PDF - Intermediate - Talking About a Past Event

Daily Life - Talking About a Past Event

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A:

Mike! Hey, how are you, man! Long time no see!

B:

Hey, Pat! Yeah, I haven’t seen you in ages! How are you?

A:

I’m doing great! It’s funny running into you like this. Just last week I ran into Matt as well.

B:

Yeah? How’s he doing?

A:

He’s doing well. We went out for a couple of beers and the funniest thing happened.

B:

Oh yeah?

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A:

Well, we were talking and catching up on what we’ve been doing, talking about work and family, when all of a sudden, Matt saw a mouse run under his chair and he completely lost it! He started freaking out, and screaming...

B:

Ha ha, really?

A:

Yeah, and the funniest thing was, that he jumped on to his chair and started shrieking like a girl. You had to be there! Everyone was staring and laughing... it was hilarious!

Key Vocabulary

how are you

phrase

a greeting phrase

man

common noun, singular

an informal way of calling a person

long time no see

phrase

a greeting phrase used after two friends have not seen each other for a long time

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in ages

phrase

for a long time

phrase

a phrase you use to respond to a greeting

run into

phrase

meeting someone accidentally

catch up on

phrase

learn about recent past events

freak out

verb

show a lot of emotion; be not able to control emotions

I am great

doing

shriek

screaming in a very high voice

stare

verb

look at something for a long time with great attention

hilarious

Adjective

very amusing

lose it

verb

lose control of your emotions; show strong, negative emotions

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go nuts

verb

go crazy; lose control of yourself

a riot

phrase

a very fun time; or a funny event

ridiculous

Adjective

very silly or unreasonable

bizarre

Adjective

very strange or unusual

anecdote

common noun, singular

a short, amusing story

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