I hope wherever you are, it is starting to warm up a bit. It’s the countdown to spring and I am just so excited for March! With a new month, as always, comes new monthly themes and vocabulary! Building March vocabulary words in the classroom should naturally weave throughout your day. Helping students generalize a list of vocabulary words doesn’t have to be boring. I am going to share with you some fun ways of teaching vocabulary in the month of March. For other March ideas visit my March category on my blog!
When I was in the classroom, I liked using seasonal vocabulary words to keep things exciting in the classroom. My March vocabulary words product has 20 words outlined for the month of March for you!
What are some ways you can utilize different vocabulary cards?
- Display them
- Memory Game
- Scavenger Hunt
I think its always a good idea to have a March vocabulary word wall somewhere displayed in your classroom. I personally used my vocabulary words at my language arts center during work centers, however they really can be displayed wherever works for you. It might be beneficial to display them in your morning meeting area for a quick morning review of words!
The thing I love about flashcards is that you can use them to play so many games! Simply print two sets, or two different versions (text and picture etc) and play a game of memory.
Another fun way to incorporate vocabulary flashcards is to play a game of scavenger hunt. During recess/lunch or any break when the students are outside, hide vocabulary cards around the room! You can tuck them behind things, pin them up on a bulletin board, stuff in books. The options are limitless and are SO fun. Simply have a student find a vocabulary card and have them either say the word, use the word in a sentence, draw a picture of the word, write the word etc. You can easily turn the scavenger hunt game into a constructive activity!
Picture vocabulary words:
Text vocabulary words:
Picture and text vocabulary words:
Vocabulary Activities
Incorporating vocabulary activities into your day is a great way to help students generalize their new vocabulary words in a fun way. Here are some ideas for you.
- Coloring pages
- Worksheets
- BINGO games
- File folder games
- Drawing
- Art projects
Coloring worksheets are a great way to have fun while talking vocabulary!
Various spelling and writing worksheets are a good way for students to generalize their March vocabulary words. These worksheets can also be used as pre and post test for the month. Simply print and use in work centers or send home for homework!
BINGO is a no brainer. BINGO is a great fun Friday activity. Generalize the vocabulary in a fun way. You can play it as a whole class (20 cards included) or play during work centers!
File folder activities are a go to for EVERY skill. I love them, and used them religiously in the classroom. My March vocabulary words pack includes 4 different file folder games for the classroom.
The file folders included are:
- picture to picture match
- picture to text match
- text to text match
- spelling
Directed Drawing for the Month of March
Now, it may seem obvious, but art and drawing is a PERFECT way to incorporate some vocabulary generalization! I love using my directed drawing worksheets for easy differentiation. When I was in the classroom, I would typically model one large drawing on the white board first, and then have students complete their own directed drawing worksheet at their desk. I love these because all students are drawing at their own level but still drawing the same thing! You can also use these to guide a larger painting activity. Have students draw their picture on a poster and have them paint it! My March directed drawing product comes with 8 different themed directed drawing themes with five levels each!
Tracing directed drawing is a perfect level for beginning artists. Students can trace and color the picture.
4 step directed drawing teaches the students to draw the picture in four simple steps, perfect for emerging artists!
6 step directed drawing teaches the students to draw the picture in six simple steps, perfect for emerging artists!
Copying directed drawing is for those ALMOST independent artists! Simply copy the model of the picture!
Lastly, for those independent artists, students can draw an image all on their own!
March Books and Activities
Picture books are MY jam! I just love them. A lot of March themes center around St. Patrick’s Day. These books can be put on display all month! I love to collect picture books. The more books, the better! below are some of my favorite books that can be used in March.
- How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover by Lucille Colandro
- The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever by Teddy Slater
- The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day by Natasha Wing
- Pete the Cate: The Great Leprechaun Chase by James Dean
- Ten Lucky Leprechauns by Kathryn Heling
- That’s What Leprechauns Do by Eve Bunting
- Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola
- The Story of Saint Patrick’s Day by Patricia A. Pingry
- The Story of the Leprechaun by Katherine Tegen
- Pout-Pout Fish: Lucky Leprechaun by Deborah Diesen
- S is for Shamrock by Eve Bunting
March Videos
March vocabulary words can also be generalized into various songs and videos on you tube. I love to use morning meeting as a time to watch a quick vocabulary video. I would also sometimes display a video during rest time after lunch! Here are a few of my favorite you tube videos/songs for the month of March:
March calendar song PERFECT for your morning meeting and/or calendar routine. Jack Hartman is one of my favorites. This song is perfect for the month of March!
