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Module # 11__
I. General Information
Subject: English I CODE: INE-0204
Credit Units: 3 Module Duration: 10 days

Specific Objectives:

-The student will be able to learn about how to use there is/there
are/some/any/several/many.

Skills to Develop:

Practice the correct use of these sentences connectors.

Brief Description of the Forum:

After reading the material, the student will be able to participate in the
discussion forum and:

Practice and understand the proper there is/there

are/some/any/several/many.

Brief Description of Activities:

The student will practice conversations using the vocabulary learned.

Homework Description:
Workbook Activities from your Textbook: Open Mind 1- Unit 4
Homework Template Module No. 11

II. Content

There is/There are/some/any/several/many.

INTRODUCTION

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III. Content Development

there is, there are; some, several/any

In English grammar we use "there is" and "there are" to talk about things
we can see and things that exist. We use there is for singular and
uncountable nouns, and we use there are for plural countable nouns.
There are five people in the office. (Plural countable noun) There's a
television in the living room. (Singular countable noun) or There's
some milk in the fridge. (Uncountable noun)

1. We use there is to talk about one thing.

2. We use there are to talk about more than one thing.
3. We use some with there are.
4. We use several and many to talk about more than one
thing.

Examples:

1. There arent any festivals in my country in November.

2. Are there any food festivals in your town?
3. In Mazatln, there is a carnival in February.
4. There are several carnivals around the world every year.
5. Are there any dance competitions during the festival?
6. There are a lot of people in the parade.

Using "some"

With plural countable nouns we can either give the quantity (five
people) or use some if we don't know the exact quantity.

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There are five people in the office. (We can see five people exactly)

There are some people in the office. (We don't know exactly how
many people)

With uncountable nouns we also use some.

There's some milk in the fridge, (I don't know the exact quantity.)

There's some money in my wallet. (I don't know exactly how much

money.)

Remember: with singular countable nouns we use a/an, the, or another

determiner or pronoun not some.

There's a woman in the shop.

There's the woman who works in the hospital.

There's my sister in the photo.

Negative form and using "any"

There are two ways to form the negative.

1. Add not or n't to the end of the verb. See our page on the verb to
be for more information on forming negatives and questions.

"There isn't a freezer in the kitchen." (Singular, countable noun)

"There isn't any money in my wallet." (Uncountable noun)

"There aren't any students" in the classroom. (Plural noun)

For uncountable nouns, use any after the negative isn't, and for
plural countable nouns use any after aren't.

Remember: Do not use "any" with singular countable nouns.

"There isn't a single biscuit left in the packet." (Not "There isn't any
single biscuit left in the packet.")

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2. Use "no" after "there is" or "there are".

"There is no freezer in the kitchen." (Singular countable noun)

"There are no students in the classroom." (Plural noun)

"There's no coffee left." (Uncountable noun)

Question form

To make a question, change the word order from subject-verb to verb-

subject:

There is a + singular noun = Is there a + singular noun?

There is some + uncountable noun = Is there any + uncountable noun?

There are some + plural noun = Are there any + uncountable noun?

"Is there a toilet on this train?" "Is there any time to go shopping?"

"Are there any trains to London this morning?"

Short answer form: Yes, there is. / No there isn't. Yes there are. / No
there aren't.

I.BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Textbook: Open Mind Level 1A, Editorial Macmillan, 2da Edicin.

2. Workbook Open Mind Level 1A, Editorial Macmillan, 2da Edicin.
3. Diccionario de Ingles / Espaol o www.dictionary.com
4. Laboratorio de Idiomas - Open Mind www.macmillanmind.com
5. English Central Website- www.englishcentral.com