Short Essays Week 2
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Day 8: Past Continuous
Title: “I Was NOT Sleeping!”
Last night, I was doing my homework. (Maybe.)
But when my mom came into my room, I was lying on my bed with my eyes closed.
She shouted, “You were sleeping!”
I said, “No! I was memorizing!”
She said, “Then why were you snoring?”
Huh…? If I can study while snoring, maybe I’m a genius.
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Day 9: Future Tense (will, be going to)
Title: “My Future is Perfect!”
Future me is amazing!
I will be rich. I will live in a big house.
I am going to become a professional gamer.
A robot will do my homework for me.
But… my teacher asks, “Are you ready for next week’s test?”
I say, “Uhh… I’m going to study soon!”
She laughs.
“I see. Future you is perfect, but present you is in big trouble.”
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Day 10: Modal Verbs (can, must, should, have to)
Title: “Cat vs. Rules”
My cat has rules.
But he doesn’t follow them.
I say, “You must not jump on the table!”
He jumps.
I say, “You must not eat my homework!”
He eats.
I say, “You should exercise more!”
He yawns.
Cats are too free!
Who are the rules for?
…Maybe only for humans.
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Day 11: Comparatives & Superlatives
Title: “My Little Brother vs. The Legendary Eater”
My little brother eats the most in our family.
No, maybe he eats more than anyone in our class.
Actually, I think he eats the most in the world.
Yesterday, after eating three pizzas, he ate chips, ice cream, and finally… my pudding.
“Why did you eat it?!” I asked.
He said, “Because I was hungrier than you.”
…I can’t argue with that.
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Day 12: Infinitives (to + verb)
Title: “My Dream is Simple”
Everyone has big dreams.
“I want to be a doctor!”
“I want to be an astronaut!”
But my dream is simple.
“To sleep, to eat, to play games.”
That is my life plan!
But my mom says, “Your goal must be bigger!”
So I say, “Okay… I want to be the world champion of sleeping!”
She sighs.
But isn’t that a good goal?
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Day 13: Gerunds (-ing form as nouns)
Title: “Studying vs. Playing”
Studying is important.
But playing is also important.
But studying is difficult.
But playing is fun.
So… playing is the most important thing in life!
…I want to say that, but my teacher is scary, so I won’t.
Instead, I pretend to study.
But actually… I am reading a comic under my desk.
I just hope I don’t get caught!
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Day 14: Conjunctions (because, if, when, although)
Title: “Why I Didn’t Do My Homework”
My teacher asks, “Where is your homework?”
I say, “Well, it’s a long story.
” The teacher says, “I have time.”
“First, I tried to do my homework.
But my cat was sleeping on my notebook. So, I waited.
But then I got hungry. So, I went to the kitchen.
But I ate too many chips and got a stomachache.
So, I rested. And then… I woke up in the morning.”
The teacher says, “So, the reason you didn’t do your homework is… ‘cat, chips, sleep’?”
I say, “…Yes.”
The teacher sighs.
I sigh too.
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