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Remember It

If necessary revise your numbers in Lessons 5, 15 and 20.

Revise these prepositions of time

Learn It

The months of the year:-

English Listening January February March April May June July August September October November December
English Writing Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Here are a couple of rhymes that should help you remember the months of the year.

How many days are there in a month?

30 days has September,
April, June and November,
All the rest have 31
Except for February alone
Which has 28 each year
And 29 in each leap year."

The months of the year:-

January brings the snow,
Makes your nose and fingers glow.

February brings the rain,
Thaws the frozen lake again.

March brings the wind so cold and chill,
Drives the cattle from the hill.

April brings us sun and showers,
And the pretty wildwood flowers.

May brings grass and leafy trees,
Waving in each gentle breeze.

June brings tulips, lilies, roses,
Fills the children's hands with posies.

July brings the greatest heat,
Cloudless skies and dusty street.

August brings the golden grain,
Harvest time is here again.

Warm September brings the fruit,
Sportsmen then begin the shoot.

Brown October brings the last;
Of ripening gifts from summer past.

Dull November brings the blast,
Then the leaves are falling fast.

Cold December brings the sleet,
Blazing fire, and Christmas treat"

(Adapted from: Sara Coleridge)


Prepositions

For months we use in.

For example:

Christmas is in December.

In England it rains a lot in April.

My birthday is in September.

! The names of months always begin with a CAPITAL letter.!

Test It

Test the prepositions of time in, at and on- Test It!

Practise It

On the Forum - Tell me your favourite month.

For homework read and do the exercises in English Vocabulary in Use (Unit 16 - Pages 36 and 37 - Questions 16.2, 16.3 and 16.4)

Read this song


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