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[8:29] Junior English Listening Practice: Mastering Expressions for the 12 Months

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Selected listening material for beginners in junior and senior high school, starting with simple descriptions of the twelve months of the year. Improve your listening through a scientific method, suitable for entry-level English learners.

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Practice listening for just 15 minutes a day! This book features selected 2-minute passages with moderate difficulty, ideal for beginners. By following four progressive steps—pre-listening, keyword catching, sentence-by-sentence understanding, and full retelling—you’ll be able to comprehend over 90% of the content. With consistent practice, you’ll experience real improvement in your English listening skills. Below is a selection of beginner-level English listening materials organized by Qicai.net, suitable for junior and senior high school students.

There are twelve months in the year. January is the first month of the year. It is usually cold in January. February is the second month of the year. It is still winter when February comes. They say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. That means that it is still usually cold and sometimes stormy when March begins. By the time that March ends, the weather is starting to get a little better.

April is the rainy month. April showers bring May flowers. Many of the spring flowers bloom in May. The weather can be quite mild in May. June is usually a nice warm month. Many people get married in June.

July can be hot. People have vacations in July. It is a month to do summer things. It is still summer in August but the summer is winding down. August is the time to have last minute vacations.

In September we go back to school. The autumn winds begin to blow. October really feels like autumn. October is Halloween time. November is when we really start to feel the chill.

December is the Christmas month. Most people do a lot of Christmas shopping in December. They spend quite a bit of time getting ready for Christmas. All of the months are different. Which month were you born in?


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  • autumn

    noun

    1. the season when the leaves fall from the trees

    e.g. in the fall of 1973

    Synonym: fall

  • bloom

    noun

    1. a powdery deposit on a surface

    Synonym: efflorescence

    2. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

    Synonym: flowerblossom

    3. the organic process of bearing flowers

    e.g. you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed

    Synonym: blooming

    4. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

    Synonym: blushflushrosiness

    5. the best time of youth

    Synonym: bloom of youthsalad days

    6. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

    Synonym: flowerprimepeakheydayblossomefflorescenceflush

  • Christmas
  • stormy

    adj

    1. (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

    e.g. a stormy day
    wide and stormy seas

    2. characterized by violent emotions or behavior

    e.g. a stormy argument
    a stormy marriage

    Synonym: tempestuous

  • vacations