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Summer with Idioms and...Week 1
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Summer with Idioms and...Week 2Summer with Idioms and...Week 3Cindy: How was your summer vacation, Timmy? Timmy: It was fun. I went to summer camp with my best friend, Sam. Cindy: That sounds lots of fun. Timmy: Yes, it was. We made sandcastles and played at the beach. Cindy: How was your summer vacation, Cindy? Timmy: It was not very fun… I had many Math lessons. Timmy: You don’t like Math? Cindy: I like Math, but studying it is not easy. French is my favorite class!Timmy: Wow, it is very hot outside. I am thirsty! Jimmy: I am making summer shakes with fruit. Please come try one. Timmy: Wow, what kind of fruits do you have? Jimmy: I have pineapples, pears, and limes. They are good fruits to use for my summer shakes. Jimmy: Do you want to try a pineapple and lime shake? Timmy: Yes, I do. Jimmy: Here you are. Timmy: Wow, this is great! It is very sweet. I like this shake. Jimmy: Do you want to try a pineapple and pear shake? Timmy: Yes, I do. Jimmy: Here you are. Timmy: Um, this is not delicious. I don't like this shake.Teacher: Good morning, class! Welcome to the second grade. How was your summer vacation? Timmy: It was fun. I went to summer camp with Sam. Timmy: But summer vacation is finished. No more swimming at the beach and making sandcastles. Teacher: Yes, it’s time to study. Timmy: What will we learn in the second grade? Teacher: We will learn Math, Science, and many other things. Cindy: Will we learn French? My favorite class is French. Teacher: Yes, you will have French lessons with Ms. Martin.Last summer: singular perfect tense with weak and some strong verbsHow Glooskap Found Summer Long ago, it grew very cold. Ice and snow covered the land. Fires could not keep people warm, and corn could not grow. Glooskap, the leader of the people, had to do something. Glooskap traveled far to the north. Everywhere he looked was cold and white with snow. He came to a house made of solid ice where a giant named Winter lived. Winter greeted Glooskap and invited him inside his house. Winter began to tell stories of the time when he ruled the Earth. Soon Glooskap fell asleep under Winter's spell. But Glooskap's messenger, Tatler, woke him. "Wake up, Glooskap!" said the bird. "In the south, you will find a woman who can defeat Winter," said Tatler. Glooskap traveled far to the south. He came to a land where it was warm and sunny. Grass grew and flowers bloomed in the beautiful land. Glooskap saw spirits dancing in a circle. At the center of the circle was Summer. She wore a crown of flowers in her long brown hair. Glooskap asked Summer to come north with him. She followed him to Winter's house of ice. Winter invited them in and asked them to sit down. He began to tell stories again. But Winter's spells could not capture Summer. She began to chant her own spell, and sweat ran down Winter's face. "I am stronger than you," said Summer. "You must leave this land and thaw your icy breath," she said. 10 Winter wept, and his tears became rivers of melted snow and ice. The corn grew, and flowers bloomed again. Summer told Winter, "You will have your own land in the north. It will always be winter there. You may come and visit other lands for part of the year. But in the spring, I will drive you out." Since that day, Winter has ruled for part of the year. But every spring, Summer drives him away. Sometimes it seems as if winter will never end. But Summer is stronger than Winter. Spring will always come.A Visit to the Desert Tim was looking forward to this vacation. Then his parents told him the family would be visiting Grandma in Nevada. Tim was unhappy. He wanted to be with his friends this summer. "Grandma is eager to see you," Mom said. "She can't wait to take you on a desert hike." The next morning Grandma met them at the airport. Then they drove to the desert. As they hiked, Grandma explained that animals enjoy the open desert space. It gives them the freedom to move from place to place. Tim learned that the animals find ways to adapt to the hot desert weather. He wondered if he could get used to the desert climate. "Wow," Tim said, "Look at that! The turtle carries its home on its back!" Grandma smiled at Tim's excitement. "Actually," she said. "That is a desert tortoise. It looks for the shade made by the shadows of rocks. That's how it cools off. He burrows underground to get away from the heat." The tortoise disappeared into its burrow. Tim leaned over the hole. He could not hear a sound. "I'll bet it likes the silence of its burrow," Tim whispered. "I think it likes its sense of safety too," Grandma added. "That's the same feeling I get at home," Tim sighed. Just then a large rabbit hopped by. Grandma explained that the jack rabbit's large ears help it stay cool. "These animals are so unlike the animals at home!" Tim said. He had forgotten about the desert heat. "Some animals stay cool by sleeping during the day. Then they hunt at night," said Grandma. A Great Horned Owl hooted above them. Grandma said, "It will soon be time for the owl to hunt." "Which means it's time for us to head back," Dad added. "Aw, this vacation is going by too fast," Tim said. They asked Tim about the heat. "What heat?" Tim asked. "I feel as fresh and cool as a new flower. I've adapted!" Everyone laughed.