---
id: 67e69ab793f4191da2f3b5b3
title: Task 67
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-67
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Jessica: If you don't mind, I'd like to take a few minutes to explain it to the rest of the team. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`If you don't mind, I'd like to take a BLANK minutes to explain it to the rest of the team.`

## --blanks--

`few`

### --feedback--

Preceded by `a`, this is used with countable nouns (like `minutes`) and means a small number.

# --explanation--

`A few` is used to talk about a small number of **countable** things. For example:

`We have a few tasks left to finish.` – You use `a few`, since `tasks` is a countable noun.

`To take a little time` means to spend a small amount of time doing something. `Time` is an **uncountable** noun, so you use `a little`, not `a few`. For example:

`I need a little time to review this.` – You use `a little`, since `time` is an uncountable noun.

Other examples of usage:

- `A few minutes` – `Minutes` are countable.

- `A little water` – `Water` is uncountable.

- `A few emails` – `Emails` are countable.

- `A little information` – `Information` is uncountable.

# --scene--

```json
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        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
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      "filename": "B1_15-2.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 34.42,
      "finishTimestamp": 37.55
    }
  },
  "commands": [
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      "character": "Jessica",
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    },
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "If you don't mind, I'd like to take a few minutes",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "to explain it to the rest of the team.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
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    }
  ]
}
```
