Common English Mistakes in Lesson Plans by Ukrainian Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

Using 'will' incorrectly in conditionals ('If it will rain, I will stay' instead of 'If it rains, I will stay')

Lesson Plan: Today, we will discuss the water cycle and its importance. If it willrains tomorrow, we will collect rainwater for our experiment. Students will learn how water moves through the environment and why it is essential for life. If it will bes sunny, we will go outside to observe evaporation in action.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I changed the verb tense in the clauses that begin with "If"."

Lesson Plan: Today, we will discuss the water cycle and its importance. If it rains tomorrow, we will collect rainwater for our experiment. Students will learn how water moves through the environment and why it is essential for life. If it is sunny, we will go outside to observe evaporation in action.

Lesson Plan: Today, we will discuss the water cycle and its importance. If it will rain tomorrow, we will collect rainwater for our experiment. Students will learn how water moves through the environment and why it is essential for life. If it will be sunny, we will go outside to observe evaporation in action.

Mistake Example #2

Confusion with word order ('Always I go to the store' instead of 'I always go to the store')

Lesson Plan for English Class: Today we will discussabout the importance of reading books. First, students will read a short story and then they will answer questions about it. AI alwaysI encouragemy students to share their thoughts with the class. After, we will have a group activity where students create their own story.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I made a small change to the word order and polished up the text. Nice work!"

Lesson Plan for English Class: Today we will discuss the importance of reading books. First, students will read a short story and then they will answer questions about it. I always encourage my students to share their thoughts with the class. After, we will have a group activity where students create their own story.

Lesson Plan for English Class: Today we will discuss about the importance of reading books. First, students will read a short story and then they will answer questions about it. Always I encourage students to share their thoughts with the class. After, we will have a group activity where students create their own story.

Mistake Example #3

Skipping articles ('I bought car' instead of 'I bought a car')

Lesson Plan: Today we will learn about thesolar system. First, we willdiscussthe planets and their order from thesun. Students will draw apicture ofthe solar system and label each planet. After that, we will watcha video about how planets orbit thesun. Finally, we willhavea quiz to testour knowledge on the topic.

Text corrected by:
Miss E., Cyprus, Europe

"Please remember to use articles in your content. For example, "learn about solar system" should be "learn about the solar system" and "draw picture of solar system " should be "draw a picture of the solar system "."

Lesson Plan: Today we will learn about the solar system. First, we will discuss the planets and their order from the sun. Students will draw a picture of the solar system and label each planet. After that, we will watch a video about how planets orbit the sun. Finally, we will have a quiz to test our knowledge on the topic.

Lesson Plan: Today we will learn about solar system. First, we discuss planets and their order from sun. Students will draw picture of solar system and label each planet. After that, we watch video about how planets orbit sun. Finally, we have quiz to test knowledge on topic.