Basic lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

By the end of this lesson, you...

...know when to use (a) few or (a) little.

...know when to use a lot or lots of.

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Few/ Little

Little/ Few

Translation: weinig

There is little chance that you win the lottery. 

There are few people who can climb Mount Everest.

Little/ Few

Translation: weinig

There is little chance that you win the lottery. 

There are few people who can climb Mount Everest.

Little/ Few

Translation: weinig

There is little chance that you win the lottery. 

There are few people who can climb Mount Everest.

Kun je het tellen?

Ja = gebruik 'few'

nee = gebruik 'little'

A few/ A little: what do you remember?

A little/ A few

Translation: 

I like to have a little sugar in my coffee. 

Jacob and Bella have a few things in common. 

a few:    een paar

a little:   een beetje

A little/ A few

Translation: 

I like to have a little sugar in my coffee. 

--> Ik heb graag een beetje suiker in mijn koffie. 

Jacob and Bella have a few things in common. 

--> Jacob en Bella hebben een paar dingen in gemeen. 

a few:    een paar

a little:   een beetje

A lot/ Lots of

a lot of/ lots of

Translation: veel

There were lots of people at the festival. 

A lot of light shone though the windowa. 

a lot of/ lots of

Translation: veel

There were lots of people at the festival. 

A lot of light shone though the windows. 

Je kunt lots of en a lot of gebruiken bij telbare en ontelbare zelfstandig naamwoorden.

There is ... chance that you win the lottery.

1. little
2. few
3. a lot of
4. lots of

There are ... people who can climb Mount Everest.

1. little
2. few
3. a little
4. a few

There are very ... ways to tell if someone is lying.

1. little
2. few
3. a few
4. a little

I like to have ... sugar in my coffee. I like my coffee very sweet

1. a few
2. a little
3. lots of
4. few

Meghan took it ... too seriously. She cannot take a joke!

1. a few
2. a little
3. little
4. lots of

Jacob and Bella have ... things in common. It will never work out between them.

1. a few
2. a little
3. a lot of
4. little

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