Complete the gaps with there is / isn't or there are / aren't.
a ______ twelve stars on the European flag.
b ______ any gravity in space.
c ______ a Rome in every continent of the world.
d ______ any deserts in Europe.
e ______ over 40,000 characters in Chinese writing.
f In Las Vegas casinos ______ any clocks.
g In over 90 % of plane crashes ______ a survivor.
h In an average bar of chocolate ______ eight insect legs!
Перед единственным числом (a Rome, a survivor) ставим there is / there isn't. Перед множественным числом или any + множественное число ставим there are / there aren't. Отрицание нужно там, где факт неверен или чего-то нет.
a) twelve stars: множественное число, факт верный, значит There are.
b) there isn't any gravity: здесь используется отрицание, поэтому There isn't.
c) a Rome: единственное число, Рима нет на каждом континенте, значит There isn't.
d) any deserts: множественное число, отрицание, значит There aren't.
e)
f) any clocks: There aren't.
g) a survivor: единственное число, факт верный, значит there is.
h) eight insect legs: there are.
a) There are
b) There isn't
c) There isn't
d) There aren't
e) There are
f) there aren't
g) there is
h) there are
Use the prompts and There is / are and There isn't / aren't to write sentences.
a a post office
b a hospital (зачёркнуто)
c two banks
d a supermarket
e an airport (зачёркнуто)
f clothes shops (зачёркнуто)
g three schools
h a theatre (зачёркнуто)
i a cinema
j museums (зачёркнуто)
Незачёркнутые слова дают утвердительные предложения, зачёркнутые дают отрицательные. Для единственного числа берём There is / There isn't + a / an. Для множественного числа берём There are / There aren't + any.
Примеры в задании: a) There is a post office. b) There isn't a hospital.
c) two banks, множественное число: There are two banks.
d) a supermarket, единственное число: There is a supermarket.
e) зачёркнуто, an airport: There isn't an airport.
f) зачёркнуто, множественное число: There aren't any clothes shops.
g) There are three schools.
h) зачёркнуто: There isn't a theatre.
i) There is a cinema.
j) зачёркнуто: There aren't any museums.
a) There is a post office.
b) There isn't a hospital.
c) There are two banks.
d) There is a supermarket.
e) There isn't an airport.
f) There aren't any clothes shops.
g) There are three schools.
h) There isn't a theatre.
i) There is a cinema.
j) There aren't any museums.
Complete the questions with Is there or Are there. Then write short answers.
In your town ...
a ______ a cathedral?
b ______ many shops?
c ______ a shopping centre?
d ______ a hospital?
e ______ many things to do and see?
f ______ a museum?
g ______ a theatre?
h ______ good bus and train services?
Is there ставим перед единственным числом (a cathedral). Are there ставим перед множественным числом (many shops). Краткие ответы: Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. для Is there и Yes, there are. / No, there aren't. для Are there. Ответ зависит от вашего города, поэтому даны оба варианта.
a) Is there a cathedral?
b) Are there many shops?
c) Is there a shopping centre?
d) Is there a hospital?
e) Are there many things to do and see?
f) Is there a museum?
g) Is there a theatre?
h) Are there good bus and train services?
a) Is there a cathedral? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
b) Are there many shops? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
c) Is there a shopping centre? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
d) Is there a hospital? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
e) Are there many things to do and see? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
f) Is there a museum? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
g) Is there a theatre? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
h) Are there good bus and train services? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
Correct the sentences. Use the Internet to help you.
a There are four continents.
b There are six planets in the solar system.
c There are ten countries in the European Union.
d There are red and black blood cells.
e There is one element in water, hydrogen (H₂O).
f There are ten centimetres in a metre.
g There are more speakers of English than of Chinese.
h There are seven questions in this exercise.
Образец: a) No, there aren't. There are five.
b) В Солнечной системе восемь планет.
c) В Евросоюзе сейчас
d) Кровяные клетки бывают красные и белые.
e) В воде два элемента: водород и кислород.
f) В метре
g) Носителей китайского языка больше, чем английского.
h) В упражнении
a) No, there aren't. There are five.
b) No, there aren't. There are eight.
c) No, there aren't. There are twenty-seven.
d) No, there aren't. There are red and white blood cells.
e) No, there isn't. There are two elements in water, hydrogen and oxygen.
f) No, there aren't. There are a hundred centimetres in a metre.
g) No, there aren't. There are more speakers of Chinese than of English.
h) No, there aren't. There are eight questions in this exercise.
Complete the sentence with there, it or they.
a ______ are five continents. ______ are Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe.
b ______ is someone in the house. Who is ______?
c ______ is very wet today and ______ is a lot of traffic.
d In his class ______ are 12 students but ______ aren't any girls. ______ are all boys.
e What time is ______? ______ is half past four.
f ______ are some shops in the village but ______ are all closed.
g ______ is a cinema but ______ aren't any good films on.
h ______ aren't any tickets left for the concert. ______ is sold out.
There ставим, когда сообщаем, что что-то существует или имеется (there is / there are). It используем для погоды, времени и неодушевлённого предмета в единственном числе. They заменяет множественное число уже названных предметов или людей.
a) There are five continents. They (= the continents) are Africa...
b) There is someone in the house. Who is it?
c) It is very wet (погода), there is a lot of traffic.
d) there are
e) What time is it? It is half past four.
f) There are some shops; they (= shops) are all closed.
g) There is a cinema; there aren't any good films.
h) There aren't any tickets; It (= the concert) is sold out.
a) There, They
b) There, it
c) It, there
d) there, there, They
e) it, It
f) There, they
g) There, there
h) There, It
