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Good morning everyone!

Are you surprised? Yes, that’s right. I’m not Zahra! I’m Yanaoka and today I will be the host of the morning speech. But don’t worry! Zahra is here as my special guest of the day.

_ Good morning Zahra!

_ Good morning Yanaoka-sensei! I’m very happy to be your guest today. I think students are also very excited to have you as the host of morning speech. It’s a nice change!

_ I hope so! Well, how are you enjoying Japanese summer?

_ hmmm, I’m sort of enjoying it. But recently it has been raining a lot and it’s too humid sometimes.

_ That’s true! It is because we are going through the rainy season. In Japanese we call it “Tsuyu”.

_ Ahh, I see.

_ Do you have rainy season in Canada?

_ hmmmm, Where I live in Toronto we do have a rainy season. But it is only during spring.

_ Really? Does it rain very hard in Toronto during the rainy season?

_ hmmm, it rains somewhat hard, but it’s not like Japan where it rains cats and dogs during most of the rainy season.

_ It rains cats and dogs? What does that mean?

_ “It rains cats and dogs” means “It rains very hard”. It’s an English idiom.

_ I see! Well, the weather forecast says we are going to have heavy rains this evening. In other words, it’s probably going to rain cats and dogs.

_ haha, you got it! Well, thanks for hosting the morning speech today Yanaoka-sensei.

_ You’re welcome. It was my pleasure.

Everyone, Take care and have a wonderful day!