中考英语作文范文简单（精品20篇）

1. Every coin has two sides.每个硬币都有两面，比喻事物的两面性。

2. The winter is coming and the spring is not far.冬天已经临近了,春天还会远吗?

3. Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

4. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

5. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

6. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

7. A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。

8.Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。

9.Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。

10.Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

[必备的10句谚语中考英语作文备考资料

一、教育类

● And gladly would learn , and gladly teach .( Chaucer , British pot

勤于学习的人才能乐意施教。(英国诗人, 乔叟)

●Better be unborn than untaught , for ignorance is the root of misfortune .(Plato , Ancient Greek philosopher)

与其不受教育,不如不生,因为无知是不幸的根源.(古希腊哲学家 柏拉图)

●Genius without education is like silver in the mine. (Benjamin Franklin , American president )

未受教育的天才，犹如矿中之银。 (美国总统 富兰克. B.)

●The roots of education are bitter , but the fruit is sweet .(Aristotle , Ancient Greek philosopher )

教育的根是苦的，但其果实是甜的。( 古希腊哲学家 亚里士多德)

二、知识类

●Activity is the only road to knowledge .(George Bernard Shaw , British

dramatist)

行动是通往知识的唯一道路。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G.)

●A free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books .(Thomas Jefferson ,

American president)

一个自由的人除了从书本上获取知识外，还可以从许多别的来源获得知识。(美国总统

杰斐逊 . T.)

●A great part to the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way .(Adams Franklin , American humorist )

我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的发现了另上的资料。(美国幽默作家

富兰克林. A.)

●If a man empties his purse into his head , no man can take it away from him , an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest .(Benjamin Franklin ,

American president )

倾已所有追求知识，没有人能夺走它;向知识投资，收益最佳。(美国总统

富兰克林. B.)

●Imagination is more important than knowledge .(Albert Einstein , American scientist )

想象力比知识更为重要。 (美国科学家 爱因斯坦. A. )

●Knowledge is power . (Francis Bacon , British philosopher )

知识就是力量。 (英国哲学家 培根. F.)

●The empty vessels make the greatest sound . (William Shakespeare , British dramatist )

满瓶不响，半瓶咣当。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)

发言稿要注意以下三点：

1、发言的地点

2、发言的对象

3、发言的内容。

请看例文：

在一次英语班会上，老师请同学们以“Proud of My School”为主题发言。请根据下面所给的提示写一篇发言稿。字数要求在80～100词之间。文中不得出现真实的人名、地名。

提示：

①What does your school look like?

②What fun do you have at school?

③Why do you like your school?

Proud of My School

My school is very big with several tall buildings. There are 2，000 students in my school. We have a big playground with lots of trees around it. There are a lot of flowers everywhere.

We have lots of fun at school. After class we play games and do lots of sports, like a big family. The teachers in my school are as kind to us as our parents. I feel proud of my school because it is one of the best schools in my heart.

Seeing my whole education history, I have many teachers. But my favorite teacher is only one. He is Mr Lu. He is my middle Chinese teacher and head teacher. He is about fifty years old. Maybe he works too hard, so his back is a little bent. He always wears a black glasses. He looks amiable but serious in study. He always thinks us before everything. His class is very interesting and full of different kinds of encouraging stories. He is very strict to us in study. But whoever has difficulties, he would help us without hesitation. Sometimes he plays the role of a strict teacher, sometimes he takes the place of a kind father.

纵观我整个受教育史，我有过很多老师。但我最喜欢的老师只有一个。他是陆老师。他是我的初中语文老师兼班主任。他大约五十岁。也许是因为工作辛苦，所以他的背有点弯了。他总是戴一副黑色的眼镜。他看上去很和蔼可亲，对学习却是很严格的。他总是把我们放在第一位。他的课是非常有趣的，也经常讲各种不同励志故事。他对我们学习很严格。但无论谁有困难，他都会毫不犹豫地帮助我们。有时他是一个严格的老师，有时候他是一个慈祥的父亲。

