Unit 36: there is / there are

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GRAMMAR
EXAMPLES
EXERCISES

A. there is / there are

There's a man on the roof.
man on roof
There's a train at 10.30.
train
There are seven days in a week.
calendar
singular
there is … (there’s)
there is not … (there isn’t or there’s not)
plural
there are …
there are not … (there aren’t)
There’s a big tree in the garden.
There’s a good film on TV tonight.
A: Have you got any money?
B: Yes, there’s some in my bag.
A: Excuse me, is there a hotel near here?
B: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
We can’t go skiing. There isn’t any snow.
There are some big trees in the garden.
There are a lot of accidents on this road.
A: Are there any letters for me today?
B: Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
This restaurant is very quiet. There aren’t many people here.
How many players are there in a football team?
There are 11 players in a football team.

B. there is and it is

There’s a book on the table.
(not 'It’s a book on the table.')
I like this book. It’s interesting.
(it = this book)
Compare:
‘What’s that noise?’ ‘It’s a train.’ (it = that noise)
There’s a train at 10.30. It’s a fast train. (it = the 10.30 train)
There’s a lot of salt in this soup. I don’t like this soup. It’s too salty. (it = this soup)
there was / were / has been etc. → UNIT 37 | it and there → UNIT 38 | some and any → UNIT 75

Examples

There’s a man on the roof.
There’s a train at 10.30.
There are seven days in a week.
There’s a big tree in the garden.
There’s a good film on TV tonight.
There’s some in my bag.
There isn’t any snow.
There are some big trees in the garden.
There are a lot of accidents on this road.
There aren’t many people here.
There are 11 players in a football team.
It’s a train.
It’s a fast train.
It’s too salty.

Exercises 36.1 – 36.5

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36.1 Kenham is a small town. Look at the information in the box and write sentences about Kenham with There is/are or There isn’t/aren’t.

1 a castle?No
2 any restaurants?Yes (a lot)
3 a hospital?Yes
4 a swimming pool?No
5 any cinemas?Yes (two)
6 a university?No
7 any big hotels?No
  1. There isn’t a castle.
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36.2 Write sentences about your town (or a town that you know). Use There is/are/isn’t/aren’t.

  1. There are a few restaurants.
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36.3 Put in there is / there isn’t / is there / there are / there aren’t / are there.

  1. Kenham isn’t an old town. There aren’t any old buildings.
  2. Look! a photograph of your brother in the newspaper!
  3. ‘Excuse me, a bank near here?’ ‘Yes, at the end of the street.’
  4. five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.
  5. ‘How many students in the class?’ ‘Twenty.’
  6. ‘Can we take a photograph?’ ‘No, a film in the camera.’
  7. ‘ a bus from the city centre to the airport?’ ‘Yes. Every 20 minutes.’
  8. ‘ any problems?’ ‘No, everything is OK.’
  9. ‘ nowhere to sit down.’ ‘ any chairs.’
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36.4 Write sentences with There are …. Choose from the boxes.

seven
nine
twenty-six
thirty
fifty
letters
days
players
states
September
the solar system
the USA
a rugby team
the English alphabet
  1. There are seven days in a week.
  2. in the English alphabet.
  3. in the USA.
  4. in September.
  5. in a rugby team.
  6. in the solar system.
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36.5 Put in there’s / is there / it’s / is it.

  1. ‘There’s a train at 10.30.’ ‘Is it a fast train?’
  2. I’m not going to buy this shirt. very expensive.
  3. ‘What’s wrong?’ ‘ something in my eye.’
  4. Is there a hotel near here? ‘Yes, one in the next street.’
  5. ‘ a red car outside the house?’ ‘Yes, yours?’
  6. There’s a film on television tonight. a good film?
  7. ‘What’s that building?’ ‘ a school.’
  8. ‘ a restaurant in this hotel?’ ‘No, I’m afraid not.’

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