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3.1

Grammar
7 Complete with: Is there or
there is/there are – a/an – some – any – no Are there. Look at the picture in
5 Study the table. Is it the same in Bulgarian? Ex. 6 and answer the questions.
Write in your notebook.
There is a park. There is an aquarium. 1 Are there any blocks of flats?
Affirmative
There are some tall buildings. Yes, there are.
There isn’t a hospital. There aren’t any 2 … a park?
Negative
gardens. / There are no gardens. 3 … any gardens?
Is there a school? 4 … a hospital?
Interrogative
Are there any parks? 5 … a castle?
Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. 6 … any people?
Short answers
Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
• We use there is to list things in the singular. There’s a hospital.
8 Look at Ex. 1. Find out
• We use there are to list things in the plural. There are tall
which of these there are in your
buildings.
partner’s village/town/city.
• We use a/an in the affirmative/negative and interrogative
with countable nouns in the singular to refer to something for A: Are there any tall buildings in your
the first time. city?
• We use some in the affirmative with countable nouns in the B: Yes, there are.
plural.
• We use any in the negative and interrogative with countable Listening
nouns in the plural.
• We use no in the negative with countable nouns in the plural. 9 2.3 Listen to Jenny describing
her birthplace. Where is it?
What is there in it?
6 Look at the picture. Complete the sentences. Use is,
are, isn't, aren't, some, any, no or a. Write in your notebook. Speaking

10 In your notebook, make
notes under the headings, then
talk about your birthplace.
■ Where is it?
■ What is there?
■ What are your feelings?

Writing

(see Guided Writing p. GW1)
11 Use your answers in Ex. 10 to
write a reply to Damyan’s blog
post telling him about your
birthplace (50 words). Write
1 There aren't any/are no 5 There … bridge.
about: ■ where it is ■ what there
cars. 6 There … river. is ■ feelings
2 There … wide street. 7 There … hospitals.
3 There … tall buildings. 8 There … people on
4 There … street cafés. the street.
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