Ba Ria English Club July 6 2020

The Library of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu

THE SUMMER TIME

When you were a kid, summer activities were a great escape. Your only goal each day was to figure out
the bigger thrill: hide and seek with the neighbor kids, a game of catch with your brother, or
rereading The Dragon Ball or Doreamon. You were completely free. Fun was your only endgame.

You’re an adult now, and that comes with its own benefits: You can stay up as late as you like playing
online games with your neighbors, rent a camper and tour Vung Tau, swim in the deep end. But when
was the last time you actually did any of that? When was the last time you spent a whole afternoon on an
inflatable raft, sipping sun tea and reading a great novel?

If your answer is “Gosh, I just took a day off last week,” but all you did was run errands, that doesn’t
count. Crossing things off your to-do list might feel satisfying, but it rarely feels joyful. And joy is the
name of the game this summer.
Cre: experiencelife.com

Questions for discussion

1. What season do you like best in a year?
2. What do you like doing in the summer time?
3. Do you think it would be better if the summer holiday is longer than now?
4. Have you ever made a summer to-do-list?
5. How do you think summer have changed now and in the past?

---------A drop in the ocean(idm)--------

a small amount of something compared to what is needed
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Ba Ria English Club July 6 2020
The Library of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu

Vocabulary list

No Vietnamese
Words Meaning
.
Escape the act of successfully getting out of a place or
1 (n) Sự trốn chạy
/ɪˈskeɪp/
a dangerous or bad situation
Endgame
2 (n) the last stage of a process Việc sau cùng
/ˈend.ɡeɪm/
Inflatable a boat or something similar that must
3 (adj) Có thể bơm phồng
/ɪnˈfleɪ.tə.bəl/
be filled with air in order to float on the water
Run errands
4 (adj) to go out to buy or do something Chạy việc vặt
/rʌn ˈer.əndz/
Satisfying making you feel pleased by providing what you
5 (n) Thỏa mãn
/ˈsæt.ɪs.faɪ.ɪŋ/
need or want

Words In Sentences
1. He made his escape on the back of a motorcycle.

(Anh ấy tìm lối thoát ở phía sau chiếc xe.)

2. Both sides in these negotiations realize that the endgame is now being played out.

(Các bên trong buổi thương lượng nhận thấy đã đến lúc cho giai đoạn cuối.)

3. An inflatable mattress is not too expensive.

(Một tấm đệm hơi thì không quá đắt đỏ.)

4. After school he runs errands for his father.

(Anh ấy chạy việc vặt cho bố sau giờ học.)

5. It is very satisfying to know that the project was a success.

(Rất thõa lòng khi biết rằng dự án đã thành công.)

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