☰ Year plan · English (Connect)

Down on the farm

Week 20 · Unit 9 On the farm (A): farm animals and their sounds, 'There is a … There are …' · 3 lessons
2

There is / there are

Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 9
GoalSay what is on the farm: There is a … . There are … .
New words
There is a … · one thing is thereThere are … · more than one thing in a placeHow many …? · a question about the numbermany · a lot of
Explanation

To talk about one thing we say: There is a cow. To talk about more than one thing we say: There are twelve goats. We add s to the animal word: goat, goats. Remember: sheep stays sheep. To find the number we ask: How many cows are there? Then we count and answer.

OneMore than one
There is a cow.There are three cows.
There is a donkey.There are twelve goats.
Worked examples
Nour

How many goats are there?

Uncle

There are twelve goats.

Nour

And how many donkeys?

Uncle

There is one donkey.

Listen. Nour counts animals on her uncle’s farm.
Look. Count and say: There are … goats. There is a … .

Uncle Samir has a big farm. There are thirty sheep and twelve goats. There is one old donkey. There are sixteen birds in the tree. Uncle Samir loves his farm.

Read and listen to the text.
Now you. Count the people or the chairs in your home. Say: There are … .
Class activity

Farm count. Draw a farm with some animals: 2 cows, 5 sheep, 1 horse. Give the picture to a friend. The friend asks: How many cows are there? The child answers: There are two cows. Then change.

Practice
1
Look. How many cows are there? Say: There are … cows.
2
Look. Say: There is a … .
3
Fill in: There ___ a horse. (is or are)
4
Fill in: There ___ five goats. (is or are)
5
Writing: copy ‘There are six sheep.’