[中考满分英语作文My Favorite Teacher

导语：越来越多汽车进入我们的家庭生活，改善了我们的生活，但同时也带来了很多问题，如塞车和车祸，给家庭和社会带来极大的危害。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

请写一篇有关交通安全的短文(80字左右)

内容包含：

(1)遵守交通规则，如走人行道/过斑马线。

(2)别在街道上或马路上玩耍和踢球。

(3)劝父母不能酒后驾车。

你可以适当增加内容，让短文通顺，过渡自然。

参考词汇：sidewalk 人行道、zebra-crossing 斑马线

注：第一段已给出，不计入总数

关于交通问题的中考英语作文

With more and more cars coming into our families, we are happy that it has greatly improved our life. But unluckily, it has also brought many problems, such as heavy traffic and traffic accidents.

Traffic safety is everybodys business. We must obey the rules. For example, we must walk on walk side, when we cross zebra – crossing, stop and look right and left, then go across fast. Dont play football on the road .we can tell our parents not to drink before they drive, not to run through red lights, not to talk and laugh while driving etc.

We can say cars are coming into our life, but only when everybody thinks traffic safety is everybodys business can we be safe driving on roads and walking on sidewalks.

【参考译文】

随着越来越多的汽车走进我们的家庭，我们很高兴它大大改善了我们的生活。但不幸的是，它也带来了许多问题，如交通拥挤和交通事故。

交通安全人人有责。我们必须遵守规定!例如，我们必须走在一边，当我们过斑马线，停下来，看左，右，然后跨越快速。不要在马路上踢足球，我们可以告诉父母开车前不要喝酒，不要闯红灯，开车时不要说话和笑。

我们可以说汽车正在进入我们的生活，但只有当每个人都认为交通安全是每个人的业务，我们可以安全驾驶道路和人行道上行走。

健康的生活习惯对于成长中的我们是非常重要的。你认为健康的生活习惯应当是怎样的呢?请根据下面的信息提示，写一篇短文，首句已给出。

信息提示：健康饮食;早睡早起，不熬夜;参加运动，强身健体。

要求：根据信息提示，把握要点，适当发挥，不逐字翻译。字数在80词左右。

★ 范文

I think healthy habits are very important for us.

All of us want to be healthy. First, we should get enough sleep during the night. We can go to bed early and get up early. Staying up late is bad for our health. Second, we must have the right kinds of food. We should eat more fruit and vegetables and less meat. We should drink a lot of water. We should have healthy eating habits. Third, we should do more exercise to build up our bodies. Finally, we should wash hands before meals and brush our teeth twice a day. If we don’t feel well, we should go to see the doctor at once.

中考英语试卷写作的分数各个省市有所不同，一般在15-20分之间。下面从阅卷老师的角度分析一下中考英语作文的得分点和扣分点。

中考英语作文对考生的要求有四点：1、内容要完整。 2、语句流畅。3、没有语法错误。4、书写规范。能达到上述要求的作文，都会得到相应的高分。

一：先看一下扣分点：

1.内容方面：要点缺失，可酌情扣分。比如中考作文“I want to do something for my school”，若没有写一件具体的事情，是要扣3分以上的;若写的事情太过于虚幻，没有实际内容，也会扣1-2分。

2.字数：少于60字的作文要酌情扣分。

中考英语作文要求60字以上，标点符号不算，少了就要扣分。但是60字的作文能不能得高分?从我们拿到的实例作文来看，16分以上的作文，没有少于75字的，甚至少于80字的也少之又少。当然，也极少有超过100字的，因为中考试卷的短线格一共80个，在格子下面大约还有2行的空间，可以加20字左右，再多阅卷人就很难看清了，也会影响卷面的美观。所以，同学们如果想让作文得到高分，最好是让字数在75-100字之间。

3. 语法和拼写错误：每个扣0.5，重复错误不计;

4. 标点错误：每4个扣0.5.

