9.  Analyze the forms of “there is/are” construction in the table below:

	Present Simple	Past Simple	Future Simple
Affirmative	There is (singular) There’s	There was (singular)	There will be
	There are (plural) There’re	There were (plural)
Negative	Is there (singular) … ?	Was there …? (singular)	Will there be ?
	Are there (plural) … ?	Were there …? (plural)
Interrogative	There is not (singular) There isn’t	There was not There wasn’t (singular)	There will not There won’t
	There are not (plural) There aren’t	There were not There weren’t (plural)

a) transform the following sentences into Past Simple and Future Simple:

1. There are twelve students in our group. 2. There are a variety of modern definitions of economics. 3. There is no coffee in my cup. 4. There is a new stadium in the town. 5. Are there any pineapples in the Frig? 6. Is there much work to do at home? 7. There is no exact objective. 8. There are four letters for him on the table.

b) transform the sentences changing “there is/are” construction by appropriate forms of the verb “to have” according to the model:

There is some problem in my work. – I have some problem in my work.

1. There is no key in my bag. 2. There are no suggestions on his problem. 3. There are no French books in my library. 4. There is no telephone in their flat. 5. There is no possibility to reduce your expenses. 6. There are no flowers in our room. 7. There are no new buildings in her town. 8. There is no reason for me to disagree with your statements.

10.  Ask the questions to the following statements, then answer them according to the models.

There is a lift in the house.

- Is there a lift in the house?

- Yes, there is.

There were not any answers to our questions.

- Were there any answers to our questions? – No, there weren’t.

1. There will be some articles devoting to macroeconomics. 2. There is an error in your research work. 3. There were more than twenty pounds in my wallet. 4. There aren’t a lot of students at the canteen. 5. There was only one way to explain their behaviour. 6. There will not be a plenty of difficult tasks in your examination. 7. There are a few descriptions of ‘the dismal science’. 8. There were several reasons to treat this concept in such a way. 9. There wasn’t any milk in the bottle. 10. There isn’t only approach to the subject.

11.  Read the text “My University” and say how many Institutes are there: My University

This time I’ll tell you about my University and my studies¹. I am very happy to study at the Far Eastern National technical University of Fishery. Its other name is Dalrybvtuz. There are only two such Universities in our country: in Vladivostok and in Kaliningrad. Many famous people graduated from² my University, and not only economists or scientists³, but a lot of outstanding⁴ seamen, engineers and politicians. Studying at our University gives a solid background⁵ in all spheres of knowledge⁶ and prepares for further practical work. Our University is quite large but not very old. It was founded at the beginning of the 20th century, in May of 1930. Its first Rector was M.I. Chesnokov. First it was merely an Institute of Fisheries and had only four faculties⁷, but later it became the largest University in the region which gave birth⁸ to other Institutions in Primorsky Kray. Nowadays it is a large school where more than 3000 students are currently enrolled⁹. The majority¹⁰ is full-time students¹¹, like me, and the rest are part-time students¹². There are also about 200 postgraduate students¹³. They carry out¹⁴ their research works¹⁵ and take some pedagogical practice. Dalrybvtuz can also be proud of¹⁶ the Sail Training Ship¹⁷ ‘Pallada’. This beautiful tall ship¹⁸ gives an opportunity¹⁹ to young trainees²⁰ from different Colleges and countries, future navigators²¹ and marine engineers²², to experience a real voyage and marine practice all around the World.

Dalrybvtuz is one of the finest city's higher educational institutions. There are seven Institutes in my University, a Marine college and the Lyceum²³. Dalrybvtuz also has a few affiliates²⁴ in different towns of Primorsky region. So, my University comprises²⁵ the Marine Institute²⁶, the Institute of Fishery and Aquaculture²⁷, the Institute of Economics and Management²⁸, the Food Production Institute²⁹, the International Institute³⁰, the Institute of correspondence study³¹, and the Institute for Continuing Education³². I study at the Institute of Economics and Management, one of the oldest and largest Institutes of Dalrybvtuz. My major³³ is Finance and Credits³⁴, but there are also many other departments⁴⁰ such as Accounting³⁵, Marketing³⁶, Trade Business³⁷, Management³⁸ and Sociology³⁹.

The average course of study⁴¹ at my University lasts five years⁴². Thus, major specialists study for five years. But study course for Bachelor degree⁴³ lasts four years while study course for Master degree⁴⁴ lasts six years.

Our University is large and we have several⁴⁵ building. There are many large halls⁴⁶ there so that students of 3-4 groups together can fit in there. And that is more than 100 people. The acoustics in such large halls is very good but sometimes it is very noisy when students chat⁴⁷ during the lecture. There are a lot of different facilities⁴⁸ such as a modern library, computer centres equipped with⁴⁹ new computers and the Internet, gyms⁵⁰, different laboratories and workshops⁵¹. Many students from my group want to do their own research work¹⁵ in the future and these facilities⁴⁸ will certainly help them.

There are several canteens⁵² at the University. My favourite one is “Evrasia”. It is situated on the ground floor⁵³ of a five-storeyed building⁵⁴ at Svetlanskaya Street. They serve tasty and rather affordable⁵⁵ food there. And, of course, all of us love our student club ‘Pallada’ where we can get together to have a rest, celebrate⁵⁶ the most important events of student life and take part in⁵⁷ various extracurricular activities⁵⁸. There are also several dormitories⁵⁹ or hostel buildings⁶⁰ where students from other cities or countries live.