Tell us EITHER about the best day of your life OR the worst day of
your life. We want details! Who, what, when, where, why, and how, and
also, how were you feeling while the event was happening?
Use both simple past and past progressive to narrate your day.
I went in vacation to Madagascar with a group of friends.We had planned to visit the national parks during 10 days.The travel did as well as we envisaged;much amazement and emotion.At a few days of departure we were walking in the streets of Antananarivo, when we arrived in front of an orphanage.Through the grid,we saw children who were playing balloon.At the bottom of the garden ,a little girl had sit, the glance lost so far.She had flowers in her hand.She came to us and through the grid she offered us the flowers.When she raised her eyes towards us , we were deeply touched by this sadness which was in her glance.We decided to delay our departure and to being voluntary in this orphanage.The first week we were totally uncomfortable.It is no easy to spend time with children who are not accustomed and for which you didnt determinate the needs and desires.Moreover,to bring to them affection which they will be oppened to receive without considered you ,as a foreigner,is not easier.But this time quickly passed ,thanks to them because they accepted and guided us . We were also being supported by the other voluntaries.We have worked on a project of elimination of illiteracy.We gave courses of writing to the oldest children.It is not easy to summarize one month in a country.One month during which one you pass from an intense joy to an unexplainable sadness.We returned totally changed from this trip because we have been learning so much things especially about ourselves.I will conclude by saying that it is necessary to take benefit from it,to take what is to be taken,good or bad, like a lesson of life.It has been a deeply moving, intense and unforgettable experience;to devote to others was one of the best moments of my life.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very special story with a lot of very good writing. I especially like this part:
Delete"Through the grid,we saw children who were playing balloon.At the bottom of the garden ,a little girl had sit, the glance lost so far.She had flowers in her hand.She came to us and through the grid she offered us the flowers.When she raised her eyes towards us , we were deeply touched by this sadness which was in her glance."
Although there are some grammar mistakes in need of correction (mainly present perfect and past tense mistakes), this writing takes me on your journey and lets me see and feel what you saw and felt. Thank you for sharing.
My birthday is really a memorable and awesome day. When my birthday is approaching my friends and my family always plan something surprise. I have had wonderful birthdays, but my 25 years was truly unforgettable to me and it became an one of my best day. My birthday began when my mom woke me up with a kiss, a hug, and my gift. That was very affectionate. In addition, my nephew, who was 2 years old, sang me Happy Birthday. He really looked very cute. Then, my sister gave me my gift. That morning, I stayed in my house a lot of time, so I went to my office very late and concerned but very happy. When I arrived at my job, I found my co-workers in my office which was decorated with balloons and flowers. While I was watching all the details of the surprise in my office, my friends were waiting for me to cry hahaha... Yet, it never happened. Although They surprised me, I do not cry easily. They gave me gift during all morning. I thought, "They don't have more surprises" but their attitude was strange so, perhaps there was more. As soon as noon arrived, we went to have lunch at Friday's was also decorated with balloon. I laughed a lot since I didn't believe that it looked like a children's party . My friends are very crazy but everything was gorgeous. Moreover, we ate and when we finished, they and employee's Friday's sang me "Happy Birthday" again. While we were singing, our boss was calling us because any employ was in the office. All were with me hahaha... After we returned to the office as fast as we could and continued to work. Even though I had been receiving surprises during all day, I was sure that there were more. When the workday ended, they gave me a three-milk cake, which is my favorite cake, and sang me the birthday one more time. Next, we went to celebrate in a bar, but I had to arrive to my house early. My mom had been calling me a lot I didn't understand what happened. Finally, I came back to my house. When I arrived my mom, my sister, my nephew and another friends had another cake for me. We were sharing and celebrating for a lot time. In short, It was one of my best days. I think I am fortunate of having a wonderful friends and family. I always hope count with them.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, a very special birthday and good use of the past tense!
