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1. There is / There are

English: We use there is and there are to say that something exists or is in a place.

Ελληνικά: Χρησιμοποιούμε το there is / there are για να πούμε ότι κάτι υπάρχει κάπου.

2. Have got / Has got

English: We use have got to talk about things we have, school subjects on a timetable, or features.

Ελληνικά: Το have got σημαίνει έχω. Με he / she / it χρησιμοποιούμε has got.

Extra grammar practice

Κάνε πρώτα την άσκηση και μετά πάτησε το κουμπί για να δεις τις λύσεις.

A. Choose there is or there are.

Tip: One thing = There is. Two or more things = There are.

1. ________ a map on the wall.
2. ________ three windows in our classroom.
3. ________ a computer room in my school.
4. ________ twenty desks in the classroom.
5. ________ a playground next to the school.
6. ________ one teacher’s desk near the board.
7. ________ two pictures above the door.
8. ________ a timetable on my desk.
9. ________ many books in the school bag.
10. ________ an English book on the floor.
11. ________ four curtains in the classroom.
12. ________ a new student in our class.

B. Make the sentences negative.

Tip: There is -> There isn’t. There are -> There aren’t.

1. There is a poster on the wall.
2. There are curtains in the classroom.
3. There is a football field in my school.
4. There are pictures on the classroom walls.
5. There is a computer on every desk.
6. There are ten maps in the room.
7. There is a playground on the roof.
8. There are English books under the window.

C. Make questions.

Tip: Put Is or Are first.

1. there / a board / in your classroom?
2. there / maps / on the walls?
3. there / a library / in your school?
4. there / many students / in your class?
5. there / a timetable / on the wall?
6. there / two doors / in your classroom?
7. there / a computer room / at your school?
8. there / pencils / in your school bag?

D. Complete with have got or has got.

Tip: I / you / we / they = have got. He / she / it = has got.

1. I ________ English on Monday.
2. Sophia ________ Maths today.
3. We ________ P.E. on Friday.
4. Nick ________ a new pencil case.
5. They ________ Art and Music this week.
6. You ________ a blue school bag.
7. My friend ________ a pen friend.
8. The classroom ________ three big windows.
9. Our class ________ History on Tuesday.
10. Anna and Kostas ________ Music today.
11. He ________ a ruler and a pencil.
12. We ________ a new timetable.

E. Mixed classroom challenge.

Write sentences about your classroom, your school bag and your timetable. Use there is, there are, isn’t, aren’t, have got and has got.

1. There is ____________________________.
2. There are ____________________________.
3. There isn’t ____________________________.
4. There aren’t ____________________________.
5. I have got ____________________________ today.
6. My friend has got ____________________________.
7. We have got ____________________________ on Monday.
8. Have you got ____________________________ today?