📍 Unit Goal — SWATStudents will be able to describe the contents and features of a room using There is (singular) and There are (plural).
A1A · Level 1Unit 10Page 3 — Presentation
Presentation
Watch the video. Notice how the speaker uses THERE IS and THERE ARE to describe a room.Mirá el video. Fijáte cómo el hablante usa THERE IS y THERE ARE para describir un cuarto.
HeyGen Video
16:9 · 90 seconds
HeyGen Script
Show a bedroom illustration. Speaker points to items. SCRIPT: "Hello! Unit 10 — What's in My Room? Today we learn: THERE IS and THERE ARE. [Point to bed] THERE IS a bed. One bed — use IS. THERE IS a lamp. There is a mirror. [Point to windows] THERE ARE two windows. More than one — use ARE. THERE ARE some books. There are three chairs. NEGATIVE: THERE ISN'T a TV in my room. (one thing — not there) THERE AREN'T any curtains. (many things — not there) QUESTIONS: IS THERE a bathroom? YES, THERE IS! ARE THERE any chairs? NO, THERE AREN'T. Remember: One thing → THERE IS / THERE ISN'T / IS THERE? More than one → THERE ARE / THERE AREN'T / ARE THERE? Let's describe a room together!"
Key Examples
There is There is a bed in my room.Hay una cama en mi cuarto.
There are There are two windows.Hay dos ventanas.
There isn’t There isn’t a TV.No hay televisión.
There aren’t There aren’t any chairs.No hay sillas.
Is there Is there a bathroom? Yes, there is.¿Hay un baño? Sí, hay.
