Unit 10 – Is there any wine in the bottle?

Vocabulary

a lot	/ə’lɒt/	pron, adv
banana	/bəˈnɑːnə/	n
beer	/bɪə(r)/	n
bottle	/ˈbɒtļ/	n
cheese	/tʃiːz/	n
chicken	/ˈtʃɪkɪn/	n
empty	/ˈempti/	adj
freezer	/ˈfriːzə(r)/	n
hamburger	/ˈhæmˌbɜːgə(r)/	n
how many	/haʊ ˈmeni/	adv
how much	/haʊ ˈmʌtʃ/	adv
jar	/dʒɑː(r)/	n
jug	/dʒʌg/	n
meat	/miːt/	n
mushroom	/ˈmʌʃruːm/	n
onion	/ˈʌnjən/	n
pea	/piː/	n
rice	/raɪs/	n
tomato	/təˈmɑːtəʊ/	n
wine	/waɪn/	n

Expressions

How much is there?
How many are there?

There is a lot.
There are a lot.

There isn’t any.

Listen MP3

There’s some rice in the jar.
There’s some milk in the bottle.
There’s some sugar  in the jar.
There’s some oil in the bottle.
There’s some water in the jug.
There’s some wine in the bottle.

There are some apples on the table.
There are some eggs on the table.
There are some oranges on the table.
There are some bananas on the table.
There are some lemons on the table.
There are some onions on the table.

There isn’t any butter.
There isn’t any cheese.
There isn’t any beer.
There aren’t any tomatoes.
There aren’t any mushrooms.
There aren’t any eggs.
The fridge is empty.

Is there any cheese in the fridge?
Yes, there is.

Is there any butter in the fridge?
No, there isn’t.

Are there any eggs in the fridge?
Yes, there are.

Are there any tomatoes in the fridge?
No, there aren’t.

There’s some butter in the freezer.
How much is there?
There’s a lot.
There are some hamburgers in the freezer.
How many are there?
There are a lot.

Grammar

countable nouns & uncountable nouns

There’s some water in the fridge. There are some oranges in the fridge.

There isn’t any water in the fridge.  Is there any water in the fridge? Yes, there is. There aren’t any oranges in the fridge. Are there any oranges in the fridge? No, there aren’t.

There is a lot of water in the fridge. There isn’t a lot of water in the fridge. Are there a lot of oranges in the fridge? Yes, there are.

There is + uncountable noun

There be (there is, are, was, were, etc.)

There be + uncountable noun

1 Affirmative

There is	uncountable noun	adverb/ prepositional phrase
There isThere‘s	some rice some milk	in the jar. in the bottle.

2 Negative

There is not	uncountable noun	adverb/ prepositional phrase
There isn’tThere‘s not	any rice any milk	in the jar. in the bottle.

3 Interrogative

Is there	uncountable noun	adverb/ prepositional  phrase
Is there	any rice any milk	in the jar? in the bottle?

Yes, there is
No, there isn’t

How much/How many

How much + uncountable noun + is there…?
How many + countable noun + are there…?

How much	water	is there	in the fridge?	There is	some. a lot.
	butter
How many	apples	are there		There are
	oranges

Language Summary

There’s some water. There isn’t any water.
Is there any water?	Yes, there is. No, There isn’t.
How much water is there?	There’s a lot. There’re some.

There are some apples. There aren’t any apples.
Are there any apples?	Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.
How many apples are there?	There are a lot. There are some.