Corpus tasks
UNIT 1 Common mistakes
Circle the right words in each sentence.
1 I watched a play / a game of baseball. I went
with my grandfather.
2 I went to Paloma. It’s a nice place. I did / went
surfing and sailing.
3 We are going by car because the sports / sport
centre is quite far, isn’t it?
4 I like football because always there are / there
are always new players and new trainers. It’s the
most popular game in the world.
5 This play / game was the best of my life.
6 Yesterday I watched a football match with my
brother. I liked it because both team / teams
played very well.
UNIT 2 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in each
sentence. Write the correct sentences.
1 Hello, I sell / am selling my bike (it’s two years
old) because I’ve got a new one.
2 What time are you going to come? You can / are
bring some / a food and drinks.
3 The main food / meal of the day is at 3 pm
and you eat a first plate / course which can be
vegetables.
4 I eat chicken for / on lunch. My father cook /
cooks it for me.
5 When we have any celebrations, we are
preparing / prepare special food.
6 Sometimes we have got / have a desser /
dessert – ice cream or cake.
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UNIT 3 Common mistakes
Underline the right words in each sentence.
1 Every Friday we play a lot of song / songs
together, listen to music and learn - / about music.
2 In Spain, meal / meals are very different - / from
meals in England.
3 I love concerts. My prefer / favourite music is rock.
I play the drums / battery.
4 Do you play / Are you playing tennis in the
evening?
5 The music club that I go to is called “80’s nightlife”.
It’s open on / at Saturdays. There you can dance,
eat, drink and meet / make new friends.
6 Nick, I can’t come this week to the concert / to the
concert this week because we are going on / to
holiday.
7 I am free at / in the evening to come to a meeting
about the concert.
UNIT 4 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in each
sentence. Write the correct sentences.
1 When we celebrating / celebrate New Year, we
always have / having fish.
2 Maria and Julio gave me the latest / last CD of /
by Tokio Hotel. They are brilliant!
3 Yesterday I watched a football match at home.
The match was very excited / exciting.
4 What / How is your mobile - / like?
5 I’m not sure how long is it / it is, but I think it is
two hours. We must brig / bring a pencil.
6 I left my watch at your house last night. It’s very
important to / for me because it’s make of /
made of gold and very expensive.
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UNIT 5 Common mistakes
Circle the right words in each sentence.
1 Dear Ally, At the party, we dance / danced and
play / played a lot of games.
2 My course started on / in September. I have an
exam on 22nd November.
3 I watched a baseball competition with Peter.
I like / liked the competition because I played
baseball yesterday and now I loved / love it.
4 I went to Los Angeles and I lived / stayed at my
uncle’s house.
5 Every evening, I go to the gym at / from 7 to
8.30 pm.
6 Dear Sacha, I really enjoied / enjoyed my
holiday in Miami.
UNIT 6 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in bold. Write
the correct words.
1 The trainers were beautiful and the jumper
was very cheap. They cost not very much.
2 I enjoyed my holiday not. I went to Miami
for one week but the weather was terrible.
3 Who did you watched the competition with?
4 I’m writing this note to answer the questions you
did me in your note.
5 Do you see the sports championship yesterday?
Which sport do you saw?
6 I’m very sad because you don’t went to my
birthday party.
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UNIT 7 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in bold. Write
the correct words.
1 We went for sightsee and we took a lot of
picture.
2 I had a lot of fun on holiday because I went to
the mountains. I rided a horse and saw a lot’s
of films.
3 I watched football, tennis and rugby. I liked
it because we shouted and eated a lot.
4 I am very happy from my new mobile
phone. I can use the internet and do photo.
5 There are many beautiful sightseeing in
London.
6 Let’s go shopping! I will be free at 1 o’clock.
We could meat at the famouse CD shop.
UNIT 8 Common mistakes
Underline the right words in each sentence.
1 It’s a small phone so I can put it anywhere /
everywhere.
2 Please come here at 4.00 pm. And about the
clothes, bring any one / anyone / anything.
It doesn’t matter.
3 At home I have something / some thing / some
things but I don’t need them.
4 You don’t have to bring anything / any think / any
thing with you because on the first day it will just
be introducing ourselves.
5 You just need £10 for the skate park, but bring
some extra money so / because we can eat
something.
6 I’m very happy for / because you are going to
come to my house.
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UNIT 9 Common mistakes
Underline the right words in each sentence.
1 Thanks for your letter. I’ll come to your’s / to
your house on Tuesday after school.
2 I have a new lamp. It made / is made of metal.
3 I watched a tennis competition with my family.
We loved the tennis players, their / theirs games
and how they play with theirs / their rackets.
4 I bought a pair of trendy boots. They’re / It’s
made of leather and it / they cost £60.
5 I bought a mobile phone. It is made of / done
from metal, and it has the internet.
6 Next week is my / mine birthday.
UNIT 10 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in each
sentence. Write the correct sentences.
1 I’m going to paint my bedroom. Please come
next Monday with old clothes and a bit of / some
green paint.
2 I bought a lot of / many things but I didn’t spend
much / many money.
3 I hope you’ll like this information / these
informations.
4 Hello. My new mobile phone can take pictures
and can play musics / music, that’s why I like it.
5 I prefer Friday because I’ve got some / a free
time.
6 We played many / a lot of games and ate food
and cake. I got a lot of / many presents like story
books and games.
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UNIT 11 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in bold. Write
the correct words.
1 The weather in Puno was cold but in La Paz it
was a little bit hot.
2 I love it because my friends’ phones are very
good but mine is good.
3 It was too hot than previous holidays.
4 I go to a big pizza restaurant in Tarragona and
in this restaurant, the cooker cooks the pizza.
5 I went to the beach all day and ate seafoods. It
was very funny.
