Cheat sheet · Checking your English?
6 mistakes that cost B2 marks.
Each one is common at B2 and quick to fix. Learn the fix, then listen for it in your own English.
Not discuss about the plan
Say discuss the plan
Discuss takes a direct object: no about.
Same with mention it · describe it · emphasise it
Let's discuss the plan before Friday.
Not explain me
Say explain to me
Explain + thing + to + person.
Same with describe it to me · suggest it to me · say it to me
Could you explain the rule to me?
Not I am agree
Say I agree
Agree is a verb, not an adjective.
Same with I disagree · it depends · I doubt it
I agree with you about the trip.
Not make a photo
Say take a photo
In English you take photos.
Same with take a break · take a seat · take a look
Can you take a photo of us?
Not I live here since 2015
Say I have lived here since 2015
Since + a starting point needs the present perfect.
Same with for ten years · all my life · ever since
We have known each other since school.
Not according to me
Say in my opinion / in my view
According to is for other people's views.
Same with as I see it · personally · I believe
In my opinion, the city needs more parks.
