Interchange INTRO

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By the end of this Cycle 2, students will be able to:
❑ use statements with there is/there are to discuss
furniture, appliances, and dream homes.

Teacher: HOCIN
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Things such as chairs,
tables, beds, cupboards,
etc. that are put into a
house or other building
to make it suitable and
comfortable for living or
working in.
Devices, machines, or
pieces of equipment,
especially electrical
ones that are used in
the house, such as
microwaves, blenders,
washing machines, etc.
What’s this?

It’s a bed.
What’s this?

It’s a rug.
What’s this?

It’s a refrigerator.
What are these?

They’re lamps.
What are these?

They’re pictures.
What’s this?

It’s a microwave.
What’s this?

It’s a mirror.
What are these?

They’re chairs.
What’s this?

It’s an armchair.
What’s this?

It’s a stove.
What’s this?

It’s a bookcase.
What are these?

They’re curtains.
What’s this?

It’s a coffee maker.

What’s this?

It’s a dresser.
What’s this?

It’s a cupboard.
What’s this?

It’s a table.
What’s this?

It’s a coffee table.

What’s this?

It’s a desk.
What’s this?

It’s a sofa.
A kitchen has . . .
a table, a stove, chairs, curtains, a microwave, cupboards,
pictures, a refrigerator, a rug, and a coffee maker.
A dining room has . . .
a table, chairs, curtains, pictures, a rug, and cupboards.
A living room has . . .
an armchair, a bookcase, a coffee table, curtains, a desk,
lamps, a mirror, pictures, a rug, and cupboards.
A bedroom has . . .
an armchair or a chair, a bed, a bookcase, curtains, a desk,
a dresser, a lamp, a mirror, pictures, and a rug.
Listen and write down any
furniture you hear.
Chairs
Table
Sofa
Armchairs
Rug Eric
Lamp Lara
1. What furniture does Lara have in the kitchen?
Chairs
2. What furniture does she need in the kitchen?
A table
3. What furniture does she have in the living room?
A lamp
4. What furniture does she need in the living room?
Lara hasarmchairs,
A sofa, some chairs,
andbut she needs a table.
a rug.
She doesn’t have a refrigerator, so she needs one.
This apartment is great, Lara.

Thanks. I love it, but I really need

some furniture.
What do you need?

Oh, lots of things. For example,

there are some chairs in the kitchen,
but there isn’t a table.
That’s true. And there’s no sofa
in the living room.

And there aren’t any armchairs, there

isn’t a rug . . . There’s only this lamp!
So let’s go shopping
next weekend!
Eric This apartment is great, Lara.
Lara Thanks. I love it, but I really need some furniture.
Eric What do you need?
Lara Oh, lots of things. For example, there are some
chairs in the kitchen, but there isn’t a table.
Eric That’s true. And there’s no sofa in the living room.
Lara And there aren’t any armchairs, there isn’t
a rug . . . There’s only this lamp!
Eric So let’s go shopping next weekend!
There is, there are
We usually use there is/there are to give information about the things in a place.
We use there is with singular nouns and there are with plural nouns.

We use: a/an + singular nouns.

some + plural nouns in positive statements.
any + plural nouns in negative statements.
Positive statement
There’s a bed in the bedroom.
There’s + a/an + singular noun.

Negative statement
There’s no sofa in the = There isn’t a sofa in the
bedroom. bedroom.
There’s no + singular noun. There isn’t + a/an + singular noun.
There is, there are
We usually use there is/there are to give information about the things in a place.
We use there is with singular nouns and there are with plural nouns.

We use: a/an + singular nouns.

some + plural nouns in positive statements.
any + plural nouns in negative statements.
Positive statement
There are some chairs in the
kitchen.
There are + some + plural noun.
Negative statement
There are no chairs in the = There aren’t any chairs in the
living room. living room.
There are no + plural noun. There aren’t + any + plural noun.
There is, there are
There is, there are

1. There’s
____________________
no / There isn’t a dresser in the bedroom.
There is, there are

There are some chairs in the kitchen.

2. ____________________
There is, there are

There’s a
3. ____________________ lamp in the living room.
There is, there are

4.There
____________________
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There is, there are

5.There
_________________________
aren’t any / There are no rugs on the floor.
There is, there are

6. There
_________________________
aren’t any / There are nocurtains on the windows.
There is, there are

7.There’s
_____________________
no / There isn’t an armchair in the bedroom.
There is, there are

8. There
_________________________
aren’t any / There are nobooks in the bookcase.
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words with /ð/ do not produce air.

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JACOB: What website is that?
COURTNEY: Oh, it's a furniture website. I'm buying a
few things for the living room. Look at these blue
armchairs.
JACOB: They're really cool!
COURTNEY: Yeah, I love them. I need two for the
living room. But they're so expensive.
JACOB: What about that sofa? It's really nice.
COURTNEY: No. I don't like that color. And I have a
sofa now – from my parents. It's blue, too!
JACOB: Hey, look at that rug. . . . It's great! And it
matches the chairs.
COURTNEY: Um . . . it's . . . a little boring. Oh! I really
like that coffee table.
JACOB: Yeah, it's really beautiful. Hey, you
need a bookcase, right? Look at that bookcase.
COURTNEY: No, I don't like it. It's too big.
JACOB: Those yellow lamps are nice.
COURTNEY: I don't need any lamps. And I
don't like yellow. Oh, I know! I need some
curtains.
JACOB: Do you like those curtains there?
COURTNEY: No, not really. Hey, look at that
mirror.
JACOB: It's great! But it's a little expensive.
COURTNEY: That's OK. It's perfect!
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two bedrooms, and . . .

In the living room, there is a . . .

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HOMEWORK

1. Practice today’s vocabulary

using there is and there are.
2. Complete the Grammar
Plus 2 on page 138.
3. Complete the workbook
exercises from 5-10.
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HOMEWORK
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