Blog challenge: compare and contrast photo

You always come up with fu. Challenges. these ones actually have a great pedagogical point too (intendd I’m sure!) as compare and contrast is exactly what you need to do in some of the Cambridge exams, including FCE, which I’m teaching at the moment. Will have to think about my pics Most of them are already on#eltpics of course
Sandy

Nice idea – I’ll see what I can come up with.

And look out for another blog challenge coming soon (hopefully tomorrow )

You got me inspired Brad!!

Great You guys look a little similar, don’t you? Did you know him at all? And you were headed… um… you have a band tied around your right arm… was it a day of commemoration?

cheers Sandy.  

Anne was the first with the “compare and contrast” direction, and I’m sure it’s from the echos of  pedagogical practice !  Look forward to seeing what you pull together

Excited for both your creative response and your challenge, Dave.

Cool… and of course you know where “in-spire” comes from… one of my favs:  

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=inspire  (where spirare is “breathe” in latin)

there probably is a bit of a resemblance, though it’s always hard to be subjective about ourselves, isn’t it ?  Haha… the band around my arm was an iPod mini… um… it had 4gb… yea… awhile back.  I was actually headed to work.  Another guess ?  ;-)

hehe – now I see the ipod face

yep… a pertty blue one… forgot it on an airplane.  Kicked myself in the head that day.

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Let’s see what I can find. Great idea!

Let’s see what I can find. Great idea!

look forward to it !

I’ve got a good one for this that I just stumbled upon taking…

OMG, when have I EVER been able to decline a challenge??? Now I can’t sleep until I get it done…

Niiiiiiiiiice !

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Took you up on this one, Brad my boy! And created a mystery in the process… can you solve it?
http://jasonrenshaw.typepad.com/jason_renshaws_web_log/2011/09/compare-and-contrast-strange-time-for-that.html

If you have TIME, of course…

i like yers… especially the subjects…

i got it (i think)… DMing the answer to check (…that way others can guess too)    Cheers.

I guess my challenge was a bit too, er, challenging (http://www.yearinthelifeofanenglishteacher.com/2011/09/my-teaching-entire-philosophy-captured-in-one-photo/) . I’ll have a stab at this one soon.

Love your pic, Adam… don’t know that I have anything that good up my sleeves.  I might be able to construct one… or maybe… no wait——–>  

For compare and contrast – I like the two attached below – if you check their Flickr links http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_b/5428928447/in/set-72157624964396156 & http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil_b/5849998480/in/set-72157624964396156 you’ll notice that they’re both taken at the same time of day (on the way to work….)

Goggles! Cool. I think you’d be saying ‘I’m goin’ for a ride!’

you’d be right ! definitely rode that little beast all over town. Was amazing. When everyone else waited hours in traffic, I sprinted right on by.

Those goggles were “the bomb”

Fantastic challenge, Brad! I love the photos you chose. It was a tough exercise too. I had a few pairs and I was trying to think about which ones would give learners more things to talk about! 
Thanks for keeping the wheels turning. Here is my post. A big thanks to Anne for suggesting that we extend this challenge to the learners on MyEC. I look forward to their photos too. http://my.englishclub.com/profiles/blogs/compare-and-contrast

Excellent idea Brad and what cool photos. I love it as not only is it a fun challenge but it’s practical too. You can personalise the task (I mean for FCE or CAE exam practice) and make it so much more meaningful and real. Now, I just need to find some photos …
Fiona

love your pics !  Will keep checking back to see what my.english.club folks come up with.  Cheers, b

keep us posted.  look forward to seeing what you dig up !  Cheers, b

gorgeous photos, Phil… interesting 2 compare too.

wish that was my ride to work !  These days I roll from the bed to the desk… approx 1 meter  Might sound tempting at first, but I definitely need to get out more often, and leave work done after work is done… cuz when work is at home, it’s kind never done !

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Brad, Great idea, here’s my contribution:

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/09/28/blog-challenge-compare-and-contrast-photo/

Larry

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Thanks Larry.  Anne Hodgson gets 1/2 the credit too  
 
The Hmong outfits (especially that hat) reminded me of the Tibetan nomads I met while hiking to the top of the mountain you see above in my blog banner.  Here’s one of my favorite pics I’ve ever taken of 4 nomad boys.

Thanks Larry.  Anne Hodgson gets 1/2 the credit too  
 
The Hmong outfits (especially that hat) reminded me of the Tibetan nomads I met while hiking to the top of the mountain you see above in my blog banner.  Here’s one of my favorite pics I’ve ever taken of 4 nomad boys.

Thanks Larry.  Anne Hodgson gets 1/2 the credit too  
 
The Hmong outfits (especially that hat) reminded me of the Tibetan nomads I met while hiking to the top of the mountain you see above in my blog banner.  Here’s one of my favorite pics I’ve ever taken of 4 nomad boys.

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Nice blog challenge, Anne as a habit of pique interest. 

I would luv to know if the bike he drove was a similar modal?

Here is my own compare/contrast attempt:

http://www.goodopenenglish.com/2011/09/642/

Hi Stewart-

Thanks for stopping by.  Glad you joined the challenge.  

If your question was “did my grandpa drive the same kind of bike”, well then, that model was probably 30 years away from being invented !  He was actually a pilot and that’s what he’s all geared up for… such was the style in the 1920s !

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Great idea!  I added one to my blog – http://techieteachnj.edublogs.org/2011/09/29/compare-contrast/

Cool.  Heading there now to check it out !

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Well, I know who looks more protected and who looks more relaxed

I’m late in catching up with these blog challenges, but here is my contribution: http://cioccas.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-challenge-compare-and-contrast.html

Thanks to you and Anne and all my PLN-friends for the inspiration

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