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S E A S O N S A YEAR • 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. • • – period of time required for one rotation of the Earth on its axis (ось). HOUR – measure of time equal to the 24th part of an astronomical day ( solar DAY 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. A year has four seasons SPRING AUTUMN SUMMER WINTER 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. 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 sunshine’s rays it may rain and even snow first thunderstorms people plant and sow promising time SPRING MONTHS • 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(почки) begin to open. SPRING IS GREEN SUMMER IS BRIGHT AUTUMN IS YELLOW • 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. WINTER IS WHITE 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) SUMMER MONTHS • 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. 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 AUTUMN MONTHS • 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. 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 firtrees • winter sports and games: skiing, skating, playing snowballs, making Snowmen • winter holidays: Christmas, New Year WINTER MONTHS • 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.