Sunday, October 17, 2010

Writing: A Description of Someone you Know Well: Learning from Mistakes

These are some of the mistakes you´ve made when writing your descriptions.
Can you correct them?

Remember:
First, do this exercise on your notebook
and then click on "comentarios" to check your answers.

Good luck!
FIND THE MISTAKES:
4th C´s:

1. My best friend is name Anna.
2. She is 15 old.
3. He has 25 years old.
4. She likes to go...
5. The house´s Adam
6. His sister´s is...
7. He don´t like...
8. She goes out with your friends.
9. She nothing sport.
10. She´s interesting in pets.
4th A´s
1. She haven´t any brother or sister.
2. She likes listen to music.
3. She goes with her friends on weekends.
4. She watchs TV.
5. She´s one sister.
6. She like drawing.
7. She goes to study science.
8. I´m love she (2 mistakes)
9. She studyes at university.
10. He like to play the piano (2 mistakes)

2 comments:

  1. KEY:

    1. My best friend´S NAME IS Anna.
    (saxon genitive: owner + ´s + object and then the verb to be)

    2. She is 15 YEARS old.
    (The short form would be:
    She is 15. Or She´s 15)

    3. He IS 25 years old.
    (to mention someone´s age we use the verb TO BE in English)

    4. She likes GOING...
    (If we use a verb after the verb LIKE, it should be used the gerund form)

    5. Adam´s house
    (Saxon genitive)

    6. His sister is...

    7. He doesn´t like...
    (3rd person singular in the present simple adds an -s; instead of don´t we must use doesn´t for negative sentences)

    8. She goes out with HER friends.
    (Her= sus, de ella; your= tus)

    9. She DOESN´T PRACTISE/DO ANY SPORT.
    (Nothing is not a verb, it´s a noun and means "nada")

    10. She´s INTERESTED in pets.
    (to be interested in= "estar interesado en")

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  2. KEY TO 4TH A´S:

    1. She hasn´t got any brothers or sisters.
    (3rd person sg)

    2. She likes listening to music
    (like + gerund)

    3. ... AT the weekends.

    4. ... WATCHES ...
    (spelling)

    5. She´s GOT one sister
    (verb HAVE GOT)

    6. ... LIKES ...
    (3rd. person sg.)

    7. She IS GOING TO ...
    (BE GOING TO)

    8. I LOVE HER
    (verb to love; object pronoun, HER)

    9. ...STUDIES...
    (spelling)

    10. He LIKES PLAYING the piano
    (3rd. person sg.; like+gerund)

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