My favourite word - winter

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An essay with elements of linguistic research made by a student of the 6th grade, school 119 of Saint Petersburg

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My favourite word: Winter

Made by:Radevich Kristina, 6c(Радевич Кристина, 6в) School 119

Winter is a very beautiful time in the year. It's a time when all nature is white.

“Winter is the season after autumn and before spring when it is usually cold: a cold/severe/hard winter; a mild winter; a cold winter’s night; We usually go skiing in winter; This town is deserted in winter; She wore a hairy winter coat”. [1]

Let’s compare the word “winter” in different languages. It has a very similar to English spelling in the Danish language - it is “vinter”. The same spelling this word has in the Swedish and Norwegian languages – “vinter”. I think there are many languages in which the word winter is spelt similarly but there are many other languages in which this word differs. For example: in Latin- hiems; in Belarusian- зiма and many others. [2]

Denmark (Danish). Copenhagen. Vinter.

England (English). Winter.

In winter bullfinches and many other birds fly to our country. Some animals sleep when it’s cold. Many animals change fur before winter , for example squirre s do it in order not get cold, hares - to hide from dangers animals.

I like winter. We can play snowballs, sledge, ski and skate. We celebrate many holidays: the New Year, Christmas, 23 February and I celebrate my birthday in winter.

Winter is the best time of the year.

Thank you for your attention.

Bibliography:1. Longman Active Study Dictionary. Longman, 2009.2. Internet resources: Google Translate.