Learn from your errors (MELLORS) Flashcards
Making errors is a natural part of the learning process. If there are no errors, it means the student is not really trying anything new. Use your errors as a beacon to illuminate the path to accurate and natural use of English. Feel free to add cards with your own examples too. Have fun!
Make this wordy sentence more concise:
I am writing with regard to referring Miss Helen Lewis to you.
I am referring Miss Helen Lewis to you.
You want to tell the reader about stitches being removed on a particular day. What tense do you use and why?
Her stitches were removed on 04/10/23.
Past simple with a date.
Klaudia’s sample…
You want to tell the reader about stitches being removed recently. You are more interested in communicating the impact of this event than the event itself. What tense do you use and why?
Her stitches have been removed.
Present perfect focusses on impact of a recent event.
When do you say ‘there are/is…’ in English? Make a sentence.
There are + things
There is + thing
There are concerns about his mental health.
In terms of risk factors, there is a strong family history of schizophrenia and alcohol dependency.
Give four verbs that go with the noun ‘care’
to provide, to need, to continue, to deliver
1. Our facility cannot provide the high-level of care that she needs.
2. This post-operative patient needs round-the-clock care.
3. Please continue her care during her convalescence.
4. The nursing agency delivers care to a range of clients in their own homes.
Give 5 nouns that go with the verb ‘perform’.
perform + duties
perform + surgery
perform + procedure
perform + ADLs
perform + a song
Change ‘well’ to another word to sound more natural.
‘She needs your well management’.
She needs continued management.
She needs ongoing management.
Make a sentence with ‘well’ as an adverb.
The patient is doing well and is fit for discharge.
How are you feeling? I’m feeling well.
Well done!
The pain is well-managed with paracetomol.
