1. THERE IS / THERE
ARE
A / AN, SOME, ANY

2. There is + sustantivo There are + sustantivo
singular plural
• There is a man. • There are some dogs.
• Hay un hombre. • Hay algunos perros.

3. A + sustantivo singular en AN + sustantivo singular en
oraciones afirmativas, oraciones afirmativas,
negativas e interrogativas negativas e interrogativas
cuando el sustantivo cuando el sustantivo
comienza por consonante comienza por vocal
• There is a car. • There is an elephant.
• Hay un coche. • Hay un elefante.

4. SOME+ sustantivos en ANY + sustantivos en plural
plural en oraciones en oraciones negativas e
afirmativas interrogativas
• There are some cats. • There aren’t any pets.
• Hay algunos gatos. • No hay ninguna mascota.
• There are some books. • Are there any girls?
• Hay algunos libros. • ¿Hay alguna chica?

5. THE DEEP
OCEAN
Imagine:
You’re on a boat in the middle of the Pacific
Ocean.

6. It’s hot and sunny. There isn’t a cloud in the
sky.

7. You go down into the water in a special
submarine.

8. At 10 metres underwater, it’s warm.
There are some plants and some fish.

9. At 1000 metres underwater, it’s cold and
dark.

10. At 2000 metres underwater, you’re on the
ocean floor. It’s very, very cold.

11. There aren’t any plants. But – incredibly –
there are some animals here.

12. There are some holes in the floor of the
Pacific Ocean. Very hot water (400ºC)
comes out of the holes, and some
amazing animals live there.

13. There’s a special type of worm and there
are some snails, too.

14. Sometimes, the worms are three metres
long. The snails haven’t got any eyes, but
they’ve got hair!

15. Are there any plants at 10 metres
underwater?
Yes, there are.

16. Are there any fish at 10 metres underwater?
Yes, there are.

17. Are there any plants on the ocean floor?
No, there aren’t.

18. Are there any animals on the ocean floor?
Yes, there are.

19. Is there a special type of worm on the ocean
floor?
Yes, there is.

20. Are there any dolphins on the ocean floor?
No, there aren’t.

21. There is a worm.

22. There are some holes.

23. There is a submarine on the ocean floor.

24. There is a special kind of snail.

25. There are some plants at 10 metres
underwater.

26. Marga Renedo Gómez