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  • Error Correction: Register and Style (PDF)

    Error Correction: Register and Style (PDF)

    Error correction register and style is the C1 advanced self-editing skill that targets the subtle register-and-style errors that distinguish C1 fluency from B2 polish. The worksheet covers errors in formality matching (get in academic writing), academic-register slippage (using show where demonstrate is needed), idiomatic over-reach (using idioms in formal writing), connotation mistakes (childish vs childlike), and over-nominalisation in academic prose. Learners build the stylistic self-editing skill that C1 examiners reward directly.

    This worksheet builds C1 self-editing fluency with register and style errors.

    What’s inside:

    • A bank of 25 sentences with one register or style error each
    • Error-category labels with explanatory notes
    • Rewriting task: produce register-appropriate alternatives
    • Self-check protocol for own academic and formal writing
    • Teacher Notes with C1 assessment criteria

    Common challenges: Register-precision at C1 — recognising that get is fine in some contexts and disastrous in others. Idiom-appropriateness: when to use, when to avoid. Connotation tracking: childish (negative) vs childlike (positive) — same root, opposite charge.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR C1, in advanced classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Supports Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) and C2 Proficiency (CPE) Writing assessment. Part of the Error Correction collection — the natural next step is Learner Error Awareness: German Speakers.

  • Error Correction: Common Vocabulary Mistakes (PDF)

    Error Correction: Common Vocabulary Mistakes (PDF)

    Error correction common vocabulary mistakes is the B2 self-editing skill that targets the lexical errors that distinguish B1 from B2 writing. The worksheet covers the high-frequency vocabulary errors: false friends (sensible meaning sensitive), collocation errors (make a decision vs take a decision — the L1-transfer trap), register slips (get in formal writing), word-formation mistakes (development vs developement), and confusable pairs (affect vs effect, principal vs principle).

    This worksheet builds B2 self-editing fluency with vocabulary errors.

    What’s inside:

    • A bank of 30 sentences with one vocabulary error each
    • Error-category labels (false friend, collocation, register, formation, confusable)
    • Correction task with brief explanation
    • Self-check vocabulary protocol
    • Teacher Notes with B2 error prevalence data

    Common challenges: False-friend awareness at B2 — recognising that an obvious cognate may carry different meaning. Collocation memory: no rule produces correct collocations; they must be learned. Register awareness: knowing when get is fine and when it’s wrong.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Supports Cambridge B2 First (FCE) through C2 Proficiency (CPE) Writing assessment. Part of the Error Correction collection — the natural next step is Common Pronunciation Mistakes.

  • Error Correction: Common Pronunciation Mistakes (PDF)

    Error Correction: Common Pronunciation Mistakes (PDF)

    Error correction common pronunciation mistakes is the B1–B2 spoken-language self-editing skill that targets the recurring pronunciation errors learners produce. The worksheet covers high-frequency mistakes: /ð/ vs /d/ (this → dis), /θ/ vs /s/ (think → sink), vowel-pair collapses (ship/sheep), word-stress shifts on noun-verb pairs (RECord/reCORD), -ed ending pronunciation, and weak-form confusion. Learners build the pronunciation self-monitoring skill that distinguishes confident speakers from passive ones.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 self-editing fluency with pronunciation errors.

    What’s inside:

    • A bank of common pronunciation error patterns with target forms
    • Listening-and-discrimination drills with minimal pairs
    • Self-recording task: produce target sounds and compare to model
    • Strategy guide for self-monitoring during speaking
    • Teacher Notes with L1-specific error guidance

    Common challenges: Self-monitoring under speaking pressure is the central challenge — most pronunciation errors are systematic and L1-driven, but speakers can’t hear themselves in real time. Recording-and-listening protocol: speak, listen back, identify, retry. Specific L1 patterns: Spanish /b/-/v/, German final-consonant devoicing, French /h/ deletion.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Supports Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) through C1 Advanced (CAE) Speaking. Part of the Error Correction collection — the natural next step is Register and Style Errors.

  • Error Correction: Common Grammar Mistakes (PDF)

    Error Correction: Common Grammar Mistakes (PDF)

    Error correction common grammar mistakes is the B1–B2 self-editing skill that systematically targets the recurring errors B1–B2 learners produce. The worksheet covers the highest-frequency grammar errors: tense misuse (I have seen him yesterday), missing third-person -s, do/does in third person, prepositional errors, article errors, and conditional-form mismatches. Learners build the error-recognition skill that distinguishes self-editing writers from passive ones.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 self-editing fluency with grammar errors.

