Lesson eleven : It's cold today




Part One : Reading

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I. Reading :

Lesson eleven : It's cold today

Fang : Ma Ji-Ming, you just forgot your bag in my office.
Ma : Oh, thanks.
Fang: You are welcome. It is cold today. Some roads may be icy. Be careful when you walk, don't slip.
Ma : Yeah, it is particularly cold in winter here. It starts to snow as soon as November.
Fang : Spring is too short. Although the weather is hot in summer, it's still my favourite season.
Ma : Yes. Fall is also good. Starting from September, leaves turn red. It is quite beautiful.
Fang : It is true. But there are too many falling leaves and we will never finish sweeping!


Part Two : Vocabulary

: just
: auxiliary verb
: office
: cold
: some
: road
: road, street
: become icy; to freeze
: walk
: be careful
: heart
: slip and fall down
: yes
: interjection (at the end of sentence)
: here
: particularly
: as soon as (example: The weather became hot as soon as April this year.)
: to start
: to open
: to snow
: snow
: short
: although
: hot
: but ; however
: the most
: yeah...
: tree
: leave
: become
: red
: quite, pretty (example: pretty good, pretty cold)
: beautiful; pretty
: yes; sure; exactly; it is true
: but ; however
: fall
: we will never finish sweeping
: sweep
: finish
: year
: season
: spring
: summer
: fall
: winter
: date


Part Three: Sentences Patterns and Comprehension

1.

: season

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spring; summer; fall; winter

2.

: month

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January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

3.

: date

: January ninth
: April fifth
: October eighth
: December twenty-fifth

4.

= ; = ; =

here ; there ; where

5.

; ; ; ;

today; tonight; this year; this month; this season

6.

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cold; very cold; quite cold; particularly cold

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beautiful; very beautiful; particularly beautiful

7.

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Note : The word " " is used here to describe an event in the past, an action already finished

8.

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Although... ( but )...

Although it snows, (but) the weather is not cold.
Although he speaks Chinese, (but) he doesn't know how to write Chinese.
(Although) I have some information, but I forgot it in my office.


Part Four : Fluency Drill

. There are four seasons in a year.
. There are twelve months in a year.
. There are three hundred sixty-five days in a year.

2.

. Spring is short.
. It's hot in summer.
. Leaves turn red in fall.
. It's particularly cold in winter when it snows.
,. Among the four seasons, I like fall the most.

3.

leaves
leaves (on tree)
falling leaves
. Leaves have turned red.
. Leaves starti to fall down.
. Falling leaves are quite pretty.

4.

walk
walk (on the road)
be careful when you walk (on the road)
. Students go to school by foot

5.

road
road, street
The streets are icy.
Be careful on the street.
! ! Be careful! Don't slip!


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