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Wnter people and summer people

dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, have you ______?

Mark:　I thought we already talked about that and ______ and hopefully ______.

Jingjing:　Aww, but you know I ask all my friends and then ______.

Mark:　Alright, I'll tell you one: ______ that ______ most of my clothes.

Jingjing:　Mark, you ______!　That's something from your shopping list, not ______.

Mark:　I know, but this has been ______ that ______ are ______.

Jingjing: ______!　I had to walk 2-3km last weekend.　I nearly ______.

Mark:　Did you have ______?

Jingjing:　I had a hat—thank goodness.　I ______ over my ears but could still feel the wind.　I kept my hands ______ and could only ______ for 30 seconds at a time.

Mark:　It sounds like you're ______.

Jingjing:　No, I'm ______.　What about you?

Mark:　Well, I grew up in a really cold place.　It was so cold that I had to ______.　Then, that would get ______, from ______ in my breath.

Jingjing:　What was that, ______?

Mark:　That was ______ on a typical winter day.　It ______.

Jingjing:　I thought you said it was ______ where you lived.　What you've described sounds ______.

Mark:　I grew up in Vermont but then ______ the Pacific Northwest for university.　So, by the time I was a teenager, I had gotten used to ______.

Jingjing:　And, I guess you can still ______.　I've never heard you ______ cold weather.

Mark:　Just like you said, it's hard to ______ on a walk outdoors ______.

Jingjing:　Or evening.　It ______ when I had to walk last weekend.　I'm lucky I didn't ______.

Mark:　You are lucky!　Do you ______?

Jingjing:　The warmest.　See! ______ in these.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Mark, I know it's ______, but what do you think about summers in Beijing?

Mark:　To be frank, I don't ______.　Some summer days, it's so hot that I don't ______.

Jingjing:　Well, then, it sounds like ______ rather than ______.

Mark:　Definitely.　I've lived a few places where summers are ______.　But I still ______.

Jingjing:　Everybody likes spring and autumn.______.

Mark:　What about you, in summer, Jingjing?　I don't ______ you ever complaining about ______.

Jingjing:　There's one thing that ______: dry heat.　I come from a place where it's ______ —often too humid.　So, when it gets really dry on a hot summer day, or a freezing winter day, that's ______.

Mark:　Do you have ______ at home?

Jingjing:　I have a good one.　I ______ at the foot of my bed when I sleep.　I've got one here at the office too, see?　Oh, I guess it needs to ______.

Mark:　I can ______ for you, Jingjing—if you need to ______ soon.

Jingjing:　No rush.　It's nice to ______.　Besides, I like to ______.

Mark:　That's a good idea.　A lot of people keep humidifiers ______ their faces when they sleep, and then wonder ______.

Jingjing:　I put ______ I have at home.

Mark:　Well, Jingjing, it sounds like, although you're ______ a winter person, you've found ways to ______ this long, cold, dry season.

Jingjing:　I've been living in northern China since ______.　You should have seen me my ______, though.

Mark:　Really? ______?

Jingjing:　I looked like ______.　One of my relatives had given me ______.　I ______ but was glad I did.　It was the warmest thing I owned.

Mark:　So, you ______ every day?

Jingjing:　I ______, that first and second winter, until I found something ______.

new words and phrases

give someone a few weeks:　

follow up with them:　

make do:　

catch something/anything:　

a long way off:　

shoot the breeze:　

cope:　

parka: