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Best Date Ever

Best Date Ever

Date: Feb 13 2009

Themes: Holidays, Romance

Grammar: Past Perfect Tense

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Sometimes the simplest dates like a picnic in the park, watching a movie on the couch, or making dinner at home can be the best. With the right person, even the most ordinary activities can feel special and romantic. On the other hand, getting flown to Tahiti in a private helicopter or something would be pretty cool too.

The pressure to come up with the perfect date is especially strong on Valentine’s Day. Some couples prefer to do something low-key for V-day, but for most, the usual dinner and a movie just won’t cut it. Listen to Marni tell Amanda about her best Valentine’s Day date ever.

Dialog

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Marni

Marni

Amanda

Amanda

Marni:  I was thinking about the best Valentine’s date I’ve ever been on.

Amanda:  OK.

Marni:  So I had just started dating my boyfriend two weeks before Valentine’s Day. February 2nd. It felt like all this pressure, like we’re starting to date right before Valentine’s Day, what do you do?

Amanda:  Oh yeah, that is pressure.

Marni:  And, so, honestly, it was an amazing date. He made me dinner, which nobody had ever done before. Isn’t that so sweet? And it was a really great dinner.

Amanda:  Did you have a connection while you were eating?

Marni:  We were very googly eyed at each other, and there was a lot of chemistry going on.

Amanda:  So it definitely wasn’t a blind date, because he was your boyfriend…

Marni:  Well, we had literally just started dating, so we’re getting to know each other, but it’s Valentine’s Day, he made me a bunch of mixed CDs, made me dinner…And, you know, it was just very sweet.

Amanda:  Did sparks fly?

Marni:  Absolutely, hello, we’re still together!

Amanda:  Well, was he very spontaneous that night?

Marni:  I thought making dinner was very spontaneous.

Amanda:  Well what else?

Marni:  I bought him a shirt.

Amanda:  That’s very spontaneous. It’s totally off the cuff.

Marni:  Well what are you going to do? It’s not very romantic. But it’s like two weeks in. You’re like, “What am I gonna get the guy?”

 

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Discussion

Marni and her boyfriend had only been dating for two weeks when their first Valentine’s Day came around. She was worried about how to celebrate Valentine’s Day since it was so early in their relationship.

But her boyfriend came up with a great date. He made her dinner and burned some mixed CDs for her. It was low-key but very romantic. Plenty of sparks flew.

Amanda asks Marni what else happened on the date. Marni says that not a lot else happened. Since she and her boyfriend hadn’t been together very long, she didn’t want to do anything too serious or crazy. But it was a great night, and Marni and her boyfriend are still together today. What do you think they should do this year for Valentine’s Day? What was your best date ever?

 

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kaira_harry

Yemen

Happy Valentine's Day it's the best guys …. it's the first day i was with my girl friend this time 

and it's was  very romantic for us 

 

09:25 AM Feb 15 2009 |

kaira_harry

Yemen

09:10 AM Feb 15 2009 |

Sinchan

Malaysia

V-day?? I haven't celebrate it for my whole life. Want to know why???....because I haven't a girlfriend..hahahaha

06:31 AM Feb 15 2009 |

Sinchan

Malaysia

Hi lulu…how are you? I'm Sinchan from Malaysia. Can we be a friend?

06:27 AM Feb 15 2009 |

seaway

seaway

China

when listening,I understood no one word.

12:42 AM Feb 15 2009 |

puhu33

puhu33

Turkey

Hi !!

Happy Valentine's day !!

I dont belive in that something which you have pressure on you..

If something is romantic it must be spontaneous. In that day girls waits for something. i prefer normal days. 

09:55 PM Feb 14 2009 |

Spartan

Spartan

Nigeria

I’m just having my best val day today. I spend the afternoon in my brother’s bestfriend’s girlfriend’s apartment :)’s She prepared lunch while our hungry tommies waited. It was a great lunch- an anticipated change from the usual male-cooked-meals here in uni. I almost over feed. I was crazy and the music was amazing. Everybody around, and me playing Need4Speed in the background. Nothing much happened though, but it was still fun, the jokes, the laughters and the stolen glances and pecks, it was simply wow!. Now I’m online dropping a love note for my dearest gf who is hundreds of miles away. Too bad we couldn’t share the fun together. :( but I know she’s smiling and that makes me do thesame.

05:08 PM Feb 14 2009 |

stanley2032

Brazil

Hi all, it´s my first time i post here! Firstly i´d like to say im so glad to exist this website.

 HAVE A NICE VALENTINE DAY

03:10 PM Feb 14 2009 |

tony.yy

tony.yy

China

V-days have another meaning for still single people.Though they want to have good day in love ,but it is not the time.The hope or requirement for love also attracted this group to imagine magic and romantic things which can make loneness feeling more powerful than ever.In the end they will come into the reality and make good will or expection in future and keeping on going ahead.

02:25 PM Feb 14 2009 |

jan_s

jan_s

China

我体悟明啊?

02:12 PM Feb 14 2009 |

zoebaby

zoebaby

China

i lead a day as usual,it's nothing to me…but i hope everyone who considers this day as a coolest day has a amazing day with your lover…

it's much busier today,i'm hope chinese 7&7 day is coming soon,i think that's did my festival…

enjoy it, your guys!!Smile

01:18 PM Feb 14 2009 |

shelley xue

China

today is a special day. I hope that somebody is very happy!  

12:17 PM Feb 14 2009 |

maysing

maysing

Malaysia

ooh..all about LOVE. The sound of Love is easy but is hard to light it up.

Love is meaning :

L = love & relationship

O = orgsm

V = virility

E = erection

 

12:11 PM Feb 14 2009 |

thaiduong

Viet Nam

v day is best day of the life

 

10:55 AM Feb 14 2009 |

thaiduong

Viet Nam

i agree with you, but v- day is also which it give you a chance to patch up with your lover

 

10:53 AM Feb 14 2009 |

Naster

China

bigo ?

08:34 AM Feb 14 2009 |

quangtb

Viet Nam

today. Its my bad day. I am at work. I send mail to all of friends. I went out for dinner with my girl friend in this time 1 year ago.When i were very happy beside her. But I have parted with her for 6 months. I hope all friends have a V-day: Happy.

Happy V-day. 

  

05:30 AM Feb 14 2009 |

bobbie-bao

bobbie-bao

China

actually i never celebrate V-day with my boyfrnd for we broke up with each other be4 it. today is V-day and i send a special present to my good boy frnd who studies in nantong which is near my hometown.i didnt tel him till now and dont know whether he ll like it.

i jus hope the friendship between us can last long and we both hav someone to care abt.

04:06 AM Feb 14 2009 |

anna zhanghp

China

i kissed my husband in the morning.

03:50 AM Feb 14 2009 |

little gay

little gay

Brazil

I never had a valentine's daysCry

01:39 AM Feb 14 2009 |

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