7C 4 Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.


a Is / Are there a station near your apartment? Yes, there is / are.


b Is / Are there any cafés near the student residence? Yes, there is / are.


5 Complete the sentences with a or any. a There isn’t


a


b There aren’t c Is there


d Are there e There’s


f There aren’t 6


c Is / Are there a library near the college? No, there isn’t / aren’t.


d Is / Are there any restaurants on your campus? No, there isn’t / aren’t.


FOCUS university in this city. buses to the shopping centre.


supermarket near your home? shops on your street?


park two minutes from my apartment. cafés on my street.


Write six sentences about what is not in your town or city. Then compare with another student.


Examples There isn’t a hospital. There aren’t any nice parks.


7


In pairs. Take turns to ask questions about what is near your home using the places in 1.


Examples Is there a bus stop near your home? Are there any restaurants?


8


In groups. Plan a new community for your town or city. The new community is for 10,000 new homes and is ten kilometres from the city centre.


a What do people need to live in a new community? Make a list of facilities under these headings:


• transport, e.g., buses • buildings, e.g., hospital • places to live, e.g., apartment blocks • places for sports and entertainment, e.g., football stadium • places for families, e.g., parks


b Draw a plan of your new community. Make a poster display of the plans. c Present your community to the class. Each person in the group speaks. Example For families, there’s/we have a park with a play area.


114 English for the 21st Century • Unit 7 C21


COMMUNICATION: Contributing to a discussion See page 118➝


LANGUAGE REFERENCE


See www.garneteducation.com/aou/ student-resources/


Grammar Questions and negatives using there


Look at the word order in these sentences. How do we make a question with there? Example A Is there a park near the apartment?


B Yes, there is. A Are there any restaurants? B Yes, there are.


We use a with single things and any with plural things. How do we make a negative sentence with there? Singular There isn’t a bus stop near the apartment.


Plural There aren’t any cafés.


We usually say ‘No, there isn’t’, not ‘No, there is not’.


See Section C of the digital workbook


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