ACADEMIC WRITING MISTAKES
Выбор правильных слов в английском языке не так и прост. Слова могут быть официального или разговорного стиля (+ сленг). Использовать слова разговорной речи, когда пишешь деловое письмо или рецензию, будет большой ошибкой. Например, одну и ту же ситуацию можно выразить разными словами.
Formal | Informal | Slang |
| I am angry | I'm mad | I'm pissed off. |
| my father | my dad | my old man |
| What you are proposing does not seem feasible | I don't think your plan sounds all that possible | That plan's crap. |
| It was a pleasure meeting you | See you around | Later, dude. |
Представленные ниже ошибки основаны на различиях между формальным и разговорным вариантами английского. Если первый вариант уместен в разговорной речи, то второй используется в написании эссе, докладов и рецензий (ACADEMIC WRITING).
Проверьте, сколько ошибок вы делаете:) И бегом на курсы разговорного английского!
COLLOQUIAL | FORMAL |
| Diana likes her apartment a lot There are lots of books in our library | Diana likes her apartment very much There are many books in our library. |
Among – больше, чем 2; between – только 2 | |
Discussions between our group members were often very lively. | Discussions among our group members were often very lively. |
Используйте about, а не around, чтобы указывать на время и расстояние | |
| The class usually begins around nine. | The class usually begins at about nine. |
Не используйте "because" после "reason" | |
| The reason for our flight delay is because of bad weather. | The reason for our flight delay is the bad weather. |
| Используйте "as", когда сравниваете действия, "like", когда сравниваете вещи. | |
| Alan wants to write a new essay, just like Sarah does. | Alan wants to write a new essay just as Sarah does. |
| Избегайте "like" и "maybe", когда оцениваете; используйте "approximately", "perhaps" или "about" | |
| There were like thirty people at my birthday party. | There were approximately thirty people at my birthday party. |