Common errors made by Brazilians when speaking English

1. Freedom to Achieve
Erros de Inglês
Mais comun com Brasileiros

2. Pretend/Intend
pretend=finger pretender =
intend
•I pretend to learn
English.
•I pretend to go to the
USA.
•I intend to learn
English.
•I intend to go to
Texas.

3. For To
•This gift is to you. •This gift is for you.
•I am giving this gift
to you.
•I am going to the
doctor’s office.

4. Do you know?
•Do you know New
York?
•Do you know Brazil?
•Do you know how to
get around New York?
•How well do you know
Atlanta?
•Have you ever been
to Rio?
•Have you ever been
to New York?

5. Have/There is
•Have many people
living in New York.
•Have a lot of crime
in San Francisco.
•There are many
people living in Los
Angeles.
•There is a lot of
crime in Miami.

6. Simple Present/Present Continuous
•He cannot go
because he studies
now.
•I go to store.
•I am studying now.
•We are going to New
York.
•He goes to the gym
every day.
•She studies
continually.

7. At/On/In
• She is in work.
• He is in home.
• We are in First Street.
• He is at work.
• She is in her office.
• We are at home.
• They are in the house.
• Do you live in Alabama?
• I live on First Street, in
Raleigh.
• He has a shop on
Broadway Street.

8. Shopping
•I am going to the
shopping.
•The shopping is
closed.
•I am going to the mall.
•The mall is closed.
•A shopping center is a
location with several
stores.
•A shopping mall is a
closed area with many
stores.

9. Pronounciation
•Beach and Bitch
•Ship and Sheep
•World
•Th
•R

10. Alphabet
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
•D
•E
•H
•I
•J
•K
•Q
•R
•V
•W
•X
•Y

11. Questions
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