English III

Unit 5: Around Town

COURSE: English III

PROFESSOR: Sebastián Martínez Díaz
 Contents

1. “There is” and “There are”

2. Asking for and offering help with Can/Could/May

3. Giving directions

4. Location expressions
 “There is” and “There are”

Singular

There is (There’s) a/an/one element

Example:

There is (There’s) a/one bank

There is (There’s) an/one old church
 “There is” and “There are”

a: consonant sound

an: vowel sound

one: consonant and vowel sound

 “There is” and “There are”

Plural

There are some / a couple of / a lot of / two, three, four, etc

elementS

Example:

There are some schools

There are a lot of restaurants
 Questions with “Is there” and “Are there”

Singular

Is there a/an + element + ?

Example:

A: Excuse me. Is there a cash machine around here?

B: Yes, there is (there’s) one inside/in Bancoestado.
B: No, there isn’t (one)
 Questions with “Is there” and “Are there”

Plural

Are there (any) + elementS + ?

Example:

A: Excuse me. Are there (any) drugstoreS around here?

B: Yes, there are some/a couple of/a lot of/two, three, four,
etc on the corner of Vicuña and Agricola.
B: No, there aren’t (any)
 Negative

Singular

There is (There’s) no element

Example:

There is (There’s) no drugstore

 Negative

Plural

There are no elementS

Example:

There are no theaters

 Asking for and offering help with Can/Could

Asking for help expressions

1. Can/Could you help me, please?

2. Can/Could you give me directions to + _________?

3. Can/Could you to tell me how to get to +_______/there?

Asking for and offering help with Can/Could

Offering help expressions

1. Can/Could/May I help you?

2. What can/could I do for you?

3. How can/could I help you?

4. How can/could I help?

 Giving directions

Expressions

1. Go (straight) ahead

2. Go through

3. Turn left/Make a left

4. Turn right/Make a right

5. Go up/Walk up

6. Go down/Walk down