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Sep 2022
18m 16s

Episode #34: A Fall Day in My Hometown I...

Mrs. Asma Benmoussa
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Key Words: temperature / overwhelming 

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"The weather is getting colder, finally! Fall is my favorite season. I'm glad it's here. This summer was too hot. We couldn't leave the house before sunset. Everyone took long afternoon naps. It was nice at first but by the end it felt like a  waste of time. The temperature dropped now. It's around 25 degrees during the day which is great. And it is 20 degrees at night. The perfect temperature for sleeping. I love it when the leaves turn brown, red and yellow. I think it's beautiful. Albert Camus wrote about fall. He said: "Autumn is another Spring where every leaf is a flower." I love this quote. Right now, I'm taking a walk on main street. The street is empty-ish. It's not completely empty but it's a huge difference compared to August. We get many tourists. It gets a bit overwhelming in the summer. I mean, they are welcome and we appreciate the business they bring, and we love hosting them but I'm glad there's not traffic jam on the sidewalk. I'll take a few pictures today. Once in a while, I like to play tourist in my own hometown. I think that if so many people choose to come here for the holiday to love the beauty of our town and snap so many pictures of everything, I, too, should make an effort and appreciate my town. I don't want to take it for granted. I see little blue dots and little pink dots on the horizon. The school day is over. The students who are wearing their pink and blue uniforms, are going home now. I'm taking a picture of that. Love what you have and you will always be happy. That's what I believe. I love my hometown in the fall." 

Comprehension questions:

  1. What season does the narrator enjoy the most?
  2. Why was it difficult to leave the house during the summer?
  3. How does the narrator feel about the temperature now that it has cooled down?
  4. What does the narrator think about the quote by Albert Camus about autumn?
  5. Why does the narrator decide to play tourist in their own hometown?
  6. What is the narrator's belief about happiness?
  7. What do the students in the narrator's town wear as uniforms?
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