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Lesson 3: A New Student


Today is my first day at a new school.

There are many students in the classroom. There is a big board in front of us and there are twenty desks.

I am a little nervous, but I am also excited.

Next to me, there is a girl with a blue bag. Her name is Emma. She is very friendly.

There is a teacher near the door. His name is Mr. Brown. He is tall and kind. He says, “Welcome to our class.”

There are books on the desks and there is a clock on the wall.

I think this school is going to be great.


Lesson 3 A New Student Audio.mp3

Vocabulary Summary

classroom | nervous | excited | desk | board | front | near | next to | friendly | tall | kind | clock | wall | welcome | great

Grammar: There is / There are

We use there is and there are to talk about things in a place.

Forms:

  • I → am
  • He / She / It → is
  • You / We / They → are

Use There is with singular nouns:

  1. There is a teacher in the classroom.
  2. There is a clock on the wall.

Use There are with plural nouns:

  1. There are many students in the class.
  2. There are twenty desks.

Question form: 

  1. Is there a board?
  2. Are there any books?

Negative form:

  1. There is not (isn’t) a library.
  2. There are not (aren’t) many chairs.

Notice how the story uses:

  •  There is a teacher

  • There are many students

  • There is a clock