Il y a combien de clowns?

Il y a trois clowns

Il y a combien de lapins?

Il y a deux lapins

Il y a combien de nounours?

Il y a trois nounours

Il y a combien de lions?

Il y a six lions

Il y a combien de chiots?

Il y a sept chiots

Il y a combien de dauphins?

Il y a douze dauphins

Il y a combien de bébés?

Il y a quatre bébés

Il y a combien de renards?

Il y a un renard

What do you think Il y a means?

There is/there are

Il y a une sirène

There is one mermaid

Il y a sept nains

There are seven dwarfs

Yes! Sometimes there is an “s” on the end of the noun.

Did you notice anything else?

It’s plural!

Il y a sept nains

Why do you think that is?

Oh! And what was the question I asked?

Il y a combien de…?

What do you think this means?

Bravo!

It means “How much/many are there?”

Now copy this into your ex.book:

Title: How much/many?

Il y a combien de…

How much/many…are there?

Il y a combien de chiens?How many dogs are there?

Il y a un chienThere is one dog

Il y a combien de chiens?How many dogs are there?

Il y a trois chiensThere are three dogs