THERE IS/ARE

 How to introduce your final task?

Good morning/ evening Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Marais TV channel.

My name is John  and this is Terry. Today is Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 and it's 9:30 am/ 7:00pm or 10  o'clock am/ 8:00 pm . Lets see the weather in the United Kingdom.

THERE IS /THERE ARE

/ˈðɛə^r/
A travers les exemples, nous avons constaté que pour parler de l'existence ou de l'absence de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un, on utilise THERE IS au singulier et THERE ARE au pluriel.
Singulier
Forme affirmative: There is a cat in my street ou There's /ˈðə^rz/ a cat...... (contraction possible)

Forme interrogative⟷ Is there a cat in  my street?
Forme négative: There is not a cat in my street ou There's not a cat....ou There isn't a cat.....
Pluriel
Forme affirmative: There are three birds on my doorstep.(contraction impossible)

                          Il ya trois oiseaux sur le seuil de ma porte
Forme interrogative⟷Are there three birds on my doorstep?
Forme négative: There are not three birds....street ou There aren't three birds

➽➽➽ THERE IS si le premier mot énuméré est au singulier

             There is one dog, two cats and one rabbit in my garden

➽➽➽ THERE ARE  si le premier mot énuméré est au pluriel

             There are two cats, one dog and three birds in my garden

EXERCISES

   1/ Coche les phrases correctement construites (Tick the correct sentences).

a)      There is two red fish in my living-room.                    □

b)     There are a bath in the bathroom.                              □

c)      There is no milk in the fridge.                                      □

d)     There are two chairs and one table in my kitchen.   □

e)      There are one new boy at school.                               □

2/Is ou Are ? A toi de choisir (Choose between Is and Are).

a)   There ___________ thirty trees in the park.

b)  ________ there any birds in these trees?

c)   No, there ________ not but there _______ one fox living in one tree.

3/Réponds par une phrase complète en disant la vérité (Answer the following questions by telling the truth).

a)     How many pupils are there in your school? ________________________________________

b)     How many girls are there in your class? ___________________________________________

c)      How many candies are there in your schoolbag? ____________________________________

d)     How many people are there in the room right now? _________________________________

4/ Demande si ces bâtiments existent dans ta rue et réponds (Ask if these buildings are in your street then answer the question).

(post office)     _____________________________________ ? _____________________________________

(bakery)          _______________________________________ ? ____________________________________

(stop sign)            _______________________________________ ? ____________________________________