English calendar. Quiz

1. Quiz: "English calendar".

QUIZ: "ENGLISH CALENDAR".

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A little about the calendar: The
names of the days in the table are
not specially numbered, because in
England and many other countries
the first day of the week is not
Monday, but Sunday. Another
feature is that the names of the
days of the week in English are
proper names and are always
capitalized.
Also, all days of the week are
dedicated to the gods or
something symbolic.

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QUIZ - DAYS OF THE WEEK.
YOU NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION: IN WHOSE HONOR ARE THESE
DAYS NAMED.
1) WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS DEDICATED TO THE ANCIENT
ROMAN GOD SATURN?
ANSWER:
SATURDAY [ ‘SÆTƏDEI ] — СУББОТА.
COMMENT:
«SATURN’S DAY».

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2)
WHICH OF THESE GODS IS THURSDAY DEDICATED TO?
THOR
TIW
TYCHE
THANATOS
ANSWER: THOR
COMMENT: THURSDAY IS DEDICATED TO THE FAMOUS SCANDINAVIAN
GOD THOR. "THOR'S DAY" - THOR'S DAY. OVER TIME, THE NAME OF TH E
DAY OF THE WEEK CHANGED AND BECAME THE WAY WE USED TO SEE IT THURSDAY.

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3)WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS NAMED AFTER THE GODDESS FRIGGA?
ANSWER: FRIDAY ['FRAIDEI - "FRIDAY"].
COMMENTARY: FRIGE'S DAY.

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4) WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IS "MOON’SDAY"?
ANSWER:
MONDAY [ ‘MΛNDEI — «МА’НДЭЙ» ] —
ПОНЕДЕЛЬНИК. ДОСЛОВНО ПЕРЕВОДИТСЯ
КАК «ДЕНЬ ЛУНЫ ( MOON’S DAY)».

7. Names of the months in English: The various months in English are also always capitalized. They are borrowed mainly from Latin.

NAMES OF THE MONTHS IN
ENGLISH:
THE VARIOUS MONTHS IN ENGLISH ARE
ALSO ALWAYS CAPITALIZED. THEY ARE
BORROWED MAINLY FROM LATIN. THE
ENGLISH MONTHS ALSO BEGIN IN MARCH,
THE FIRST MONTH OF SPRING. IT IS
BELIEVED THAT IT IS DURING THIS MONTH
THAT MOTHER NATURE IS RENEWED .

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Quiz - months.
You need to answer the question: in whose
honor are the months named.
1) What month was named in honor of the holiday of
"purification" - "Febru"?
Answer: February [ ‘febru(ə)ri ] — февраль.

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2) Which month is dedicated to the famous
god of war - Mars?
Answer: March [ me:tf ]— март.

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3) What month do you think is dedicated to the goddess of
love and beauty Aphrodite?
Answer: April [ ‘eipr(ə)l ] — апрель назван так в
честь греческой богини любви и красоты
Афродиты (Aphrelis).

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4) Which month is named after the
goddess of fertility (Maya)?
Answer: May [ mei ] — май.

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5) What month was the Holy Roman Emperor
born?
Answer: July [ dju’lai] — июль.
Comment: In the middle of summer, the great
emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was born. The
month is named after Julius Caesar.