English

Proficiency
Training
Class
Rules

1.EOP (English only please)

2. Punctuality
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Introducing yourself
It is important to introduce yourself because it shows
your ability to meet new people confidently. It makes
others feel more comfortable and allows you to make
a good first impression.
Outline
Common English Mistakes of Filipinos
 Oral activity
 Like all other language, English is quite a problem to all
foreign learners. Some of the rules are easy to explain but
some are just tricky and often cause problems and difficulty
even for advanced students and teachers. We, Filipinos are
very fond of using the English language especially when
expressing our feelings on social media but some of us are
not aware of the mistakes we are making.  The examples
below are some of the common mistakes, we Filipinos make
when using English. You can share them with your friends to
avoid being made fun of in the future.
Since most Filipinos are not aware of these corrections,
these wrong terms and phrases have appeared to be
acceptable but in the English speaking world, this should be
avoided. They have to be corrected and to be taught to
promote the good use the language as well as to be
understood better.
Part I: Common English Mistakes of
Filipinos

TIN NUMBER –  “ATE, MAY TIN NUMBER KA NA?”

Would you like to mean Tax Identification Number “Number”?

PA XEROX NGA PO!”

“Xerox” is actually a brand name and not a verb that is a synonym
of “photocopying.” 
 CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN?” –
Redundancy at its finest! It is better to
say the following:

I’m sorry?
Excuse me? I didn’t get what
you said.
 – ADDING “S” TO WORDS LIKE “ANYWAY”,
“HOMEWORK”, AND “EVIDENCE” –

Many have
written “anyway” as “anyways”, “homework” 
as 
“homeworks”,
and “evidence” as “evidences”. 

This is incorrect. There is no need to add

the letter “s” to these words for they are
both singular and plural in form.
 – OPEN/CLOSE THE LIGHTS –

Filipinos are often caught

saying, “Buksan/Bukasan/Sara/Isara mo
ang ilaw/air-con” which literally translates
to “Open/Close the lights/air-con”. This is
grammatically incorrect.

You cannot physically open/close the lights

nor the air-con unit.
The correct term would be “Turn on/off the
lights/air-con”.
 – USING MORE + ADJECTIVE -ER –
“IT’S MORE HARDER….THAT’S MORE BETTER”
 

Degree of adjectives. Always remember that ER in

the end of the word means more so no need to add
the word more when you use the words SMARTER,
BRIGHTER, COLDER, BOLDER and all other adjectives
that ends with ER.  It will be better!

 If you want to emphasize, adding the

word “much” will suffice.
Therefore, it will be “much brighter”, “much better”,
and “much slower”.
 – FILL OUT and FILL UP –

Instead of saying “Fill this out” when referring

to a form to be filled in with information,
Filipinos say “Fill this up”.

“Fill up” is used when in reference to a glass, a

bowl, a cup, or anything that needs to be
filled up with something.

“Fill out” is used when referring to application

form or requesting a document for
information.
 Their” and “They’re”
and “There”
 
“Their” is a possessive
adjective,
“They're” is a contraction,
and “There” refers to a
place:
“I’m going there.”
 “He” and “She”
 
“Clara’s there na. He’s, ah, I mean, she’s
waiting for you.” 
 
This happens because most Filipinos think
in Tagalog, in which the word ”siya” 
 
means both “he” and she.” 
 
This tiny difference between English and
Tagalog trips up millions of Filipinos on a
daily basis.
 Your” and “You’re”
 

Two words that should never, ever, ever be interchanged, at

least if you want to be taken seriously as a writer.

 “Your” is a possessive adjective. In other words, it is used to

express possession:
“Your job.” 
 
 “You're” is a contraction of two words: the pronoun “you” and
the verb “are.”
Therefore, it's always

“you’re welcome“
and not
“your welcome.”
 “Its” and “It’s”
 
This is almost identical to “you” and
“you're.”

Use “its” to express possession: ” 

I scratched its fur.

“ “It's” is a contraction of “it” and “is.”

Therefore, always write
“it’s nice” and never “its nice.” 
 From Morning to Night
(In vs. At)

With “in” and “at,” the correct term may depend on the 
time of day! For example, in English we use “in the”
with “morning,” “afternoon,” and “evening.” But we
usually use “at” when talking about the night:

Helen goes running in the morning.

Tim goes running in the afternoon.
Shirley goes running in the evening.
Bob goes running at night.
  Arrivals
(In and At vs. To)
You can use the preposition “to” for discussing
journeys (e.g., “I’m going to Tasmania”). But with the
word “arrive,” we use “in” or “at” to describe reaching a
destination. For instance:
She arrived in Tasmania just after lunch.
He arrived at the restaurant five minutes late.
Whether to use “in” or “at” typically depends on the
destination:
Use “in” for cities, countries or other large areas.
Use “at” for specific places (e.g., a library, a bar, or
someone’s house).
 Time, Days, Months, and Years
(At, On, and In)

When referring to a time or date, we use different

prepositions depending on the situation.

If you’re talking about a time of day, the correct term is

“at”:
The party starts at 9pm.

For a specific day or date, meanwhile, we use “on”:

The party is on Saturday.

And for a month or year, the correct preposition is “in”:

We’re having a party in April.

In other words, the preposition depends on the time

window in question.
Part II: Oral Activity
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