Název a adresa školy: Střední odborné učiliště stavební, Opava, příspěvková organizace, Boženy Němcové 22/2309, Opava Název operačního programu:OP Vzdělávání pro konkurenceschopnost, oblast podpory 1.5 Registrační číslo projektu:CZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Název projektu:Zvyšování klíčových aktivit Předmět, ročník:Anglický jazyk, 3. ročník Název sady vzdělávacích materiálů: Grammar Pre-intermediate Sada číslo:ICT-63 Pořadové číslo vzdělávacího materiálu: 08 Označení vzdělávacího materiálu: VY_32_INOVACE_ICT Téma vzdělávacího materiálu:Quantifiers II Druh učebního materiálu:Prezentace Autor:Mgr. Vlasta Galisová Anotace: Prezentace se věnuje kvantifikátorům v angličtině a to zejména použití (a) few; (a) little. Metodické poznámky: Materiál je vhodný pro maturitní obory. Je možné jej použít i u oborů učebních. Datum vytvoření: Ověření ve výuce:

Quantifiers II

Quantifiers A type of determiner; give information about the number of something; appear in front of nouns; function also as pronouns. All, any, enough, less, many, more, a couple of, a lot of, much, few,...

(a) little x (a) few a little water (a) little + uncountable nouns a few books. (a) few + countable nouns (plural) (a) little time (a) little money (a) little bread (a) few friends (a) few ideas (a) few seats

a little = some but not much: He didn’t eat anything, but he drank a little water. I speak a little Russian. Can you speak German? A little.

little = nearly no or nearly nothing: There was little milk in the bottle. It was nearly empty. Joan seems to be ill. She ate very little in the morning. ( = almost nothing)

a few = some but not many: Excuse me, can I have a few questions? We are going to mountains for a few days. Are there any banks near here? Yes, a few. I can tell you a few words in Russian.

few = nearly no: There were few people in their concert. The hall was nearly empty. Your driving abilities are very good. You made very few mistakes. Only very few people came to see this performance.

little x a little A little = positive. Very little = negative. I have a little money ( so I can buy something). I have little money ( so I can’t afford to buy anything).

few x a little A few = positive. Very few = negative. I’ve a few good friends (so there is someone who can help me). I have few good friends (so probably there is nobody who can help me).

Literatura MURPHY, R. Essential Grammar in Use. 3. vyd. Cambridge: CUP, ISBN CLARKE, S. Macmillan English Grammar In Context Essential. 1. vyd. Oxford Macmillan Publisher Ltd, ISBN

Use (a) little; (a) few 1. Have you got any money? 2. Have you got any good friends? 3. Do you speak English? 4. Did you take any photos when you were on holiday? 5. Are there any good pubs in this town?