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Summer School
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Summer School
暑期学校

Present Progressive Tense

Date: Jul 20 2012

Themes: School

Intro

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Most students love the summer. Not only is the weather good, but classes are over. Summer offers a break from school and a chance to relax. But not if you decide to do summer school.

Whether they want to graduate early or catch up on something they missed, plenty of people choose to take classes during the summer. At least teachers are usually more laid back and less strict during the summer. Still, summer school is no vacation!

Vocab

laid back adj.

Definition

Example I like laid back teachers who don't assign too much homework.

strict adj.

Definition

Example The rules at my school are very strict and are strongly enforced by the teachers.

vacation n.

Definition

Example We are going to take a vacation in December. We'll go to Mexico for two weeks!

summer school n.

Definition

Example I failed Chemistry, so I have to repeat it in summer school.

graduate v.

Definition

Example I can't wait to graduate from college so I can get a job and start making money.

catch up v.

Definition

Example Mary missed a lot of school, so she'll have to work hard to catch up with her classmates.

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Quiz

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Discussion

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Have you ever done summer school? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of taking classes during the summer?

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MAHESHDASARI

India

In fact .I also want to go to summer school .there are a-two-month vacation in china,I really do not know how to spend my vacation.But sometimes I think school is boring

01:47 PM May 10 2016 |

Naghmeh_M

Naghmeh_M

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Here I study in a very good highschool preparing student for arrival of university . We have to go to school from the middle of summer and I think it’s not ba d because I don’t miss my friends and it guarantees my future

05:52 AM Jun 08 2015 |

Oopa

Oopa

Iraq

SUMMER SCHOOL! I can’t say anything now .. Bcuz I havn’t it yet, but this summer I will have so many HM and studying .. I don’t see any interest in that! GOSH! I think it must be a vacation where you can be totally free and relax and you can travel and shopping . I will miss those days LOL! (PRAY FOR ME! It’s my last highschool year _

09:47 PM May 06 2015 |

marija luiza

Mexico

Fortunalety, I haven’t done a summer school. I try to work hard at school before holidays.  However, there are a lot of advantages one of them, is that students can finish their own course soon, in less time. One of the disadvantages is that students have to pass it, because it is their last opportunity to get a good grade. 


It depens what is your situation at school, but it is a short period to learn a lot of important things.

11:40 PM Aug 10 2012 |

Alan Bloggs Lin

China

In fact .I also want to go to summer school .there are a-two-month vacation in china,I really do not know how to spend my vacation.But sometimes I think school is boring

08:51 AM Jul 27 2012 |

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FarukTR

FarukTR

Turkey

I have never gone to summer school. But i think it would be a good opportunity. If you do not go to summer school you have to wait to next year. It is not a good thing. On the other hand it would be exhausting if it is so hot :)

07:49 AM Jul 27 2012 |

vampair

vampair

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I never have experienced the summer school which you mean . but I take some classes during the sommer to study something that I will not study in school.


for example my field of study is physics but in summer I study art whenever I like at home  and at last I take an exam at school so I will have 2 field to study!





    

02:02 PM Jul 25 2012 |

S&W

S&W

China

In chiina summer school is different from other countries.We took summer class to learn the courses that we would take next term.The advantage is that would be more easier for you when you learn those lessons in the new term.The disadvantage is summer class took a lot of time that can be used play or travel.

11:10 AM Jul 25 2012 |

trailo_hathanh

Viet Nam

Great, I think summer school is good for students. Some students who do not want to force to do summer school, they need to study hard. if they dont want to take off the summer break, they can not laid back any more in the summer, and no vacation that time. Ohw, awsome.


Is there any student want to jont summer school beside of force? I don’t know, but after gardutated and go to work, I reallly want to back to school.

08:45 AM Jul 25 2012 |

yifangwang

China

We do should put Jason’s opinion in mind,but on the other hand, there are more disadvantages than advantage in my opinion.


We have had so many classes in the regular year,during that time,we have to put so much time studying and finishing homework.We have little time for us doing something we really like.Now that,summer offter us a break from shcool and a great opptinuity to relax,why not choose to enjoy it fully? Once we have had a really enjoy vacation,when we come back shcool,we are able to concentrate our study.


Yes?

03:22 AM Jul 24 2012 |

Zahra,a

Zahra,a

Saudi Arabia

Iam don,t go the school in summer Laughing

07:09 PM Jul 23 2012 |

La Princesse de la vie

Egypt

I’ve never done a summer school before and indeed i don’t like to try it ever.


I think it has no advantages, but we can put Jason’s opinion in mind, but I don’t think it’s so reasonable for most students, though.

01:14 AM Jul 23 2012 |

Daniel Mv

Daniel Mv

Colombia

I think it’s cool when you’re bad in your classes or you just want to catch up with your friends on any subject, but come on! summer is to have fun and relax of everything for a little period, all our life is being study and working, it isn’t bad to have some fun sometimes!


But it all depends of how you’re going in school!

11:06 PM Jul 22 2012 |

Whisper of Hearts

Egypt

Ibelieve we can do more useful things in the summer…we have summer school


but Idon’t like it any moreCool

10:26 PM Jul 22 2012 |

nop william munandar

Indonesia

i dont know ,,,because indonesia has not summer …..............


03:10 PM Jul 22 2012 |

jemina

Finland

This summer I need to work and pick up some money. No time for school. I think summer school is still a great opportunity for many students.

12:26 PM Jul 22 2012 |

ProfessionalWhistler

Russian Federation

Our school has never been arranging school classes.

05:29 AM Jul 22 2012 |

abdull qader

Afghanistan

i have read all the comments, the place im living in is named Herat. Here the regular classes start spring and continue until the end of fall, we are off during winter. if we fail in any subject we should take winter school and its obligatory, the weather is very cold here during winter so i used to stay home during winter. we were studying 9 months a year and were just off during winter.

05:15 AM Jul 22 2012 |

lisha yu

lisha yu

China

we must make the best use of summer vocation

04:10 AM Jul 22 2012 |

francisco lazo

El Salvador

estoy estudiando mucho el ingles, esta leccion es muy interesante.

02:43 AM Jul 22 2012 |

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