There is, there are: what's in the hotel? There is and there are exercises for places

This A1 drill lesson gives there is and there are exercises: one thing or more, negatives with a or any, and questions with short answers.

Grammar: There's a café, There are two beds, There isn't a gym, There aren't any towels, Is there…? / Are there any…? with short answers, How many… are there? and there's against it's.
Topic: The Seabreeze, an invented hotel in Miami Beach: its guest information, the check-in, a guest's review, her texts home and the receptionist's chat.
Activities: Choices, sorting, gap-fills, a memory game, word order, mistake quizzes, tables, matching, a drag-and-drop check-in, a chat and a test.

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Chapter 1The rule
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- Study the scheme: there is and there areGrammar schemeTry it
- Is the sentence correct? Mark true or falseTrue or falseUnlock
- Sort the sentences: there is or there are?Sort into columnsTry it
- Choose is, are or haveChoose the optionUnlock
- Fill in the gaps with the verb beFill in the gapsUnlock
Chapter 2There is or there are?
- Choose the right words: one thing or more than one?Choose the optionTry it
- Fill in the gaps: write there is or there are + the wordsFill in the gapsUnlock
- Find the matching pairs: one thing and more than oneMemory gameUnlock
- Put the words in the right orderUnjumbleUnlock
- Choose there's or it'sChoose the optionUnlock
- Find the mistake and choose the right wordsQuizUnlock
- Read Ben's message about his dorm room and fill in the gapsFill in the gapsUnlock
Chapter 3Negatives: there isn't a, there aren't any
- Choose a, an or anyChoose the optionUnlock
- Sort the words: there isn't a / an or there aren't any?Sort into columnsUnlock
- Fill in the gaps: negatives with a or anyFill in the gapsTry it
- Put the words in order: negative sentencesUnjumbleUnlock
- Find the mistake in the negative sentencesQuizUnlock
- Read Mia's message and fill in the gapsFill in the gapsUnlock
Chapter 4Questions and short answers
- Choose is there or are thereChoose the optionUnlock
- Choose the right short answerChoose the optionUnlock
- Fill in the table: positive, negative, questionFill in the tableTry it
- Put the words in order to make questionsUnjumbleUnlock
- Write the questions: How many … are there?Fill in the gapsUnlock
- Match the questions and the answersMatchUnlock
- Choose the right question for each answerQuizUnlock
Chapter 5Real life: At the hotel
- Read the guest informationReal-life documentUnlock
- Read the guest information again: true or false?True or falseUnlock
- Read the check-in dialogue and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Read Lucia's review and fill in the gapsFill in the gapsUnlock
- Read Lucia's messages to her sister and choose the right wordsChoose the optionUnlock
- Choose the right replies: Andre texts youChatTry it
- Test yourself: choose the right answerQuizUnlock
Chapter 6Homework
- Choose is, are or have: around townChoose the optionUnlock
- Write about the kitchen: fill in the gaps with the wordsFill in the gapsUnlock
- Sort the sentences: positive, negative or question?Sort into columnsUnlock
- Put the words in the right order: questionsUnjumbleUnlock
- Choose the right short answer: a new apartmentChoose the optionUnlock
- Fill in the gaps: negatives at schoolFill in the gapsUnlock
- Match the questions and the answers: around townMatchUnlock
- Choose the correct sentenceQuizUnlock
- Fill in the table: questions and short answersFill in the tableUnlock
- Write the questions: How many animals are there?Fill in the gapsUnlock
- Read the ad for the cabin and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Read Emma's postcard and fill in the gapsFill in the gapsUnlock
- Read Rita's note for her guests and choose the right wordsChoose the optionUnlock
- Decide: is the sentence correct? True or falseTrue or falseUnlock
- Put the words in the right order: mixed sentencesUnjumbleUnlock

Grammar: there is and there are

There is and there are say that something is in a place: There's a café in the hotel. The noun after the verb decides: one thing takes is with a or an, two or more take are. Questions turn it around: Is there…? Are there…?

There is, there are: what's in the hotel?

Say what is in a place: there is + one thing, there are + more than one.

