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THERE IS and THERE ARE
THERE IS and THERE ARE
Grammar Discussion Practice
There is / There are 16 Question strips adapted from the below (bottom of this page) Pair Work activity. These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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Instructions
Find your question by rolling your die twice. The 1st roll determines the number on the top. The 2nd roll determines the number on the left. Talk for one / two minute(s) about that topic. Your classmates will ask you follow-up questions. Your classmates can ask you anything if you land on “Ask Any Question”. |
Grammar Board Game
There is / There are 36 squares, each with a "How many ... are there?" question (speak for at least 1 minute per roll). Print in b/w; or color for projectors or laminated prints. Level: Elementary to Intermediate Time: Approx 20 minutes Pair work or small groups Dice required Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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Grammar Worksheet
There is / There are Look at the picture and decide if each statement is true or false.
Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 10 minutes Download the PDF file by first becoming a Patreon member, and then clicking on the orange button below!
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Grammar Worksheet There is / There are
12 sentence completion exercises (the first two done as examples) using 'there is / there are' and 'there isn't / there aren't any'; with ANSWER KEY Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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After the students have completed this worksheet, you may want to extend the activity by discussing (or writing about) some additional similarities and differences between the two pictures. For example: There is a sun in Picture A There isn’t a sun in Picture B. |
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Grammar
Reference Chart There is / There are How to form statements and questions with 'there is' and 'there are' Print in b/w; or color for projectors or laminated prints Level: Beginner to Elementary Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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Grammar
Information-Gap There is / There are 2 pages ('A' and 'B') version picture of people and things in a park; with ANSWER KEY and percentage conversion chart Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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Ideally, your students should be seated facing each other, with some distance between them to discourage cheating. Wrap-up by eliciting from your students all of the eight differences. Use a smartboard or projector if you have one, to better discuss the differences. (Add 5 to 10 minutes.) Also, consider the possibility of having your students write a short paragraph to describe one of the pictures using "There is" and "There are". |
Grammar Discussion There is / There are
Student 'A' version and Student 'B' version, each with 10 different discussion questions. Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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Have your learners seated in pairs and make sure that they don't look at each other's papers. After they finish, have them switch papers and continue one more time; then, stand up and talk to two or three classmates and ask two questions: (1) Who did you talk to? (2) What interesting things did you find out about him / her? (Add 5 to 10 minutes.) |