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Lesson Plan March 17, 2023

Topic: (A) little & (A) few

In this lesson we will be looking at how to we use little and a little, and few and a few.

Section A

We use (a) little + uncountable nouns

• (a) little water

• (a) little time

• (a) little money

• (a) little soup

We use (a) few + plural nouns

• (a) few books

• (a) few questions

• (a) few people

• (a) few days

Section B

A little = some, a small amount, some but not much

• She didn’t eat anything, but she drank a little water.

• I speak a little Spanish.

• A: Can you speak Portuguese?
  B: A little.

A few = some, a small amount, some but not many

• Excuse me, i have to make a few phone calls.

• We’re going away for a few days.

• I speak a few words of Spanish.

• A: Are there any shops near here?
  B: Yes, a few.

Section C

Little (without a) = not much, nearly no, nearly nothing

• There was little food in the fridge. it was nearly empty.

• Dan is very think because he eat very little. (= nearly nothing9

Few (without a) = not many, nearly no

• There were few people in the theatre. It was nearly empty.

• Your Spanish is very good. you make very few mistakes.

Section D

Compare little and a little

• They have a little money, so they’re not poor. (= they have some money)
  They have little money. They are very poor. (= nearly no money)

• He spoke a little English, so we were able to communicate with him.
  He spoke little English, so it was difficult to communicate with him

Compare few and a few

• I have a few friends, so I’m not lonely. (= I have some friends)
  I’m sad and I’m lonely. I have few friends. (= I have nearly no friends)

• Things are not going to swell for her. She has a few problems. (= some problems)
  She’s lucky. She has few problems.

Lesson Notes

• Day dreaming; is when you let your mind wander and imagine things

• We answer negative questions like this

• Haven’t your finished your homework?
  Yes. (= I have finished it)
  No. (= I haven’t finished it)

• Didn’t you see the package outside?
  Yes. (= I saw it)
  No. (=I did not see it)

• You aren’t going out alone, are you?
  Yes. (Yes, I’m going out alone)
  No. (No, I’m not going out alone)

• Compare little and a little

• He has little patience when it comes to waiting in line. (= he has nearly no patience)

• He has a little patience when it comes to waiting in line. (= he has some patience)

• She has little experience in teaching. (= she has nearly no experience)

• She has a little experience in teaching. (She has some experience)

• We can use only a little and only a few

• Hurry! We only have a little time before the train leaves. (NOT only little time)

• The village was very small. There were only a few houses. (NOT only few houses)