6 GRAMMAR EXTRA

4 You: Is there a newsagent’s

STARTER UNIT 6 Yvonne: no, there isn’t
5 You: is there a hairdresser’s?
6.1 there is/are Yvonne: yes, there is.
6 You: Are there restaurants?
1 Complete the sentences with There’s or There are.
Yvonne: yes, there are
1 There is a cash machine at the hotel.
7 You: Are there clothes shops?
2 There are sandwiches and drinks on the table.
3 There are two computers in his office. Yvonne: no, there aren’t
4 There is a dictionary on the desk. 8 You: Is there a train statiom?
5 There are taxis at the station. Yvonne: yes, there is
6 There is a swimming pool near here.
7 There are clothes shops in the town.
8 There is a new film at the cinema.

2 Put the words in the correct order to make

sentences.
1 four / restaurants / There / but / is / are / good /
only one.
There are four restaurants but there is
only one good.
2 the / a / Is / station / café / there / in?
Is there a café in the station?
3 in / There / this / six / eggs / aren’t / box.
There aren’t six eggs in this box.
4 me / Are / two emails / there / for?
Are there two emails for me?
5 internet / this / isn’t / café / in / an / There / town.
There isn’t an internet café in this town.
6 are / over there / two payphones / There.
There are two payphones over there.

7 a / Is / to / the / train / airport / there?

Is there a train to the airport?
8 isn’t / toilet / the / a / There / in / shop.
There isn’t a toiled in the shop.

3 Look at the places in the box. Ask and answer

questions to find out what there is where
Yvonne lives.

cash machines ✓ a hairdresser’s ✓

a pharmacy ✓ restaurants ✓
internet cafés ✗ clothes shops ✗
a newsagent’s ✗ a train station ✗

1 You: Are there any cash machines?

Yvonne: Yes, there are.
2 You: Is there a pharmacy?
Yvonne: yes, there is
3 You: Are there internet café’s?
Yvonne: no, there aren’t
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6.2 a/an, some, a lot of, not any
1 Look at the box and the words in brackets and
complete the sentences. Use there is/are and
a/an,some or a lot of.

1 There are some bikes in the shop. (bike ✓✓✓) Items

2 There are a lot of tourist outside the ✓ = a/an ✓✓✓ = some ✓✓✓✓✓ = a lot of
museum.(tourist ✓✓✓✓✓)
3 There is an airport near the city. (airport ✓)
4 There is a shoe shop in the centre. (shoe shop ✓)
5 There is a lot of taxis at night. (taxi ✓✓✓✓✓)
6 There is a train to the airport. (train ✓)
7 There are a lot of cheap tickets
for the concert.(cheap ticket
✓✓✓✓✓)
8 There are some lovely beaches near here. (lovely
beach ✓✓✓)

2 Complete the conversations with some or any.

1 A: Are there any bananas for breakfast?
B: No, there aren’t any bananas but there are
some apples.
2 A: There aren’t trains after 12a.m.
B: No, but there are some night buses.
3 A: Are there any houses near the beach?
B: No, but there are some hotels.
4 A: Are there any messages for me?
B: There are some emails but there aren’t any
messages.
5 A: There are some cafés near here.
B: But there aren’t any internet cafés.
6 A: Are there any visitors in the museum?
B: Yes, there are some schoolchildren with their
teachers.

3 Circle the correct answer, a), b) or c).

1 Are there good programmes on TV in the UK?
a) lot of b) not some c) any
2 There isn’t underground in this city.
a) some b) an c) a lot of
3 There are of Polish newspapers at the
newsagent’s.
a) some b) a lot c) any
4 Is there gym near here?
a) any b) a lot of c) a
5 There aren’t cars in the street.
a) some b) any c) not any
6 There are restaurants near here.
a) some b) any c) not a
7 Is there bus stop near here?
a) an b) some c) a
8 There are problems with the new computer.
a) any b) some c) lot of

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6.3 buying a ticket Consolidation
1 Put the conversation in the correct order. 1 Complete the conversations. Use the words in
brackets and the correct form of there is/are
Part A where appropriate.
B: Single or return?
At the airport
2 David: How do I go from the airport to the city
A: Friday the tenth centre? 1Is there a train? (a train)
5 Sven: Yes, there is a train/every thirty minutes and
B: That’s 205 euros the ticket iseight euros. (a train/every
6 thirty minutes)
A: A ticket to Hull, please. 1 Maria: There are a lot of taxis at the airport too.
B: When do you want to come back? (a lot of/taxis/at the airport)
4 Sven: Yes, but a taxi is thirty euros!
A: Return, please. David: Is there an airport bus? (an airport bus)
3 Sven:. Yes, there is. The ticket is foureuros.
(yes)
Part B At the bus station
B: At half past six. Here’s your ticket. 6 David: A return ticket at the city centre
A: What time is the first train? 1 please.(a return ticket/city
B: Thanks a lot. 7 centre)
A: No, twenty minutes. 4 Man: That’s eight euros.
B: There’s one in twenty minutes. 2 David: when come out the first bus?(when/first bus)
A: Sorry? In ten minutes? 3 Man: one comes out in fifteen minutes
B: And what time does it arrive in Hull? 5 (one/in fifteen minutes)
2 Complete the conversation with one word in David: Sorry, fifty minutes? (sorry/fifty)
each gap. Man: No, fifteen. Abus leaved every
A: Two tickest to Termini, please. twenty minutes.
B: Single or return? (a bus/every twenty minutes)
A: Single, please. David: Are there buses at night? (buses/at night)
B: that’s twenty-eight euros. Man: Yes, there are buses every hour at night .
A: Here you are. When is the departure train? (buses/every hour/at night)
B: 5 There’s one in ten minutes. Here is your ticket (here/your ticket)
A: When does it 6 in Termini? David: A lot of thanks (thanks/lot)
are
B: At half past two. Here 7
A: Thanks a 8
..
your tickets.
2 Cover Exercise 1. Find and correct the mistakes in
the sentences. Then look at Exercise 1 and check
your answers.
1 At night, there are buses every half hour.
At night, there are buses every hour.
2 There’s a train every twenty minutes.
there's atrain every thirty minutes
3 There’s a bus every fifteen minutes.
There's a bus every twenty minutes.
4 There aren’t any taxis at the airport.
There are a lot of taxis at the airport
5 A single bus ticket is six euros.
A single bus ticket is four euros.
6 A return bus ticket is twelve euros.
A return bus ticket is eight euros.

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