Alternative questions

Is there a newspaper or a magazine on the table? - A magazine.

Are there good films on TV tonight or tomorrow? - Tonight.

Exercise 11. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.

Example: A film/a concert/at the club tonight. - Is there a film or a concert at the club tonight? - There's a concert at the club tonight.

1. Tea / coffee / in the pot?

2. Any interesting sights / in the city centre / on the outskirts?

3. Photos / posters / on the walls in her room?

4. Chairs / armchairs / in the sitting room?

5. A football match / a hockey match / on TV this weekend?

6. Books / on the shelves / on the table?

7. Any news / for Jack / Jill?

Special questions

What	is	there	in your bag? - Two books and a pencil.
How many girls	are		in your class? - Only three.
How much furniture	is		in your flat? - Not much.
What kind of (books)	are		in the library? - On different subjects.

NOTE:

You can't ask where is/are there...?

There's always a lot of traffic in the centre.

Where is always much traffic? - In the centre.

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences.

Example: How much money is there on you? - Only 10$.

How many people are there at your party? - Twelve.

What is there on the chair? - My clothes.

1. _______ dollars _______ in your wallet? - 25$.

2. __________ on the floor? - My shoe.

3. _______ furniture _______ in your flat? - Not much.

4. __________ in your pencil case? - Some colour pencils and a pen

5. _______ apple trees _______ in your garden? - Three or four.

6. _______ money _______ in his bank account? - Quite a lot, I think.

Exercise 13. Ask general and “How much/many ...” questions. Give short negative answers.

Example: books on the shelf? - Are there any books on the shelf?

How many books are there on the shelf? - There aren't any.

1) restaurants in the city? 2) clothes in the wardrobe? 3) people in the street? 4) butter in the fridge?

5) furniture in the room? 6) money on you? 7) supermarkets on the outskirts?

Exercise 14. Ask questions about the information in italics.

Example: There are some good hotels in London. - What kind of hotels are there in London?

There are two armchairs in the room. - Where are the armchairs?

1. There are a lot of friendly people in Moscow.

2. There's a bottle of spring water in the fridge.

3. No, there aren't many high buildings in my home town.

4. There are a lot of beautiful parks in Moscow.

5. Yes, there are some very cheap restaurants in Sotho in London.

6. There are a lot of people in the street.

Exercise 15. Put in there or it.

!!! Remember: There's a train at 9.30. It's a fast train. (It = the 9.30 train)

There's a lot of sugar in this cake. It's too sweet. (It = this cake)

1. - ___ (a) is a good programme on TV tonight. ___ (b) is about computers.

- I'm not interested in computers. Is ___ (c) a long programme?

- No, only half an hour. Why?

- Because ___ (d) is another programme I want to watch at 10.30.

2. - Excuse me, is ___ (a) a bank near here?

- Yes, ___ (b) is one on the corner of Broad Street.

- Is ___ (c) open at lunchtime?

- Yes, I think so.

3. - This is a new Chinese restaurant.

- Is ___ (a) expensive?

- I don't think so. Look, ___ (b) is an empty table. Let's go in.