In today’s live class, Teacher Robin is talking about some of the most common mistakes made by English learners according to their native language. You can participate by writing in the comments. Enjoy!
Common Mistakes Comprehension
Grammar – Common Mistakes Made by English Learners 
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Common mistakes made by English learners
- Spanish speakers
-False friends:
Embarazada – pregnant - Embarrassed – Feeling ashamed or shy
-Constipado – to have a cold- Constipated – to have difficulty with bowel movements
-Possessive adjectives:
His and her are the same word in Spanish
-Do vs. Make – same word in Spanish
-How to say your age:
I am 21. (correct)
I have 21. (incorrect)
How to express agreement:
I agree. (correct)
I am agree. (incorrect)
B and V pronunciation – same sound in Spanish
Russian speakers
-Russian does not have definite and indefinite articles (a, an, the)
-No dental fricatives (three becomes free)
-Fewer vowel sounds in Russian (5-6)
15 in English
Mandarin Chinese speakers
-No singular or plural
-“Th” sound
-Pronunciation of “L” and “R” sounds
-Intonation: how the voice rises and falls
Examples:
I ate a very berry ice cream.
There are four cardinal directions: north, south, east, and west.- I will collect and correct the English exercises.
I am a spanish native and the most difdixult for me are the phrasal verbs
Practice makes perfect Miguel! I’m sure with a little bit of practice everyday you can achieve it!
I’m Italian and I have many difficulties to pronounce word such as “thought“, “tooth“ etc. Bye.
Practice your pronunciation at least once a day and I’m sure you’ll see improvements! Keep the good work!
HI Robin, my native language is Expands. To me, the most difficult thing as a English learned is the pronunciation and thinking in English. I want to study dairy in ABA to gaining fluenty and comprenhetion.
Portuguese, Italian and Spanish have a great approach from Latin language, so maybe Brazilians have the same difficulty to pronounce some English words. For me I had more difficulty to understand native speakers, but now I feel more confident. Thanks dear Robin.
Hi, I am Indian. I am Good in English speaking but I want to become Excellent so how can I recover my English?
Practice makes perfect! Practice at least once everyday and you’ll see improvements soon! Keep the good work!