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Bad Jobs
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Cool Jobs
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Snow Camping
Views #748 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Oregon People
Views #747 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Oregon Beauty
Views #746 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Big Break
Views #745 | High-Intermediate 6 -
The Extra
Views #744 | High-Intermediate 6 -
An Actor's Routine
Views #743 | Intermediate 6 -
Remedies
Views #742 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Staying Healthy
Views #740 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Good Qualities
Views #739 | Intermediate 5 -
What are you like?
Views #738 | Intermediate 5 -
Who do you admire?
Views #737 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Travel Options
Views #736 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Wish List
Views #735 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Great Places
Views #734 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Grandfather
Views #733 | Intermediate 5 -
The Taxi Ride
Views #732 | Intermediate 5 -
The Taxi Ride
Views #731 | Intermediate 5 -
Teachers
Views #729 | Intermediate 5 -
Conrad's English House
Views #728 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Winter in Sweden
Views #727 | Intermediate 5 -
Winter Food for Skiing
Views #726 | Intermediate 5 -
Canadian Winter
Views #725 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Kitchen Safety
Views #724 | Intermediate 5 -
How to be a Chef
Views #723 | Intermediate 5 -
A Chef's Life
Views #722 | Intermediate 5 -
Best City
Views #720 | Intermediate 5 -
Sydney, Australia
Views #719 | Intermediate 5 -
Sushi Ways and Wasabi
Views #718 | Intermediate 5 -
Sushi Selections
Views #717 | Intermediate 5 -
Sushi Lesson
Views #716 | Intermediate 5 -
Ideal Day in Montreal
Views #715 | Intermediate 5 -
Montreal Hot Spots
Views #714 | Intermediate 5 -
Summer in Montreal
Views #713 | Intermediate 5 -
Football in England
Views #712 | Intermediate 5 -
Gadgets
Views #711 | Intermediate 5 -
Cars of the Future
Views #710 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Rocky Recovers
Views #709 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Rocky Gets Hurt
Views #708 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Rocky Gets a Home
Views #707 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Chaz the Cat
Views #706 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Food in England
Views #705 | Intermediate 5 -
Neighbors
Views #704 | Intermediate 5 -
Hospital Routine
Views #703 | Intermediate 5 -
Hospital Food
Views #702 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Emergency
Views #701 | High-Intermediate 6
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Canadian Winter
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Lisa
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Adrienne
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Adrienne: So, Lisa, you're from Montreal. I think when I think of Canada, I think of cold. Is it very cold in Montreal?
Lisa: In the wintertime, Montreal gets very cold. With the wind chill factor, which is the scale to measure how cold the wind is, literally, it can get down to minus 25 degrees celsius at night.
Adrienne: Wow!
Lisa: Yes, but it's different than a lot of other countries that only go down to zero because in Montreal you dress warmly, whereas in places like New York or Tokyo or London, maybe you don't dress as warmly cause the temperature doesn't go down as low, but in Montreal in the wintertime, you're wearing hats, you're wearing mitts, you're wearing winter boots.
Adrienne: So what can you do in the winter? Just stay inside all the time?
Lisa: Surprisingly, even though it's so cold, there's a lot to do in Montreal in the wintertime. Some great activities are you can go for a sleigh ride in old Montreal. Old Montreal is probably about five or six hundred years old, from around the time that the city was founded, and they have horse drawn sleigh rides. There are outdoor skating rinks, that you can go skating. It's very romantic. You can drive forty-five minutes away and go skiing and go ice-skating or stay in little auberge, little lodges, on the ski hills or close to the ski hills. It's actually really nice and lends itself to a very cozy winter cause it's so cold outside and yet you can get nice and warm by the fire inside.
wind chill factor
Montreal gets very cold with the wind chill factor, which is the scale to measure how cold the wind is.
The 'wind chill factor' is the idea that strong wind will make
the temperature feel colder than it really is.
Notice the following:
- The wind chill factor makes the winter days feel a lot colder.
- It is very cold outside today because of the wind chill factor.
dress warmly
It's different than a lot of other countries that only go down to zero but in Montreal you dress warmly.
When you 'dress warmly,' it means that you wear clothes that will keep your body temperature up even though the weather is cold.
Notice the following:
- You need to dress warmly when it snows.
- Please make sure that you dress warmly tonight, as it is very cold.
wear mitts
In Montreal in the wintertime, you're wearing hats, you're wearing mitts, you're wearing winter boots.
'Wearing mitts' is the same as 'wearing mittens.' Mittens are accessories worn on your hands to keep them warm that have one section for your thumb and another section for all of your other fingers together.
Notice the following:
- I used to wear mitts when I went skiing.
- I think they advise you to wear mitts, as it is that cold.
stay inside
In the winter do you just stay inside all the time?
When you 'stay inside,' it means that you do not go out of the house.
Notice the following:
- I think I will stay inside today, as I do not feel well.
- If we stay inside today, it means that we can get a lot of housework done.
cozy
It's actually really nice and lends itself to a very cozy winter because it's so cold outside.
'Cozy' means that something is warm and comfortable.
Notice the following:
- I like to wear big, cozy jumpers.
- It is a very cozy house.
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