S E A S O N S

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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.