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Lesson 9 — At the Cafeteria

📝Practice Exercises

Reading Comprehension

Where do the friends go after English class?
True or False: The cafeteria is crowded today.
Where is the empty table?
What is the table between?
What happens to Peter’s tray?
True or False: Alejandro helps Peter clean the floor.
What food is available for lunch today? (Name at least two.)
What class do they have after lunch?

There is / There are Practice

id

grammar-there-is-are

type

practice

title

There is / There are Practice

content
exercises
id

g-ex1

type

fillInTheBlanks

title

Complete with there is / there are

instructions

Write: there is or there are.

items
prompt

________ many students in the cafeteria.

answer

There are

prompt

________ an empty table next to the window.

answer

There is

prompt

________ four chairs at the table.

answer

There are

prompt

________ a long line for food.

answer

There is

prompt

________ vending machines in the corner.

answer

There are

id

g-ex2

type

fillInTheBlanks

title

Make questions (Is there / Are there)

instructions

Rewrite the sentences as questions.

items
prompt

There is an empty table. → __________ an empty table?

answer

Is there

prompt

There are four chairs. → __________ four chairs?

answer

Are there

prompt

There is pizza today. → __________ pizza today?

answer

Is there

prompt

There are many students here. → __________ many students here?

answer

Are there

id

g-ex3

type

correctMistakes

title

Correct the Mistakes

items
wrong

There are an empty table.

right

There is an empty table.

wrong

There is four chairs.

right

There are four chairs.

wrong

Is a table here?

right

Is there a table here?

Prepositions of Place Practice

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grammar-prepositions

type

practice

title

Prepositions of Place Practice

content
exercises
id

g-ex4

type

fillInTheBlanks

title

Choose the correct preposition

instructions

Complete with: next to / between / in / near

items
prompt

The table is ________ the window.

answer

next to

prompt

The table is ________ the door and the plant.

answer

between

prompt

The vending machines are ________ the corner.

answer

in

prompt

The water fountain is ________ the door.

answer

near

Vocabulary Matching

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vocabulary-practice

type

practice

title

Vocabulary Matching

content
exercises
id

v-ex1

type

matching

title

Match the Word with the Meaning

pairs
term

Crowded

definition

Full of people

term

Empty

definition

Not full

term

Line

definition

A row of people waiting

term

Tray

definition

A flat object for carrying food

term

Menu

definition

A list of available food

Pronunciation Practice

🗣 Pronunciation Check
Read this sentence aloud:
Target sentence
en-US
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🗣 Pronunciation Check
Read this sentence aloud:
Target sentence
en-US
—
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🗣 Pronunciation Check
Read this sentence aloud:
Target sentence
en-US
—
Tap Start, read it aloud, then tap Check.

Writing Task

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free-writing

type

practice

title

Writing Task

content
exercises
id

fw-ex1

type

freeWriting

title

Describe a Place

instructions

Write 6 sentences about your cafeteria or a restaurant. Use there is/there are and at least 3 prepositions of place.

prompts
  • There is __________.
  • There are __________.
  • The __________ is next to the __________.
  • The __________ is between the __________ and the __________.
  • The __________ is near the __________.
  • There are __________ in the __________.
example

There is a big cafeteria at my school. There are many tables and chairs. The menu is on the wall. The water fountain is near the door. The trash cans are next to the exit. There are vending machines in the corner.