Global Perspectives Elementary Student's Book Sample Unit

Shopping in NumbersGrammarThere’s a big supermarket.There are 48 restaurants.Is there a gym?Are there any banks?Yes, there are.No, there aren’t.• use There’s (There is) with singularnouns• use There are with plural nouns• start questions with Is there … ? orAre there … ?• use any after Are there … ?1 Read the sentences about a shoppingmall. Decide which four sentences areincorrect. Then correct them.There’s four restaurants. ✘There are four restaurants. ✔1 There’s two floors.2 There are one gym.3 There’s six floors for shopping.4 There is a big car park for eighty cars.5 There are two supermarkets.6 There’s many people.2 Underline the correct words.1 Is there / Are there any restaurants?2 Is there / Are there a bank?3 Is there / Are there a supermarket?4 Is there / Are there a car park?5 Is there / Are there any cafés?G Grammar focus – explanation & morepractice of there is and there are on page 108Pronunciation and Speaking1 1.67 Listen to how the underlinedsound is pronounced. Repeat the sentences.1 There’s a gym.2 Is there a bank?3 It’s busy on Saturday.2 Work in pairs. A: turn to page 96. B: turnto page 100. Talk about two other shoppingmalls.WritingThere are shopping malls everywherefrom A lgeria to Z ambia but they’renot just for shopping.gymsfloors6Look at this information aboutthe Allstar Hotel. Write somesentences. Use the text aboutthe shopping mall to help you.• 20 floors• 4 restaurants• 2 cafés• 25 shops• one bank• one big car park for 60 carsIn the Allstar Hotel there aretwenty floors …restaurants4machinessupermarkets48shops‘In this mall there are floors for shopping and a big car parkwith floors for cars. There are many interesting shopsand there’s a big supermarket. But it’s not just for shopping:there are restaurants and a gym with machines.’30Big Unit 4 25