DeleteThe worst day of my life was the day when I went to US to study. I didn't sleep on the day before because I though I had to live far away from my family for a long time. While I was sleeping , my mom and dad were preparing for my languages carefully. They put so much foods which are all my favourite in my backpack. The most people who I didn't want to say good-bye were my grandfather. I lived with them when I was young, they took care me a lot. I used to play with them when I have free time in summer They taught me how to became a good person. They inspired me a big motivation to study in US. Finally, the day of separating was coming, my relatives went with me to the ariport, they gave me a lot of advides how to live, cook and take care of my-self without family. At that time, I really wanted to cry but I had to tried without crying since I didn't let others worried about me. I turned around and went directly to the door. I didn't have any confidence to look back them because I was afraid that they would see my tears. While I was walking, my grandmother stepped backward and constanly called my name. This was a very sad and empty feeling that I've ever had. I think I should study hard to complete my goal early to be back to my home because I feel so lonely in US. I will be home someday.
ReplyDeleteYou wrote:
Delete"I didn't sleep on the day before because I though I had to live far away from my family for a long time."
I couldn't sleep the day before because I was thinking how I was going to live far away...
Your mom and dad were preparing for your languages?
You wrote:
"The most people who I didn't want to say good-bye were my grandfather."
The people I didn't want to say goodbye to the most were my grandparents.
"At that time, I really wanted to cry but I had to tried without crying since I didn't let others worried about me."
...but I had to hold my tears since I didn't want others to be worried about me.
"This was a very sad and empty feeling that I've ever had. "
This was the saddest and emptiest feeling that I had ever had.
Uyen, now I'm the one who has to hold back my tears after reading this!
Last month we went to see some moroccan friends that my older brother knows , they had a family party . While everybody was sitting , we were talking about the islamic religion and explaining it to someone of the guests . It was an intresting discussion for me , i knew many new things. When i was concentrating on the topic the house owner , a moroccan women , brought a small piece of tissue that her mother gave to her . What make it special is that its a small piece of the prophete muhammed's clothes . Her mother went to saudi arabia , and she knew someone in the king's family who gave it to her . I was astonished , i smelled something weird , i was about to cry , such an emotional moment for me .
ReplyDeletethe Islamic religion = Islam
DeleteI LEARNED many new things.
a small piece of tissue that her mother HAD GIVEN her.
I was about to cry BECAUSE IT WAS such an emotional moment for me.
I don't understand what the weird smell was.
The worst day in my life was happened on the first day of my compulsory military service. It was also the worst day for all men like me in the recruit center. I was shouted, pushed, and treated inhumanely that had never happened in my school day. After registering, the corporal brought us to see the barbers. I could feel the depressing air spread around all the men. Meanwhile, I noticed an unusual thing. There was a girl wearing skirt in front of me! Definitely it was impossible; however, her face was so innocent and her body was so slim that no one could doubt whether she was a girl. Suddenly, the corporal had come and announced "he" was a special case, then took he away. As a result, he escaped from the barber. I, as a normal case, was cut to be a shaved head.
ReplyDeleteThere were too many memories in the camp. We were totally controlled on everything including speaking, bathing, standing, etc. I figured out again and again that yesterday was not the worst, it is today.
Finally, I want to tell you guys that I had been embarrassing every morning to see "her" wearing underwear since we became roommate.
The worst day of my life HAPPENED...
DeleteI was shouted AT, pushed, and treated inhumanely (good word!), WHICH had never happened in my school days.
"I could feel the depressing air spread around all the men." NICE!
...no one could doubt THAT she was a girl.
Suddenly, the corporal CAME...
There were SO many memories...
...that I was EMBARRASSED... LOOOL
Great story!
