Grammar Focus - There is/are

English Grammar Notes

We use there is and there are to say that something exists.

Positive Sentences

We use there is for singular and there are for plural.

• There is one table in the classroom.
• There are three chairs in the classroom.
• There is a spider in the bath.
• There are many people at the bus stop.

Contractions

The contraction of there is is there's.

• There's a good song on the radio.
• There's only one chocolate left in the box.

You cannot contract there are.

• There are nine cats on the roof.
• There are only five weeks until Christmas.

Negative Form

The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:

• There is not a horse in the field.
• There are not eight children in the school.
• There is not a tree in the garden.
• There are not two elephants in the zoo.

The Negative contractions are:
There's not = There isn't
There are not = There aren't

There Are with ANY

When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.

• There aren't any people at the party.
• There aren't any trees in my street.

We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:

• There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
• There isn't any sugar in my coffee.

Questions

To form a question we place is / are in front of there.
Again we use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns.
We also use there is / are in short answers.

• Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
• Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
• Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
• Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
• Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.

How Many with Are There

If we want to find out the number of objects that exist we use How many in the following form:
How many + plural noun + are there (+ complement).

• How many dogs are there in the park?
• How many students are there in your class?
• How many countries are there in South America?
• How many Star Wars films are there?

 More you can see at: Woordward English

• Try their interactive game to practice There is - There Are.
• Download their free There is There are Worksheet (in PDF).
•  You can check the answers to this worksheet here: There is There are Answers.

Another sites:
ESL: There is/are 

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Lesson 4

ACTIVITY 1: Read the text and do the activities.

San Jose has about 1 million inhabitants and is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S.A. The city is located in Santa Clara County at the southern edge of the San Francisco Bay. San Jose is the largest city within Silicon Valley, which is a major component of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and is also the most populous city in Northern California. Originally inhabited by Ohlone Native Americans, it was first colonized by the Spanish. San Jose was founded on November 29, 1777, as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, the first civilian town in the Spanish colony of Nueva California. By the 1990s, San Jose's location within the booming local technology industry earned the city its nickname, Capital of Silicon Valley. Among the civic and architectural profile of San Jose are the HP Pavilion (home rink of the NHL's San Jose Sharks), the massive San Jose McEnery Convention Center, the Tech Museum of Innovation, Children's Discovery Museum, the San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose Center for Performing Arts, and San Jose Repertory Theater. In addition to being a cultural and entertainment magnet, San Jose is a working downtown: software giant Adobe occupies Adobe Towers, which covers a highly conspicuous block of valuable real estate; the nearby Park Center Plaza is home to a number of financial and technical enterprises. The San Jose area is home to the largest concentration of technology expertise in the world with more than 6,600 technology companies employing more than 254,000 people.

Adapted from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California) and 
City of San Jose site (http://www.sanjoseca.gov )

PART A. Write T (true) or F (false) according to the text:

(  ) The population of San Jose City is about 1 million.

(  ) The nickname Capital of Silicon Valley is from 1980.

(  ) San Jose is the second civilian town in the Spanish colony.

(  ) San Jose concentrates a lot of technology expertise.

PART B. Match the columns.

( 1 ) largest ( 2 ) entertainment ( 3 ) valuable ( 4 ) expertise ( 5 ) booming ( 6 ) enterprise ( 7 ) earn

( ) entretenimento ( ) ganhar ( ) empresa ( ) maior ( ) valioso ( ) conhecimento ( ) em expansão

PART C. Name some attractions of San Jose city.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PART D. Why San Jose earned its nickname, Capital of Silicon Valley?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PART E. Which places would you like to visit in San Jose?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PART F. Talk to a classmate.

1. Você já tinha alguma informação sobre San Jose antes de ler o texto? O que você aprendeu? 2. Você considera importante informações como esta? Por quê?

Adapted from “Take your Time 3” by Rocha and Ferrari.

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Lesson Plan 3 - Activity 1

Look at the map and do the activities.

Ver mapa maior

Adapted from Google Maps (maps.google.com)

PART A. Answer the questions below.

1. What city is being shown in the map?

a) San Jose, Canada.

b) São José, Santa Catarina.

c) San Jose, California.

2. What part of the city is being shown in the map?

a) The downtown area.

b) The suburbs.

c) The mountains.

3. What does the blue line stand for?

a) The directions from a park to the public library.

b) The directions from the public library to a park.

c) The directions from the library to a parking garage.

4. What is the library name?

a) Doctor Martin Luther king, Junior.

b) San Fernando St.

c) Washington Square Hall.

