A Happy Day in My Life

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A sample conversation A: I've got some good news! B: What is it? A: I'm getting married this autumn. B: Really? Congratulations! When is the big day? A: We have't set the date yet. B: When did you get engaged? A: Jason proposed last week on my birthday party. It was so romantic ！ B: Did he give you an engagement ring? A: Yes, he did. Do you want to see it? B: Sure. A: Here it is. What do you think of it? B: Wow! It's beautiful. A: Thanks. I'll let you know when we agree on the date for the wedding. B: Congratulations again! I won't miss your wedding.

Words for the listening be accepted into 被录取 pass v. 及格 catch a cold 患感冒 depressed a. 沮丧的，抑郁的 mail n. 邮件 pretend v. 假装 hide her joy 掩饰她的喜悦 opportunity n. 机会

Questions for the listening 1. When was the speaker’s happiest day? 2. How did the speaker feel during the exam? 3. How did the speaker feel after writing the exams? 4. Who opened the letter from Tsinghua University? 5. How did the speaker feel after hearing she’d been accepted? 6. What does the speaker believe she can have if she is accepted into Tsinghua university? 7. How did the speaker celebrate it?

More expressions 1. Happiest timeThe happiest time was when I won the gold medal in my badminton match. 2. Couldn ’ t believeI couldn ’ t believe I was first in the class. 3. Jump for joyI jumped for joy when I was told I had won. 4. TryI tried and tried to succeed. 5. Hear the newsWhen I heard the news, I was so happy. 6. SurprisedI was surprised to have been chosen. 7. WinI won my first medal when I was five. 8. SuccessI felt all my work helped my success. 9. Never forgetI ’ ll never forget the time when I won a singing contest. 10. ProudMy parents are proud of me.

A story It was a quiet and cloudy afternoon and I was sitting across the room from the window of my office, working on the computer. I was writing a report to give to my boss the next day. As I was thinking about what to write next, I heard a sudden rumble of thunder in the distance. I got up to close the window and as I was walking over to the window, there was a big flash of lightning somewhere outside near our building. I saw everyone jump a little and a few people were walking over to look out to see the rain. The rain was falling from the sky in big drops and the drops were quickly becoming round, hard balls of ice. We heard loud noises on the roof.

Just as I was closing the window, I heard a sudden, sharp crack. Someone was throwing a baseball through the window! I was just reaching out to close the window when the ball landed in my hands. I caught the ball, but it was very cold. I was brushing window glass off my shirt when I saw that this was no ordinary baseball — it was an enormous ball of hail! My co-workers were running over to help me and they couldn't believe it! We were lucky. No one was hurt. After we cleaned up the glass, we decided to keep the ball in the refrigerator for a while. For a few days, people were always coming over to our office to look at the ball. The ball was slowly melting, but I remember thinking that my memory of this baseball will never go away.

Assignment 1. Retell the sotry about the ball of hail in your own words. 2. Describe a lucky day to your partner, tell him/her why you think it's a lucky day and how you feel about it.