VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Think about a time you received a really good gift. Tell me about it next class as a story. Past tense!

i had an unforgettable birthday when i was 22 years old, before that i was so excited i could feel my heart beat very hard. i was thinking about what special things will happen on my birthday or what surprised my bf will give to me so maybe we will get a romantic candle light dinner or he will gives me 99 rose flowers… but on the morning of my birthday my bf just give me an english dictionary. and he takes me to the biggest library in beijing we bought 2 push cars of books. he thought the most precious property is knowledge. so now this book have been with me for 1 year.

i had an unforgettable birthday when i was 22 years old, before that i was so excited i could feel my heart beat very hard. i was thinking about what special things would happen on my birthday and what surprise my bf would give to me so maybe we would have a romantic candle light dinner or he would give me 99 roses … but on the morning of my birthday my bf just gave me an English dictionary. and he took me to the biggest library / book store in Beijing and we bought 2 trolleys / carts of books. he thought the most precious property is knowledge. so now these books have been with me for 1 year.

Vocabulary

I surprised (v) you with a gift and you were surprised (adj). I gave you a wonderful surprise (n)

i spend time / money

it takes time / it costs money

10 more years
eg. we have 8 more minutes until the end of class

more than 10 years / around 10 years
eg. he has lived in the US for around 10 years