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Friday
Aug262011

“There is a hurricane warning in effect throughout Delaware and southern New Jersey.”

English Lesson: There is a hurricane warning in effect.

There's a hurricane headed toward you. You turn on the TV news to find out about it. The weatherman says:

There is a hurricane warning in effect throughout Delaware and southern New Jersey.

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Tuesday
May242011

“There's a bug buzzing around my head!”

There's a bug buzzing around my head!

You're hiking in the woods. A fly keeps flying around your head while making a noise. You say:

There's a bug buzzing around my head!

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Tuesday
May032011

“When you go in his office, there are books scattered all around.”

Books scattered all around

You've visited the office of one of your college professors. Now you're describing what his office is like to another student who's never been in there. You say:

When you go in his office, there are books scattered all around.

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Saturday
Sep042010

“There's a hurricane headed toward us.”

 You're talking to your mother, who lives in another part of the country, on the telephone. You are preparing to have bad weather. You say:

There's a hurricane headed toward us.

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Wednesday
Aug042010

“There's so much to do there.”

You used to live in New York. Someone you just met is asking you about living there. You say:

There's so much to do there.

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Monday
Apr052010

“At this point, I don't think there's much we can do about it.”

You are almost finished with a major project at work when a coworker from another department points out a problem with the original plans for the project. You agree that this is a problem, but in order to fix it you would have to go back and start over from the beginning. You don't want to do that, so you tell him:

At this point, I don't think there's much we can do about it.

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Tuesday
Mar022010

“There you go.”

Memorize

Your friend asked you to pass her a book.  You hand it to her & say:

There you go.

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