Exercise 2. Make the sentences interrogative.

 

Model: There is a picture on the wall.

Is there a picture on the wall?

1. There is a lift in the house. 2. There are a lot of bookshelves.( книжные полки) 3. There is some bread on the plate. 4. There are a few cups on the table. 5. There is much furniture in the hall. 6. There was a nice picture on the wall.7. There were many seminars last week.8. There will be a lot of people at the conference.

 

Exercise 3. Agree or disagree with the following statements

1. There are thirty days in December.

2. There is a sofa in the classroom.

3. There are seven flats in your flat.

4. There is a zoo in your street.

5. There are only boys in your group.

6. There is a desert between Egypt and Greece.

7. There is a president in the UK.

8. There is a lift in our university.

9. There is a ring in your nose.

 

Exercise 4. Match the words and phrases in column A with those in column B

 

A

• They have much old furniture

• in their new flat.

• There are few computers in the

• office.

• There are four employees in

• the accounts department.

• We have a fridge( холодильник) in our office.

• There are five markers on her

• desk.

• Are there any English books

• in your library?

• There is a telephone on my

• desk.

• Is there a fax machine in your

• office?

• How much cheese is there in

• the fridge?

 

B

• Сколько сыра в холодильни­ке?

• В вашей библиотеке есть анг­лийские книги?

• У него на столе книги.

• В офисе мало компьютеров,

• На ее столе пять маркеров.

• У них много старой мебели в новой квартире.

• У нас есть холодильник в офисе.

• В вашем офисе есть факс?

• В бухгалтерии четыре сотруд­ника.

• У меня есть компьютер на столе

• На моем столе телефон.

• I have a computer on my desk.

• He has some books on the desk.

 

Exercise 5. Answer the following questions.

 

1.How many days are there in January? 2. How many minutes are there in a hour? 3. How many rooms are there in your flat? 4. How many students are there in your group? 5. How much money is there in the box? 6.How much water is therein the kettle( чайник)? 7. What is there on the table? 8. In whose room are there two windows? 9. Will there be many people in the park on Sunday?