Prime Time 4, Coursebook

Quantifiers: a little – a few You can use the quantifiers “a little” and “a few” instead of “some”, but the meaning is slightly different (not as much/many as when you use “some”). Du verwendest diese Zahlwörter, wenn du eine unbestimmte Mengenangabe wie „ein wenig“ (a little) „ein paar“/„wenige“ (a few) machen möchtest. Use a few for countable nouns such as friends, eggs, rooms, etc. It means “not many”. A few friends of mine want to go to New Zealand. My dad has got a few relatives in Australia and New Zealand. Use a little for uncountable nouns such as rain, money, luck, snow, etc. It means “not much”. Yesterday we had a little rain (= not much) when hiking in the mountains. A little snow is okay for our tour, but too much of it could be a problem. Note: You can also use “a little” with adjectives . Our trip was a little exhausting. Gerund: ing-forms used as subject nouns A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding “-ing” . The gerund form of “read” is “read ing ”. In this case, the gerund is used as a subject . Das Gerundium ist ein Substantiv, das von einem Verb abgeleitet wird (substantiviertes Verb). Reading English books improves your language skills. Trying new food maybe makes you interested in other cultures. Unit 1 1 Saying what has changed with the present perfect tense PAST CHANGE + present perfect simple NOW Active Passive When I left, my car was dirty. They have cleaned it. It has been cleaned. It is clean now. There was a tall tree in front of our house. They have cut it down. It has been cut down. There is no tree in front of our house now. My village used to be a lonely place. They have built lots of hotels there. Lots of hotels have been built there. It’s a touristy and noisy place now. Unit 1 2 so/such So and such often have the same meaning of “very”. We use so before an adjective or an adverb . He is so friendly. I am so sorry. He acts so beautifully. We use such before a noun or an adjective + noun . This is such a romantic scene. They are such good friends. G16 " p. 83 G17 " p. 85 G18 " p. 93 G19 " p. 100 143 one hundred and forty-three Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum d s Verlags öbv