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The document discusses the use of there is/there are and countable vs uncountable nouns. It provides examples of how to use cardinal and ordinal numbers when discussing dates. Key topics covered include singular and plural forms, some/any, and days of the week/months.

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Lesson 2

The document discusses the use of there is/there are and countable vs uncountable nouns. It provides examples of how to use cardinal and ordinal numbers when discussing dates. Key topics covered include singular and plural forms, some/any, and days of the week/months.

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LESSON 2

There is/There are - Numbers


What are we going to talk about?

■ There is or There are?


■ Countable/Uncountable nouns
■ Some/Any
■ Cardinal numbers
■ Ordinal numbers
■ Days of the week, months and dates
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There is – There are

■ In sentences that begin with there is and there are,


the subject comes after the verb and the pronouns
before.

■ We use “there is” or “there are” to talk about things


we can see and things that exist.

■ We use “there is” for singular and uncountable


nouns.

■ We use “there are” for plural countable nouns.


There is – There are
Countable vs Uncountable nouns
■ A countable noun is a separate object. ■ An uncountable noun is not a
We can clearly count the number of separate object or unit. We cannot
units of a countable noun. count uncountable nouns.
■ A countable noun has a singular form ■ Uncountable nouns only have a
and a plural form. singular form.
■ For regular nouns, we usually form ■ Uncountable nouns are names of
the plural by adding “s”. materials, gases, liquids, concepts,
collections, mass objects without
boundaries, sports.
Countable vs Uncountable nouns

■ Katy is eating a banana ■ Katy is drinking some milk


■ Katy has three bananas ■ Katy is drinking a milk
■ Katy is drinking milks

■ John ate three chocolates ■ John ate a lot of chocolate.


Some/A lot of
■ With plural countable nouns we can either give the quantity or use some or a
lot of if we don’t know the exact quantity.

There are five people in the office.

There are some people in the office.

■ We also use some or a lot of with uncountable nouns.

There is some money in my wallet.

There is a lot of suger in this cake.


Any

■ We use any after the negative «isn’t» in the case of uncountable nouns.

There isn’t any money in my wallet.

■ We use any after «aren’t» for plural countable nouns.

There aren’t any students in the classroom

■ We do not use any with singular countable nouns.

There isn’t any single biscuit left in the packet.


There is – There are

■ There are three apples in my basket.

■ There is a lot of traffic today.

■ Where is your mum? There she is!

■ There isn’t any butter left.

■ There are some stains on your jacket.


Numbers

■ Cardinal numbers are


numbers that tell you "how
many." They express an
amount.

■ We use cardinal numbers


to count people or things.
They indicate a quantity of
people or objects.
Numbers
 Ordinal numbers are numbers that tell
you the position of someone or
something in a group or list. Ordinal
numbers tell order.

 Except for first (1st), second (2nd),


and third (3rd), most ordinal
numbers end in the letters "th."
Days of the week and Months
How to say the date
■ For dates, we always use an ordinal number for the day.
Four of July
Fourth of July

 Years are usually divided into two parts, with the exception of years after the 2000.
1995
2004
2020
HOMEWORK!
• English for Everyone Grammar Guide Practice Book pages 168, 170, 178,
206
• Upstream Beginner A1+ Student's Book page 126 (exercises 1 and 3)
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