B. Basic Sentences

a) There is a ↘textbook on the desk.

There are some ↘textbooks on the desk.

b) There is ʹno ↘textbook on the desk.

There ʹisn’t a ↘textbook on the desk.

There are ʹno ↘textbooks on the desk.

There ʹaren’t any ↘textbooks on the desk.

c) ʹIs there a ↗textbook on the desk?	ʹYes, there ↘is. ʹNo, there ↘isn’t.
ʹAre there any ↗textbooks on the desk?	ʹYes, there ↘are. ʹNo, there ↘aren’t.

C. Exercises

Exercise 1. Прочитайте следующие предложения. Переведите их на русский язык.

a) 1. There’s an English magazine on her desk. 2. There’s a bed in his bedroom. 3. There’s some butter on the table. 4. There’s a TV set in their sitting-room. 5. There’s some bacon on his plate. 6. There are some red and green apples on the plate. 7. There are four desks and eight chairs in our classroom. 8. There is a map and two pictures on the walls. 9. There are four newspapers and a magazine on his desk.

b) 10. There is no TV set in their sitting-room. 11. There is no coffee at home. There isn’t any coffee at home. 12. There isn’t a fork on the table. 13. There are no children in the sitting-room. 14. There aren’t any cups on the table. 15. There aren’t any chairs in their classroom.

c) 16. "Is there a blackboard in their classroom?" "Yes, there is." 17. "Is there any butter at home?" "No, there isn’t." 18. "Are there any notebooks on the desks?" "Yes, there are." 19. "Are there any students in the classroom?" "No, there aren’t."

Exercise 2. Переделайте следующие предложения по данному образцу.

There is a pencil on his desk. (some)

There are some pencils on his desk.

1. There is an English textbook on the teacher’s desk. (some) 2. There is a pencil on his desk. (three) 3. There is а girl in the classroom. (ten) 4. There is a bedroom in their flat.(two) 5. There is a magazine on her desk. (some)

Exercise 3. Переделайте следующие утвердительные предложения в общевопросительные и отрицательные. Произнесите их, обращая внимание на мелодику и ударение. Переведите их.

1. There is a blackboard in our classroom. 2. There is a map on the wall. 3. There is a desk in his room. 4. There are some pictures on the walls. 5. There are two windows in our classroom. 6. There are four sounds in the word. 7. There are three bedrooms in their flat.

Exercise 4. Ответьте на вопросы. Употребите в ответах числительные, стоящие в скобках.

How many English magazines are there on her desk? (4) There are four magazines on her desk.

1. How many schoolchildren are there in the classroom? (12) 2. How many sounds are there in the word "woman"? (5) 3. How many bedrooms are there in your fiat? (3) 4. How many bookshelves are there in his bedroom? (8) 5. How many forks and knives are there on the table? (6) 6. How many sisters have you? (2) 7. How many brothers has John? (4) 8. How many friends has Peter? (10) 9. How many English books has he? (18) 10. How many red pencils have you? (2)

Exercise 5. Задайте друг другу вопросы, начинающиеся с how many, и ответьте на них.

Exercise 6. Ответьте на вопросы по данному образцу.

Which of the students is reading the text? (John)

John is. (John’s reading the text.)

1. Which of the boys is watching TV? (Nick) 2. Which of the girls is going to the theatre? (Ann) 3. Which of the students are reading the dialogues? (Peter and Nick) 4. Which of your sisters is coming to see you tonight? (Mary) 5. Which of your daughters is going to be a teacher? (Jane) 6. Which of your sons is going to be a journalist? (Michael) 7. Which of the newspapers are you going to read? ("The Morning Star"¹)

Exercise 7. Задайте друг другу вопросы, начинающиеся с which of, и ответьте на них

Exercise 8. Замените выделенные слова словами, данными в скобках. Воспроизведите диалоги. Составьте диалоги по данному образцу.

1. A: ʹWho’s ʹwatching T↘V now?

В: ↘Peter is.

(A: listening to the tape, playing chess with Nick, having dinner;

B: Michael, John, Bill)

2. A: ʹWhat’s there on the ʹteacher’s ↘desk)

B: There’s a maga↘zine on it.

(B: a tape, a tape-recorder)