• Vocabulary

Match the words on the left (1-8) with the words on the right (a-h) to make

word partnerships from the text.

1 voice a) centre

2 meeting b) library

3 fitness c) swimming pool

4 Internet d) views

5 personal e) mail

6 indoor f) assistant

7 panoramic g) room

8 video h) connection

• LANGUAGE FOCUS: THERE IS / THERE ARE

We often use there is / there are before a / an or some / any.

There is an indoor swimming pool.

There are three restaurants.

There aren't any shops in the area.

Are there any meeting rooms in the hotel?

Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.

A. Complete these sentences with the correct form of there is or there are.

1 It 's a very small airport. There aren't any shops in the terminal.

2 …………a problem with my ticket?

3 …………any aisle seats available.

4 …………a stopover in Frankfurt.

5 …………any flights to Zurich tonight?

6 I'm afraid………… a flight to Warsaw this afternoon.

7 ……………..two cafes in the terminal.

8 ………………..any buses from the airport to the city centre?

B. Put the words in the right order to make questions.

Example: Are there any people at the conference?

1. is/ some /chocolate cake/there/in the fridge/? _________________________?

2. is/ in/ there/ ice-cream/ vanilla/ your café/? __________________________?

3. there /books/are/interesting/shelf/on the/? ____________________________?

4. pictures/are/in/any/your/office/there/? ______________________________?

5. colleagues /the /at /are/there/any/conference/? ________________________?

6. a/on/this/street/is/bus stop/there/? __________________________________?

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form (+, - , ?) of there is or there are.

1. The area is a bit boring. There isn’t anywhere to go after 7:00 in the

evening.

2. What can we do? …….a very long queue at the ticket office.

3. ..……. any direct flights to Brussels on Tuesdays or Thursdays, I'm

afraid.

4. I'm afraid …………a small problem with your reservation, sir.

5. It's great! …………lots of shops near our hotel.

6. …………….a fitness centre at the Victoria Hotel?

7. Oh dear! …………..any meeting rooms available next week.

8. ………………… Internet access in each room?

9. I think…………… two direct flights a day.

10. It's an excellent hotel, but ……………a swimming pool.

D. Ask questions to the words in italics.

1. There's a nice project about improvement of the ecological situation in our region.

2. There are 20 people from marketing department at the meeting.

3. There are some new photocopiers in our office.

4. There are lots of people on the road in the rush hour.

5. There are no drawbacks in my presentation.

E.  Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. There are a lot of milk in the bottle.

2. There are some new film on at the cinema.

3. There is no computers in the room.

4. There is much people in the office.

5. There is a lot of good students in our class.

6. Are there in the table any documents?

7. What are there in the water?

8. There is a bag on the desk?

9. There is three factories in Beijing.

F. Complete the sentences with there or it.

1. There's another flight at 10:15. It's a Lufthansa flight.

2. “Is….. a gift shop?” “Yes, madam ……… 's on the first floor.”

3. ……. 's too late. ……..'s nobody at the office.

4. I know the Astoria. ……….'s an excellent hotel. And ………….'s very near the airport.

5. ……….. 's Internet access in each room, and ………..'s free.

6. Szeged? I just know ………..'s a city in Hungary. But what kind of place is ……………. ? Is …………… anywhere to go in the evening?

• SPEAKING

A. Work in pairs. Role-play this situation.

Student A:

Student B:

You have a new job in a city abroad. Ask about these items. Is there an international school? • international school • golf courses • luxury hotels • cinemas and museums • good transport system • good health service • swimming pools • universities • nightclubs

You live in the city. Student A has a new job there. Use the notes to answer Student A's questions. • international school? Yes, a good one. Example: A. Is there an international school? B. Yes, there's a good one. • golf courses? Yes, but very expensive. • luxury hotels? No • cinemas and museums? Yes, a good choice • good transport system? Yes • good health service? No, not enough hospitals • swimming pools? Yes • universities? No • nightclubs? Yes

B. Work in pairs. Student A is a receptionist at the Delta Hotel in Greece. Student B is a business traveller. Book rooms for yourself and a colleague. Study the Useful language box. Then role-play the telephone call.

A. Answer phone. Give name of hotel.

B. Give your name. Ask for two single rooms with baths from 16 to 20 July.

A. Check booking is for four nights from 16 to 20 July.

B. Price?

A. €150 per night per single room.

B. Restaurant? Car park?

A. Restaurant: yes

Car park: no

Ask for credit card details.

B. Visa number: 4921445637141009

Expiry date: 12/11