Typical mistakes of Polish speakers. Learn English with Free English Study Pages from The Language Project UK
1. We would very much like to meet yours journalists next week.
1. We would very much like to meet your journalists next week.
English possessive adjectives like "your" don't change when they are plural.
2. Most people don't pay enough attention to important things in their live.
2. Most people don't pay enough attention to important things in their lives .
"Lives" should be plural because it belongs to many people (their).
3. You asked me about what there is to do in night: here are some advices.
3. You asked me about what there is to do at night. Here is some advice .
Advice is uncountable in English.
4. Before my holidays, I always check I have everything what is necessary.
4. Before I my holidays, I always check I have everything that is necessary.
We do not use "what" as a relative pronoun.
5. I like taking photos - they are good for keep memories of my travels.
5. I like taking photos - they are a good way of keeping memories of my travels.
We need a noun phrase after the adjective "good".
6. Nowdays, it is difficult to find a good job. On the future, it will be impossible.
6. Nowadays it is difficult to find a good job. In the future it will be impossible.
We use the preposition "in" with the future / the past.
7. I think that it is possible that soon everyone will be eat ready-made food.
7. I think it is possible that soon everyone will eat ready-made food.
We do not need "be" with the future form "will".
8. I think it's good learning English - we will certainly need this in our jobs.
8. I think learning English is good - we will certainly need this in our jobs.
It is better to make "learning English" the subject of the verb "is".
9. Is it true that our lives are controlled by maschines? Many people think it.
9. Is it true that our lives are controlled by machines ? Many people think it is .
There is no"s" in the English word "machines".
10. The computer is slowly going to dominate every aspect of our lives.
10. Correct.
11. 50% of young people does not think school is a very useful experience.
11. 50% of young people do not think that school is a very useful experience.
"People" is plural so we need the plural verb "do".
12. I spent a wonderful afternoon walking arround the city centre.
12. I spent a wonderful afternoon walking around the city centre.
The English word "around" has only one "r".
This page is to help English students from Poland or if your first language is Polish.
In the past many Polish students have come to our school to learn English. These are some of their errors.