March is a fun month. A lot of changes, a lot of transitions and a lot of learning opportunities. If you are interested in implementing vocabulary this school year, consider purchasing the discounted bundle!
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Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at The Word of the Month.
Definition
Fair (adjective): Just; appropriate; equal
Fair (skin, hair): light (skin, hair)
Fairly (good): quite, relatively (good).
Fair in the news
March 8th marks International Women’s Day: commemorating unfairness to women annually since 1977.
The only fair thing about injustice is how fairly universal it is.
Fair expressions
Fair play: Honorable conduct. Good for polite society and tennis.
All’s fair in love and war: In some situations it’s acceptable to behave badly. Debatable.
Fair enough: Used when something appears reasonable. Touch me again and I’ll kick you in the balls, fair enough?
A history of fairness
70,000 BCE Nomadic men and women enjoy equal status.
12,000 BCE Agricultural Revolution. Women become property, men become bastards.
21st century: Most women can vote, but earn less than men and are disproportionately victims of violence. Unfair enough?
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Photo Credit“Embracing your true self radiates a natural beauty that cannot be diluted or ignored.”
~ Steve Maraboli
Practicing “Inside-Out” is trademark at The Dailey Method. But what does this really mean in our bodies and in our lives? How do we get better at tuning-out the noise of the outside world, and tuning-in to our deep selves? EMBRACE is our word of the month for March, and these are some ways to practice tuning-in so you can “Burn Bright” in your life.
LOCATE YOUR COMPASS – During our day to day lives most of us are driven by, and constantly responding to, the needs of others. Our work, family, friends and to-do lists pull us, oftentimes in directions that we don’t necessarily choose. This is directing us based on an external compass. Try to see if you can start to notice that tendency, and tune inward instead. Learn to locate your inner compass, and let it determine what you will say “Yes” and “No” throughout your day instead of responding to the outside pressures. I hear so often women say to me “I really wish I had just said no.” “No” is a practice and an important component of self-care. By saying “no” more often you can allow to make space for a bigger “yes!”- for the things that are really important in your life and can add value instead of stress or busyness. In your TDM practice, try to use external supports like your teacher’s cues, music, and the positive energy of other students to help you, but keep remembering to tune back inward as a priority. If you’re not sure what “flow” to follow, follow the flow of your own breath. Pay attention to what your body needs in each exercise. Start to truly trust your internal compass.
NOTICE WHAT’S GOOD – The same way we all have a tendency to externalize our compass, we also tend to notice things that need “fixing”, that are not “perfect”, that we “wish were different.” Try this: Right from the beginning of class, set an intention to notice and EMBRACE what is good and what is working vs. what you think is wrong or needs to change. Pick at least one thing that’s great to KEEP throughout your practice and then allow the rest to flow and GROW from there. This is a great way to train your brain for a life-practice. As you get better at embracing what’s good in your own body/TDM practice, you’ll get better at embracing what is good all day long. Embrace the fullness of each moment, and notice you really don’t need to change much at all. This moment is enough, you are always enough, and life is good. Be grateful for the positive in the now.
EMBRACE YOURSELF – Literally! Use the muscular energy in your body to EMBRACE yourself from the inside-out. Imagine hugging your muscles around your bones, drawing energy to your focal point, pulling into your strong center. You can also practice this figuratively. Think about your inner fire, and think about words that help you remember and appreciate who YOU are! Remember you need to feed your own fire first. When you learn to tap your own inner energy you’ll have so much more to share.
EMBRACE OTHERS – Research shows that a 20-second HUG is one of life’s most powerful emotional cocktails. Hugging for 20 seconds floods our body with high levels of oxytocin, and has been shown to create powerful bonds and increase happiness and trust. Scientists suggest trying to hug eight times a day! So…. hug your friends, family, loved ones – maybe even strangers?! Ok, at least send strangers you encounter “mental hugs” by making eye contact, smiling and sending love. Also notice your practice of embracing yourself and notice what is good makes you BETTER at doing this for others, too.
