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S E A S O N S
S E A S O N S
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A Y E A R
  • YEAR - period of time taken by the Earth to
    complete one revolution around the Sun.
  • MONTH period of time originally measured with
    revolution of the Moon today the reference is to
    simplified calendar year.
  • DAY period of time required for one rotation of
    the Earth on its axis (???).
  • HOUR measure of time equal to the 24th part of
    an astronomical day ( solar hour). It remains
    stable throughout the year. Hours are divided
    into 60 equal minutes.
  • SECOND basic unit of time measurement in the
    International System of Units.

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A year has four seasons
S P R I N G
S U M M E R
A U T U M N
W I N T E R
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M O N T H S R H Y M E
  • 30 days has September, April, June and November.
  • All the rest have 31,
  • Excepting February alone
  • Which has 28 days clear
  • And 29 in each leap year.

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S P R I N G(vocabulary)
  • the air is fresh
  • the snow melts
  • quickly running streams
  • birds come back and make their nests
  • smells of the first flowers
  • the trees are light green
  • fruit trees are in blossom
  • the sunshines rays
  • it may rain and even snow
  • first thunderstorms
  • people plant and sow
  • promising time

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S P R I N G M O N T H S
  • March is the third month of Gregorian year
    according to the present calendar. March was the
    first month of the Roman year, named for Mars,
    the god of war. It has 31 days.
  • April is the 4th month of Gregorian calendar. It
    has 30 days. The Romans gave this month name
    Aprilis, derived from aperire (to open) because
    it is the season when buds(?????) begin to open.
  • May, the 5th month of the year contains 31 days.
    It was the 3d in the old Roman calendar. In the
    northern hemisphere May is the last month of
    spring.

SPRING IS GREEN
SUMMER IS BRIGHT
AUTUMN IS YELLOW
WINTER IS WHITE
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S U M M E R(vocabulary)
  • bright green grass and trees
  • a lot of beautiful flowers
  • the shining sun
  • blue sky with rare light clouds
  • singing and twittering birds
  • colourful butterflies
  • the beauties of nature
  • season of holidays for schoolchildren and
    grown-ups
  • pick up berries and mushrooms
  • go camping and hiking
  • get sunburnt (sunbathe)

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S U M M E R M O N T H S
  • June, the sixth month, consists of 30 days. The
    etymology of the name is uncertain either from
    the Roman goddess Juno or from the name of a
    Roman clan, Junius.
  • July , the seventh month has 31 days. It was the
    month in which Julius Caesar was born and in 44
    BC the month was named Julius in his honour.
  • August was given the name in honour of the
    emperor Augustus. To make it equal to July, a day
    was taken from February and added to August. So
    it also consists of 31 days.

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C H E C K Y O U R S E L F
  1. How many seasons are there in a year? What are
    they?
  2. What are spring months? Do you know the origin of
    their names?
  3. Spring is green- how can you explain these
    words?
  4. Why is summer the most favourite season of
    schoolchildren? Is it really bright?
  5. What is the origin of summer monthss names?

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A U T U M N(vocabulary)
  • colourful trees yellow, red, green
  • to harvest a rich crop of fruit, vegetables
  • birds fly away
  • to think of coming winter
  • it often rains and the first snow-flakes appear
  • cooler shorter
  • late autumn
  • cold winds blow
  • Day of Knowledge

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A U T U M N M O N T H S
  • September was the seventh month in the Roman
    calendar and takes its name from the Latin word
    septem meaning seven. Now it is the ninth month
    and has 30 days.
  • October was the eighth of the Roman calendar as
    evidenced by the name (Latin octo eight). In
    Gregorian calendar it is the tenth month
    containing 31 days.
  • November is the 11th month having 30 days. Among
    Romans it was the ninth month of a year composed
    of 10 months.

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W I N T E R(vocabulary)
  • snow-covered fields
  • white and silver
  • snow-caped trees
  • light (heavy) snow
  • leafless trees
  • ever- green pines and fir-trees
  • winter sports and games skiing, skating, playing
    snowballs, making Snowmen
  • winter holidays Christmas, New Year

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W I N T E R M O N T H S
  • December the last month in Gregorian calendar.
    It was the tenth in the Roman( Latin decem
    ten) calendar. It has 31 days.
  • January - the first month consisting of 31 days
    got its name from Janus, the Roman god of gates
    and doors.
  • February the second month. The name was derived
    from the Latin word februa signifying the
    festivals celebrated in Rome in this month.

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C H E C K Y O U R S E L F
  1. What are autumn colours? Why is it called fall in
    American English?
  2. Is it a season of harvest?
  3. How does nature prepare for winter?
  4. What are winter months? What holidays do we have
    in winter?
  5. Why did January get its name in honour of the god
    Janus?

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W E A T H E R S O N G
W E A T H E R S O N G
  • WHEN THE WEATHER IS WET,
  • WE MUST NOT FRET.
  • WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD,
  • WE MUST NOT SCOLD.
  • WHEN THR WEATHER IS WARM,
  • WE MUST NOT STORM
  • BUT BE THANKFUL TOGETHER,
  • WHATEVER THE WEATHER.
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