Summer Plans

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• hang out
• miserable
• in my sister's wedding
• anticipating

• I take it
• cool
• How cool is that?

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Hello!
In the northern part of the U.S., the summer is an exciting time of year. In states like Oregon, Washington, Michigan, New York, Connecticut and Maine, the weather can make life miserable during the winter, but the summers are very beautiful. Many people in Northern states spend a lot of time outdoors during the summer and they plan special events for the summer months.
I will soon take part in a very special summer event. Listen to my conversation with Miguel to hear more about it.

Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Miguel

Beth

Miguel:  Beth, you have any exciting plans for the summer?

Beth:  I do. I’m actually in my sister’s wedding. So, that’s a big event that I’ve been anticipating for a long time. And, it’ll be really fun to see my family and spend some time with friends.

Miguel:  Where is her wedding?

Beth:  It’s in New York. So, hopefully the weather will be nice and we’ll be able to enjoy some of the other fun things that everyone loves about New York.

Miguel:  Like what?

Beth:  Well, we’ll probably go out on a lake and go boating and waterskiiing and fishing and hiking and we’ll play with the dog and, yeah, that’s a lot of fun.

Miguel:  So, I take it this is in New York State, not New York City then?

Beth:  Right. A lot of people don’t know how cool New York State is and when you get out of the city there’s a lot of outdoor activities that are amazing.

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