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0:00Hello and welcome to lovely English
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0:07This story is for upper intermediate
0:10English learners. Are you ready?
0:13Well, let's get started.
0:16The summer holiday in England,
0:19a B2 English story with some vocabulary
0:23explanations at the end.
0:27As July comes to an end, excitement
0:31fills schools across England.
0:34After a long year of lessons, homework,
0:37and exams, the final school bell rings
0:41and the summer holidays officially
0:43begin.
0:45Children cheer as they leave the
0:47classroom for the last time before
0:50September.
0:51Teachers wave goodbye, wishing everyone
0:54a wonderful summer, while parents
0:57prepare for six weeks of family
1:00adventures.
1:02For many families, the summer holidays
1:06are the perfect time to escape on a
1:08caravan holiday.
1:11Caravans can be found all over the
1:13country, from the rolling hills of
1:16Yorkshire to the beautiful coastline of
1:19Cornwall.
1:20Families pack their clothes, bicycles,
1:23buckets, and spades before setting off
1:27on their journey.
1:29Caravan parks often have swimming pools,
1:32playgrounds, and evening entertainment,
1:35making them a favorite choice for
1:37children.
1:39During the day, families explore nearby
1:42villages, enjoy fish and chips, or
1:45simply relax outside their caravan while
1:49watching the sunset.
1:53A trip to the seaside is another classic
1:56English summer tradition.
1:58Popular resorts such as Blackpool,
2:01Skegness, Brighton, and Whitby become
2:05busy with visitors enjoying the warm
2:07weather.
2:09Children build sandcastles, paddle in
2:12the sea, and search for colorful shells
2:15along the beach.
2:17Ice cream melts quickly in the sunshine
2:20as families stroll along the promenade.
2:26Some people take rides on donkeys, while
2:29others enjoy amusement arcades or brave
2:33the roller coasters on the piers.
2:36Even if the weather changes, as it often
2:40does in England,
2:42families usually make the most of their
2:44day with smiles and umbrellas.
2:50Not everyone spends the whole holiday by
2:52the sea.
2:54Many families enjoy visiting National
2:56Trust properties.
2:58These beautiful country houses, castles,
3:02gardens, and woodlands are full of
3:05history and adventure.
3:07Children follow nature trails through
3:10ancient forests, discover hidden
3:12gardens, and learn about how people
3:15lived hundreds of years ago.
3:18Families often bring picnics to enjoy on
3:22the lawns, while others stop for tea and
3:25cake in the cafe.
3:28Exploring these historic places helps
3:31children learn outside the classroom
3:34while having fun at the same time.
3:39The long summer break is also a
3:42wonderful opportunity to catch up with
3:44family and friends.
3:46Grandparents often look after their
3:49grandchildren for a few days, giving
3:52parents time to work or relax.
3:55Cousins who live far apart finally have
3:58the chance to spend time together.
4:01Barbecues are held in gardens whenever
4:04the weather is kind, and children play
4:06games until the evening.
4:09Some families travel across the country
4:12to visit relatives they have not seen
4:14for months, sharing meals, stories, and
4:18plenty of a laughter.
4:22Of course, the British weather is
4:24famously unpredictable.
4:26Some days are filled with bright
4:29sunshine, while others bring heavy rain.
4:33When the weather is wet, families might
4:37visit museums, cinemas, bowling alleys,
4:40or indoor play centers.
4:44Others stay at home to bake cakes, watch
4:48films, complete jigsaws or puzzles, or
4:51enjoy board games together.
4:55The changing weather teaches everyone to
4:57be flexible and find fun no matter what
5:01the forecast says.
5:05As August draws to a close, there is a
5:08noticeable change in the air.
5:11The evenings become a little darker,
5:14and thoughts begin to turn back to
5:16school.
5:17Families head to the shops to buy new
5:20school uniforms, shiny black shoes, and
5:23fresh stationery.
5:26Children choose colorful pencil cases,
5:29notebooks, rulers, and backpacks ready
5:33for the new school year.
5:36Trying on new uniforms often reminds
5:40them that they have grown over the
5:43summer.
5:45Although many children feel a little sad
5:49that the holidays are ending,
5:51they are also excited to see their
5:53friends again and meet their new
5:55teachers.
5:57The summer holidays leave them with a
5:59happy memories of family adventures,
6:03seaside fun, caravan trips, countryside
6:06walks, and time spent together.
6:10As September arrives, they return to
6:13school refreshed, ready to learn, and
6:16already looking forward to the next
6:20summer holiday.
6:22Now, let's go through some of the
6:24vocabulary from this story.
6:28But first, please tell us how do the
6:30summer holidays work where you are? In
6:33some countries, they have 3 months,
6:35others a few weeks. We'd love to know
6:38how it works, and we'd love to learn
6:40about your culture, so please comment
6:42below.
