A1A · Level 1Unit 10Page 1 — Unit Overview
Unit Overview
📍 SWATStudents will be able to describe the contents and features of a room using There is (singular) and There are (plural).
Teacher Note
What You Will Deliver
There is / There are is used constantly — describing rooms, places, cities, situations. Students will also learn the negative (There isn’t / There aren’t) and question form (Is there…? / Are there…?). By the end every student must describe any room they are in.
Grammar Targets
There is / There are
| Form | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| There is | One thing exists | There is a bed in my room. |
| There are | More than one thing | There are two windows in my room. |
| There isn’t | One thing does NOT exist | There isn’t a TV in my room. |
| There aren’t | Multiple things do NOT exist | There aren’t any chairs. |
| Is there…? | Question — one thing | Is there a bathroom? Yes, there is. |
| Are there…? | Question — many things | Are there any books? No, there aren’t. |
Your 12 Pages
Unit Structure
01
Overview
Goals and there is/are structure
02
Vocabulary
Room items and furniture
03
Presentation
Watch the lesson video
04
Grammar
There is / There are / Is there? / Are there?
05
Controlled Practice
3 exercises
06
Semi-Controlled
3 exercises
07
Free Practice
Describe your room to MAIA
08
Reading
A student describes their bedroom
09
Listening
Hear someone describing a flat
10
Speaking
Describe a room — record yourself
11
Writing
Write about your room
12
SWAT Review
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Image Prompt
A bright bedroom illustration with labels on furniture. Labels: "There is a bed." / "There are two windows." / "There isn't a TV." / "There are some books on the desk." Clean educational illustration style.
