Unit 1 – there is/there are

There is or There are

Let’s look at:
1. When we use There is and There are.
2. How we make sentences using There is and There are.
3. How we pronounce There is and There are.

When do we use it?

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 Function: There is/There are
There are three small windows in
Are there any big the bedroom, but there aren’t any
windows in your new curtains. There is a big bed in the
bedroom? Is there a corner of the room and I love it!
comfortable bed? There isn’t a desk like in my old
bedroom, but there is a TV on the
In the
On the wall In the corner of wall!
bedroom the room

curtains windows a desk

Fill in the table with objects from the
a TV conversation.
a big bed
Exist Where? Not exist

Look at the conversation. We

use There is/There are to say
something exists or doesn’t exist
and where it is in a place.

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 Function: There is/There are
1. We use There is/isn’t or There are/aren’t to say if something exists in a
place or not.
The windows are something
There are three small windows in real; they exist. The curtains do
the bedroom, but there aren’t any not exist. You cannot find them
curtains. in the bedroom.

2. We often use There is or There are to say where things are in a place.

There is a big bed in the corner of the Now we know where to find
room…there is a TV on the wall! these objects in the bedroom.

How do we make
sentences with There
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is/are?
 Form: There is/There are
There are three small windows in
Are there any big the bedroom, but there aren’t any
windows in your new curtains. There is a big bed in the
bedroom? Is there a corner of the room and I love it!
comfortable bed? There isn’t a desk like in my old
bedroom, but there is a TV on the
wall!

+ singular nouns + plural nouns Look at the

positive There is There are conversation again and
fill in the table. The first
negative There isn’t (is not) There aren’t (are not) one is done for you.

There are two example singular noun: Is there a

questions in the conversation: Notice how the word
comfortable bed?
one with a singular noun and plural noun: Are there order changes in the
the other with a plural noun. any big windows? question!
Can you find them?
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 Form: There is/There are
There are three small windows in the
Are there any big bedroom, but there aren’t any
windows in your new curtains. There is a big bed in the
bedroom? Is there a corner of the room and I love it! There
comfortable bed? isn’t a desk like in my old bedroom, but
there is a TV on the wall!
Look! In the
+ singular nouns + plural nouns positive we
use some,
positive There is a big bed. There are three small windows.
but in the
There is + a/an + singular noun There are + some + plural noun
negative and
negative There isn’t a desk. There aren’t any curtains. question
There isn’t (is not) + a/an + singular noun There aren’t (are not) + any + plural noun
form, we use
questions Is there a comfortable bed? Are there any big windows? any.
Is + there + a/an + singular noun? Are + there + any + plural noun?

We move the order of the

words when we make Think about
questions. Look… pronunciation…
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 Think about pronunciation…
When we speak quickly, we usually use contractions. Listen to your
teacher.
/ðeəzə/ /ðerə/
There’s a big bed. There’re three windows.

/ðeərɪzntə/ /ðeərɑːntenɪ/
There isn’t a desk. There aren’t any curtains.

We often link these words together. Listen to your teacher again.

Let’s practise!

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 Practice activities
Correct the errors in the sentences below. There is one error in each sentence.

are
1. There is four dogs in the park. Look!

a
2. Is there some swimming pool in your school?

aren’t
3. There isn’t any books under the table.

any
4. There aren’t some children in the street today.

is
5. There are a cat in the garden.

Are there
6. There are some biscuits in the kitchen?

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