F2F Class Notes 18th April (Celeste)[W]***

Read the upgraded vocab story below. Write 2 new example sentences for each new vocab.

Original

Mothers get less sleep than fathers after having children, especially when they are babies. The same situation as in my family. Since Olivia was born, we all revolves around her. This changes our life. The most significant effect is sleep deprivation due to her irregular sleeping pattern. When she was just a baby, we often heard her cry at night. She might be feeling hungry, so I need to get up to feed her. Consequently, I had to wake several times at night care for their children sometimes.
However, having children has a positive effect on our life. It enables us to become more responsible, it brings us more happiness and enhances the relationship between husband and wife. When Olivia spoke for the first time, called us mom and dad, walked for the first time, I felt rather joyful and excited. Seeing her grows day by day, I am extremely happy.

Edited version

Mothers get less sleep than fathers after having children, especially when they are babies. The same situation takes place in my family.

Since Olivia was born, we all revolve around her. This changes our life. The most significant adversity is my sleep deprivation due to her irregular sleeping pattern. When she was just a baby, we often heard her cry at night. She sometimes felt hungry, so I needed to get up to feed her. Consequently, I sometimes had to wake up several times at night to (and) care for her .

However, having children has a positive effect on our life. It enables us to become more responsible, it brings us more happiness and can enhance the relationship between husband and wife. When Olivia spoke for the first time, called us mom and dad, walked for the first time, I felt rather joyful and excited.

Seeing her grow day by day makes me extremely happy.

Upgraded Vocab

Mothers get less sleep than fathers after having children, especially when it comes to newborns. The story is the same in my family.

Since Olivia was born, we all hang on her every word/ we all were wrapped around her little finger. She changed our lives. The biggest issue/problem is my sleep deprivation due to her irregular sleeping pattern. When she was just an infant, we often heard her cry at night. She would cry out in hunger, so I needed to roll out of bed to feed her. Consequently, I sometimes had to wake up several times at night to (and) care for her .

However, having a child changed our lives for the better. She has made us more responsible, she brings us more happiness and she brought more happiness and laughter into our marriage. When Olivia spoke “mama” and “baba” as her first words and walked for the first time, I felt overjoyed and my heart was full of love. 

Seeing her grow day by day makes me the proudest I have ever felt. She is the best thing I have ever done in my life. I can’t imagine my life without her. 

Vocabulary

when it comes to sth = speaking about sth

eg. When it comes to fishing, John is an expert.

eg. When it comes to reading in English, Abby has improved greatly.

eg. When it comes to reading stories, Olivia seems rather excited.

eg. When it comes to computers, Celeste doesn’t know much.

newborn/s – baby that was recently born

hang on every word – listen carefully to what sb says

eg. Abby respected her university professor so much that she would hang on every word she said.

wrapped around sb’s little finger – Completely charmed by another person

eg. The cute little girl had all her grandparents wrapped around her little finger because she was so adorable and funny.

cry out in (an emotion: hunger, sadness, happiness, anger)

eg. The woman cried out in happiness because she finally became pregnant after 3 years of trying.

eg. The man cried out in anger because his phone was stolen.