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BE4 UNIT 7 CULTURE CONNECTION

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  • Why do we have leap years?
    Because it takes a little more than 365 days for Earth to go around the Sun.
  • WHO INVENTED LEAP YEARS?
    THE ROMAN EMPEROR JULIUS CESAR
  • HOW MANY DAYS ARE THERE IN A LEAP YEAR?
    366
  • IN WHICH MONTH IS THE EXTRA DAY?
    IN FEBRUARY
  • WHICH COUNTRIES SEE LEAP YEARS AS GOOD ?
    IRELAND AND GERMANY
    DENMARK AND SCOTLAND
    SCOTLAND AND AMERICA
  • True or False: A leap year happens every five years.
    False. It happens every four years.
  • True or False: People in ancient Greece loved leap years.
    False. They thought leap years were unlucky
  • DO YOU THINK LEAP YEARS ARE BAD LUCK? EXPLAIN
    LEAP YEAR
  • WHAT IS A CALENDAR ?
    CALENDAR SHOWS DAYS AND DATES OF THE MONTH / YEAR
  • WHAT IS A LEAP YEAR?
    A YEAR WHERE THERE IS AN EXTRA DAY IN THE YEAR
  • WHAT CAN A WOMAN DO IN A LEAP YEAR?
    SHE CAN PROPOSE MARRIAGE TO A MAN
  • WHAT DO WE CALL PEOPLE BORN ON A LEAP DAY?
    LEAPERS
  • HOW MANY DAYS ARE IN A NORMAL YEAR?
    365
  • Who created leap years?
    Isaac Newton
    Albert Einstein
    Galileo Galilei
    Julius Caesar
  • WHY WAS THE LEAP YEAR INVENTED
    TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, OF THE EXTRA TIME THE EARTH TAKES TO TRAVEL AROUND THE SUN
  • True or False: Leap years can only happen in the summer.
    False
  • What is a leap year?
    A year with two Decembers
    A year that skips a month
    A year with 366 days
    A year with no February
  • WHICH PEOPLE SEE THE LEAP YEAR AS BAD LUCK?
    THE GREEKS AND ROMANS
    THE ROMANS AND DUTCH
    THE GREEKS AND GERMANS