This document provides feedback on a student's work about languages and discusses typical mistakes made. It notes that the student used specific vocabulary related to languages and new expressions to give opinions. However, it identifies some common errors around subject-verb agreement when referring to people, use of other/another, capitalizing language names, and contractions. The document concludes by offering advice to write an introduction and conclusion, plan writing, and avoid going off topic by writing too much.

1. Unit 1
Languages

2. Marking code
Good job!
Not bad, but it could be
better
You really need to work on
this

3. • Most of you have used specific vocab such as
native speaker, lingua franca, second
language, global language…
• You have used new expressions to give
opinons: if you ask me, personally I think….

4. TYPICAL MISTAKES
• People + plural verb
• Other, another
• Another + singular: It is important to
speak another language.
• Other + plural: It is crucial to speak
other languages

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6. TYPICAL MISTAKES
• Spelling:
• Languages with CAPITAL LETTERS!!
• Don’t use contractions
• it, small <i>

7. TYPICAL MISTAKES
• Vocabulary
I know Spanish and French.
• Most
In the UK most people cannot speak
other languages.

8. TYPICAL MISTAKES
• On the other hand = however.
• To add more info:
- besides
- in addition
- also
- apart from that
- furthermore

9. • Write an intro and a conclusion.
• Plan before you write.
• Don’t write too much, or you may go off
topic.
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