Lesson 27: Mrs. Smith’s living room

Watch the story and answer the question

1. Where are the books?
   1. The books are on the stereo.

Key words and expressions

• living room 客厅
  • meeting room 会议室
  • dining room 饭厅
• near prep. 靠近
• window 窗户
• armchair 扶手椅
• door 门
• picture 图画
• wall 墙
• stereo n.&adj. 立体声音响

Language points

1. Mrs. Smith’s living room is large.
2. There is a television in the room.
   1. TV = television
3. The television is near the window.
   1. near = close to
4. There are some magazines on the television.
   1. There_are 连读
   2. some 一些
5. There are some armchairs in the room.
6. The armchairs are near the table.
7. There are some pictures in the room.
8. The pictures are on the wall.

Sentence patterns

There are some …

1. There are some … on / in / near …
   1. There are some books on the shelf.
   2. The books are new.
2. 【否定句】没有。。。
   1. There aren’t any books on the shelf.
      1. 否定句中some要换成any
3. 【疑问句】有。。。吗？
   1. Are there any books on the shelf?
      1. 疑问句中some也要换成any

Lesson 28: Where are they?

Pattern drill

1. plates, on the cooker(厨灶，炉具), clean
   1. There are some plates on the cooker.
   2. They are clean.
2. trousers, on the bed, near that shirt
   1. There are some trousers on the bed.
   2. They are near that shirt.
3. bottles, in the refrigerator, empty
   1. There are some bottles in the refrigerator.
   2. They are empty.
4. shoes, on the floor, near the bed
   1. There are some shoes on the floor.
   2. They’re near the bed.
5. forks, on the shelf, near those spoons
   1. Are there any knives on the shelf?
   2. No, there aren’t any. There are some forks.
   3. Where’re they exactly? 确切地
   4. They’re near those spoons.
6. tickets, on the shelf, in that handbag.
   1. Are there any pens on the shelf?
   2. No, there aren’t any. There are some tickets.
   3. Where’re they exactly?
   4. They’re in that handbag.
7. glasses, on the television, near those bottles
   1. Are there any cups on the television?
   2. No, there aren’t any. There’re some glasses.
   3. Where’re they exactly?
   4. They’are near those bottles.

【注意】

1. 如果是第二次出现，特指就要用定冠词the。