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    Student Worksheet Task 1 - Long Reading: Places, Times and Dates

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    Reading & Writing

    Student Worksheet
    Task 1 – Long Reading:
    Places, Times and Dates
    1. Are the statements True or False according to the text below?

    A. There are 24 places in the world where the current time is different.

    B. An international time standard was introduced in 1884.

    C. Before 1884, nobody used clocks.

    D. After 1884, every town in the world kept its own local time.

    E. The Prime Meridian Line runs through Greenwich, London.

    F. It is not possible to stand on the Prime Meridian Line.

    G. The Time Ball tells people when it is 13.00.

    H. It is 1pm when the Time Ball falls to the bottom of the pole.
    Reading Text

    Time Zones
    1. Time zones give areas on the Earth a time of day that is earlier or
    later than the nearby time zones. This is because when it is day-time
    on one side of the Earth, it is night-time on the other side. There are
    24 standard time zones.

    2. Greenwich Mean Time is the time in London. Greenwich is the Prime


    Meridian of the world. Every place on Earth is measured by its
    position east or west from this line.

    3. The Greenwich Meridian became the Prime Meridian of the World in


    1884. Before this, almost every town in the world had its own local
    time. There were no international agreements about measuring time.
    However, an international time standard became necessary for the
    growth of world travel and communication.

    4. The Royal Observatory in Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean


    Time. At the Royal Observatory, you can have your photo taken
    standing on the Prime Meridian Line. When you stand over the line
    you are in the eastern and western hemispheres at the same time.

    5. You can also watch the red Time Ball on top of Flamsteed House drop
    at 1pm every day. The Time Ball was one of the world's earliest public
    time signals. Before there was a Time Ball, only the richest people
    could buy clocks and watches of their own. The Time Ball was first
    used in 1833 and still operates today. At 12.55pm, the time ball rises
    half way up the pole. At 12.58pm it reaches the top, and at 1pm
    exactly, it falls.

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