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• Scan the story quickly.
• Read the story carefully.
• Visualize the details.
• Predict what words are used to fill in the blanks.

“Winter in our part of the world begins on December 22, on what astronomers call the _______1______ . It lasts from winter to the _________2_________ , on March 21. Spring extends from the spring equinox to the______3_______, June 21. Summer in our part of the world starts with summer solstice and lasts until September 23, the ___________4___________.

Running around the Earth, exactly halfway between the north pole and south pole, is an imaginary line called the ________5________ . The equator divides the Earth into two ________ 6_________ or half spheres. We live in the Northern Hemisphere. The other side of the Earth, including ________7________ , is in the Southern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere experiences the seasons at opposite times of the year from us. For example, when we are experiencing summer, June 21 until September 23, people in the Southern Hemisphere are experiencing winter, it is the opposite season in the Southern Hemisphere.”

Adapted from, Intermediate Academic Upgrading Science Learning Packages IAU-S 7.2