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Spring

Learn the Present Progressive Tense

Date: Mar 30 2012

Themes: Time, Weather

Grammar: Present Progressive Tense

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Spring brings warmer weather, longer days, and new blossoms. It’s a time of rebirth and fresh starts. On that first warm, sunny day of spring, it’s almost impossible not to feel upbeat and excited about what’s to come.

But spring isn’t all sunshine and tulips. Many people suffer from allergies during the spring. Sudden showers can catch you off guard and make you feel like it’s still the winter. That’s why some people, including Amy, don’t like the spring. But maybe Marni can convince her to change her mind.

Dialog

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Marni

Amy

Marni: Amy, I’m getting pretty excited because spring is in the air.

Amy: But that just means allergies, spring showers. I’m not excited about the spring.

Marni: Really? Wow, I mean, I guess if you have allergies, I can understand. But all the blossoms blooming, and flowers starting to come up, and it’s getting a little warmer, and staying lighter later.

Amy: I do like all of that. But to me, the spring is always kind of a tease, because you have days that are warm and that feel like summer, and then you slip back into winter, and it’s such a letdown.

Marni: It’s rebirth, it’s growth. It’s inspiring to me.

Amy: Do you do spring cleaning?

Marni: I do do spring cleaning. I love that annual purge, where you get rid of a bunch of stuff.

Amy: Well, I hate cleaning. I guess that’s another reason why I don’t like the spring.

Marni: I can understand that as well. But I’m pretty excited that spring’s in the air. Who knows, maybe this spring will be amazing and it’ll change your mind.

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Discussion

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Marni is excited about the spring. She loves seeing flowers bloom and experiencing the warmer, longer days in spring. She also enjoys spring cleaning. She likes to get rid of things she doesn’t need and have a fresh start.

Amy disagrees. She doesn’t like the spring because she experiences a lot of allergies at springtime. She also dislikes all the rain in spring. She thinks it is a frustrating season, because warm, sunny days are often followed by cold, wet ones.

Do you like the spring? What is your favorite time of year?

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L♥vely Aйgel

Oman

I love spring :)

Its spring its spring
Oh I just can’t wait
To find fruits on the vases
And flowers on my plate

I want to hear the warm sun
And feel the robin singing
Watch the scent of the flowers
And smell the butterflies flying

Its spring its spring
I’m so full of glee
For the people will bloom
And the flowers will be happy

The gray fields shall be covered
With the magic of the meadow
And the brown sky shall be painted
With the blossoms of the rainbow

Its spring its spring
How can I be blue?
For it is the time of spring
And only the spring brings you

bienemaja

Andorra

my favourite time of year is spring !

it isn´t cold and the sun is shining but it isn´t hot.perfect !

everything starts again and the flowers are soooo nice.

werde

Tunisia

i love spring so much<3

werde

Tunisia

i like a spring. i think it is the best time for starting new life. And i yope that this spring will bring me love and happiness!!:):)

natalya322

Ukraine

i like a spring. i think it is the best time for starting new life. And i yope that this spring will bring me love and happiness!!!!!!!!!!!

Radhwan

United Arab Emirates

Peace, mercy and blessings of Allah
Dear my friends and I’m very pleased to be back to you after a long-awaited time and I am honored to take part in the Spring issue of the day.
I’m from the United Arab Emirates atmosphere relatively hot for the length of the year for the weather and the atmosphere is since we were born for the universe, so we are here we love the atmosphere in this way and that we entered into a winter change our health with the atmosphere by a factor of different temperatures and strong winds laden with dust lead to disease of the narrow of breath and so on. People more susceptible to disease at this time of year are the children with weakened immune systems, but in general a beautiful spring

Where flowers glow green and blooming spot greener, more paper breeze and the wind queer night express longing breath

PhilologistAUL

Azerbaijan

h1romi I love those Sakura trees) Their amazing view makes my eyes relax.

tutorheather

United States

Lovely, Parion!

Mind if I make a few English adjustments?

Spring isn’t only a season …

Spring is paradise on Earth.

......

Spring is a smile upon the lips….

Oh, spring is in the air, again!

All of the other lines are perfect.

Hope this helps a bit.

Love the picture…

Heather

greendragonfly

Poland

I think tht spring is the best of the all seasons.

Although the spring comes to my country , yesterday it rained, snowed(!), winded and it was really cold. I just feel positive energy in the air as opposed to winter, when I didn’t want to go out of home. I’m not even daunted by slob in front of my house ( I have to cross this everyday). And tommorow’s gonna be very sunny :)

ray_ray55

Thailand

I like seeing the flowers in bloom

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

Actually the spring season is a real life ,I have some allergies during the spring but this is not a big problem because if we want compare our lives during the spring with the winter there are many things are different .

The winter season kill our joy , as the same time make us frustrated , because you can’t practice your life normally , everything during spring is fresh start , your feeling becam is wonderful , your mind became is change ,your heart became is breath in another way .

I prefer and love the spring season more than the winter season , we can go out for picnic , we can spend a nice time with the natural .

For me my favourite time is live with the freedom , I think the spring give us freedom in everything , I guess the winder reducing the life inside our selves .

we should say welcome the spring , we are waiting you .

Have a nice time to all people who are loving the sping .

h1romi

Germany

I like spring.

In Japan, from the late March through April and even into May, it is the season of “Sakura” (Cherry blossoms).

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom only for a few days. When the cherry blossoms are at their height, people view them in the mountains or in the parks. Some people get together under the cherry blossoms in the park and enjoy not only viewing the blossoms but also eating and drinking.

riya.sen13

India

I like Spring a lot. Though my favourite time of year is Autumn because that is a festival time in my country India. But Spring is a great season. Nature lokks pretty in this season. Blooming of flowers, warm weather make it all the more beautiful.

Anneta Ax

Russian Federation

ohh… I like the spring. but I see the snow.. It is a pity…

Zambuka

United States

the spring is coming way too long this year. we were pending the whole march, but it didnt even make an effort to sham the coming

Andressa Holland

Brazil

I like spring, but the only problem I have with this weather is the muffled and crazy a time. I love the rain and all that spring brings and I also love the fact that is not so warm and not so cold, is perfect! :D

I hope you all enjoy this season and let’s have fun and learn English!