Презентація " Seasons, Months"

12 Months12 Brothers

There are 12 months in a year. Do you know their names?January (січень)February(лютий)March(березень)April (квітень)May (травень)June ( червень)July (липень)August (серпень)September (вересень)October (жовтень) November (листопад)December (грудень)

January. Guess the month

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

1. PRILA - 2. YAM - 3. JARUNYA - 4. CHARM - 5. BFREAURY- 6. SPTMBEER - 7. YULJ - 8. COTERB - 9. UNJE - 10. OENVMREB - 11. UGUATS - 12. EDCMERBE - Unscramble the words:(розшифруйте слова) APRILMAYJANUARYMARCHFERBRUARYSEPTEMBERJULYOCTOBERJUNENOVEMBERAUGUSTDECEMBER

Where do the month names come from?January: named after Janus, the God of doors and gates. This month opens the year. February: from februo. This was a Roman month of sacrifices and purification. March: named after Mars, the god of war. Start of year for soldiers (no fighting during winter).

April: from aperire, Latin for “to open” (buds). This is the month when trees open their leaves. May: named after Maia, the goddess of growth of plants. This is the month when plants really start to grow. June: from junius, Latin for the Goddess, the queen of the Gods Juno.

July: named after Julius Caesar, the ruler of Rome in 44 B. C. He reorganised the calendar. August: named after Augustus Caesar, another ruler of Rome in 8 B. C. September: from septem, Latin for “seven”. The seventh month (counting from March).

October: from octo, Latin for “eight”. November: from novem, Latin for “nine”. December: from decem, Latin for “ten”.