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There is/ there are (review)
1. Look at the following picture and write 5 sentences. Include there is/are, some and
any.
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E.g There are 6 windows.
In…This…House…are………there……are…some…books.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………there…is…a…bathroom.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………there…is…a…
balcony……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………there…are…
six…rooms…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………there…are…
two…
tables………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Listening practice and vocabulary review
Listen to Mrs. Goodings show her house to Bradley and Joanna, a couple who are
interested in renting it. Listen and write True or False.
a. Mrs. Goodings always eats in the kitchen. __F__
b. Joanna doesn’t like the living room. __T__
c. There isn’t a washing machine in the kitchen. __F___
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d. There is a hole in the ceiling of the kitchen. __T__
e. Joanna likes the windows in the living room. __T__
f. There isn’t a TV in the living room. __T__
g. There are three bedrooms upstairs. __F__
h. Bradley forgets about the hole in the bathroom ceiling. __T__
There was, there were
1. Work on the vocabulary of the power point presentation.
2. VOCABULARY_ Complete the sentences with these words.
Behind,
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over, under, up
a. There is a family ..IN.. the dinning room.
b. The boy is sitting …next…to…….. the girl.
c. The woman is ………opposite…………….. the man.
d. There’s a ghost standing ……behind…………. the woman.
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e. There’s a bag ………under……….. the table.
f. A waiter is coming …………out of…………………….. the kitchen.
g. There is a ghost …in front of……………… the waiter.
h. The waiter is carrying the plates …………from………….the kitchen ……to………. the table.
i. There is a clock …………over……………… the kitchen door.
j. A ghost is going …………up………………. the stairs.
3. Complete the sentences with there was/were/wasn’t/weren’t/ + a/an, or
some/any.
a. My sister didn’t have a shower because …there was……a…………………. spider in the bath.
b. We couldn’t watch the news because ………there…weren’t……any…………… TV in our room.
c. I couldn’t sleep on the plane because ……there……was…a………… noisy children behind me.
d. They couldn’t play tennis because …there…weren’t……any…………………. tennis balls.
e. She didn’t have a coffee because ……there……wasn’t…a……… cups.
f. He took a photo because …there……was ………a…………. beautiful view.
g. They couldn’t park near the restaurant because …there…was…a….. car.
h. I couldn’t work in the hotel because …there…wasn’t……any…………….. computer.
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4. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of there was/ were.
A: How many guests ……there…were………….. in the hotel?
B: there……were…… four including me. ……there……was……………….. a French tourist and ……
there…were……………… two businessmen.
A: …there………was………………. a restaurant?
B: No, …there…wasn’t………………………… but ……………there…was……………….. a bar.
A: ……………there…was………………… a minibar in your room?
B: Yes, ……there…was…………………… but …………there weren’t……………. any drinks in it.
A: How many beds …………there…were…………………?
B: One. A double bed.
5. READING _ Read the text once and find out:
a. Who are the ghosts in the two hotels? ……In the first hotel the ghost is a catholic
priest and in the second hotel is Lady Marion Carruthers……………………………….
b. Tick the things that happen in the hotels:
__ people hear strange noises. _x_ lights go on and off.
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_x_ people see somebody. __ things fall on the floor.
_x_ doors open and close. _x_ people feel that somebody is watching
them.
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