а Look at the examples. Then complete the table and the rule.
There are now 80 open-top buses.
There’s a great collection of things from the world of rock music.
Are there any old guitars in the Hard Rock Cafe?
Is there a market in Covent Garden?
| Singular nouns | Plural nouns | |
| Statements | There’s a market. | There are shops. |
| Negatives | There isn’t a museum. | There aren’t any concert. |
| Questions | Is there a market? | Are there any shops? |
| Short answers | Yes, there is.
No, there isn’t. |
Yes, there are.
No, there aren’t . |
RULE: There …… a/an + singular nouns. There …… + plural nouns. Use any in …… and negative sentences with plural nouns.
There’s a cinema. There are students. Use any in …… and negative sentences with plural nouns. There aren’t any children in class.
B Complete the sentences. Use There’s / There isn’t or There are / aren’t any.
1 There’s a wonderful Scince Museum in London.
2 There isn’t a model of me in Madame Tussauds!
3 There are some delicious drinks at the Hard Rock Café.
4 There is a good café in the Tate Modern.
5 There aren’t any a lot of people in Covent Garden today.
6 There aren’t any seats in the cafe at the moment.
a Write the names of the place under the pictures.
Library, railway station, newsagent, supermarket, chemist, bank, bookshop, park, post office
- Make questions about your town or city.
A: Is there a museum in your town?
Yes, there is. It is in the center of Yerevan.
B: Are there any good bookshops in your town?
Yes, there are many good bookshops in Yerevan.
c Where do you do these things?
You buy shampoo in a chemist or supermarket.
1 buy shampoo
2 send a parcel
3 catch a train
4 buy stamps
5 change money
6 buy milk
7 play football
8 buy a magazine
a Look at the examples and the rule.
Go on a Big Bus tour!
Come to the Hard Rock Cafe and try the food.
RULES: Use the base form of the verb (infinitive without to)
b Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 Change f money here.
2 Buy b stamps here.
3 Watch e this film, it’s great!
4 Listen a to your teacher.
5 Pay c for travel cards here.
6 Sit d down, please.
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