It started as any other day by waking up in the morning and getting ready, except that the city had planned to make it my worst day. After I had realized that there was no water to use due to some repairs done around the corner, so i had to go to college looking like i have just got off my bed, but that dd not stop at that point, after i had been walking for more than ten minutes to get to my car, i found two of my tires were stolen, so i had to take a taxi, not only i had to wait for twenty minutes to get a taxi, i got stuck in traffic for one hour, and got an thirty minutes late to class.
ReplyDeletebeing late that day denied me from entering the final test and i had to take the course again, but that day did not end that way, it just kept getting worse and worse, i had to take one of my friends to a hospital after he got hit by a car, and while doing that i twisted my ankle and had to put a cast for one week.
It started as any other day by ME (or MY) waking up...
DeleteAfter I realized..., I had to go to college looking like I HAD just gotten out of bed...
After walking... to get to my car, I found that two of my tires HAD BEEN STOLEN.
Not only DID I HAVE TO WAIT...BUT I ALSO got stuck...
Tarek, Is it true that all of this happened in one day or are you just being "creative" here?
Creative .... i could not remember a day that combined all of these situations, they did happen separately though !
DeleteI wasn't sure; that's why I asked. I didn't think that anyone could have so much bad luck in just one day. Two days, maybe, but not one day ;)
DeleteIs it true that you had to repeat a course because you were late for the final exam?
There is a saying that every day may not be good, but there is something good in everyday. I am such a lucky girl that I have never had any totally bad day up to now. That's why I'm going to talk about one of my most recent best days.
ReplyDeleteIt was in June last year. After finishing a 2-month internship as well as all the credits at the university for graduation, I came back to my hometown, which is a small town on highland with year-round cool weather, and waited for my thesis's evaluation. I had to say those days back home were the most precious time of my life. I was living in heaven then. On the first day home, I woke up at 6.30 when some sunshine sneaked into my room through my windows. I looked around and took a deep breath. It was a beautiful Sunday morning with fresh air, birds' songs, and slight fragrance of wild flowers. I took a bath and got dressed quickly to have breakfast with my parents. While my mother were baking apple pie, my father went over his collection of compact discs to find some album with lively melody to welcome me home. I made coffee and we started talking about everything in the world, our world :)
After breakfast, my mother suggested visiting our grandparents' graves. It's kind of our tradition to go seeing them (death of alive :) ) at least once a month. We spent the rest of the morning cleaning and painting the graves. I still remembered that was the first day ever I didn't prayed for anything but just said thank you and I missed you a lot to my grandparents' spirit.
We went home. I helped mom prepare lunch while dad was wandering around our neighborhood and having a little chit-chat with an elderly couple living next door.
In the afternoon, I was reading the latest book of my favorite author when my best friend asked me out for shopping with her. We had such a great time picking up and trying on tons of clothes before she decided the best fit. We went to the coffee shop and had some delicious cakes.
I got home right on time for dinner. My aunt and uncle dropped by, so we enjoyed the meal together. What a free and easy mood! I laughed all the way. Seriously, I was enjoying my day to the fullest.
I went to bed early after watching a popular sitcom on TV. At the moment I laid down on my super comfortable bed, I was thinking I could even die by now with no regrets.
I really love it when I slow down a little and relish a slower pace life sometimes.
And you know what, the best part of this day was that I was just on the first day of my vacation back home. I went straight to sleep without thinking about tomorrow's tasks or assignments or anything else on earth.
You wrote "death of alive." I think you meant "dead or alive," right?
DeleteYou wrote:
"I still remembered that was the first day ever I didn't prayed for anything but just said thank you and I missed you a lot to my grandparents' spirit."
...that was the first day ever that I didn't PRAY for anything but just said thank you and TOLD MY GRANDPARENTS' SPIRIT THAT I MISSED THEM. (reported speech)
Chi,
This writing is near native level with very few mistakes. Your writing is ready for the university.
Reading what you've written has put me in a totally serene mood :D
Thank you Holly. I really meant "dead or alive". I don't know what was on my mind when I typed "death of alive" lol. I must have been quite sleepy!