KEEP PRACTICING FLOW – Here’s a great reminder: Emotion = E-Motion = Energy-in-Motion. Embracing is about allowing ourselves to tune-in and feel deeply. But when emotions we don’t like show up, do we hold onto them or forgive and let go? Because all emotion is “energy in motion” we need to experience and then release feelings – let them flow as they are meant to. Otherwise they can get “stuck” and negatively impact us, becoming deep anger, resentment, illness, etc. Keep building on our February word of the month and allow energy and emotions to FLOW. Practice this during your Dailey Method classes and your brain will start to learn new patterns, shifts will start to occur and your life could change for the better. But, remember, life is pretty darn good in this moment, so EMBRACE it.
Sending you a big 20-second HUG right now!
— Jill & Lorna
“Embrace life. It is either pleasuring you, offering you opportunities, or teaching you.”
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There are twelve months in a year. English words for months begin with a CAPITAL letter.
Click on the pictures or the text to hear the English words for months of the year.
Click on the pictures or the text to hear the English words for months of the year.
JANUARY
January is the first month of the year.
It is winter in the UK in January. The weather is cold.
The trees are bare. The sky is grey. Snow sometimes falls.
FEBRUARY
February is the second month of the year.
It is winter in the UK. The weather is cold and frosty.
The earth is bare. The ground is hard and frozen.
MARCH
March is the third month of the year.
In the UK, March marks the beginning of spring.
Plants begin to grow again. The weather is often cool and windy.
APRIL
April is the fourth month of the year. April is a spring month.
Trees sprout leaves. Buds open. Lambs and other baby animals are born.
In the UK, April can be a wet month. The sky is sometimes grey and cloudy.
MAY
May is the fifth month of the year.
In the UK, May is a spring month. The days grow longer.
The weather is warm and sunny. Flowers begin to blossom.
JUNE
June is the sixth month of the year.
In the UK, June marks the beginning of summer.
The days are long, and the weather is bright and sunny.
JULY
July is the seventh month of the year. July is a summer month.
The sun shines brightly most days. The weather is usually hot.
Most schools and colleges close for the summer break at the end of July.
AUGUST
August is the eighth month of the year. It is summer in the UK.
The days are long and the weather is hot and sunny.
British people often take a long holiday in August.
SEPTEMBER
September is the ninth month of the year. September marks the start of autumn. In September, the summer break ends and students go back to school and college.
Leaves turn brown and yellow, and fall from the trees.
OCTOBER
October is the tenth month of the year, and the second month of autumn.
People in North America have a different name for autumn. They call it fall.
October weather in the UK is usually good, though it can be wet and chilly.
NOVEMBER
November is the eleventh month of the year, and the last month of autumn. In the UK, the weather grows colder and trees begin to look bare.
Some animals get ready to sleep through winter, and migrating birds fly south.
DECEMBER
December is the twelfth month of the year.
In the UK, December marks the beginning of winter.
Winter is the coldest part of the year. Nights are long and days are short.
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When I was a little girl I was horrible at spelling. I did poorly on all of my spelling tests and I always lost points on assignments for misspelled words. I remember talking to my dad and telling him that I hated spelling because I was so bad at it. His response was one that I still think about from time to time, “you’re not bad at spelling, you’re just so creative that you can think of other ways to spell words.”
Have you ever wondered if maybe you’re not actually bad at (cooking, painting, designing, decorating, gardening, etc) but you’re just so creative that you have your own cool, unique way of doing it?
Our Spring/ Summer 2021 collection has us really celebrating the creativity that lives within each of us. We asked you guys how you find creativity and you told us about playing games with your children, making and finding good food, baking, tending to your plants, being outdoors, the list goes on. After all, every single one of us is creating every single day.
You’re so beautifully making your own life art, every day, as you create the life you love. Imagination, beauty, creativity, those aren’t traits only found in skilled artists, those are traits that you are embodying everyday. As you find ways to get your toddler to eat more veggies or make up games for your bored five year old, you are more creative than you know.
So this month we are celebrating creativity in all its forms and we’re making sure you know that your creativity is unmatched. You’re not bad at (fill in the blank), you just have your own creative way of doing it. Only you can create the type of life you want. Only you can fill your life with beauty and art and joy. And you’re doing a really good job at it!
Calling all word puzzle lovers! Will your Irish luck help you when you try to solve this spring word search? We hope you enjoy this free March word search printable featuring the national days of March.
