there is/are
1 Read the examples. Fill in the tables.
Is there a shopping centre in your town? Yes, there is.
There aren’t any shops where I live.
There’s a cinema. There are some cafés and food stalls. Are there any other things to do? Yes, there are
Affirmative Negative
Singular 1 ______________ a cinema. There isn’t an aquarium.
Plural 2 ______________ some cafés and food stalls. 3 ______________ any shops where I live.
Question Short answers
Singular 4 ______________ a shopping centre in your town?
Plural 6 any other things to do?
2 Choose the correct option.
Yes, 5 _________ ./ No, there isn’t.
Yes, there are./No, there aren’t
1 There is/are two cinemas in my town.
2 There is/are a stationery shop.
3 There is/are a good bookshop.
4 There is/are some cheap restaurants.
5 There is/are three sports shops.
3 Look at the web page. Complete the sentences with There’s, There isn’t, There are or
LEE SHOPPING CENTRE Visit
10 clothes shops 2 bookshops
8 shoe shops 5 cafés
3 restaurants 1 phone shop Plus a supermarket, a hairdresser’s and a cinema!
There aren’t.
1 _________________ a games shop.
2 _________________ some shoe shops.
3 _________________ a phone shop.
4 _________________ any food stalls.
5 _________________ a chemist’s.
5 Work in pairs. Ask about places near your partner’s home. Are there any cafés near your home? Yes, there are. There are a lot. Is there a games shop near you?
6 Circle the correct option.
GRAMMAR ROUND-UP
7 Choose the correct option.
1 There is/are a supermarket in the shopping centre.
2 There is/are three cafés.
3 There isn’t/aren’t any bookshops.
4 There isn’t/are a games shop.
5 There is/are some food stalls.
6 There is/are a lot of clothes shops.
Hong Kong’s unusual cafés
There are a lot of good places to eat in Hong Kong. There are 1 a/some unusual cafés, too! Our favourite 2 is/are the Duck Café. This place 3 have got/has got ducks in all its food! And 4 there’s/ there are a café with a Harry Potter theme. The 5 café’s/cafés’ name is 9¾ Café, and there are things from the Harry Potter films on the walls.
These cafés 6 isn’t/aren’t only for eating and drinking. There are things to do, too. For example, two cafés 7 have got/has got go-karts!
It’s all very strange! Are there 8 some/any unusual cafés where you live?
Research
Find out if there are any unusual cafés where you live.
Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e.
QUESTIONS:
1 Are there lots of shops on the ship? d
2 What about food? Are there any places to eat?
3 And what about entertainment?
4 I haven’t got anything to read. Is there a bookshop?
5 Is there a supermarket?
ANSWERS:
a There are lots! From big restaurants to cafés for your morning coffee.
b Yes, there is. A cruise is the perfect place to do some summer reading.
c No, there isn’t! You’re on holiday – you can forget about shopping for food.
d Yes, there are. We’ve got everything from technology to clothes.
e There’s a fantastic cinema with new films every day.
9 Write complete questions and answers about a school.
1 a shop? / No Is there a shop? No, there isn’t.
2 an art room? / Yes
3 rooms for practising music? / Yes
4 Wi-Fi in the school? / No
5 computers in the classrooms? / No
6 students from other countries? / Yes
7 a cafeteria? / Yes
5 Answer the questions in exercise 4 about your school. You can include extra information.
1 Yes, there is a shop in our school. You can buy snacks there between classest 2 3