F2F Class Notes 27th March (Celeste)[W]***

Read the upgraded vocab story below. Try to use some of the new words in a story.

Review

The number of staff has declined. / The number of staff has declined because of the government/economy/CEO…

Bicycle travel has inclined environment condition. – Riding bicycles/Traveling by bicycles is inclining because of the condition of the environment. 

The rate of unemployment has inclined because of the government/economy…

It is rather significant that he never lost his confidence.

Riding bicycles has significantly improved the environment.

The roses have not bloomed yet.

My family went to Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden last Saturday, which is located in Songjiang district. We went there by line nine subway. In the Garden there are thousands of plants, including many exotic plants and some rare and endangered species.

It was sunny day, we got there before noon. Olivia was very excited and ran around there. She likes flowers and plants very much. Every plant is marked with title and description. We can learn a lot about botany in it. But many kinds of flowers have not come out yet, I think the best time to visit there is next month.

It was windy in the afternoon out of the blue, so we left earlier. But it was a thrilling trip,we will go there again next time.

Edited

My family went to Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden last Saturday, which is located in Songjiang District. We went there by (subway) line nine. In the garden there are thousands of plants, including many exotic ones/plants and some rare (,/and) endangered species.

It was a sunny day, we got there before noon. Olivia was very excited and ran around (there). She likes flowers and plants very much. Every plant is marked with a title and description. We can learn a lot about botany from the descriptions.  But many kinds of flowers have not come out/bloomedyet, I think the best time to visit is next month.

Out of the blue, it was windy, so we left earlier than we had planned. But it was a thrilling trip, we will go there again next month.

Upgraded Vocab

My family went to/saw/visited/toured Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden last Saturday, which is (located) in Songjiang District. We rode/took/hopped on/ jumped on  line nine. In the garden there are thousands of plants, including many exotic ones/plants and some rare/one-of-a-kind/unique/exquisite, endangered/threatened/facing extinction species.

It was a bright/beautiful/clear sky/blue sky day, we got there before noon. Olivia was very thrilled/overjoyed and ran free like a wild child. She likes nature/enjoys the outdoors/loves being outdoors very much. Every plant is marked with a title and description. We learned a lot about botany/nature from the descriptions.  But many kinds of flowers have not blossomed/opened/popped open yet, I think the best time to visit is next month.

Out of the blue/In an instant/Suddenly/Out of nowhere, it was windy, so we left earlier than we had planned/wanted. But it was a relaxing/enjoyable/memorable trip, we will go there again next month.

Pronunciation

hate – tao yan