DOSSIER 2: TYPICAL MISTAKES

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1 2ND OF BATXILLERAT ENGLISH LANGUAGE DOSSIER 2: TYPICAL MISTAKES Contents Page 1. TYPICAL MISTAKES TYPICAL MISTAKES: EXERCISE A. SO... THAT / AS... AS / TOO B. SO... THAT / AS... AS / TOO: SENTENCES... 14

2 1. TYPICAL MISTAKES 1. the 2. 3 ps 3. adjectives (pl and position) 4. to / for 5. people 6. subject omission 7. 3 cases of infinitive in Catalan and gerund in English 8. very / a lot of 9. frequency advs (+ only, almost, also, already) 10. haven t / don t have columns 12. agree 13. let / allow / make / want 14. simplify what you write 15. interrogative word order 16. affirmative word order 17. so / as / too 18. this / these 19. have played / have to play 20. stay / estar 21. say / tell 22. a / an / the 23. de (in Catalan) = of (in English)? dossier 2: typical mistakes page 2

3 1. the The houses are very expensive nowadays Premodificació / postmodificació People are tired Working people are tired The people who work are tired 1.1. L amor es molt bonic 1.2. Els nens son molt sorollosos (noisy) 1.3. Els nens del meu carrer son molt sorollosos 1.4. Els cotxes són cars 1.5. Els cotxes ràpids són cars 1.6. Els cotxes que són ràpids són cars 1.7. La gent anglesa parla anglès molt bé 1.8. La gent que viu a Anglaterra parla anglès molt bé 2. 3ps He work in a bank 2.1. El meu amic va al cine cada dia 2.2. Ell té molts amics 2.3. El noi que vas veure estudia amb mi 3. adjectives (pl and position) He saw a lot of birds blacks 3.1. Un cotxe negre 3.2. Dos cotxes negres 3.3. Els nois més alts de la classe 3.4. Aquests nois són més alts que nosaltres dossier 2: typical mistakes page 3

4 4. to / for I study for pass my exams. I study to pass my exams This is for John 4.1. Treballa per guanyar diners Això és pel Joan Això és per ell. 5. people My friend saw two persons there People is worried about the environment How much people did you see? 5.1. Hi havia dues persones Hi haurà una persona La gent és molt avorrida Quanta gent hi havia? 6. subject omission John is very nice but I think that works too much 6.1. Penso que plourà demà 6.2. Va dir ahir que no jugaria perquè no volia dossier 2: typical mistakes page 4

5 7. 3 cases of infinitive in Catalan and gerund in English To smoke kills I think about go on holidays Mary likes to play tennis 1. Quan el verb fa de subjecte: - Fumar és perillós per la salut - Smoking is dangerous for your health 2. Quan el verb va desprès d'una preposició: - Estic cansat de treballar - I am tired of working 3. Desprès de certs verbs, que en anglès regeixen gerundi (like, dislike, hate, enjoy / start, begin, finish, stop) - M'agrada jugar al futbol - I like playing football 7.1. Va marxar sense acabar la seva feina 7.2. Estudiar anglès és molt avorrit 7.3. He de començar a estudiar 7.4. Viatjar amb ell és perillós 7.5. De cop va parar de parlar 7.6. Aquest és un dels problemes de treballar 8. very / a lot of His mother has very friends He is a lot of good at tennis He is very tall We have a lot of books 8.1. Hi havia molta gent 8.2. El noi era molt alt dossier 2: typical mistakes page 5

6 9. frequency adverbs (+ only, almost, also, already) Always I study to have good marks. Only I have studied for two hours. Almost I fell down. I play tennis I have played tennis I am playing tennis I am late 9.1. Només tinc dos amics Casi he acabat l exercisi També anirem a Barcelona. 10. haven't / don't have I haven t a car. I don't have worked here. turn the following sentences into the interrogative and negative I have a dog I have got a dog I have played tennis I have to play tennis. dossier 2: typical mistakes page 6

7 11. 4 columns I have two dogs and yesterday I saw their. I saw his yesterday. Him car is very nice Em va donar la seva adreça i jo li vaig donar la meva. 12. agree We are agree that you need a new car Estic d acord amb tu. 13. let / allow / make / want My teacher lets me to copy in exams. My parents want that I study. Her parents allow her to go out every day. Her gym teacher makes her to do exercise every day. 1. My parents let me smoke. 2. My parents allow me to smoke. 3. My parents make me work. 4. My parents want me to work. 5. My parents would like me to work. 1. let + sbd + infinitive. 2. allow + sbd + to infinitive. 3. make + sbd + infinitive. 4. want + sbd + to infinitive. 5. would like + sbd + to infinitive El professor li deixava parlar (2 formes) El professor ens feia estudiar molt El professor volia que treballés Als meus pares els hi agradaria que treballés. dossier 2: typical mistakes page 7

8 15. interrogative word order When he studied for the exam? Quan vindrieu a la piscina? Per qué heu de comprar un cotxe? Vau venir amb nosaltres? 16. affirmative word order I bought there my books Em va donar una poma Ahir vaig anar a l escola amb ell Quan aprovi l examen, aniré a la festa Ell estava estudiant alli el seu Erasmus Vam agafar un altre cop el bus a Venècia. 17. so / as / too You need as books as me. He is too much intelligent. My friend has so money that he can buy anything. (see next section) Vaig comprar tantes pomes com em vas dir Es tan gran com pensava Va fer tants errors que va suspendre l examen Es massa gran per mi Necessito massa diners Heu comprat massa pomes Es tan baix que no pot arribar (reach) al prestatge (shelf). dossier 2: typical mistakes page 8