6:44Right, the vocabulary. Let's start with
6:48arcade. An arcade is a place with games
6:51and machines where people go to have
6:53fun.
6:55We spent an hour playing games in the
6:57arcade by the beach.
7:00Coasters. This is short for roller
7:03coasters, which are fast rides at an
7:06amusement park. My brother was brave
7:09enough to ride the biggest coasters.
7:12To paddle is to walk or splash in
7:16shallow water.
7:18We paddled in the sea before building
7:21sandcastles.
7:23Piers. These are long walkways built out
7:27over the sea. We walked along the piers
7:30and ate fish and chips.
7:33Coastline. This is the land next to the
7:37sea. The coastline was beautiful in the
7:40sunshine.
7:42Spades. Spades are small tools for
7:46digging, especially in sand in the case
7:50of the story.
7:52The children used their spades to build
7:54a huge sandcastle. You often see at the
7:58seaside buckets and spades for sale.
8:02Woodlands. These are areas of land
8:05covered with lots of trees. We explored
8:08the woodlands on our walk.
8:10Lawns. Lawns are areas of short, neatly
8:14cut grass. We enjoyed our picnic on the
8:17green lawns.
8:19Noticeable means easy to see or notice.
8:23There was a noticeable change in the
8:25weather.
8:27Ancient means very old. We visited an
8:31ancient castle during our holiday.
8:34Apart means away from each other. My
8:38cousins live far apart, so we only see
8:41them in the holidays.
8:44Brave. If you are brave, you are ready
8:47to face something that might be a bit
8:49scary.
8:51Ella was brave enough to go on the
8:54biggest ride.
8:57Forecast. A forecast is a report that
9:00tells people what the weather will be
9:02like.
9:03The weather forecast said it might rain
9:06tomorrow.
9:08Forward means towards the future or
9:11something that is coming. For example,
9:14we looked forward to the summer
9:16holidays.
9:19Hidden. Hidden means difficult to find
9:22or not easy to see. We found a hidden
9:25garden behind the old house.
9:29Properties. These are buildings and land
9:33owned by someone or an organization.
9:37We visited several National Trust
9:40properties.
9:42Relatives, these are members of your
9:45family. We spent the weekend visiting
9:48our relatives.
9:50Trust, trust is a group that looks after
9:54something important like the National
9:57Trust that cares for many different
10:00places.
10:02Wave, a wave is to move your hand to say
10:05hello or goodbye. In the case of the
10:08story, we waved goodbye to our teacher.
10:13Whenever, means every time that. So, we
10:17played outside every time that the sun
10:20was shining or whenever the sun was
10:22shining.
10:24Wishing is to hope that something good
10:27will happen.
10:29Our teacher was wishing everyone a happy
10:32summer.
10:33Officially, means in a formal or proper
10:37way. The summer holidays officially
10:39began on Friday.
10:42Refreshed, means feeling full of energy
10:45after resting.
10:47The children returned to school feeling
10:50refreshed.
10:51Amusement, means fun and enjoyment.
10:56The amusement park was full of exciting
10:58rides.
11:00To cheer, means to shout happily because
11:04you are excited. Everyone cheered when
11:07the final school bell rang.
11:11Flexible, means able to change plans
11:14easily. We stayed flexible because the
11:17weather kept changing.
11:20Found, means to have discovered
11:23something.
11:24We found colorful shells on the beach.
11:29Laughter, that's the sound people make
11:31when they laugh. The garden was filled
11:34with laughter.
11:36Melts. If something melts, it changes
11:39from solid to liquid because of the
11:41heat. The ice cream melts quickly in the
11:44sunshine.
11:46Rolling means to gently rise and fall in
11:50shape. We drove through the rolling
11:53hills.
11:56Shells. You can see them on the
11:58background of this image.
12:00They are the hard coverings of sea
12:02animals.
12:03We collected pretty shells along the
12:06beach.
12:07Simply means in an easy or uncomplicated
12:11way. We simply relaxed outside the
12:14caravan.
12:16Tradition. This is something people do
12:19regularly
12:20over many years. So, going to the
12:23seaside every summer is our family
12:26tradition. What's yours?
12:29Trails. Trails are paths that follow
12:33Sorry, that people follow when walking.
12:36We followed the woodland trails
12:38together.
12:41Unpredictable.
12:43If something is unpredictable, it is
12:45difficult to know what will happen.
12:47England's weather can be very
12:50unpredictable.
12:52To stroll. To stroll is to walk slowly
12:57and enjoy yourself. We strolled along
13:00the beach after dinner.
13:03Promenade. That's a path beside the sea
13:06where people walk.
13:08We enjoyed a stroll along the promenade
13:11with an ice cream.
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