domingo, 5 de febrero de 2012

Learning about my english level


Question you got wrong                      
Language ítem
My mistake / Correction
Reflection
4, 4) What is your home town ..?
Simple present question
4.What is your home town situate?/ What is your home town like?
it's a form of be able of talk about a description of native land.
6) How … are you?

Adjectives
How long are you?/ how heavy are you?
the meaning of the sentence is about your weight, it ain't a measure 
14) This beer tastes
Adverbs
This beer tastes well/ This beer tastes lovely
this form suits on well with the context
16) She knows that she … to pay now.

Modal verbs
She knows that she should to pay now./ She knows that she ought to pay now.
When I say "ought" it is another modal verb different to should because it isn't an advice it'll do now.
20) They were .. hard questions that I had no chance.

Past Progressive
They were so hard questions that I had no chance/ They were such hard questions that I had no chance
this form suits on well with the context
23) It's all right, we … hurry. We have plenty of time.

Simple present tense
It's all right, we shouldn’t hurry. We have plenty of time./ It's all right, we needn’t  hurry. We have plenty of time.
the context means it is not an advice it shows another form of write the tense in simple present 
26) Mr Haines wants ..¦ to his office.

Simple present tense
Mr Haines wants you come to his office/ Mr Haines wants you to come to his office
To is like an auxiliary that  in this case show Mr haines' authorithy
40) What about …for a walk?
Present Progressive
What about to go for a walk?/ What about going for a walk?
It's an american expression 
41) I made one or two mistakes, but … of my answers were correct.

Comparative and superlative
I made one or two mistakes, but more of my answers were correct./ I made one or two mistakes, but most of my answers were correct.
It's totally incorrect If we say most we'd say this is Most bigger than other thing.
58) Is … than his father?

Comparative adjective
Is matt more tall than his father?/ Is Matt taller than his father?
Compartive is like I can talk about something more  Taller than anything.
60)  is it from here to Berlin?


How long is it from here to Berlin?/ how far is it from here to Berlin

It means a distance among here and berlin but in the context it most clear Far 
64) I  drink beer than wine.
Modal Verbs
I prefer drink beer than wine./ I would rather drink beer than wine.
It's a comparative form of description with a modal verb 
69) The financial director ……… for almost an hour.

Present Progressive
The financial director kept us to wait for almost an hour./ The financial director kept us waiting for almost an hour.

I'm not talking in Simple present it's the same case "what about going for a walk" we use with ing at the end.
71) I didn't realise that the coffee shop was ……… the other side of the road.

Prepositions
 I didn't realise that the coffee shop was by the other side of the road./  I didn't realise that the coffee shop was on the other side of the road.

I chose by the road because I Listened it in a song but when I want talk about the road or 
72) We have ……… for a receptionist but haven't appointed anyone yet.

Present Perfect
We have announced for a receptionist but haven't appointed anyone yet./ We have advertised for a receptionist but haven't appointed anyone yet.
" We have advertised" is the correct way of talk about search a job
73) She's very beautiful but that kind of woman doesn't ……… to me.

Present Simple Tense
She's very beautiful but that kind of woman doesn’t attract to me/ She's very beautiful but that kind of woman doesn't appeal to me
this form suits on well with the context
82) Hubert is an uncle of ……… .

Possessive
 Hubert is an uncle of kim/  Hubert is an uncle of kim’s
always a person who is the owner or has a relation with the subject at the end has 's  
83) We discussed the house plans ……… our way to the shops.

Prepositions
We discussed the house plans in our way to the shops./ We discussed the house plans on our way to the shops.
actually I've just learnt this.



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