VIP Class Notes (Celeste) [R]

In your next class, be prepared to tell a short summary of the article below. 

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The Coldest Village in the World

Oymyakon is a Russian town that people claim is the coldest inhabited place on Earth. It lies far in Siberia’s Yakutia region where temperatures drop below minus 60.

One man says that it has been like this for years, explaining that when he was in school, it was minus 60 or 61 every year and now it stays like that for at least ten days in a row.

Oymyakon has another record—the Yakutian horse, which is small but perfectly formed and very hardy.

Difficult words: inhabit (where people, animals, or plants live), hardy (strong and healthy).

Grammar

From next week, my working work / company will be not not be busy.   – From next week, I will not be busy (at work).

Vocabulary

in a row – continuous, no break or pause
eg. The expo was 4 days in a row. 
eg. He drinks 5 shots in a row. 

eg. The 8 ducklings were in a row behind the mother duck.

lies deep in = located in / located deep in an area or place
eg. The Titanic lies deep in the ocean.
eg. Chongching City lies deep in the middle of China.

last / lasting / lasted / will last – to go on for (a time)
eg. The class lasted for 40 minutes.
eg. Their relationship lasted for 40 years.
eg. I hope we last forever.
eg. These local people say that these low temperatures sometimes last for ten days in a row.

hardy – strong and healthy
eg. He is a hardy guy because he works out every morning.
eg. A few hardy souls continue to swim in the sea even in the middle of winter.

Pronunciation

region ( ree jin )

religion ( ree lih jin )

Russian ( rushin )