A little / little A few / few Talking about amounts A little / little A few / few

What we have learnt? A few A little Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

Today Few VS Little A few A little Talk about amounts of things

Halloween is coming. Your family has decided to organize a Halloween Party. You are going to listen to a conversation between your mum and your sister about what to buy for your family’s Halloween Party. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks.

Answers little few a little a few

Page 2 Question 1 little time few chicken wings a little milk few coloured pencils a few Halloween masks little glue a little time

Page 2 Question 1 few/ a few little/ a little chicken wings coloured pencils Halloween masks time milk glue Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

Page 2 Question 3 Not enough Your mom and sister have enough time to prepare for the party. True / False Evidence: “No, we have little time left for preparation.” Not enough

Page 2 Question 3 b) Your mom has enough time to buy things for the party. True / False Evidence: “I’ve a little time today. I’ll go after lunch.” Enough

Page 3 Question 4  Small amount/ enough Not enough little time few chicken wings a little milk 4.few coloured pencils a few Halloween masks little glue a little time

We use few/ little when the amount is small and enough/ not enough, and we use a few/ a little when the amount is small but still satisfactory/ unsatisfactory.

Examples of conversation A: Do we have enough _______________? B: We’ve _______________________. We don’t have to buy that. coloured pencils a few coloured pencils Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Coloured pencils 2 (pack ) X

Examples of conversation A: Do we have enough ________? B: We’ve _________. We need to buy __ more _____ of ______. markers few makers 2 packs makers Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Markers 2 4 (pack )  2 (packs )

Examples of conversation Students: Do we have enough _______? Ms. Lee: We’ve a _________. We don’t need to buy that. glue little glue Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Glue 2 (bottle ) X 0 (bottle)

Examples of conversation Ms. Lee: Do we have enough ________? Students: We’ve _________. We need to buy __ more ______of ______. paint little paint 2 cans paint Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Paint 2 4 2 (cans )  2 (cans )

Examples of conversation Ms. Lee: Do we have enough ________? Boys: We’ve ___________. We need to buy __ more ______of _-______. fish balls few fish balls 2 packs fish balls Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Fish balls 2 4 2 (packs )  2 (packs )

Examples of conversation Ms. Lee: Do we have enough ________? Girls: We’ve ___________. We don’t need to buy that. milk a little milk Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Milk 2 0 (bottle ) X 0 (bottle )

Examples of conversation Boys: Do we have enough ________? Girls: We’ve ___________. We need to buy __ more ______of _______. sausages few sausages 2 packs sausages Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Sausages 2 4 2 (packs )  2 (packs )

Examples of conversation Girls: Do we have enough ________? Boys: We’ve ___________. We don’t need to buy that. water a little water Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Water 2 0 (bottle ) X 0 (bottle )

Your class has decided to organize a Christmas Party Your class has decided to organize a Christmas Party. You are one of the class committees. Round 1 Committee A : Asks Committee B questions Committee B: Answers Committee A’s answer

Student A: (asks question) Do we have enough Christmas Bells Student A: (asks question) Do we have enough Christmas Bells? Student B: (answers) We’ve few Christmas Bells. We’ve to buy 3 more packs of Christmas Bells. Items Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Christmas Bells (pack ) Items Amounts we have Amounts we need Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Christmas Bells 2 packs 5 packs (pack )

Round 1 Committee A : Asks Committee B questions Committee B: Answers Committee A’s questions Round 2 Committee B: Asks Committee A questions Committee A : Answers Committee B’s questions

Talk + Complete shopping list Finish Sit down What to do? Stand up Talk + Complete shopping list Finish Sit down

Shopping list (Round 1) Items Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Christmas Bells  3 (packs ) Coloured pencils 1 (pack ) Glue 1 (bottle ) Markers 2 (packs ) Paint X 0 (can )

Shopping list (Round 2)  X Fish balls 2 (packs ) Milk 2 (bottles ) Items Buy or not (X/) Amounts to buy (+s/es, if needed) Fish balls  2 (packs ) Milk 2 (bottles ) Sauages 1 (pack ) Water 1 (bottle ) Ice-cream X 0 (box )

What we have learnt today? Few/ Little Amount? Small Not Enough a few/ a little small satisfactory