Going places
Unit 2
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2A
there was / there were
6
Write the correct words in your
notebook. Use the table to help you.
positive
negative
There was …
There wasn’t …
There were …
There weren’t …
questions
short answers
Was there … ?
Yes, there was.
No, there wasn’t.
Were there … ?
Yes, there were.
No, there weren’t.
1
There
was
/
were
some problems with
my computer.
2
There
was
/
were
lots of flowers on our
balcony this summer.
3
There
was
/
were
some good news in
our History lesson. No homework!
4
There
was
/
were
fantastic special
effects in that film.
5
There
was
/
were
lots of nice people at
the party.
6
There
was
/
were
a new email in my
inbox.
7
Complete the conversation in your
notebooks with the correct form of the
nouns in brackets.
Keira
There was a
fantastic
1
(party) at Holly’s
house on Saturday.
Look at this
2
?
(photo).
Jason
Wow! There
were lots of
3
?
(people).
Keira
Yes, there were
lots of Holly’s
4
?
(friend). And her
5
?
(parent) were
there, too. But there weren’t any other
6
?
(adult).
Jason
Was there any
6
?
(music)?
Keira
Yes, there was and it was really
loud!
8
Complete the conversation with the
correct form of
there was / there were
in your notebooks
.
Jason
1
lots of food to eat?
Keira
Yes,
2
?
.
3
?
sandwiches and
bowls of crisps.
Jason
4
?
a big birthday cake?
Keira
No,
5
?
. Holly doesn’t like cake,
but
6
?
a big pizza with candles on it.
9
1.15 Check your answers in 7 and
8. Then act out the conversation.
10
Work in pairs. Ask and answer
questions.
loud music
a birthday cake
adults
a big pizza
posters
sandwiches
lots of people
flowers
birthday cards
A
Was there a big pizza at the party?
B
Yes, there was.
party
Was
there
Get it right!
When we talk about quantity:
• We use the plural form of countable nuns.
There were lots of students at the
concert.
NOT
There were lots of
student at the concert.
• We use words or expressions like
some,
a lot of, lots of, much
.
• We don’t change the form of uncountable
nouns.
There was a lot of water at the party.
NOT
There were lots of waters at the
party.