F2F Class Notes 6th March (Celeste)[W]***
Homework
Be prepared to tell 3 different sentences practicing the past perfect progressive grammar below in your next class.
Next Class: Continue upgrading the vocabulary.
Review
I used to bicker with my brother when I was young.
The electricity bill showed up in my mailbox.
I let Olivia watch cartoons for half an hour every afternoon.
I make Olivia play the/her/our piano for an hour everyday.
Olivia got/received two separate gifts on her 4 years old birthdayĀ fourth (4th) birthday.
Grammar
She has improved. – simple past tense
She has been improving for many months. – past perfect progressive
She ate for 3 hours.Ā / She has been eating for 3 hours
She danced. / She has been dancing for 1 year.
She studied. / She has been studying for an hour.
She played the piano. / She has been playing the piano for half an hour.
She walked the dog. / She has been walking the dog for 2 hours.
I studied English here at SE. / I have been studying English here for 6 months.
I cleaned my house last weekend. / I had been cleaning my house last weekend for an hour.
Writing exercise
Rachelās birthday
The other five friends were discussing how to celebrate Rachelās birthday. They planed to give her a surprise. But they had different opinions on whom to invite. One important thing, they couldnāt have Rachelās parents attend together, because they were quarreling and even quarreled at Rachelās sisterās graduation. So they invited Rachelās mom only.
On Rachelās birthday morning, they began to prepare birthday candles, balloons, foods and drinks. Phoebe asked where the cake was and Monica answered they didnāt have birthday cake but birthday flan. At that time Rachelās dad came,which made everyone in a panic. And later her mom also knocked the door. To avoid both of them meeting, Chandler made an excuse to let Rachelās dad to go to the bedroom. At the same time Phoebe took Rachelās mom to the bathroom to have a talking. Monica lied Rachelās dad that it was just the staging area and the party would held at Chandlerās apartment so he should wait there.
Finally they held two birthday parties. One was at Monicaās apartment with Rachelās mom and the other one was at Chandlerās apartment with Rachelās dad. Rachel hurried to the two sides to cope with her parents and listened to their complaint about each other at the whole party. Thatās really a surprise!
Edited
Rachelās birthday
The other five friends were discussing how to celebrate Rachelās birthday. They planned to give her a surprise party but they had different opinions on whom to invite. The most important thing was that they couldnāt have Rachelās parents attend together because they were quarreling/fighting/arguing and even quarreled/fought/argued/bickered at Rachelās sisterās graduation. So they only invited Rachelās mom.
On Rachelās birthday morning/On the morning of Rachelās birthday, they began to prepare birthday candles, balloons, food and drinks. Phoebe asked where the cake was and Monica answered they didnāt have birthday cake but birthday flan. At that time Rachelās dad suddenly showed up, which made everyone panic (v) / which made everyone feel panicked (adj)/ which put everyone in a panic (n). Five minutes later/Soon after, her mom also knocked on the door. To avoid both of them meeting, Chandler made an excuse to make Rachelās dad go to the bedroom. At the same time Phoebe took Rachelās mom to the bathroom to have a talk. Monica lied to Rachelās dad that her apartment was just the staging area and the party would be held at Chandlerās apartment so he should wait there.
Finally they held two separate birthday parties. One was at Monicaās apartment with Rachelās mom and the other one was at Chandlerās apartment with Rachelās dad. Rachel hurried to the two sides to cope with her parents and listen to their complaints about each other during the whole party. Her party was really a surprise!
Upgraded Vocabulary
Rachelās birthday
The other five friends were discussing how to celebrate Rachelās birthday. They planned to give her a surprise party but they had different opinions on whom to invite. The most important thing was that they couldnāt have Rachelās parents attend together because they were quarreling/fighting/arguing and even quarreled/fought/argued/bickered at Rachelās sisterās graduation. So they only invited Rachelās mom.
On the morning of Rachelās birthday, they began to prepare/decorate. / They were getting ready/setting up for the party. Phoebe ked where the cake was and Monica answered they didnāt have birthday cake but birthday flan. At that time Rachelās dad appeared out of nowhere which made everyone frantic. Five minutes later/Soon after, her mom also knocked on the door. To avoid both of them meeting, Chandler made an excuse to make Rachelās dad go to the bedroom. At the same time Phoebe distracted Rachelās mom by taking her to the bathroom to have a talk. Monica lied to Rachelās dad that her apartment was just the staging area and the party would be held at Chandlerās apartment so he should wait there.
TBC
Finally they held two separate birthday parties. One was at Monicaās apartment with Rachelās mom and the other one was at Chandlerās apartment with Rachelās dad. Rachel hurried to the two sides to cope with her parents and listen to their complaints about each other during the whole party. Her party was really a surprise!
Comments are closed.