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Dialogue :

Weather, north and south

dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, you look like you're ______for ______.

Mark: Yeah, I felt kind of ______ about it on the subway.　No one else was ______.

Jingjing: Didn't you look at the ______?

Mark: I ______　And, yeah, I forgot to ______ it.

Jingjing: Do you need to ______?

Mark: No, I have a ______ with me.　It ______ my ！______ ______ on the way to your building.

Jingjing: The temperature has ______ a lot these few weeks.

Mark: Don't I ______.　Isn't it supposed to be ______?　I thought it'd be ______ all the time.

Jingjing: This is the ______.　So, it won't always be ______.　______ a week or so from ______, we'll probably have ______ hot days.

Mark: I wish I could ______ to Qingdao.　But I have to ______ almost every day.

Jingjing: ______ here.　At least the ______ and evenings are ______.

Mark: Right.　I haven't had to ______ to sleep.　I hear some of my ______ theirs, though.

Jingjing: You're ______you don't ______ in southern China.

Mark: Why is that?　From ______ there, I got a ______.

Jingjing: Yeah, but the heat really ______.　It's almost as hot ______ as it is ______ the day.　There's just ______ ______ from that.

Mark: Ooh, I wouldn't like that ______.　Two things keep me ______ sleeping: ______.

Jingjing: Southern China has ______ too.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, what are ______ like where you lived back in ______?

Mark: Summer days are ______, actually—but they just had ______ last week.　______ were ______.

Jingjing: That's ______.　I guess temperatures are ______ in places that were usually ______. Remember those ______ we talked about?

Mark: I remember.　You think they're______ to find a ______place to live?

Jingjing: That could be ______.　But the experts didn't say ______.

Mark: Back to weather in the ______: you know ______ about it ______, because you ______ there.

Jingjing: I know ______ about ______ heat.　A few cities have ______ like China's ______ or ______.

Mark: Temperatures don't get______, do they?

Jingjing: You're looking at a ______ from ______ most days.　It's the______.　That ______ in all the ______ and makes sure you ______.

Mark: Jeez, it'd be like ______.

Jingjing: That's exactly what ______.

Mark: When is it ______?　I mean, when does ______?

Jingjing: There's not really as ______ of an ______.　More trees ______ year round.

Mark: Aw, I always look forward to ______.　That's ______ of having ______ a long summer.

Jingjing: Some do, like ginkgo trees—______ in northern China.

Mark: Spring is ______ though, isn't it?

Jingjing: I think so.　Beijing has lots of ______—but southern ______ just have more ______, everywhere.

new words and phrases

take something with a grain of salt:

dainty:

dog days of summer:

something gets to you:

heat wave:

off the charts:

a big part of something:

green spaces: