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Watch the interview with Nihan again. She makes some errors when she is speaking. Listen and write
down six errors you hear. Decide whether they are errors of grammar, lexis or pronunciation and what
the issue is. Use the notepad to make notes.
Your responses
Lexis
1. They make some tests to him or her. Correction: They give them tests/They have to do some
tests. Collocation- do a test.
2. I show their ways. Correction: I show them their options/possibilities. Wrong choice of lexis.
3. We connected with Europe university. Correction: We are connected with a European university
or European universities. Word formation of Nouns/adjectives.
4. They are not similar like this. Correction: They are not similar to… Collocation- similar to.
5. The firstly, I was surprised. Correction: At first, I was surprised/ First, I was surprised… Use of
spoken discourse markers- first, second….
6. But in here we have one and half hour lessons. Correction: But here we have one and half hour
lessons. Unnecessary use of preposition.
Grammar