DeleteIt was in my second year at university. After the fall semester, I turned back to home to visit my parents. In that time, we were living in Konya, which is a big city in the middle of Turkey. A few days later, I decided to visit my elder brother, who lives in Antalya. I prepared everything before leaving home. I took my father car and I started to drive. The weather was cold but there was no precipitation. The road from Konya to Antalya passes through the mountains which are called ` Toros Mountains`. After a while, it started to snow while I was getting close mountains and the time approximately was 3pm. I started to climb mountains. The temperature was falling and precipitation was increasing. Everywhere was painted white by snow. I was so close to reach top of the mountain. Suddenly I heard a terrible sound. One big tree fall down on the road. I braked but my car was slipping. I crashed the tree. After that I decided to call some relatives to help me. When I took my phone I realized that phone had lost service. It could only call emergency service. I called service. After a while, one police officer was asking to me why you called service, what problem is on the phone. I told him the situation. He checked something then he said `the road is closed now cause of snow and we are trying to reopen it. Just stay inside the car and keep yourself warm` and he closed the phone. I turned back to car and started engine. The time was nearly 6pm and temperature was -15 Celsius. I waited in there for 7 or 8 hours. Snow had reached nearly half meter and it covered all windows. After a long time my phone was ringing. I answered the phone. Policeman told me where are you? We have reached tree. Then I said I am inside the car. Two policemen took me from car and they helped me to get in their car. While they were saving me, road worker pulled the tree out of road and pulled my car with their truck. After, we went down from the mountain. Policeman brought me some meals and put gasoline to my car. Finally, I continued my way and I arrived my brother home at 5 am. As you can understand from the story. It was the worst day of my life.
ReplyDeleteOzgur ONAL
"I turned back to home to visit my parents."
DeleteYou WENT BACK HOME.
"I was so close to reach top of the mountain."
CLOSE TO REACHING
"I braked but my car was slipping. I crashed the tree."
"It could only call emergency service. I called service."
YOU NEED A TRANSITION OR CONNECTOR BETWEEN THESE TWO SENTENCES.
"After a while, one police officer was asking to me why you called service, what problem is on the phone."
After a while, a police officer was asking me WHY I CALLED THE SERVICE, WHAT PROBLEM WAS ON THE PHONE (reported speech).
"After a long time my phone was ringing. I answered the phone."
After a long time, my phone RANG, SO I answered the phone.
"Policeman told me where are you? We have reached tree. Then I said I am inside the car." THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED SPEECH!
"After, we went down from the mountain. Policeman brought me some meals and put gasoline to my car."
COMBINE THESE SENTENCES TO MAKE ONE COMPLEX SENTENCE INSTEAD OF TWO SIMPLE ONES.
"As you can understand from the story, it was the worst day of my life."
INDEED! WHAT A FRIGHTENING STORY! Well at least you have something good to write about!
Speaking about bad moments is never easy, but sometimes it's necessary. The worst moment in my life was last year. About one month after I come to the US my father get sick and my family didn't tell me any thing because they were trying to protect me from all this situation. They were afraid of my reaction. Usually my father used to call or text me every single day, but for my surprise he was not calling me. I noticed that something was going wrong. I was trying to get information about him, but everybody was lying about it. They were all trying to protect me. After a short period of time I finally got that he was not OK. By that time suddenly my mother have decided tell me truth. I was here in the US felling so sad and lonely that I couldn't find strength, even to pray. Fortunately he's getting better now and I really thanks GOD for everything he have done for my father.
ReplyDeleteAbout one month after I come to the US my father get sick
Delete(VT--verb tense errors)
"By that time suddenly my mother have decided tell me truth."
At that time (or finally), my mother DECIDED to tell me the truth.
You THANK G-d for everything HE HAS done for your father.
Thank you for sharing this. I'm glad to hear that your father's health is improving.
