There's a book" is an English equivalent of the French phrase Il y a un livre. The declaration also translates as "He has a book there" and "There's one book" in English. The pronunciation will be "ee-lya eh leev" in northerly French and "ee-lya eh lee-vruh" in southerly French.
Il in French is "he" in English.
A-t-il? in French is "Has he?" in English.
A textbook can be translated to "un livre", which is French for a 'book'.
Quand il... in French means "When he..." in English.
Il porte in French means "He wears" in English.
"Is there?" in English is Y a-t-il? in French.
Est-il moche? in French is "Is he ugly?" in English.
Il fait froid in French is "It is cold" in English.
Comment est-il? in French means "How is he/it?" in English.
Il va in French means "He (it, one) goes" in English.
"How do you spell it?" in English is Comment s'ecrit-il?in French.
"Today, it was..." in English is Aujourd'hui, il a été... . in French.