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Unit 37 · There and it

there is there are

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A
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There's a man on the roof.

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There's a train at 10.30.

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There are seven days in a week.

singular

there is ... (there's)
is there ... ?
there is not ... (there isn't or there's not)
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There's a big tree in the garden.

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There's nothing on TV tonight.

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A: Do you have any money? B: Yes, there's some in my bag.

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A: Excuse me, is there a hotel near here? B: Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.

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We can't go skiing. There isn't any snow.

plural

there are ...
are there ... ?
there are not ... (there aren't)
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There are some big trees in the garden.

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There are a lot of accidents on this road.

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A: Are there any restaurants near here? B: Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

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This restaurant is very quiet. There aren't many people here.

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How many players are there in a football team? There are 11 players in a football team.

B

there is and it is

there is it is
There's a book on the table. (not It's a book on the table.) I like **this book**. **It's** interesting. (It = this book)

Compare:

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'What's that noise?' 'It's a train.' (It = that noise)

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There's a train at 10.30. It's a fast train. (It = the 10.30 train)

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There's a lot of salt in this soup. I don't like this soup. It's too salty. (It = this soup)

Exercises (5)

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37.1

Kentham is a small town. Look at the information in the box and write sentences about Kentham with There is/are or There isn't/aren't.

  1. 1
    1 a castle? No
    a castle.example
  2. 2
    2 any restaurants? Yes (a lot)
    a lot of restaurants.example
  3. 3
    3 a hospital? Yes
    a hospital.
  4. 4
    4 a swimming pool? No
    a swimming pool.
  5. 5
    5 any cinemas? Yes (two)
    two cinemas.
  6. 6
    6 a university? No
    a university.
  7. 7
    7 any big hotels? No
    any big hotels.
37.2

Write sentences about your town (or a town that you know). Use There is/are or There isn't/aren't.

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    example
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    example
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37.3

Write there is / there isn't / is there or there are / there aren't / are there.

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    1 Kentham isn't an old town.
    any old buildings.example
  2. 2
    Look! a picture of your brother in the newspaper!
  3. 3
    'Excuse me, a bank near here?' 'Yes, at the end of the street.'
  4. 4
    five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.
  5. 5
    'How many students in the class?' 'Twenty.'
  6. 6
    The road is usually very quiet. much traffic.
  7. 7
    ' a bus from the city centre to the airport?' 'Yes, every 20 minutes.'
  8. 8
    ' any problems?' 'No, everything is OK.'
  9. 9
    nowhere to sit down. any chairs.
37.4

Write sentences with There are .... Choose from the boxes.

seventwenty-sixlettersdaysSeptemberthe solar systemeightthirtyplayersdaysthe USAa weekfifteenfiftyplanetsstatesa rugby teamthe English alphabet
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    example
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37.5

Write there's / is there or it's / is it.

  1. 1
    ' a train at 10.30.' ' a fast train?'example
  2. 2
    I'm not going to buy this shirt. too expensive.
  3. 3
    'What's wrong?' ' something in my eye.'
  4. 4
    a red car outside your house. yours?
  5. 5
    ' anything good on TV tonight?' 'Yes, a programme I want to see at 8.15.'
  6. 6
    'What's that building?' ' a school.'
  7. 7
    ' a restaurant in this hotel?' 'No, I'm afraid not.'