Lesson eleven : It's cold today

Part One : Reading

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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

spring; summer; fall; winter

2.

: month

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

3.

: date

: January ninth

: April fifth

: October eighth

: December twenty-fifth

4.

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here ; there ; where

5.

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

6.

cold; very cold; quite cold; particularly cold

beautiful; very beautiful; particularly beautiful

7.

S.		N.	V.	.
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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!