{"id":13139,"date":"2020-06-14T14:57:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T12:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13139"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:01","slug":"summer-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/summer-solstice\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word solstice came from the Latin word “sol” that means “sun” and “sistere” which is “to stand still”. Summer Solstice is when the sun rises in its highest position in the sky and the day with the longest period of daylight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer Solstice appears during summer, which is called June Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere while December Solstice in the Southern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s us learn more fun minutiae about this here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


https:\/\/www.rd.com\/culture\/summer-solstice-facts\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Explain the dark history of Summer Solstice during the Viking Period.<\/li>
  2. Do you experience Summer Solstice in your country?<\/li>
  3. What time do the sun usually set in summer in your country? What adjustments do people do with longer daylight?<\/li>
  4. Do you prefer a day with longer daylight? Why or Why not?<\/li>
  5. What might be the good and bad things about long daylight? <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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