★ Learn American English Easy

My Home and My Town: There Is / There Are

A1 · Writing Lab · about 20 minutes

Learn→See an Example→Analyze→Practice→Write→Check→Improve→Rewrite
🎯 Objective. Describe your home and your town with “there is / there are”, naming rooms, furniture, and places — and what you like about them.

1 · Learn

To describe a place, English uses “there is” (one thing) and “there are” (two or more): “There is a park near my house.” “There are two bedrooms.” It is the fastest way to paint a picture of a place.

Build your description like a camera: start with the whole place (my town, my apartment), then move to the important parts (the kitchen, the park), then finish with your feeling about it (I like it because…).

2 · See an Example

My Apartment in Denver

I live in a small apartment in Denver. There is a living room, a kitchen, and one bedroom. The kitchen is small, but it has a big window.

Near my apartment, there is a park and a good café. There are many trees in the park. I like my neighborhood because it is quiet and friendly.

3 · Analyze the Example

Useful Vocabulary

apartment — a home inside a bigger building

I live in a small apartment.

neighborhood — the area around your home

My neighborhood is friendly.

near — close to a place

There is a park near my house.

furniture — tables, chairs, beds, and similar things

The room has old furniture.

quiet — with little noise

The street is quiet at night.

Useful Expressions

Common Mistakes

✗ There is two bedrooms.

✓ There are two bedrooms.

Two or more things take “there are”.

✗ My apartment have a kitchen.

✓ My apartment has a kitchen.

It/my apartment + has (not have).

✗ There is park near here.

✓ There is a park near here.

One countable thing needs “a”: a park, a café.

4 · Guided Practice

  1. Complete: There ___ a supermarket and there ___ three cafés on my street.

    See a model answer

    is; are — one supermarket (is), three cafés (are).

  2. Write one sentence about your kitchen with “It has …”

    See a model answer

    Example: It has a small table and four chairs.

  3. Fix the sentence: “There are a big park in my town.”

    See a model answer

    There is a big park in my town.

5 · Write — Your Task

✍️ Describe your home and your street or neighborhood: what rooms or parts there are, two places near your home, and one sentence about why you like (or do not like) it.

Goal: 6–8 sentences · Length: 55–75 words

  • Start wide (town/apartment), then give details.
  • Use “there is” for one thing, “there are” for many.
  • Finish with “I like … because …”.
✍️ Writing Studio0 words
Sentences: 0Tap an expression to insert it:
There is a … / There are …near my house / apartmentIt has …I like … because …small, but …

6 · Check — Self-Check

Work through your checklist honestly, then run the Self-Check. It counts words and sentences and spots mechanical points — it does not grade your English. You are the editor.

Read a model answer for the task

I live in a house in a small town in Maine. There is a kitchen, a living room, and two bedrooms. My room is small, but it has a desk and a lot of books.

Near my house, there is a library and a park. There are tall trees in the park. I like my town because the people are friendly.

7 · Improve & Rewrite

Weak version — rewrite it in your notebook first, then compare:

i live in a flat. there is three rooms. there are a kitchen. near is shops.

See an improved version

I live in an apartment. There are three rooms. There is a kitchen. There are shops near my home.

Quick Quiz

Keep going

📘 Grammar deep-dive: There is / There are🌱 Vocabulary Builder: the A1 Home Things set🎤 Speaking Studio: say this lesson out loud

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