(etre batt <1 1 QD read and listen to the text. answer the questions Wy When ai the syst 1 he time different around the world? 2 tem of time zones start? 3. Why didn’t we have them before? 4. How many time zones are there? 5 Where is the Prime Meridian? 6 mie zones are there in Russia? 7 from today into yesterday 2 answer the questions. 1 Its 12 noon in Greenwich Is the sun rising or setting in New York? Isitnine o'clock in the morning or in the ‘evening in Japan? 2 Iry nal Date Line from into yesterday or 3 Look at the chart. Then write the time in each City, eed Time (ues London, UK hours Montreal, Canada Beijing, China + hours Moscow, Russia +4 hours Riode | -3 hours Janeiro, Brazil Sydney, | +11 hours ‘Australia English Across the Curriculum THE EARTH rotates on its axis. Ittakes 24 hours to turn. This moane that the time lent the same in different parts of the world, Until the 19th century, towns in the same country often had ditferent times. This was because people told the time by the local position ofthe sun. It didn't matter, because people didnt travel very much and they travelled very slowly. However, all that changed when railways arrived. People could now travel quickly from town to town, so they needed a standard time, In 1884, countries agreed tot iter ational Line systern with 24 zones, The time zones start from the Prime Meridian at Greenwich in London. In all places east of Greenwich, the day starts earlier. In all places west ‘of Greenwich, the day starts later: Most countries are in one time zone, but some large countries have more than one. There are five time ‘zones in the USA (excluding Hawaii). So when it's ‘am in New York, i's only 6 am in Los Angeles, Australfa has three time zones and Russia has nine! ‘The system of time zones starts in Greenwich. On the other side of the world is the International Date Line. When you x9 Ui in hours, you change days. So you can travel from todav back into yesterday! you don just change \ \ 4 QZ tisten. you will hear something about the small country of Samoa in the Pacific Ocean. Find ths information 1 What did Samoa do? 2 When di 3 Why di 4 Why were people happy o they do it? they do it?