This document provides instruction on using the verbs "there is" and "there are" in English. It explains that "there is" is used for singular nouns while "there are" is used for plural nouns. Examples are given for affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. The document also discusses using "how many" with countable nouns and "how much" with uncountable nouns. Vocabulary and exercises are provided to practice using these verbs.

1. English class. Unit 3

2. ( VERBO HABER)
THERE IS – THERE ARE

3. THERE IS – THERE ARE
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
• Usamos estas expresiones para describir:
• ‘ There is’ para un objeto (singular)
• ‘There are’ para más de un objeto (plural)

4. THERE IS – THERE ARE
• Hablamos en singular:
• There is a clock.
(=There is one clock)
• There is a ball.
(=There is one ball)

5. THERE IS – THERE ARE
• Hablamos en plural:
• There are (two) computers.
• There are (two) flowers.

6. THERE IS- THERE ARE
• Describe.
*Vocabulary:
• a house
• a lake
• some trees

7. THERE IS – THERE ARE
• Y la descripción resulta así:
• There is a house.
• There is a lake.
• There are some trees.
ahora describe otra imagen…

8. THERE IS – THERE ARE
Describe the picture using the next vocabulary:
flat
picture
window
table
tree / plant
carpet
TV
book
sofa / armchair
lamp

9. THERE IS – THERE ARE
Use the following prepositions:
• ON – sobre
• IN FRONT OF – en frente de
• BEHIND – atrás
• NEXT TO – a la par de
• TO – hacia
• AT – en – a

10. THERE IS- THERE ARE

11. THERE IS – THERE ARE
• NEGATIVE FORM
Agregamos ‘not’ después de is/are:
• There is not one chair.
(=There isn’t one chair)
• There are not three chairs.
(=There aren’t three chairs)

12. THERE IS – THERE ARE
• INTERROGATIVE FORM
Yes-No questions
El verbo se traslada adelante de ‘there’:
• Is there a dog in the house?
Yes, there is / No, there isn’t
• Are there trees?
Yes, there are / No, there aren’t

13. THERE IS – THERE ARE
• Write the negative and the interrogative.
A. There is a book on the table.
B. There are rulers on the desk.
C. There are six watches.
D. There is one dictionary.

14. THERE IS – THERE ARE
HOW MANY …. (cuántos)
Se usa How many con sustantivos contables.
• How many chairs are there?
There are four.
• How many tables are there?
There is one.

15. THERE IS - THERE ARE
• Answer.
• How many books are there?
• How many boys are there?
• How many cars are there?

16. THERE IS – THERE ARE
• HOW MUCH …. (cuánto)
Se usa How much con incontables.
• How much juice is there?
There is a lot (mucho)
• How much sugar is there? SUGAR
There is a few (poco)

17. THERE IS – THERE ARE
• Read and complete.
• The book is ………. the desk.
• The students are ……… school.
• The lamp is ………… the sofa.
• The picture is …………. the wall.
• The teacher is …………………….. the class.

18. Material preparado por:
Prof. Alicia Ocampo
Prof. en Inglés
Año 2012 – Tucumán – Argentina