WE LEARN ENGLISH. PART I. Ромаданова О.Н - 35 стр.

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II. GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES
Task 10. Think of a certain room. Ask and answer questions about these
objects.
e.g. Is there a stereo? – Yes, there is. Are there any books? – No, there aren’t.
a clock magazines a table a fire lamps flowers a mirror
a dog photos an armchair a desk pictures a camera
plants newspapers
Task 11. Put in the correct form of there + (to) be.
1. ___ no water on the moon. 2. ___ no railways in the 18
th
century. 3. Once
upon a time ___ a beautiful princess. 4. ___ some soup, if you’re hungry. 5. ___
any potatoes? 6. I’m afraid ___ no time to see Granny.
Task 12. Put in there or it.
a. Mum: _____ is a good programme on TV tonight. _____ is about computers.
Dad: I’m not interested in computers. Is _____ a long programme?
Mum: No, only half an hour. Why?
Dad: Because _____’s another programme I want to watch at 9.30.
b. Juan: Excuse me. Is _____ a bank near here?
Mark: Yes, _____’s one on the corner of Broad Street.
Juan: Is _____ open at lunchtime?
Mark: Yes, I think so.
c. Jane: (standing outside a restaurant) This is the new Mexican restaurant.
Mary: Is _____ expensive?
Jane: No, I don’t think so. Look, _____’s an empty table. Let’s go in.
d. Dave: Mum, _____ isn’t any soap in the bathroom.
Mum: Yes, _____ is. _____’s a new packet on the shelf.
Dave: I can’t see _____.
Mum: _____’s next to the shampoo.
e. 1. ___’s a cat in your bedroom. 2. ___’s hard to understand him. 3. ___’s cold
tonight. 4. ___’s ice on the roads. 5. ___’s nice to see you. 6. ___’s somebody
on the phone for you. 7. ___’s a problem with the TV. 8. ___’s too late to go
out. 9. ___’s a funny smell in the kitchen. 10. “What’s that noise?” “___’s the
wind”.
Task 13. Paula has got a problem. She overslept in the morning and in a
hurry left her bag and her keys at home. Now she is standing in front of the
kitchen window. She can see her bag and her keys on the table. Use can or
can’t + the verb in brackets.
Oh dear! Where’s my key? I _____ (find) it. Oh look! It’s on the kitchen
table. I _____ (see) it. Now what am I going to do? I _____ (get) in. I _____
(climb) the tree to the window on the first floor. It’s too high. I _____
(telephone) for help because I haven’t got my money with me. Hey, what’s that
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