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List of common mistakes. Trinity ISE-1 “The Portfolio” 8th grade - Task 1. Spelling. Recibed/ received Exited/ excited Answere/ answer Champonship/ championship Price/ prize Meating/ meeting Lucke/ luck Wich/ which Bery/ very. Spelling. Permition/ permission Tenis/ tennis
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List of common mistakes Trinity ISE-1 “The Portfolio” 8th grade - Task 1
Spelling • Recibed/received • Exited/excited • Answere/answer • Champonship/championship • Price/prize • Meating/meeting • Lucke/luck • Wich/which • Bery/very
Spelling • Permition/permission • Tenis/tennis • Talentous/talented • Thik/think • Preaty/pretty • Writting/writing • Goeing/going • Contestand/contestant • Chosse/choose • I am find/ I am fine • Futbol/football
Punctuation • Dear Bob: / Dear Bob, • I would like to participate in the rugby tournament the price is meating a rugby player I would like to meat XXX XXX the rules are: • I would like to participate in the rugby tournament. The prize is meeting a rugby player and I would like to meet XXX XXX. The rules are:
Grammar • I can won / I can win • Yesterday the sporting club send me a letter, saying that he want to invite me… / Yesterday, the sporting club sent me a letter saying that they wanted to invite me… • It’s had been/ it’s been / it has been / it had been • In this competition are 12 teams / In this competition there are 12 teams
Grammar • I am practise all sundays / I am practising every Sunday • It just beat all the other teams of 15 player per team, its preaty easy, if you wana see my playing. • You just have to beat all the other teams of 15 players, it’s pretty easy. If you want to see me playing… • I will get good prepared/ I will get well prepared • I would go with Michael Phelps / I would go for Michael Phelps • Well, this Friday start / Well, this Friday starts
Grammar • One match consist in / One match consists of • The last two trainings to prepare us, if you like go! / The last two trainings to get ourselves prepared, if you like, go! • Thats / that’s • I am expecting you to be as excited as I am / I expect (that) you are as excited as I am
Capitalization • california/California • I Was/ I was • the Winner/ the winner • it Would be awesome. the tournament will be played… • it would be awesome. The tournament will be played…
Singular v/s Plurals • A important rule / an important rule • The rule of the competition are: / the rules of the competition are: • Meeting some sport star / meeting a sports star • I will have to prepare sports outfit/ I will have to prepare a sports outfit
Style • You will say that you’ll be / you will say that you will be or you’ll say that you’ll be • Hi John!!! / Hi John! • I will meet Messi with a condition, we have to win the world cup and I have to make one goal. • There is one condition to meet Messi, we have to win the world cup and I have to score at least one goal. • See you later My friend, XXXXX • See you my friend, XXXXX • I have to win seven matches in the draw make it by directors of the tournament / ??? • I am talking to you / I am writing
Collocations • You have to be beneath 18 years / you have to be younger/older than 18 years old. • Take a lot of fun / Have a lot of fun • For my part I am better than ever / From my side, I am better than ever
Other mistakes • The 3 task requirements are not fulfilled in some cases • Some students refer to actions that have not been requested; for example, inviting a friend to the competition. • I'm goeing, the prize is meet a famous sport star in that case if I win I will choose Raphael Nadal. If I want to meet him, I need to win 9 matches, and there is no final, is with points, the one that get more points in 9 matches win. To be prepared I will be playing 5 times a week, and eat healthy. / I’m going because the prize is meeting a famous sport star. If I win I will choose Raphael Nadal, but before I need to win 9 matches. The competition is with points and without a final; so, the one that gets more points in 9 matches wins. To be prepared I will be playing 5 times a week and I will make sure I eat healthy.
Other mistakes • If I win I would want to meet the actor Nicolas Cage, he seems like a good person. / Is Nicholas Cage a famous sports star? • Yours sincerely (formal)… in this case, • Regards, see you, bye bye, take care, etc.