Joy English · Level B2 · Sciencejoy-english.com
Why we have seasons
Name:Date:
Follow an explanation that corrects a common belief.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/why-we-have-seasons
Words to know
- axis
- An imaginary line through the middle of a spinning object.
- tilt
- A position in which one side is higher than the other.
- angle
- Here, how steeply light hits a surface.
Answer key
- Many people think seasons happen because the Earth moves closer to the sun.The vz sound of “moves” runs into “closer”.
- In fact, the main cause is the tilt of the Earth's axis.The th of “Earth’s” joins the s.
- When the northern half leans in the direction of the sun, it has summer.The stress in “direction” is on “rec”.
- At the same time, the southern half has winter.In “southern” the ou sounds like the u in “cup”.
- Sunlight hits it at a lower angle, so it spreads over a larger area.The r of “lower” links to “angle”.