Hi, everyone!
Last week, we started talking about past experiences and, thus, using past
simple and past continuous to tell anecdotes, memories, and so on. Here you
have some activities to get further practice:
To start, go
over the links below:
Explanations
Practice:
Done?
Now, write a paragraph to answer one of the following questions:
- What is your happiest memory?
- What is your most embarrassing memory?
- What were you doing when the last earthquake stroke Chile?
MY HAPPIEST MEMORY
I have many happy memories, but one of the
happiest ones is when I went to my first concert. It was about 4 years ago, in
October. I went with my cousin, a friend of hers, and my sister. It was in
Santiago, at Club Hípico; so we left Viña quite early, just a little after
noon. We got there at half past 2, and the concert started after 8 pm. When the
band appeared on stage, everybody started to jump and sing. I started to push
and jump to get closer to the stage. When I was about 2 meters away, I started
to feel sick and breathless, so I got out of the crowd and sat on the grass.
There were a lot of people sitting in groups there, and I could still see half
of the stage. Dave Murray was standing right there, playing his guitar and
swinging his arm in a circle... Then Bruce Dickinson came next to him...
It was near the end of the show when someone
asked me if I wanted to be raised to see the entire stage, and, even though it
was kind of embarrassing, I said "YES!" I remember it so well; I was
there singing "fear of the dark" while a huge "Eddie" was
walking back and forth on the stage.
After the concert I had a grin on my face for
3 days or so...
I went to Iron Maiden's last concert, on April
10th, 2010, and I enjoyed myself a lot too, but the first one was really, realy
special...
Dafna
My happiest memory is when I got a first plane, I was by climbing to the entire plane and shivering, but after a while he enjoyed to maximum. This time I was fortunate to travel to Brazil to the city of Camboriu, I had excellent one trip where I was really happy.
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DeleteWell, I had a terrible adventure in the air... yes... it was on january 2009, I went to Buenos Aires with my family and when we came back to Chile, there was a terrible storm in the air, We were flying above The Andes Mountain, when suddenly the plane nosedived for about... well... I don't know exactly... but... 1000 mts.... it was terrible, I couldn't breath... I was astonished and all the passengers were shocked... nobody cried and nobody said anything... it was the worst day of my life...
Finally, We are ok here at home (like the miners)
I remember one of my happiest memory was when Santa Claus gift me my first super nintendo in 1996 when I had eight years old, I couldn't believe it, when I opened the gift, I was so happy and I started play inmediately with my father. We played Super Mario World and Killer Instic until four A.M.
ReplyDeleteThe Super Nintendo is something very important of my childhood, I still have it and sometimes I use to play because it reminds me the good old times.
Alberto Carreño Rojas
Beautiful moments!!
DeleteYes!!! I remember one particular Christmas night, when my dear grandmother gave me an adorable present. It was a musical box with a dancer inside. It is a very personal memory, because my grandmother was a special person for me... Today, when I listen that special kind of melody, I remember that marvelous time with my sweet grandmother...
Hello everyone!!!
ReplyDelete1) My happiest memory was when was born my daughter Valentina I can remember that day like was yesterday when the doctor showed me my sweet girl and she was crying my first tought was ''nine months waiting for you and finally you are with me'' my happiness was gigantic I remember she weghed 3,750 Kg and measured 53 centimeter.
2)Uf! my embarrasing memory woow!! it's complicated, I prefer delete this things of my head jajajaj... but may be when I went to the home of my boyfriend for first time to present his parents and we were having dinner and I took the salt and I turned my dinner in my pant, was horrible, I was very nervous!!.
3)I remember I was chatting with a friend and after y went to my bed to sleep I was very tired and suddenly everything were moving, my siter was screaming my name and I opened my eyes and I couldn't respond I couldn't speack I listened the window brocken I though it's the end of the world when I could answer my sister was packing some clothes to the children but was horrible after that I suffered two panic attack like consequence of the shock!
Yes!! lovely memories... Well, as you know, I have two children... and when they came to my life, happiness came too... the most precious moments in my life...
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ReplyDeleteWell, My happiest memory was when I was to my first concert , It was 5 years ago, it was in Santiago at estadio caupolican, Really it was a exiciting moment , I went with some friends , the name of the band that I saw , was placebo , I remembered that I left Viña del mar,a week ago that started the concert, because I wanted to visit many places of santiago,the concert started about 9'o clock , when the band appeared everybody was crazy, when brian molko the vocalist sang , I felt that I wanted to jump and cry, was an amazing moment , I'll never forget that moment , although about 3 years ago , placebo cameback again , but this time was in santiago at movistar arena, I was again jajajaja , then have been two times, but this last time placebo donated all raised money for the earthquake that happened here in chile :).
One of the best memories was in my degree, when the surprise comes a very special person for me with a gift but his presence was enough :).With which I had one of the best conversations of my life;no doubt was a great day full of emotions.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it may seem crazy, my happiest memory was when I graduated from elementary school, since I can remembered, I did not like be in the elementary school because in my class they made me bullying ,older girls and maybe it was because they had jealousy about me,because always I had the first places for performance, graduation's day was very exciting to see my Dad ♥ with tears in his eyes, I didn't forgot it and more amazing was when my Mom ♥ handed me a memory that I have still, a silver chain with my initial name and where was wrote "memories of grade 8", this was a great memories of my elementary school.
ReplyDeletePosted by Solange Coloma I.
My best memory is when I knew I went into the Navy, that was the same day of the presidential election in 2009, I remember like it was yesterday, I was surfing the internet, when I received an email saying I had to go to the Island Quiriquina in Talcahuano. That was the happiest day of my life.
ReplyDeleteMy happiest memory was when I went to the south of chile when I was 18 years old. It was my first trip without my parents, and it was an awesome experience. I went there with my friends, we had a great time, we went to Talcahuano, Chiloé and Chonchi. We saw a lot of things, we met the Huascar Vessel, we visited a place where the only food was from the sea, and I hate seafood. The first thing I did when I got there was to find a place where I could eat something different, or with meat, I walked a lot, It was hard but I found it. Another thing that I did was visiting different kind of Pubs, it was my first time there and It was so good, after that now I can't stop going there. LOL
ReplyDeletehello some of my memories and happiest moments this year was when I knew I had won some tickets to see one of my favorite singers in Santiago which was very special because it was right on the day of my birthday and also when I learned that I had just recently won a hard days of the band's new drummer of my favorite band Silverchair which was a big surprise .....
ReplyDeleteWhat is your most embarrassing memory?
ReplyDeleteThe most embarrassing moment of my life was when in the primary, with a group of friends,we went to throw eggs in a teacher's house. In the following days we ordered suspended, and practically the whole school knew about it. It was really embarrassing, but very funny at the same time haha
My happiest memory is when I was 16 . I was playing in a very important soccer's championship and we were losing the match for 1 goal . So the time left was 10 minutes and we need the victory for win the competition then suddenly I scored two goals in 2 minutes and I was so happy and crying because we won the championship, and I was choiced like the best player of the match and I received a medal for that. My mom was very proud for me and I remembered that day as the best day of my life :)
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