Pratique du Shadowing: Let’s Talk About the Weather in English | Easy English Conversation for Beginners (A1–A2) - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec YouTube
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Hello everyone and welcome back to Mr. English Channel,
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where learning English is easy and fun.
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I'm Emily.
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And I am Paul.
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Hello Emily, how are you today?
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I'm great Paul, thank you.
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It's a beautiful day.
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How are you?
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I am very good, thank you.
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It is a beautiful day.
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I am happy.
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Me too.
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So, Paul, our listeners are here to learn English with us.
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Yes, welcome everyone.
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We are so happy you are here.
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Before we start, please remember to subscribe to our channel.
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Yes, and click the like button.
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It helps us a lot.
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And share with your friends.
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Okay, are you ready for today's topic?
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I am ready.
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I'm excited.
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What are we talking about today?
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Today we are talking about the weather.
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Ah, the weather.
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A great topic.
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Everyone talks about the weather.
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Exactly.
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It's a perfect way to start a conversation.
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So, let's start now.
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Paul, a question for you.
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Okay, I'm listening.
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What's the weather like today?
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Hmm, let me look out the window.
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Ah, it is sunny today.
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Very, very sunny.
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Oh, lovely.
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I love sunny days.
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Is it hot?
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Yes, it is hot and sunny.
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A perfect day for ice cream.
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Ooh, ice cream.
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Good idea.
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Here, it is sunny too,
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but it is not hot.
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It is warm.
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Ah, warm.
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That's nice, too.
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Not hot, not cold, just perfect.
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Yes, exactly.
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I like warm weather.
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I can wear a t-shirt.
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Me, too.
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A t-shirt and shorts.
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Do you like hot weather, Emily?
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I like it when it's warm.
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When it is very, very hot.
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Wow, it's a little difficult.
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Yes, I understand.
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Very hot is a lot.
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But I like it.
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I like to go to the beach when it is hot.
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The beach is wonderful on a hot day.
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The water is cool.
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Oh, yes.
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Swimming in the cool water when the sun is hot,
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that is the best feeling.
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I agree.
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And what about sunny days in the city?
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What do you like to do?
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In the city, on a sunny day,
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I like to go to the park.
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The park is a great idea.
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You can walk or sit on the grass.
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Yes, and read a book under a tree.
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It's very relaxing.
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That sounds so nice.
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I like to have a picnic in the park on a sunny day.
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A picnic?
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What a fantastic idea.
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With sandwiches and fruit?
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Yes!
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Sandwiches, fruit, and a big bottle of water.
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It's important to drink water when it's hot.
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Very important.
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Good tip, Emily.
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So, we both like sunny weather.
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Yes, we do.
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It makes me feel happy.
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The sky is blue, the sun is bright.
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It's true.
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A sunny day just feels cheerful.
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Okay, so let's talk about the opposite.
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what about cloudy days ah cloudy days
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when the sun is hiding behind the clouds yes it's hiding
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is a cloudy day a bad day for you not always
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sometimes a cloudy day is nice it's not too bright it's
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good for walking that's true you don't need sunglasses on a cloudy day.
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Exactly.
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And it's usually not very hot.
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It's cool.
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I like cloudy days for taking photos.
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The light is very soft and beautiful.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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I never thought about that.
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You see, a cloudy day can be a good day.
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Yes, it can be.
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But what if the clouds are very dark?
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Hmm, dark clouds.
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That usually means rain is coming.
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Yes, rain.
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Do you like the rain, Paul?
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I have a secret.
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I love the rain.
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Really?
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Many people don't like the rain.
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I know, but I find it very cozy.
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I love to be inside my house when it is raining.
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Okay, I understand that.
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Being inside, warm and dry when it is raining outside.
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Yes, I make a cup of hot tea or coffee.
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Ooh, nice.
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And I watch a movie or read a book.
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The sound of the rain is pitter-patter, pitter-patter, very relaxing.
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Pitter-patter.
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I like that sound.
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It is very relaxing.
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Okay, you are right.
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Being inside when it rains is nice.
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What about you?
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Do you like the rain?
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I like it sometimes.
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I don't like it when I have to go outside.
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Oh, yes.
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That is not fun.
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You need a big umbrella.
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A very big umbrella, and a raincoat, and rain boots.
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Rain boots are fun.
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You can jump in puddles.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha, like a little kid.
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Yes, jumping in puddles is very fun.
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I did that when I was small.
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Me too!
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It was the best part of a rainy day.
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My mom would say, Paul, no!
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But I would do it anyway.
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That's a great memory.
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So rain can be fun too.
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Yes, and the plants and trees love the rain.
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They need water to grow.
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That's a very good point.
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Rain is very important for nature.
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Everything looks so green and fresh after it rains.
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Exactly.
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So rain is good.
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Okay, what's another type of weather?
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Hmm.
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How about windy?
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When the air is moving a lot.
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Whoosh!
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Oh, a windy day.
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I like windy days in the autumn.
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Why in the autumn?
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Because the leaves on the trees are red and yellow and orange.
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The wind makes them dance.
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It's beautiful.
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Wow, that's a beautiful description.
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The leaves are dancing.
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I love that.
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It is.
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It's like nature's confetti.
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Confetti.
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Perfect.
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But sometimes the wind is very strong.
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Yes, very strong wind can be difficult.
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You have to hold on to your hat.
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Oh, that happened to me once.
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I was walking and a big gust of wind came and whoosh,
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my hat flew off my head.
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Oh, no. Did you get it back?
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Yes.
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I had to run down the street to catch it.
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It was very funny.
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I can imagine.
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A funny story for a windy day.
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What is something fun to do on a windy day?
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You can fly a kite.
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Yes, a kite.