9 18. this / these They want to buy this books. this - these M he menjat aquests dos pastissos. 19. have played / have to play Jo he de treballar: I have worked Jo he treballat: I have to work He menjat una poma He de menjar una poma Tu has anat a classe Tu has d'anar a classe 20. stay Estava amb els meus amics quan vaig sentir un soroll: I stayed with my friends when I heard a noise. dossier 2: typical mistakes page 9

10 21. say / tell I said him that I wanted to go home Em va dir moltes coses Va dir moltes coses Et va dir que estudies molt Va dir que estudies molt 23. de (in Catalan) = of (in English)? This is the car of Peter We have a table of wood We bought the most expensive car of the shop The other day, I received a letter of my parents 1. procedència: I come from Lleida 2. Saxon genitive: John s book 3. superlative: He s the tallest boy in the class 4. noun as an adjective: He has family problems Vaig veure la botiga del meu pare Tenim un cotxe de metall Lleida es la provincia (province) més gran de Catalunya El meu germà va arribar de Barcelona Vull una casa de pedra Vam comprar un pastís de poma Vaig veure un llit de plàstic El nen vol un globus d aire Aquest és un llibre d art M agrada la cuna de la meva mare L avió venia de Londres Tocava una guitarra de rock Vaig menjar-me un ou de xocolata M agrada la música de ball (dance) dossier 2: typical mistakes page 10

11 2. TYPICAL MISTAKES: EXERCISE Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences 1. Very people think that walking is good for our body. 2. People thinks that there are a lot of problems nowadays. 3. I think that to study is the best for me. 4. Is the cheapest car that we have. 5. He his the boy most intelligent in the class. 6. It is the most nice flower that I have ever seen. 7. They usually are late. 8. The people are worried about the unemployment nowadays. 9. People has economic problems. 10. I watch only interesting programs. 11. After to work, we went home. 12. I like this people a lot. 13. We have too problems. 14. I have as much books as my friend 15. I study always to pass my exams. 16. I work a lot for to earn money. 17. Work in a mine is very tiring. 18. I have never seen so much people. 19. You also are a very nice person. 20. I am agree with you that we need more money. 21. I think that everyday it rains in Scotland. 22. My father wants that I do more things. 23. Before to go to school, I always have breakfast. 24. The teachers always ask too many questions. 25. How much people did you see at the party? 26. How many cars saw you at the race? 27. I stayed in a party when I saw his face. 28. They stay hooked on drugs. dossier 2: typical mistakes page 11

12 3A. SO... THAT / AS... AS / TOO 1. The mountain was so high that I couldn t climb it. 2. The mountain was as high as the Aneto. 3. The mountain was too high for me to climb. 4. There was so much smoke that I couldn t breathe. 5. There were so many people that I couldn t find him. 6. There was as much smoke as in Barcelona. 7. There were as many people as in the meeting. 8. There was too much smoke for me to breathe. 9. There were too many people. SO / SUCH A 10. The mountain was so high that I couldn t climb it. 11. It was such a high mountain that I couldn t climb it. 12. They were such high mountains that I couldn t climb them. 13. I have never tasted such good wine. 14. I have never seen such a car. dossier 2: typical mistakes page 12

13 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 1. There were people they had to put them in another room. a) such... than c) so many... than b) so much... that d) so many... that 2. I think this sweater is big for me. a) too c) so much b) such a d) too much 3. John has read books me to prepare the exam. a) as... as c) so many... than b) as many... as d) as many... than 4. I ve never seen big car. a) so c) such b) so much d) such a 5. They say the water in that river is completely unpolluted. I don t believe water exists. a) so c) such b) so much d) such a 6. There s noise for me to concentrate. a) so c) too much b) too d) as 7. That house was expensive he spent his whole life to pay for it. a) too... that c) so... that b) so... than d) as... as 8. In fact, this lesson is not essential he believes it to be. a) as... as c) so... than b) such... that d) so... that 9. It was friendly dog all the neighbours were in love with him. a) such... that c) such a... that b) so... that d) as... as 10. He has eaten food he is about to burst. a) so many... that c) so many... than b) so much... that d) so much... than dossier 2: typical mistakes page 13

14 3B. SO... THAT / AS... AS / TOO: SENTENCES 1. El meu amic és tan intel.ligent com jo. 2. No teniu tanta aigua com nosaltres. 3. Hi havia tants ocells que no podia veure el cel. 4. El meu amic és massa intel.ligent. 5. El meu amic és tan intel.ligent que sempre aprova els examens (so). 6. Era un cotxe tan petit que jo no podia entrar (such). 7. Tinc tants llibres com tu. 8. Eren uns camions tan sorollosos (noisy) que no podia sentir res (anything) (such). 9. Hi ha massa cotxes a les grans ciutats. 10. Hi havia tanta neu que no podiem conduir el cotxe. 11. Hi havia massa neu a la carretera. 12. Era una aigua tan clara (clear) que jo podia veure tots els peixos (such). dossier 2: typical mistakes page 14