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THERE IS and THERE ARE
THERE IS and THERE ARE
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
button below! SUGGESTION E-mail this grammar reference chart to your students if you know their e-mail addresses, or post it on your class website.
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Try the interactive version of the above quiz!
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.) |