15. Are there a lot of tourists in Rome?
Sentences
(question)
Are there any parks near here?
Ci sono dei parchi qui vicino?
这里附近有公园吗？
(for questions we normally use any)
(no)
There aren’t any parks near here
Non ci sono dei parchi qui vicino
这里附近没有什么公园
(for negative sentences we often use any )
(yes)
There some parks around here
Ci sono dei parchi qui vicino
这里附近有一些公园
Question words
How many – Quanti / 多少
How many students are there in your class?
Quanti studenti ci sono nella tua classe?
在你的班里有多少学生?
There are about twenty students in my class
Ci sono circa venti studenti nella mia classe
在我的班里有大约二十学生
New Words (quantity)
a lot of nice restaurants – molti bei ristoranti / 很多好餐馆
many – molti, molte / 很多
some nice parks – alcuni bei parchi / 一些好公园
no parks – niente parchi / 没有公园
New Words (location)
near here – qui vicino / 这里附近
around here – qui intorno / 这里周围
where you live – nel post dove vivi / 在你住的地方
where I live – nel posto dove vivo / 在我住的地方
in this area – in questa zona / 在这个区
on this street – su questa strada / 在这条街
Answer Questions
Are there a lot of students in Bologna?
There are a lot of students in Bologna
* * * * *Are there a lot of tourists in Rome?
There are too many tourists in Rome
* * * * *Are there any nice restaurants near here?
There aren't any nice restaurants near here
* * * * *Are there any art galleries near here?
There are no art galleries near here
* * * * *Ask Questions
There a lot of Chinese restaurants in Milan
Are there a lot of Chinese restaurants in Milan?
* * * * *There are some nice parks near here
Are there any parks near here?
* * * * *There are twenty regions in Italy
How many regions are there in Italy?
* * * * *There are twenty four students in my class
How many students are there in your class?
* * * * *Conversation
So, are there any nice restaurants around here?
Well, there are a few nice restaurants near here. There is a very good Korean restaurant on Oxford street, but it’s pretty expensive. There’s also a nice mexican restaurant on Hampton Street. The Mexican restaurant isn’t very expensive.
That’s great. After dinner, I want to go for a walk. Are there any nice parks around here?
Yes, there’s a nice park near the Chinese restaurant. It isn’t very big, but it is very nice.
Ok, that’s great. Thanks for your help and I have another question. I notice there are a lot of young people in this area. Are they students?
Yes, that’s right. There is a big university in the city centre and there are loads of students here.
Ok. It isn’t a really really big city, but there are so many students. And are there a lot of asians in Bologna?
Yes, there are loads of Chinese. Well, I think there are about five thousand Chinese in Bologna. There are also a lot of Japanese and Koreans. They come here to study and some of them stay after they finish university.
New Words
pretty expensive – piuttosto carino / 挺贵
after dinner – dopo cena / 吃完饭之后
go for a walk – fare una passeggeata / 去散步
another question – un’altra domanda / 多一个问题
loads of – molto / 很多
asians – asiatici / 亚洲人
some of them – alcuni di loro / 他们一些人
finish – finiscono / 结束，完成
stay here – restano qui / 留在这里
Questions
1. Are there a lot of students in Bologna?
2. Are there a lot of Chinese people in Italy?
3. Are there any art galleries in your city?
4. Are there any English schools in your city?
5. Are there any nice parks near where you live?
6. Are there any mountains near where you live?
7. How many countries are there in the EU?
8. How many regions are there in Italy?
9. How many letters are there in the alphabet?
10. How many players are there in a football team?