F2F Class Notes 7th December (Celeste)***

Review all the grammar from this class! Get ready to practice this grammar in your next class!

I have the whole day off = no work for 24 hours

I had the morning and afternoon off

Grammar

How many(time eg. seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years) have you been ____?

eg. How many years have you been teaching yoga? I have been teaching yoga for 4 years.

eg. How many years have you been living in Shanghai? I have been living in Shanghai for 3 years.

eg. How many years have you been studying (stuh – dee – ying ) Chinese and French?  I have been studying Chinese for 5 lessons and French for 3 years.

Will you living/staying live/stay in France with your husband later?

Will you go out tonight?

Will you work tonight?

Will you do exercise tomorrow?

 an + vowels!!! (a, e, i, o, u)

a apple > an apple

a elephant > an elephant

a octopus > an octopus

past tense verb + to verb

eg. I made reservations to celebrate

eg. We bought champagne to drink

eg. He did homework to learn

eg. She did yoga to exercise

eg. He fixed the bread machine to make bread

Grammar Review:

to get sth ready

eg. I want to get some food ready for dinner tonight.

eg. He needs to get some stuff ready for travel his trip/vacation/holiday.

Get ready! = order or command to prepare

We are so late for yoga class! Get ready!

eg. We will have last 15 minutes for plane. The plane is going to take off in 15 minutes. Get ready!

Pronunciation

ordered ( or – derd )

curiously ( kyer – ee – iss – lee )

Original

This Friday was my birthday, I had 30 years old already which I so astounded. Because I always think I’m a little girl. On Friday, Michel and me, we both of finished work and went to Korea restaurant at K11 building on Huaihai road. We ordered 3 famous dish ,1 pumpkin ice cream and 2 drinks which was delicious. After, Michel let me took shower first when arrived home. Because he wants to got ready the present and the birthday cake in living room, but I saw it when finished shower. So Michel asked me “can you pretend do not to see it?” And then I continued stay in bathroom until he called me to out. He took a small chocolate cake and sang the birthday song to me, then he gave me a box, I inquisitive opened it and saw a photo album . Wow, all of our pictures and depict everyone what a lovely. I shared it with wechat APP , my friends said very meaningful and romantic. And Michel’s colleague told me ,Michel spent a week make photo album which so attentively.
On Sunday evening , Michel made reservations at a bar to celebrated with all of my friends. So I had a amazing birthday this year.

Edited

This last Friday was my birthday. I am 30 years old already which I am so surprised because I always think I’m a little girl. On Friday, Michel and I finished work and went to a Korean restaurant at K11 Building on Huaihai Road. We ordered 3 famous dishes, 1 pumpkin ice cream and 2 drinks which were delicious. After, we went home and Michel made me take a shower first because he wanted toget my present and birthday cake ready in our living room, but I saw them when I finished my shower. So Michel asked me “can you pretend you didn’t see them?” So then I continued to stay in the bathroom until he called me to come out. He held a small chocolate cake and sang the birthday song to me. Then he gave me a box, I curiously opened it and saw a photo album.

Wow, all of our pictures together in one book, how lovely! I shared it on my Wechat Moments and my friends said the album was very meaningful and Michel was romantic. Michel’s colleague told me Michel took his time and spent a week to make the photo album.
On Sunday evening, Michel made reservations at a bar to celebrate with all of my friends. So I had an amazing birthday this year.