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Lesson Notes March 17, 2026 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• Perennial plant (noun) = A plant that lives for a long time, usually more than two years. It grows every spring, dies in the winter, and grows back again the next year from the same roots.

• A rose bush is a perennial plant because it grows back every summer.

• We like perennial plants because we don't have to buy new ones every year.

• Annual plant (noun) [C] = A plant that lives for only one year (or one growing season). It grows from a seed, makes flowers, and then dies completely. You must plant new seeds every year.

• Sunflowers are annual plants; they die when the weather gets cold.

• My mother buys annual plants in the spring to make the garden colourful.

• An early-blooming sakura tree was in full bloom over the weekend, and it was absolutely stunning.

• Ornamental plant (noun) [C] = A plant that is grown for its beauty and colour, rather than for food or wood. People grow ornamental plants in gardens, parks, and houses to make them look nice.

• Most flowers in a public park are ornamental plants.

• I have a small ornamental plant on my desk to make the room look better.

• There’s a field of ornamental peach trees about 15 minutes from my house.

• We visited a vineyard that grows delicious grapes. (= a place where grapes are grown, usually for making wine or eating)

• The place we visited had wide-open fields as far as the eye could see. I’d been wanting to go there for a long, long time.

• We often see the same sports figure in magazines and in newspapers.

• It’s too bad we don’t see his stuff these days. I guess his popularity has declined.

• Japan was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic.

• My friends and I meet once a month to read a book together.