Grammar There is / There are - Simple Present Affirmative   It is used to indicate that something exists in the present moment (simple present).     Regular Contraction Singular There is There´s Plural There are          -   Examples:   Singular There is a fan in the room There is a cockroach on the wall There is a man at the entrance   There´s a letter in the mailbox There´s a map on the wall There´s a woman at the door   Plural There are many students in the classroom There are several apples on the table There are some people standing at the corner of the street   Now, as usual, let´s practice. Read, listen and repeat.   Singular 01 There is a city called Hell in the American State of Michigan 02 There is a world map on the wall. There is also an U.S. map on the other wall 03 There is a place where you can buy some bread at the end of the street 04 There is a nice teacher in the classroom teaching his students 05 There is a strange man on the subway. Maybe he wants some information 06 There is a blonde girl standing at the bus stop. She´s waiting for her bus 07 There is a Brazilian model in the newspaper with singer Madonna at his side 08 There is a famous actress on TV now. She´s giving an interview about hunger in Africa 09 There is a beautiful statue at the entrance of the building. It seems to be very expensive 10 There is an awesome ring in the girl´s finger with a lot of precious stones     Plural 01 There are five children playing in the park with balls and dolls 02 There are some students on the internet. They´re researching about Geography 03 There are some men talking at the corner of the street. They seem to be having fun 04 There are six persons in the car: two men, two women and two children. One is a boy and the other is a girl 05 There are many pedestrians walking on the street. I can see them from my window 06 There are several students at the school studying English 07 There are different types of animals in the zoo. What´s your favorite one? 08 There are many birds flying on the horizon and the sun is setting 09 There are three people standing at the entrance of the building 10 There are some kids in the kitchen. They are eating biscuits and drinking juice   Practice Write 5 sentences with "there is" and 5 sentences with "there are" and use a preposition of place or time (in, on, at)   Singular 01 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 02 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 03 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 04 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 05 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Plural 01 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 02 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 03 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 04 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 05 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved