English Challenge 10

Look at the picture below, and choose the best answer.

1.     It takes time to wash these dishes.

2.     It takes a little time to wash these dishes.

3.     It takes little time to wash these dishes.

**They are all a little different!!

English Challenge 9: Example Sentences

From the movie, A Beautiful Mind, the mathematician is looking at a formula on the chalkboard. Look at the formula...the equations...

These equations are ...

1. anything but simple.  (not at all)

It was anything but easy.

My son is anything but an angel!

My holiday was nothing but relaxing!

I’m anything but rich!

CNN is anything but non-biased.

2. nothing but simple. (completely)

It was nothing but terrible.

It was nothing but a regular day.

She told me nothing but lies.

My new home is in nothing but nature!

It was nothing but a pleasure teaching you English^^

3. all but simple.    (almost/basically/essentially)

This math problem is all but impossible.

My project is all but finished

Our team is all but eliminated.

The building was all but deserted.

The milk carton is all but empty.

4. everything but simple. (not at all)

The movie was everything but funny.

The shopping mall was everything but empty.

Love is everything but eternal!

I’m everything but handsome!

This hamburger is everything but healthy!

FNL March 29, 2013

Hi! Once again we will meet at MIDNIGHT tonight (South Korea time).

We will have TWO things to do. Describe ONE picture and then INTERVIEW each other!! You must ask ONE question, and then go IN-DEPTH. Your BASE questions are the same as last week. Please think about YOUR answers for each in case you get asked!! 

BASE questions

What is your favorite food?
Who is your favorite person?
What was your favorite subject in school?
What is your favorite movie?

Just pick ONE of those questions and ask your Hangout mate. Then you will have to try and ask deeper/related questions! 

And tonight's picture is right here... If you click on it, it should get bigger!

FNL for March 22, 2013: A Free English Hangout with Coach Shane

Hi! Once again we will meet at MIDNIGHT tonight (South Korea time).

We will have TWO things to do. Describe two pictures and In-DEPTH questions. 

The BASE questions for tonight are:

BASE questions

What is your favorite food?
Who is your favorite person?
What was your favorite subject in school?
What is your favorite movie?

Just pick ONE of those questions and ask your Hangout mate. Then you will have to try and ask deeper/related questions! You should think about your answers right now^^ Good luck~

And the two pictures we have are right here:

What can you say to describe these two pictures?

FNL for March 15th!! Describe these pictures!

Like last week, we have a couple pictures to describe AND I want you to ask each other questions!

Here are the pictures^^

1.

2. Here is the link if you can't see the picture:
http://factsamazing.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Amazing-Dolphin.jpg

English Challenge #9

From the movie, A Beautiful Mind, the mathematician is looking at a formula on the chalkboard. Look at the formula...the equations...

These equations are ...

1. anything but simple.

2. nothing but simple.

3. all but simple.

4. everything but simple.

FNL for March 8, 2013

We will start at 12am!! NOT 11pm!! One hour later^^

You will have TWO missions!

1. Prepare "interview" questions for your fellow students! Start with a "BASE" question, then go "in-depth". Here are some "BASE" question examples:

What is your country/city famous for?
What do you do?
How long have you been studying English?
What do you like to do in your free time?

2. Describe these two pictures!!

a.

b.