В данную конструкцию, кроме глагола to be, могут входить и некоторые другие непереходные глаголы, например: to exist – существовать, to come – приходить, to live – жить и другие, а также глаголы в страдательном залоге. Eg. There exist a great number of butterflies. ( Существует огромное количество бабочек ). Если слово there употребляется самостоятельно и не участвует в конструкции, то оно является наречием и переводится: там, туда. Eg. I have to go there. ( Я должен пойти туда ).
Exercise 1. Use: is, are.
1) There … many students in the library now.
2) There … a pencil in my bag.
3) There … different farm machines on the farm.
4) There … a table and a sofa in my room. 5) There … a new computer in the office.
Exercise 2. Use for translation.
1) У него сегодня три урока.
2) В парке есть тихие безлюдные места.
3) Мы на занятии.
4) У нас мало времени.
5) В лаборатории много химикатов.
6) Существует много видов пластика.
7) В холодильнике мало молока.
8) В нашем хозяйстве много новых пород КРС.
9) В твоей работе много ошибок.
10) У меня много ошибок в сочинении.
11) В читальном зале только один студент.
Exercise 3. Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
Model: There is a clock on the wall.
There is no clock on the wall.
Is there a clock on the wall? – Yes, there is/ No, there isn’t.
1) There is a table in front of the window.
2) There are two cats in his house.
3) There are many wheat varieties on this farm.
4) There is a serious problem in our situation.
5) There are many interesting places in London.
6) There are six girls in our group.
7) There is a letter for you.
Exercise 4. Change the sentences after the model.
Model: I’ve got a newspaper in my bag. – There is a newspaper in my bag.
1) We’ve got much free time during the holidays.
2) They’ve got many potted flowers in their sitting-room.
3) She’s got a tape-recorder on her desk.
4) We’ve got many questions about the problem.
SOME, ANY, NO и их производные
В утвердительных предложениях any означает “ любой ”; anything – “ что-угодно”, anybody – “ кто-угодно ”, anywhere – “ где-угодно”,“ кудаугодно ”, anyhow – “ во всяком случае ”, anyway – “ всё равно ”.
Exercise 5. Translate the sentences.
1) There are two windows on the right and a door on the left.
2) There is a bookcase in the corner of the room.
3) Are there any questions?
4) There is no dictionary in my bag.
5) There are over thirty students at the lecture.
6) I would like to work there.
7) Many years ago there lived a famous painter.
8) There is no place like home.
9) She told us something interesting.
10) Is anybody at home?
11) The college is in London.
12) There is some bread and milk.
13) There comes the time when molecules break down.
14) There are many types of electric motors.
15) His relatives live somewhere in Australia.
16) There is nothing to say.
17) You will have to tell the truth, anyway.
18) Ask somebody to help you.
19) There are three main questions in economic theory.
20) Between two double-periods