There Is There Are - Grammar Practice
An A1 lesson on there is there are, with contextual examples, grammar guidance, controlled practice and space for written answers. Includes an answer key and teacher notes.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Contextual examples and grammar guidance
- Choose, complete and rewrite activities
- Space for written answers
- Answer key and teacher notes on page 3
Describe what is in a place with there is / there are, negatives and questions. The A1 lesson uses flat and rental-room dialogues before sentence changes, personal descriptions and paired speaking, with answers on page 3.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Print the two learner pages and retain the key. Use visible objects to contrast a desk with two chairs. Review some and any as needed for the negative plural task.
- Read A new flat and complete Part A, linking singular nouns to is and plural nouns to are.
- Fill A room for rent using its conversational clues, then change sentences in Part C. Check some shops becoming aren't any shops.
- Write three classroom or home sentences including a negative, then ask the printed questions about a real or imagined home.
Support and extension
For support, display positive, negative and question frames beside a simple room picture. For an extension, compare two imagined rooms. Full forms is not and are not are grammatical, while the written task practises contractions. Personal descriptions vary; learners do not need to disclose private housing details.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
