Unit 84 : a (little) (a) few(Essential Grammar in Use)

Added: 2026-05-10

[00:00:02]A little a few.

[00:00:04]So, a little plus and countable now, a little water, a little time, a little many, a little soup.

[00:00:23]Uh, a few plusur a few books, a few questions, a few people, and a few days.

[00:00:37]A little, a little, some, but not much.

[00:00:40]A little So, she didn't eat anything, but she drank a little water. She didn't eat anything.

[00:00:57]She drank a little water. I speak a little Spanish.

[00:01:08]Can you speak Spanish a little?

[00:01:16]A few, some, but not many.

[00:01:22]But not many.

[00:01:24]Excuse me, I have to make a a few phone calls.

[00:01:34]We're going away for a few days.

[00:01:40]We are going away.

[00:01:44]I speak a few words of Spanish.

[00:01:53]Are there any shops near here?

[00:01:59]Here's a few.

[00:02:05]Not much. Not many.

[00:02:19]So, a little without a nearly no or nearly nothing.

[00:02:36]There was little food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

[00:02:46]It was nearly empty.

[00:02:49]You can say very little.

[00:02:56]Dan is very thin because he is very little.

[00:03:07]A few There were a few people in the theater.

[00:03:20]It was nearly empty. Uh the you can say very few very few your English is very good. You can you make very few mistakes. Very few mistakes. Compare little and a little. Okay. Little.

[00:03:52]They have a little many. So they're not poor.

[00:03:58]So they're not poor.

[00:04:06]They have little money. They are very poor.

[00:04:11]They are very poor.

[00:04:25]I have a little few and a few. I have a few friends, so I'm not lonely.

[00:04:46]I am sad and I am lonely. I have few friends.

[00:05:03]I have a few friends.

[00:05:06]I have few friends.

[00:05:10]Okay. So, let's do some exercise. 84.1.

[00:05:15]Answer the questions with a little or a few.

[00:05:19]A little.

[00:05:22]Do you have any money? Yes, a little.

[00:05:30]Do you have any envelopes? Okay.

[00:05:42]One envelope. Two envelopes. Okay.

[00:05:47]Yes. A few. Oh, yeah. I hope you know.

[00:05:49]Yes. A few.

[00:05:51]Do you want any sugar in your coffee?

[00:05:56]Yes.

[00:05:58]Yes. A little. Please.

[00:06:01]A little.

[00:06:04]Did you take any photos when you were on holiday?

[00:06:10]Yes.

[00:06:13]Yes. A few.

[00:06:16]Does your friend speak English?

[00:06:23]speak English.

[00:06:24]Yes, a little.

[00:06:28]Are there any good restaurants in this town?

[00:06:35]Yes, a few.

[00:06:38]Okay. 84.2. Write a little or a few plus these words.

[00:06:49]Chills days fresh air friends make Russian times years. Number one Mike speaks Italian way.

[00:06:59]He lived in Italy for a few years.

[00:07:06]Can I have blank in my coffee please?

[00:07:09]Can I have Can I have Can I have a little Mick in my coffee?

[00:07:25]When did Amy go away?

[00:07:35]A few days ago.

[00:07:42]Do you speak any foreign languages?

[00:07:50]I can speak.

[00:07:52]I can speak.

[00:07:55]A little Russian.

[00:07:57]I can speak Russian or a little Russian.

[00:08:01]Okay. A little Russian.

[00:08:04][clears throat] Russian. A little. So I can speak a little Russian. So Russian, are you going out alone?

[00:08:16]No, I am going with No, I am going with a few friends. So have you ever been to Mexico?

[00:08:29]Yes.

[00:08:35]a few times. A few times there wasn't much furniture in the room.

[00:08:46]Just a table and a few chills.

[00:08:52]A few chills.

[00:08:55]I am going out for work.

[00:08:59]I need I need fresh.

[00:09:05]I need a few. A little fresh air.

[00:09:09]I need a little a little fresh air.

[00:09:15]A little fresh air.

[00:09:19]Okay. 84.3. Complete these sentences.

[00:09:22]Use very little or very few plus these words.

[00:09:27]very little.

[00:09:31]Your English is very good. You make very few mistakes.

[00:09:41]I drink.

[00:09:44]I prefer tea. I drink very little.

[00:09:49]Very little coffee.

[00:09:58]I prefer tea.

[00:10:02]Very little coffee.

[00:10:05]The weather here is very dry in summer.

[00:10:13]It's very little rain.

[00:10:18]Very little rain. It's difficult to find a place to stay in this town.

[00:10:27]There are very few hotels.

[00:10:35]Very few hotels.

[00:10:40]Hurry up. We have very little time.

[00:10:49]very little time. The town is very quiet at night.

[00:11:01]Very few people go out.

[00:11:07]Some people in the office are very lazy.

[00:11:12]Uh they do work. They do very little work.

[00:11:22]84.4. Right. Little, a little, or few, or a few.

[00:11:29]Little, a little.

[00:11:34]Number one, there was little food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

[00:11:42]Fore number two. When did go up?

[00:11:56]A few minutes ago.

[00:11:58]A few minutes ago.

[00:12:02]A few minutes ago. I can't decide now.

[00:12:06]I need I need a little time. A few times.

[00:12:21]I need a little time to think about it.

[00:12:29]Uh there was traffic.

[00:12:34]There was a So, we arrived earlier than we expected.

[00:12:39]There was little traffic. There was little traffic, so we arrived earlier than we expected.

[00:12:52]The bus service isn't very good at night.

[00:13:00]They are really there are few businesses few buses after 9:00. Would you like some soup?

[00:13:30]Yes. Yes.

[00:13:37]I like to practice my English more.

[00:13:41]But I have But I have little opportunity.

[00:13:48]Little opportunity.

[00:13:54]Okay. Right. or wrong. Change the sentences when necessary. Write okay if the sentence is correct.

[00:14:06]We are going away for a few days next week.

[00:14:17]For a few days for a few days. Everybody needs little luck.

[00:14:27]Everybody needs little l.

[00:14:41]Everybody needs a little lag.

[00:14:52]I can't talk to you now.

[00:14:55]I have few things to do.

[00:15:05]Few things.

[00:15:16]I eat very little meat. I don't like it very much.

[00:15:27]Excuse me. Can I ask you a few questions?

[00:15:41]A few questions.

[00:15:45]There were little people on the bus. It was nearly empty.

[00:16:01]Okay. Mark is a very private person. Few people know him well.

[00:16:14]Few people know him.

[00:16:31]Okay.

[00:16:36]So, thank you and see you in the next lesson.