Common Mistakes We Make In Using English

Happy Ramadhan everyone! I haven't posted anything for a long, long time so I thought I'd share this with you:

Red : Wrong
Black : Right


It's tail is long.
Its tail is long.

Look at the elephant's trunks.
Look at the elephants' trunks.

I and you are friends.
You and I are friends.

A also can help.
I can also help.

Chase after him.
Chase him.

Return back quickly.
Return quickly.

It's 10.00 p.m. at night.
It's 10.00 p.m.

Its price is cheaper.
It's cheap.

The reason was because...
The reason was that...

I don't think so you're fat.
I don;t think you're fat.

Though I'm small but I'm strong.
Though I'm small, I'm strong.

I'm angry at you.
I'm angry with you.

I prefer hockey than football.
I prefer hockey to football.

I'm interested to join the club.
I'm interested in joining the club.

I look forward to see you.
I look forward to seeing you.

We have lots of homeworks.
We have lots of homework.

This bouquet of roses are lovely.
This bouquet of roses is lovely.

Maths are fun.
Maths is fun.

One of the boy is here.
One of the boys is here.

Every match are exciting.
Every match is exciting.

Nothing scare me.
Nothing scares me.

Make less mistakes.
Make fewer mistakes.

Either he or she are right.
Either he or she is right.

I'm a ten-years-old girl.
I'm a ten-year-old girl.

Last year he can dive well.
Last year he could dive well.

I wish I can fly.
I wish I could fly.

It's time we go home.
It's time we went home.

You made me laughed.
You made me laugh.

I'll tell you when I 'll see you.
I'll tell you when I see you.

You're Lin, isn't it?
You're Lin, aren't you?

Please on the computer.
Please switch on the computer.

Last two weeks, I won a prize.
Two weeks ago, I won a prize.

He's my cousin brother.
He's my cousin.

We'll send you to the airport.
We'll take you to the airport.

I'll follow you to the concert.
I'll go with you to the concert.

You did good in the test.
You did well in the test.

The kids are singing.
The children are singing. (This one may be a difference between American and British English)

Grammar: Prepositions

   I prepared this lesson plan for a class that was to be observed by Madam J. It was to be my third out of four observations by her (you can read about how the observation are arranged for my course here), and as usual I was quite nervous. Well perhaps to use quite is not even close. I was really, really nervous. Lemony Snicket would probably call this observation the 'penultimate' one. What? You've never heard of LS? Good heavens, do you live in a box? I was joking, you can find out about him here, he's one of my favourite authors.

   Anyway, I had chosen to teach Year 3 'prepositions ', so I browsed through the internet looking for interesting materials and tips that could help me. I came upon this site called GenkiEnglish. The materials look really interesting but unfortunately they're not free. However, after looking at some samples on this page, I got some good ideas on how to teach prepositions, so thanks anyway.

   As usual, I would like to remind you that the format of lesson plans may be different depending on your school, state, college, country etc. What I mean to do is just to share ideas that I have tried in class.

   I took all pictures from the internet, so credits go to the owners. I only use them for teaching purposes, so I hope they don't mind.

   1. Lesson Plan
       I prepared this lesson plan with a lot of help which I got from the internet. You may edit it to suit your needs. I do hope that no one will use it for assignments or anything. Remember, you may cheat to deceive other people, but you can never deceive Allah.

   2. Box Template

   3. Lollipop Monkey Template

   Insya-Allah, I shall edit this post to provide some pictures and explanations. Right now I have toothache so I have to stop. Sorry, hoho. 'Til then.
      

English: Grammar: Comparatives & Superlatives

   After looking at most of the lesson plans that I've done, I realise that most of them are for advanced pupils. Sigh. Well, anyway I guess the ideas are what's important. But it takes so long to edit each lesson plan. So I thought I'd try this out instead (click on each image for a larger view):