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.
Difficult very , berry. South North (th) collect correct.
For me grammar in general and phrasal verbs
I,m Lenguaje native Spanish and yes I have that error with my pronunciation. “Very Berry “ Was difficult. Thank you Robin I like too much yours videos.
Thank you Robin, you’re a great teacher!
Thank you for your words Maru! Keep the good work!
Hello Robin, for me is extremely difficult to pronounce correctly:
* Many adverbs ending -ly: Unfortunately, Correctly, recently, actually, weekly ( “ly” is the one syllabe that I pronunce well)
* The word “Learn’ that “r” in the middle ……. (the result is ridiculous for me when I say that word).
* Words ending “ion” as a: Pronunciation, election, organization , (I sound pretty funny)
Thanks a lot for this interesting microlesson
Kind regards
Thanks Robbin you are an amazing teacher