OpenF2F Class Notes 1st August (Celeste)

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The first summer camp
Howie went to the summer camp today. Last night, I helped him to prepare his luggage because he will stay there for 4 nights.
This is the first camp for him, he was a little nervous, but when he saw many children which are the similar age as him overthere, he was so excited and happy. That means they will play together in the coming 5 days.
The summer camp is in Chongming which is one of Shanghai’ s countrysides. I think the air is fresh and the temperature is lower than in the city. They provide good hotel, yummy food and rich activities for participants.
Howie always likes to make new friends and attend all kinds of activities so that he can learn a lot from that. I believe that this camp will be interesting and wonderful!

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The first summer camp
Howie went to a summer camp today. Last night, I helped him prepare his luggage because he will stay there for 4 nights.
This is the first camp for him, he was a little nervous, but when he saw many children near the school/camp buses, he was so excited and happy. That means they will play together in the coming/over the next 5 days.
The summer camp is in Chongming which is in Shanghai but outside of the city in the countryside. I think the air is fresh and the temperature is lower than in the city. The summer camp organizers found a good hotel for everyone, and there will be yummy food and rich activities for participants/attendees/campers.
Howie always likes to make new friends and attend all kinds of activities so he can learn a lot from that. I believe that this camp will be interesting and wonderful!

It’s not suitable for me.
It’s not a suitable trip for me.
It’s not a good time for me to travel.

At night/in the evening they will stay in the hotel.

outdoor activities/sports

girlfriend/boyfriend – intimate relationship, dating

girl friend = girl (space) friend / boy friend = boy (space) friend [oral]

He has two friends that are girls, but they are not his girlfriends.

When he plays happily he always forget us.
When he enjoys himself, when he plays with his friends, he always forgets us.

I don’t think.
I don’t think so.

captivate / captivating / captivated /will captivate v. – to get your attention and hold your attention
eg. He captivates his audience.
eg. The movie is captivating.
eg. Howie was captivated when he was watching the Batman movie.
eg. This celebrity will give a speech at the ceremony and he will captivate the crowd.

get in the car / getting in the car / got in the car

get out of the car / getting out of the car / got out of the car

get on the bus / getting on the bus / got on the bus

get off the bus / getting off the bus / got off the bus

*** get on the horse / train /plane…