"There is" or "There are"

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Use "there is" for one item. (singular nouns) Use "there is" for non-count items. (non-count nouns) Use "there are" for many items. (plural nouns)

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1. There is / areare many animals in the zoo.
2. There is / areis a snake in the window.
3. There is / areis a zebra in the grass.
4. There is / areare lions in the zoo, too.
5. There is / areare many baby lions near their parents.
6. There is / areis a bird next to the tree.
7. There is / areare many monkeys in the trees.
8. There is / areis an elephant in the zoo.
9. There is / areis some water in the lake near the elephants.
10. There is / areare birds in the zoo.
11. There is / areare many people visiting the animals today.
12. There is / areare many children, too.
13. There is / areis a gorilla in the tree.
14. There is / areis some grass under the tree.
15. There is / areare bananas in the tree with the gorilla.
16. There is / areare many birds near the gorilla.
17. There is / areis a rock near the tree.
18. There is / areare many sharks in the aquarium.
19. There is / areis an eel in the aquarium, too.
20. There is / areis lots of water for the fish.
21. There is / areare many animals to see at the zoo.

Copyright (C) 1998 by Kaye Mastin Mallory

Ready for the Final Exam?

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The term and 2010 are coming to an end, and to help you study and round off those topics that could be difficult to understand, we offer you a "virtual classroom". This lesson covers the main grammar issues and vocabulary areas that have been analyzed in class.

May you find the virtual class useful and hope you can have a great exam!

Level 1 - Clase Virtual

Kind regards,
Prof. Michael Scranton & Prof. Mariano Ignacio
Centro Univ. de Idiomas

Days of the Week

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1. What day is before Saturday?
   AnswerFriday

2. What day is after Wednesday?
   AnswerThursday

3. What day is after Sunday?
   AnswerMonday

4. What day is before Tuesday?
   AnswerMonday

5. What day is two days after Thursday?
   AnswerSaturday

6. What day is before Monday?
   AnswerSunday

7. What day is after Monday?
   AnswerTuesday

8. What day is before Thursday?
   AnswerWednesday

9. What is the first day of the week?
   AnswerSunday

10. What day does school begin?
    AnswerMonday

(C) 1996 by Letitia Bradley

Country - Nationality - Language

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1. He's from Brazil. He's ___.
   a. Brazilish
   b. Brazilian
   c. Brazilese
   Answerb - Brazilian

2. I'm from Colombia. I can speak ___.
   a. Spanish
   b. Colombian
   c. Colombish
   Answera - Spanish

3. She's from Russia. She can speak ___.
   a. Russia
   b. Russy
   c. Russian
   Answerc - Russian

4. We're from Italy. We're ___.
   a. Italien
   b. Italian
   c. Italiun
   Answerb - Italian

5. My friend is from Korea. He can speak ___.
   a. Korish
   b. Korean
   c. Koreanese
   Answerb - Korean

6. Pablo is from Mexico. He's ___.
   a. Spanish
   b. Mexican
   c. Mexian
   Answerb - Mexican

7. Martha is from the United States. She's ___.
   a. American
   b. United Statian
   c. United Statianese
   Answera - American

8. My father is from China. He can speak ___.
   a. Chiny
   b. Chinish
   c. Chinese
   Answerc - Chinese

9. Gloria is from Puerto Rico. She's ___.
   a. Puerto Rich
   b. Puerto Rican
   c. Puerto Riquean
   Answerb - Puerto Rican

10. Pierre is from France. He can speak ___.
    a. Franchise
    b. Francese
    c. French
    Answerc - French

Copyright 1998 by Carlos Gontow

Time Words

A pensar un poco! Estas definiciones están incompletas. ¿Cuál es la palabra que se esconde detrás de cada definición?

1. There are 60 seconds in one ___.
   Answerminute
2. There are 60 minutes in one ___.
   Answerhour
3. 30 minutes is called ___.
   Answerhalf an hour
4. There are 24 hours in one ___.
   Answerday
5. There are seven days in one ___.
   Answerweek
6. In British English, a period of two weeks is called a ___.
   Answerfortnight
7. There are about four weeks in one ___.
   Answermonth
8. A three-month period (spring, summer, fall, or winter) is called a ___.
   Answerseason
9. There are twelve months in one ___.
   Answeryear
10. A period of ten years is called a ___.
    Answerdecade
11. There are one hundred years in one ___.
    Answercentury
12. A period of one thousand years is called a ___.
    Answermillennium

(C) 1999 Nevitt Reagan

Practising colors - Part 1

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1. What colours are used for traffic signals?
   AnswerRed, yellow, green

2. Dark blue is sometimes called ___
   Answernavy

3. What colour comes after yellow in a rainbow?
   Answergreen

4. Vermilion, crimson and scarlet are shades of ___
   Answerred

5. What colour stands out the most?
   Answeryellow

6. The opposite of black is usually ___
   Answerwhite

7. How many colours are there in a rainbow?
   Answerseven

8. Roses are red, violets are ___
   Answerblue

9. How many primary colours are there?
   Answerfive

10. Hazel eyes are light ___
    Answerbrown

Practising colors - Part 2

Colours Quiz 1

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1. Tomatoes are ___
   AnswerRed

2. The sky is ___
   Answerblue

3. Clouds are ___
   Answerwhite

4. Grass is ___
   Answergreen

5. Butter is ___
   Answeryellow

6. Eggplants are ___
   Answerpurple

7. Carrots are ___
   Answerorange

8. Strawberry milkshakes are ___
   Answerpink

9. Coffee is ___
   Answerblack

10. Chocolate is usually ___
    Answerbrown