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The Price Is Right

This document summarizes common English speaking mistakes and provides corrections. It addresses mistakes in phrases related to price, jobs, availability, names, ability, timetelling, and self-assessment. For each mistake, it gives the incorrect phrase, the proper phrase, and a brief explanation. It aims to help speakers adopt more natural English expressions by highlighting differences from direct Chinese translations.

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51 views7 pages

The Price Is Right

This document summarizes common English speaking mistakes and provides corrections. It addresses mistakes in phrases related to price, jobs, availability, names, ability, timetelling, and self-assessment. For each mistake, it gives the incorrect phrase, the proper phrase, and a brief explanation. It aims to help speakers adopt more natural English expressions by highlighting differences from direct Chinese translations.

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The price is very suitable for me.

The price is right.


Notesuitable()
The following programme is not suitable for children.
Whats your job?
Are you working at the moment?
Note: whats your job
? Are you
working at the moment? Where are you
working these days? What line of work are you in?

How to say?
How do you say this in English?
NoteHow to say
How do you spell that please?
How do you pronounce this word?
I don't dance well too.
I am not a very good dancer either.
Note not good at something

I have something to do tomorrow


Sorry, but I am tied up all day tomorrow.

Note: I have something to do


I'm
tied up.I'm sorry I can't make it at that time. /I'd love to, but
I can't, I have to stay at home.
I haven't English name.
I don't have an English name.
Note have

I don't have any money. I don't


have any brothers or sisters. I don't have a car.

What time is it now?


What time is it, please?

NoteWhat time is it now


now, what time was it yesterday, what time is it
tommorow?How are
we doing for time?
I have no experience.
I don't know much about that.
NoteI have no experience
I am not really an expert in this area.
/The price is too expensive/cheap.
The price is too high/ rather low.
We got off the car.
We got out of the car.
The speed of the car is fast.
The car is speeding. / The car is going too fast.
He looked at her and felt surprised.
He looked at her in surprise.
Don't pay attention to her.
Leave her alone.
I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
I learned a lot in university.
I am having many difficulties.
I am having a few problems / lots of problems.
Please hurry to walk or we'll be late.
Please hurry up or we'll be late.
.
I think I cant.
I dont think I can.
Note: ,,
,
I have something to do tomorrow.
Sorry but I am tied up tomorrow.
Note: I have something to do ,
,:,

Im tied up. :I think I cant make it at that time. / Id love


to, but I cant, I have to stay at home.
2.
My English is poor.
I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
Note: ,:My English is poor.
:My Chinese is poor. ,: I am still
having a few problem, but I getting better. , poor ,so
what? ,,
, poor, ,


I have no boyfriend.
I dont have a boyfriend.
Note: ,
2.person people
[] person s people
persons people
These are five persons in each group.
These are five people in each group. persons
people person

[] Millions of people were killed in World War II.

Is there any person want to make a presentation to us?

1. ?
False: Whats your job?
True: Are you working at the moment?
whats your job ?
Are you working at
the moment where are you working these
daysWhat line of work are you in

2.
False: I very like it.
True: I like it very much.

3
False: The price is very suitable for me.
True: The price is right.
suitable()
The following programme is not suitable for children

4. ?
False: How to say in English?
True: How do you say this in English?
How to say
How do you spell that please
How do you pronounce this word
5.
False: I have something to do tomorrow.
True: Sorry but I am tied up all day tomorrow.
I have something to do
Im tied
up.Im afraid I cant make it at that time. I,d love to, but I
cant,I have to stay at home.
6.
False: I havent English name.
True: I dont have an English name.
have

;I dont have any money.


;I dont have any brothers or sisters.
I dont have a car.
7.
False: I think I cant.
True: I dont think I can.

8.
False: I dont dance well too.
True: I am not a very good dancer either.
not good at something

9. ?
False: What time is it now?
True: What time is it, please?
What time is it now
now what time was it yesterday what time is it
tommorow?how are
we doing for time
10.
False: My English is poor.
True: I am not 100% fluent, but at least I am improving.
My English is poor
My Chinese is poor: I
am still having a few problem, but I'm getting better
poorso what()

poor
EPTIP IT
IT poor

11. ?
False:Would you like to join our party on Friday?
True: Would you like to come to our party on Friday night?
join join a health club; join the Communist
Party party come go go a wild party
come to a Christmas Party
12.

False:I have no experience.


True: I am afraid I dont know much about that.
I have no experience
I am not really an expert in this area.
13.
False: I have no boyfriend.
True: I dont have a boyfriend.
14.
False: His body is healthy.
True: He is in good health.You can also say: Hes healthy.
15. /
False: The price is too expensive/cheap.
True: The price is too high/ rather low.
16.
False: We got off the car.
True: We got out of the car.
17.
False: The speed of the car is fast.
True: The car is speeding. Or The car is going too fast.
18. ?
Will you be going back home for the Spring Festival?
False: Of course! ()
True: Sure. / Certainly.()
of course
of course of course !
?of course sure certainly
of course not
certainly not
19.

False:I feel very painful in my right hand.


True: My right hand is very painful.Or "My right hand hurts(aches)."
20.
False: He looked at her and felt surprised.
True: He looked at her in surprise.
21.
False: I have read your novels but I didn't think you could be so young.
True: After having read your novel,I expected you would be older.
22.
False:Her red face made me see through her mind.
True: Her red face told me what she was thinking.
23.
False:The sight of these pictures made me remember my own childhood.
True: Seeing these pictures reminded me of my own childhood.
24.
False: Don't pay attention to her.
True: Leave her alone.
25.
False: I get a lot of knowledge in the university.
True: I learned a lot in universit.

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