THERE TO BE There is / There are

Look and read. There is a bakery near my house. TEACHER: Have students look at the sentences and notice how they are made. There is a bakery near my house. There are some birds on the tree.

Think. In the previous sentences, THERE IS / THERE ARE refer to: a) The quantity of something. b) The existence of something. c) The frequency of something. TEACHER: Ask students to think about the idea behind the sentences and the expressions with there to be.

Check. In the previous sentences, THERE IS / THERE ARE refer to: a) The quantity of something. b) The existence of something. c) The frequency of something. TEACHER: Have students check the correct alternative.

Attention!!! Don’t say: You should say: Speak correctly! TEACHER: Show students a common mistake that is made, specially by Brazilian students. Have a cat next to the dog. There is a cat next to the dog.

Interrogative Form Interrogative Form: Singular Is there a book on your desk? Plural Are there 3 boards in your classroom? TEACHER: Draw students’ attention to the interrogative form of there to be.

Negative Form Negative Form: Singular There isn’t a book on your desk. isn’t = is not Plural There aren’t 3 boards in my classroom. aren’t = are not TEACHER: Draw students’ attention to the negative form of there to be.

Now, you. Memory game. TEACHER: Tell students they need to memorize what’s in the slide. They’ll have one minute to look at it. After that, divide the class into two groups. One group will have to ask the other 5 questions about what was in the slide. After both groups have asked and answered their questions, show the slide again so they can check their answers.

* Ask questions combining the words from the boxes. Ask a friend. Now, you! * Ask questions combining the words from the boxes. Ask a friend. Is there? Are there? two dogs a TV a refrigerator a computer three cats nine pencils more than ten students in your classroom? in your bedroom? in your house? on your desk? TEACHER: Have students form questions using the words and expressions from the boxes. They should ask each other and give personal answers.

TRUE or FALSE? TEACHER: Tell students they need to look at the picture attentively because they wiil have to answer true or false to some statements about the picture.

TRUE or FALSE? There are two windows in the bedroom. There is a teddy bear on the bed. There are some books in the bookshelf. There is a toy bus on the floor. There is a car under the bed. There is an Earth Globe on the desk. There are two robots in the bedroom. There is a picture of a super-hero on the wall. TEACHER: Have students answer true or false to the statements.

Check. There are two windows in the bedroom. F There is a teddy bear on the bed. F There are some books in the bookshelf. T There is a toy bus on the floor. T There is a car under the bed. F There is an Earth Globe on the desk. T There are two robots in the bedroom. F There is a picture of a super-hero on the wall. F TEACHER: Ask students to check if they’ve got the correct asnwers.