Online Class Notes (Jesse)

No.3 Surprising.
There are two big surprises during the trip.

While walking on the beach, I spotted a beautiful gastropod shell. I picked it up and put it into the side pocket of my backpack. During our lunch, I took it out for admiration and was surprised to notice something in the shell! I tried to pull it out of the shell but it quickly cringed. When it partly came out some time later, I hurriedly took a picture. It was a hermit crab! I managed to bring it to Shanghai, but I felt soooo sorry that it died.

On the third day, we climbed Laoshan. As it covers a large area, we chose to hike Laoshan Scenic Area Taiqing Tourism Area, which is just a corner of the whole Laoshan area. Laoshan, the first famous maritime mountain, is a perfect and unique combination of both the mountains and the sea. So it is natural for tourists to enjoy both the near mountains and the faraway sea. But who would expect a cascade and a peaceful lake!

Having no plan is the best plan. However, during peak seasons, plans are 99% necessary. Staycation may also be a wonderful choice! Where are you spending your Labour Day holiday?

No.3 Surprising.
There are two big surprises during the trip.

While walking on the beach, I spotted a beautiful gastropod 、 spiral shaped shell. I picked it up and put it into the side pocket of my backpack. During our lunch, I took it out to admire and was surprised that there was something in the shell / to notice something in the shell! I tried to pull it out of the shell but it suddenly flinched / quickly shrank back into the shell. When it poked its claw out some time later, I hurriedly took a picture and found that it was a hermit crab! I managed to bring it to Shanghai, but I felt soooo sorry that / but sadly / but unfortunately it died.

On the third day, we climbed Laoshan. As it covers a large area, we chose to hike Laoshan Scenic Area Taiqing Tourism Area, which is just a corner of the whole Laoshan area. Laoshan, the first famous maritime mountain, is a perfect and unique combination of both the mountains and the sea, so it is natural for tourists to enjoy both the nearby / surrounding mountains and the faraway sea. But who would expect a waterfall and a peaceful lake!

It is often said that / I believe that / I feel that having no plan is the best plan, but during peak seasons, plans are generally 99% necessary due to China being so overpopulated / as everyone wants to travel then. However, for me, staycations are often a great way to spend a holiday! Where are you spending your Labour Day holiday?

Vocabulary

claw / pincer

no complaints! / I don’t have any complaints / I can’t complain 

categorize – to put things into categories
eg. I need to categorise the ideas of the book

the catalogue of the book – the contents 

i was searching the internet – i was browsing the web / i was searching this website

i need to look up the word  / I’ll look up that restaurant on dian ping

Grammar

to know the basic idea about the book – the general idea of the book