There + to be & can

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 1,2

There + to be & can

there is/there are

can

There + to be

There is a library at my old school

There are several sports fields

There are many swimming pools

Rules of there is there are

You use there is when there is one object. 

There is an apple on the table.

You use there are when there is more than one object.

There are three chairs in the room.

Drag the right answer to the right box.

There is

There are

A bear

Books

Three bears

A girl

Two girls

One book

There is /there are negative 

You can also say that something is not there.

There is no apple on the table.

There aren't (are not) three chairs in the room.

Let's test our knowledge

There____six boys in this class.

1. are
2. is

There ___ any pears left.

1. isn't
2. aren't

There ____ a boy in the street.

1. is
2. are

There ____ bathroom in this hotel.

1. Is no
2. Are no

Can + infinitive

I can practice sports at my school

We can study geography

Can + infinitive to express the ability or possibility to do something

What subjects can you study here? Write a sentence using can + infinitive

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What are the 2 types of questions we learned about?

1. Inversion question & question word question
2. There is only 1 type of question
3. Open question
4. A yes or no question

Inversion question

There + to be in IQ

You can use there is/ there are in questions.

There is an apple on the table ->

Is there an apple on the table?

There are three chairs in the room ->

Are there three chairs in the room?

____there six boys in this class?

1. Are
2. Is

____ there any bread left?

1. Is
2. Are

Can in IQ

We can play football here ->

Can we play football here?

Pupils can study math here ->

Can pupils study math here?

What is the correct Inversion question:

1. Can I practice geography?
2. Why can I practice geography?

Question word questions

There + to be in QWQ 

How many gyms are there in this school?

Why is there a gym in this school?

Can in QWQ

Where can we take science lessons?

Why can we take science lessons?

Who can take science lessons?

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