Online Class Notes (Olivia)
Speaking exercise
I do my Chinese/math homework
Because I’ll finish my summer holiday homework
I don’t know how to swim
Advices for cooling down:
eat watermelon, go swimming, eat ice cream, stay indoors with Air-conditioning.
eat – ate
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons which also include winter spring and autumn. It occurs between spring and autumn. It is known for the longest days and shortestnights. The seasons start on different dates in different cultures based on astronomy 天文学 and regional 地区的 meteorology 气象学. However, when it is summer in the southern hemisphere (he/mis/fear)半球 it is winter in the northern hemisphere, and vice versa. Summer is traditionally associated with hot dry weather, but this does not occur 发生 in all regions. For example, the wet season occurs during summer across many parts of the tropic n.热带 and subtropics 亚热带. Tropical cyclones develop and roam the tropical adj. and subtropical oceans during the summer. In the interior/inland of continents, thunderstorms are most likely to produce hail during the afternoon and evening. Schools and universities have a summer break to take advantage of 利用 the warmer weather and longer days.
People take advantage of the warmer temperatures by spending more time outdoors during the summer. Activities such as traveling to the beach and picnics occur during summer months. Sports such as 例如cricket, volleyball, skateboarding, baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, water polo, and football are played. Water skiing is a uniquely summer sport, which is done when waters approach 接近，到达their warmest of the year.
occur 发生: v. /happen. ….. eg. Today, in our school, there occurred some strange things – some strange things occurred/happened.
Flood 洪水 occurs in summer for countries as water/sea level rises.
region 地区， n, eg. This region is known for its hot temperature and the likelihood of flooding.
regional adj. The region near our country always rains.
something is known for …… eg. The city of Shanghai is know for its large population and its economic activities.
Jack is known for his superior math skills
Winter is known for its low temperature, shortest days and the longest nights.
cultures 文化, noun, eg. Our Chinese has a lot of cultures of place – China has a lot of cultural places
cultural adj. There are countries that have thousands of years of culture, like China, India etc.
take advantage of 利用 eg. I like to take advantage of the summer holiday to go travel around the world
I like to take advantage of the break in school to finish my home work
People shouldn’t take advantage of others’ weaknesses.
unique adj, 独特的， eg. this building is very unique as its modern design combined with traditional elements.
u ni k this school is unique as it offers a variety of courses to students.
this pen is unique as it is good and easy to write; as it is a birthday gift to me.
approach, v – 接近 eg. this man is approaching me for some money; summer is approaching
n – 方式 There is a unique approach to address this problem.
My classmate approaches my friend to ask questions.
He has good/useful approaches to study hard.
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