B-Slim Model

Unit: Places

Topic: Interesting Places

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Vocabulary

a country where a person was born.

Ex: People in my hometown are friendly.

an area of water that has been created for people

to swim.

Ex: There is a big swimming pool in the city .

place where people go to do physical exercise.

Ex: Are there any good fitness center near her?

approachable and easy to relate with in character.

Ex: My dog is very friendly.

not at all interesting and making you feel

impatient or dissatisfied

Ex: We are boring during the class.

swimming pool

I swim at the

swimming pool.

I exercise at the

fitness center.

fitness center

Structure

There is / There are

We use there is with singular

nouns and there are with plural

nouns.

There is + singular nouns.

Ex: There is a swimming

pool.

There are + plural nouns.

Ex. There are a lot of good stores.

Affirmative

Singular

Plural

There is + not + singular nouns.

Ex. There isn’t a swimming

pool.

There are + not + plural nouns.

Ex. There aren’t any good stores.

Negative

Singular

Plural

A: Is there a swimming pool?

B: Yes, there is.

No, there isn’t.

A: Are there any good stores?

B: Yes, there are.No, there aren’t.

Question & Short answer

Singular

Plural

Mandy: So, Diane. Do you like Atlanta?

Diane: I think it’s great! I really like it. How about

you?

Mandy: Well, I don’t know. There are a lot of people

and cars and there’s a lot of noise. It’s a big city.

Diane: That’s why I like it!

Mandy: Yeah, but I prefer my hometown. It’s small

and the people are friendly.

Diane: Small towns are boring. There aren’t any good

stores and there’s nothing to do in the evening. I mean,

is there a fitness center in your hometown?

Mandy: No, there isn’t. There is a swimming pool and

that’s all.

Diane: See? There are a lot of things you can do here.

Mandy: Yeah. I guess … Hey. Wait a minute. Who’s

that guy?

Diane: The basketball player? Wow. He’s cute.

Mandy: Hmm … Maybe Atlanta isn’t so bad after all.