MONTHS OF THE YEAR:English Grammar Lesson To Learn The Names Of The Months

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                               ABSOLUTE BEGINNER COURSE

                                         SPOKEN ENGLISH

                                       Lesson 9

                                                            (Page 1)

        English Grammar:

       Months Of The Year

 

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  ENGLISH AAM SPOKEN ENGLISH GRAMMAR BOOK

Please write everything on this page in your Grammar Book.

THE IMPORTANCE OF MONTHS WHEN WE SPEAK ENGLISH.

When we speak English (or any language) we make references to time frames. That is to say, we tell the other person about the time when something happened or took place, when something usually happens or takes place or when something is going to happen or take place. Broadly speaking, we refer to the tenses when we speak English or any language. In English grammar, tenses are basically divided into three main time zones.

These are:

1. Past tense      - refers to the time that has gone by.
                          (Bhoot kaal in Hindi)

2. Present tense  - refers to the 'now' or the current time.
                          (Vartaman kaal in Hindi)

3. Future tense   -  refers to a time or a period which has not come yet
                           but will come after  some time has elapsed or
                           gone by.
                           (Bhavishya kaal in Hindi)

These three main divisions are then further divided into what we call in our spoken English programme, sub-tenses and cases. We will look into these in other lessons.

REFERENCES TO TENSES ARE NOT ENOUGH WHILE SPEAKING ENGLISH

When we talk with someone, very often we have to refer to the time or the period surrounding the event or the action. Simply put, we need to say the 'when' of what we are speaking about.

Just think how it would be if someone told you

"I went to London in the past."

What does the speaker mean by ‘past’? It becomes necessary to say something more about the actual time when she or he went to London. We want to know things like the year and the month when the person went to London.

At other times we would like to know the day of the week in regards to something or some event. Likewise, we may need to know the part of the day - morning, afternoon etc. - or the actual time, 2:00pm 7:30am and so forth.

In this lesson we will learn how to speak about months in English. These are proper nouns or 'names' so remember they always start with a capital letter.

These are the months in English.

1. January 

2. February

3. March

4. April

5. May

6. June

7. July

8. August

9. September

10. October

11. November

12. December

Come to  the spoken English video mehfil to practise saying the names of the months in English.

EXERCISE

Fill in the blank spaces with the months of the year from your own life and then say the sentences aloud.

1. My school term started in____________.

2. Winter arrives in my city in _____________.

3. Summer starts usually in ______________.

4. The rains begin in ______________.

5. My birthday is in ______________.

6. My sister's birthday is in ______________.

7. My brother's birthday is in _______________.

8. My mom's birthday is in _______________.

9. My dad's birthday is in ______________.

10. My parents have their wedding anniversary in _____________.

11. The financial year in my country begins in ______________.

12. We celebrated the festival of ______________ in ______________this year.

LESSONS IN ABSOLUTE BEGINNER COURSE CHAPTER 1

1. Pronouns: I-we-you

2. Pronouns: he-she-they

3. Pronouns: it-they

4. ‘to be’ Verb: am-are-is

5. Demonstratives:     this-that-these-those

6. Possessives: my-our-     your-their-his-her-its

7. Object Pronouns: me-     us-you-them-him-her-it

8. Days Of The Week

9. Months Of The Year

10. Cardinal Numbers

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