We use”it” as subject when

talking about the weather,

distance, temperature or time or
We use “there” as subject when identifying somebody:
when talking about something It was windy yesterday.
thatFill
exists
in theor doesn’t
correct exist subject (in it (is, are)/there It’s(is,
200are):
km to Bucharest.
Read the
a particular It’s 40°C outside.
text andplace):
fill in the correct subject: It was four o’clock when the
There is an insect
__________________is on miles fromceremony
seven my Oradea
was over.is a beautiful city,
yoursituated
blouse!in the north-west of Who’s there? It’s me, Sylvia.
house There is no
to the such thing as
library. -with verbs describing Romania. a ………
equality between men and Answers
perception, probabili- ty or
is at about ten Exercise
kilometers 1 from impression:
women!
HowTherelong did ______________
it ,it, are
is a large black dog there, take
it’s , you
it, it, to
it, get the
there,Itthere,
smellswestern
is there, Romanian
of fishthere,
in your it, it, there
border
in front with house,
of your Hungary. is it……. room!
to the shop? Exercise 2 It looks ashas if Jane is late
a long
yours? again.
history, it, it, it, it, it, there, it, there,
in it, there, there
-with seem ………. was
or appear+to first mentioned It seems that he is an
How many
be+noun states ___________________impostor.
phrase: in the a document in 1113.
USA? There seems to be some -with be+adjective Dueto todescribe
its position
truthonbehind these claims.
the southeastern portion of how we feel about something:
There doesn’t appear to It was really great to see
Can you believe it? ________________ January
my grandson thelast
European
summer! continent,
be any mice in this
Romania has a climate room, why It was terrible to see how
did you
but thescare me? is so delightful!
weather rude he was! which ranges
-when giving our opinion
from temperate to continental. Rightabout It’s important to be polite!
the future, with verbs like -in expressions: it is/was said, it
One of you stole my money! Who was _________?
is/was thought, nowit..............
is/was is
hope, expect, wish:
January,
I hopebutthere………… won’tisbe notany believed (that):
They
violent didn’tin
scenes gothis
to Jane’s
film! party because _________ as cold
It is said that as
loveit is
used
blind to
be at this time of the and friendship is clairvoyant.
I expect there will year.
be For years it was believed
some was pouring. after all!!!
explanations that the writer used ………..
his own has been
little snow
I wish so far,
there were one would
still miserable childhood as inspiration for
dinosaurs!
Look at that person, isn’t __________the some of his novels.
famous even think …………. is
spring, so lovely is the pop star Christina Aguilera?
weather outside!
Don’t do that! _______________ is no reason My favourite season is
spring when the entire nature
why you should behave so rudely towards him! comes to life.
And then ………… are so many
______________ are two notebooks on my book beautiful things to see
during this season! Tourists
and they are not mine. who love history
would certainly enjoy visiting
______________ any juice in the fridge? the Fortress of Oradea,
……… is less than a kilo-
______________ is a stray cat lying on the porch, metre from the city
centre and ……….. are so
___________ is black. many impressive
things to see there! People who
_________ seems that Jim has caught a cold. love nature can walk
in any of the many parks
___________ seems to be some misunderstanding, the city has, ………
are lovely city views, that’s
I never said such a thing!!! why people of all
ages come here to relax.