This March printable puzzle features several special days during the month. The words are hidden in all directions in this spring word find puzzle (some words are even hidden diagonally!).
Use this March word search puzzle to take a few minutes of free time for yourself, or give your kids a fun activity that they will love.
Keep reading to find out more about the March national days and get your free word search printable.
If you’re a fan of word puzzles make sure to check out our St. Patrick’s Day word search and word scramble for more fun this month.
Which special days are featured in the March word search printable?
The most notable days in March are St. Patrick’s Day, the first day of spring and Mardi Gras. However, there is a lot more to celebrate in March than just these three days.
The first day of spring comes in the middle of March, so getting outdoors is on our minds.
March is also Music in our Schools Month, National Nutrition Month and National Celery Month as well as many other monthly observances.
There are so many other days to celebrate. The month is full of days that honor some of our favorite foods and activities. Some of them are included in this March word search printable puzzle.
Check out these national days this month:
- Dr. Seuss Day
- National Earmuff Day
- National Goof Off Day
- Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
- National Old Stuff Day
- National Landline Telephone Day
- Goddess of Fertility Day
Look for national days of March featuring animals in this custom word search puzzle
Do you love animals? So do we, at Always the Holidays. We love to write articles about any animals with a national day.
Don’t forget National Puppy Day and Cuddly Kitten Day, both celebrated on March 23! Other national days featuring animals are these. Are they in our puzzle?
- National Pig Day
- International Rescue Cat Day
- National Learn About Butterflies Day
- Respect Your Cat Day
Learning more about national days of the year
If you’d like to learn about what other special days are celebrated in March this year, be sure to check out the list of national days of March. There are over 200 days to celebrate this month!
If you want to learn about the rest of the national days this year, be sure to check out our national day guide.
The guide gives lots of information about all the national day pages on the site.
You will get lots of ideas for celebrating all the national days. There are over 2000 special days to celebrate each year!
Which food national days are in the word search puzzle?
Each of the month of the year is full of food and drink days to celebrate, and March is no exception.
Some of the national days are devoted to green food and St. Patrick’s Day treats, which makes sense since St. Patrick’s Day is right in the middle of the month!
If you want to learn more about this holiday, make sure to check out our guide to the symbols of St. Patrick’s Day.
Let’s not forget that there are so many delicious foods to celebrate this month in addition to our favorite St. Paddy’s themed food!
In March we also have National Fruit Compote Day on March 1. Then we can eat and drink our way through the month to end with National Clams on the Half Shell Day on March 31.
In between these days, there are many other national food days. Some of them are sure to make it into the puzzle:
- National Canadian Bacon Day
- French Bread Day
- Chip and Dip Day
- Cocktail Day
- Peanut Cluster Day
- Artichoke Hearts Day
- National Snack Day
- National Spinach Day
Each of them tempts us to indulge! Check out all the other food national days in March, too.
For more national days word search printables check out these pages
We have a free word search printable puzzle for each month of the year! Each one features national days of that month.
For the national days word search printables for the months other than March, check out these pages:
- January national days word find puzzle
- February national day word search printable
- March word search printable puzzle of national days – this page!
- April national day word search printable
- May national day word find puzzle
- June national days word search puzzle
- July national day word search puzzle
- August national day word search printable
- September national day puzzle to search and find
- October national day printable word search puzzle
- Word search printable for November national days
- December national day word search printable
Holiday word searches and word scrambles
In addition to our monthly word search printables featuring the national days of the year, we also make holiday specific word search puzzles.
Check out the holiday word search and word scramble printables below.
- Groundhog Day – word search puzzle
- Valentine’s Day – word search and word scramble
- Mardi Gras – word search and word scramble
- Father’s Day – word search and word scramble
- Independence Day – word search and word scramble
- Summer – word search and word scramble
- Labor Day – word search and word scramble
- Fall – word search and word scramble
- Halloween – word search and word scramble
- Thanksgiving – word search and word scramble
Check back often, we frequently add new word scrambles and word searches!
Please note: These word search printables take a long time to make. They are for personal use only.
If you are sharing this March word search printable (and thank you for that!), please link directly to this post and not to the actual puzzle image.
We appreciate your help in supporting the site. The printables may not be used for any retail purpose or for mass distribution.
You can either download March printable word search of national days through the link below, or from the project card at the bottom of the page.
