Advanced Lesson ~ Using FEWER or LESS
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Advanced Lesson ~ Using FEWER or LESS
Introduction
Welcome to this complete, interactive and engaging lesson, based on an essential grammar or vocabulary point which English students often have problems with.
There are 4 parts:
1) The Cheat Sheet with a short summary of some main points
2) The Audio Recording to help your listening and pronunciation
3) The Mini-Video just for another fun way to learn
4) A Fully Interactive Lesson with exercises, recordings and tests
Instructions
You decide, but I recommend this:
1) Watch the video first as a fun introduction to the subject
2) Read the cheat sheet to see how much you understand
3) Listen to the audio or video and practise repeating perfectly
4) Work through the lesson, doing the exercises, listening and repeating
5) Repeat any of the steps 1-4 above as you want to consolidate
6) Copy the pdf file with audio link to your computer for reference
7) Redo the lesson one week and one month later – try to get a perfect score!
Listen to Sab’s introduction…
Then read the text to check
Hi, it’s Sab here!
Today I’m going to really test you. This lesson is at Advanced Level!
It’s about two little words that even a lot of native English speakers don’t use correctly: fewer and less.
Now, I won’t tell you what the difference is yet – that’s what the lesson is for! 😃
But I will tell you that if you master this grammar point your English will be very precise and you will impress anyone you talk to, especially English teachers!
So let’s get going. There are actually fewer and fewer English people who get this grammar point right. BUT, the less important it seems, the more impressive your English will be. And you will do better in your exams, of course!
Enjoy the lesson and why not tell us how you did in our Fun English Students Group – I’d love to meet you there.
See you next time.
A) Intro Video
Instructions
1) Listen to the audio recording
2) Try to understand the words
3) Watch the video
4) Say the sentences several times
5) Focus on great pronunciation!
6) Please don’t click on YouTube’s ‘suggested videos’ – concentrate on this lesson! 😀
The Audio Recording – Choosing FEWER or LESS
The Video – Choosing FEWER or LESS
B) Rainbow Cheat Sheet
Instructions
1) Read the Cheat Sheet several times
2) Listen to the audio recording as you read
3) Say the sentences out loud exactly as I do
4) Try to memorise the dialogue
5) Print the Cheat Sheet and look at it every week
6) You now have excellent model sentences for ‘make‘ and ‘do‘!😀
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C) Interactive Training
1) Test Yourself
Do this quick 3-question quiz to discover how much you already know about Using fewer & less! 
Phone & Tablet Students => CLICK HERE for Full Screen Exercise 
2) Explanation & Examples
a) Fewer comes before a plural countable noun:
‘Fewer than 100 fans were chosen to meet the band after the show.’
‘The fewer people who know, the better.’
b) Less comes before an uncountable noun.
‘Less work means less food on the table.’
‘There’s less need to rush now we’ve missed the plane!’
c) We use more for the oppostive of fewer and less.
‘More work means more money in our pockets.’
‘More than 50 demonstrators were arrested at the protest march yesterday.’
3) Complete The Sentences
INSTRUCTIONS: Be careful! Sometimes you need to choose the correct sentences.
Sometimes you need to choose the incorrect sentences!
Phone & Tablet Students => CLICK HERE for Full Screen Exercise
For the Drag & Drop version => CLICK HERE
3) Other Cases
a) We form negative comparatives and superlatives using less and the least and an adjective:
‘I found the presentation on mushrooms less interesting than the one on insects.’ (opposite: more interesting)
‘Between trains, cars and bikes, the train is probably the least dangerous.’ (opposite: the most dangerous)
b) We often use less when talking about time or money, even if we use numbers:
‘Quick! We have less than 15 minutes to finish!’
‘I’m totally broke! I’ve got less than £15 to last me till the end of the month.’
c) And finally! We use less, not fewer, after a verb when there is no noun or adjective after:
‘I do sport less now than when I was young.’
‘You should smoke less; it’s not good for you!’
4) Find The Mistakes
INSTRUCTIONS: Be careful! Sometimes you need to choose the correct sentences.
Sometimes you need to choose the incorrect sentences!
📲 Phone & Tablet Students => CLICK HERE for Full Screen Exercise 🤳
5) Be Careful
A lot of people use less instead of fewer when speaking:
“There were less people than I expected.”
This is OK in spoken English but is considered a mistake if written in an exam and you will lose marks.
6) Consolidation Exercise
INSTRUCTIONS: Click in the boxes below and chose the correct word or words to complete the sentence.
Remember to ask yourself if the noun is countable or uncountable.
Phone & Tablet Students => CLICK HERE for Full Screen Exercise
Congratulations!
You have finished…
Advanced Lesson ~ Using fewer & less ‘
Practise regularly, use your English in real situations, and…
Have FUN learning English! 😄
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