Seasons

1. S E A S O N S

2. 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.

3. A year has four seasons

SPRING
AUTUMN
SUMMER
WINTER

4. S P R I N G M O N T H S ARE

• 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, because it
is the season when buds(почки)
begin to open.
• May, the 5th month of the year
contains 31 days. It was the 3d
in the old Roman calendar
SPRING IS GREEN
SUMMER IS BRIGHT
AUTUMN IS YELLOW
WINTER IS WHITE

5. S P R I N G

• the air is fresh in spring
• the snow melts
• There are quickly running streams
everywhere
• birds come back and make their nests
• You can feel the smells of the first flowers
• the trees are light green
• fruit trees are in blossom
• There is sunshine but sometimes it is windy
and cool
• it may rain and even snow
• There are first thunderstorms
• people plant and sow
• Spring is a promising time

6. S U M M E R M O N T H S ARE

• 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.

7. S U M M E R (vocabulary)

You can see bright green grass and trees
There are a lot of beautiful flowers
The weather is sunny and hot
There are light clouds in a blue sky
You can listen to birds singing and twittering
You can see colourful butterflies
Summer is a season of holidays for
schoolchildren and grown-ups
• We can pick up berries and mushrooms
• People go camping and hiking
• There are a lot of activities. You can go
swimming and sunbathing

8. A U T U M N M O N T H S ARE

• 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 In Gregorian
calendar it is the tenth month
containing 31 days.
• November is the 11th month
having 30 days.

9. A U T U M N (vocabulary)

• The trees are colourful: yellow, red, green
• People harvest a rich crop of fruit,
vegetables
• Birds fly away
• The leaves fall to the ground
• We think of coming winter
• The weather is sometimes foggy and wet
• It often rains and the first snow-flakes
appear
• It is becoming cooler, the days are shorter
• In late autumn there is a light frost
• Cold winds blow
• Children go to school and celebrate the
Day of Knowledge

10. W I N T E R M O N T H S ARE

• December – the last month in
Gregorian 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 , a festival
celebrated in Rome in this
month.

11. W I N T E R (vocabulary)

• The fields and trees are covered with
snow
• Everything is white and silver
• The weather is snowy and frosty
• The temperature is below zero
• Trees are leafless, but there are evergreen pines and fir-trees
• There are a lot of winter sports and
games
• You can go skiing, skating, playing
snowballs, making Snowmen
• We celebrate winter holidays:
Christmas, New Year

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How many seasons are there in a year? What are they?
What are spring months?
“Spring is green”- how can you explain these words?
Why is summer the most favourite season of
schoolchildren?
What can people do in summer?
How can you describe nature?
What are autumn colours? Why is it called fall in American
English?
What is the weather like in autumn?
What are winter months? What holidays do we have in
winter?
Why do children like winter?

13. W E A T H E R S O N G

WEATHER SONG
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.