General English Level 1 V 3

UNIT 03 Spending money TOPIC 02 Finding your way around the shops

	LANGUAGE FOCUS 08 Is there, are there...?

Nat and Julia say
Nat:	… Is there a café in Shopping World?
Julia:	Yeah, t here's one on the first floor, opposite the cinema.

We ask " Is there a ..." when we want to find one thing or one place.

We can answer "Yes, there is a ..." or "Yes there's one."

Example

Is there a department store in Shopping World? Yes, there is .

We can also answer "No, there is no…" or "No, there isn't ."

Example

Is there a lift in Shopping World? No, there's no lift in Shopping World.
Is there an escalator in Shopping World? No, there isn't.

We can also use the plural.

Example

" Are there any bookshops in this city?" "Yes, there are three bookshops in this city."
" Are there any pet shops in Shopping World?" "No, there aren't . "

Is there a ……..?	Yes, there is a … Yes, there is . Yes, there's one …
	No, there is no … No, there isn't.
Are there any … ?	Yes , there are three … Yes, there are .
	No, there are no … No, there aren't . No, there aren't any.

Examples

1	Read the examples.
2	Click on each example to listen.
3	Practise saying each example.

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