Translate into Russian paying attention to the construction there
is/are.
1. There is a newspaper on the table. 2. What books are there on the
table? 3. There is a picture in my sister’s flat. 4. Are there any doctors
in the room? 5. There are some chairs in the hall. 6. Is there a cinema
round the corner? 7. There’s a new restaurant in King Street. 8. Is there
any university in that town? 9. There are many fine buildings in Moscow.
10. Is there a mistake in this sentence? — No, there isnt’t. 11. Is there
any time for reading? — Yes, there is.
3. Make the sentences negative and interrogative according to the Model.
Model: There is a blackboard in our classroom. — There is no blackboard
in our classroom. Is there a blackboard in your classroom?
1. There are some English books on the table. 2. There are many
mistakes in your dictionary. 3. There’s a new grammar rule in Lesson
7
Seven. 4. There is a telegram on the table. 5. There is too little water in
the jug.
4. Choose the correct form of the verb to be.
1. There (is, are) a large TV in my room. 2. There (is, are) three
windows in my classroom. 3. There (is, are) a table and four chairs in
my sister’s room. 4. There (is, are) a school here. 5. There (is, are) very
many children in the park. 6. There (is, are) many people in the street.
7. There (is, are) a lot of snow outside the window. 8. There (isn’t,
aren’t) any copybooks on this table. 9. There (is, are) interesting films
on TV. 10. (Is, are) there any supermarkets in your town?