Common errors in English

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Tài liệu Common errors in English trình bày các lỗi sai phổ biến mà những người học tiếng Anh hay mắc phải hay đang còn nhầm lẫn. Các lỗi sai được tác giả hệ thống lại theo từng chủ đề như moving around, school and work, home life, people, problems, time, linkers, grammar. Ví dụ, trong chủ đề school and work tác giả nêu ra sự khác nhau giữa student, child và pupil để học viên sử dụng cho đúng những từ này.

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Common Errors in English Paul Hancock Penguin Ouick Guides Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter @ pÉxculll ELollsH
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How can this book help you? Everyone who learns English makes the same mistak€s at first, and this book shows you examples ofthese mistakes and how to coÍrect them. Many ofthe mistakes are illustrated, so you can see exactly what people are really sýng when they make them! This helps you ro und€ntand why they're wrong' and to stop making them. What's in this book? TheŤe are ten chapters covering different areas, such as travel, work, education and family. Each chaptel has five sections and altosether there aře moťe than 300 examp]es of t}?ical mistakes' includinS confused words, prepositions and 8rammar There are also Reúew exercises to give *.
\'ou more practice in noticing mistakes and saying what you want to say correctly. why is it called a Quick Guide? The explanations ofthe mistakes are short and simple. Each page can be studied on its own, and b€cause there are not too many examples on one page, you can choose any page and sPeDd a few miautes learning about those mistakes. You'll learn more by doing some quick study like this regularly. Try looking at a few mistakes every day and see how you begin to remember them. How to use the book . Choose a section which interests you. Enioy r-be illlrstratioD aDd then read the explanation and the other examples on that page. I
The following symbols are used: t a sentence containing an eror I a sentence that is not incorrect but is often used incorrectly y' a correct sentence. . Look at the mistakes again and cover the explanations so that )'ou caťt see them' Can you remember why it's a mistake and how to correct ít? Keep testing yourself like this until you remember and aŤe ready to mov€ on to another section. . Do the R€vi€w exercises and check the Answeis s€ction at the back of the book. . Go to the Index and w te down the examples in your own language. I hope you find the book both useful and amusing! ío
Away from home l lt was interestin8 to have c]áss discussions with otheř stlan8eÍs. stsangers aíe people you've neveÍ mel beÍore' stlan9eí People ď obeÍ nationalities are íolrigneÍs' bul bis is often used neqalively, so avoid it. foreign€Í We don't want Íoreigrels here! y'It was interesting to have class u$lal discussions with people fiom othel mmn0n countries. slrange Í |ohn is a very usual name in Britain. ÍoÍei9n For maryexamples oÍ sometiing' sáy common, not usllal. y' fohn is a very common name in Britain 12
l Thele were a lot of stŤan8e students in my class. someť ng stran9é is not noÍmal aíd makes you UncoÍíorlable' sudents Írom otieÍ counbies aÍe forsign sludents' ýThere were a lot of fofeign students in my class.
Travel f I love travet When you aíe speakino geoeÍally, it is more y'l love trav€l|ing' tlavel ioUm€y Í I'm going on a business trsv€l next trip TÍável is uncoÚntable (wňhout d]'\ou can go on lour or /'ale á journey' lf you go and come back tip. afteÍ a shoÍt l'me' itš called a slrcet y'I'm going on a business ttip next řoad ffigfit Í w€ went on a iouíney round tlre citt' bY bus. l' you visí á lď of diffeíent places bv bus. it is cálled a buí y'we went on a bus tour Ťound the city. n
X The streets betweeo Oxford and Barh are b€autifrí. stsEots aíe in lowns ánd villaqes, Wih houses oo lhem Belween towns' theÍe are aoads. y'The řoads b€tw€en oxford and Bath are beautifrrl. ! Did you have a good voyage? Voyage is an oldJashioned wod for lonq joumeys by ship. y'Did you have a good ioujnýflight?
Here and there X I'll have to bring a lot of books with me when l ome hack to FŤánce. This is wmg if youte in Brilain and ialkjÍq to someone in Btltain' You usually coíle to and h.it{ lhirus to $€ pla€e wheÍe you ďe speaking' t/t brought a lot of clothes lvith me when I cam€ to En8laÍd. {É
y'I'llhave to take a lot of books with me when I go back to France. c0m0 (back) g0 (back) YoU usually!o to and t'le bings to a difl€r€ít place íÍomtne pbc. wjreÍe you ďe speaking'
I you'Íe talking lo someone 3l',o(lt a tme wien yo! will be iÍl anobeÍ place' you can Us? come and bÍln!' y' I'll have to bring a lot of books with me when I come co back to ltaly. oo y'You must come and visit me in Rome. *
Outside worl x I love going foŤ walks in nature. llafure is lhe WoÍld of planls and animals lhal bioloqists sfudy,ll you lovefelds and trees, you nafure qo Íor wall6 in lňe coUnlry' fie y'I love going for walks in the country countsy landscapé f The landscape in the Lake District is very beautiful. scenery Landsc{pe is normally used by arlists oÍ geooraphers' When you go to lhe counÍy you camping enjoy lhe beautitul scenery. campsitE y'The scenery in the Lake District is very beautiftrl. stadow shedé Í We found a camping near the toýr'n' A place to put a tenl is a cen!6ib. y'We found a campsite near the town.