What's in the Room? There Is and There Are

About This Resource

A complete Grade 2 ESL grammar pack on there is and there are: one thing or many things, a and some, questions with "Is there …?" and "Are there …?", short answers and describing a room. Includes a lesson plan, worksheet, quiz, homework, A5 flashcards, a rubric, detailed slides with speaker notes, Word files and answer keys.

Overview

Children learn to describe what is in a place. They use there is with one thing (there is a bed) and there are with two or more things (there are three chairs), practise a and some, ask "Is there a cat?" and "Are there any books?", and answer "Yes, there is." or "No, there aren't.". They count objects in pictures, fix mistakes and describe their own bedroom.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: There Is and There Are
Category: Grammar
File Type: PDF
File Size: 368.5 KB
Published: 30 Oct 2026
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Grade 2 ESL (ages 7–8), A1 40 minutes Grammar counting describing asking questions writing

Learning Objectives

Use there is with one thing and there are with two or more things.
Ask and answer questions with "Is there …?" and "Are there …?".
Describe a room or picture using there is and there are.

How to Use This Resource

Hold up one pencil and say "There is a pencil." Then hold up three and say "There are three pencils."
Teach the grammar with the slides, then use worksheet activities 1 to 6.
Use the quiz to check learning and send the my bedroom homework home.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Memory tray: show a tray of objects for 30 seconds, cover it, and children say what there is and what there are.
Picture differences: pairs describe two similar pictures to find the differences without looking at each other's picture.
Classroom tour: children walk around and write sentences about the classroom.

Differentiation

Support: give children sentence strips with There is a … and There are … to complete. Challenge: children describe a picture for a partner who draws it without looking.

Assessment

Worksheet activities 1 to 5 and the quiz check the grammar. Use the rubric for the room description in activity 6.

Teacher Tips

Children often say "There is three books." Count with your fingers: one finger means is, more fingers means are.

What's Included

12-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (8 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Quiz / assessment (4 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 8 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)