If you ask me when was the worst day of my life, I would said the day I came to America. Because it was an early fight so I had to woke up very early and went to airport to checked-in. I had one stop in Japan and I totally forgot Japan has different time zone to my country. So, I ran to the gate just in the last called, I almost missed my flight, it was terrible !! And, the worst thing happened I sat on the wrong seat it was so embarrassing and my real seat was in the middle of the roll. I sat in my seat for more than 12 hour, but I couldn't move and stretched my arms and legs because the customers between me were all fall slept. I stayed in same position for all flight, it was so exhausted.
ReplyDeleteI had to woke up very early and went to airport to checked-in.
DeleteYou had to WAKE up and GO to the airport to CHECK IN.
"So, I ran to the gate just in the last called, I almost missed my flight, it was terrible !!"
"And, the worst thing happened I sat on the wrong seat it was so embarrassing and my real seat was in the middle of the roll."
These are what we call run-on sentences.
"I couldn't move and stretched my arms and legs"
MOVE AND STRETCH (verbs must be PARALLEL)
"because the customers between me were all fall slept."
...HAD ALL FALLEN ASLEEP.
"I stayed in same position for all flight, it was so exhausted."
BECAUSE I STAYED IN THE SAME POSITION FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT, I WAS TOTALLY EXHAUSTED.
or
STAYING THE THE SAME POSITION FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT WAS EXHAUSTING.
When you return home, make sure you fly FIRST CLASS :D
DeleteI can clearly remember that scary day which effected me very much. I was about nine years old, and I had just finished third grade. It was a regular lovely summer day when there was no class to attend and I was able to play with my friend in the garden during whole day. After playing soccer in the evening, I bought two bread form grocery for dinner, and set out to go home. While I was waiting elevator in ground floor, I heard a terrible scream from one of the upper floors, but I didn't care a lot. However, after entering into my home which was at forth floor, I found the ground of hall that had covered with blood. At that time I recognized my brother crying who was 3 years old and whose head was full of blood. Suddenly, my mother who was trying to do first aid ordered me to call and inform my father who was still at work. While I was talking with my father, at the same time I was trying to understand what had happened. After I hang up the phone, I was informed that when my brother had been washing his feet by aid of chair in bathroom, chair had slid and my brother had fallen and hit his head to the marble on the ground. Thus, his head had been rend. In fifteen minutes, as soon as my father came, they took my brother to the hospital. Fortunately, it did not occur any permanently damage, and he passed this scary moment with twelve seam on his head. It was the worst day in my life, and since I was just nine years old at that time, it was difficult period for me to get over its impact.
ReplyDeletein the garden FOR THE whole day.
Delete...I bought two LOAVES of bread...
"I found the ground of hall that had covered with blood"
I found the floor of the hall had been covered with blood.
rend?
" Fortunately, it did not occur any permanently damage"
Fortunately, no permanent damage occurred.
That's a very rough day, indeed.
I think the best day of my life was the day of my graduation ceremony, I can remember as it was yesterday. My classmates and I had to be the whole day in the best hotel in town being treated like kings and queens. I also remember that when we just arrived the first activity was the family picture. I was really happy because mi entire family flew from other countries just to be with me that day. After that, during the ceremony I couldn’t contain the joy that I was feeling when I saw my mom with tears on her eyes and my dad with a proudly face. After the ceremony, I went with my family and girlfriend to an amazing restaurant, the food was delicious but the company was even better. After that, When I thought that the day was over, my girlfriend had invited all of my high school friends to come to my home, I really don’t like surprises but that one was special. I was in shock for that lovely gesture and I was certainly grateful for all the happiness that I was receiving that day. Eventually, the day was over I had had the best day of my life.
ReplyDelete"I can remember as it was yesterday."
ReplyDeleteI can remember it AS IF IT WERE YESTERDAY (unreal!).
Very nice story. Thanks for sharing :D