OpenF2F Class Notes 9th February (Celeste)***

Homework

Read the edited story below 2-3 times slowly with the recording. Be prepared to read it perfectly in your next class.

Vocabulary

At 11 I went to clean my teeth at the dentist store. – At 11 I went to the dentist’s office to get my teeth cleaned. 

private/ self owned dentist office vs. government owned / government operated / government run

resources n. – a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

personable adj. – when sb has close relationships with people

eg. I like going to my favorite restaurant every week because the service is personable.

homemade adj.- when you make sth yourself at your home

handmade adj. – when is made by hand

Writing exercise

By the spring is coming, My narcissus are blooming which I plant in winter, the flowers smells good and make me relax. Recently, A ideal to plant a watermelon in my balcony is hunting in my mind. I have a big empty flowerpot for plant it , and I can take some soil from Chingming island, even if I want to find out two or three earthworms to company and give some manure to this plant. If In summer, I can see some watermelons lay on my balcony, It will give me a lot of funny in my summer.

Edited

The spring is coming, my narcissus/daffodils are blooming which I planted last winter. The flowers smell good and make me relax/happy/feel good/feel thankful. Recently,  I had the idea to plant a watermelon on my balcony which has been running through my mind. I have a big empty flowerpot to plant it and I can take some soil from Chingming island. I even want to find/dig up/look for two or three earthworms to live and give some manure to this plant. This summer, if I can see some watermelons growing on my balcony, they will give me a lot of fun this summer.