Four, Five, or Seven Seasons?

10/10/2020 4:43:00 PM
The Chukchi. Image: rbth.com

Do you know?

  • The Chukchi people, a minority group with a population of around 15,000, live in Siberia.
  • They do not have 4 seasons a year.

Let's learn more about them!

The Chukchi. Image: rbth.com


Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

 

  • Siberia is part of which country?
  • How many seasons do the Chukchi have?

Siberia is part of which country?

  • Mexico
  • Russia
  • Brazil

How many seasons do the Chukchi have?

  • three or four
  • five or seven
  • six or eight

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

We have four . We have winter, spring, summer, and fall. The Chukchi people do not have four seasons. They have more. The Chukchi people live in Siberia. Siberia is part of Russia. The word “Chukchi” means “rich in .”

We set our four seasons by Earth’s tilt to the sun. When it is winter, Earth is the most away from the sun. The days are short. When it is summer, Earth is tilted the most the sun. The days are long.

The Chukchi have five seasons. How do they set their seasons? They use the rising and setting of the sun. They use the number of . They use the of the snow. Some say the Chukchi have seven seasons. This is because they break down winter. Winter is broken into three seasons.

Read and answer the following questions.

A reindeer herders’ camp belonging to the Chukchi. Image: om.org

We have four seasons. We have winter, spring, summer, and fall. The Chukchi people do not have four seasons. They have more. The Chukchi people live in Siberia. Siberia is part of Russia. The word “Chukchi” means “rich in reindeer.”

We set our four seasons by Earth’s tilt to the sun. When it is winter, Earth is tilted the most away from the sun. The days are short. When it is summer, Earth is tilted the most toward the sun. The days are long.

The Chukchi have five seasons. How do they set their seasons? They use the rising and setting of the sun. They use the number of mosquitoes. They use the state of the snow. Some say the Chukchi have seven seasons. This is because they break down winter. Winter is broken into three seasons.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Nonfiction Reading Grade 2

According to the passage, what is true about our way to set seasons?

  • We divide summer into three seasons.
  • We set seasons by using the number of reindeer.
  • We depend on Earth’s tilt to the sun to set seasons.
  • We have many ways to set seasons.
Most likely, in Siberia there are _____
  • never any mosquitoes.
  • always lots of mosquitoes.
  • times when there are lots of mosquitoes.
  • the same number of mosquitoes at all times.

From the passage, you can tell that in Siberia _____

  • there is snow.
  • there are no reindeer.
  • the seasons never change.
  • Earth’s tilt does not change.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. They use the number of .
  2. We have four . We have winter, spring, summer, and fall.
  3. When it is winter, Earth is the most away from the sun.
  4. The word “Chukchi” means “rich in .”
  5. When it is summer, Earth is tilted the most the sun.
  6. They use the of the snow. 

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. Suddenly the boat to one side.
  2. I was awake all night scratching my bites.
  3. Autumn is my favourite .
  4. The building was in a of disrepair.
  5. They were heading the German border.
  6. Santa Claus travels in a sleigh pulled by .