6. Grammar box

There is = one thing
There is a basket.

There are = two or more things
There are apples on the shelf.

a = one thing
a basket, a loaf, a bottle

an = one thing before a vowel sound
an apple, an orange

the = a specific thing
the rice, the shelf, the cashier

a / an — когда говорим о чем-то одном, любом, не конкретном.

• a shop — какой-то магазин
• an apple — какое-то яблоко

the — когда говорим о конкретном предмете, уже понятном из ситуации.

• the shop — тот самый магазин
• the apple — то самое яблоко

an ставим перед гласным звуком:

• an apple, an orange

7. Complete the sentences

Use there is, there are, a, an, the.

1. ______ basket in Anna’s hand.
2. ______ fruit section near the door.
3. Anna needs ______ apple.
4. Rice is on ______ top shelf.
5. ______ drinks on the right.
6. At the back of the shop, ______ cashier.