Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English
Arranged according to tense, topic, and levels of difficulty
By Prof. Mark McDowell, M.A. Mark’s ESL World ~ http://www.marksesl.com
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Chronic Problem Areas -- Write your mistakes in the appropriate box:
Not putting a, an, or the before
countable nouns.
Trailing sounds: was(a), went(a) . . .
Following
–ch and –sh words with a
vowel sound: beach(y), English(y) . . .
.
Negative transference of oo and long
e sounds from Korean to English.
Intonation (improper
rhythm and
stress)
Improper tense
Present tense misuse. The simple
present usually means something
done over and over, not once, so you
need to pluralize the object: I watch
movies.
I like dogs, etc. . ..
Wrong or omitted preposition
I went to Gwangju. However, we do
not use “to” with “home.”
Using B instead of V
Pronouncing
–ed like –ed instead of
ta
I wash(ed) my car. I washta my car.