F2F Class Notes 26th April (Celeste) [W]***

Homework

 Be prepared to read the story  below in your next class.

Write a short story about your favorite memory with your husband.

Writing exercise

Every year on 22 April is our anniversary. It was our the first time to met. So last Friday we flew to Xiamen to celebrate. We walked around street and watched local people how to live. We spent half day to stay in cafe,just sat here and nothing to do. Most of the time we don’t believe us already met so many years. Every thing just like yesterday.

Edited

The first day we met was on the 22nd of April 25 years ago.

OR

25 years ago, on April 22nd was the first time we met.

We count this important day as our anniversary. So last Friday we flew to Xiamen to celebrate. We walked around the streets and watched the local people in their daily lives.

OR

We walked around the streets and people watched. 

We spent half a day in a cafe,just sitting there and doing nothing/people watching. Most of the time we don’t believe we already met so many years ago. It feels like we just met yesterday. Time has gone by so quickly. / Time has flown by. 

Vocabulary

people watch / people watching / people watched / will people watch v. – to observe people, to watch people around you go by

eg. Yuqing and Celeste like to go to cafes and people watch. 

eg. The best part of traveling to new places is people watching. 

eg. After class, I always have a drink and people watch. 

I have nothing to do. = I have no plans

do nothing / doing nothing / did nothing  = relax, to be calm, to be peaceful

eg. Just sit on your mat and do nothing. Be calm.

eg. We sat and did nothing, we just enjoyed the moment.