Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00
a.m.
Canada is a big country with six time
zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on
the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a
cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero
Centigrade.
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina,
it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or
school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern
hemisphere（南半球）.
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The
capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is
twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are
looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and
Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt.
Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed
in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having
lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it
is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out
with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people
are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but
that is Friday morning!
1.In eastern Canada, the time is _____ that
in western Canada.
A. four and a half hours behind
B. four hours ahead of
C. three hours ahead of
D. the same as
2.While Canadian children in Halifax are
having breakfast, Argentinean children are _____.
A. sleeping
B. going home C. at school
D. having supper
3.It’s midday in the capital of _____ when
it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.
A. Japan
B. Canada C. New Zealand
D. Scotland
4.Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to
telephone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand _____.
A. it’s midnight and most
people are asleep
B. it’s noon and many people
are having lunch
C. it’s the morning and many
people are working
D. it’s the afternoon and most
people are playing computer games
5.What time is it in New Zealand if it's
11:15 p.m. in Japan?
A. 1:15 p.m.
B. 2:15 p.m. C. 1:15 a.m.
D. 2:15 a.m.
