirts, some shirts. There is a jacket. There

are some socks. There is not a cap. There is a bracelet. There are
some pants, shoes, and boxers. There isn’t a scarf. There aren’t
any boat shoes in my closet.

What’s there at the University of Antioquia?

There is a main campus in Medellín. There are two other satellite

campuses in Medellín, one in Robledo and one in Guayabal. There
are other headquarters in the city, which are relique buildings like
the Medicine Faculty or the Paraninph downtown. The Health
Sciences faculties are nearby so there isn’t need for transportation
if you go from the main campus. There is an extension building, a
university hospital and a university clinic for the medicine and
nursing students to practice. There are five productive farms for
the students of animal science and veterinary medicine to
practice. There are also 12 satellite headquarters in the nine
regions of Antioquia. There is a very innovative campus in
Caucasia. There are beautiful campuses in Apartadó and Carepa.
There is an ugly campus in Turbo. There are huge campuses in
Puerto Berrío and El Carmen de Viboral.

There is a very complete central library and 20 other libraries and

document centers. There is a huge square across from the library.
It’s called Barrientos Square. There are lots of places in Barrientos
Square like copy centers, cafeterias, restaurants, paper shops,
miscellaneous stores, ice cream parlors and a pastry shop that
students love.
There is a famous water fountain with a very important sculpture
by Rodrigo Arenas Betancur. There is a museum, the MUUA, which
is the most complete museum in Medellín. There is also an open
space called “The Airport” where students have hammocks and
weed everywhere. There are many sports areas at the main
campus. There is a big stadium with a running track. There is a
new coliseum. There are tennis courts. There is a soccer field.
There is an Olympic swimming pool. And there are teams for many
sports such as hockey, rugby, martial arts, soccer and American
football.