Did you know that the word “aged” has two different pronunciations?
1.It’s pronounced /eidʒd/ when it means “years old” or when it is the verb in its past or past participle form
♥a woman aged 40
♥she has a son aged eleven
2. It’s pronounced /ˈeɪdʒɪd/ when it is the adjective (formal)
♥an aged professor
♥ my aged computer is very slow
Also : The aged in this country need more services. /ˈeɪdʒɪd/ = very old people
Hope it helps! Keep posted!
My favourite season is undoubtedly spring. The weather starts to warm up and you can enjoy the warm rays of the morning sun while sipping some iced coffee on the shaded terrace of a cafe. Sometimes, if it is a very quiet place, I take with me the exams I need to correct and what would have been a boring task, takes on a new dimension I can almost say I enjoy it.
So, once again, it’s all about exams. June also means exam time .
Most probably you don’t have these speling mistakes but, just in case, check or (much better) double-check you know how to write these words because, trust me on this one, these are real spelling mistakes from B2 students.
This is how I suggest you do it.
1. Read through the list of misspelt words
2. Look up the ones you don’t know how to spell or check the correct spelling below the poster
3. Take pen and paper and write down all the words on the poster you can remember. Repeat the exercises as many times as necessary until you feel confident you can remember how to correctly spell the words.
Correct Spelling: comfortable, professional,discussion , responsible, successful, writing, necessary, recommend, appropriate, frequently, opportunity, immediately, foreign, conclusion, beautiful 🙂
Here’s another post dealing with some common errors .These errors are mistakes B1/B2 students make. I hope you find them helpful!
♥Read the sentence and identify the error
♥Rewrite the sentence correctly
♥Read the corrected version and the grammar input after the line
The correct form is: I couldn’t decide what dress to wear but in the end I chose the read one
In the end” means the same as “eventually”, “finally” “after something has been thought about or discussed a lot”
“At the end“ is more physical like “at the end of the road” “at the end of the book” , though you can also say ” at the end of the day”.
Check your understanding with these exercises. Click here
This is a quick post written on a Friday afternoon!
I promised I ‘d be with you every step of the way and here I am again, with a new post on common errors I have been hearing these days during tests.
The thing is I am totally sure most of the students I interview, don’t normally have these mistakes and though I am well aware oral exams can be really intimidating for some students the truth is that, unfortunately, there are some mistakes you cannot make when trying to get a degree for a certain level and being nervous is a poor excuse.
Please, make sure, but really sure 🙂 you don’t have these mistakes because they are really important. For example, make sure you know how to pronounce “man” ( I’ve been hearing ” a men” ) or the word “nervous” that you use so often at the beginning of the exam.
Check their pronunciations here
Everybody makes mistakes and it is OK to correct them. So, if you feel you have made a mistake, don’t be afraid to correct it. Native speakers do it all the time.
But please, double check you do not make these mistakes .(grammar input below the image)
1.”People ” is plural and takes a plural verb
2.Here and here (exercise here)
3. After an adjective , you need to use the verb in the infinitive form
It is easier to make mistakes
It is important to learn English
4. ” news” is uncountable , you need the partitive “a piece of” or “some”
Some good news / a piece of good news
5. “hair” is uncountable , therefore you cannot say “a hair” ( unless it is in the soup 🙂
6. Difference between used to and usually here (exercise here)
7. Other/Another . Grammar here, Exercise here
Also, check the difference between fun and funny
I am starting a series of posts on some common errors .These errors are mistakes B1/B2 students make. I hope you find them helpful!
♥Read the sentence and identify the error
♥Rewrite the sentence correctly
♥Read the corrected version and the grammar input after the line.
The correct form is : The thief was sent to prison for two years
The definite article is used when referring to the building itself. When we refer to “prison” as punishment , we do not use the article.
This also happens in common expressions such as “at school” ” in hospital” “ to church” when we are referring to the normal use of the building or place
I met her at school (when we were students)
I’ll meet you at the school ( the school as a meeting place)
My grandmother is in hospital ( as a patient)
I left my keys at the hospital when I was visiting my gransmother
NOTE: In American English, university and hospital are always used with articles
Source: Practical English Usage (M: Swan) and Knockout Textbook