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Spring
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Spring
春天

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.

春天到了,天气转暖、白天变长,花朵也重新绽放。它是万物复苏的时节,也是一个全新的开始。在第一个温暖明媚的春日里,每个人几乎都会对未来感到乐观和喜悦。
但是,春天并不全是灿烂的阳光和娇艳的郁金香。很多人会在春天饱受过敏症的困扰。突如其来的阵雨会让你措手不及,让你感觉仍在冬天的笼罩之下。这就是包括艾米在内的一些人不喜欢春天的原因。但也许玛尼会说服她改变想法。

Dialog

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Marni

Marni

Amy

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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marstanf

marstanf

Argentina

I like spring so much better than summer, as it’s not too hot but not as cold as winter. Also the air smells nice, and people tend to be in a good mood! lol

03:03 AM Mar 30 2012 |

huilan2008

huilan2008

China

i like spring very much. because of the warm weather, i don’t have to wear many clothes, that’s very exciting. and the wind is also warm…

02:27 AM Mar 30 2012 |

Ussop

Ussop

Indonesia

i’d like to feel this “spring” thing. it sounds so fun.
unlucky me, there is no spring in my country. it’s just summer and rainy season.
Cry

02:17 AM Mar 30 2012 |

whathell

whathell

China

i couldn’t come up with a single idea of why i dont like spring. Spring is awesome you guys :)

02:02 AM Mar 30 2012 |

CatcheR

CatcheR

Iceland

I like spring, it’s a little windy and rainy and it has so much pleasure. Spring is not too hot, that’s why I like it.

01:50 AM Mar 30 2012 |

Shiry

Shiry

Saudi Arabia

I liiike it :D


the conversation between Amy & Marni was Amaziing ^^


And i learned a lot of words


Thaaaaanks Cool

01:19 AM Mar 30 2012 |

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