Choose the correct form of the verb: 1. There (is, are) no time for it today. 2. There (is, are) a students' hostel in this street. 3. There (is, are) a lot of problems in the world. 4. There (is, are) a blackboard, a table and a lot of chairs in our study. 5. There (isn't, aren't) any letters in the mail for you today. 6. There (isn't, aren't) any mail for you today. 7. (Is, are) there many students in the classroom? 8. There (is,are) six desks and a table in the classroom. 9. There (is, are) some laboratories, a library and a reading-hall on the ground floor. 10. How many kinds of birds (is, are) there in the world?
Activity 2
Change the following sentences using there + to be:
1. The University's campus has four hostels. 2. I see a lot of students in the classroom. 3. The University's laboratories and studies are large and light. 4. The book-keeping department is on the ground floor. 5. How many students have you got in your group? 6. We can't see anybody here. 7. The library has a large collection of literature on economics. 8. He has only two mistakes in his dictation. 9. We have some meat in the fridge.