• it - there 20
10 Read the theory. Fill in: it or there.
it/there
We use it/there as the subject when there is no
natural subject in a sentence:
to talk about weather/time/distance. It's quite
windy today. It's 10 e dock. How far is it to Taraz?
• to comment on/identify something/somebody.
It was great to be there. It's nice to meet you. Who
is it? It's Ann.
• to introduce something new. There's a concert
this evening
• to say that something exists in a particular place.
There is a cinema in the mall
1 A: Hello, 's Ivan. Can I speak to
Marat, please?
B: Marat's out tonight's a concert
on at the town hall.
2 A: 's 7 o'clock. How far is the
theatre?
B: Don't worry, 's only a 10-minute
walk.
3 A: Is a cinema in this town?
B: Yes, and 's a great film out today.
4 A: 's going to rain. Do
. you need
my umbrella?
B: No thanks, but was kind of you