List of common mistakes Trinity ISE-1 “The Portfolio” 8th grade - Task 1

Spelling Recibed/received Exited/excited Answere/answer Champonship/championship Price/prize Meating/meeting Lucke/luck Wich/which Bery/very

Spelling Permition/permission Tenis/tennis Talentous/talented Thik/think Preaty/pretty Writting/writing Goeing/going Contestand/contestant Chosse/choose I am find/ I am fine Futbol/football

Punctuation Dear Bob: / Dear Bob, I would like to participate in the rugby tournament the price is meating a rugby player I would like to meat XXX XXX the rules are: I would like to participate in the rugby tournament. The prize is meeting a rugby player and I would like to meet XXX XXX. The rules are:

Grammar I can won / I can win Yesterday the sporting club send me a letter, saying that he want to invite me… / Yesterday, the sporting club sent me a letter saying that they wanted to invite me… It’s had been/ it’s been / it has been / it had been In this competition are 12 teams / In this competition there are 12 teams

Grammar I am practise all sundays / I am practising every Sunday It just beat all the other teams of 15 player per team, its preaty easy, if you wana see my playing. You just have to beat all the other teams of 15 players, it’s pretty easy. If you want to see me playing… I will get good prepared/ I will get well prepared I would go with Michael Phelps / I would go for Michael Phelps Well, this Friday start / Well, this Friday starts

Grammar One match consist in / One match consists of The last two trainings to prepare us, if you like go! / The last two trainings to get ourselves prepared, if you like, go! Thats / that’s I am expecting you to be as excited as I am / I expect (that) you are as excited as I am

Capitalization california/California I Was/ I was the Winner/ the winner it Would be awesome. the tournament will be played… it would be awesome. The tournament will be played…

Singular v/s Plurals A important rule / an important rule The rule of the competition are: / the rules of the competition are: Meeting some sport star / meeting a sports star I will have to prepare sports outfit/ I will have to prepare a sports outfit

Style You will say that you’ll be / you will say that you will be or you’ll say that you’ll be Hi John!!! / Hi John! I will meet Messi with a condition, we have to win the world cup and I have to make one goal. There is one condition to meet Messi, we have to win the world cup and I have to score at least one goal. See you later My friend, XXXXX See you my friend, XXXXX I have to win seven matches in the draw make it by directors of the tournament / ??? I am talking to you / I am writing

Collocations You have to be beneath 18 years / you have to be younger/older than 18 years old. Take a lot of fun / Have a lot of fun For my part I am better than ever / From my side, I am better than ever

Other mistakes The 3 task requirements are not fulfilled in some cases Some students refer to actions that have not been requested; for example, inviting a friend to the competition. I'm goeing, the prize is meet a famous sport star in that case if I win I will choose Raphael Nadal. If I want to meet him, I need to win 9 matches, and there is no final, is with points, the one that get more points in 9 matches win. To be prepared I will be playing 5 times a week, and eat healthy. / I’m going because the prize is meeting a famous sport star. If I win I will choose Raphael Nadal, but before I need to win 9 matches. The competition is with points and without a final; so, the one that gets more points in 9 matches wins. To be prepared I will be playing 5 times a week and I will make sure I eat healthy.

Other mistakes If I win I would want to meet the actor Nicolas Cage, he seems like a good person. / Is Nicholas Cage a famous sports star? Yours sincerely (formal)… in this case, Regards, see you, bye bye, take care, etc.