Is there & Are there are?

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Is there & Are there are?

Grand Canyon

Instructions: Read the text. Look at the underlined words.

Is there a huge natural attraction in the US?

Yes, there is. Located in northern Arizona, the Grand Canyon is known throughout the world for its size and colorful landscape. Measuring over 270 miles long up to 19 miles wide and a mile deep, the canyon’s walls contain rock layers that reveal a timeline of Earth’s history. It has been a locale for human use and occupation for millennia, with ruins and artifacts from inhabitants dating back nearly 12,000 years. In the early 1800s, trappers and expeditions sent by the US government began to explore and map the canyon. It was first afforded Federal protection in 1893 as a Forest Reserve and later a National Monument, achieving National Park status in 1919.

Grand Canyon. Retrieved October, 2016 from http://www.history.com/topics/grand-canyon

Getting started: Grand Canyon's dimension

Instructions: Read the text and do the activity suggested.

Over 270 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and a mile deep, the Grand Canyon is known throughout the world for its overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape. Located in northern Arizona, the majestic vista is geologically important because the layers of ancient rocks so beautifully preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon reveal a timeline of Earth’s history.

Grand Canyon. Retrieved October, 2016 from: http://www.history.com/topics/grand-canyon

Grand Canyon's overwhelming size

colorful landscape.
ancient rocks.
vista.
attraction in Arizona.

1. There is a 270 miles long natural

2. There is an intricate and

3. There is a majestic geologically

4. There are beautifully preserved

Let’s learn how to use Is there and Are there.

Instructions: Look at the following information about Is there and Are there to make questions about existence:

We use Is there and Are there to make questions about existence.

Is there for singular questions. Example: Is there a national attraction in Arizona?

Are there for plural statements. Example: Are there any rivers near the Grand Canyon?

Look at the word order in the interrogative form with Is there and Are there:

Singular Is there

a book?

a table?

a backpack?

Yes, there is.

or

No, there isn’t.

Plural Are there

books?

tables?

backpacks?

Yes, there are.

or

No, there aren’t.

Is there?

Instructions: Make questions with the following prompts.

an American student in the class Is there
?
an English book Is there on the table
?
a pencil case in my backpack Is there
?
a dictionary in his place Is there
?
a pencil Is there next to the dictionary
?

Are there?

Instructions: Write sentences with Are there and the following words:

many students in the classroom?
just two teachers there?
more girls than boys?
only three boys among them?
enough books for everybody?

Evaluation

American Indian Tribes

Instructions: Choose the right option (Is there or Are there) in the following text.

1. Is there/Are there maps of the Grand Canyon?

2. Is there/Are there a Forest Reserve?

3. Is there/Are there a National Monument?

4. Is there/Are there a National Park Service?

5. Is there/Are there 5 million visitors to the Grand Canyon each year?