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Ir Intro Level Videotranscripts U02
Ir Intro Level Videotranscripts U02
Unit 2
Speaker
1:
It's
that
time
of
year,
time
to
spring
forward
an
hour.
We
do
it,
but
do
you
know
why
we
do
it?
Who
started
it?
Speaker
2:
I'm
not
even
sure
anymore
when
it's
daylight
—
when
I
lose
an
hour,
gain
an
hour.
Speaker
3:
I
thought
it
had
something
to
do
with
farming.
And
having
more
usable1
daylight.
Downing:
The
farmers,
more
than
any
other
Americans,
hated
daylight
saving
time2.
Speaker
1:
Professor
and
author
Michael
Downing
knows
whereof
he
speaks3,
and
it
turns
out,
we
got
it
wrong
about
farmers.
Downing:
From
the
beginning
they
told
Congress,
"Roosters
can't
tell
time!
They're
going
to
get
up
with
the
sunrise!"
Speaker
1:
To
find
the
true
origin4
of
this
timely5
tradition6,
you
need
to
walk
the
dusty
streets
of
post-‐Victorian
England.
Downing:
Daylight
saving
really
begins
in
1907
with
a
man
on
a
horse
in
London.
William
Willett,
an
architect7,
but
importantly
to
this
story,
a
golfer8,
is
riding
through
London
at
sunrise
and
he
notices
all
of
London
has
its
shutters9
closed,
and
he
thinks,
"What
a
terrible
waste
of
a
natural
resource10!"
Speaker
1:
So,
eager11
to
have
that
extra
hour
of
daylight
for
his
golf
game,
the
avid12
golfer
published
a
proposal.
1
usable:
that
can
be
used
2
daylight
saving
time:
the
period
during
which
in
some
countries
the
clocks
are
put
forward
one
hour,
so
that
it
is
light
for
an
extra
hour
in
the
evening
3
knows
whereof
he
speaks:
knows
what
he
is
talking
about
4
origin:
the
point
from
which
something
starts
5
timely:
happening
at
exactly
the
right
time
6
tradition:
a
belief
or
way
of
doing
something
that
has
existed
for
a
long
time
7
architect:
a
person
whose
job
is
designing
buildings
8
golfer:
a
person
who
plays
golf
9
shutters:
one
of
a
pair
of
wooden
or
metal
covers
that
can
be
closed
over
the
outside
of
a
window
to
keep
out
light
or
protect
the
windows
from
damage
10
natural
resource:
something
from
nature
that
people
can
use
11
eager:
very
interested
and
excited
by
something
that
is
going
to
happen
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12
avid:
very
enthusiastic
about
something
13
debated:
discussed
something
formally
before
making
a
decision
14
beats
them
to
the
punch:
to
get
or
do
something
before
someone
else
can
15
sneak
attack:
to
attack
someone
without
them
knowing
it
16
dare:
to
be
brave
enough
to
do
something
17
frolic:
to
play
and
move
around
in
a
lively,
happy
way
18
fret:
to
be
worried
or
unhappy
and
not
able
to
relax
19
devastated:
extremely
upset
and
shocked
20
dread:
to
be
very
afraid
of
something
21
naught:
nothing
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