Last Day of Summer

Summer is definitely over. Everybody is back at school. Do you still look back and smile when you think of those long days of freedom?

Read the following words and phrases and their definitions.

• barely - hardly, almost not
• carefree - having no worries or problems
• exhausting - making you very tired; very busy

First read the assignment. Next watch the video. Take notes to help you do the assignment.

1. Kaia says: “I barely noticed it go by.” What does this mean?
   And why did Kaia barely notice summer go by?


2. How did Kaia usually spend the summer when she was younger?


3. What word does Kaia use to say the opposite of “exhausting”?

Extra writing assignment
1. Write a short diary entry about your own summer.
2. Start with: Dear Diary, ...
2. Write 75-100 words.