6 My mum is making your favourite plate. Steak
with salade.
UNIT 12 Common mistakes
Circle the right words in each sentence.
1 My hobby is play / playing the piano. I am good
at playing / play the piano.
2 I’m happy to come and see you this weekend.
I think I’ll travel by ship / a ship because it’s the
most cheapest / the cheapest way.
3 My mobile phone is the newest / latest model.
4 So I finally bought a mobile phone. It’s very
beatiful / beautiful and easy to use. But the best
thing that I like / the thing that I like best is the
price.
5 Thanks for helping me paint my bedroom. Wear
the wort / worst, dirtiest and uglyest / ugliest
clothes you have.
6 My best friend Salih. / Salih is my best friend.
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UNIT 13 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in bold. Write
the correct words.
1 If you want more information, you will talk with
our teacher.
2 Tomorrow you can come to my house. You
shouldn’t bring nothing.
3 We can meet at 10 pm because I must do my
homeworks.
4 You should came to my house at 4.00 pm. We
are going to the sports centre by car with my
mother.
5 You can come to my house at 5.30 pm
tomorrow evening. You shouldn’t bring nothing,
but if you want you can bring some cola.
6 My favourite meal is macaroni and cheese.
I eat it usually in my house or at a restaurant.
UNIT 14 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in bold. Write
the correct words.
1 To get to my house is very easy. Across the
road from our school and turn the first left.
2 You must take the circle road and my home is
oppisite the school.
3 I’m glad you can come at my house tomorrow.
Walk past the cinema and then take left to get
here.
4 Then go straighton and turn right. Go straight
on and my house it’s opposite the bank.
5 To go to my house, you just have to
follow your street and turn left two times.
6 I went to Paris. I saw the Eiffel Tower, I went to
a lot of french restaurants and I walked to the
beautiful roads of Paris.
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UNIT 15 Common mistakes
Underline the right words in each sentence.
1 It was a / It was good weather and the sun was
shining / was shine.
2 I went to my cousin’s house. The weather was
coldly / cold and windy / windly. I wore many /
a lot of sweaters.
3 I enjoyed my holidays a lot and I went to
Canada. There were snowing / It was snowing
and it was freezing! I made two snowmen with
my dad and it was fun.
4 The place we can go to is the zoo. Is / It is great
because it has a robotic wild bear.
5 This holiday I went to London. I went to very
intresting / interesting museums and buildings.
The weather was cloudy and there was a lot of
foggy / fog.
6 It was a great competition, because all the
people that was watching / were watching were
very excited.
UNIT 16 Common mistakes
Circle the right words in each sentence.
1 When I was seen / was watching the basketball
game I was alone, but now Peter is here.
2 Yesterday I went to the hockey competition
at / in the club. I went with Maira because she
played / was playing.
3 I was on holiday in Vung Tau. It was great! We
went fishing and Dad caught / catched a lot of
fish.
4 The last week / Last week I watched a football
match with my friends. While I watched / I was
watching the game, all my friends laught /
laughed.
5 I went to the beach. I was swimming / swam in
the ocean, and I was catching / caught some
crabs.
6 I went to La Pasiva to eat three hot dogs. Then
I went to the beach. Suddenly / Suddenley it
started to rainy / rain and we had to come / to
come back.
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UNIT 17 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in bold. Write
the correct words.
1 I’m happy because you going to come my
house.
2 Do you go to the concert ? The concert is in
Saturday.
3 It is going to be a musical and is going to be
held on Saturday evening in Park Avenue.
This is going to be the biggest musical in this
month.
4 Where’s going to be the wedding?
5 Hello, next Saturday I’ll be a rock
concert. Would you like to go with me?
6 You like go with me to a concert on Satrday?
UNIT 18 Common mistakes
Underline the right words in each sentence.
1 We are going / going to paint my bedroom blue,
you need stay / to be / be here at 3 pm. Why
don’t you come / comes in old clothes?
2 How about Sunday? It’ll be sunny. And I want to
talk to you after the film. Shall we go / going to a
café?
3 Hello Sarah, let’s / let us meet a / at 4 pm, then
we can take a taxi to get to the sports centre.
4 My friend Meltem gave me a CD player! I like it
very much because / becouse it was / is very
beatiful / beautiful.
5 You need arrive / to arrive at 7 pm so / because
we going / are going at 7.30 pm.
6 Hey Jo, lets / let’s go somewhere / somewere
like Hawasan Falls!
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UNIT 19 Common mistakes
Circle the right words in each sentence.
1 Tomorrow you had / have to come at 6 o’clock.
You doesn’t had / don’t have / don’t had to bring
anything, all the things are in my house.
2 I think the class start / starts at 4 pm and finishes /
finish at 5 pm. We have draw / have to draw a
picture.
3 We have to bring / have bring with us five
pencils, a ruller / ruler, a rubber / ruber and a
sketch book.
4 We can go to the sports centre. You don’t need
wear anything / to wear nothing / to wear
anything special.
5 Yesterday, I bought some new trainers, a T-shirt
and a towell / towel. I bought them because I
saw them and I liked it / them.
6 Hi Jo, I’m Irene. I will give you information for
the new art class. There / It is from Monday to
Friday at 3 o’clock. You haven’t / don’t have to
bring anything.
UNIT 20 Common mistakes
Cross out the wrong words in bold. Write
the correct words.
1 Yesterday, I watched a very famouse sailing
race with my parents. It was realy exciting!
2 I know about Thai food more than any other
contry’s food. We eat rice eveyday and a lots
of vegetables and seafood.
3 I liked it because it’s too funny and I love
sports.
4 My new friend very likes helping me.
5 I had a quite nice time at the party last
night, but you missed me very much.
6 I will be able to help with the concert like finding
musiceans for example. Call me if you need
more informations.