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Sherine Fahham. There is / There are
beginners level


In this lesson , students will learn how to use ( there is / there are ) to describe something exists . They are going to describe the city / country and use the vocabulary they learnt in the previous lesson to make sentences with singular and plural nouns .


Abc Gap- fill HO EX 4
Abc Gap- fill HO
Abc Multiple choice HO
Abc Writing / speaking HO

Main Aims

  • To provide practice and clarification of there is / there are in the context of describing what exists in the city / country

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide controlled accuracy speaking practice in a conversation to describe a city that the students know using there is / there are


Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students to use there is / there are to describe their country with plural and singular nouns

The teacher asks the students to describe their city describing what exists in it and using the vocabulary they learnt in the previous lesson and schemata

Exposure (5-8 minutes) • To provide context for the use of there is / there are through sentences

The teacher introduces the students to the pictures and asks them to read the sentences and match them with the pictures . Doing this exercise , the students will be familiar with the meaning of there is / there are through the pictures and also they will learn the form through the sentences . After that, they will be able to do exercise 4b

Highlighting (5-8 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the form of there is / there are and their contracted form

The teacher explains the contracted form of there is / there are in sentences and asks the students to recall the information in the article of Bath and do exercise 5 which is about filling in the gaps using the contracted form

Clarification (5-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of there is / there are

Ask the students to read the sentences in exercise 5b ,then students practice pronunciation and the stress in the sentences . The teacher drills and check pronunciation

Practice (5-10 minutes) • Students practice the use of there is / are in sentences

Students choose the right answer in the multiple - choice exercise . The teacher also includes their use in the negative form . Students compare their answers in pairs and then check if these answers are true for their town

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for writing and speaking using the target language in describing their city

Students write sentences about a city they know using the vocabulary they learnt to describe the places in this city . Students then discuss their answers in a pair work then tell the class about his / her partner's city

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