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I donโt know about you, but I just love a nice downpour on a hot summer day. As someone who really doesnโt stand the heat, I appreciate those moments of cool freshness, and I know Iโm not the only one: the plants and animals vitally depend on the rain during those hot, dry months too. …
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This poem is a wonderful ode to the first month of summer. Read it and practice your vocabulary with a few simple exercises!
As the summer slowly draws to a close, I return to the book I love to re-read this time of year. Sarah Orne Jewettโs 1896 novella The Country of the Pointed Firs is a gentle and relaxing, almost meditative account of an idyllic summer spent in a small fishing village on the coast of Maine. …
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The first heatwave of the summer is here. Daytime temperatures reach 35ยฐC / 95ยฐF, and Iโm barely able to cope with it. Hot weather is most definitely not my thing and I canโt wait for the cool, crispy days of autumn! However, as much as I dislike the heat, I do like talking about the …
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