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a. Objetive

Use there is/there are to show that objects/people/events exist in the present.

Use there was/there were to show that objects/people/events existed in the past.

Use vocabulary and idiomatic expressions related to the new and to uneventful everyday activities

b. Short Reading about the topic.

c. Definition and short description.

Idiomatic expressions and words with colloquial meaning

Idiomatic expressions are combinations or collocations of words which cannot be translated word for word. The words in idiomatic expressions do not take a literal or dictionary meaning, their meaning comes from the situation or context they apply to.

there are extremely common and are found in all kinds of English, both formal and particularly informal.

There is / There are

The phrases "there is" and "there are" indicate that something or a group of things exist or do not exist. Using the pronoun there as a subject in these example sentences stresses the fact that the "the fly" or "the mistakes" exist. By using "there" in the sentences, the speaker makes a clear declarative statement, drawing more attention to his statement.

he Verb To Be in the Simple Past Tense: Was / Were

The forms was and were are used to describe a situation or situations in the past that no longer exist. He past forms of the verb to be are was and were, and the conjugation of the verb is as follows:

I / he / she / it	was
You / we / they	were

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Idiomatic expressions and words with colloquial meaning

I could eat a horse. is an idiomatic way of saying: I'm very hungry.

It's raining very hard out there. is an idiomatic way of saying: it's raining cats and dogs out there.

Back To Square One is an idiomatic way of saying: To start again

Ball and chain is an idiomatic way of saying: To be burdened with a task that that cannot be left or abandoned

Beat a dead horse is an idiomatic way of saying: To engage in pointless and repetitive discussion.

There is / There are

There is a shop

There is no use crying.

There are two apples in the basket.

There is a book on the table.

There are two books on the table.

he Verb To Be in the Simple Past Tense: Was / Were

I was I was tired this morning.

You were You were very good.

She was She was late for work.

It was It was a sunny day.

We were We were at home.