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Es ist genau wie im Sommer.
Viel zu heiß für diese Jahreszeit.
30 Grad in Wien.
Die Wienerinnen und Wiener lieben dieses herrliche Wetter.
Alle sind draußen und haben Spaß.
Die Parks sind voll.
In der Wachau blühen die Marillenbäume.
Es ist noch viel zu früh.
Marillenmarmelade ist meine Lieblingsmarmelade.
Auch wir haben einen Marillenbaum.
Hoffentlich eine sehr gute Ernte.
Gregor liegt schlafend in seinem Liegestuhl. Seine Frau ist drinnen.
Sie räumt nach dem Mittagessen auf.
It's just like summer. Far too hot for the time of year. 30 degrees in Vienna. The Viennese love this wonderful weather. Everyone's outside having fun. The parks are full. The apricot trees are blossoming in the Wachau. It's far too early. Apricot jam is my favoutite jam. We, too, have an apricot tree. Hopefully, a very good harvest. Gregor is asleep in his deck chair. His wife is inside. She is cleaning up after lunch.
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San Marino
San Marino is a long way from Toorington. San Marino is a very interesting place. It is the smallest republic in Europe: It has only 61 square kilometres.
San Marino lives from wheat, grapes,cheese, livestock, postage stamps, tourism,
textiles, pottery, chemicals, paintsand wine.
San Marino is landlocked in the middle of Italy. Its border is 34 kilometres long. Its highest mountain, the Monte Titano is 793 meters high.
The River Ausa flows through San Marino.
The official language of San Marino is Italian, and the head of state is known as the Captain's Regent. San Marino was founded in the 4th century by a Christian Saint.
Vocabulary
border -Grenze
cheese – Käse
flow (flow/flowed/flowed) – fliest
founded (found/founded/founded) gegrundet
grapes – Trauben
head of state – StaatsOberhaupt
landlocked – Ohne zugang zum Meer
language - Sprache
livestock – Vieh
paints - Farben
postage stamps – Briefmarken
pottery – Keramik
wheat – Getreide
Questions
How many square kilometres has San Marino?
How high is its highest mountain and what is its name?
Where is San Marino?
Which language is spoken in San Marino?
What does San Marino live from?
Which river runs through San Marino?
What is the head of state known as?
Who founded San Marino?
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The Farm at Lane's End
Chapter 2 - Visiting Time at the Hospital
Key Words
Yorkshire - short for Yorkshire pudding - Roast beef and Yorkshire.
Decent - respectable -satisfactory - good - A decent meal.
Listen to the audio then answer the follwing questions,-
What is the time when Farmer Ken and Dave arrive at the hospital?
Was mum's operation easy or difficult?
Was mum smiling when Dave and Farmer Ken arrived?
What did the doctors tell mum?
Were Farmer Ken and Dave happy to hear mum's news?
What did Dave say about mum coming home?
What will mum need for the wedding?
What must Farmer Ken and Dave do before mum comes home?
