General English Pre-Intermediate Modules 1-4 Teacher's Guide (2.1 ...
General English Pre-Intermediate Modules 1-4 Teacher's Guide (2.1 ...
General English Pre-Intermediate Modules 1-4 Teacher's Guide (2.1 ...
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4. More About there<br />
This section introduces another form commonly used with there, in the negative.<br />
There’s/are no… is very common in <strong>English</strong>, especially in spoken <strong>English</strong>. It has the same meaning as<br />
There isn’t/aren’t any…<br />
4.1 In the bedroom<br />
A. Students look at this picture of a bedroom, and read the description. Go through any vocabulary<br />
students don’t understand. They identify the mistake in the description.<br />
Answer:<br />
There’s a radio on the desk.<br />
Go through the grammar table together. Check they understand plural, singular, countable and<br />
uncountable.<br />
B. Students look around their class and write true sentences about the things.<br />
Answers:<br />
1. Probably: There’s a teacher.<br />
2. There’s some chalk. / There’s no chalk.<br />
3. Probably: There’s some paper.<br />
4. There’s a map. / There’s no map.<br />
5. There’s electricity. / There’s no electricity.<br />
6. Probably: There’s some furniture.<br />
7. Probably: There are no chickens.<br />
8. Probably: There are some books.<br />
9. Probably: There’s no snow.<br />
10. Probably: There’s no coffee.<br />
11. Probably: There are no bananas.<br />
12. There’s some food. / There’s no food.<br />
4.2 The town of Wonderville<br />
A. <strong>Pre</strong>-teach free (doesn’t cost anything), playground, pollution, noise, entertainment, public transport<br />
(anyone can use it, such as buses, trains and linecars; the opposite is private transport, that individual<br />
people own, such as cars and motorbikes).<br />
Students complete the text about Wonderville, using there is/are and there is/are no…<br />
Answers:<br />
1. there are 10,000 people<br />
2. There are no problems<br />
3. There are good jobs<br />
4. There are good schools<br />
5. There are nice houses<br />
6. There are no police<br />
7. there is no crime<br />
8. There are no guns<br />
9. There is no rubbish<br />
10. There are many parks<br />
11. There is entertainment<br />
12. there is free public transport<br />
13. There are many reasons<br />
14. There is a good life<br />
B. Play audio 2.5. Students listen, and check their answers.<br />
Discuss Wonderville. Do students agree that this would be a perfect place<br />
What other things would they have in a perfect town<br />
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