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There is / There are

The Perfect House

Focus on Grammar 1 JJB2 Part VIII, Unit 26 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
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Slide 1 JJB2 Change 2005 to 2006 (done)

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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.

Our New House

Theres a big air There is conditioning. There are good backyard. schools nearby.

Present Singular
Use there is or theres to state facts about a person or thing.

There is a big backyard.

There is air conditioning.

Present Plural
Use there are if the noun is plural.

There are a lot of windows. There are good schools nearby.

The Perfect House

There arent any trees, There a fireplace, but but theres a There isnt isntan extra Theres even a but theres big swimming myamother! basketball space theres a bigcourt. for my bedroom forpool, driveway for my car. flat screen TV. Are Is there a there. trees Is . . Great. Hmmmthere a in swimming pool? fireplace? the yard?

Negative
To state a negative fact, you can use there isnt a / an or there arent any.
present singular

There isnt a garage.

present plural

There arent any trees inJJB13 the yard.

present singular

There isnt a fence.

present plural

There arent a lot of neighbors.

Slide 7 JJB13 Change "stories" to "floors"

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Contractions
Use theres in speaking and informal writing.

Theres a basketball court. Theres even an extra bedroom for my mother.

Practice 1
Quiz This Week 0

Look at the information about Mrs. Chans class. Make sentences using there is, there are and information about this class.

Mrs. Chans History Class

Students 18 Homework very little Readings 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."
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Questions
Put is, or are before there to make a question.

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

Short Answers
Use there in questions and short answers. Are there any Is there in problems a the porch? basement?

No, there Yes, there is. arent.

Practice 2
Example: lots of houses a good school many children a highway five years ago restaurants problems cafs five years ago parks noise

Ask a partner questions about his or her neighborhood. Use is there, are there and short answers.

Are there lots of houses in No, there your arent. neighborhood?

References
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