    What’s inside:

    • A bank of 30 sentences with one grammar error each
    • Error-category labels to help learners identify the type
    • Correction task with brief explanation of each rule
    • Self-check protocol for own writing
    • Teacher Notes with B1–B2 error prevalence data

    Common challenges: Error blindness at B1–B2 — learners often can’t see the mistakes they themselves make repeatedly. Internalising rules vs spotting violations: knowing the rule isn’t the same as applying it under writing pressure. Re-reading-for-errors as a deliberate writing habit.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Supports Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) through C1 Advanced (CAE) Writing assessment. Part of the Error Correction collection — the natural next step is Common Vocabulary Mistakes.

  • Error Correction: Learner Error Awareness Mixed L1 Backgrounds (PDF)

    Error Correction: Learner Error Awareness Mixed L1 Backgrounds (PDF)

    Learner error awareness mixed L1 backgrounds is the B1–B2 universal self-editing skill that targets errors common across diverse L1 groups. The worksheet covers errors that recur across many L1s: article use (problematic for L1s without articles), tense-aspect alignment, preposition selection (idiomatic and unpredictable), word-order variations, and register-and-formality awareness. Learners build self-editing skills that work regardless of L1.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 self-editing fluency across diverse L1 backgrounds.

    What’s inside:

    • A bank of 30 sentences with errors common across L1 groups
    • Error-category labels with rules and examples
    • Self-diagnostic task: identify which error patterns you produce
    • Targeted-practice protocol
    • Teacher Notes with mixed-class teaching guidance

    Common challenges: Universal vs L1-specific errors — some errors recur across L1s (article use, prepositions), some are L1-specific (German also, Spanish embarazada). Mixed-class teaching: surfacing errors that affect different sub-groups differently.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2 in mixed-L1 classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Supports Cambridge exam preparation at all levels. Part of the Error Correction collection — the natural next step is Common Grammar Mistakes.

  • Error Correction: Learner Error Awareness Spanish Speakers (PDF)

    Error Correction: Learner Error Awareness Spanish Speakers (PDF)

    Learner error awareness Spanish speakers is the B1–B2 L1-specific self-editing skill that targets the predictable errors Spanish speakers produce. The worksheet covers high-frequency Spanish-L1 errors: subject-pronoun dropping (Is raining for It’s raining), false friends (sensible, embarazada, éxito), the people-is number error, have-for-be in age (I have 30 years), and over-use of the with generalisations (The communication is important). Learners gain explicit L1-contrastive awareness.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 self-editing fluency with Spanish-L1 errors.

    What’s inside:

    • A bank of 30 sentences with Spanish-L1 errors and corrections
    • L1-contrastive explanations for each error
    • Self-recognition task: which errors do you make?
    • Targeted-practice protocol for individual error reduction
    • Teacher Notes with Spanish-L1 teaching guidance

    Common challenges: Pro-drop habit (omitting subject pronouns) is automatic in Spanish; English requires explicit subjects. False-friend lexicon is dense and traps even strong speakers. Article-with-generalisation: Spanish La comunicación es clave → English needs zero article.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2 who are native Spanish speakers, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Supports Cambridge exam preparation at all levels. Part of the Error Correction collection — the natural next step is Learner Error Awareness: Mixed L1 Backgrounds.

  • Error Correction: Learner Error Awareness German Speakers (PDF)

    Error Correction: Learner Error Awareness German Speakers (PDF)

    Learner error awareness German speakers is the B1–B2 L1-specific self-editing skill that targets the predictable errors German speakers produce. The worksheet covers high-frequency German-L1 errors: Present-Perfect-with-yesterday (I have seen him yesterday), word-order in subordinate clauses (because I have time), the also-false-friend (Also, I went home meaning “Therefore”), mustn’t-vs-don’t have to confusion, and Präsens-for-future (I see him tomorrow). Learners gain explicit L1-contrastive awareness.

    This worksheet builds B1–B2 self-editing fluency with German-L1 errors.

    What’s inside:

    • A bank of 30 sentences with German-L1 errors and corrections
    • L1-contrastive explanations for each error
    • Self-recognition task: which errors do you make?
    • Targeted-practice protocol for individual error reduction
    • Teacher Notes with German-L1 teaching guidance

    Common challenges: Habitual nature of L1-transfer errors — they feel correct because they’re produced automatically. Awareness is the first step; deliberate practice is the second. Specific challenges: aspect-and-tense alignment, modal-verb semantics, false-friend lexicon.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1–B2 who are native German speakers, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Supports Cambridge exam preparation at all levels. Part of the Error Correction collection — the natural next step is Learner Error Awareness: Spanish Speakers.