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.
There's a book
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.
Comment est-il? in French means "How is he/it?" in English.
Il fait froid in French is "It is cold" 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.