Month and season

Lesson 6

Month

Title: Month

/mʌnθ/

noun [countable]

Origin: monath

one of the 12 named periods of time that a year is divided into

She’ll be thirteen this month

one of the 12 named periods of time that a year is divided into

Autumn

Title: Autumn

/ˈɔː.təm/

Origin: autumnus

The season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes cooler

We go to school in the autumn

The season between summer and winter, when leaves change colour and the weather becomes cooler

Winter

Title: Winter

/ˈwɪn.tər/

The season after autumn and before spring, when the weather is coldest

Soon it will be winter

The season after autumn and before spring, when the weather is coldest

January-jan

Title: January-jan

/ˈdʒæn.ju.ə.ri/

Noun

Origin: Januarius

The first month of the year, between December and February

Rosie’s party was on January 6th

The first month of the year, between December and February

February-feb

Title: February-feb

/ˈfeb.ru.ər.i/

Noun

Origin: Februarius

The second month of the year, between January and March

We can do it in February

The second month of the year, between January and March

March-mar

Title: March-mar

/mɑːtʃ/

Origin: Latin martius, from martius ‘of Mars, god of war’

The third month of the year, between February and April

She started work here last March

The third month of the year, between February and April

April-apr

Title: April-apr

/ˈeɪ.prəl/

Origin: avrill

The fourth month of the year, between March and May

The meeting will be on April 6th

The fourth month of the year, between March and May

May-may

Title: May-may

/meɪ/

Origin: mai

The fifth month of the year, between April and June

She started work here last May

The fifth month of the year, between April and June

June-jun

Title: June-jun

/dʒuːn/

Origin: juin

The sixth month of the year, between May and July

I finished school last June

The sixth month of the year, between May and July

July-jul

Title: July-jul

/dʒuˈlaɪ/

Origin: Julius

The seventh month of the year, between June and August

My birthday is in July

The seventh month of the year, between June and August

August-aug

Title: August-aug

/ˈɔː.ɡəst/

Origin: Augustus

The eighth month of the year, between July and September

I was there last August

The eighth month of the year, between July and September

September-sep

Title: September-sep

/sepˈtem.bər/

Origin: Septembre

The ninth month of the year, between August and October

My birthday’s in September

The ninth month of the year, between August and October

October-oct

Title: October-oct

/ɒkˈtəʊ.bər/

Origin: Octobre

The tenth month of the year, between September and November

We moved in last October

The tenth month of the year, between September and November

November-nov

Title: November-nov

/nəʊˈvem.bər/

Origin: Novembre

The 11th month of the year, between October and December

We moved in last November

The 11th month of the year, between October and December

December-dec

Title: December-dec

/dɪˈsem.bər/

Origin: Latin, name of the tenth Roman month, from decem ‘ten’]

The 12th month of the year, between November and January

We got married in December

The 12th month of the year, between November and January

Season

Title: Season

/ˈsiː.zən/

noun

Synonyms:

 period,time

Origin: saison

Example

The first game of the season

Example

Spring

Title: Spring

/sprɪŋ/

noun

Synonyms:

 jump, bounce

Antonyms: autumn

The season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear spring of

the spring of 1933

The season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear spring of

Summer

Title: Summer

/ˈsʌm.ər/

              Origin: sumor

The time of the year when the sun is hottest and the days are longest, between spring and autumn

the long hot summer of 1976

The time of the year when the sun is hottest and the days are longest, between spring and autumn