1.2. Language Focus

Moods and feelings: How can a person feel about the following things? – career, family, study, travelling, cooking, exercising, sport, marriage, money, housework, gardening, health, work, good / bad news, driving, friendship, shopping.

These words can help you make a proper answer:

- angry, cross, annoyed, frustrated;

- surprised, shocked, amazed, puzzled, astonished;

- happy, glad, pleased, relaxed, joyful, perfect, fantastic, cheerful, optimistic;

- tired, exhausted, bored, sleepy;

- stressed, worried, tense, moody, terrible, thoughtful;

- afraid, frightened, scared;

- sad, miserable, unhappy, pessimistic, dull.

2. Grammar

2.1. There is / there are

Study grammar reference

Revision 1: Compare the pairs of sentences and their translations in Ukrainian:

• It is a cat. / This is a cat. (Це - кішка.)

• There is a cat in the flat. (У квартирі знаходиться кішка.)

• These are museums. (Це – музеї.)

• There are a lot of museums in Kyiv. (У Києві є багато музеїв.)

• There are some children there. (Там знаходяться діти.)

Revision 2: Study the sentences with There is / There are.

Practice –Grammar in use

Task 1: Use ‘There is / There are’ to describe your flat / house (an entrance hall, a living room, a bedroom, a study, a bathroom, a kitchen.)

You can also use the following adjectives: cosy, comfortable, spacious, small, large, old, new, cheep, expensive, modern, old-fashioned and decorated and prepositions: on, in, under; in front of, behind; near, at, by, next to; over, above; on the right, on the left; in the middle of, in the centre of between.

Task 2: Read and translate the sentences (starting from the end.)

1. There are some buildings of modern design in this street.

2. There is not much light in the rooms of the first floor.

3. There is some money in my pocket.

4. Is there any work at our office today?

5. There is little snow in this part of the country.

6. What is there in the cupboard?

Task 3: Translate into English.

1. У цьому місті знаходиться кілька красивих вулиць.

2. В його кімнаті є кілька стільців і стіл.

3. Зліва від стола, поруч з дверима, стоїть диван, він дуже старий.

4. Скільки кімнат у вашій квартирі?

5. Які університети є у столиці України?

5. У цьому місті немає метро.

6. У кімнаті знаходиться багато картин?

Task 4: Make up sentences using ‘There is / There are’.

E.g.: a lot of computers / in the classroom: There are a lot of computers in the classroom.

1. a beautiful picture / on the wall;

2. five thousand words / in this dictionary;

3. many people / on this train;

4. any butter / in the frig (refrigerator)?

5. how much paper / at home?

6. sculptures / at this exhibition.

2.2. Articles

Study grammar references.

Mind the main difference between the articles: indefinite -a / an and definite - the. Compare the examples:

A	the
I see a cat (‘a’ means ‘one.’ In Ukrainian: ‘один, якийсь кіт’.)	The cat is puffy (‘the’ means ‘this very cat’. In Ukrainian: ‘саме цей кіт’.)