Unit 3 Book 3.docVIP

Unit 3 Book 3 Text I 1 Background Information (refer to the end of the notes) Introduction to the author----Edgar Allan Poe Warmer: class activity: Ask Ss to explain some geographic terms that appear in the text. International Date Line Time Zones 2 Pre-reading Questions: 1.How many time zones is the world divided into? (24) 2.When was the world divided into 24 tome zones? (in 1884) 3. Where is Greenwich Observatory? ( in southeast London, England) 4.In what zone is the time called Greenwich Meantime? (in the zone containing Greenwich) 5. How much time is subtracted for each 15 degre