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Grade 7 (A1–A2) · Fact text · 186 words

Why Do We Have Seasons?

A short fact text explaining that the seasons happen because the Earth is tilted, not because of its distance from the Sun.

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1Why do we have ? Many people think that summer comes when the Earth is closer to the Sun. That sounds , but it is not correct. In fact, the Earth is a little closer to the Sun in January, during our winter!

2The real reason is that the Earth is . a line going through the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. This line is not straight up and down. It to one side.

3The Earth moves around the Sun once a year. Israel is in the northern half of the Earth. For part of the year, this half towards the Sun. The sunlight hits it more , and the days are longer. That is our summer. Six months later, the northern half away from the Sun. The days are shorter, and the sunlight is weaker. That is our winter.

4This is also why the are in the southern half of the Earth. When it is summer in Israel, it is winter in Australia. Some Australian families eat their holiday meals on the beach in December!

📘 Glossary
  • seasons - the four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter
  • logical - sensible; making sense
  • tilted - leaning to one side
  • imagine - to make a picture in your mind
  • leans - bends or slopes to one side
  • directly - in a straight line, without anything in between
  • opposite - completely different; the other way round

Questions

  1. Finding details

    1. What do many people think about summer?

  2. Fact, opinion and stance

    2. What does the writer say about this idea?

  3. Finding details

    3. In which month is the Earth a little closer to the Sun?

  4. Word meaning

    4. In paragraph 2, the word "tilted" means…

  5. Finding details

    5. How long does it take the Earth to move around the Sun?

  6. Finding details

    6. Give TWO things that happen when the northern half of the Earth leans towards the Sun.

  7. Making inferences

    7. What season is it in Australia in December?

  8. Main idea

    8. What does the text mainly explain?

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