Bonus Practice: #100 More or less? Talking about quantities

Practise speaking the dialogue from episode #100 More or less? Talking about quantities

“A few” means a small number, while “quite a few” means more than expected, almost a lot.

Speaking out loud will help to improve your English speaking fluency and will make it easier for you to remember new vocabulary.

This bonus episode provides interactive speaking practice for the words and phrases you learnt in #100 More or less? Talking about quantities

Don't be shy - just try!

Claire

There are a few presents waiting to be wrapped.

Allan

Just a few? I saw loads of bags on the table!

Claire

True, but for roughly half of them I’ll use the same wrapping paper. That will speed things up.

Allan

That’s still plenty to wrap!

Learn the meanings of the phrases used in this dialogue:

#100 More or less? Talking about quantities

SBS English

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Credit: Paul Nicholson and Lily O'Sullivan voiced the characters of Allan and Claire and Professor Lynda Yates was our educational consultant.