PART B. Write true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.

1. (   ) A letra “E” na frente de alguns nomes de rua, indica “East” (leste).

________________________________________________________________________

2. (   ) A maioria das ruas no sentido norte-sul está denominada com números cardinais.

________________________________________________________________________

3. (   ) O número ordinal “1st” significa “primeiro(a)”.

________________________________________________________________________

4. (   ) A abreviação “St” no final dos nomes de rua, indica a palavra “street” e significa “santo”.

________________________________________________________________________

5. (   ) O número ordinal “3rd” significa “trigésimo(a)”.

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6. (   ) A letra “S”na frente de alguns nomes de rua, indica “south” (sul).

________________________________________________________________________

7. (   ) O número ordinal “10th” significa “décimo(a)”.

________________________________________________________________________

8. (  ) A maioria das ruas no sentido leste-oeste está denominada com nomes de pessoas e santos.

________________________________________________________________________

9. (   ) A expressão “Head northeast” significa “dirija-se no sentido sudeste”.

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PART C. Put the sentences in the correct order. Use the directions on the map if needed.

To go from the public library to Selma Olinder Park, you have to:

_____ Turn right on South 19th Street.

_____ Turn left on East San Salvador Street.

_____ Continue on Woodborough.

_____ Take the 1st left on East William Street.

_____ Go straight ahead on East San Fernando Street.

_____ Turn right on South 10th Street.

_____ Turn right on South 13th Street.

PART D. Look at the map and give directions to go from the Aquatic Center to Bassett Street. Use the words given and the street names on the map.

Turn right                Turn left                     Go straight ahead               Head southeast

Head southeast on South 8th Street and turn__________on_______________Street...___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Adapted from “Take your Time 3” by Rocha and Ferrari.

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Lesson Plan 2

ACTIVITY 1: Look at the map and do the activities.

See larger map

Adapted from Google Maps (maps.google.com)

PART A. Find and circle on the map:

1. A school.

2. A cemetery.

3. A church.

PART B. Circle places that you remember.

PART C. Match the words to the illustrations.

( 1 ) // ( 2 ) ▆●▆ ( 3 ) ▆● ( 4 ) ●▆ ( 5 ) ▆  ● ( 6 ) ▆               ● ( 7 ) ▆    ●

(  ) near (  ) next to (  ) far from (  ) right (  ) left (  ) between (  ) parallel to

PART D. Using the map of São José City, complete the sentences with the words from the box.

parallel to                             next to                        between

1. São José Church is _________________ the Hercílio Luz Square.

2. Fr. Albano street is _________________ Ervino Gerlach Street.

3. São José Church is ________________ Macari Street and Getúlio Vargas Street.

PART E. Using the map of São José City, complete the dialogs with the words from the box and practice them with your partner.

right            straight ahead           far from            near            left

1. Maria is on the corner of João Junior Machado Street.

Maria: Excuse me! What's the way to São José church, please?

Passerby: It's very ____________ here. Go _____________ on João Junior Machado Street. Turn ____________ on José Lino Kretzer Street. Turn ________ on Raulino Gerlach Street. Turn __________ on Macari Street. Turn ________ on Hercílio Luz Square. The church is on your ___________.

Maria: Thank you very much.

2. Now she is at the church.

Maria: Can you tell me the way to Adolpho Mello Theater, please?

Passerby: It's a bit ____________ here. Go ___________ on Hercílio Luz Square and turn ________ on Macari Street.

Maria: Thank you very much.

Adapted from “Take your Time 3” by Rocha and Ferrari.

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Lesson plan 1 - Activity 2

ACTIVITY 2

PART A. Role-play the conversation from Activity 1 with a partner.

A: Excuse me. Is there a snack bar on this street?

B: Yes, there is one.

A: Is it far from here?

B: Not really. It’s near the school, just two blocks on your right.

A: Thanks a lot.

B: You’re welcome.

PART B. Write your own dialog and practice with a partner.

A: Excuse me. Is there a/an__________________________________________________?

B: Yes, ___________________________.

A: Is it __________________________________________________?

B: Not really. ______________________________________________________________.

A: Thanks a lot.

B: You’re welcome.

YOU CAN USE SOME OF THESE IDEAS: school (escola)                                               near (próximo de) cafeteria (cantina)                                          far from (longe de) supermarket (mercado)                                  left (esquerda) restaurant (restaurante)                                  right (direita) shopping mall (shopping center) bank (banco) church (igreja)

PART C. Are there other ways to find locations? What technologies can be used to find locations? 
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