Autumn Arrives: Time to Set Clocks Back for Winter
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Autumn has started. Now people think about the clock change. Soon it will be time for standard time.
In October, clocks go back one hour. This is called the time change. People move the clock hands back.
Days become shorter in autumn. There is less daylight in the afternoon. But there is a good thing too.
When clocks go back, people sleep one hour more. This happens only one night, in October.
This clock change happens every year. It marks the start of winter time. It is different from summer.
In summer, we use daylight saving time. Clocks go forward one hour in spring. Then they go back in autumn.
Many countries do this change. It is a yearly tradition. People wait for the exact date every year.
Vocabulary15 words
- standard time
- the normal time used in winter
- time change
- when clocks move forward or back one hour
- daylight
- natural light from the sun during the day
- daylight saving time
- clock time used in summer, one hour ahead
- tradition
- something people do every year
- autumn
- the season between summer and winter
- clock hands
- the parts on a clock that show the time
- season
- one of four parts of the year
- sleep
- rest at night
- hour
- sixty minutes
- winter
- the coldest season of the year
- spring
- the season after winter
- afternoon
- the part of the day after midday
- date
- a specific day of a month
- yearly
- happening once every year
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Answer key
1. They go back one hour 2. People sleep one hour more 3. True
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Autumn has started. Now people think about the clock _____. Soon it will be time for standard time.
In _____, clocks go back one hour. This is called the time change.
Days become _____ in autumn. There is less daylight in the afternoon.
When clocks go back, people _____ one hour more.
This clock change happens every _____. It marks the start of winter time.
In summer, we use daylight saving _____. Clocks go forward one hour in spring.
Many countries do this _____. It is a yearly tradition.
People wait for the exact _____ every year.
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