Count what is visible before choosing the sentence pattern.
There Is a Monster!
Describe a playful monster room clearly enough for another person to rebuild the scene.
there is / there are with place phrases
Introduce what exists in a place, say how many there are, and help a listener locate each item.
Your goal
By the end of this lesson, you can use there is and there are, add clear place phrases, ask a checking question, and repair differences in a picture-description task.
คำอธิบายเป้าหมายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็น
บทนี้ฝึกบอกว่าสิ่งใดอยู่ในภาพด้วย there is/there are ใส่ตำแหน่งให้ชัด ถามตรวจสอบ และแก้รายละเอียดที่วางไม่ตรงกัน
Progress focus LCFP
LC · Language Control
Control the target pattern so the intended time and meaning remain clear.
Control the target pattern so the intended time and meaning remain clear.
FP · Functional Performance
Complete the lesson’s real communication outcome without teacher-supplied sentences.
Complete the lesson’s real communication outcome without teacher-supplied sentences.
Your grammar path
Use there is for one and there are for more than one.
Add place phrases, ask a check question, and repair two differences.
30-minute lesson route
3 minPicture scan
5 minOne or more
5 minPlace & questions
6 minGuided description
7 minHidden picture
4 minFeedback & retry
Count and locate what you see
Name each thing, count it, and find its place.
One
a monster · a lamp · a chair
a monster · a lamp · a chair
More than one
two socks · three books · four stars
two socks · three books · four stars
Place
on · under · next to · behind · in front of
on · under · next to · behind · in front of
How to run Stage 1
3 min: Scan the picture and collect three singular and three plural nouns.
Choose there is or there are
Listen for singular and plural information.
Engduo Audio: Listen for meaning first. Audio never starts automatically.
Listen for one object, more than one object, and their locations.
Listen for the checking question and short answer.
There is two books.
There are two books.
There are two books.
How to run Stage 2
5 min: Use the first audio to contrast there is with there are.
Turn the description into a question
| Statement | Question | Short answer |
|---|---|---|
| There is a lamp. | Is there a lamp? | Yes, there is. |
| There are two socks. | Are there two socks? | No, there aren’t. |
How to run Stage 3
5 min: Add place phrases and practise Is there?/Are there? with short answers.
Describe six items clearly
- Choose three singular and three plural items.
- Add a place phrase to every sentence.
- After three details, ask one checking question.
- Use the answer to repeat or repair one detail.
How to run Stage 4
6 min: Rehearse a six-item description with visible support.
Rebuild the hidden picture
Student A hides the picture and describes six items. Student B places or draws them, asks two checking questions, and then compares the final scene.
Repair: There aren’t two books on the chair. There are two books under the bed.
How to run Stage 5
7 min: Run the hidden-picture task and compare the two scenes.
Final practice: Guide a listener through a hidden picture
Task: Describe six items with there is/there are and place phrases. Answer two check questions and repair two differences after comparing the pictures.
Success: The listener can rebuild the main scene, singular and plural choices stay clear, and the learner repairs differences without teacher-supplied sentences.
LC · Language Control
0 Frequent form problems obscure the intended time or meaning.
1 Meaning remains clear with some prompting or self-correction.
2 Controls there is/there are and Is there?/Are there? across the picture description.
FP · Functional Performance
0 Does not yet complete the communication outcome.
1 Completes most of the outcome with visible prompts.
2 Completes the hidden-picture description, checking, and repair independently.
How to run Stage 6
4 min: Score LC and FP, correct one singular/plural choice, and retry the repair.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็นเท่านั้น
ใช้ There is กับหนึ่งสิ่ง และ There are กับมากกว่าหนึ่งสิ่ง เช่น There is a lamp. / There are two socks. ใส่คำบอกตำแหน่งเพื่อให้ผู้ฟังวางสิ่งของได้ถูกต้อง
Continue your learning path
Teaching references
CEFR Companion Volume — used for communication outcomes and observable progress.
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