Изучаем English Unit 84. There ... and it ...
Unit 84; Part A
 There and it |
| We use there ... when we talk about something for the first time, to say that it exists: • There's a new restaurant in King Street. (not A new restaurant is in King Street) • I'm sorry I'm late. There was a lot of traffic. (not It was a lot of traffic) • Things are more expensive now. There has been a big rise in the cost of living. It = a specific thing, place, fact, situation etc. (but see also section C): • We went to the new restaurant. It's very good. (It = the restaurant) • I wasn't expecting them to come. It was a complete surprise. (It = that they came) Compare there and it: • I don't like this town. There's nothing to do here. It's a boring place. There also means 'to/at/in that place': • The new restaurant is very good. I went there(= to the restaurant) last night. • When we got to the party, there were already a lot of people there (= at the party). |
Unit 84; Part B
You can say there will be / there must be / there might be / there used to be etc. : • Will there be many people at the party?
• 'Is there a flight to Paris this evening?' 'There might be. I'll phone the airport.'
• If people drove more carefully, there wouldn't be so many accidents.
Also there must have been, there should have been etc. :
• There was a light on. There must have been somebody at home.
Compare there and it:
• They live on a busy road. There must be a lot of noise from the traffic.
They live on a busy main road. It must be very noisy.
• There used to be a cinema in King Street, but it closed a few years ago.
That building is now a supermarket. It used to be a cinema.
You can also say there is sure/certain/likely/bound to be ... :
• There is bound (= sure) to be a flight to Paris this evening.
Unit 84; Part C
We also use it in sentences like this:• It's dangerous to walk in the road.
We do not usually say 'To walk in the road is dangerous'. Normally we begin with It ... . Some more examples:
• It didn't take us long to get here.
• It's a pity (that) Sandra can't come to the party.
• Let's go. It's not worth waiting any longer.
We also use it to talk about distance, time and weather:
• How far is it from here to the airport.
• What day is it today?
• It's a long time since we saw you last.
• It was windy yesterday. (but There was a cold wind.)
Exercises
Put in there is/was or it is/was. Some sentences are questions (is there ... ? / is it ... ? etc.) and some are negative (isn't/wasn't).Key.3 Is there ... there's / there is
4 there was ... It was
5 It was
6 There was
7 is it
8 It was
9 It's / It is
10 there wasn't
11 Is it ... it's / it is
12 there was ... There was
13 It was
14 There wasn't
15 There was... it wasn't
1 The journey took a long time. There was a lot of traffic.
2 What's the new restaurant like? Is it good?
3 '_____________ a bookshop near here?' 'Yes, _____________ one in Hill Street.'
4 When we got to the cinema, _____________ a queue outside. _____________ a very long queue, so we decided not to wait.
5 I couldn't see anything. _____________ completely dark.
6 _____________ trouble at the club last night. They had to call the police.
7 How far _____________ from Milan to Rome?
8 _____________ Keith's birthday yesterday. We had a party.
9 _____________ three years since I last went to the theatre.
10 I wanted to visit the museum, but _____________ enough time.
11 '_____________ time to leave?' 'Yes, _____________ nearly midnight.'
12 A few days ago _____________ a storm. _____________ a lot of damage.
13 _____________ a beautiful day yesterday. We had a picnic.
14 _____________ anything on television, so I turned it off.
15 _____________ an accident in King Street, but _____________ very serious.
Read the first sentence and then write a sentence beginning There ... .Key.2 There is a lot of salt in the soup.
3 There was nothing in the box.
4 There was a lot of violence in the film. / There was a lot of fighting ...
5 There were a lot of people in the shops.
6 There is a lot to do in this town. / There is a lot happening in this town.
1 The roads were busy today.
There was a lot of traffic.
2 This soup is very salty.
There _________________ in the soup.
3 The box was empty.
________________________ in the box.
4 The film was very violent.
__________________________________
5 The shops were very crowded.
__________________________________
6 I like this town - it's lively.
__________________________________
Complete the sentences. Use there will be, there would be etc. Choose from:Key.2 There may be
3 there will be / there'll be or there are going to be
4 There's going to be / There is going to be
5 There used to be
6 there should be
7 there wouldn't be
will may |
2 'Do we have any eggs?' 'I'm not sure. ________________ some in the fridge.'
3 I think everything will be OK. I don't think ________________ any problems.
4 Look at the sky. ________________ a storm.
5 'Is there a school in the village?' 'Not now. ________________ one, but it closed.'
6 People drive too fast on this road. I think ________________ a speed limit.
7 If people weren't aggressive, ________________ any wars.
Are these sentences right or wrong? Change It to there where necessary.Key.2 and there was a lot of snow
3 There used to be a church here
4 There must have been a reason.
5 OK
6 There's sure to be a car park somewhere.
7 there will be an opportunity
8 OK
9 there would be somebody ... but there wasn't anybody.
10 There has been no change.
11 OK
| 1 They live on a busy road. It must be a lot of noise. 2 Last winter it was very cold and it was a lot of snow. 3 It used to be a church here, but it was knocked down. 4 Why was she so unfriendly? It must have been a reason. 5 It's a long way from my house to the nearest shop. 6 A: Where can we park the car? B: Don't worry. It's sure to be a car park somewhere. 7 After the lecture it will be an opportunity to ask questions. 8 I like the place where I live, but it would be nicer to live by the sea. 9 I was told that it would be somebody to meet me at the station, but it wasn't anybody. 10 The situation is still the same. It has been no change. 11 I don't know who'll win, but it's sure to be a good game | There must be a lot of noise. _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ |
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