1. WRITING MISTAKES 1
ADVANCED LEVEL. EOI REUS 2008/09
WRITING MISTAKES 1
TRY TO FIND THE MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND
CORRECT THEM.
 If someone wonders why to play the guitar was my secret ambition I think that it
will be easy to be explained.
 … during those gatherings we were chatting and singing.
 … which factor or factors cause people develop the Alzheimer’s symptoms.
 … have to go abroad to continuous their studies.
 In the future I realize that will be a big problem when we will have to make the
will.
 We are elated because in each season of the year you have something
different and special to do.
 We wouldn’t want that they could quarrel for the hereditary, so …
 … but there is a thing I would like a lot and it’s to become to dominate two
foreign languages.
 People sometimes think that to learn English is easy, perhaps if I study
engineering they respected more.
 I don’t have time enough to understand.
 …, but so is a target more easy for me because is similar to the Catalan.
 I want to tell us my secret ambition because I think is quite interesting.
 Because of it I want to learn to pilot a plane, because I want to fly around the
world with my own plane.
 I need a lot of money to pay the degree, that costs thousands of Euros.
 … now there are a lot of pilots, so whereas you can have finished the degree,
you will find it difficult to find a job.
 Half the adults in Spain suffer from overweight.
 … and a way of life more and more sedentary.
 since I was finished my career as an athlete …
 It would be a good challenge to me.
 Nowadays, I am training myself so hard; I go to the gym, …
 … about write techniques of my favorite novelists.
 As I am aware that achieve an overnight success is very difficult, …
 Meanwhile the success don’t arrive I am patient and I work hard.
 Although, becoming a singer star wasn’t easy.
 Even, I made my family listen to me.
 At the beginning this haven’t to be a secret ambition, but …

2. WRITING MISTAKES 1
ADVANCED LEVEL. EOI REUS 2008/09
 Although it could be possible past one or two of those exams, …
 Despite of the difficulty, this days I feel thrilled …
 … difficult ways to do by bicycle.
 … you need to be quiet to recover yourself and get stronger for next season.
 Please, let me know your decision as soon as possible …
 … climbing these mountains is a mountaineer’s dream.
 Extreme ascents are as famous for climbers who died trying to conquer the
summit as for those who …
 I would love experiencing contrasting living ways.
 I would pass some time …
 I could understand easier life around me.
 They say that with effort and perseverance all can be done, but no one explains
something about work contacts,…
 I think lucky really exist, but I usually added on this tense this phrase …
 The surprise came up when I realized that I wasn’t going to …
 That is what I think it has influenced in my decision to …
ANSWERS
 If someone wonders why playing the guitar was my secret ambition I think that it
is easy to explain.
 … in those gatherings we would/used to chat and sing.
 … which factor or factors may/might cause people to develop the Alzheimer’s
symptoms.
 … have to go abroad to continue/carry their studies.
 In the future I realize there will be a big problem when we have to sign/draw up
our will.
 We are elated because there is something different and special to do every
season of the year/all year round.
 We wouldn’t want them to quarrel about their inheritance, so …
 … but there is a thing I would like a lot and it is to be able to speak fluently/
master two foreign languages.
 People sometimes think that learning English is easy, perhaps if I studied
Engineering, they would respect me more.
 I don’t have enough time to understand.
 …, but it is an easier target for me because it is similar to Catalan.
 I want to tell you about my secret ambition because I think it is quite interesting.

3. WRITING MISTAKES 1
ADVANCED LEVEL. EOI REUS 2008/09
 Because of this, I want to learn to pilot a plane, because I’d like to fly around the
world with my own plane.
 I need a lot of money to pay for the degree, which costs thousands of euros.
 … now there are a lot of pilots, so even though/although/despite the fact that
you may have finished the degree, you will find it difficult to find a job.
 Half the adults in Spain are overweight/suffer from obesity.
 … and a more and more sedentary way of life.
 since I finished my career as an athlete …
 It would be a daunting/enormous/exciting/huge challenge to me.
 Nowadays, I am training really/extremely/rather hard; I go to the gym, …
 … about writing techniques my favourite novelists used.
 As I am aware that achieving an overnight success in the literary world is
incredibly/extremely/rather difficult, …
 While I keep waiting for success to be at my reach, I will continue to be patient
and work hard.
 However/Nevertheless, becoming a star wasn’t easy.
 I even made my family listen to me whenever I could/at certain times.
 At the beginning this does not have to be a secret ambition, but …
 Although it could be possible that I passed one or two of those exams, …
 Despite the difficulty, these days I feel thrilled …
 … difficult paths to follow/cross/run/ride by bicycle.
 … you need to rest to recover and get stronger for the next season.
 Please, let me know about your decision as soon as possible …
 … climbing these mountains is every/any mountaineer’s dream.
 Extreme ascents are as famous for climbers who died trying to conquer their
summit as for those who …
 I would love to experience contrasting ways of life.
 I would spend some time …
 I could understand life around me more easily.
 They say that everything can be achieved with effort and perseverance, but no
one refers to/centres on/focuses on work contacts,…
 I think lucky people really exist/luck really exists, but I usually add the following
phrase …
 It took me by surprise/It came as a surprise when I realized that I wasn’t going
to …
 That is what I think has influenced my decision to …