5. Learn to read the new words: first read them to yourself, then aloud as quickly as you can.
November (nou'vemba), in November. How many days are
there in November? There are thirty days in November. In
Russia November is an autumn month. But in Great Britain
November is the first winter month. In November it often rains
and sometimes snows.
December (di'sembə), in December. My Dad's birthday is in
December. Is December an autumn month? No, it isn't. In
Russia December is the first winter month and in Great
Britain December is the second winter month. On the 25th
of December English people celebrate Christmas. On the 31st
of December people celebrate New Year.
January ('dzænjuani), in January. The first of January is the
first New Year's day. January comes after December. Does
it often snow in January? Yes, it often snows in January.
January is the third winter month in Great Britain. In January
in Great Britain it snows and rains.
February ('íebruari], in February. My birthday is on the twelfth of
February. There are twenty-eight or twenty-nine days in Febru-
ary. In Great Britain November, December, January and
February are winter months.
(5) not, hot, a lot, because, because I like it, because it's cold,
because it's interesting. I like winter because in winter I can
ski and skate. Willy, put on your warm mittens because the
weather is cold.
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