The 7 Words Almost ALL English Learners Use INCORRECTLY
What’s wrong in these sentences? Watch the video and find out.
- I negotiated a good salary of £15 per hour.
- Some people like to have breakfast every day, but I don’t have that custom.
- I need to find a nanny to look after the children while we go out tonight.
- There have been a lot of clients in our store today!
- I’m tired, I think I’ll lay down on the sofa and have some rest.
- I’m so disorganised and I often loose something.
Extra task below the video.
Extra task
Answer the questions:
- Have you ever worked as a babysitter? What was your wage?
- Do you think being a nanny is an easy or difficult job? Why?
- Do you have, or do you know anyone who has, any strange habit? What is it?
- Do you have any bad habits? What are they?
- How often do you lose something?
- Do you prefer tight or loose clothes? Why?
Reveal answer
- I negotiated a good wage/rate of £15 per hour.
- Some people like to have breakfast every day, but I don’t have that habit.
- I need to find a babysitter to look after the children while we go out tonight.
- There have been a lot of customers in our store today!
- I’m tired, I think I’ll lie down on the sofa and have some rest.
- I’m so disorganised and I often lose something.