tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66649387539507006912009-05-11T02:12:42.197-07:00Mark's English Class - Freetalk and LessonsMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277915048699449864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664938753950700691.post-19866357481336140342009-04-10T22:27:00.000-07:002009-04-10T22:33:43.774-07:00There is a new English chat room for teachers and students to chat, teach, and practice.<br /><br />Visit: <a href="http://www.findenglishteacher.com/chat.html">English Corner </a>at <a href="http://www.findenglishteacher.com/chat.html">FindEnglishTeacher.com/chat.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/6664938753950700691-1986635748133614034?l=www.findenglishteacher.com%2Fmarksclass'/></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277915048699449864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664938753950700691.post-12058252481122524272008-10-15T23:09:00.000-07:002008-10-15T23:16:17.571-07:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Jorrakay (Thailand): <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sample</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Example</span>, How are they different?</span><br /><br />Mark: Well a <span style="font-weight: bold;">sample</span> is something you can try. You can taste it, or try using it<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Jorrakay: When we go to the theatre, we can see the short movie, it should called a <span style="font-weight: bold;">sample</span> movie or <span style="font-weight: bold;">example</span> movie?</span><br /><br />Mark: We don't use<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sample</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">example</span> like that. We call that a movie "<span style="font-weight: bold;">preview</span>". An <span style="font-weight: bold;">example</span> is used to show how something might be used. Like an <span style="font-weight: bold;">example</span> sentence using vocabulary you just learned.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/6664938753950700691-1205825248112252427?l=www.findenglishteacher.com%2Fmarksclass'/></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277915048699449864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664938753950700691.post-89642801141320216872008-10-15T18:56:00.000-07:002008-10-15T19:04:36.390-07:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jorrakay (guest):</span> I am from Thailand. I am looking for someone who can clarify me about English. Can some one clarify me how different between </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">identify</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">specify</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> and</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> indicate</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">?</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" class="message-profile-name"><a target="_blank" href="http://chatroll.com/profile/Mark">Mark</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">:</span> <span class="message-text">Hi Jorrakay,<wbr> great question! So you want to know the difference between <span style="font-weight: bold;"> identity</span>,<wbr> <span style="font-weight: bold;">specify</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">indicate</span></span>.<br /><br /><span class="message-text"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Identity</span> is like a name,<wbr> everything has a name,<wbr> that would be like your identity.<wbr>.<wbr>.<wbr> for example your identity on this website is "Jorrakay</span>".<br /><br /><span class="message-text"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Specify</span> is to point to a specific item,<wbr> to get more detailed about a point</span>.<br /><br /><span class="message-text"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Indicate</span> is to point out something,<wbr> like you might indicate you are hungry by rubbing and pointing at your stomach</span>.<br /><br />Hope that helps!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/6664938753950700691-8964280114132021687?l=www.findenglishteacher.com%2Fmarksclass'/></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277915048699449864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664938753950700691.post-54549883720314788072008-10-08T23:03:00.000-07:002008-10-15T19:18:00.160-07:00<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Anni (China) asks: What does "I would like an update about you" mean?</span><br /><br />Mark says: "Update" means recent information. So, if someone asks you for an update about you, they want to know how you are recently. Another way of saying this is : "So tell me the latest about you"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Example (1)</span> : Two people chat on the Internet after not chatting for a long time.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Person 1: I really miss you, I would be happy to get some updates about you. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Person 2: I really miss you too! Recently I have been so busy working on my new project.... </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Example (2)</span> : Two people meet who have not seen each other in a long time.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Person 1: Hi! How are you? Long time no see!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Person 2: Its great to see you again, tell me the latest about you! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='http://res1.blogblog.com/tracker/6664938753950700691-5454988372031478807?l=www.findenglishteacher.com%2Fmarksclass'/></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277915048699449864noreply@blogger.com0