FNL for February 22! Describe the Pictures!!

I look forward to your answers TONIGHT!!
Write sentences for the following pictures^^

THANKS TO EVERYONE who participated^^

1.

Office and kitchen utensils/tools together.

Appliances: microwave, washing machine, fridge, toaster, copier, printer

I really love these easy-open packages! (great sarcasm)

  

This happens to me whenever I open a new CD package. “CD crystal”

Canon unveils its cutting edge technologies.

…butcher knife / scissors!!!

Someone opened the Canon ink pack, but I was wondering which tool they used to open it. Was it the scissors or the butcher knife?

Filet knife

2.

Get a six pack (image labels) in seconds to become six pack man!

                            

After the barbecue, clean the grill and use it to achieve that 6-pack without any effort!

Technology has changed the world. It has changed the way we think, the way we communicate, the way we study and, of course, the way we exercise, too.

  

This (product) helps you get washboard abs while you're watching TV.

"I'm in shape. Round is a shape."

If it's 99 cents. I might.

This picture shows us how fitness is being marketed nowadays in a sarcastic way. Look at him, while watching TV, he is getting a 6-pack!

I love my abs SO much that I keep a fat layer to protect them!

Abdominal muscles

3.

This little girl hit the glass with her face mistakenly. This little girl ran into the window accidentally.

Glass…material (sand)

A glass (a cup/water)

Glasses (on your face)

  

Perhaps, she was trying to find a/her way to go outside.

  

The little girl behind the window (glass door) looks like "Chucky the killer doll", doesn't she?  Walking dead!! ZOMBIES!!

A baby girl in a pink dress is pressing her face against a glass window, not realizing (knowing) that she looks like that child from the movie 'Exorcist'.

  

Trying to see the world from behind the transparent glass. Patio door

This cute baby has only two teeth, but look at how big her tongue is! (rhetorical question) Maybe she is showing her tongue to her mom after her mom asked if she ate anything secretly/behind her mother’s back.

4.

A car crashed into a frozen lake because of a snow storm.

A drunk driver likes to swim at midnight with his nice car.

Likes to swim—enjoys swimming—has fun swimming

A drunk driver drove into the lake at midnight.

A sports car sank in a frozen lake.

  

Did someone see the Lamborghini I just parked there?

  

There is some debris, but I don’t know what crashed. I think a car sunk there and a few people are standing there and we can see only their legs.

Police tape

To keep people out/away

A sports car drove into a frozen river/lake.

Ran into/dove/ fell/sunk/

Ice skating rink

spoiler

English Challenge #8

Finish the following sentence BASED on this picture...

How others see you is…

1.   …everything.

2.   …nothing.

3.   …something.

ANSWERS: English Challenge #7

Choose the best American English expression that goes with the picture!

1.     Live life to the full.

2.     Live life to the fullest.

3.     Live life to the farthest.

4.     Live life to the furthest.

1.     Live life to the full.

2.     Live life to the fullest.

3.     Live life to the farthest.

4.     Live life to the furthest.

Numbers 1 and 2 are correct! BUT, in America, most people will say “fullest”.

But what about those other two choices?

Live life to the farthest…to where? To Australia? To Saturn?!! To Sirius?

Live life to the furthest…what? Extent? Depths? Reaches of the mind?

What is the difference between “farther/farthest” and “further/furthest”?

The MAIN DIFFERENCES:

FARTHER (farthest) talks about PHYSICAL distance ONLY.

My house is farther than yours.

The farther I walk, the more tired I become.

I ran the farthest ever on Sunday! 10 miles!!

Of all my family members, my parents live the farthest away.

FURTHER (furthest) talks about FIGURATIVE distance as well as PHYSICAL distance.  Further is VERY similar to “in addition to”. Let’s look at some “figurative” usages.

You need to further your English skills.

You’re further along in the project than I had expected.

I don’t want to go to any further meetings.

Eating is the furthest thing on my mind.

HOWEVER… in the UK, I am told, BOTH further and father are used the same. One friend told me British people RARELY use the word “farther”. And to be brutally honest, many Americans use them the same, too! The reason? Because they can’t remember the difference!!

In America, if you are confused, it is usually safer using “further” and “furthest”!!

FNL for February 15, 2013! Describe these pictures~~

Write sentences describing these pictures!

Cats know mice stay and live in dark places. He is trying to see how they react when they are in brightly lit places. And the mice are trying to find a hole to hide!

This picture shows the mind-blowing relationship between hunter and prey. The mouse who is trying to climb up the ear on the right-hand side of the picture, must be thinking he is climbing Mount Everest. But the cat seems to be like a cat on hot bricks.

The cat is resentful of other cats and he wants to protect the mice.

I see a stupid cat who probably thinks that it is the mother mouse.

A poor cat adopting 4 mice!!!

The cat wants to go outside to play but the 4 mice are stopping him. They want to play with him! So the cat is confused.

It's an unhappy looking cat because of the 4 mice clinging on (stuck…hanging on) to his head.

