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A Suzy is writing a shopping list for her mum before they go to the supermarket. Complete their conversation with some or any.
Suzy: Do we have any paper, Mum? I want to write a shopping list.
Mum: Yes, there is (1)
paper on my desk.
Suzy: Great! Now what do we need to buy from the supermarket? Do we have (2)
milk?
Mum: Yes, we have (3)
milk in the fridge. However, we don’t have (4)
bread. We need bread to make (5)
sandwiches tomorrow.
Suzy: Sure. I’ll put bread on our shopping list. Are there (6)
other things we need, Mum?
Mum: Let me see. We also need (7)
eggs and vegetables.
Suzy: OK. Can I get (8)
fruit too? I want to make a fruit salad this afternoon.
Mum: Yes, that sounds good, Suzy!
B Sandy is writing about a new shopping mall in her diary. Help her complete her diary entry with the correct forms of there be.
15 November
There is a new shopping mall in Sunshine Town. I love it! Mum and I often go there.
The shopping mall is big, and (1)
lots of great shops in it. My favourites? The clothes shops on the first and second floors! I love visiting them because I can try on beautiful clothes and learn about design. (2)
also a flower shop and some toy shops. Mum loves smelling the flowers!
On the ground floor, (3)
a big supermarket. (4)
all kinds of things in it. On the third floor, (5)
a big cinema. I like to go there when (6)
a new film on. (7)
also some restaurants on the top floor. Yum!
This shopping mall has everything! (8)
so many reasons to visit it!
C Adam and Erica are having a debate about online shopping. Complete what they are saying with some, any and the correct forms of there be.
I shop online all the time. (1)
so many great things about it! First, online shopping is very easy. I can do it without leaving my house! Second, it’s fast, so it saves me (2)
time. Third, (3)
so many great sales online. I can save a lot of money. Is there (4)
other reason to shop online? Yes! I never have to deal with crowds!
—Adam
I love shopping, but only in real shops. (5)
too many problems with online shopping. Think about clothes. When you shop online, you can’t try on (6)
clothes. They might not look good on you. Also you might have (7)
problems with delivery. Things get lost or broken sometimes. (8)
any good things about shopping online? Sure! But going to real shops is always better!
—Erica
