2. Our New House
Honey, I found the Oh, that’s great!
perfect house. You Tell me all about it.
are going to love it.
3. Our New House
There’s air
There is a big
conditioning.
There are good
backyard.
schools nearby.
4. Present Singular
Use there is or there’s to state facts about a
person or thing.
There is a big There is air
backyard. conditioning.
5. Present Plural
Use there are if the noun is plural.
There are a lot
of windows.
There are good
schools nearby.
6. The Perfect House
There isn’t isn’tan trees,
There aren’tfireplace, but
… There a any
but there’s a
There’s even a extra Hmmmthere a in
Are Is there a
there.trees
Is . . Great.
basketball court. big
but there’s a
there’s a big pool,…for my
swimming space
bedroom for my mother! swimming pool?
fireplace?
the yard?
driveway for my car.
flat screen TV.
7. Negative
To state a negative fact, you can use there
isn’t a / an or there aren’t any.
present singular
There isn’t a garage.
present plural
There aren’t any trees in the
yard.
present singular
There isn’t a fence.
present plural
There aren’t a lot of neighbors.
8. Contractions
Use there’s in speaking and informal writing.
There’s a basketball court.
There’s even an extra
bedroom for my mother.
9. Look at the information about Mrs.
Practice 1 Chan’s class. Make sentences using
there is, there are and information
about this class.
Mrs. Chan’s History Class
Quiz Students Homework Readings
This Week 0 18 very little many
Example: This week, there isn’t a quiz.
This week, there are 18 students.
This week, there is very little homework.
This week, there are many readings.
10. Questions
Put is, or are before there to make a
question.
Arethere a swimming house?
Is there mice in the pool?
11. Short Answers
Use there in questions and short answers.
Are there any No, there
Is there a
problems in the Yes, there is.
porch? aren’t.
basement?
12. Ask a partner questions about his
Practice 2 or her neighborhood. Use is there,
are there and short answers.
Example: lots of houses Are there lots
of houses in No, there
a good school your aren’t.
neighborhood?
many children
a highway five years ago
restaurants
problems
cafés five years ago
parks
noise