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OM News # 78  - Delivered to 34276 subscribers

ISSN 1668-4877 - April 15, 2004

Hi, pals. We go on honoring our megaportal nickname, so we announce here another section: OM EVALUATE with 50 self-evaluation tests and automatic scoring. Our next section will be OM MISTAKE, another special area coming out next month. Again THANKS for recommending us and RATING our efforts by CLICKING HERE (you're rating us, right?). See you on May 1st.

Hola amigas/os. Continuamos haciendo honores al nombre de megaportal y estrenamos hoy otra nueva sección: OM EVALUATE con 50 exámenes autoevaluatorios con puntaje automático. Nuestra próxima sección será OM MISTAKE, otra división especial a publicarse el mes próximo. MUCHAS GRACIAS nuevamente por recomendarnos y POR CALIFICAR nuestros esfuerzos haciendo CLIC AQUI (¿nos estás calificando, no?). Nos vemos el 1° de mayo.

THIS ISSUE:

BRAND NEW SECTION
OM EVALUATE
(a real must for ESL students and teachers)

COMMON MISTAKES II
Among
Spanish-speaking
Students
(for ESL students
and teachers)

new section

Now you can practise American English using these 50 self-evaluation tests with automatic scoring. The SIX levels of difficulty range from Elementary, Beginner and Low Intermediate to Intermediate, High Intermediate and Advanced. If you are a student or a teacher, printable copies with automatic answers are also available. Start practising and enjoy them !!!
Ahora puedes practicar Inglés Americano utilizando estos 50 exámenes autoevaluatorios con puntaje automático. Los SEIS niveles de dificultad van de Elemental, Principiante e Intermedio Inferior a Intermedio, Intermedio Superior y Avanzado. Si eres estudiante o educador dispones también de copias imprimibles con respuestas automáticas para cada examen. Comienza a practicar y disfrútalos !!! 

Haz clic en
el logotipo
para visitar
OM EVALUATE

No dejes de visitar OM TEST. Podrás comprobar tu NIVEL DE INGLES mediante 12 tests progresivos con puntaje automático... Clic AQUÍ !!!

common mistakes II

Error correction is a fact of life for most educators. This SECOND collection shows mistakes found by teachers when they were correcting written papers or checking speaking tests. Try to learn them!!
La corrección de errores forma parte de la vida de la mayoría de los educadores. Esta SEGUNDA colección muestra fallas gramaticales que los profesores han encontrado al corregir pruebas escritas o al verificar exámenes orales. Intenta aprenderlo!!

WRONG

Kids are difficult to understand this situation.

RIGHT

It is difficult for kids to understand our situation.

WRONG

Different from me, my wife is proficient in French and Spanish.

RIGHT

Unlike me, my wife is proficient in French and Spanish.

WRONG

Her husband died in Minnesota plane crash last year.

RIGHT

Her husband was killed in Minnesota plane crash last year.

WRONG

Their brand new hotel attracts lots of customers.

RIGHT

Their brand new hotel attracts lots of guests.

WRONG

Who cooked this green salad ?

RIGHT

Who made this green salad ?

WRONG

Common students in Argentina do not wear a uniform.

RIGHT

The average students in Argentina do not wear a uniform.

WRONG

I am uncomfortable when they come home.

RIGHT

I don't feel well when they come home.

WRONG

Please, wait here. I'll come back in a second.

RIGHT

Please, wait here. I'll be back in a second.

WRONG

She has a bad cold, but her temperature went down.

RIGHT

She has a bad cold, but her temperature came down.

WRONG

The sun rises from the East.

RIGHT

The sun rises in the East.

WRONG

Let me examine your pulse.

RIGHT

Let me feel your pulse.

WRONG

Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.

RIGHT

Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.

WRONG

I get my salary twice a month.

RIGHT

I get paid twice a month..

GLOSSARY
kids: children (los niños, a los niños); unlike: not like (a diferencia de); crash: accident (accidente); attract: be attractive to (atraer); guest: client, visitor (cliente, visitante, huésped); average: approximately (promedio, término medio); wear: be dressed in (vestir, usar ropa); come down: decline, reduce (bajar, disminuir);  rise: move upwards (salir, aparecer, surgir); knock: deliver a sharp blow (golpear); I get paid: they pay me (me pagan); 

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