Brazilian Students

The Brazilians have started to take the English language very seriously because the World Cup is near and it would unlock numerous opportunities for them and like all non-native learners they have their unique inconsistencies.

1. When talking about age the Brazilians say ” I have  X years” instead of ” I am X years old.
2. They have problems with the word ‘Do’ especially in “Do you  do your own work”.
3. In Portuguese the second syllable is stressed so they also have a tendency to stress the second syllable in English. For example "office" is pronounced "offi-say".
4. Many write well but have great problems in listening and speaking.

I love them and want to see them here, in large numbers.