l There is / There are There is a table. There isn'ta table. ‘There is an apple. There isn't an appl There are four desks. There aren't four desks. Is there a table? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. Are there two books on the table? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't. We use shere isand there are to show the existence of people or objects. We use shere is with singular nouns and shere are with plural nouns. There is / There's a book on the table. There are two cats in the garden. In a list, we use there is when the first noun is singular. There's a table and four chairs. We use shere are when the first noun is plural. ‘There are four chairs and a table. 1. Underline the correct option. 1 There isn't ! There aren't a guitar in the 5 A. Are there a lot of museums in London? bedroom. B Yes, there are. | there is. 2 There are! There is two cinemas in the 6 There aren't | There isn’t an apple tree in town centre. the garden, 3 There is | There are a new bookshop in 7 There isn’t | There aren't thirty days in South Street. October. 4 This restaurant is very quiet. There isn't / 8 There is / There aren't a Greek student in There aren't many people here. my class, 2 Look at the picture of a shop window and write sentences with There is ! There are and the objects you can see. You can use the words in the box to help you. Tshirt jeans umbrella book _tie~ sandals. skirt hat There are two ties in the shop window. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 83. Complete the sentences with There is, There are, It’s or They're. 1 _There ore_two cinemas in town. 1 an interesting story. 2 a beautiful day. 8 time to go. 3 a chair in the corner. 9 an apple and some oranges 4 children in the street. in the fruit bowl. 5 something in my eye. 10 lots of clothes shops in town, 6 nice people. 4 > complete the sentences with There's, There are, I's He's | She's or They're. Then listen and check. 1 _There's _ a fox in the park. 6 ‘many good restaurants in my 2 two pairs of socks and a town but all expensive. T-shirt on the floor. 7 ‘my grandmother. 3 an excellent teacher and 8g a great film on TV tonight. she's pretty too. 9 a delicious cake in the 4 several boys playing football kitchen. outside. 10 my brother. 5 an adorable dog. 1 someone at the door. 12 Her name is Sarah. English. 5 Put these sentences into the negative form. Then use your imagination to finish them. 1 There's a cat on the roof. 4 There are three men on a boat. There isn’t a cat on the roof. There's a dog on the roof. - 2 There is letter ‘or you. 5. There is a university in Stratford-upon-Avon. 3° There is a new airport in town. 6 There are four children in the photo. 6 Write questions using the prompts. Then answer for yourself using short answers. 1. many theatres / your town 4 a computer / in your house ‘Are there many theatres in your town? 2 Yes. there are. / No, there aren't 2. a DVD player / your bedroom 5 ten students / in your English class 2 2 3 many supermarkets / your town 6 anairport / in your town