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ukThe Insightful: Is / Are There Any...?
Age: any
Level: elementary/pre-intermediate
Concerns: enlarging every day vocabularyon the basis of there +to be; any, not any, some.
Procedure:
From the list of the following ideas:
- a travel bag or a suitcase;
- a full shopping bag;
- a fridge filled for a party;
- a cluttered table;
- a well stocked shelf;
- an old attic;
- a sports kit; etc,
students choose any, decide what there is or are inside them, then ask each other guessing on the content.
For example, Are there any trousers in your suitcase? - No, there are not any.
