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English II

Module # 1 Places in Town/There is/There are

I. Datos Generales
Nombre de la Asignatura: English II Código: INE 205
Unidades valorativas: 3 Duración del Modulo: 10 días

I. Specific Objectives:
-Use there is/there are to name places in a town or city.
-Identify the vocabulary of places in a town or city.

II. Goals to achieve:

-Create a description of the town or city where you live.

III. Activities and Assignments

- Complete exercises in self-study, skills, and assignments section in the

Richmond Learning platform corresponding to unit 6 of Personal Best Level
A1B Textbook and workbook.

IV. Content

Introduction

In this module you will learn vocabulary related to places in your town or city.
You will also learn to use there is and there are which is helpful when
describing the place where you live.
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Vocabulary

Places in the city

airport to travel by plane you need to go to the airport.

bakery this is where you can buy bread and cakes.

bank this is the place where you deposit, withdraw money or cash a check.

bar where drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.

bookstore / book shop you can buy books and magazines here.

bus station to travel by bus you go to the bus station.

church A religious place of Christian worship

department store a large shop divided into departments selling a great many
kinds of goods such as clothes, household appliances etc

cinema / movies where you can see movies.

service station where motor vehicles are refueled with gas or petrol, serviced,
and sometimes repaired. It is also called filling station, gas station.

gym place where you can do exercises to keep fit (gymnasium.)

hospital a place for ill people when they need an operation or when someone
is going to have a baby.

hotel a place that provides lodging and usually meals and other services for
travelers.

gallery a place for the exhibition of artistic work.

grocer's, grocery store where you can buy food stuffs and various household
supplies

laundromat, launderette a self-service laundry, a place where you can wash

your clothes in coin-operated machines.

library you can borrow books here or a place to read and study

mall a large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores,

businesses, and restaurants
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museum a place where objects of historical, artistic, or scientific interest are

exhibited, preserved, or studied.

parking lot where you can park your car.

pharmacy / drugstore a place where drugs are sold

police station the headquarters of a unit of a police force, where those under
arrest are first charged.

post office a place where postage stamps are sold and other postal business is
conducted.

park a public area kept in its natural state and usually reserved for the
enjoyment and recreation of visitor where children can play or you can walk
your dog.

restaurant you can eat something in a restaurant

school where children learn.

train station, railway station where you can buy a ticket and travel by train

supermarket a large self-service store that sells food, drinks and household
items.

zoo a place where live animals are kept, studied, bred, and exhibited to the
public.

Grammar

Use of there is, there are in sentences and questions

Singular Plural

Affirmative There is a cat in the There are two cats in the

sentences room. room.
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Singular Plural

There is not a cat in There are not two cats in

the room the room.
Negative
sentences
There is no cat in the There are no cats in the
room. room.

Is there a cat in the Are there two cats in the

Questions
room? room?

Short Answers Yes, there is. Yes, there are.

2. Contracted forms of there is, there are

 Contractions are only possible from there is – there's

 The form there're is not used.

 Do not form contracted forms in questions with is there/are there.

Singular Plural

Affirmative There's a cat in the There are two cats in the

sentences room. room.

Negative There's not a cat in There are not two cats in

sentences the room. the room.
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Singular Plural

There isn't a cat in

the room.

There's no cat in the There are no cats in the

room. room.

Is there a cat in the Are there two cats in the

Questions
room? room?

Yes, there is. Yes there are.

Short Answers
No, there isn’t. No, there aren’t.

► In informal English you may hear the contracted form there's used with
plural nouns. This is grammatically not correct.

V. Bibliography

Textbook: Personal Best A1B, Editorial Richmond, 1st Edition.

Workbook: Personal Best A1B, Editorial Richmond, 1st Edition.
English and Spanish dictionary www.dictionary.com
English Lab – Richmond https://richmondlp.com/
English Central Website- www.englishcentral.com
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