There is/are - It is 9
a) 6.6.11.1 Read the theory.
Are there similar structures
in your language?
s
Impersonal sentences are sentences
where there is no natural subject. We
usually have the word there or it in
the subject position.
We use:
There + be to say that someone/
something exists. There is a
museum in my town.
It + be for identification. There's a
letter for you. It's from overseas.
It + be for distance (It's 2 km
from here to the city centre.),
temperature (It's hot in here.),
time (It's one o'clock.), weather
(It's sunny today.) and in
expressions such as: it seems/
appears that, it looks like, it
doesn't matter, etc
(It seems that the bus is late.)
b) 6.2.5.1 Fill in it or there.
1

seems

is a nice playground in
the park, but is really
crowded in the afternoons.
2
that we've
missed our bus. Luckily,
is another one coming in 30
minutes.
3 We can walk to the museum;
is quite warm and
sunny now.
4
is 5 km from here to the
city centre, but is a bus
stop near here.
5 is someone on the
phone for you. I think is
our guide.
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