F2F Class Notes 8th February (Celeste)***

Write a story about your anniversary especially your dinner. Why did you go to a Japanese restaurant? Focus on your grammar.

Review

I will go to Osaka this month with Michel to celebrate our 3 year anniversary.

We went on a 10 hours drive. – we went on a 10 hour drive. / We drove for 10 hours.

I gave a 30 minutes speech. – I gave a 30 minute speech. / I spoke for 30 minutes.

Last weekend I saw the news about Jack Ma that when he was younger he took the initiative to practice his spoken English to be able to talk to foreigners.

I always want to have a pet/dog or cat. but Michel always says they will ruin the sofa and curtains.

How many days of annual leave do you have a year?

Vocabulary

take the initiative ( in – nish – ee – yuh – tiv ) – to take the first step or first move

eg. Celeste took the initiative to learn Chinese. She started classes this week.

eg. I will take the initiative to learn French because i will go to France in July.

eg. I’m taking the initiative to waste less food.

eg. When someone sees a beggar on the street they sometimes take the initiative to give some money.

pet n. – animal that lives with you

eg. Celeste has a pet. She loves her dog.

bouquet ( BO – K / boo – k ) n. – bunch of flowers

eg. Michel gave me a bouquet for our anniversary.

The restaurant is downstairs. / The restaurant is below our apartment.