F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [S]

Homework

Write a story about when you and your aunt spent time together as children. 

Vocabulary

cousin/s n. – aunt or uncle’s son or daughter

family tree – a drawing that shows different relationships in your family

twigs/branches – arms of the tree
trunk – body of the tree
roots – feet of the tree

sth is exciting which makes you excited / so you are excited

pasteurize v. – to heat something, especially milk, at a controlled temperature for a fixed period of time in order to kill bacteria
eg. They had fresh cow’s milk that they pasteurized in a pot to give the little princess.

Speaking exercise

Last week, my aunt took my brother to come to Shanghai for the summer holiday. This was the first time for them to have a long trip. Everything is new for them. My brother just 11 years old. He is very young so he was very exciting for coming to SH and I took them to LEGO City of Shanghai because the lego is my brother’s favorite thing. I think he is a genius on lego since he was a very little boy she can build the lego by himself. He told me that this was the happiest thing in Shanghai this time.

Because they came from our hometown, my hometown is very colder but SH is too hot this year. This is really shocked for them.

I am very close with my aunt because he just older 7 years older than me. We growed up together so I’m so happy for they coming SH this time. I took my aunt to my favorite restaurant in SH such as hot pot, Japan food and Shanghai food. She liked them very much but she told me that the dish is too small than our hometown.

This is the only picture since 30 years ago. It’s very treasure for me because my aunt is not the real sister of my father. My grandparents adopt her because my grandfather had 3 sons they always wanted to have a daughter. Too many sons, they just wanted a daughter. The real father of my aunt is the brother of my grandma.


Last week, my aunt brought/took my cousin to (come to) Shanghai for their summer vacation. This was their first time that they left our hometown. Everything was new for them. My cousin is just 11 years old. He is very young so he was very excited to come to SH. I took them to Lego Land (Discovery Center) in Shanghai because legos are my cousin’s favorite toy/thing. I think he is a genius with legos because ever since he was a very little boy he could build legos by himself. He told me that this was the happiest experience he had in Shanghai (during his vacation).

Because they came from our hometown which is very cold and SH is very hot (this year), the temperatures really shocked them.

I am very close with my aunt because she is just 7 years older than me. We grew up together so I’m so happy that they came here. I took them to eat my favorite foods in SH such as hot pot, Japanese food and Shanghainese food. She liked them very much but she told me that the dishes were smaller than in our hometown/ too small.

This is the only picture (of us) since 30 years ago. It’s very precious and special to me because my aunt is not the real sister of my father. My grandparents adopted her because my grandfather had 3 sons and so they always wanted to have a daughter. They had too many sons, they just wanted a daughter.
The real father of my aunt is the brother of my grandma.
My aunt’s father is my grandma’s brother.

Her mother died during childbirth.
Her mother died while giving birth to her.