1) Read and understand these sentences: “translate”
1. There is a church round the corner.
2. There are some very intelligent boys in my school.
3. Are there any people from Latvia in your team?
4. Is there a cinema here?
5. There is an opera house at the end of the street.
6. There are lots of questions that I'd like to ask you.
7. Is there a bank near here?
8. There is a problem with our computer.
9. Are there many women in your department?
10. There is something that I want to show you.
11. We don't have any wine for our guests.
12. Do you know any people who speak Chinese?
13. I have some news for you.
14. In this book there is a lot of information that I am interested in.
15. There isn't any money for this project.
16. I need some advice before I apply for a new job.
17. There is an interesting article in the new issue of this magazine.
18. There isn't a bath in my flat.
19. There is terrible traffic in the city center and I always try to avoid it.
20. In my company there are some people who speak more than three foreign languages.
2) WHAT IS THE CORRECT OPTION
1. I'm sure I made ________ mistakes on the exam.
§ any
§ some
2. My friend didn't make ________ mistakes on the exam.
§ any
§ some
3. "Would you like ________ beer"?
§ any
§ some
4. Oliver Twist: "Please sir, could I have ________ more?"
§ any
§ some
5. Don't you know ________ good restaurants in Vancouver?
§ any
§ some
6. If you have ________ money to lend me, I would appreciate it.
§ any
§ some
7. "Do you have ________ newspapers?"
§ any
§ some
8. "Which of these books can I borrow?" - "You can take ________ of them."
§ any
§ some
9. "Can I offer you ________ drinks?"
§ any
§ some
10. If they have ________ Cuban cigars, please buy some for me.
§ any
§ some
3) Complete lines:
1. ____________ a lamp in the room.
2. Judith ________________________a chair in the garden?
3. Is there a dog in the house? No, ________________________
4. In the garden _______________three big trees.
5. This morning ________________many children in the park
Other exercises with there is and there are
_______________ an Italian girl in my class.
_______________ a film on TV at half past eight.
_______________ three bikes in your street.
_______________ A big picture on the wall.
_______________ Ten tables in the room.
_______________ a restaurant in Oxford Street.
_______________ Two rivers in his town.
_______________ a cinema near the theatre.
4) What is the correct option?
Is there any milk?
Yes, there is.Yes, there are.
Yes, there is.Yes, there are.
How many people are there in the cinema?
There are two hundred people.There is two hundred people.
There are two hundred people.There is two hundred people.
How much bread is there?
No, there is not.There is a kilo.
No, there is not.There is a kilo.
How much sugar do you need?
Yes, I do.One kilo.
Yes, I do.One kilo.
How many students are there in your French class?
There are eleven students.Yes, there are.
There are eleven students.Yes, there are.
How many tomatoes are there?
Two.Yes, there are.
Two.Yes, there are.
How much money do you have?
I have one dollar.Yes, there is.
I have one dollar.Yes, there is.
How many cups are there?
No, there aren't.There is only one.
No, there aren't.There is only one.
Are there any kids here?
Yes, there are some.Yes, you are.
Yes, there are some.Yes, you are.
Is there any milk in the fridge?
Yes, there are.Yes, there are two litres.
Yes, there are.Yes, there are two litres.
5) STUDY THESE VERBS
PRESENTE
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PASADO
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PARTICIPIO PASADO
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ESPAÑOL
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Am, is, are
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Was/ were
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Been
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Ser o estar
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Begin
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Began
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Begun
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Empezar
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Bring
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Brought
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Brought
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Traer
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Build
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Built
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Built
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Construir
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Buy
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Bought
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Bought
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Comprar
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Can
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Could
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Could
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Poder
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Come
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Came
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Come
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Venir
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Cut
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Cut
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Cut
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Cortar
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Do
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Did
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Done
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Hacer
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Draw
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Drew
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Drawn
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Dibujar
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Leave
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Left
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Left
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Dejar, partir
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Make
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Made
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Made
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Hacer
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Pay
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Paid
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Paid
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Pagar
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Put
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Put
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Put
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Poner
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Read
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Read
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Read
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Leer
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Ride
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Rode
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Ridden
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Cabalgar
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Run
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Ran
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Run
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Correr
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Send
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Sent
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Sent
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Enviar
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Drink
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Drank
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Drunk
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Beber
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Drive
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Drove
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Driven
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Manejar
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Find
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Found
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Found
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Encontrar
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Forgive
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Forgave
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Forgiven
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Perdonar
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Have
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Had
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Had
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Tener
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Go
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Went
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Gone
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Ir
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Know
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Knew
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Know
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Saber
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Sit
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Sat
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Sat
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Sentarse
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Speak
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Spoke
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Spoken
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Hablar
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Swim
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Swam
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Swum
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Nadar
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Take
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Took
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Taken
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Tomar
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Think
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Thought
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Thought
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Pensar
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Understand
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Understood
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Understood
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Entender
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Wear
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Woke
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Woken
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Despertar
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6) What is the correct option
1. Last year there ............... a circus in my town.
a. Was
b. Were
2. There.............. Four cinemas in Sosnowiec in 2004.
a. Was
b. Were
3. There ................... many fountains in this park 20 years ago.
a. Was
b. Were
4. There................. A disco at Bogotá yesterday.
a. Was
b. Were
5. There.................... Five bananas in the fridge 2 days ago.
a. Was
b. Were
6. There .................. a Chinese restaurant in Pereira in 2001.
a. Was
b. Were
7. There .................. one tailor in my village 10 years ago.
a. Was
b. Were
8. There .................. many children in the park yesterday.
a. Was
b. Were
9. There .................. an alien in your garden last night.
a. Was
b. Were
10. There .................. five elephants in the zoo in Cracow five months ago.
a. Was
b. Were
THERE WAS - THERE WERE
1.____________________ a birthday cake.
2 ____________________ a lot of people in New York.
3. __________________ music at their party?
4. _________________ any money in her wallet.
5. _________________ a music festival in your town?
6. _________________ any chocolate biscuits.
7._____________________ many children there.
8.__________________ twenty students in her class?
9.____________________ any wood chair.
10.__________________ any men at the airport?
7) Match columns A and B.
Place
1. _____mall
2. _____stationery store
3. _____library
4. _____zoo
5. _____grocery store
6. _____art gallery
7. _____gym
8. _____drugstore
9. _____museum
10. _____movie theater
11. _____park
Definition – A place where…
A. You can play in an area full of trees.
B. You can buy food
C. You can see paintings
D. You can do aerobics
E. You can buy notebooks and paper
F. You can see antique collections
G. You can see movies
H. You can find different department stores and shops
I. You can buy your medicine
J. You can see animals.
K. You can borrow books to read
