51 16 Social issues Pre-listening task: Rephrasing and shortening sentences Rephrase the sentences below and try to shorten them if you can. The first one has been done for you. 1. Have you ever thought of taking part in a volunteer programme? Have you ever thought of participating in a volunteer project? 2. At my age I think I am too young to work as a volunteer. 3. All the rest will be done by them. 4. Would working for a soup kitchen be something for you? 5. Their pension just does not last the whole month. 6. You can choose how many hours a week you would like to work there. 7. Do I need the permission of my parents to do this? 8. There would always be someone around who can support you. 9. Most elderly people live on their own with pensions so low that they can hardly afford a warm meal a day. 10. There is often the chance to encounter interesting people in a soup kitchen. 11. The charities want their clients to be in touch with the volunteers and share their stories. 1 Tip T Quantifiers Quantifiers are words and phrases which express quantities answering the questions How much? and How many? The difference between numbers and quantifiers is that numbers give you an exact amount whereas quantifiers give you an unspecific quantity. Example: three booklets number some milk quantifier In listening comprehensions quantifiers are important because they are often used to check comprehension. Some people came to the party. ≠ Many people came to the party. Word bank W Common quantifiers a couple of • a few • a fraction of • a good deal of • a great deal of • a great number of • a large number of • a lot of • a small amount of • a small number of • all • almost all • any • around • both • countless • dozens of • each • each and every • either • enough • every single • few • fewer • frequent • hardly any • hundreds of • less • loads of • lots of • many • more • most • multiple • nearly all • neither • no • numerous • plenty of • several • some • the majority of • thousands of • tons of • various Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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