1. Il y a combien de..?

2. Il y a combien de clowns?
Il y a trois clowns

3. Il y a combien de lapins?
Il y a deux lapins

4. Il y a combien de nounours?
Il y a trois nounours

5. Il y a combien de lions?
Il y a six lions

6. Il y a combien de chiots?
Il y a sept chiots

7. Il y a combien de dauphins?
Il y a douze dauphins

8. Il y a combien de bébés?
Il y a quatre bébés

9. Il y a combien de renards?
Il y a un renard

10. What do you think Il y a means?
There is/there are

11. Il y a une sirène
There is one mermaid

12. Il y a sept nains
There are seven dwarfs

13. Did you notice anything else?
Yes! Sometimes there is an “s” on the end of the noun.
Il y a sept nains
Why do you think that is?
It’s plural!

14. Oh! And what was the question I asked?
Il y a combien de…?
What do you think this means?
Bravo!

15. It means “How much/many are there?”

16. Now copy this into your ex.book:
Title: How much/many?
Il y a combien de…
How much/many…are there?

17. Il y a combien de chiens?
How many dogs are there?
Il y a un chien
There is one dog
Il y a combien de chiens?
How many dogs are there?
Il y a trois chiens
There are three dogs