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There is/ There are

The Perfect House

9

Focus on Grammar 1

Part VIII, Unit 26

By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ WellsCopyright 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Slide 1

JJB2 Change 2005 to 2006 (done)UBEAUJO,2/9/2006

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Our New House

Honey, I found the

perfect house. You

are going to love it.

Oh, thats great!

Tell me all about it.

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Our New House

There is a big

backyard.

Theres air

conditioning.

There are good

schools nearby.

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Present Singular

There is a big

backyard.

There is air

conditioning.

Use there is ortheres to state facts about a

person or thing.

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Present Plural

There are good

schools nearby.

There are a lot

ofwindows.

Use there are if the noun is plural.

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Are there trees in

the yard?

Is there a

fireplace?

There arent any trees,

but theres a big

driveway for my car.

There isnt a fireplace, but

theres a big space for my

flat screen TV.

Theres even an extra

bedroom for my mother!

There isnt a

swimming pool, Hmmm . . . Great.Is there a

swimming pool?

The Perfect House

but theres a

basketball court.

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Slide 7

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Change "stories" to "floors"UBEAUJO,2/8/2006

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Theres a basketball court.

Contractions

Use theres in speaking and informal writing.

Theres even an extra bedroom

for my mother.

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Practice 1Look at the information about Mrs.

Chans class. Make sentences using

there is, there are and information

about this class.

Mrs. Chans History ClassQuiz Students Homework Readings

This Week 0 18 very little many

Example: This week, there isnt a quiz.

This week, there are 18 students.

This week, there is very little homework.

This week, there are many readings.

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Slide 9

JJB18 Change "Last week there wasn't a Power Point." to "Last week there weren't a lot of readings."

Change "This week there is PowerPoint" to "This week there are five readings."UBEAUJO,2/9/2006

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Questions

Put is, orare before there to make a

question.

Is there a swimming pool?Are there mice in the house?

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Short Answers

Use there in questions and short answers.

Is there a

porch?Yes, there is.

Are there anyproblems in the

basement?

No, there

arent.

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Practice 2Ask a partner questions about his

or her neighborhood. Use is there,

are there and short answers.

lots of housesExample:

a good school

many childrena highway five years ago

restaurants

problemscafs five years ago

parks

noise

Are there lots

of houses in

your

neighborhood?

No, there

arent.

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References

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