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so today i'm going to talk about summer

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for some of you it's summer now and for

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others it's winter here where i live

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it's the summer season now so first

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let's talk about summer weather in most

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countries

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this is the hottest time of year in

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cold countries summer is the only time

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of year

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when it's hot in tropical countries

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there isn't much difference between the

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seasons

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but summer is definitely hot i really

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like

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hot sunny weather some people don't like

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this weather

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so they prefer other seasons how about

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you do you prefer

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hot or cold weather also in some places

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summer is the rainy season where i live

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now

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it rains a lot in the summer i don't

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like this

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i grew up in southern california where

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it doesn't rain a lot

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so i'm used to blue skies and sunny

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weather

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for me rainy weather isn't fun i like to

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go

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outside and do activities but

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it's hard to do this when it's raining

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let's talk about some summer activities

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that people

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like to do during the hot summer days

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many people like going to the beach

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the water is usually warmer during this

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season

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so it's a good time to swim some people

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like to lie on the sand and enjoy the

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hot sun

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but i don't do this i sometimes like

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swimming at the beach but i definitely

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don't sunbathe i get sunburned

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very easily another thing that many

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americans do

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in the summer is have barbecues

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this season is perfect for barbecues

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because

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you can spend the afternoon outside

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with your family and friends the kids

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can run around

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and play while the adults relax

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and talk and of course everyone enjoys

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eating good

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food at barbecues i love eating

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hamburgers and hot dogs outside

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on warm summer days also

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many americans have swimming pools so

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the summer months are a great time to

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use them

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when i was a kid my family always went

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in the pool

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during this time of year i have great

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memories

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of playing with my sister and my friends

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in our pool

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it's always fun to go in the pool during

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the summer

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people who don't have swimming pools can

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go

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to public pools in big cities

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there are usually public swimming pools

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where you can go

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during the summer or during other months

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one other popular summer activity in the

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us

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is camping summer is the perfect time to

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go

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camping because you don't get too cold

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at night

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usually people sleep outside in

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tents when they camp so it's better to

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do this

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activity when it's warm i've camped in

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the summer

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and in the winter but it's definitely

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better

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in the summer a lot of people go hiking

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when they camp

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which is also better in the summer in my

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opinion

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alright now let's talk about summer

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vacation

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in the u.s children usually have a long

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break from school

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during the summer when i was in

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elementary school

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and middle school i had two and a half

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months of summer vacation the school

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year ended

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in the middle of june and the next

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school year began

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in september this is a long break

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i had time to do many things during

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these months

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many american children go to summer camp

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during this break there are many types

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of summer camps

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where kids do fun activities learn new

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things

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and spend time outdoors i went to a few

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sports summer camps when i was a kid

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also many people travel during this

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season

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because children don't have to go to

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school

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summer is also a good time to travel

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because

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of the good weather but the bad thing

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about traveling in the summer is that

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many touristic places are crowded

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at this time this means that there are

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many

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people there so i prefer

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to travel during other seasons alright

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now i'm going to ask you some questions

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about the video

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to see if you understood write your

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answers in a comment down

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below number one what's one summer

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activity

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number two where do people sleep when

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they go

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camping and number three what's

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one bad thing about traveling during the

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summer

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