Lead-in

  • Do you have a lot of friends?
    • Yes, I do.
    • No, I don’t.
  • What is more important – friends or family?
    • I think …

Presentation

Pre

  • How many times do you go to the supermarket every month?
    • I go to the supermarket…

Top Down

  • Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
  • How many carrots does Bernardo add to his list?
  • Is Bernardo going to buy eleven bottles of water?
  • Are there any amout of chicken in their fridge?
  • Do they need to buy more packages of beans?
  • He adds four carrots.
  • No, he isn’t. He is going to buy ten bottles of water.
  • No, there aren’t.
  • No, they don’t.

A couple talking about their grocery list…

Amanda: Be, let’s see if our grocery list matches?
Bernardo: Yes. Let’s see our items.
Amanda: Are there any carrots on it?
Bernardo: No, there aren’t any carrots. I’ll add 4.
Amanda: Is there any sugar?
Bernardo: There are some packages of sugar. Are there any grapes?
Amanda: I forgot to put them. Is there any bottle of water?
Bernardo: Yes, there are 10. Is there any butter?
Amanda: Of course, It’s my favorite.
Bernardo: I think our list is almost done. What else do we need?
Amanda: We need some pasta, 2kg of meat, chicken, and zucchini.
Bernardo: Is there any amount of chicken in our fridge?
Amanda: No, there aren’t.
Bernardo: We also need some packages of rice and beans.
Amanda: There are some packages of beans here, we don’t have to buy more of them.
Bernardo: There isn’t any tea.
Amanda: You are right! There isn’t at all. Let’s add to our list.
Bernardo: Is it ready?
Amanda: I think so. Let’s go to the market.

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: They are going to a market. True

  1. They need 2kg of meat.
  2. They don’t need to buy tea.
  3. They don’t like chicken.
  4. They are going to buy rice.
  5. They aren’t going to buy zucchini.
  1. They need 2kg of meat. True.
  2. They don’t need to buy tea. False.
  3. They don’t like chicken. False.
  4. They are going to buy rice. True.
  5. They aren’t going to buy zucchini. False.

Post

  • Do you like to go grocery shopping?
    • Yes, I do.
    • No, I don’t.
  • What item do you always buy when you go to the supermarket? 
    • I always buy…

Target Language

Demonstrative Pronouns

Affirmative

  • There are some grapes at the garden.
  • There are some buckets at the garage.

Negative

  • There aren’t any pillows at this bed.
  • There aren’t any apples at this tree.

Interrogative

  • Are there any games to play?
  • Are there any shirts that are black?

Affirmative

  • There is some meat.
  • There is some fuel at the car.

Negative

  • There isn’t any help over here.
  • There isn’t any cereal for today’s breakfast.

Interrogative 

  • Is there any pasta at this restaurant?
  • Is there any tea for this evening?

Controlled Practice

  • Choose the best option for each sentence.

Example: I have some/any money. > I have some money.

  1. Is there any/some coffee?
  2. There are/is some work to do.
  3. There isn’t/aren’t any bananas to eat.
  4. Are there any gloves/cereal?
  5. I want some/any food.
  1. Is there any coffee?
  2. There is some work to do.
  3. There aren’t any bananas to eat.
  4. Are there any gloves?
  5. I want some food.

Freer Practice

  • Answer the questions.
  1. How many apples are there in your kitchen?
  2. How many liters of water do you drink every day?
  3. How many pets do you have?
  4. How many cups of coffee do you drink every day?
  5. How many slices of pizza is excessive?

Production

  • Make 5 questions using many. Then, answer them.

Homework

Match the beginning to the end of the sentences. There is one example.

  1. There isn’t…

  2. I drink some coffee…

  3. Is there…

  4. Are there…

  5. There aren’t…

  6. How many …

(   ) some water to drink?

(1) any tea left.

(   ) in the mornings.

(   ) any pens to use.

(   ) some books to read?

(   ) friends do you have?

  1. There isn’t…

  2. I drink some coffee…

  3. Is there…

  4. Are there…

  5. There aren’t…

  6. How many …

(3) some water to drink?

(1) any tea left.

(2) in the mornings.

(5) any pens to use.

(4) some books to read?

(   ) friends do you have?

Complete with any or some.

Example: ____ people are boring. < Some people are boring.

  1. I want ____ paper to write on.
  2. I need ____ sugar.
  3. There isn’t ____ water here.
  4. They have ____ stickers.
  5. Are there ____ keys there?
  1. I want some paper to write on.
  2. I need some sugar.
  3. There isn’t any water here.
  4. They have some stickers.
  5. Are there any keys there?

Put the words in order to make sentences.

Example: isn’t / there / shirt? / a > Isn’t there a shirt?

  1. in / I / is / some / kitchen. / salt / the / there / know 
  2. Are / your / there / chairs / any / living / room? / in 
  3. any? / I / do / want / you / , / milk / have 
  4. I / Can / have / orange / some / juice?
  5. aren’t / clean / clothes. / any / There 
  1. I know there is some salt in the kitchen.
  2. Are there any chairs in your living room?
  3. I want milk, do you have any?
  4. Can I have some orange juice?
  5. There aren’t any clean clothes.

Transform the sentences into negative form.

Example: Some shirts are cool. < Some shirts aren’t cool.

  1. They love to eat some chocolate.
  2. Are there some cookies?
  3. There is some oregano in the kitchen.
  4. There are some tomatoes in the fridge.
  5. I want to buy some plants.
  1. They don’t love to eat any chocolate.
  2. Aren’t there some cookies?
  3. There isn’t any oregano in the kitchen.
  4. There aren’t any tomatoes in the fridge.
  5. I don’t want to buy any plants.

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: There is any sugar. < There is some sugar.

  1. She hates any people.
  2. The dog eat some treats.
  3. I don’t have some rings in my bedroom.
  4. I like to feed any cats on the street.
  5. I’m not going somewhere.
  1. She hates some people.
  2. The dog eats some treats.
  3. I don’t have any rings in my bedroom.
  4. I like to feed some cats on the street.
  5. I’m not going anywhere.

Writing

Write a short dialogue using the target language.

Example: Is there some water?…