Typical mistakes of Chinese speakers. Learn English with Free English Study Pages from The Language Project UK
1. I come from Beijing. There is very famous.
1. I come from Beijing. It is very famous.
We use "it" to replace things and places.
2. I live in a nice town in the country. It call Yangshuo.
2. I live in a nice town in the country. It's called Yangshuo.
"It's called" Is passive: Verb be + past participle.
3. I really enjoyed New York. It's a lot of history there.
3. I really enjoyed New York. There's a lot of history there.
We use "there" to say what is in a place.
4. I'm very like shopping and eating out in restaurants.
4. I really like shopping and eating out in restaurants.
We use the adverb "really" before verbs to show degree.
5. Bristol has got everything you need but it's not quite big.
5. Bristol has got everything you need but it's not too big .
We use "not too +adjective" to describe something positive.
6. When I first came here, I found ever thing new and very different.
6. When I first came here, I found everything new and very different.
"Everything" is one word and it has a "y".
7. One of the problems I had was where I lived. It was too far from the centre.
7. Correct.
8. I am not used to English beer. But I am very interested in beer's history.
8. I am not used to English beer. But I am very interested in the history of beer.
We normally only use the "'s" possessive with people and animals.
9. Shops in Australia don't open at the same daily time as ours do in China.
9. Shops in Australia don't open every day as ours do in China.
We use "there" to say what is in a place.
10. If you go to a foreign city it's a good idea to take a map about there.
10. If you go to a foreign city it's a good idea to take a map of the city .
"A map of the city" is common fixed expression that English people always use.
11. I love the cinema. So I go to there maybe two times every week.
11. I love cinema. So I go there maybe twice a week.
We use the word "twice" instead of "two times".
12. Liveing abroad is difficult. You have to used to many different things.
12.Living abroad is difficult. You have to get used to many different things.
We use "get used to" for learning new habits in a new place.
This page is to help English students from China or if your first language is Chinese.
In the past many Chinese students have come to our school to learn English. These are some of their errors.
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