A lamp is next to the bed.
By = next to.
Grammar · A1
There is and there are
Describe what exists in a room, a place or a picture.
There are two chairs.
01 · The idea
Look. What can you see?
Look at the pictures. Say what you can see.
The bottle has water in it.
Water → there is.
Two chairs are in the kitchen.
Two chairs → there are.
02 · More examples
One lamp. Two chairs.
One lamp → there is
There is a lamp by the bed.
There is a chair in the kitchen.
There is water in the bottle.
There is some milk in the fridge.
No water? There isn't any water.
There is = There's.
There's a lamp by the bed.
Two chairs → there are
There are two chairs in the kitchen.
There are three cups on the table.
Two bottles → there are two bottles of water.
No chairs? There aren't any chairs.
There is… → Is there…?
Is there a lamp?
Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.
Are there any chairs?
Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
How many chairs are there?
There are two. / There is one.
A car is there. / The car is mine.
There is a car in the garage. → Look in the garage. A car is there.
I have a car. → The car is mine.
The house has a garage. → The garage is part of the house.
03 · Build a sentence
Make a choice. See what changes.
Choose a thing. Try is and are. Then try Say no or Ask.
There is a lamp by the bed.
What do you want to say?
One or more?
What is there?
One thing → there is. For two things, choose are.
04 · Try it together
Choose the correct answer.
Quick check 1
There ___ a clock above the door.
Think of one thing, or an amount such as water.
Quick check 2
There ___ a bank in this village.
Negative.Say that something is not in that place. Count things, or think about water.
Quick check 3
___ there a pharmacy nearby?
Think of one thing, or an amount such as water.
05 · Real-life English
Use it in a conversation.
Read with a partner. Then talk about your room or your street.
A: Is there a chair in the kitchen? B: Yes, there is. There are two chairs by the window. A: Great. Let's sit there.
Look around. Tell a partner about one thing and two or more things you can see.
A: What is in your garage? B: There is a car and two boxes. A: Is there a bike too? B: No. There isn't a bike there.
Describe your street. Say what is there and what is not there. Start with There is or There are.
06 · Common mistakes
Which sentence is correct?
07 · Keep this
The lesson in three small steps.
One thing
There is a lamp. There is water. There are two chairs.
Nothing there?
There isn't a lamp. There aren't any chairs.
Ask about a place
Is there a lamp? Yes, there is. Are there chairs? Yes, there are.
08 · Practice
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