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e is / Ther
Ther
There is / There are
e
e ar
Complete with the correct form of
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE there is / there are.
There’s a bedroom There isn’t a bedroom
downstairs. downstairs. 1. A: Look! a rabbit in our garden.
There are two There aren’t two B: only one rabbit.
bedrooms downstairs. bedrooms downstairs. three! Look over there!
2. A: a swimming pool in your
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
town?
Is there a bedroom Yes, there is. /
downstairs? No, there isn’t. B: No, , but
a nice park.
Are there two Yes, there are. /
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bedrooms downstairs? No, there aren’t.
3. A: three bathrooms in your
house?
B: No, . only
two. a small bathroom
downstairs and a big bathroom upstairs.

Speak

SPOT THE DIFFERENCES
Talk in pairs. Look at the two pictures and find the differences.
In house A, there
are two bathrooms.
But in house B there
is only one bathroom.

Write & Present

Imagine you are designing a house
for a video game. Think about:

• the rooms upstairs
A and downstairs
• the items of furniture
• the other parts of the
house (e.g. garage)

Draw your house and write a few
sentences to describe it. Present
your video game house to the class.

Upstairs, there are….

B

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