F2F Class Notes 28th April (Celeste)

Homework: Review the new vocabulary. Continue to tell a story about your trip to Sri Lanka.

orchid ( or kid ) – beautiful flowers, usually purple and white

pure ( pyour ) – 100%, no additives, very clean, very natural

glycerin ( gli sir in ) – chemical compound usually found in soap

herbs ( erbz ) – edible leaves used in cooking and medicine and soaps, perfumes

eucalyptus ( you cuh lip tis ) – leafy trees usually found in Australia, koalas like to eat this

essential oils  ( S n chil oils ) –  natural oils that are used for cooking, cleaning, medicine etc.

etc – et cetera, and so on and so forth

mold – when food goes bad, these are the green/white spots

mold – to shape sth, like soap or cakes, candies

Original

My trip started on April 18th and I came back on April the 24th. I had a trip with my friend. We are planning to east Europe on October. This was my first time going to Sri Lanka. SL is a small and beautiful country that has only little peoples like Pudong. SL had the beautiful sea and we took the sea train it’s a wonderful and exciting experience. We take the train from the capital of the SL to the south sea town. The train ran slowly and  I faced to the sea to enjoy it.

Edited

My trip started on April 18th and I came back on April the 24th.

My trip started from April 18th to April 24th.

I went on a trip with my friend, who is planning to go to/to travel to/to visit Eastern Europe in October with me. This was my first time going to Sri Lanka. SL is a small and beautiful country that has few people. SL is a beautiful island/ is surrounded by the beautiful sea and we took the sea train. It was a wonderful/an amazing and exciting/thrilling experience. We took the train from the capital of SL to a southern sea town.

The train ran slowly as I looked at the sea and to enjoy it.

The train ran slowly as I was looking at the sea to enjoy it.

The train ran slowly while I watched the sea to enjoy it.

The train ran slowly while I was watching the sea to enjoy it.

thrill/thrilling/thrilled –  deep emotion or excitement, a little dangerous, to feel full of life

ex: That was a thrill of a life time.

ex: The roller coaster is thrilling!

ex: I was thrilled to go to Sri Lanka for the first time.