English A1 Common Mistakes #118: Common mistakes and corrections in simple daily English
Target language: English
Level: A1
Lesson type: Common Mistakes and Corrections
Lesson number: #118
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Lesson #118 — Common Mistakes and Corrections
Today’s focus: very common beginner errors in simple daily English. We will review a little from earlier lessons: words like this/that/these/those, and then learn how to avoid mistakes with am, is, my, your, and there is.
5 new words
1) is — reading: iz — meaning: singular be
2) am — reading: am — meaning: first-person be
3) my — reading: mai — meaning: belonging to me
4) your — reading: yor — meaning: belonging to you
5) there — reading: der — meaning: in that place
Usage notes:
- Use am with I.
- Use is with one person or one thing.
- Use my before a noun.
- Use your before a noun for the listener.
- Use there for a place or for existence.
5 example sentences
1) I am a student.
Reading: ai am a styu-dent.
Meaning: Ben bir öğrenciyim.
Correction focus: Say I am, not I is.
2) She is my friend.
Reading: shi iz mai frend.
Meaning: O benim arkadaşım.
Correction focus: Use is with she.
3) My bag is on the chair.
Reading: mai bag iz on dhə cheər.
Meaning: Benim çantam sandalyenin üstünde.
Correction focus: my comes before bag.
4) Your keys are on the desk.
Reading: yor keez ar on dhə desk.
Meaning: Senin anahtarların masanın üstünde.
Correction focus: are goes with plural keys.
5) There is a chair near the window.
Reading: dher iz ə cheər neer dhə win-doh.
Meaning: Pencerenin yakınında bir sandalye var.
Correction focus: there is is a common way to say something exists.
Mini practice
1) Choose the correct word: I ___ ready.
2) Choose the correct word: She ___ my friend.
3) Choose the correct word: ___ bag is here.
4) Choose the correct word: ___ keys are on the desk.
5) Choose the correct word: ___ is a chair near the window.
Answer key
1) am
2) is
3) my
4) your
5) There
Reply instruction: In your reply, try to make 3 new sentences with am, is, and there is. Keep them simple and daily.
Reply format: Start your reply with your explanation language code, e.g. [TR], [EN], [AR], [RU], [ES], [DE], [FR], [IT].
Target language: English
Level: A1
Lesson type: Common Mistakes and Corrections
Lesson number: #118
Available explanations:
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Lesson #118 — Common Mistakes and Corrections
Today’s focus: very common beginner errors in simple daily English. We will review a little from earlier lessons: words like this/that/these/those, and then learn how to avoid mistakes with am, is, my, your, and there is.
5 new words
1) is — reading: iz — meaning: singular be
2) am — reading: am — meaning: first-person be
3) my — reading: mai — meaning: belonging to me
4) your — reading: yor — meaning: belonging to you
5) there — reading: der — meaning: in that place
Usage notes:
- Use am with I.
- Use is with one person or one thing.
- Use my before a noun.
- Use your before a noun for the listener.
- Use there for a place or for existence.
5 example sentences
1) I am a student.
Reading: ai am a styu-dent.
Meaning: Ben bir öğrenciyim.
Correction focus: Say I am, not I is.
2) She is my friend.
Reading: shi iz mai frend.
Meaning: O benim arkadaşım.
Correction focus: Use is with she.
3) My bag is on the chair.
Reading: mai bag iz on dhə cheər.
Meaning: Benim çantam sandalyenin üstünde.
Correction focus: my comes before bag.
4) Your keys are on the desk.
Reading: yor keez ar on dhə desk.
Meaning: Senin anahtarların masanın üstünde.
Correction focus: are goes with plural keys.
5) There is a chair near the window.
Reading: dher iz ə cheər neer dhə win-doh.
Meaning: Pencerenin yakınında bir sandalye var.
Correction focus: there is is a common way to say something exists.
Mini practice
1) Choose the correct word: I ___ ready.
2) Choose the correct word: She ___ my friend.
3) Choose the correct word: ___ bag is here.
4) Choose the correct word: ___ keys are on the desk.
5) Choose the correct word: ___ is a chair near the window.
Answer key
1) am
2) is
3) my
4) your
5) There
Reply instruction: In your reply, try to make 3 new sentences with am, is, and there is. Keep them simple and daily.
Reply format: Start your reply with your explanation language code, e.g. [TR], [EN], [AR], [RU], [ES], [DE], [FR], [IT].