Оборот there is / there are

Оборот there is / there are служит для выражения наличия (отсутствия) какого-либо предмета в определенном месте или в определенное время.

Present Indefinite

There is a picture on the wall. На стене картина. Is there a picture on the wall? На стене есть картина?

There are pictures on the wall. На стене картины. Are there pictures on the wall? На стене есть картины?

Past Indefinite

There was a picture on the wall. На стене была картина. Was there a picture on the wall? На стене была картина?

There were pictures on the wall. На стене были картины. Were there pictures on the wall? На стене были картины?

Future Indefinite

There will be pictures on the wall. На стене будут картины.

Will there be pictures on the wall? На стене будут картины?

Выбор формы глагола to be зависит от числа существительного, следующего сразу за ним: There is a chair and two armchairs in the room. There are two armchairs and a chair in the room.

Вопросительные предложения с оборотом there is / there are строятся следующим образом

Общий вопрос: Is there anything in the bag? Will there be lessons tomorrow?

Специальный вопрос: What is there in the bag?

Разделительный вопрос. There are some pupils in the classroom, aren't there?

Задание 6.1. Вставьте to be в нужной форме: 1. There ... a telegram on the table. 2 … there any telegrams from Moscow? Yes, there ... some. 3. ... there ... a flight for Moscow tomorrow? Yes, there … 4. There ... much snow last winter. 5. There ... a lot of stars and planets in space. 6. ... there ... a lift in your future house? Yes, there … 7. Some years ago there ... many old houses in our street. 8. ... there any lectures yesterday? No, there ... 9. ... there a lamp over the table? Yes, there ... 10. ... there any interesting stories in this book? 11. ... there a test last lesson? No, there ... 12. Soon there … a new film on.

Задание 6.2. Поставьте вопросы к следующим предложениям: 1. There are some new pupils in our group. 2. There is no book on the table. 3. There were many old houses in our street. 4. There are 4 seasons in a year. 5. There will be a conference next week. 6. There are many large cities in our country. 7. There was nobody in the room. 8. There are 7 days in a week. 9. There is something on the shelf. 10. There are many places of interest in London. 11. There are many beautiful flowers in our garden. 12. There was much work last week.

Задание 6.3. Напишите следующие предложения в прошедшем и будущем временах: 1. There is much snow in winter. 2. There are 5 theatres in our city. 3. There is no lift in our house. 4. There are many new books in our library. 5. There is little mill in the bottle. 6. There are 3 rooms in our flat. 7. There is a map on the wall.

Задание 6.4. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

MY WORKING DAY

Usually I get up at 7 o'clock on week-days. I do my bed and open the window. Sometimes I do my morning exercises, but not always. Then I go to the bathroom. Then I wash myself and clean my teeth. Sometimes I take a shower. After that I go back to my bedroom, dress myself and brush my hair. In five minutes I am ready for breakfast. I usually have a cup of tea or coffee and a sandwich. After breakfast I take my bag, put on my coat and go to the college. I live not far from my college and it takes me only ten minutes to walk there. I am never late for the first lesson because I come to the college a few minutes before the bell. I leave my coat in the cloakroom and go to the classroom. The lessons begin at eight o'clock and at half past one they are over. Sometimes after the lessons I go to the library to take some books. I usually do my home task at home. As a rule, I have no free time on my week-days. Sometimes I have dinner at my college canteen. For dinner I usually have soup for the first course, meat or fish with some salad for the second. I drink milk or a cup of tea. Twice a week I go to the swimming pool. I play volleyball in the college team and we have our training at our big gymnasium.

Words: usually – обычно; sometimes – иногда; enough – достаточно; shower – душ; always – всегда; only – только; never – никогда; cloakroom – раздевалка; as a rule – как правило; canteen – столовая; twice – дважды; team – команда; gymnasium – спортзал.

Задание 6.5. Ответьте на вопросы. 1. When do you usually get up on your working day? 2. What do you do in the morning when you get up? 3. What do you have for breakfast? 4. How much time does it take you to get to your school? 5. Do you have dinner at home or at school canteen? 6. What do you usually have for dinner? 7. Do you often go to the library? 8. When does your family have supper? 9. Do you go in for sports? 10. When do you usually go to bed?

Задание 6.6. Напишите рассказ о своем рабочем дне.

Задание 6.7. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

MY DAY OFF

The last two days of the week are Saturday and Sunday. They are called the weekend. People don't go to work on weekends. But students and pupils have only one day off. It is Sunday. Weekend is my favourite time of the week because I don't go to the college. I think Sunday is the best day of the week. On this day I wake up later than usual. And sometimes I don't get up till nine or ten o'clock. As soon as I get up I air the room, do my bed and do morning exercises. Then I have breakfast and help my mother to clear away the dishes and wash them. After breakfast I get ready with my homework and then I am free. I meet my friends and we discuss our plans together. Last Sunday we went to the Zoo. There were many funny animals there. It was very interesting to spend time there. On Sundays I usually do shopping. My Mother tells me what to buy, I take a shopping bag and go shopping. As a rule I go to the shop near my house. There are many departments in this shop and I can buy different goods there. Then I go to the baker's and buy bread and rolls. I also buy milk at the dairy department. In the evening our family gets together. We have supper, watch TV or read books. Reading is my hobby. I like to read detective stories or books of modern writers. At about eleven o'clock I go to bed.

Words: till – до; as soon as – как только; to air – проветривать; morning exercises – зарядка; Zoo – зоопарк; funny – смешной; animals – животные; to spend – проводить; to do shopping – делать покупки; to buy – покупать; department – отдел; goods – товары; baker's – булочная; rolls – булочки; bread – хлеб; also – также; dairy department – молочный отдел

Questions: 1. What days of the week do you like and why? 2. What time do you get up on Sunday? 3. What do you do in the morning? 4. How do you usually spend your days off? 5. Do you often go to the country on your days off? 6. How did you spend your last Sunday? 7. Do you go shopping? 8. Do you go in for sports on Sunday? 9. Do you often go to see your friends? 10. Do you like to spend your days off with your friends or with your parents? 11. What is your hobby? 12. What books do you like to read? 13. Do your guests often come to you on Sunday?