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Hello and welcome to LetThemTalk. My name's Gideon and I've been living in France for
more than 10 years I like the country, I love the French language but I'm and English teacher
and when it comes to speaking English the French make the same mistakes every time.
listen to this so my student said to me. "I was sitting in a coffee reading my book"
and I said "mmm it must have been very big cup of coffee."
In English "coffee" is the name of a drink and a "café" is a place where you can drink it.
This is the first of 21 mistakes French speakers make when speaking English.
"to agree" is a verb so do say "I agree with you"
and not "I am agree with you".
A business that tries to make a profit is called a "company" not a "society".
This word is pronounced "idea" with 3 syllables.
an ID is your identity card.
"Information" has no plural. so "informations" is not correct instead say
"some information" or count with "pieces" for example
I've got 2 pieces of information for you.
you "sit" or "take" an exam and if you are successful you "pass" it.
The two types of food that you might eat are
sweet and savoury. "Salty" means it contains a lot of salt.
If you are sick you call a doctor.
"Medicine" refers to the drugs the doctor will give you to make you better.
A "bookshop" is a place where you buy books while a "library" is a place where you borrow them
It you are talking about dates say for example "it is the 5th of November" & NOT "We are the 5th of November"
A "stranger" is a person you don't know while
a "foreigner" is a person from a different country to your own.
In English "email" is the word for electronic correspondence
and not "mail" which are letters sent by post.
These word are pronounced "psychology" and "psychiatry".
Don't say the "planning" when you mean a timetable or schedule.
Don't confuse Tuesday and Thursday. To help
you remember Tuesday sounds a little like "2" Tuesday, 2sday and it's the second day of the week
An avocado is a fruit. A person in the legal
profession is a lawyer. If you say "I spoke to an avocado yesterday" then you are weird
Don't say "I took the subway" if you are in France In Paris you take the Metro, in New
York the Subway and in London the underground or tube.
A "dinner" is you big meal of the day.
A "diner" is a synonym for a restaurant or a customer at a restaurant.
A place where you pay little or no tax such
as the Bahamas is called a "tax haven" not a"tax heaven".
Look at this picture. What do you call it in English.
The correct word is a "chateau" (if it's in France or in the French style.)
don't confuse it with a castle is for military use
or a palace is a royal place of residence such as the Palace of Versailles.
Any finally a student asked me
"Does London miss you?"
You miss something or someone
A more common question would be "Do you miss London?"
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