Hey. everyone. Today we're going to talk about THERE IS, THERE ARE.
These are words that we use to start sentences when we're either explaining
what exists somewhere, or maybe we're describing a place. Yeah.
We use THERE IS when we're talking about a single thing - a singular noun.
So for example, There is a fridge in my kitchen.
We use THERE ARE when we're talking about plural nouns - more than one thing.
There are onions in my kitchen. Necessary. And lots of vegetables.
Another example: On this plate there is a person. You see him there? There is a person, and
there are some animals. So this is: THERE IS for singular and THERE ARE for plural.
One more example: This is a fan. On this fan, there are some masks
and there is one tassel at the bottom. So THERE ARE because there's many - more than one.
THERE IS because it's only one. Mm-hmm.
Okay, guess what we're going to do. Play a game! Exactly.
This is how the game works. I'm going to show Larissa some things,
and then cover them up, and she's going to try to remember what she saw
and tell me "There is a pen. There are some books". Like this, okay?
Larissa, are you ready? I'm ready. Okay. Here we go.
Okay, what did you see? There is an elephant.
There are spoons. Uh-huh. There are coins. Yeah.
There are limes? Yes. That's all I remember.
That was pretty good. She did pretty good. What did I miss?
What did you miss? Okay, so there is a button. There is a turtle. There are some rocks. There is a bird.
Fun! Let's play again! This time I'm going to set up some objects for Misha...and for you
and you all have 10 seconds to watch see how many you can remember.
We can do it. Ready? Okay, here we go.
What do you got? There are three cards. There are some markers. There is a cup.
There is a toy truck. Umm, there is a box. Yes. There is a spoon? Yes.
Can I remember anything else? There are some shells. Yeah. That's all I remember.
She's good! I bet you guys did a good job, too.
So the only thing you missed were some candles.
There are candles. And there is a rhinoceros.
A rhino! Great. Good job; very good!
Okay, next. Larissa, it's your turn again. I'm ready. Here we go.
Okay, what did you see? There are two elephants. There is a plate. There is a shell on the plate.
You got it. There are paper clips. Uh-huh. Colourful paper clips.
And there are limes. Nice. I think that's all. Great, let's see.
Lets see what we missed. Oh! There's a lion! There's a lion and there is a fan. And a fan!
I missed the fan! And there are rocks? There are rocks. And there aren't limes - there is a lime!
Oh, there is a lime. Oops. You were pretty close.
Are you ready Misha? I'm ready. All right, here we go. Ten seconds.
All right. What did you see? Okay, there is a plate. Yes. There are two markers - maybe.
There are some cups. There is a shell. There is a lime. There is a heart.
That's all I remember. That was very good. Let's see what I missed. [mumbling]
Oh, so there are some coins. Yup. missed that. There is a paper clip.
There is a paper clip and there is a candle. And there are rocks. Yeah I think I missed..I can't remember.
But good job. Thanks, you too. It's a fun game.
To summarize, we use THERE IS and THERE ARE to talk about things that
exist or if we're describing a place. We use THERE IS for singular items, so one thing.
So for example, there is a heart. (So cute!) And we use THERE ARE to talk about
plural things, so more than one. For example, there are two markers.
Okay. So you can play this game at home. Just collect a bunch of things, see if your friends
can remember. Give them 10 seconds and remember to use either THERE IS and THERE ARE.
It's good for vocabulary, it's good for memory, (exactly) it's good for laughter.
Yeah, it's a great game. It's great.
Today we're going to talk about...um...lose' it already!