The cat resents having the mice on his head.

After "Kurban Bayram" which is a Muslim ceremony in Turkey, our freezer looks like that. The difference is Muslims do not have tequila!

This picture depicts how kitchens are loaded with food when there is a war or a disaster (natural or man-made), so that they can survive for some days without going outside.

It's a freezer full of meat packages and other food stuff. I also see a half full bottle of tequila.

The freezer has ice, a bottle of tequila..etc

Ice cubes (ice cube trays)

It's a freezer full of venison. (deer meat) pig…pork  cow…beef

Refrigerator or a freezer? It's a freezer^^

The one on the top shelf.

Bedroom closet (clothes)

Hallway Closet (towels, vacuum cleaner)

Entrance Closet (winter coats, boots,shoes)

The woman wants to get a tip from the poor king!

Poor…penniless    poor…pitiful/deserves sympathy

  

My hat is the one with lots of jewels.

Rubies, sapphires, diamonds, emeralds

KING!! Clothes! The upper one! The crown.

Pets, too, feel great when little angels touch them.

I will not talk and come with you unless you buy some delicious mice for me.

A cat is hissing at a child who is trying to touch it.

No petting! I am no longer a kitten!  Patting/petting

The cat is refusing the child’s affection. (love)

Stop touching me little girl!!

Get that slimy finger out of my face. (dirty/sticky…)

Electronic gadgets of the 21st century that bring the world to your palm.

The touchy smartphones superpose Blackberry.

The touch-smartphones are making the Blackberry obsolete. (useless)

these smartphones we pride to introduce you

We are proud to introduce to you these smartphones!

different tasks/features with different mobile vendors

We can see different mobile vendors offer different features.

A bunch of expired smartphones.

Out-of-date

Electronic gadgets of the 21st Century.

Electronic appliances like tablets, smartphones, mp3 players,

These are five expensive smartphones.

This picture shows the heated competition between smartphone companies.

Platforms: iPhone, Android, BB

The deer stands still and alert before he runs.

The prey defying/facing/challenging/ taunting the predator.

My Dear, I am also a deer.

I will not give up my antlers! (defiant)

It's a buck. (male deer) Antlers

Female deer…doe

A baby deer...Fawn (Bambie)

The Sound of Music

A deer happy in his home.

You can take a picture of me, don't sweat it! (don’t worry…nuance…you can!)

You can’t catch me, don’t even think about it!

The deer noticed an animal presence by sniffing and looking cautiously. Now he plans his next course of action. (run away)

English Challenge 7

Choose the best American English expression that goes with the picture!

1.     Live life to the full.

2.     Live life to the fullest.

3.     Live life to the farthest.

4.     Live life to the furthest.

The Answers for EC6^^

Do you know your countable and uncountable nouns? (count/non-count nouns) Only ONE of these sentences is perfect! Which one?

1.     I love carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuces and broccolis.

2.     I love carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and broccoli.

3.     I love carrot, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and broccolis.

4.     I love carrot, tomato, cucumber, lettuces and broccoli.

Number 2 is best!

Countable (Count) Nouns      Uncountable (Mass) Nouns

Carrots                                  Lettuce

Tomatoes                               Broccoli

Potatoes                                 Corn

Cucumbers                             Cabbage

Peas                                       Asparagus

Beans                                     Bamboo

Brussels sprouts                     Squash

Radishes                                Zucchini  

Onions                                   Eggplant 

Here are the common ways to COUNT veggies!

A carrot

A few carrots

A carrot stick

Some carrots

Some carrot slices

Some carrot sticks

A tomato

A few tomatoes

A slice of tomato

A few slices of tomato

Some tomatoes

Some tomato slices

A cucumber …

A few cucumbers

A slice of cucumber

A few slices of cucumber

Some cucumbers

Some cucumber slices

A head of lettuce

Some lettuce

A leaf of lettuce

A few leaves of lettuce

A head of broccoli (cauliflower)

A few crowns of broccoli (cauliflower)

Some broccoli (cauliflower)

A stalk of broccoli (cauliflower)

An ear of corn

A head of cabbage

A stalk of asparagus

A spear of asparagus

A stalk of bamboo

A piece of squash

Some peas

Some beans

English Challenge 6

Do you know your countable and uncountable nouns? (count/non-count nouns) Only ONE of these sentences is perfect! Which one?

1.     I love carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuces and broccolis.

2.     I love carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and broccoli.

3.     I love carrot, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and broccolis.

4.     I love carrot, tomato, cucumber, lettuces and broccoli.

English Challenge #5 Answers

The answer for English Challenge #5 is....

3. The player in red is HUGGING the other player!

No, he is not HUGGING him. He is tackling him. He is nailing him. He is sacking him!

Tackle is also used in soccer. To tackle means to bring another player down to the ground.
To "nail" someone one in football means to HIT THEM HARD with your body!
To "sack" someone in football means to TACKLE the QUARTERBACK. What is "the quarterback?" The quarterback is the player who can THROW the ball. He is the "general" of his team^^