四年级英语下册 Unit 1 Lesson 1(1)拓展资料素材 冀教版（一起）.doc

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1、冀教版（一起）四年级英语下册拓展资料UNIT1DaysandMonthsLesson1MonthsoftheYearWhereDidtheMonthsGetTheirNames?ItwouldbeeasierifthemonthswerenamedMonth1,Month2,andMonth3…WheredidtheEnglishnamesforthemonthscomefrom?AlloftheEnglishnamesforthemonthscomefromtheLatinlanguage.TheRomansspo

2、keLatin2000yearsago.TheEnglishnamesforthemonthscomefromtheoldRomancalendar.January:ItisnamedafterJanus.Janushadtwofaces.HecouldlookinfronttotheNewYear,andlookbacktotheoldyear.February:ItisnamedafterFebrus,afestivalofcleaning.March:ItisnamedafterMars,theRomanlea

3、derofwar.April:ItcomesfromtheLatinwordsaperire.Aperiremeanstoopen.Thisisthetimeofyearwhentheflowers‘open.’May:namedafterMaia,apopularwomaninRomanstories.Shebringsspringeveryyear.June:namedafterjuniores.Junioresmeans‘youngmen.’July:namedafterJuliusCaesar.HewasaR

4、omanleader.August:namedafterAugustusCaesar.HewasanotherRomanleader.September:ItcomesfromtheLatinwordseptemwhichmeansseven.InoldRome,Septemberusedtobetheseventhmonth.Nowitistheninthmonth.October:ItcomesfromtheLatinwordoctowhichmeanseight.InoldRome,Octoberusedtob

5、etheeighthmonth.Nowitisthetenthmonth.November:ItcomesfromtheLatinwordnovemwhichmeansnine.InoldRome,Novemberusedto2betheninthmonth.Nowitistheeleventhmonth.December:ItcomesfromtheLatinworddecemwhichmeansten.InoldRome,Decemberusedtobethetenthmonth.Nowitisthetwelft

6、hmonth.NowyouknowwheretheEnglishnamesofthemonthscomefrom!2