{"title":"Inside a Traditional Japanese Home","intro":"Describe rooms and objects using there is/are and prepositions of place.","level":"B1","blocks":[{"id":"b0","type":"warm_up","content":"Which picture best describes your mood today and why?","order":0,"warm_up_mode":"meme_grid","meme_items":[{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-035.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-019.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-004.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-008.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-006.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"https://i.pinimg.com/736x/5d/c5/d7/5dc5d7ed3cdf044e13e61c5823ef60f3.jpg"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-037.png"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/7CC2/production/_118283913_29xp-meme-mobilemasterat3x-v3.jpg"},{"state_label":"","image_url":"/memes/meme-014.png"}]},{"id":"b1","type":"open_question","content":"

Answer the questions.

Can you describe your living room? What furniture is there?
What do you know about Japanese homes? Do you see one?
What do you think a traditional Japanese room looks like?

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Мы используем there is / there are, чтобы сообщить о наличии, существовании или местонахождении чего-либо в определенном месте. Они показывают, что где-то есть, находится или имеется предмет, человек или явление. Предлоги места (in, on, under, next to, between, behind и т. д.) точно указывают, где именно.

\n\n**Form:**

There is + singular noun
There are + plural noun
There is not (isn't) / There are not (aren't) + noun
Is there / Are there + noun?

\n\n**Examples:**

There is a table in the middle of the room.
There are two chairs on the floor.
Is there a TV in the room? No, there isn't.
The table isn't in front of the window.

\n\n**Common mistake:** ~~There is two cushions.~~ → **There are two cushions.**\n\n**Prepositions:** in, on, under, next to, behind, in front of, between, above, below, near.","order":2,"title":"There is / There are & Prepositions of place","image_type":"grammar_explainer","images":["/media/e3cbb7476db6499d98a6faacfe95785d.jpg"],"image_source_urls":["https://www.woodwardenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/prepositions-of-place-in-english.jpg"]},{"id":"b3","type":"vocabulary","content":"tatami — традиционный японский напольный коврик, изготовленный из рисовой соломы\nshoji — раздвижные двери из бумаги\nfuton — японский матрас для сна на полу\nlow table — невысокий столик, используемый в комнатах с татами\nzabuton — плоская японская подушка для сидения на полу\ngenkan — традиционная прихожая в японских домах\npillow — подушка\nryokan — традиционная японская гостиница","order":3,"title":"Room vocabulary"},{"id":"b5","type":"reading","content":"Miki is a Japanese woman. She is staying at a traditional ryokan with her friend Emma. Let's look at their room.\n\nThere is a genkan at the entrance. Guests take off their shoes there. After the genkan, there is a large tatami room with a low table in the centre. On the table, there are two zabuton cushions. There are also two futon mattresses on the floor, one on each side of the room. The futons are on the tatami. Next to the futons, there are small pillows. The shoji doors are on the wall near the window. There is a small garden outside the window.\n\nEmma says, 'There isn't a TV in the room.' Miki smiles. 'There is no TV because we are here to relax. There are many traditional items, and there is a calm atmosphere.'\n\nQuestions on the text:\n1. Where do guests take off their shoes?\n2. What is on the low table?\n3. Where are the futons?","order":4,"title":"Miki's ryokan room"},{"id":"block-1780482607353-blap5","type":"matching","content":"","order":5,"pairs":[{"left":"tatami","right":"traditional Japanese floor mat made from rice straw"},{"left":"shoji","right":"sliding paper doors"},{"left":"futon","right":"Japanese mat for sleeping on the floor"},{"left":"low table","right":"traditional Japanese low table"},{"left":"zabuton","right":"Japanese floor cushion"},{"left":"genkan","right":"traditional entrance hall in Japanese houses"},{"left":"pillow","right":"cushion for sleeping"},{"left":"ryokan","right":"traditional Japanese hotel"}],"title":"Vocabulary check","images":[]},{"id":"b4","type":"media","content":"

Мы используем there is / there are не только для описания комнаты и предметов внутри комнаты.

Посмотри видео и ответить на вопрос: Когда еще мы можем использовать there is / there are?

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Look at the image of a traditional Japanese room. Describe what there is and where things are. Use there is / there are and prepositions of place. Say at least 5 sentences.

Useful phrases:

There is a ... in ...
There are ... next to ...
There isn't/aren't...

Useful vocabulary: tatami, shoji, futon, low table, zabuton, pillow

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Think about your own bedroom or living room. How is it different from a ryokan room? Compare using there is / there are, there isn't / there aren't, and prepositions. Tell about three differences.

Example start: In my room, there is a bed, but in a ryokan room, there is a futon.

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