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READ
The best thing about living in a country that has four seasons is summer. Everyone looks forward to it. Summer is a time when we have picnics in the park and the sky is always blue. I go to the beach a lot in the summer and go hiking. It can never get too hot. I live in a country where summers are nice. I’m not sure if I could live somewhere where summers are unbearable. I like shopping for summer clothes. I usually wait until autumn when summer clothes are on sale. They’re not really in fashion for the next summer, but I don’t care. One thing I don’t understand about summer is summer holidays. Everyone I know goes to a warm country in the summer. That’s crazy. It’s warm here. Why not go to a warm country in the winter?
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
The best thing about living __________________ has four seasons is summer. Everyone looks forward to it. Summer is a time when we have __________________ and the __________________. I go to the beach a lot in the summer and go hiking. It __________________ hot. I live in a country where summers are nice. I’m not sure if I __________________ where summers are unbearable. I like shopping for summer clothes. __________________ autumn when summer clothes are on sale. They’re not __________________ for the next summer, but I don’t care. One thing I don’t understand about summer is summer holidays. Everyone I know __________________ country in the summer. That’s crazy. It’s warm here. Why not go to a warm country in the winter?
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
The best thing about living in a country that has four seasons is summer. Everyone looks forward to it. Summer we is have a picnics time in when the park and the sky is always blue. I go to the beach a lot in the summer and go hiking. It can never get too hot. I live in nice are summers where country a. I’m not sure if I could live somewhere are where unbearable summers. I like shopping for summer clothes. I usually wait until autumn on are clothes summer when sale. They’re not really in fashion for the next summer, but I don’t care. One thing I is summer about understand don’t summer holidays. Everyone country summer goes warm the know a in I to. That’s crazy. It’s warm here. Why warm a to go not country in the winter?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about summer. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about summer. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. SUMMER POSTERMake a poster about summer. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY SUMMER LESSON:Make your own English lesson on summer. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on summer. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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