The First Term. The First of September

A Grade 5 Russian Literature topic: «The first term. The first of September» (pp. 6–7). The first term has begun: in the picture the children are walking to school with flowers. The section's motto is the proverb «Будешь книги читать – будешь всё знать». The section «Читаем в классе» holds works that are read together in class. The Russian poet Samuil Marshak's poem «Первое сентября» is about the first day of the school year; the main idea is that the first of September is the happiest day of the calendar. New words: краска, раскрасить, заниматься, встречать, школьник. Notes on the poem: завтраки под мышки, помчались.