Unit 15

Unit 15 Well done !
Exercise 1 Complete with the right form of there was or there were
a) ……………………………. some teachers.
b) ……………………………. a great film on TV last night.
c) ……………………………. twenty five people at Pat’
d) ……………………………. a cinema next to my house five years ago.
e) ……………………………. some children in the park.
f) ……………………………. a big shopping near my house.
g) ……………………………. five children in the room
h) ……………………………. some birds in the tree.
i) ……………………………. a cat in the kitchen.
Exercise 2 Read and write :
some

any

a) There weren’t ………………………. bananas.
b) There were ………………………. posters.
c) There were ………………………. oranges.
d) There weren’t ………………………. new books.
e) There were ………………………. apples.
f) There weren’t ……………………….bags.
g) There were ……………………….pencils.
h) There were ……………………….flowers in the vase.
i) There weren’t ……………………….computers.
j) There weren’t ……………………….students in the library.
k) There weren’t ……………………….people in the street.
l) There were……………………….good films on TV at the weekend.

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Exercise 3 Fill in the blanks : was / were

1.There ______ a web on the window.

8. There _____ a cup on a table.

2. There _____ a big spider in the web.

9. There _____ two big red apples on the table.

3. There _____ an old TV in the room.

10. There _____ a thick book in front of the
apples.

4. There ______ a radio on the TV .
5. There _____ three flowers in pots on a

11. There _____ glasses next to the book.
12. There _____two chairs in the room.

window sill.
6. There _____ two butterflies on the flowers.

13. There _____ two women in this room.

7. There _____a fat dog with a bone.

14. There _____ a teapot .

15. There _____ a grey cat under the table

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16. There _____ a baby next to a woman.


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Exercise 4 Put the words in the correct order
a) was – There – a woman – in the restaurant.
………………………………………………………………
b)some – trees – in the garden – There were
………………………………………………………………
c) three bedrooms – There were – in – my house
………………………………………………………………
d) some books – were – There
………………………………………………………………
e) There – four woman – a man – and – were
………………………………………………………………
f) a boy – There – was – in the swimming pool
………………………………………………………………
g) twelve – There – were – people – in the shop
………………………………………………………………
h) some balloons – There – were – in the party
………………………………………………………………
i) There - a supermarket - wasn’t
………………………………………………………………
j)people – any – There weren’t – at the museum

………………………………………………………………
k) There – weren’t – girls – at the cinema – yesterday
………………………………………………………………
l) some woman – There – were – in the supermarket – last Sunday
………………………………………………………………
m) was – There – a lovely cat – on the sofa
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Unit 15 Well done !
Exercise 5 Read and write "There is/are or there was/were"
a) ………………………….. three apples on the table yesterday.
b) …………………………..a cat near the school today.
c) …………………………..a cat near the school yesterday.
d) …………………………..some people in this street 3 days ago.
e) …………………………..15 people in this bus today.
f) ………………………….. three good films on TV last night.
g) …………………………..ten students in the classroom today.
h) ………………………….. a wonderful film on TV on Monday night.
Exercise 6 Look and write : some or any

a) There weren’ t …………………. children.

e) There were …………………computers.

b) There were …………………. women.

f) There weren’ t ………………….cupboards.

c) There weren’ t ………………….men.

g) There were …………………posters.

d) There were …………………. pictures.

h) There weren’ t ………………….children.

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