Grammar
there is/there are
affirmative
There’s (is)
There are
a museum.
Two restaurants.
Negative
There isn’t (is not)
There aren’t (are not)
a castle.
Any shops.
Questions
Is there
Are there
a palace?
Any cafes?
Short answers
Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
Prepositions of place
In
on
under
next to
between
behind
near
opposite
in front of
above
We use prepositions of place to say where things are.
The museum is opposite the Italian restaurant.
Countable and uncountable nouns
countable
a potato
an egg
three carrots
uncountable
sugar
water
meat
Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.
Potato – potatoes vegetable – vegetables
It isn’t possible to count sugar, water or meat – they don’t have plural forms.
Sugars sugars
water waters
We can count packets of sugar, bottles of water or pieces of meat.
A / an, some and any
We use а/аn with singular countable nouns.
We use a before consonant sounds.
A potato
a tomato
a bottle
We use an before vowel sounds.
An egg
an apple
an orange
We use some and any with uncountable nouns and with plural countable nouns.
We use some in affirmative sentences, and any in negative sentences and questions.