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Is there a …?
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 7
GoalAsk and answer: Is there a …? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.
New words
Is there a …? · a question: is it here?Yes, there is. · it is hereNo, there isn’t. · it is not herethere · in that place
Explanation
We use Is there a … ? to ask about one thing. Is there a tree? Look at the picture first. If the thing is there, we say: Yes, there is. If it is not there, we say: No, there isn’t. We say a before words like tree, flower and river. Ask a friend: Is there a flower?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is there a tree? | Yes, there is. |
| Is there a rainbow? | No, there isn’t. |
Worked examples
Omar
Is there a river in your picture?
Malak
Yes, there is.
Omar
Is there a bench?
Malak
No, there isn’t.
Look. Ask: Is there a tree? Is there a rainbow? Then answer.
Now you. Choose a picture in a book. A friend asks: Is there a …? You say yes or no.
Class activity
Picture detective. The grown-up hides a picture from a book behind a card. The child asks: Is there a tree? Is there a flower? The grown-up looks and answers in a full sentence: if the thing is in the picture, Yes, there is; if it is missing, No, there isn’t. After five questions the child guesses the picture. Then change places.
Practice
1
Look. Is there a flower? Say yes or no.
Yes, there is.
2
Look. Is there a flower? Say yes or no.
No, there isn’t.
3
Listen. What is the question about?
…
A river.
4
Fill in: Is there ___ tree? (a or an)
a.
5
Writing: copy ‘Is there a flower?’
Is there a flower?