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Mistakes are good. They help you learn. I once called my father in law a camel instead of his real name. I felt like an idiot. But so long as you learn from your mistakes, they're good. So in this video, I'm going to teach you 10 very common speaking mistakes that students like you make in English. What I want you to do is watch all the video and then write in the comments how many of these mistakes you make. Are you ready? Let's go.

Hi, I'm Greg from English with Greg and I teach English to students from all around the world. And these are some of the most common mistakes that I hear students making. Some are related to pronunciation, some are related to vocabulary, and some are related to grammar.

So let's have a look at number one, which is the pronunciation of can. Did you know there are two different ways we can pronounce this word? And the most common pronunciation when we use it in a positive sentence is /kn/, /kn/. Not can. So we pronounce it like /kn/ and then we stress the main verb. So I can play, I can go, I can bring, I can take, can can can.

Now, we also have the option of pronouncing it /k?n/, /k?n/. But we only do this when we are really emphasising the verb can. For example, my brother can't speak Spanish, but I can. There I'm emphasising, I'm contrasting between my brother and me. So in that case, we use the pronunciation /k?n/.

Okay, the second very common mistake is also with the verb can. I hear a lot of students putting the word to after can like I can to go. Can you to help me? No, we don't use the preposition to after the verb can. And this is also true for other modal verbs like may, might and must. We do not say you must to go. Nope, we say you must go. You might want. You could help.

OK, the third mistake is related to the word will specifically in sentences that use the first conditional. Now, the first conditional is a type of sentence that has two parts. One part is the condition, and the second part is the result if that condition is true. For example, if, this is the condition, if the weather is nice tomorrow, what's the result? We will go to the beach.

Now, the mistake that I hear a lot is people using the word will in the condition. And this is a very common mistake that you must avoid. Do not use will in both parts of the first conditional sentence. If it is rainy tomorrow, we will not go to the beach. If the weather is good. Okay, we use the present simple in the first condition, we will go to the beach. We use will in the second part, in the result, if that condition is true.

And remember, we can use if or when for the first conditional so I will call you when I will get home, is wrong. I will call you when I get home, is right. Just remember, if you use will twice in a first conditional sentence, it's wrong. And you can learn more about the first conditional by watching that video after this one.

OK, the next correction or common mistake is related to this word. Hey, it's my birthday today. Oh, congratulations! No, don't congratulate me. I haven't done anything. It's my birthday today. Oh, happy birthday.

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