Common errors

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

What is something small that makes you happy?

Lesson goals

AT THE END OF THE LESSON,

• you thought about what you find difficult about writing.
• you know the most common mistakes in writing. 

Planning

Period 2

Wordweb 

Most common mistakes

Period 2 Test

Writing

1 writing item

What do you find difficult about
English writing?

Most common writing mistakes

WHAT: find the mistake in the sentences
HOW: alone

TIME: MAX. 1 minute per sentence (total of 12)

What is the mistake?

I liked it allot.

What is the mistake?

It made me verry happy.

What is the mistake?

We did a lot of different stuf there.

What is the mistake?

Your eyes are gonna shine.

Social media language

- u =

- gonna

- wanna 

- gotta

- cause

Social media language

- u = you

- gonna = 

- wanna 

- gotta

- cause

Social media language

- u = you

- gonna = going to

- wanna = 

- gotta

- cause

Social media language

- u = you

- gonna = going to

- wanna = want to

- gotta = 

- cause

Social media language

- u = you

- gonna = going to

- wanna = want to

- gotta = got to

- cause = 

Social media language

- u = you

- gonna = going to

- wanna = want to

- gotta = got to

- cause = because

What is the mistake?

I went to Spain and it was amazing there were a lot of different things we did.

COMMAS

I went to Spain and it was amazing there were a lot of different things we did.

I went to Spain and it was amazing, there were a lot of different things we did.

What is the mistake?

The most exciting thing i've done was with my family in croatia.

CAPITAL LETTERS

• Geological areas (cities, countries, etc.) 
• Names and brands
• Months and days
• Languages
• I

What is the mistake?

Its the safest way to go somewhere

APOSTROPHE

I'm = I am

it's = it is

its = possessive

its pencils were in its bag. 

APOSTROPHE

NO apostrophes for plurals

city -> cities

donkey -> donkeys

Brian's pencils were in his bag

=

possessive

What is the mistake?

They heard that I coming to them

What is the mistake?

Last year, I have gone to this wonderful place

Tenses

Present Simple

rules, facts, general truths

Present Continuous

actions that are currently happening

Past Simple

actions that happened in the past

Next week

How to write a formal letter