Inviting Someone

Do you want to / wanna (very informal)
Would you like to
Will you . . . (with me)
How about V+ing
How would you like to
I was wondering if you would (like to)
I would like to invite you to (more formal)

Conversation practice

When inviting someone to do something with you, it is polite to "break the ice" before extending the invitation.
For example,
Will you go dancing with me on Friday? (too abrupt by itself)
(Give the other person time to "prepare" for your invitation.)

A: Do you have time on Friday?
B: Yes, I do. Why do you ask?
A: There's a dance at the Grand Ballroom.

A: Would you like to go with me?
B: Sure! I'd love to.

Bob : Alice, what are you doing Sunday afternoon?
Alice : Not much, what did you have in mind?
Bob : The Fourth Avenue Street Fair is going on downtown. Would you like to go?
Alice : Sure, sounds like fun. What is it anyway?
Bob : Just a bunch of vendors selling food, clothes, and what not, kind of like a carnival.
There are also street musicians and performers.
It's interesting to just walk around looking at the people and the sights.
Alice : What time and where do we meet?
Bob : The fair opens at 9:00, but I'm busy in the morning. How about 1:00?
Alice : OK, should I meet you somewhere there?
Bob : Why don't I pick you up at your house?
Alice : Sounds good, see you then.

Describing Location Using There is ... / There are ...

Describing Location Using There is ... / There are ...

Pattern	Countable
	Singular	Plural
Affirmative	1 . There is a television in the living room. 2. There is a drilling machine in the workshop.	1 . There are a lot of students in the yard. 2. There are some computers in the computer room.
Negative	1. There is not a television in the living room. 2. There is not a drilling machine in the workshop.	1. There are not any students in the yard. 2. There are not any computers in the computer room.
Interrogative	1. Is there a television in the living room? (+) Yes, there is. (-) No, there isn’t. 2. Is there a drilling machine in the workshop? (+) Yes, there is. (-) Not, there isn’t.	1. Are there any students in the yard? (+) Yes, there are. (-) No, there aren’t 2. Are there any computers in the computer room? (+) Yes, there are. (-) No, there aren’t

Notes:

1. For Uncountable Nouns, There is . . . is used.

Examples :

(+) There is milk in the bottle.

(-) There is not milk in the bottle. (?) Is there milk in the bottle?

(+) Yes, there is.

(-) No, there isn’t.

2. How many . . . is for Countable Nouns and How much . . . is for Uncountable Nouns. Examples :

a. How many female students are there in this class?

There is one.

b. How many visitors are there in this meeting?

There are fifty.

c. How much water is there in the bathtub?

There is a little.

d. How much oil is there in the drum?

There is a lot.