I have been wearing short-sleeved shirts almost every day since May. I was still wearing a T-shirt last week when the temperature in Nagoya went up to 31 degrees. Then, yesterday, the temperature only got up to 16 degrees. It was raining, and that made me feel even colder. I wore a sweatshirt and a light jacket when I took the dog for a walk in the morning, and I kept the sweatshirt on inside all day long. As the weather reporter said, it’s the time of year to take out your warm clothes and put away your summer clothes. I think most junior high and high school students have already made the change and started wearing their winter uniforms.   (120 words)

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