There + be: To talk about There or it? a Is the thirteenth today? b Take a taxi .’s a long way home c was a car outside looked very expensive d was cold yesterday e ’s a train at o’clock is a fast train f I’m not going to buy this blouse is very expensive g oh! ’s something in my eye h Is anything on TV? i is a letter on the floor Is for you? j Look! ’s a photo of Brad Pitt in this magazine k We can walk home isn’t far l ’s dark in this room Can you turn on the light? m Is a bus from the city centre to the station? n isn’t a sports centre here o Look! is snowing p is late the existence of something Be agrees with the following noun E.g There is a plane but there are some planes We use it for a thing, an idea, an action or a situation E.g The car is fast It is blue (it = the car) We use it to mean “the unknown person” E.g Did someone ring? – Yes, it was Peter We use it for time, the weather and distance.E.g It’s sunny today There or it? We often use there when we mention something for the first time We use it when we talk about the details E.g There was a dog It was brown