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Common Mistakes and Sentences For b2

The document provides examples of common mistakes made when writing or speaking in English, along with sample sentences on various topics that could be used to practice English. Some common mistakes highlighted include not including subjects after relative pronouns, incorrect use of due to/because of, and incorrect verb conjugation. Sample sentences are then provided on topics like education, national customs, village vs city life, local products, pollution and recycling, and early childhood memories.

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Common Mistakes and Sentences For b2

The document provides examples of common mistakes made when writing or speaking in English, along with sample sentences on various topics that could be used to practice English. Some common mistakes highlighted include not including subjects after relative pronouns, incorrect use of due to/because of, and incorrect verb conjugation. Sample sentences are then provided on topics like education, national customs, village vs city life, local products, pollution and recycling, and early childhood memories.

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Common mistakes

*No subject after relative pronouns e.g. the girl who went to the party

The girl who she went to the party

*Due to/because of + noun e.g. We couldn’t study due to the poor condition of the library

*Due to/because of the fact that + normal sentence e.g. the education system has gotten worse
due to the fact that the government is not investing enough money in it.

*reported speech always goes in the past (remember past simple- past perfect, pero cuando
hablas de un hábito, puedes usar past simple otra vez e.g.

-my brother said that he had studied 5 subjects for A level

-my mum told me that when she was younger, she loved Marilyn Monroe

*3rd person singular changes!!!!

*when you don’t know the gender, use 3rd person plural e.g. the student complained that they
couldn’t find a job because he lacked practical experience

*todo el mundo= everyone/everybody

*todo el tiempo= all the time

Some useful sentences for each subject area

EDUCATION

*the standards of education have been getting worse (empeorando) over the past decade

*my mum told me that in her day, people had used to study harder

*it used to be easier to find a job, now it is much more difficult due to the economic situation

*On one hand, students are more qualified after university than before, but on the other hand
they have less practical experience

*Everyone should study at least one foreign language in school, it gives children a great
advantage in later life

*Home schooling ought to be considered by more people because of the many advantages
*If the government had invested more money in education, the quality of education would be
much better

*Due to the government investing money in other things, education has been suffering

*If students learnt practical skills like cooking and typing, they would be better prepared for
like after university.

*nowadays students have trouble finding a job because of their lack of practical experience

*To improve our education system, the government ought to invest money in more teachers,
practical skills classes and career talks.

NATIONAL CUSTOMS

*national customs have been constantly changing over time.

*I think that everyone should be proud of where they come from/ their country

*Local councils (local government) ought to invest more money in promoting national
traditions in towns and cities

*tradition used to be more important for people than nowadays

VILLAGE AND CITY LIFE

*living standards have been constantly changing over the past 20 years

*people used to have a lower/ higher standard of living

*the cost of living in a city is much greater than in a village

*many people are so used to village life that it is a shock when they move to the city

*if I had to choose, I would live…

*My mum told me that when she was young…

NATIONAL AND LOCAL PRODUCE AND PRODUCTS

*I think that people should buy local products because it helps the local economy

*if you had to choose between buying locally or nationally, I think you should...

*People used to buy more local products, but now...

*Due to globalisation, small business owners are losing trade


*buying local products is believed to be much healthier, because the food doesn't have to
travel such a long distance and therefore it doesn't lose its nutrients

*Before globalisation, almost all food had been grown locally

POLLUTION AND RECYCLING

*Everyone should recycle as much as possible

*the government ought to promote recycling more

*People didn't use to be aware of the growing problem of pollution,but now they are much
more conscious of it

*attitudes towards pollution have been changing over the past decade

*Nowaways, people are more aware of the damage being caused to the environment by
pollution

*due to pollution, we are facing many environmental problems such as acid rain

*If the government had raised more awareness of pollution and the effects of not recycling,
the Earth would not be in this damaged state

EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

*When I was young....

*I used to

*When I look back at my childhood memories, I think...

*Once upon a time, there was

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