Ex. 5. Julia tells her friends about her kitchen. She uses there is/there are structure. Could you fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verb to be.

Ex. 4. Write questions that begin with How many…? and then answer using the words given.

Ex. 3. Thanos is telling his friends about his hometown. Could you write sentences for him using there is/there are structure? The information given blow will help you. Don’t forget to use the indefinite article where necessary.

THERE IS/THERE ARE

Ex. 1. Do you know the forms of the verb to be? Can you fill in the blank spaces and read the letter?

VERB TO BE

GRAMMAR ADDITION.

My Family.

We are 4 at our family: my mother, father, my elder brother and I. I think, our family is friendly, united. We spend much time together, go for a walk in the woods, visit theaters, museums, go to the cinema. My mother's name is Luidmila Mikhailovna. She is an engineer, she works in an office. She is a kind, nice woman. She can cook very well. She is fond of reading. My father's name is Konstantin Alexeevich. He is a sailor. He is a strong, clever man. He often tells me interesting stories about different countries. Father can do a lot of things. He teaches me to repair furniture, to drive a car. My brother's name is Alexei. He is a manager. I have my duties about the house. I must go shopping, clean the rooms. It's not difficult for me. I like our home to be clean and tidy. I think home is the nicest place. As proverb says, "East or West, home is best". There is no place more delightful than home and there are no people more dear than your relatives.

Here I _____(1) in Brazil. It _____ (2) very hot here. My new friends ______ (3) very nice. One of them ______ (4) Robert. He ______ (5) from Mexico. He _____ (6) very talented and creative. He _____ (7) from Acapulco. His wife _____ (8) a housewife. As far as I know she ______ (9) very cheerful and kind. My other friend, Julia, _____ (10) from Canada. She ______ (11) very attractive. All my friends _______ (12) interesting personalities. I ______ (13) happy to be here. It _______ (14) a wonderful tour.

Ex. 2. Do you know how to form negative statements with the verb to be? Correct these sentences following the examples/

Example: Milk is red. – No, it isn’t red, it’s white.

1. The sun is cold._______________________________________________

2. Mercedes is a cheap car. ________________________________________

3. Clouds are green. _____________________________________________

4. Grass is black. ________________________________________________

5. Chickens are wild animals. ______________________________________

6. Elephants are small animals. _____________________________________

7. Brazil is in Africa. _____________________________________________

8. Chinese is an easy language. _____________________________________

9. Cats are afraid of mice. _________________________________________

10. It is cold in summer. ___________________________________________

11. France is in Asia. ______________________________________________

Example:

University: No - There is no University in my city.

S school: Yes (many) - There are many schools in my city.

1. cathedral Yes. ______________________________________________________

2. swimming pool Yes. ____________________________________________

3. cinema Yes(three) __________________________________________________

4. sports centre Yes (two) ______________________________________________

5. church Yes.________________________________________________________

6. big hotels No. ______________________________________________________

7. concert hall No. ____________________________________________________

8. museum Yes. ______________________________________________________

9. hospital Yes (two) __________________________________________________

Example: days/a week – How many days are there in a week? – There are seven days a week.

1. days/December ____________________________________________________

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2. days/a year_________________________________________________________

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3. states/the USA (50) __________________________________________________

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4. letters/the English alphabet (26) ________________________________________

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5. fingers/human hand __________________________________________________

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It’s a modern kitchen, nice and clean. There _______ (1) a lot of cupboards. There _______ (2) a washing machine and a fridge. There _______ (3) also a cooker, but there ______ (4) not a dishwasher. On the walls there _______ (5) some lovely pictures. There ______(6) not any photographs. There ______ (7) a radio over the cooker and on the table there _______ (8) some flowers. There _____ (9) not any plants in my kitchen. On the table there ______ (10) also a plate with some apples and oranges. I like my kitchen. It’s very comfortable.

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