Unit

37 there is there are

SUNDAY
MONDAY
TU ESD A Y
W ED NESDAY
TH URSDAY
FRID AY
SATURDAY
A .
There's a man on the roof. There's a train at 10.30. There are seven days in a week.

singular

there i s ... (there's) There’s a big tree in the garden.

is th e r e . . . ? There’s nothing on T V tonight.
there is n o t ... a : Do you have any money?
(there isn’t
b: Yes, there's some in my bag.
or there's not)
a : Excuse me, is there a hotel near here?
b: Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
We can’t go skiing. There isn't any snow.
plural

there are ... There are some big trees in the garden.
are th e re . . . ? There are a lot of accidents on this road.
there are n o t ... a : Are there any restaurants near here?
(there aren't)
b: Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
This restaurant is very quiet. There aren't many
people here.
How many players are there in a football team?
There are 11 players in a football team.

there is and it is

there is it is
a
&
There's a book on the table. I like this book . It’s interesting.
(not It's a book on the table.) (It = this book)

Compare:
'What's that noise?' 'It's a train.' (It = that noise)
There's a train at 10.30. It’s a fast train. (It = the 10.30 train)
There's a lot of salt in this soup.

(ii's soup. Its too salty. (It = this soup)

( there was / were / has been etc. -» Unit 38 it and there -» Unit 39 some and any -» Unit 76
Exercises
Kentham is a small town. Look at the information in the box and write sentences about Kentham
with There is/are or There isn't/aren't.

a castle? No 1 T h e n s je n % a c a e ^ e .........................
any restaurants? Yes (a lot) 2 There are a .jot of restaurants,.
a hospital? Yes 3 .............................................................................
a swimming pool? No 4 .............................................................................
any cinemas? Yes (tw o) 5 .............................................................................
a university? No ....................................................
any big hotels? No 7 .............................................................................

Write sentences about your town (or a town that you know). Use There is/are or There isn't/
aren't.
1 ......................................................................................................................
2 [Link].g..park,............................................................................................................................................
3 .......................................................................................................................................... ...........................................................................
4 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 ....................................................................

Write there is / there isn't / is there or there are / there aren't / are there.
1 Kentham isn't an old town There a ren 't any old buildings.
2 Look! ................................................a picture of your brother in the newspaper!
3 'Excuse m e ,................................................a bank near here?' 'Yes, at the end of the street.'
4 ................................................ five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.
5 'How many students in the class?' 'Twenty.'
6 The road is usually very quiet..................................................... much traffic.
7.... '............................................. a bus from the city centre to the airport?' 'Yes, every 20 minutes.'
8.... '............................................. any problems?' 'No, everything is OK.'
9.... ..............................................nowhere to sit down.......................................................any chairs.

I B Write sentences with There are . . . . Choose from the boxes.

r r\\VC! i
jC twenty-six letters days September the solar system
eight thirty players days the USA a week
fifteen fifty planets states a rugby team the English alphabet

1 There a r e ^ e y e n d a y e \ n a ^
2 .....................................................................
3 ...............................................................................
4 ...............................................................................
5 ...............................................................................
.....................................................

Write there's / is there or it's / is it.

1 ' There’s a train at 10.30.' ' I.s jt a fast train?'
2 I'm not going to buy this shirt.................................................... too expensive.
3 'What's wrong?' '..............................................something in my eye.'
4 ...............................................a red car outside your house............................................. . yours?
5 '...............................................anything good on T V tonight?' 'Yes,...................... a programme I
want to see at 8.15.'
6 'What's that building?' '................................................ a school.'
7 '...............................................a restaurant in this hotel?' 'No, I'm afraid not.'