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Unit
Exercises 84

84.1 Put in there is/was or it is/was. Some sentences are questions (is there … ? / was it … ? etc.) and
some are negative (there isn’t / it wasn’t etc.).
1 The journey took a long time. There was a lot of traffic.
2 What’s the new restaurant like? Is it good?
3 something wrong with the washing machine. It’s not working properly.
4 I wanted to visit the museum yesterday, but enough time.
5 What’s that new building over there? a hotel?
6 How can we get across the river? a bridge?
7 A few days ago a big storm, which caused a lot of damage.
8 I can’t find my phone. in my bag – I just looked.
9 anything interesting on TV, so I turned it off.
10 often very cold here, but much snow.
11 I couldn’t see anything. completely dark.
12 ‘ a bookshop near here?’ ‘Yes, one in Hudson Street.’
13 difficult to get a job right now. a lot of unemployment.
14 When we got to the cinema, a queue outside. a very long
queue, so we decided not to wait.

84.2 Read the first sentence and then write a sentence beginning There … .
1 The roads were busy yesterday. There was a lot of traffic.
2 This soup is very salty. There in the soup.
3 The box was empty. in the box.
4 About 50 people came to the meeting. at the meeting.
5 The film is very violent.
6 I like this town – it’s lively.
84.3 Complete the sentences. Use there would be, there used to be etc. Choose from:
won’t may would wouldn’t should used to is going to

1 If people drove more carefully, there would be fewer accidents.
2 ‘Do we have any eggs?’ ‘I’m not sure. some in the fridge.’
3 I think everything will be OK. any problems.
4 Look at those clouds. a storm. I’m sure of it.
5 There isn’t a school in the village. one, but it closed a few years ago.
6 People drive too fast on this road. I think a speed limit.
7 If people weren’t so aggressive, any wars.

84.4 Are these sentences OK? Change it to there where necessary.
1 They live on a busy road. It must be a lot of noise. There must be a lot of noise.
2 It’s a long way from my house to the nearest shop. OK
3 After the lecture it will be an opportunity to ask questions.
4 Why was she so unfriendly? It must have been a reason.
5 I like where I live, but it would be nicer to live by the sea.
6 How long is it since you last went to the theatre?
7 It used to be a lot of tourists here, but not many come now.
8 My phone won’t work here. It’s no signal.
9 It was Ken’s birthday yesterday. We had a party.
10 We won’t have any problem parking the car. It’s sure to be
a car park somewhere.
11 I’m sorry about what happened. It was my fault.
12 I was told that it would be somebody to meet me at the
station, but it wasn’t anybody.

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