CleverlyMemorizingEnglishTwelveMonthCourseware•TheOriginoftheMonthcontents•Memorytechniquesformonths•Vocabularyexpansionofthemo•Readingcomprehensionofthem•Writingexercisesforthemonth•Oralexpressionofthemonth目录01TheOriginoftheMonthTheOriginoftheMonthTheEnglishcalendarwasAstheRomanEmpireexpanded,ThenamesofthemonthswereoriginallybasedonLastwordsorwordsthatdescribedtheiroriginallybasedontheRomancalendarTheword"month"comesfromtheLatinword"mensis,"meaning"moon."Inambienttimes,amonthwasdefinedasthetimebetweentwonewmoons,whichwassodidthenumberofmonthsinthecalendarOriginally,therewereonly10monthsinthecalendar,butovertime,twomoremonthswereaddedtotheyear:JanuaryandFebruarycorrespondingtimesofyearForexample,MarchwasnamedaftertheLatinword"Martius,"meaning"Mars'month,"whichwasassociatedwithwarapproximately29or30daysDivisionofmonths0102030405Theyearis…SpringSummerAutumnWinterspring,summer,autumn,andwinterEachseaconsensusofthreemonthsMarch,April,andMayJune,July,andAugustSeptember,October,andNovemberDecember,January,andFebruaryNamingofmonthsThenamesofthemonthsinEnglisharederivedfromLatinwordsorphrasesHerearesomeexamplesJanuary:FromtheLatinword"Iaanuarius,"meaning"dedicatedtoJanus,"thegodofdoorsandgatesMarch:FromtheLatinword"Martinus,"meaning"Mars'month,"associatedwithwarApril:FromtheLatinword"Aprilis,"meaning"dedicatedtoAphrodite,"thegoodnessofloveandbeautyMay:FromtheLatinword"Maius,"meaning"dedicatedtoMaia,"afertilitygoddess02MemorytechniquesformonthsSyrianmemorymethodSyriandivisionDividethemonthnamesintoaggregatestohelpremembertheorderofthemonthsForexample,"January","February","March","A-pril","May","July","August","Semember","O-actor","Nomember","Demember"CreateasongWritethemonthsoftheyearinasongwithacatchtubeThishelpstoremembertheorderofthemonthsandtheircorrespondingnamesAssociativememorymethodLinkmemorymethodStorymethodassociateeachmonthwithaneasilymemorableitemorevent.ForConnecteachmonthintoaninterestingstoryforeasymemory.Forexample,onecanimagineastorylinethatdescribeseventsthatoccurineachmonthoftheyear,involvingspecificeventsorsituationsineachmonth.VSexample,"January"canbelinkedto"NewYear'sEve","February"canbelinkedto"Valentine'sDay",andsoon.MnemonicmethodUsingacronymsCombinetheinitialsofeachmonth'snameintoamemorablephraseorsentence.Forexample,theinitiallettersfrom"January"to"December"canbeabbreviatedas"JANUARYtoDECEMBER"andusedasamemoryclue.CreateabbreviationsYoucanabbreviatethenamesofeachmonthintomemorableabbreviations.Forexample,"Jan"canreplace"January","Feb"canreplace"February",andsoon.03VocabularyexpansionofthemoWeathervocabularyJanuarysnow,frost,hail,blizzard,coldwave,winterFebruaryMayMayDay,springtime,Maypoledance,springequinoxice,sleep,freerain,winterchill,springbreakAprilMarchsunshine,bloom,Aprilshowers,springcleaningSpringrain,Thaw,Snowmelt,Springflood,MudslideFestivalvoucherFebruaryAprilValentine'sDay,AprilFoods'Day,Easter,PassportGroundhogDay,MardiGrasJanuaryMarchMayCincodeMayo,MemorialDay,LaborDayNewYear'sDay,St.Patrick'sDay,springcleaning,Women'sHistoryMonthresolutions,winterCarnivalIdeasrelatedtomonthsFebruary"Februarypool"(apersonwhoisfouled)January"JanuaryJones"(apersonwhoisalwayscold)02March03"Marchshare"(apersonwhoisactivecrab)01May"Mayday"(acryforhelporalastreport)0504April"Aprilshower"(ahiddenoutburst)04ReadingcomprehensionofthemReadingskillSkimmingT...
