I
Introduсing
nеw
information
Referring baсk
Rеferring
to a
plaсe
it's and
ifs
thеу,rе and
thеir
r
Wе
сan
also
usе
ir
to
a:-^- l^-,- l^r
тImе5' oa\-s'
oatеS:
thе
rr'еathеr:
opinions:
adjесtivеs:
It
looks
likе:
Explanations
r
Wе
oftеn usе thеre to introduсе
nеw
information. Typiсal
struсturеs arе:
somеthing еХists:
Thеre аre
mаnу
possibilitiеs.
somеthing happеns:
There,s а
footbаll
mаtсh everу
Sаturdау.
numbег or amount:
There аre twelve students
iп this сlаss.
modals: Thеre сould/mау/shouldn,t
bе а
problеm.
Tlrcrе sееttts/сlРРеаrs
to
be:
There
seems/аppeаrs
to
be
а mistаke.
It seеms/аppeаrs:
introduсе
nеw information.
Typiсal stluсturеs
arе:
It,s onе
o,сloсk'
It,s Tuesdаy.
It,s
rаiniпg. It rаiпеd аll
пight.
It wаs
а diffiсult сhoiсe.
It,s strаnge
thаt we,vе
пеvеr spokeп
bеforе,
It looks
like the suп is
goiпg
to сome out this
аftеrпooп.
It
seеms/аppeаrs
(thаt)
our nеw teасher is
|аne.
l
Notе
thеsе struсturеs with look, seem
and аppeаr.
Look is usually
followеd
by
аs if + subjесt + vеrb,
ot bу
likе
+ noun
phrasе.
It looks аs if
Саrol hаs
woп. She
looks like а
rеаI
сhаmpioп.
Seem
and аppеаr
arе followеd
bу
(thаt)
+
subjесt
+ vеrb.
It seems
(thаt)
the
Brсlziliаns аre
going
to wiп.
It
аppeаrs
(thоt)
one
of thе сustomеrs
саllеd
thе
poliсe.
If rеfеrs baсk tо somеthing
alrеady
mеntionеd.
There is
а shop аt
the
eпd of thе
street. It is open еvery
dау.
Notiсе in this
еxamplе how thе
nеw information
is introduсеd
with thеrе.
Thеre
сaл
rеfеr
to a
plaсе.
А
fаmous
writеr
used to
liуе therc'
Who
is thсlt ovеr
therе?
If,s is
a сontraсtion of it
is or
it hаs'
1rs is thе
possеssivе form of if.
I Iikе tllis llotеI.
It,s
(=
it
is) сotnfortаblе апd
its restаurаnt
is
good.
It,s
\=
it
has)
lot
a
lo\,el!, slt'imпiпg-pool,
too'
Thа''rе is a сontгaсtion
of tllq,
аrе. Тhеir
is
thе
possеssivе
form of theу.
.\сllо' сltld Dolttiliquе
llаt,e
аrтived.
Theу,re both weоriпg the sаme dress!
Аsk tllеltt
to
lеаl,e
their сoаts
iп the hаll.
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