ENGLISH SPEAKING MISTAKES

Small, but game-changing fixes

 “Let’s watch the photos.”
“Let’s look at the photos.”

LOOK VS.
WATCH

“I will look at the television.”

“I will watch television.”
 PRACTICE

Do you want Were you

to ______ able to _____
the game? at the notes?
 “My friend has a new work.”
“My friend has a new job.”

WORK VS.
JOB

“My task at the job is hard.”

“My task at work is hard.”
 PRACTICE

How was
Do you have
your day at
a new ____?
____?
 “Say me what you need.”
“Tell me what you need.”

SAY ME VS.
TELL ME

“Please, say me your name.”

“Please, tell me your name.”
 PRACTICE

Can you ___

What did he
me about
___ to her?
yourself?
 “She talks in English.”
“She speaks in English.”

TALK VS.
SPEAK
“At work, they were speaking about
the project.”
“At work, they were talking about the
project.”
 PRACTICE

He is from My friend was

Texas and ____ about
____ English? sports.
 “He will learn me English.”
“He will teach me English.”

TEACH VS.
LEARN

“The student is teaching English.”

“The student is learning English.”
 PRACTICE

My friend I am _____
_____ English English at
to students. school.
 “I can take my computer with me.”
“I can bring my computer with me.”

TAKE VS. “Welcome! Please take your seat.”

BRING

“Can you take me a jacket?”

“Can you bring me a jacket?”
 PRACTICE

Please ___ I will _____

your keys with my things from
you. the office.
 “Did you went to the market?”
“Did you go to the market?”

“We should have went yesterday.”

WENT VS. “We should have gone yesterday.”
GONE

“I go to the movies yesterday.”

“I went to the movies yesterday.”
 PRACTICE

Yesterday, we
____ to I am ____ for
Starbucks for the day.
coffee.
 “What will you take?”
“What will you have?”

TAKE VS.
HAVE

“I am taking pizza for lunch.”

“I am having pizza for lunch.”
 PRACTICE

Do they ____
Can I ____
an office in
your coat?
this building?
 “Did you take care about your work?”
“Did you take care of your work?”
C ARE OF
VS
C ARE
ABOUT
“He cares of me.”
“He cares about me.”
 PRACTICE

He takes Our boss

_____ the _____ his
bills. employees.
 English has two articles: the and a/an.

The is used to refer to specific or particular

A nouns (definite).
AN
THE A/an is used to modify non-specific or non-
particular nouns (indefinite).
 USING “THE”
"The dog that bit me got away."

Here, we're talking about a specific dog, the dog that bit me.

"I was happy to see the policeman who helped me find my

A sister!"
AN Here, we're talking about a particular policeman. Even if we
THE don't know the policeman's name, it's still a particular
policeman because it is the one who helped find your sister.

"I saw the elephant at the zoo.”

Here, we're talking about a specific noun. Probably there is only

one elephant at the zoo.
 USING “A/AN”
"A" (used with consonants)
"an" (used with vowels and silent “h”)
"My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas."
This refers to any dog.We don't know which dog because we
haven't found the dog yet.
A "Somebody call a policeman!"
AN
This refers to any policeman.We don't need a specific policeman;
THE we need any policeman who is
available.
"When I was at the zoo, I saw an elephant!"
Here, we're talking about a single, non-specific thing, in this case an
elephant.There are probably several elephants at the zoo, but
there's only one we're talking about here.
 PRACTICE

1. I will buy ___ cake for the party tomorrow.

2. She found ___ book I was looking for.

3. We saw ___ ostrich on our African safari.

4. How was ___ movie yesterday?

5. I’ll have ___ coffee.

6. It’s raining today, so be sure to bring ___ umbrella.

 U S I N G E X T R A WO R D S

“This book is more better than the last one.”

“This book is better than the last one.”

“We can discuss about the project tomorrow.”

“We can discuss the project tomorrow.”

“We will go buy some food, then go maybe take some walk.”
“We will go buy food, then maybe take a walk.”
USING ADJECTIVES

“I am boring.”
“I am bored.”

”It was a funny time.”

”It was a fun time.”
USING DOUBLE NEGATIVES

“I don’t know nothing.”

“I don’t know anything .”

“I didn’t meet nobody.”

“I didn’t meet anybody.”
USING “TO” INCORRECTLY

“I must to bring my keys.”

“I must bring my keys.”

“I should to take my jacket.”

“I should take my jacket.”
 PREPOSITIONS: AT, ON, IN

*taken from smart

English learning
 Why do you get on a train but in a car?

When you get into a car, you're getting directly into your seat.
When you get on to a bus, you are walking on to it, then walking
to your seat. Like with a plane, boat and train – you're able to walk
around in the space.

*taken from stackexchange.com

PREPOSITIONS: AT, ON, IN

*taken from smart

English learning
 1. I will see you __ Saturday __ five o’clock.

2. I will meet you __ the park __ three

o’clock.

SENTENCE 3. __ Friday afternoon, we will be __ class.

PRACTICE
4. Our group will be __ a competition __
Sunday.

5. __ night, I will be __ the train.

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