4.

1 There is/are …

1 We use there is with a singular noun and there are with plural nouns.
Positive
is a fridge. (singular)
There two armchairs. (plural)
are

Negative
isn’t a dining room. (singular)
There any carpets. (plural)
aren’t
2 Complete the sentences.
1 There ___ two bathrooms. √ ________________________
2 There ___ a new carpet. √ ________________________
3 There ___ any bookshelves. X ________________________
4 There ___ a nice garden. √ ________________________

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3 We use is or are first in Yes/No questions, and we can have short

answers.

Is a post office? Yes, there is.

No, there isn’t.
there
Are any mirrors?
Yes, there are.
No, there aren’t.
4 Make the questions and the short answers.
A a shower? ________________________
B X ________________________
A any teachers here? ________________________
B √ ________________________
A any new carpets? ________________________
B X ________________________

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1 We can use how many …? with a plural noun to ask about numbers.

How many bedrooms are there?

plural

2 Make the questions.

1 pictures? ________________________
2 sofas? ________________________
3 bookshelves? ________________________
4 students? ________________________

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 4.3 some/any

1 We can use some/any with plural nouns.

Positive There are some photos. some + plural noun

Negative There aren’t any cups. any + plural noun

Question Are there any plates? any + plural noun

2 We don’t use some in the negative.

I have some towels. I don’t have any lamps.

(NOT I don’t have some lamps.)
positive plural noun

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3 Complete the sentences.

1 There isn’t ___ homework today.

2 Are there ___ pens in the bag?
3 There are ___ keys on the table.
4 There aren’t ___ pictures.
5 We have ___ mugs.

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1 We can use a lot of with nouns to show there is a big amount of

something.

He has some clothes. √√

She has a lot of clothes. √√√√√

2 Complete these sentences.

1 There are ___cups. √√ _______________________

2 There are ___ glasses. √√√√√ _______________________
3 She has ___ books. √√√√√ _______________________
4 He has ___ English friends. √√ _______________________

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 4.5 this/that/these/those

1 We use this/these to talk about people/things that are near to us, and
that/those to talk about people/things that aren’t near to us.

He likes this flat. Look at these pictures! near

I love that CD. How much are those shoes? aren’t near

2 We can use this/that/these/those without a noun.

This is fabulous. These are horrible.
I don’t want that. He wants those.

3 Complete the sentences with this or these.

1 I like ___ armchair.
2 How much are ___ mugs?
3 ___ are fabulous!
4 Can you read ___ word?

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