Typical IELTS errors for Koreans Pairwork

Student A

Your partner has the same sixteen sentences as you, but with one difference each time. Read out your sentence to your partner without showing them your sheet, and then listen as they read out their version. Find the difference, decide which of the two is correct, and the person who has the wrong one should correct it.

1. Next step is when…

2. At same time…

3. Almost all Koreans are of the opinion that…

4. My family moved from Busan to Seoul when I was in the second year at high school.

5. The person who I admire most is my senior.

6. I’ll take you on a trip this weekend in case I can borrow my father’s car.

7. I put on my underwear and socks first. Then I put on my trousers and shirt. At last I put on my shoes.

8. The teacher said we must finish our assignments by next Friday.

9. I have five families

10. I don’t know that answer is correct or not.

11. A serious accident occurred on the street near my office.

12. The unemployment rate was decreased last year

13. … and it will disappear soon

14. Even though it was a good film, I fell asleep

15. The force increases. Because a greater weight is applied.

16. However, there is another way to look at this matter.

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Typical IELTS errors for Koreans Pairwork

Student B

Your partner has the same sixteen sentences as you, but with one difference each time. Read out your sentence to your partner without showing them your sheet, and then listen as they read out their version. Find the difference, decide which of the two is correct, and the person who has the wrong one should correct it.

1. The next step is when…

2. At the same time…

3. Almost Koreans are of the opinion that…

4. My family moved from Busan to Seoul when I was high school second year.

5. The person who I admire most is someone who entered my company a year before me.

6. I’ll take you on a trip this weekend as long as I can borrow my father’s car.

7. I put on my underwear and socks first. Then I put on my trousers and shirt. Finally, I put on my shoes.

8. The teacher said we must finish our assignments until next Friday.

9. There are five people in my family (including me)

10. I don’t know if that answer is correct or not

11. A serious accident was occurred on the street near my office.

12. The unemployment rate decreased last year

13. … and it will be disappeared soon

14. Even if it was a good film, but I fell asleep

15. The force increases because a greater weight is applied.

16. However, There is another way to look at this matter.

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2 Responses to Typical IELTS errors for Koreans Pairwork

  1. Leonides Jr Frago says:

    do you have an answer key for this??

    LOVE your page btw!!

  2. alexcase says:

    I’m afraid not, but it should be fairly easy to work out given that it’s just choosing the correct one from two options. If there are any you can’t work out, please let me know.

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