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Larisa.
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What are they doing?
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Hello dear friends!
I need your help. I �m preparing a board game about Easter + Present Continuous.
I �m going to place this picture 
And what is the correct answer to the question?
What are the children doing? - They are painting eggs.
- They are decorating eggs.
- They are dying eggs.
Thanks in advance. Have a nive day!
Larisa |
23 Mar 2010
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shusu-euphe
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Hi!
I would say They are painting the eggs. |
23 Mar 2010
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sclail
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Hi, they all work!
But I �d prefer painting or decorating - dyeing sounds less creative and more "all-over" colour.
Have fun! |
23 Mar 2010
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Redbull
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I would say decorating the eggs..... Painting a picture........Decorating a varse........face painting...and so on.
REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOW  |
23 Mar 2010
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phucduong87
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Painting eggs is better, because you can see they use color pens to paint, I think. |
23 Mar 2010
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douglas
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"decorating",
--If you were dying them they would be submerged in dye.
--You could say they are painting them, but decorating can include painting and is (US) more often used. |
23 Mar 2010
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Kate (kkcat)
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Hello :)
I usually say, paint the eggs and when we put some stuff on it, like stickers, I say decorate...though, some people say �let �s decorate the eggs � meaning just putting paint on them. You can also say dye the eggs...nothing wrong with it.
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23 Mar 2010
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yanogator
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I definitely agree with Douglas on the US usage of decorating the eggs. Here it is very common just to dye them, but these children are doing more than that.
Bruce |
23 Mar 2010
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Jayho
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I �m in agreeance with Douglas.
I would say that they are decorating the eggs. Painting is ok too but not what we would say. They are definitely not dying them but of course this might be the next step. |
23 Mar 2010
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Larisa.
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Thanks a lot everyone! I appreciate your help a lot!
Now it �s everything clear!!!
I knew that all these words could be used but I couldn �t really get the difference. It �s OK now!
THANKS again!!! :) Hugs from Siberia!
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23 Mar 2010
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