Grammar: Enjoy the view

there is / there are with some / any

1Match the sentence halves to make sentences. 

There is

There are

There isn't

There aren't

Is there

Are there

• a chair for you. Please sit down.
• any rooms for five people?
• any cupboards in this room.
• a TV in the hotel room?
• some good hotels here.
• a bath, but there is a shower.

there is / there are with some / any

2Complete the sentences with a, an, some or any. 

• 1There's aansomeany DVD player in this room.

• 2There aren't aansomeany tennis courts.

• 3Is there aansomeany park for children to play in?

• 4There are aansomeany lovely beaches near here.

• 5There isn't aansomeany hotel in this street.

• 6Are there aansomeany shops open today?

• 7There aren't aansomeany nice cafés near the hotel.

• 8Is there aansomeany unusual place to stay?

there is / there are with some / any

3Study the hotel information and write sentences. Use affirmative, negative and question forms of there is / there are. Then write short answers. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

Ice Hotel Quebec

Rooms

 36 rooms ✔

• Each room has a bed and some ice shelves!

•  toilet? ✘

•  shower? ✘ (There are bathrooms in a different building.)

•  fireplace ✘

•  café ✔

•  restaurant ✘

•  swimming pool ✘

Activities

•  skiing ✔

•  snowboarding ✔

•  walking ✔

• 1café / ?

   

• 2swimming pool / ?

   

• 3toilets / in the bedrooms / ?

   

• 4restaurant / ?

   

• 5shelves / in the bedrooms / ?

   

• 6activities / ?

   

• 7fireplace / ?

   

• 8bed / in each bedroom / ?

   

there is / there are with some / any

4Complete the telephone conversation with the correct form of there is / there are and a, some or any. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

BellaHi Amy, it's Bella!

AmyHey! How are you? What's your campsite like?

BellaNot good! ¹ swimming pool!

AmyOh dear. ² beach?

BellaYes, there is, but it's far away. ³ bus in the morning, but ⁴ bus in the afternoon.

AmyThat's annoying! What's your caravan like?

BellaIt's OK. There are four beds and ⁵ chairs and a table.

Amy⁶ TV?

BellaNo, there isn't!

Amy⁷ games?

BellaNo, there aren't! I'm bored!

Amy⁸ nice people?

Bella⁹ family next to us. ¹⁰ boy – the same age as me.

AmyOh yes? Is he friendly?

BellaYes, he's nice. He likes cycling and ¹¹ bikes we can use.

AmyWell, maybe your holiday isn't bad after all!

5  Imagine you are on holiday here. Write an email to your friend. Describe what there is / isn't in the wigwam. Use the words below or your own ideas.

• bath
• bed
• ceiling
• chair
• electricity
• floor
• roof
• rug
• table
• window

 

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there is / there are with some / any

1Match the sentence halves to make sentences. 

There is

There are

There isn't

There aren't

Is there

Are there

• a chair for you. Please sit down.
• some good hotels here.
• a bath, but there is a shower.
• any cupboards in this room.
• a TV in the hotel room?
• any rooms for five people?

there is / there are with some / any

2Complete the sentences with a, an, some or any. 

• 1There's aansomeany DVD player in this room.

• 2There aren't any tennis courts.

• 3Is there a park for children to play in?

• 4There are some lovely beaches near here.

• 5There isn't a hotel in this street.

• 6Are there any shops open today?

• 7There aren't any nice cafés near the hotel.

• 8Is there an unusual place to stay?

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there is / there are with some / any

3Study the hotel information and write sentences. Use affirmative, negative and question forms of there is / there are. Then write short answers. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

Ice Hotel Quebec

Rooms

 36 rooms ✔

• Each room has a bed and some ice shelves!

•  toilet? ✘

•  shower? ✘ (There are bathrooms in a different building.)

•  fireplace ✘

•  café ✔

•  restaurant ✘

•  swimming pool ✘

Activities

•  skiing ✔

•  snowboarding ✔

•  walking ✔

• 1café / ?

   

• 2swimming pool / ?

  Is there a swimming pool? No, there isn't.

• 3toilets / in the bedrooms / ?

  Are there any toilets in the bedrooms? No, there aren't.

• 4restaurant / ?

  Is there a restaurant? No, there isn't.

• 5shelves / in the bedrooms / ?

  Are there any shelves in the bedrooms? Yes, there are.

• 6activities / ?

  Are there any activities? Yes, there are.

• 7fireplace / ?

  Is there a fireplace? No, there isn't.

• 8bed / in each bedroom / ?

  Is there a bed in each bedroom? Yes, there is.

there is / there are with some / any

4Complete the telephone conversation with the correct form of there is / there are and a, some or any. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

BellaHi Amy, it's Bella!

AmyHey! How are you? What's your campsite like?

BellaNot good! ¹ swimming pool!

AmyOh dear. ²Is there a beach?

BellaYes, there is, but it's far away. ³There is a bus in the morning, but ⁴there isn't a bus in the afternoon.

AmyThat's annoying! What's your caravan like?

BellaIt's OK. There are four beds and ⁵there are some chairs and a table.

Amy⁶Is there a TV?

BellaNo, there isn't!

Amy⁷Are there any games?

BellaNo, there aren't! I'm bored!

Amy⁸Are there any nice people?

Bella⁹There is a family next to us. ¹⁰There is a boy – the same age as me.

AmyOh yes? Is he friendly?

BellaYes, he's nice. He likes cycling and ¹¹there are some bikes we can use.

AmyWell, maybe your holiday isn't bad after all!