Common English Mistakes in Lesson Plans by Slovak Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Slovak speakers from Slovakia when writing a Lesson Plan in English.

Mistake Example #1

Struggles with perfect tenses ('I am here since three years')

In today's lesson plan, we are focusing on the topic of environmental conservation. I hamve been teaching this subject sincefor two years, and it is important for students to understand how they can contribute to saving the planet. By the end of the lesson, students will have learned about recycling and how they can start to implement these practices in their daily lives.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Very good! I just needed to make the verb tense consistent."

In today's lesson plan, we are focusing on the topic of environmental conservation. I have been teaching this subject for two years, and it is important for students to understand how they can contribute to saving the planet. By the end of the lesson, students will have learned about recycling and how they can start to implement these practices in their daily lives.

In today's lesson plan, we are focusing on the topic of environmental conservation. I am teaching this subject since two years, and it is important for students to understand how they can contribute to saving the planet. By the end of the lesson, students will have learned about recycling and how they can start to implement these practices in their daily lives.

Mistake Example #2

Omitting 'it' as a subject in dummy subject sentences ('Is raining' instead of 'It is raining')

Lesson Plan: Today, focus on learning about weather. It is important to understand how weather affects daily life. First, discuss different types of weather conditions. Then, students will create aweather chart. Finally, theclass will watcha video about climate change and discuss how it is impacting our world.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"This was very good! Just a few small changes were needed to address grammar issues. "

Lesson Plan: Today, focus on learning about weather. It is important to understand how weather affects daily life. First, discuss different types of weather conditions. Then, students will create a weather chart. Finally, the class will watch a video about climate change and discuss how it is impacting our world.

Lesson Plan: Today, focus on learning about weather. Is important to understand how weather affects daily life. First, discuss different types of weather conditions. Then, students will create weather chart. Finally, class will watch video about climate change and discuss how is impacting our world.

Mistake Example #3

Incorrect placement of adjectives ('The car red' instead of 'The red car')

Today's lesson plan focuses on thefarm animalsfarm. We will start with the activity fun where students will draw thea big cow bigand the piga pinkpig. Afterthat, we will read a shorthe story shortabout the doga brown dogand the cat blackcat. This will help students understand the order ofadjectivesorder in English sentences.

Text corrected by:
Michele A., Boston, Massachusetts; United States

"I corrected the order of the adjectives and nouns in some of these phrases."

Today's lesson plan focuses on farm animals. We will start with the activity fun where students will draw a big cow and a pink pig. After that, we will read a short story about a brown dog and a black cat. This will help students understand the order of adjectives in English sentences.

Today's lesson plan focus on the animals farm. We will start with the activity fun where students will draw the cow big and the pig pink. After, we will read the story short about the dog brown and the cat black. This will help students understand the adjectives order in English sentences.