Exercise 6

I Read about one of the streets in the picture. Which street is it?

There is a hotel in this street. There are two banks. There aren’t any restaurants. There isn’t a cinema. There is a telephone box on the corner. So which street is it? ___________

IIWrite about the other streets. Add these words. There is, There isn’t,

There are, There aren’t.

Middle Street

There is1a cinema and a hotel in this street. _____2 a travel agent’s. _____ 3 a telephone box on the corner. _____ 4 any restaurants. _____ 5 two banks.

East Street

_____ 1 a hotel in this street. _____ 2 a cinema and a travel agent’s. _____ 3 any banks. _____ 4 two restaurants. ____ 5 telephone box on the corner.

III Now write about a street that you know.

There is _____ in the street. There are _____. There isn’t a _____. There aren’t any _____.

Exercise 7

There + BE Yes / NO Questions
Question	SHORT ANSWER
BE + THERE + SUBject Is there any milk in the refrigerator? (b) Are there any eggs in the refrigerator?	 Yes, there is.  No, there isn’t.  Yes, there are.  No, there aren’t.

Ask and answer questions about this city. Use there + be.

Example:

• Student A: Is there a zoo in (name of the city)?

• Student B: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. / I don’t know.

a zoo an airport an aquarium any rivers any ponds a train station

a subway any good theatres a botanical garden 10.any swimming pools 11. an art museum 12. a good transportation system

Exercise 8

There + BE Asking questions with how many / HOW MUCH
Question	SHORT ANSWER + (LONG ANSWER)
How many + Subject + are + there + Location (a) How many provinces are there in Canada? How much + subject + is + there + Location (b) How much snow is there in Siberia in winter?	 Ten. (There are ten provinces in Canada.)  Much. (There is much snow in Siberia in winter.)

Ask a group-mate a question with How many or How much. Here is a list of words that will help you to give the idea of number.

How many		How much
a some a few many how many	 a flower (= one flower)  flowers (= more than one)  flowers (= more than one but not many)  flowers (= lots, i.e. more than a few)  flowers? (= a question form)	some a little much how much	 wine (= not a lot, not a little, somewhere in between)  wine (= not much)  wine (=a lot of)  wine? (a question form)

Example:

days in a week?		- How many days are there in a week? - Seven. There are seven days in a week.
bread on the plate?		- How much bread is there on the plate? - Some. There is some bread on the plate.

letters in the English alphabet? states in the USA? continents in the world? oceans on our planet? wine in the bottle? bottles of wine in the cellar? cheese in the fridge?

sorts of cheese on sale? tobacco in the pipe? 10. cigarettes in the pack? 11. pages in this book? 12. chapters in this book? 13. windows in this room? 14. floors in this building?