二：加分点

除了这些扣分点，还有一些得分点：比如说作文的组织结构分，就是根据学生使用复杂句型、单词和谚语、俗语的情况来加分。

只要文章中有1个亮点，基本就可以争取到1分(3分的文采分是很难全部拿到的)。而这1分的亮点，是可以提前准备的。例如，有一些“万金油”式的复杂句型，例如强调句型、only相关的倒装句等，只要同学们多操练几次，几乎是一定能用到作文当中，从而为自己争取到这1分。

其次就是卷面分

很多家长和同学，尤其是部分书法并不是十分整洁的同学，都会关心是否真的有“卷面分”的存在。虽然在阅卷标准里面并没有卷面分这一项，但是这个分数却真切地反映在了同学们的分数里面。

据阅卷老师的经验，在阅卷的时候并不是按这3个部分逐项打分的，而是在第一遍读完全文之后，心里已经形成了一个“印象分”，然后再细读第二、三遍，把印象分分配到各个打分部分。因此，这个“印象分”就非常重要，而同学们的书法，也正是在这个环节，影响到了自己的分数。所以初三的考生，如果书法不好，一定要注意。所谓的书法并不需要写的很漂亮，符合3个简单的标准即可：没有斜体、没有连笔、涂改较少。

假如你是Han Mei，下面是一封你的笔友Alice 给你发来的e-mail，请你根据e-mail 的内容给她写一封回信，与她交流看法，并帮她排忧解难。

提示词语：listen to，mothers love，care about，communicate with，get along with，smile

写作要求：1.语句通顺，书写工整;2.可用所给提示词语，也可以适当发挥;3.词数在60-80左右

Dear Han Mei，

Im afraid Ive got a big problem recently. My mother talks too much to me. She always tells me，“Be careful while crossing the street。” “Put on more clothes。” “Did you do a good job at school?”And so on. Im annoyed(烦恼)。What shall I do?

Alice

例文

Dear Alice，

As a teenager，I met the same problem as you. But now I can get along better with my mother. Here are some ideas for you。

Your mother talks much，because she cares about you. Maybe its not a good way，but it shows your mothers love. So I think you should listen to her. If your opinions are different from your mothers，you can communicate with her，and tell her what you are thinking about。

If your mother doesnt take your advice，just keep silent and give her a smile。

I hope what I say here can help you a lot.

Hello,everyone!My name is XX.I live in/at XX.I have a lot of hobbies,just like reading books,listening to the songs,surfing the Internet and so on.I major in XX.Some of my friends say I am outgoing,lovely and friendly.So,I like making friends in many ways.At home,I often help my parents do the housework,and they think they have a good kid.

一篇文章通常由开头、正文内容和结尾三个部分构成。的名师表示，这三个部分的比例安排要合理，只有合理的文章构成，才能拿到令人满意的分数。

文章的开头一般来说应尽量做到开门见山，用简单明白的叙述引出文章的话题，使读者了解文章要谈论什么，一下于引起读者的兴趣。

作文常见的开头形式大致有以下几种：

1、直叙主题开门见山

文章一开头就交待清楚文章的主题是什么。如“How I Spent My Vacation”(我怎样度假)的开头是：

I Spent my last vacation happily.

下面是题为“Honesty”(谈诚实)一文中的开头：

Honesty is one of the best virtues.An honest man is always trusted and respected.On the contrary, one who tells lies is regarded as a "liar",and is looked upon by honest people.

2、交代文章背景开头

在文章的开头，先把人物、事件和环境交待清楚。例如“A Trip to Jinshan” (去金山旅游)的开头：

The day before yesterday my class went on a bus trip to Jinshan. The bus ride there took three hours. The long trip made us very tired, but the sight of the beautiful sea refreshed us.

3、 以回忆来开头

用回忆的方法来开头。例如“A Trip to the Taishan Mountain”(泰山游)的开头是：

I remember my first trip to the Taishan Mountain as if it were yesterday.

4、以概括的方式来开头

即对要在文章中叙述的人或事先作一个概括性的介绍。如“The Happiness of Reading Books”(读书的快乐)的开头：

People often say that gold and silver are the most valuable things in the world. But I say that to read books is more valuable than anything else, because books give us knowledge and knowledge gives us power.

