Erreurs courantes dans les presentations en anglais

Les francophones commettent des erreurs recurrentes lorsqu'ils presentent en anglais. Voici les pieges les plus frequents et les corrections a adopter.

1. Erreurs de vocabulaire et de faux-amis

Erreur	Correction	Explication
I will present you my project.	I will present my project to you.	Present quelque chose A quelqu'un, pas quelqu'un quelque chose.
Actually, I want to talk about...	Today, I want to talk about...	Actually = en fait (pas actuellement). Actuellement = currently.
I am agree with this point.	I agree with this point.	Agree est un verbe, pas un adjectif. Pas de be devant.
We have made good progresses.	We have made good progress.	Progress est indenombrable en anglais.
I want to precise that...	I want to clarify / specify that...	Precise n'est pas un verbe en anglais (c'est un adjectif).

Erreur

Correction

Explication

I will present you my project.

I will present my project to you.

Present quelque chose A quelqu'un, pas quelqu'un quelque chose.

Actually, I want to talk about...

Today, I want to talk about...

Actually = en fait (pas actuellement). Actuellement = currently.

I am agree with this point.

I agree with this point.

Agree est un verbe, pas un adjectif. Pas de be devant.

We have made good progresses.

We have made good progress.

Progress est indenombrable en anglais.

I want to precise that...

I want to clarify / specify that...

Precise n'est pas un verbe en anglais (c'est un adjectif).

2. Erreurs de structure et de grammaire

Erreur	Correction	Explication
In one hand... in the other hand...	On the one hand... on the other hand...	Preposition on, pas in.
It's the most important slide of my presentation.	This is the most important slide in my presentation.	This/That pour montrer. In (pas of) pour indiquer un ensemble.
Thank you for listen me.	Thank you for listening to me.	Apres for, on utilise le gerondif (-ing). Listen TO quelqu'un.
I'm going to explain you...	I'm going to explain to you...	Explain necessite la preposition to.
The datas show that...	The data show that...	Data est deja pluriel (singulier : datum).

Erreur

Correction

Explication

In one hand... in the other hand...

On the one hand... on the other hand...

Preposition on, pas in.

It's the most important slide of my presentation.

This is the most important slide in my presentation.

This/That pour montrer. In (pas of) pour indiquer un ensemble.

Thank you for listen me.

Thank you for listening to me.

Apres for, on utilise le gerondif (-ing). Listen TO quelqu'un.

I'm going to explain you...

I'm going to explain to you...

Explain necessite la preposition to.

The datas show that...

The data show that...

Data est deja pluriel (singulier : datum).

3. Erreurs de conclusion et de remerciement

Erreur	Correction	Explication
Thanks for your listen.	Thank you for listening.	Listening (gerondif), pas listen (infinitif).
It's finish.	That's all. / I'm done.	It's finish n'existe pas. Finished est l'adjectif.
I hope you liked my presentation.	I hope you found this presentation useful.	Plus professionnel et oriente valeur.
Have you questions?	Do you have any questions?	Structure interrogative avec auxiliaire do.
Merci de m'avoir ecoute (lu sur la diapo).	Thank you for your attention.	Toujours ecrire en anglais sur une diapo de presentation anglaise.

Erreur

Correction

Explication

Thanks for your listen.

Thank you for listening.

Listening (gerondif), pas listen (infinitif).

It's finish.

That's all. / I'm done.

It's finish n'existe pas. Finished est l'adjectif.

I hope you liked my presentation.

I hope you found this presentation useful.

Plus professionnel et oriente valeur.

Have you questions?

Do you have any questions?

Structure interrogative avec auxiliaire do.

Merci de m'avoir ecoute (lu sur la diapo).

Thank you for your attention.

Toujours ecrire en anglais sur une diapo de presentation anglaise.

Astuce Cabinet Action : Enregistrez-vous pendant une repetition. Reecoutez pour identifier vos erreurs recurrentes. Concentrez-vous sur 2-3 corrections a la fois plutot que tout corriger en meme temps.

Exercice : corrigez ces phrases

#	Phrase a corriger
1	I will explain you the results of our research.
2	Actually, our company has 500 employees.
3	In one hand, the sales increased. In the other hand, costs raised.
4	Thanks for listen my presentation. It's finish.
5	Have you any question about the datas?

Phrase a corriger

I will explain you the results of our research.

Actually, our company has 500 employees.

In one hand, the sales increased. In the other hand, costs raised.

Thanks for listen my presentation. It's finish.

Have you any question about the datas?

Corrections : 1. I will explain the results to you. 2. Currently, our company has... 3. On the one hand... on the other hand, costs rose. 4. Thank you for listening to my presentation. That's all. 5. Do you have any questions about the data?

15 erreurs courantes dans les presentations en anglais (et comment les corriger)

1. Erreurs de vocabulaire et de faux-amis

2. Erreurs de structure et de grammaire

3. Erreurs de conclusion et de remerciement

Exercice : corrigez ces phrases