Trip to China

Last night in class, we received our edited copies of our Best/Worst Experience stories. Since last night, that amazing experience has been on my mind. My Best Experience was when I went to China on a teaching trip. Here's a quick overview of the trip including some key details. In my senior year of college I met a man who was one of the main people in charge of the journey. After many discussions, I was convinced to go to China and teach. I didn't have a clue how to speak Chinese but I didn't have to. He explained that I would teach high school juniors conversational English and American culture. I was in China for a month and a half teaching students and I loved every minute of being in the classroom as a teacher. There was no curriculum so I taught anything that I wanted. After my teaching duties had expired, I had a few days to travel China and see some amazing sites like The Great Wall. It was such an awesome experience that I loved and still treasure to this day.
Word Bank 
Received – Accepted
Overview – General idea
Key – Main or important
Journey – A trip
Discussions – Have a conversation about something, talk about something
Convinced – Made a believer 
Curriculum – Things that a teacher must teach
Duties – Responsibilities 
Expired – Not valid or usable anymore

Using the words above, choose the best word that will fit into the paragraph below.
Yesterday, I  ________ my teaching certificate.  I’m nervous because the _____________ covers many subjects but I am also very excited. After taking eight years to get to this level, I’m glad that the _________ is over. I am _________ that this is the right profession for me. Even after many long __________ about doing a different kind of work, I’m sure that teaching is for me. I know that teaching will be challenging but I am sure that I will be able to handle all of the ______ that I must complete. My time working as an Aide has _____ and now I’m ready to teach every day. An ______ of the perfect classroom would have six students who are actively engaged and work well with each other. That would be the best case scenario for me, but the _____ is to just find a job.  
Grammar Point 
The story listed above contains many verbs in the past tense. Find them in the passage and write them. Then change it into the present form for each verb. For example:  had – (to) have

Grammar Assignment
Now it’s your turn! See if you can write a paragraph using the vocabulary words listed above. Your story can be about anything at all, just have fun and be creative with it!