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That is the perfect activity for a windy day.
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The kite goes so high in the sky.
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It's amazing.
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It looks like a little bird flying up there.
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It does.
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It's beautiful and very fun.
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So, windy days are good for flying kites and losing hats.
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Exactly.
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Okay, let's move to a different temperature.
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Let's talk about cold weather.
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Brrr.
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Brrr.
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Yes, cold weather.
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When you need a warm coat.
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And a scarf.
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I love wearing scarves.
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I have many colors.
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Scarves are great.
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And gloves for your hands and a warm hat for your head.
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Yes, it's important to stay warm when it is cold.
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Do you like cold weather?
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I do.
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I like the fresh, crisp air.
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It feels very clean.
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That's true.
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And on a cold day,
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it's nice to drink hot chocolate.
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Hot chocolate is the best on a cold day, with marshmallows on top.
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Mmm, yes.
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Now I want hot chocolate.
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Me too.
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So what happens when it is very, very cold?
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When it's very, very cold, sometimes it snows.
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Snow.
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Beautiful white snow.
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Does it snow where you live, Emily?
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No, it doesn't snow here.
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Never.
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I have to travel to see snow.
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What about you?
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It doesn't snow here either,
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but I saw snow one time.
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I went to the mountains in winter.
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Wow.
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What was it like?
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It was magical.
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Everything was white and quiet.
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It was so, so beautiful.
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I can imagine.
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I want to see that one day.
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What did you do in the snow?
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We made a snowman.
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A snowman with a carrot for a nose?
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Yes, a carrot for a nose and little stones for the eyes and mouth.
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And we gave him a scarf.
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That is so cute.
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I love it.
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It was very fun, and we had a snowball fight.
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A snowball fight?
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Was it cold for your hands?
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Yes, very cold.
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That's why you need good gloves.
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But it was so much fun, we didn't care.
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That sounds like a perfect winter day.
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Snow is amazing.
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It is.
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So we have sunny, cloudy,
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rainy, windy, hot, warm, cool, and cold.
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Wow, that's a lot of weather.
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It is!
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And they are all connected to the seasons.
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Ah, yes.
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The four seasons.
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Let's talk about that.
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Great idea.
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What is the first season?
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Let's start with spring.
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Okay, spring.
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What is the weather like in spring?
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In spring, it starts to get warm.
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It's often sunny, but it can also be rainy.
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April showers bring May flowers.
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I love that saying.
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Yes, spring is when the flowers start to grow.
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It's very beautiful.
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The weather is not too hot, not too cold.
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Yes, it's a lovely season.
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After spring comes...
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Summer.
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My favorite.
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Summer is usually hot and sunny.
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Yes, long days, lots of sunshine,
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perfect for the beach, for picnics, for ice cream.
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Everything we talked about.
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Summer is a happy season for me.
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Me too.
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Okay, after summer, what is next?
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Next is autumn, or some people say fall.
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Right, autumn or fall.
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What's the weather like in autumn, Paul?
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In autumn, it starts to get cool.
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The days get shorter.
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It is often windy.
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And the leaves on the trees change color.
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The dancing leaves yes the beautiful dancing leaves i love the
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colors of autumn red orange yellow it is very pretty it's a cozy season time for warm sweaters exactly
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and after autumn the last season is winter burr winter it is cold and winter,
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sometimes very cold.
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And in some places, it snows.
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Yes.
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Winter is the time for hot chocolate and staying inside where it's warm.
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And for building snowmen, if you are lucky.
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Yes.
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Wow.
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So many types of weather and four different seasons.
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English has many words for weather.
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It does.
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But they are easy to learn.
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Sunny, rainy, windy,
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snowy hot cold warm cool yes they are okay Paul the
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big question I am ready what is your favorite type of weather your number one favorite oh
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that is a hard question I'd like so many
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but I think my favorite is a warm sunny day not too hot just warm
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and sunny a warm sunny day why
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because I can do anything I can be outside in the
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park I can be inside with the window open I feel happy
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and energetic it's perfect
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that is a great choice a perfect day thank you now
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your turn what is your favorite type of weather Emily my
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favorite hmm I think it is a cool sunny autumn day oh interesting a cool
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and sunny day in autumn tell me why
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because I love the crisp air it feels fresh
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and the Sun is shining but it's not hot I can wear my favorite sweater
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and a scarf the sweaters and scarves yes And I love to walk in the park and see the colorful leaves.
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It's just so beautiful and peaceful for me.
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That sounds wonderful.
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So we both like sunny days, but at different temperatures.
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It seems so.
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See, everyone has a favorite.
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That's true.
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Wow, this was so much fun.
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I feel like I can talk about the weather all day now.
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Me too.
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And it's such a useful topic for our listeners.
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You can talk about the weather with anyone, anywhere.
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Yes, it's a perfect conversation starter.
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It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
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Or, wow, it's really cold today.
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It's easy and friendly.
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Exactly.
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Wow, what a great chat, Emily.
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It was.
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And I hope everyone listening enjoyed it, too.
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We hope you learned some new words for talking about the weather.
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Well, that's all the time we have for today.
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Thank you so much for listening.
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Yes, thank you, everyone.
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We love having you here.
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Please don't forget to subscribe to Mr. English Channel.
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And give this episode a like if you enjoyed our conversation about the weather.
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And please leave a comment below.
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Tell us, what is the weather like where you are today?
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Ooh, that's a great question.
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And tell us, what is your favorite type of weather?
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We would love to read your answers.
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Yes, we read all the comments.
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It's so nice to hear from you.
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It is.
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So, until next time, keep practicing your English.
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And have a wonderful day, no matter the weather.
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Bye for now.
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Goodbye, everyone!
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