Verb There to be and the House

Exercises on the verb there to be

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Multiple Choice Exercise

There is or there are - English exercises

There is

Use "there is" (there's) for a  noun - singular.

There are

Use "there are" for a noun - plural.

Examples: There is a mouse in the bag. There are four girls in a team.

There areThere is a swimming pool. There areThere is five books on the table. There areThere is one book under the table. There areThere is seven days in a week. There areThere is three bad films. There areThere is a teacher in the classroom. There areThere is teachers in the school.

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Amazing artwork on a pencil tip

You might be sharpening your pencils ready for school after the holidays, but check out the way a Russian artist carves his pencils.

Salavat Fidai carefully carves tiny sculptures into the tips of pencils.

To create his miniature artwork he uses a craft knife and magnifying glass.

When the works are completed, he photographs them with a special magnifying camera lens.

He creates all types of sculptures on pencils, including well known characters like Bart Simpson.

And robot WALL-E from the Disney film.

Remember don't try this at home, Salavat Fidai is an experienced artist.

From CBBC Newsround

Happy EASTER!

Election 2015: Fox makes a bid for Downing Street

The general election campaign is under way, after Parliament was officially dissolved. Journalists waiting outside 10 Downing Street on Monday morning spotted a fox, apparently chasing a duck.( From BBC News)

We already know how smart and sly foxes are, but this one is much more than that. She revealds really  bold . Maybe this wasn't her first raid on the area and for some reason she didn't feel any kind of threat, so she wasn't afraid of being chased and there she was, right in front of the Prime Minister's official residence, chasin a duck, a delicacy for her sharp teeth enough to fill her belly for the day.

Spot on this video!