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Common English Mistakes 1 - can you recognise them? Tick the box that is correct. Column A Column B

1 I have 25 years I am 25 years old 2 I’m got / I’m have I’ve got / I have 3 to take a drink / meal to have a drink / meal 4 to think in sth/sb. to think about sth/sb. 5 to know to to know how to 6 to be related to sth/sb to be related with sth/sb. 7 to be near of / from to be near / to be near to 8 to buy to someone sth. to buy someone sth. 9 I am agreed / I’m not agree. I agree. / I don’t agree. 10 Most of the people Most of people 11 the same as the same than 12 to take a trip to do travel 13 ‘I paid £50 the tickets.’ ‘I paid £50 for the tickets.’ 14 ‘The class starts at the 3’ ‘The class starts at 3 o’clock.’ 15 ‘I must finish my work.’ ‘I must to finish my work.’ 16 ‘I can make to you a reservation.’ ‘I can make you a reservation.’ 17 ‘I will call to them tomorrow.’ ‘I will call them tomorrow.’ 18 ‘There are lots of hotels there.’ ‘There you can find lots of hotels.’ 19 ‘I buy to food from the supermarket.’ ‘I buy food from the supermarket.’ 20 ‘I worked on the report all night.’ ‘I worked in the report all night.’ 21 ‘I made a research for my essay.’ ‘I did some research for my essay.’ 22 ‘I have a bad headache.’ ‘I have a strong headache.’ 23 ‘I went on holidays.’ ‘I went on holiday.’ 24 ‘I don’t speak English well.” “I don’t speak the English well.’ 25 to tell to sb. to tell sb. 26 to ask to sb. to ask sb. 27 to listen to sth/sb. to listen sth/sb. 28 ‘I asked to her a question.’ ‘I asked her a question.’ 29 ‘What’s wrong with you?’ ‘What happens with you?’ 30 ‘I’ll explain it to you.’ ‘I’ll explain you.’ 31 ‘I have some informations.’ ‘I have some information.’ 32 ‘I’ve finished my homeworks.’ ‘I’ve finished my homework’ 33 ‘I spend all day working.’ ‘I spend all the day working.’ 34 ‘He gave the wrong answer.’ ‘He gave the false answer.’ 35 An important problem A big problem

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20 more common English mistakes - can you correct these sentences. 1. People is very polite in England. _____________________________________________________ 2. It’s very curious what you say about common mistakes in English. _____________________________________________________ 3. My parents borrowed me money to buy a flat. _____________________________________________________ 4. I can’t do it today because I have to assist a meeting this afternoon. _____________________________________________________ 5. Remember me to call my mother today because it’s her birthday. _____________________________________________________ 6. I lived in London during six years. _____________________________________________________ 7. This party is no good and I am boring. Let’s go home. _____________________________________________________ 8. This teacher is bored. I don’t like her classes. _____________________________________________________ 9. We are going to a party this night, do you want to come? _____________________________________________________ 10. No, in this moment we are not very busy. _____________________________________________________ 11. I work all the day and I am very tired in the evening. _____________________________________________________ 12. I work all the days and I like to rest at the weekend. _____________________________________________________ 13. I started learning English since 4 years. _____________________________________________________ 14. Oh look! Your dress is the same than mine, but it’s a different colour. _____________________________________________________ 15. We are four people. _____________________________________________________ 16. This is different that the meal I ordered. _____________________________________________________ 17. My daughter was born on May. _____________________________________________________ 18. I can only give you 10% of discount. _____________________________________________________ 19. There are 11 thousands people living in Manchester city centre. _____________________________________________________ 20. There are too many peoples living in London. _____________________________________________________

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Teachers notes: This worksheet can be expanded to be complete lesson or part of an another lesson. For the first task, students are given a limited time to select the correct form from the two columns. 10-15 minutes should be sufficient for B1 students. The selections become progressively more difficult. The teacher will then go through the sheet asking which form has been chosen, A or B. If the selection is a sample sentence such as number 13, give the correct answer and move on. If it is a form, elicit an example from the student. If it is incorrect, the error can be highlighted in the example. For the second exercise, instruct students to write the correct whole sentence rather than try to simply correct the sentence. Again, give students 10-15 minutes to complete the exercise before feedback. Explain grammar as necessary. 1. People are very polite in England. 2. It’s very interesting what you say about common mistakes in English. 3. My parents lent me money to buy a flat. 4. I can’t do it today because I have to attend a meeting this afternoon. 5. Remind me to call my mother today because it’s her birthday. 6. I lived in London for six years. 7. This party is no good and I am bored. Let’s go home. 8. This teacher is boring. I don’t like her classes. 9. We are going to a party tonight, do you want to come? 10. No, we are not very busy at moment. 11. I work all day and I am very tired in the evening. 12. I work all week and I like to rest at the weekend. 13. I started learning English 4 years ago. 14. Oh look! Your dress is the same as mine, but it’s a different colour. 15. There are four of us. 16. This is different than the meal I ordered. 17. My daughter was born in May. 18. I can only give you a 10% discount. 19. There are 11 thousand people living in Manchester city centre. 20. There are too many people living in London.