Improve English Speaking Skills (Common mistakes in English) English Conversation Practice

good morning Tangerine family welcome to  a new program we're here with Mr Savala  

hello Sam I'm so happy to be here  and to help improve your English of

course you have given us a lot of tips to learn  English but this time you have something important  

to tell us right that's correct the students  usually ask me how to learn English and what  

is the correct way to do it but sometimes  it is more important to know what are the  

incorrect way to learn English and to know the  most common mistakes students make while learning

English that sounds very interesting if you  also want to know please pay attention to this

video fantastic you made an English  mistake and you're feeling so

embarrassed that's okay embarrassment is universal  and everyone makes mistakes when learning a  

new language you need to make mistakes to learn  better that's why I will help you correcting those

mistakes one of the most common mistakes  students make is watch look see very  

common example mistake stop watching my  private journal or I look at the snow  

falling I don't play tennis but I look at them  playing every day we will see the difference

now see look and watch are often  confusing because their meanings are

similar here is the difference between  the three verbs look is used to look  

at something directly C is used to see  something that comes into our sight that  

we weren't looking for watch is used to look at  something carefully often at something that's

moving so we can see something even if  we don't want to but we can only look at  

something on purpose so the correct way is  stop looking at my private Journal I want  

watch the snow falling I don't play tennis but  I see them playing every day now you know the  

correct way to use them another common  mistake is the pronoun misplacement for

example take a deep breath through your nose  and hold it this is incorrect the pronoun it  

in the sentence should replace nouns but here  it's unclear which noun it's standing in for  

the singular noun closest to the word it is  nose so it seems that hold it means to hold  

your nose but we want someone to hold their  breath not their nose when we use pronouns  

properly it should be easy to understand which  single noun the pronoun stands for make sure to  

be very clear if it's unclear don't use  the pronoun or change the sentence for  

example take a breath through your nose  and hold your breath that's the correct  

way to say it another common mistake is the  subject verb agreement I will explain it to

you the list of items are on the desk this  is incorrect yeah it's not correct in the  

above sentence the list of items is One  Singular list so it's incorrect to use R  

we should use is so the correct way to say this  sentence should be the list of items is on the

desk gone or went she had already went to the  bathroom before they got in the car that's  

incorrect if you aren't sure whether to use  gone or went remember this gone always needs  

an auxiliary verb before it auxiliary verbs  include has have had is and are was were be  

went can't have an auxiliary verb before it in  the last sentence we used went even though the  

auxiliary verb had is also present since the word  had is there we should use gone instead of went  

so the correct way should be she had already  gone to the B bathroom before they got in the

car oh another common mistake is the use of  May versus might this is a little difficult  

one example of the incorrect use of  these verbs are he may have eaten the  

last piece of cake deciding when to use May  rather than might can be tricky because the  

difference between these two verbs is quite  small they both indicate that something is  

possible but might suggest slightly more  uncertainty than may I might take a trip  

to India next year means that maybe you will go  to India but maybe you won't I may have a slice  

of cake after dinner expresses slightly  more certainty that you're going to eat  

that cake and guess what the rule that may  becomes might in the past tense is even more

confusing so in the present tense you could say  he may itat the last piece of cake but in the  

past tense this sentence becomes he might have  eaten the last piece of cake do you get it so  

the correct way of the first sentence I told you  should be he might have eaten the last piece of

cake oh another important mistake is  the use of could should or good very  

important for example that shirt looks  great on you I think you could buy it  

that's incorrect but don't worry I will  explain it to you should is used to give

advice that shirt looks great on you  I think you should buy it on the other

hand good is used to describe  unlikely or unreal situations for

example I would love to go to Italy but I  don't have enough money good can be used  

in three ways first to describe a past  ability when I was younger I could run  

twice as fast to describe possibilities in  the future if we work really hard I think we  

could save up enough money this year and the  last one to make polite request could I have  

a cup of tea so the correct form to say the  first sentence is that shirt looks great on  

you I think you should buy it bring versus take  please take me a snack this is incorrect I will  

explain it to you bring suggests movement  toward this speaker making it similar to

come you ask people to bring things to the  place where you already are take suggest  

movement away from the speaker making it similar  to go you take things to the place where you are

going you could say don't forget to take  your book to school or please please take me

home so the first sentence  should be please bring me a

snack and I could tell you more examples of  common mistakes but I don't have time right

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