There Is / There Are

We use there is when there is only one thing. We use there are when there are two or more things.

LANGUAGE WORK

There is a teacher in the classroom. There are books on the desk in picture 2 There are no books on the desk in picture 1. There is a dragon on the board in picture 2. There is no dragon in picture 1. There are rubbers on the desk in picture 1. There are no rubbers on the desk in picture 2. 1 2 Vurderingseksemplar TASK a Find other differences in the pictures. Make sentences with there is, there are. b Put there is or there are in front of these words. … a clock on the wall. … a pencil case on the desk. … pupils at their desks. … desks in the classroom. c Explain to a partner when to use there is and there are.