Exercises

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb to be.

1.There______two men at the door. 2. There_______a good clothes shop not far from here. 3. There_______a lot of people at the concert today. 4. There__________a police woman over here. 5. There_________a dog and the cat in the garden. 6. There ________no money in my bank account. 7. There___________four people in my family. 8. There_________no news from my friends.

Exercise2. Complete the sentences with there is(isn’t)/there are(aren’t) constructions.

1.______a train to Manchester? 2. ________a new disco near the college? 3. _______a good restaurant in this street? 4. ________two hospitals in this town. 5.________many children in the pool? 6. __________three families in this house. 7. ___________a television in the flat? 8. ________a big grey cloud over there.

Exercise3. Write sentences using there is/there are and the words given below.

1.bus, street. 2. lamp, room. 3. chalk, blackboard. 4. bread, table. 5. tea, tea-pot. 6. money, bag. 7. soap, shelf. 7. water, glass. 8. paper, box.

Exercise 4. Ask questions to the following statements then answer them according to the example.

Example: There is a good programme on TV tonight

• Is there a good programme on TV tonight?

- No, there isn 't

There aren't any theatres in my town.

• Are there any theatres in your town?

- Yes, there are.

1. There is a cat in the window. 2. There are a few changes in the text. 3. There are plenty of glasses in the cupboard. 4. There were a lot of people at the stadium. 5. There isn't anything on the plate. 6. There wasn't anybody in the room. 7. There are difficult exercises in this book. 8. There is something on the shelf. 9. There will be some interesting programmes on TV tomorrow. 10. There are several empty seats in the room. 11. There weren't any pears on the plate.

Exercise 5. Use "there is (are)" construction in the necessary tense form.

1. Look!........their telephone number in the letter. 2. Chester is a very old town. ……many old buildings. 3. Excuse me,………a restaurant near here? 4. How many students……….in your group? 5. I was hungry but………anything to eat. 6………..a football match on TV last night. 7………..many people at the meeting? 8. Look!.........an accident. Call the ambulance! 9. …24 hours in a day. 10. This box is empty. …………….nothing in it. 11. ……..somebody at the airport to meet you when you arrive tomorrow. 12. When we arrived at the cinema……..along queue outside.

Exercise 6.Translate into English.

1. В этом журнале много интересных статей. 2. В нашем городе много музеев и театров. 3. В этой комнате есть телефон? 4. В этой комнате два окна. 5. В чашке не было чая. 6. Сколько статей было в этом журнале? - Там было несколько статей. 7. Сколько студентов в аудитории? - Двадцать. 8. Рядом с нашим домом будет парк. 9. На этой улице была школа? 10. На столе лежит несколько книг.