5、铺垫环境来开头

即开头利用自然景物或自然环境引出要介绍的事物。如“An Accident”(一场事故)的开头是:

It was a rainy and windy morning. The sky was gloomy, the temperature was low, and the street was nearly empty. I was on my way back to school. Suddenly, a speeding car came round the corner.

6、表述目的来开头。

在文章的一开头就交待写作目的，如通过文章要表扬谁，批评谁，或说明一个什么问题等。如“Pollution Control”(控制污染)的开头：

In this article I shall draw your attention to the subject of pollution control.

以上就是中考英语作文满分、高分分段的同学常使用的几种开头方式，您也可以依据自身的习惯来挑选适合自己的开头方式。不论用什么开头，目的都只有一个，那就是取得高分。

导语：中考时，英语作文是必考项，重要性不言而喻。它也是让大多数学生最头疼的事情。词汇是最重要的一部分。下面是yjbys作文网小编为您收集整理的资料，希望对您有所帮助。

above prep. 在 …… 上面

a. 上面的

ad. 在 …… 之上

abroad ad. 到(在)国外

absent a. 缺席， 不在

accent n. 口音，音调

accept vt. 接受

accident n. 事故，意外的事

ache vi.& n. 痛，疼痛

achieve vt. 达到，取得

across prep. 横过，穿过

act n. 法令，条例 v. (戏)表演，扮演(角色)，演出(戏);行动，做事

action n. 行动

active a. 积极的，主动的

activity n. 活动

add vt. 添加，增加

address n. 地址

advantage n. 优点; 好处

advertisement n. 广告

advice n. 忠告，劝告，建议

advise vt. 忠告，劝告，建议

afford vt. 负担得起( …… 的费用);抽得出(时间);提供

afraid a. 害怕的;担心

after ad. 在后;后来 prep. 在 …… 之后;在 …… 后面 conj. 在 …… 以后

afternoon n. 下午，午后

again ad. 再一次;再，又

against prep. 对着，反对

age n. 年龄;时代

ago ad. 以前

agree v. 同意;应允

agreement n. 同意，一致;协定，协议

air n. 空气;大气

airline n. 航空公司;航空系统

airplane n. (美)飞机

airport n. 航空站，飞机场

alive a. 活着的，存在的

all ad. 全部地

a. 全(部);所有的;总;整

pron. 全部;全体人员

allow vt. 允许，准许

almost ad. 几乎，差不多

alone a. 单独的，孤独的

along ad. 向前;和 …… 一起;一同

prep. 沿着;顺着

aloud ad. 大声地

already ad. 已经

also ad. 也

although conj. 虽然，尽管

always ad. 总是;一直;永远

America * n. 美国;美洲

American a. 美国的;美国人的 n. 美国人

among prep. 在 …… 中间;在(三个以上)之间

amuse vt. (使人)快乐，逗乐

ancient a. 古代的，古老的

and conj. 和;又;而

angry a. 生气的，愤怒的

animal n. 动物

another a. 再一;另一;别的;不同的 pron. 另一个

answer n. 回答，答复;回信; 答案 v. 回答，答复;回信;(作出)答案

ant n. 蚂蚁

any pron. (无论)哪一个;哪些 任何的;(用于疑问句、否定句)一些;什么

anybody pron. 任何人，无论谁

anyone pron. 任何人，无论谁

anything pron. 什么事(物);任何事(物)

anyway ad. 不管怎样

anywhere ad. 任何地方

appear vi. 出现

apple n. 苹果

April n. 4 月

area n. 面积;地域，地方，区域;范围，领域

arm n. 臂 , 支架

army n. 军队

around ad. 在周围;在附近 prep. 在 …… 周围;大约

arrive vi. 到达;达到

article n. 文章; 东西;冠词

art n. 艺术，美术;技艺

asad.& conj. 像 …… 一样;如同;因为 prep. 作为，当做

Asia * n. 亚洲

Asian a. 亚洲的，亚洲人的 n. 亚洲人

ask v. 问，询问;请求，要求;邀请

asleep a. 睡着的，熟睡

at prep. 在(几点钟);在(某处)

Atlantic a. 大西洋的

attention n. 注意，关心

August n. 8 月

aunt n. 伯母;舅母;婶;姑;姨

Australia * n. 澳洲;澳大利亚

Australian a. 澳洲的，澳大利亚人的 n. 澳大利亚人

autumn n. 秋天，秋季

avoid v. 避免，躲开，逃避

awake (awoke, awo ken) v. 唤醒 醒着的

away ad. 离开;远离

The Spring Festival is our traditional festival, the common saying is that it is a new year.