There's + one thing, there are + more

There's a shelf. There's an umbrella. There are two chairs. There are a lot of boats. In the negative, not follows the verb: There isn't a shelf. There aren't any lamps.

there is / there are + a thing + a place

There is / There area thing / thingsa place

There's a café in the hotel.

There are two lamps by the bed.

There are a lot of shops near the beach.

Positive, negative, question

Things	Positive (+)	Negative (−)	Question (?)
one: a	There is a shelf. · There's a shelf.	There is not a shelf. · There isn't a shelf.	Is there a shelf?
one: an	There's an umbrella.	There isn't an umbrella.	Is there an umbrella?
more: two, three…	There are two chairs.	There aren't two chairs. There's one.	Are there two chairs?
more: a lot of	There are a lot of boats.	There aren't a lot of boats.	Are there a lot of boats?
more: some → any	There are some lamps.	There aren't any lamps. · There are not any lamps.	Are there any lamps?

A or any?

One thing keeps a or an in every form: There isn't a sauna. Is there a bakery near here? With two or more, some becomes any in negatives and questions: There aren't any parks. Are there any parks?

One thing

There's a lamp. There's an orange.
There isn't a sauna.
Is there a bakery near here?

More than one

There are two / some / a lot of parks.
There aren't any parks.
Are there any parks near here?

Short answers and How many…?

Answer with there and the verb alone: Yes, there is. No, there aren't. A yes answer stays full, so never Yes, there's. To count, ask How many + plural + are there?: How many rooms are there?

Questions and short answers

Question	Answer (+)	Answer (−)
Is there a gift shop?	Yes, there is.	No, there isn't.
Is there an iron?	Yes, there is.	No, there isn't.
Are there any shops?	Yes, there are.	No, there aren't.
How many rooms are there?	There are 48 rooms.	There aren't any.

Short answers, any, How many

Short answers: Yes, there is. Yes, there are. (Not: Yes, there's.) any + more than one: Are there any maps? There aren't any plates. (Not: Are there any map? There isn't any plates.) How many + more than one + are there: How many rooms are there? (Not: How many rooms there are?)

There's or it's?

There's brings something new into a place; it's tells you more about that thing: There's a garden behind the house. It's very green and quiet.

There's: something new in a place

There's a garden behind the house.
There's a big map in the lobby.

It's: more about that thing

It's very green and quiet.
It's next to the door.

Common mistakes

Look out for Is a bed in the room, There have a pool, There is two beds and Our room is big. It's an armchair by the window. Each one needs there with the right form of be.

Is a bed in the room.
There's a bed in the room.
start with there (in everyday English, not: In the room is a bed.)
There have a pool.
There's a pool.
there + is / are, not have
There is two beds.
There are two beds.
more than one → there are
Our room is big. It's an armchair by the window.
Our room is big. There's an armchair by the window.
something in a place → there's

Examples

There's a gift shop next to the café.one thing: a / an
There are three restaurants on our street.more than one
There isn't a spa, but there's a nice gym.negative and positive
There aren't any beach towels in our room.negative: any + more than one
Is there a taxi stand near here? — Yes, there is.question and short answer
How many elevators are there? — There are two.How many … are there?

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The main objectives of this lesson are to:

use there is for one thing and there are for more: There's an egg in the fridge. There are a lot of shops on Main Street.
say what's missing with a or any: There isn't an airport in our town. There aren't any plates on the table.
ask and answer: Is there a gym in the hotel? Yes, there is. Are there any shops near here? No, there aren't.
count with How many… are there?: How many bathrooms are there?, not How many rooms there are?
start with there, not have or it: Our hotel is old, but there's a new pool, not There have a gym

Grammar:: there is / there are · there isn't a / there aren't any · Is there…? Are there…? · How many… are there?
Topic:: grammar practice · hotels · rooms and places · travel

Teaching tips

Test memory of the classroom: students close their eyes while a partner asks Is there a clock? or How many windows are there?, then open them and check each answer.
Design a dream hotel: groups draw a plan and present it (There are two pools. There isn't a parking lot.), and every other group asks two questions about it.
Pair there's with it's on the board: write There's a park near my house. and students add a second sentence about the park with It's: It's big and green.

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