Lição nº 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

What can you see?

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1.- Which animals can you see?

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Here are some clues to help you.

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1.a. Ginger is going to describe one of the pictures below. Which picture is she describing? Picture 1 or picture 2?

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In the picture, there are some kittens. One kitten is white and one is brown, black and white. There are some puppies. There is a white rabbit. There is also one hamster and there is one guinea pig.

When does Ginger use ‘there is a...’ and when does Ginger use ‘there are some...’?

There is a ... : We use this with singular nouns
There are some... : We use this with plural nouns

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1.b. Look at the following picture. Answer the following questions about the picture.

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Remember:

Are there any kittens? Yes, there are / No, there aren’t
Is there a cat? Yes, there is / No, there isn’t.

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1.c. Write a description of the picture using ‘there is a...’ and ‘there are some...’, ‘there aren’t any...’, there isn’t a’

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2.- Focus on Some / Any

We use some and any with plural nouns

Look at the following examples:

• There are some cats.
• There aren’t any dogs.
• Do you have any guinea pigs?

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2.a. Complete the rule of use for some and any. Place some or any into the gaps.

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2.b. Complete the following sentences with some or any.

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3.- Listen to Ginger and Foxy talk about their pets

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Ginger: Do you have any pets Foxy?
Foxy: Yes, I have.
Ginger: What pets do you have?
Foxy: I have some fish and some frogs.
Ginger: How many frogs have you got?
Foxy: I’ve got five frogs. They are all green and black.
Ginger: How many fish do you have?
Foxy: I’ve got seven fish. Do you have any pets Ginger?
Ginger: No, I don’t. I don’t like animals.
Foxy: Really? How strange!
Ginger: My brother has lots of pets though. He has some tortoises and some rabbits.

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3.a. Answer the following questions.

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