F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [W/S]

Write a short diary entry about your trip. Give more detail to try to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. 

Grammar

I have about 10 classes. vs. I had about 10 classes.

I applied three annual leaves next week, but I don’t have an idea of travel. I plan to go to GuiLing originally, but I found most of the south areas are raining. I asked my friend in Beijing, do you know the leaves going to red, and she don’t know. However, my friend sent a screenshot, said the CCTV reported the leaves became red in xiangshan garden. I cannot feel happy for them, because I don’t like to go to crowded areas.

I filled out an annual leave request (form) for 3 days, but I don’t have any travel plans yet. Originally I planned to go to GuiLing, but I found out that most of the southern areas will be raining. So, I asked my friend in Beijing if she knows whether the leaves will start to turn red and fall, and she said she doesn’t know. However, another friend (of mine) sent me a screenshot of the CCTV which reported that the leaves became red in Xiangshan garden.

TBC

  I was not happy with the news,because I don’t like to go to crowded areas.

The day before my scheduled annual leave, I decided to buy a ticket to Beijing to get out of SH.

The scenery in ___ garden was not the same as my expectation. But another place called Gubei water town was very good. Gubei Watertown is nearby Beijing City. There are a lot of red leaves sceneries / scenery. I don’t know how to describe the place people usually wear swimsuits… pool…Hot springs, unfortunately I don’t know there is a hot spring so I didn’t bring my swimsuit. I tried to buy the swim suit but the price was really expensive, even expensive than the hot springs. For women suit is about 400RMB, so I didn’t try it. But it’s interesting that there are 2 hot springs for tourists to experience, you only can put your foot in the… There are 2 small hot springs on the street inside the resort.

The atmosphere/scenery in Xiangshan Garden was (sadly) not what I expected / did not meet my expectations. But another place called Gubei Watertown which is near Beijing exceeded my expectations / went beyond my expectations, it was extremely relaxing. There are a lot of autumn leaves falling from the trees (red leaves scenery.)  Unfortunately I didn’t know there was a hot spring so I didn’t bring my swimsuit. I tried to buy a swim suit but the price was outrageous / outrageously expensive (really expensive), even more expensive than the hot springs. For one women’s suit it was about 400RMB, so I didn’t buy it. But it was interesting that there were 2 hot springs for tourists to experience where you only can soak/put your feet in the shallow springs/pool.  There are 2 small hot springs on/beside/along the path inside the resort.

Vocabulary

atmosphere (character, mood, feeling) vs. scenery

street (cars) vs. path (pedestrians)

deep vs. shallow

***try to stop saying ‘really and very’ and start using:  outrageous – adj. / outrageously – adv. or extreme -adj. / extremely – adv.