Selectividad Exam. Text 1. CYBERCRIME.

2nd year of Bachillerato

Selectividad Exam. Text 1. CYBERCRIME.

Most Common mistakes found

(How could we learn a better way of doing things, if we never make mistakes?)

MISTAKE	TYPE	CORRECTION
*The cybercrime	(GR.)	CYBERCRIME
*This illegal activities	GRAMMAR	These illegal activities
*The writer think	GR.	The writer thinks
Offering a piece of advice isn quite like giving orders!	Communication / Expression	You should... Maybe you could... If I were you...
*In my opinion, I think	Expression	You are stating your opinion twice: that is redundant. You only need to state it once per sentece. Example: In my opinion,... in my view... I think that...
*That people	Grammar	Those people The word “people” is plural per se.
*All the world	Vocabulary / expression	Everybody everyone
Incorrect sentence structure (missing subject)	Sentence structure / GRAMMAR	Correct affirmative sentence structure in English: S + V + O
Exercise 1. some of your compositions are too short.		Exercise 1 no less than 80 words means you should write more than 80 words!
Exercise 2. most of you just copy the words from the text literally.		So as to justify your answer you should use your own words and explanation besides some literal quotes.
Some of your texts, do not follow an organised pattern.		Remember to follow this pattern: 1. introduction 2. body 3. conclusion (do not add extra information in the conclusion)

Come on! Cheer up! This was only your first Selectividad exam! You will make it better soon! It is all about practice; the more you practice, the better: better results, and it will tire you less and less. I believe that we learn by practice and remember: Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice.

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