unit 8c
1. READING
ghost = the form of a dead person that a living person thinks he / she sees.
haunted = people think there are ghosts and spirits there.
haunted = people think there are ghosts and spirits there.
Gosforth Hall Inn
Comlongon Castle
A hotel lounge
2. VOCABULARY
Prepositions of place and movement
REMEMBER:
in- inside an enclosed space, e.g. in a drawer.
on- touching an external surface, e.g. on the wall, on the table.
over- above in place or position; e.g. the plane is flying over the city
above- in or to a higher place than; e.g. there is a picture above the clock
in- inside an enclosed space, e.g. in a drawer.
on- touching an external surface, e.g. on the wall, on the table.
over- above in place or position; e.g. the plane is flying over the city
above- in or to a higher place than; e.g. there is a picture above the clock
BE CAREFUL!
If you need extra practice, click on the following ON-LINE activities
Prepositions of movement exercise 1
Prepositions of place/ location different exercises
Prepositions uses grammar bank
Prepositions of place/ location different exercises
Prepositions uses grammar bank
3. PRONUNCIATION
Silent letters in English
4. LISTENING
5. GRAMMAR
There was / there were have the same rules as there is / there was.
THERE WAS (with singular nouns)
+
There was a sofa in the living room. / There was an armchair in the living room.
-
There wasn't a television in the dining room. / There wasn't an umbrella in the dining room.
?
Was there a mirror in the bathroom? / Was there an alarm-clock in the bathroom?
Yes, there was
No, there wasn't
THERE WERE (with plural nouns)
+
There were two windows in the kitchen. / There were some chairs in the hall.
-
There weren't four chairs in the hall, just three. / There weren't any showers on this floor.
?
Were there five plates on the table? / Were there any plates on the table?
Yes, there were.
No, there weren't.
When we give a list of things we use there was (NOT there were) when the first word is singular, e.g. In my living room there was a sofa and two armchairs.
some
(+) with plural countable nouns
+
There were some chairs in the hall.
any
(- , ?) with plural countable nouns
-
?
There weren't any showers on this floor.
Were there any plates on the table?
THERE WAS (with singular nouns)
+
There was a sofa in the living room. / There was an armchair in the living room.
-
There wasn't a television in the dining room. / There wasn't an umbrella in the dining room.
?
Was there a mirror in the bathroom? / Was there an alarm-clock in the bathroom?
Yes, there was
No, there wasn't
THERE WERE (with plural nouns)
+
There were two windows in the kitchen. / There were some chairs in the hall.
-
There weren't four chairs in the hall, just three. / There weren't any showers on this floor.
?
Were there five plates on the table? / Were there any plates on the table?
Yes, there were.
No, there weren't.
When we give a list of things we use there was (NOT there were) when the first word is singular, e.g. In my living room there was a sofa and two armchairs.
some
(+) with plural countable nouns
+
There were some chairs in the hall.
any
(- , ?) with plural countable nouns
-
?
There weren't any showers on this floor.
Were there any plates on the table?