新东方英语900句 Lesson 10:Past activities

Core Sentences
1.What did you do last Saturday?
2.Pills went to the cham to work out yesteday.
3.Dans stayed up watching the world cup last night and over slept this morning.
4.I running to an old friend of mine on the street this morning. She didn't recognize me.
5.There were before he got this job.
6.Where is John? John was here a minute ago.
7.Jodie invited some friends to visit her new hourse.
8.Yesterday, we had a good time at David's birthday party.
9.Professor Smith retired two years ago.
10.Mary used to be a diplomat, but now she works in a company.
11.Mr. Couper started a company at the age of twenty-eight.
12.I majored in finance when I was in college.
13.John returned to his hometown five years later.
14.I told you so.

Dialog Excercise

Number one Memories of the past
Jerry and his wife Lin came to the bar when they matched thirty years ago.
Jerry:I used to come here a lot. It was so fun at the time.
Lin:I met you twice here.And you invited me to dance.
Jerry:But you did not recognized me, until I bought you a drink.
Lin: Speaking of drinks, the beers just like water. They are not as fun as before.
Jerry:Sure, this bar was a good palce when we were young.

Number two Yesterday Once More.'
A:Mary, I was superised to read your .
B:Why, because I lost myself. I feel so bad.
Actually not,You are doing the best in the company.You have a stable customer group.
You get higher and higher salary, and you have just become the manager.
You are promising, I hope you can think it over.
A:Shall I put it this way. Two years ago, When I just came here, I really enjoy the job.
I enjoyed trading with my customers. unerstanding their needs, and offerring the best
services and I dreamed for the position I have now.The challendge, the salary, the travelling
all the time, I really wanted to be what I am. But I used to live in a happy family. Every
weekend I had time to share with my wife and my kids. I was crasy about soccer and I had time to stay up
for the games. See now, I'm too busy for always.The kids don't love me as before, my wife is unhappy to ,
. Now I want to be what I was.news:/s/
B:I see, you are really stressed. I had similar experence.When I was just raised to your position. How about to take several days off and take a trip with your family.See me after that.