BOWL OF CEREAL
TEA
FRIED EGGS AND BACON
HONEY
PANCAKES
SCRAMBLED EGGS
SUGAR
MILK
TOAST WITH BUTTER
WAFFLES
At Breakfast
W: Some tea?
C: Yes, please.
W: With milk?
C: No, thank you
Where’s the
sugar?
W: Here you are.
Some toast?
C: Yes, please. With butter and honey.
W: A bowl of cereal?
C: Yes, please. With cold milk.
W: Fried eggs and bacon?
C: No. Scrambled eggs, please.
W: One minute, sir.
Here you
are. Toast, cereal, cold milk and scrambled eggs.
C: Thank you very much. You’re really efficient.
W: Thank you, sit. You’re welcome.
W: waiter
C: Customer
Using THERE
IS and THERE ARE
We use there is and there are to say
that something exists.
We use there is for singular and there are for plural.
Affirmative Sentences:
There is a pen on the table. / There’s a pen on the
table.
There are three pens on the table.
Negative Sentences:
There is not a pen on the table. / There’s not a pen
on the table. / There isn’t a pen on the table.
There are not three pens on the table. / There aren’t
three pens on the table.
Questions:
Is there a pen on the table?
Are there three pens on the table?
How many pens are there on the table?
Countable
and uncountable nouns
Countable is something we can count: pen,
pencil, book, dog, people etc.
When used in the singular form, we use the indefinite
articles a/an (A before consonant sounds and An
before vowel sounds).
Example: There
is a dog in my house. / There is an English book on the table.
When used in the plural form, we use some, any and no.
Example: There
are some dogs in the house. / There are some English books on the table.
Uncountable is
something we cannot count: sugar, milk, tea, honey etc. It is always used with some, any and no and it’s
always in the singular form.
Example: There
is some milk in the fridge.
The
use of SOME, ANY and NO
We use some and any when we can’t or don’t want to
specify a specific number or exact amount. They can be used with countable and
uncountable nouns.
Some is used in affirmative sentences and in
questions:
Affirmative: There are some kids in this room. / There is some tea in my cup.
Question: Are the some
kids in this room? / Is there some sugar?
Any is used in questions and negative sentences (when the verb is in
the negative form:
Question: Are there any kids in your family? / Is there any sugar?
Negative: There aren’t any kids in my family. / There isn’t any sugar.
No is used in negative sentences when the verb is in
the affirmative form:
There are no kids in my family.
There is no sugar
in the fridge.
So, in the negative form, we can say “There aren’t any books in my bag.” Or “There are no books in my bag.”
“There
isn’t any milk in the fridge.” Or “There is no milk in the fridge.”
Any can also be used in affirmative forms meaning anything without distinction.
You can use any
English book you want to study.
