2. DESCRIBING SOME PARTS OF MY HOUSE
In my house... THERE IS A BEDROOM
chair 2 windows
bed 3 books
table 2 lamps
carpet
door
radio
There is a
In my bedroom...
There are
3. In my house... THERE IS A LIVING ROOM
TV 2 sofas
window 2 pictures
table curtains
There is a
In my living room...
There are
4. In my house... THERE IS A KITCHEN
refrigerator cabinets
stove 2 chairs
microwave
There is a
In my kitchen...
There are
5. In my house... THERE IS A BATHROOM
2 towels
shower
toilet
sink
mirror
bath
There is a
In my bathroom...
There are
6. WHAT IS THE GRAMMAR
TOPIC?
There is There are
T
O WHY DO YOU USE T
O
D
E THERE IS/ THERE D
E
S S
C
R
ARE FOR? C
R
I I
B B
E E
SINGULAR PLURAL
NOUNS
NOUNS
7. EXAMPLES
1. In my bedroom, there is a television.
2. In the living room, there are three armchairs.
3. There are four pictures in the dinning room.
4. In the garden, there are some flowers.
5. There is a car in the garage.
6. In my house,there are two telephones.
8. INTERROGATIVE FORM
IS THERE A BED IN MY BEDROOM?
YES, THERE IS.
IS THERE A CAR IN MY BEDROOM?
NO, THERE ISN’T.
ARE THERE TWO WINDOWS IN MY
BEDROOM?
YES, THERE ARE.
ARE THERE FOUR LAMPS IN MY
BEDROOM?
NO, THERE AREN’T.
9. INTERROGATIVE FORM
HOW MANY PICTURES ARE THERE?
THERE ARE 2 PICTURES.
HOW MANY SOFAS ARE THERE?
THERE ARE 2 SOFAS.
HOW MANY WINDOWS ARE THERE?
THERE IS ONE WINDOW.
HOW MANY TABLES ARE THERE?
THERE IS ONE TABLE.
10. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
IS THERE ANY REFRIGERATOR?
YES, THERE IS.
IS THERE A BED?
NO, THERE ISN’T.
ARE THERE TWO CHAIRS?
YES, THERE ARE.
ARE THERE FOUR MICROWAVES?
NO, THERE AREN’T.
11. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
HOW MANY MIRRORS ARE THERE?
THERE ARE ONE/A MIRROR.
HOW MANY SINKS ARE THERE?
THERE IS A SINK/ ONE SINK.
HOW MANY WINDOWS ARE THERE?
THERE ISN’T ANY WINDOW.
HOW MANY TABLES ARE THERE?
THERE ISN’T ANY TABLE.
13. A/ AN
We use A for singular nouns and when the
noun begins with a consonant.
Example: There is a sofa in the living room
We use AN for plural nouns and when the
noun begins with a vowel.
Example: There is an umbrella on the table.
We use AN when the words start with the
consonant “ h” because it is not pronounced.
Example: I was waiting for an hour.
14. We use A when the words start with a vowel
but it is pronounced as a consontant.
Example: A university /a/ /yuniversity/
A horse /a/ /jors/
A/ AN is only used for
singular nouns.
15. EXERCISES
1. WRITE A OR AN.
An
1. _____old book An
6. _____ umbrella
A An
7. _____organisation
2. _____Window
A
3. _____horse A
8. _____university
An
4. _____airport An
9. _____hour
5. _____new airport
A An
10. _____economic problem
16. SOME/ ANY
COUNTABLE THEY ARE NOUNS WHICH YOU CAN
PLURALIZE.
NOUNS egg = eggs tomato= tomatoes
UNCOUNTABLE THEY ARE NOUNS WHICH YOU
NOUNS CAN’T PLURALIZE.
Sugar, rice, coffee, milk, etc
We use SOME for countable and uncountable nouns.
You can use SOME for affirmative answers or
sentences.
Example: There are some chairs.(countable)
There is some sugar . (uncountable)
17. SOME/ ANY
We use ANY for countable and uncountable nouns.
You can use ANY for questions and negative answers
or sentences.
Example: Are the any chairs in my bedroom?
There aren’t any mirrors.(countable)
There isn’t any sugar. (uncountable)
EXERCISES
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/some_any.htm
http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/MultipleChoice/aansomeany.html
18. HOW MUCH/ HOW MANY
We use HOW MUCH and HOW MANY to ask
about quantity.
We use HOW MUCH for questions with
uncountable nouns.
Example:
HOW MUCH money do you have?
HOW MUCH sugar are there in the kitchen?
We use HOW MANY for questions with
countable nouns.
Example:
HOW MANY students are there in the school?
HOW MANY chairs are there in the kitchen?