1.9. There is / there are.

Rule

We use there is / there are to say something / someone exists.

+	?	-
E.g. There is a book on the table. There are 12 students in the class.	Is there a book on the table? Are there 12 students in the class?	There isn’t a book on the table. There aren’t 12 students in the class.

1. Fill in the gaps with there is / there are in the correct form.

1. …There are…lots of rooms in The Royal Hotel. It is very big.

2. ……………….. twenty-five children in my class.

3. “ ………………..any biscuits left?” “No, I’m sorry, I ate them all”.

4. It is winter now. ……………….. any leaves on the trees?

5. “Can we listen to some music?” “No, ……………….. a radio in this room”.

2. Fill in the gaps with there is / there are, it is, they are.

1. …There is… a letter on your desk, …it is… from your uncle.

2. ……………….. some people in the office.

3. “Where's my football” “……………….. in the garden”.

4. Look! ………………..a beautiful rainbow in the sky.

5. ………………..two parks in this town. ………………..quite big.

6. ……………….. a box on the desk. ……………….. Laura's.

3. Ask questions with Is there... and Are there ...?

1. (any cigarettes?) …..Are there any cigarettes in the box?.............................

2. (any books?) ……………………………………………………………….

3. (a man?) …………………………………………………………………….

4. (any money?)………………………………………………………………..

5. (any clothes?)………………………………………………………………..

6. (a key?) ……………………………………………………………………

4. Fill in the gaps with there is / there are in the correct form.

1. Dunford is a very modem town. …There aren’t… many old buildings.

2. Look! ……………….. a photograph of George in the newspaper!

3. Excuse me, ……………….. a restaurant near here?

4. ………………..five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.

5. We can't take any photographs……………….. a film in the camera.

6. How many students ……………….. in your class?

7. Where can we sit? ……………….. any chairs.

8. ……………….. a bus from the city centre to the airport?

5. Fill in there or it.

1. ….There’s…. a train at 10.30. ….It's…… a fast train.

2. I’m not going to buy this shirt ………………..’s very expensive.

3. “What's wrong?” “………………..s something in my eye”.

4. ………………..’s a car in from of the house. Is………………..your car?

5. “Is ………………..anything on TV?” “Yes……………….. 's a film at 8. 30”.

6. ………………..'s a letter on the floor. Is………………..for you?

1.10. Countable / Uncountable nouns.

Countable	Uncountable
Countable nouns are nouns which we can count (a table / two tables) and can be in the singular and plural.	Uncountable nouns are nouns which we can not count and they have no plural form.(bread, honey, water, coffee, gold, love, etc) Money, hair, news, advice, snow, weather ,etc
A /An (singular) E.g. A flower, an apple	Some Some water, some chocolate.
Some (plural) There are some oranges on the table.

1. Write a, an or some.

1. …some…. meat

2. ………. orange

3. ………. carrot

4. ………. boxes

5. ………. dog

6. ………. advice

7. ………. dress

8. ………. money

9. ………. armchair

10. ………. bread

Some uncountable nouns can be countable with these words:

bottle, piece, loaf, cup, bar, glass, kilo, carton, bowl, can, jug, tin, packet, etc

E.g. A bottle of champagne, a piece of cake, etc.

2. Put these words into the correct column and add your examples.

Soup, orange juice, tea, honey, apple pie, meat, bread, milk, fish, advice, wine

A bottle of
A piece of
A loaf of
A cup of
A bar of
A glass of
A kilo of
A carton of
A bowl of
A can of
A jag of
A tin of
A packet of

3. Make the following nouns countable.

1. some Coke – two …..glasses / bottles / cans of Coke…………………….

2. some bread – three …………………………………………………….

3. some chocolate – four………………………………………………….

4. some water – five……………………………………………………….

5. some cheese – two………………………………………………………

6. some meat – three………………………………………………………

7. some wine – eight……………………………………………………….

8. some salmon – four……………………………………………………..

9. some milk – ten…………………………………………………………

10. some soap – four………………………………………………………

4. Underline the uncountable noun in each group.

1. furniture, chair, table, desk.

2. potato, carrot, tomato, soup.

3. coffee, cup, jug, glass.

4. sheep, meat, ox, calf.

5. apple, strawberry, chocolate, cherry.

6. glass, bottle, can, soda.

5. Fill in with a /an or some.

1. Usually I read …..a……. newspaper, write ….some……letters, listen to….some… music.

2. I need ………. money. I want to buy ………. food.

3. We always meet ………. interesting people at the party.

4. I’m going to open ……….window to get ……….. fresh air.

5. She doesn’t eat much for lunch - only………. apple and ………. bread.

6. We live in ……….big house. There's………. nice garden with ……….beautiful trees.

7. I'm going to make ………. table. First, I need ………. wood.

8. I want to write ………. letter. I need ………. pen and ………. paper.

9. We usually have ………. nice weather when we are on holiday.

10. He has got ………. fair hair.