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6 Listen again and put the words in the correct a closer look 2
column.

/z/ /s/ / z/ Grammar
____________ ____________ ____________
There is/ There isn't
____________ ____________ ____________ There are/ There aren't

____________ ____________ ____________ Positive negative
____________ ____________ ____________

____________ ____________ ____________
____________ ____________ ____________

Singular: There’s (is) a Singular: There isn’t (is
picture on the wall. not) a picture on the wall.
Plural: There are two Plural: There aren’t (are not)
lamps in the room. two lamps in the room.

Questions and short answers
Singular:

– Is there a picture on the wall?
– yes, there is./ No, there isn’t.
Plural:
– Are there two lamps in the room?
– yes, there are./ No, there aren’t.
7 read the conversation below. underline the
final s/es in the words and write /z/, /s/ or / z/ 1 Write is or are.
Mi: Mum, are you home? 1. There _______________ a sofa in the living room.

Mum: yes, honey. I’m in the kitchen. I’ve bought 2. There ________________ two cats in the kitchen.
these new dishes and chopsticks. 3. There ___________________ posters on the wall.

Mi: They’re beautiful, Mum. Where did you 4. There ___________ a ceiling fan in the bedroom.
buy them? 5. There ___________________ dishes on the floor.

Mum: In the department store near our house.
There are a lot of interesting things for 2 make the sentences in 1 negative.
the home there.
Example:
Mi: We need some pictures for the living
room, Mum. Do they have pictures in the 1. There isn’t a sofa in the living room.
store?
Mum: No, they don’t. But there are some 3 Write positive and negative sentences.
ceiling lights. We are buying two for the Example: pictures / the living room
new apartment this week.
There are pictures in the living room.
Mi: We also need two new vases, Mum.
There aren’t pictures in the living room.
Mum: That’s true. Let’s go to the store this
weekend. 1. a TV / the table
2. a brown dog / the kitchen
8 Listen to the conversation and repeat. Pay
attention to /z/, /s/ and / z/ at the end of the 3. a boy / the cupboard
words. then practise the conversation with a 4. a bath / the bathroom
partner. 5. lamps / the bedroom

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