Click here to download the March word search printable. The puzzle will print out on on a full sheet of paper in the portrait format.
Be sure choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” for the printable area on your printer settings. Printing this way will give you a full page printout.
If you prefer to print the March word puzzle printable from the project card at the bottom of the page, scroll down and press “print”. It will print out the puzzle in a slightly smaller size.
March word search of national days answer key
Some free printable word searches are easy to solve and others leave you scratching your head looking for that one last word.
If you are having hard time solving the spring word search printable, you can click here for the answer key.
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Would you like a reminder of this word search printable puzzle for the national days in March? Just pin this image to one of your puzzle boards on Pinterest so that you can easily find it later.
What is your favorite national day to celebrate in March? Tell us about it and how you celebrate it in the comments below. Did your day make it into the word search puzzle?
Admin note: This post first appeared on the blog in January of 2020. We have updated the post to add new photos, an updated printable puzzle for this month and a video for you to enjoy.
Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
25 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Difficulty
Moderate
Estimated Cost
$1
Materials
- Computer paper or heavy cardstock
Instructions
- Load your heavy cardstock or computer paper into your Deskjet printer.
- Choose portrait layout and if possible «fit to page» in your settings.
- Print the March word search puzzle and try to find the month’s national days in it.
- The list of words on the bottom of this March printable are found left to right, right to left, top to bottom, bottom to top, and diagonally in any direction.
- Search for the words, circle them and then cross them off the bottom list.
- See how quickly you can do this printable word search puzzle!
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Сегодня мы займемся изучением названий месяцев в английском языке. Так как информации много, я решила разбить ее на следующие разделы. Можете сразу переходить к интересующему конкретно вас.
- Названия месяцев с переводом, транскрипцией и произношением.
- Упражнения на запоминание месяцев года на английском.
- Стихотворения и песни на запоминание английских месяцев с переводом.
- История происхождения названий английских месяцев.
- Устойчивые выражения с названиями месяцев.
Названия месяцев с переводом, транскрипцией и произношением.
Английские месяцы по порам года.
В скобках приведены названия месяцев на англосаксонском.
Зимние месяцы на английском: December (Ærra Gēola), January (Æfterra Gēola), February (Sol-mōnaþ)
Весенние месяцы на английском: March (Hrēþ-mōnaþ), April (Easter-mōnaþ), May (Þrimilce-mōnaþ)
Летние месяцы на английском: June (Ærra Līþa), July (Æftera Līþa), August (Weod-mōnaþ).
Осенние месяцы на английском: September (Hālig-mōnaþ), October (Winterfylleth), November (Blōt-mōnaþ)
Упражнения на запоминание месяцев года на английском.
Упражнение 1. Match the transcriptions to the names of months.
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1.[meɪ] 2.[ʤu’laɪ] 3.[ʤuːn] 4.[‘ʤænju(ə)rɪ] 5.[mɑːʧ] 6.[‘eɪpr(ɪ)l] |
June January April March July May |
7. November 8. August 9. February 10. December 11. October 12. September |
[‘febru(ə)rɪ] [ɔk’təubə] [dɪ’sembə] [‘ɔːgəst] [sep’tembə] [nəu’vembə] |
Упражнение 2. Догадайтесь, какие месяцы зашифрованы.
- creDmeeb = December
- Ailrp = _______________
- nJeu = _______________
- yMa = _______________
- chraM = _______________
- lyJu = _______________
- metbreSpe = _______________
- uugAts = _______________
- aynuJra = _______________
- removeNb = _______________
- euFayrbr = _______________
- reOtcbo = _______________
Упражнение 3. Write the months.
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Winter |
Spring |
Autumn |
Summer |
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_____________ _____________ _____________ |
_____________ _____________ _____________ |
_____________ _____________ _____________ |
_____________ _____________ _____________ |
Упражнение 4. Write about you and your family.
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My mum My sister My dad My brother My friend My granny My pet My… |
was born |
in February, in May, in November, in July. in September, in … |
Упражнение 5. Напишите, какие месяцы идут
после: May, November, February, March, June, December
до: April, January, July, March, February, May.
Упражнение 6. Choose and read the names of winter, spring, summer and autumn months.
October, January, December, June, September, May, July, April, August, November, March, February
Упражнение 7. Правда или ложь. Прочтите вслух и переведите правильные предложения. Исправьте и запишите неправильные.
- There are twelve winter months in a year.
- In Russia there are three summer months.
- There are 30 days in august.
- June comes after July.
- In our country May is the first summer month.
- There are twenty-eight days in January.
- There are twenty-eight or twenty-nine days in February.
- September is the coldest month of the year.
- People celebrate Christmas in February.
- Halloween is in December.
Стихотворения и песни на запоминание английских месяцев с переводом.
Начнем со стихов на русском с использованием названий английских месяцев. Эти стихотворения помогут детям запомнить названия месяцев на английском.
Зимние месяцы.
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На окнах домов и троллейбусов скоро
December – декабрь, нарисует узоры.
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January у ворот!
Сказка! Чудо! Новый год!
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По земле метель промчится,
грозный February злиться.
Весенние месяцы.
3
За окном сосулек плач.
Скоро март начнется — March
4
Больше не слышна капель,
April начался – апрель.
5
Наступило время мая.
Теплый May апрель сменяет
Летние месяцы.
6
Сколько солнца! Сколько света!
June – июнь, встречайте лето.
7
За окном июль – July.
Бегай, плавай, загорай!
8
После июля August приходит.
Славный у нас урожай в огороде!
Осенние месяцы
9
Деревья наденут пестрый наряд,
September за парты усадит ребят.
10
Срывает листву с пожелтевшего сада
October – октябрь, король листопада
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Давно улетели все певчие птички,
November – ноябрь, в окно к нам стучится.
А теперь стихи про английские месяцы с переводом.
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Birthdays, birthdays, they are fun!
Hey! Stand up when I say when your birthdays come!
January, February, March, April, May, June
July, August, September, October, November, December
Birthdays, birthdays, they are fun!
Everyone has fun when their birthdays come!
Birthdays, birthdays, they are fun
Everyone has fun when their birthday come!
Дни рождения, дни рождения, они веселы!
Эй! Вставайте, когда я называю месяц вашего рождения!
Январь, февраль, март, апрель, май, июнь,
июль, август, сентябрь, октябрь, ноябрь, декабрь.
Дни рождения, дни рождения, они веселы!
Все веселятся, когда приходит День рождения!
Дни рождения, дни рождения, они веселы!
Все веселятся, когда приходит День рождения!
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January, February, March – that’s not so much!
April, May, June – that’s the tune!
July, August and September – we are cheerful and slender!
October, November, December- all these months you must remember!
Январь, февраль, март – это не так уж и много!
Апрель, Май, Июнь – вот это мотив!
Июль, август и сентябрь – мы веселые и стройные!
Октябрь, ноябрь, декабрь — все эти месяцы вы должны запомнить!
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Are there twelve months in the year? — Yes there are!
There are twelve months in the year! Here they are!
January, February, March, and April,
May, June, and July,
August, September, October, November,
After December they all have gone by.
В году ведь двенадцать месяцев? — Да!
В году двенадцать месяцев! Вот они!
Январь, февраль, март и апрель,
Май, июнь и июль,
август, сентябрь, октябрь, ноябрь,
После декабря они все прошли.
История происхождения названий английских месяцев.
Названия английских месяцев имеют неанглийское происхождение. Они произошли от латинских названий месяцев римского, а позднее — юлианского календаря.
Интересно узнать, что в римском календаре было 10 месяцев, которые имели название, и два зимних месяца, которые даже названий не имели в виду того, что в это время не проводилось никаких важных работ в сельском хозяйстве. Год начинался с месяца Martius (современный март -March). Нума Помпилий ввел названия двух зимних месяцев — Januarius (январь – January) и Februarius (февраль – February) около 700 г. до н. э. Он также перенес начало года на январь.
В 46 году до н. э. Юлий Цезарь реформировал Римский календарь, дав начало Юлианскому календарю. Он изменил количество дней в некоторых месяцах.
Перейдем к истории названий английских месяцев.
January – месяц Януса. Янус — бог ворот и дверных проемов, изображающийся с двумя лицами, смотрящими в противоположные стороны. Первоначально в январе было 29 дней, при Юлии цезаре месяц “удлинился” на 2 дня.
February – месяц фебруалий – римского праздника очищения от грехов.
