There is a projector on the ceiling. There are two trash cans (waste baskets) near the door.
Is there a refrigerator in the room? No. There isn’t.
Are there beds in the room?
No. There aren’t.
Is there a pencil sharpener in your classroom? There was, but it’s not here anymore.
Is there a waste basket in your room? Yes. In fact, there are two waste baskets.
There are eleven women in the room including the teacher.
Triangle
Square
Circle
Star
Above
Below
Inside outside
There are two orange stars above the line.
There are three green circles inside the box.
There is a green square below the line.
There are two orange triangles outside the box.
Is there any milk in the fridge?
There isn’t any milk in the fridge.
There’s no milk in the fridge.
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One apple, two apples, three apples, four apples = countable noun
Are there any apples in the house?
There aren’t any apples in the house.
There are no apples in the house.
How many apples are there in your kitchen?
How much milk is there in your fridge?
There is too much traffic.
How much homework is there? There is a lot.
Gymnasium = gym
How about you?
“howboutchoo?”
Do you want to come?
“Wanna come?”
Sure. I’d like a soda.
I would like a soda.
Don’t be shy. Be sure!
No, he isn’t. No, he’s not.
Yes, they are.
No, they aren’t. No, they’re not.
Who is in the bookstore?
Ben and Adam are.
Who doesn’t have the reading book yet?
Mr. X and Ms. Y don’t.
Van Nuys
Two guys go to Van Nuys. One buys glasses for his eyes. The other guy doesn’t buy any glasses because they’re not the right size.
64% A.A. Associate’s Degree
B.A. Bachelor’s degree
M.A. Master’s degree
M.R.S. degree Mrs.
The population (of California and New York)is large.
Alcoholics Anonymous = AA
A pair of scissors is in the drawer.
A pair of shears is in the drawer.
A pair of glasses, shoes, socks, pants, gloves, mittens, earmuffs, a pair of eyes, a pair of hands
Two pairs of scissors are in the drawer.
A chest of drawers
Dresser
What does “attend” mean?
What is the meaning of “attend”?
In school, attend means to come to class.
He attends every class.
She rarely attends class.
I can’t attend class on Fridays.
Attendance = noun
She has perfect attendance. She has never been absent.
Some people have poor attendance.
Building “silent u”
Guitar, guilty, quit
Guess
Dormir = Spanish for sleep
Dormitory = student housing on campus
The dorms
Library libraries
Countries country
County
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Ventura County
San Bernardino
Riverside
English as a Second Language
Bench benches
There are no parking lots.
There aren’t any parking lots.
There aren’t any birds in the class.
There are no birds.
There is no traffic today.
There isn’t any traffic today.
There isn’t any milk.
There is no milk.
There aren’t any questions.
There are no questions.
Is there any homework?
Yes. Of course, there is always a lot of homework.
T Th
T R
Thursday
4:30 four-thirty; half past four
4:15 four-fifteen or a quarter after four; a quarter past four
420 = marijuana
Roommate wanted. No pets. 420 friendly.
4:55 four-fifty-five
Five til ; five to five
‘til = until = before
11:45 a quarter of (twelve)
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English in Action pages 30 -32