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12 Months

12 Brothers

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Учитель английского языка Петрова Татьяна Владимировна

There are 12 months in a year. Do you know their names?

January

July

February

August

March

September

April

October

May

November

June

December

April

Guess the month.

August

December

July

October

May

June

November

February

March

September

January

Unscramble the words:

1. PRILA -

APRIL

2. YAM -

3. JARUNYA -

4. CHARM -

5. BFREAURY-

6. SPTMBEER -

7. YULJ -

8. COTERB -

9. UNJE -

10. OENVMREB -

11. UGUATS -

12.EDCMERBE -

MAY

JANUARY

MARCH

FERBRUARY

SEPTEMBER

JULY

OCTOBER

JUNE

NOVEMBER

AUGUST

DECEMBER

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”.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0002067.html

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/months.htm