March – месяц Марса. Марс – бог войны. Именно в марте, как я уже писала, начинался год, а вместе с ним зачастую объявлялись новые или возобновлялись старые войны.
April – месяц Афродиты. Aphro – на греческом сокращенный вариант написания имени Афродиты. Афродита – греческая богиня любви и красоты. Она отождествляется с Римской богиней Венерой.
May – месяц Майи. Maia (что означает «великая») – богиня весны, дочь Фавна и жена Вулкана.
June — месяц Юноны. Юнона является одной из верховных богинь Римского пантеона. Она – богиня брака и благополучия женщин. Она – жена и сестра Юпитера. Она отождествляется с греческой богиней Герой.
July – месяц Юлия Цезаря, хотя изначально получил свое название от слова quintilis, что означает “пятый”. При реформации календаря Юлий Цезарь назвал месяц в свою честь.
August – месяц Октавиа́на А́вгуста, который завершил календарную реформу, начатую Цезарем, и вслед за своим предшественником назвал один из месяцев в свою честь.
September – седьмой месяц. Хотя в современном календаре он уже далеко не седьмой, но ранее, когда, как мы помним, год начинался в марте, сентябрь был седьмым по счету месяцем и на латыни звучал как “september mensis».
October – восьмой месяц. На латыни — “october mensis”.
November – девятый месяц. На латыни – “Novembris mensis”.
December – десятый месяц. На латыни – “december mensis”.
Устойчивые выражения с названиями месяцев.
В английском языке множество идиом с названиями месяцев. Приводим наиболее распространенные и интересные из них. Идиомы даны с толкованием значения.
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slow as molasses in January – очень медленно
Can you drive any faster? — That’s not my fault! The traffic is slower than molasses in January.
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It’ll be a long day in January (when smth happens) – когда рак на горе свистнет / никогда!
It’ll be a long day in January when Polly agrees to marry Jack.
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mad as a March hare – сумасшедший
When someone takes her smartphone, Liz becomes as mad as a march hare.
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Maybees don’t fly in June! – Перестань менять свое мнение!
Stop changing your mind so often! Maybees don’t fly in June!
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a cold day in July – нескорое или маловероятное событие
It’ll be a cold day in July before these two get married.
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Where the Names of the Months came from (text in English )
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Откуда произошли названия месяцев (Where the names of the months came from)
You know the names of the months but have you ever thought about their origin, about how they appeared in English?
Here is a story about how the months were called. Compare it with what you already know.
January was called after Janus, the two-faced Roman god. He was the god of beginnings and endings and was the protector of the Roman gates and doorways.
Once February was the last month of the year and came before January, but at about 450 B.C. it came the second month. Its name is derived from Februa, a Roman festival of purification.
March comes from the god of war – Mars. He was pictured in a chariot drawn by two horses.
The origin of word April is quite different. It comes from a Latin word which means “to open”. April is a spring month when nature comes to life again.
May was named after the goddess, Maia. She was the most famous of the seven daughters of Atlas.
It is undecided whether June gets its name from the goddess Juno, the beautiful wife of Jupiter, or from Junius, who was a proud man and head of a great Roman family.
July was named after Julius Caesar, who was born in this month.
August was named after the great nephew of Julius Caesar. His name was Octavius, but he changed it to Augustus.
September comes from ‘septem’, meaning ‘seven’. It is a reminder that it was seventh month when the year began in March.
October, November and December are Latin words for the eighth, ninth and tenth months of the year.
As the Roman year began in January, the Christians decided to begin their year at the same time. So the year 754 B.C. became for the Christians the year 1 A.D.
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- Janus — Янус (у древних римлян бог дверей, входа- выхода, а также дорог и начинаний изображался с двумя лицами)
- B.C. — первые буквы слов Before Christ — до рождества Христова, то есть до нашей эры
- A.D. — первые буквы слов Anno Domini, означающие христианской эры, новой эры, нашей эры.
- purification – церк. обряд очищения
- Atlas — Атлас (в греческой мифологии Атлант — один из титанов, державший на голове и руках небесный свод)
- Juno — Юнона (в древнеримской мифологии жена Юпитера, покровительница брака и деторождения; аналог богини Геры в древнегреческом пантеоне)
- Julius Caesar — Юлий Цезарь (римский полководец)
- Augustus — (Октавиан) Август (римский император с 27 г. до н.э. по 14 г. н.э.)
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