One day before the new year, people would go to the shops in the sea of people to buy things. Some people buy chickens, ducks, goose, some people buy fish and meat, and others buy Biscuits, chocolate and other snacks...

One day at noon, my father took the broom and sweep around the house. Mother wiped the table and the window with a rag. And what about me? It is to put the ornaments of the new year on the wall. The whole house became clean and beautiful. We are very happy.

The new year, for our children, is the most addictive, I look forward to that day early.

Children‘s Day

On June 1st day, all children are very happy. On that day ,we don‘t go to school.Most of the children will go to the park. In the park, some children are flying kites, some are playing football, and some are playing a game.In the sky,there are a lot of kites.But there is only once a year we will have this happy festival.I think Children‘s Day is the most important holiday for the children.Because everybody has fun on that day!

儿童节

六月一日的一天，所有的孩子都很快乐。在那一天，我们不上学。大多数孩子会去公园。在公园里，一些孩子在放风筝，有的在踢足球，有的在玩游戏。在天空中，有很多的风筝。但只有一年一次，我们将这个快乐的节日。我认为儿童节是孩子们最重要的节日。因为大家都在那天有乐趣！

中考英语作文范文 我梦想的工作my dream job

Since i was an innocent child, i had the idea to be a doctor in the future. I always see the people died in the TV, i feels

frustrated about it. therefore, a dream to be a doctor came into my mind. I want to be the person who can save people＇s life just like God Jesus

越来越多汽车进入我们的家庭生活，改善了我们的生活，但同时也带来了很多问题，如塞车和车祸，给家庭和社会带来极大的危害。作为中学生，我们应该怎样做呢?

请写一篇有关交通安全的短文(80字左右)

内容包含：

1、遵守交通规则，如走人行道/过斑马线。

2、别在街道上或马路上玩耍和踢球。

3、可以适当增加内容，让短文通顺，过渡自然。

4、参考词汇：sidewalk 人行道 zebra-crossing 斑马线

注：第一段已给出，不计入总数

参考范文：

With more and more cars coming into our families, we are

With more and more cars coming into our families, we are happy that it has greatly improved our life. But unluckily, it has also brought many problems, such as heavy traffic and traffic accidents。

Traffic safety is everybodys business. We must obey the rules. For example, we must walk on walk side, when we cross zebra – crossing, stop and look right and left, then go across fast. Don’t play football on the road .we can tell our parents not to drink before they drive, not to run through red lights, not to talk and laugh while driving etc。

We can say cars are coming into our life, but only when everybody thinks traffic safety is everybodys business can we be safe driving on roads and walking on sidewalks.

题目：请以“saving water”为题，并根据以下提示写一篇不少于60单词的作文。

saving water

1 what do we use water for?

2 why water is very important in our daily life?

3 how do we save water?

参考范文

as we all know, water is essential in our daily life. we drink water every day, we use water to wash things and cook food, we also use water to make machines. people cant live without water.

我们都知道水对于日常生活的重要性。我们每天喝水，用水洗东西和烹制食物，我们还用水来制造机器。离开水，人类就无法存活。

though about 75% of the earth is covered with water, only 3% of it is fresh water. so we must save water by having a shower instead of a bath. we can save water by fixing dripping taps immediately and we can also save water by not washing under a running tap.

虽然地球75%都被水覆盖，但其中只有3%是淡水。所以我们应该用淋浴代替泡澡来节约水，同时及时修好滴水的水龙头，并且不要开着水龙头洗东西。

导语：英语写作中运用一些谚语或者名言会给人眼前一亮的效果哦，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文谚语句子，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

1. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩?

2. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友?

3. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半?

4. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成?

5. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马?

6. Easier said than done. 说起来容易,做起来难?

7. Easy come, easy go. 来得快,去得快?

8. Every man has his weak side. 人人都有缺点?

9. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母?

10. Look before you leap. 三思而后行?

11. Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事,只怕有心人?

12. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人若无友,就如同生命中没有太阳?

13. All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难?

14. Always prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪?

15. As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆?

16. I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. 成功要靠三件事才能赢得:努力,努力,再努力?

17. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 有事莫推明天?

18. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧?

19. Bad news has wings. 好事不出门,坏事传千里?

20. Honesty is the best policy. 做人以诚信为本?

21. 表因果的过渡语:for, because of, one reason is that… another reason is that…, thus, so, as a result (of)等?

22. 表转折的过渡语:but, yet, however, after all, in fact, while, on the contrary, instead of, unlike, although, otherwise,nevertheless, in spite of, after all等?

23. 表列举的过渡语:for example, such as, that is, like, as follows, in other words, and so on等?

24. 表推进的过渡语:what’s more, on one hand… on the other hand…, in addition to, as well, still, also, in other words, not only…but also…, besides, furthermore, moreover等?

25. 表总结的过渡语:in short, in a word, in general, in brief, in all, on the whole等?

一、假如你叫李华，5月11日母亲节那天 你为母亲做了很多有意义的事情。请你根据表格中所给信息，用英语写一篇日记。

上午 你用零花钱给母亲买了些鲜花，放在花瓶内

下午 你去市场买菜，为全家人做了一顿简单可口的饭菜

完饭后 你送给母亲自己制作的贺卡，并祝她节日快乐；告诉母亲要多注意自己的健康，不要过度劳累；你还保证今后会帮助她做一些家务劳动；母亲感动得留下了眼泪

注意：

1. 词数80—100 个左右

2. 日记的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

3. 日记必须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐句翻译，可以假如适当细节和适当发挥，使其通顺、连贯。

参考词汇：pocket money 零花钱vase 花瓶overwork 过度劳累be moved to tears 感动得流泪

11th May Sunday

Today is Mother’s Day. I love mother so much that I’ve done many things for her.

In the morning, I bought …

….

Today is a special day, warm and meaningful.

E-Books Are Good

It’s reported that school students in Korea will use e-books from 2011. What good news this is! E-books have many advantages.

Most importantly, they are good for the environment, since they can save lots of paper and trees. Besides, they are very convenient. To get a paper book, one has to spend a lot of time searching for it in a bookshop. But we can find e-books very quickly on the computer.

In short, e-books can help us enjoy our life more.

My three middle school life is coming to an end.

In these past three years, we all have experienced a lot.

We have many good friends who studied and played together.

Our respectable teachers has taught us so many things that how to study, how to deal with questions, how to get along with others. Thanks for my teachers education for me.

Now, Im going to try my best to complete my lessons and use the freetime to do meaningful things.

I think I will miss you who are our friends and teachers.

我三年的初中生活即将结束。

在过去的三年里，我们都经历了许多。

我们有许多一起学习玩耍的朋友。

我们尊敬的老师教会我们很多东西，如何学习、如何处理问题、怎么与人相处。多些我的老师对我的教育。

现在，我将会尽我所能完成我的学业，利用课余时间去做有意义的事情。

我想我将会想你们的我的朋友、我的老师!

Mrs Wang decided to make a trip to Beijing.When she told her son about her decision,he was so overjoyed that he jumped up.They began to pack their luggage.When the day came,the son became worried,for noboday would take care of his flowers.They would die if they were not watered.Suddenly a good idea came to his mind. "Mum",he said to his mother, "we can use a piece of cloth to take care of the flowers". He showed her mother what he meant by putting one end of the cloth into the basin, full of water,and the other end into the flower pot.

Three days later,when they came back from Beijing, the flowers were still alive and even started to bloom.