Seasons in Tarkhanovo Мультимедийный проект © Konstantin Chinyayev, a Form 9 pupil, Tarkhanovo Secondary School. 2009

Winter Look through the window. It is snowing. It always snows in winter. Winds are blowing. They blow every winter. The sun is not shining. Sometimes it shines all day long. Look through the window. It is snowing. It always snows in winter. Winds are blowing. They blow every winter. The sun is not shining. Sometimes it shines all day long. Leafless trees and ever-green pines and fir-trees with heavy “ caps ” decorate the landscape. Leafless trees and ever-green pines and fir-trees with heavy “ caps ” decorate the landscape. And you? Do you like skating, skiing, making Snowmen, after some other winter sports after a difficult school day? And you? Do you like skating, skiing, making Snowmen, after some other winter sports after a difficult school day?

Imagine yourself warmly clothed sitting in a sledge and a fast horse is carrying you along a forest road. The gold sun is shining brightly. You are looking at the sky, at white and silver trees. Are you not very happy? Think of those who composed the music, who painted landscapes. Dream about yourself, your place in the life of your country…

Spring It is one of the beloved seasons of many people. The air is fresh, the trees are light green, the days are long. Everybody likes to leave the house and breathe different smiles of the first flowers, trees and the ground. The snow is melting. Its white color is losing its brightness and we enjoy ourselves with quickly running streams around us. It is one of the beloved seasons of many people. The air is fresh, the trees are light green, the days are long. Everybody likes to leave the house and breathe different smiles of the first flowers, trees and the ground. The snow is melting. Its white color is losing its brightness and we enjoy ourselves with quickly running streams around us. Birds are making their nests; animals are clearing and building their shelters; insects are waking up and looking for food in the green gardens. Birds are making their nests; animals are clearing and building their shelters; insects are waking up and looking for food in the green gardens.

It is time for the fruit trees to show themselves in their blossoming beauty. The weather is fine. It may rain and even snow. People work in their gardens. Planting and sowing keep them long in the gardens. Spring is a promising time for the old and the young.

Summer Summer It’s great fun. We enjoy every minutes of the weather. We swim and get sunburnt, go to the forest and pick berries. We play sports, go hiking. It’s great fun. We enjoy every minutes of the weather. We swim and get sunburnt, go to the forest and pick berries. We play sports, go hiking. Imagine, it is rainy day and you are in a forest. You can find yourself under a branchy tree in the company of your dog and the insects. All are saving you from the water. We are all together, we feel the rain whispering to each of us something wonderful and comforting. We must be together. It’s God’s will. Imagine, it is rainy day and you are in a forest. You can find yourself under a branchy tree in the company of your dog and the insects. All are saving you from the water. We are all together, we feel the rain whispering to each of us something wonderful and comforting. We must be together. It’s God’s will.

Autumn Autumn It is time for joy and quitness. We can still admire colorful trees: green, yellow and red. In September it is still warm, the sun shines, it doesn’t often rain and people don’t want to think of the coming winter. Autumn is the time to harvest a rich crop of fruit, vegetables and berries. We see birds flying away. They are no longer singing. They are “packing”. It is time for joy and quitness. We can still admire colorful trees: green, yellow and red. In September it is still warm, the sun shines, it doesn’t often rain and people don’t want to think of the coming winter. Autumn is the time to harvest a rich crop of fruit, vegetables and berries. We see birds flying away. They are no longer singing. They are “packing”.

How wonderful that we have all these seasons. September, 1 is called the Day of Knowledge in Russia. It is a great holiday for teachers, schoolchildren and their parents. Students come back to school full of new impressions about their summer holidays. September, 1 is called the Day of Knowledge in Russia. It is a great holiday for teachers, schoolchildren and their parents. Students come back to school full of new impressions about their summer holidays.

Author of the Project Konstantin Chinyayev, a Form 9 pupil Project manager Mikhail Timonin, a teacher of English Tarkhanovo Secondary School, Ichalkovskiy Rayon, Republic of Mordovia 2009