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Sample Speaking - Sundials

The presentation discusses the historical significance and functionality of sundials as time-telling devices used before modern clocks. It outlines three main parts: the history of sundials, how they work based on the sun's position, and their limitations, such as their inability to function at night or in bad weather. The speaker encourages the audience to engage with the topic by creating their own sundial and preparing a PowerPoint presentation with images.

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Sample Speaking - Sundials

The presentation discusses the historical significance and functionality of sundials as time-telling devices used before modern clocks. It outlines three main parts: the history of sundials, how they work based on the sun's position, and their limitations, such as their inability to function at night or in bad weather. The speaker encourages the audience to engage with the topic by creating their own sundial and preparing a PowerPoint presentation with images.

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At the time being, people use clocks to tell the time. Have
you ever wondered: How did people tell the time before
clocks? Did people in Ancient Greece just say “We’ll
assassinate (ám sát) the king at midday”. Then everyone
turned up hours apart. So how could they knew it was
midday then? So today, I would like to talk about a very
interesting kind of clock used in medieval times: Sundial.
My presentation is divided into 3 main parts:
- Firstly, the history of sundials.
- Secondly, how a sundial works.
- Lastly, the limitations of sundials.
Now, let’s start with the first part: History.
The earliest method of telling the time of day was the
sundial. People don’t know when the sundials were
invented but they were used in Ancient Egypt, Ancient
Iraq, Greece and Rome. Over time sundials gradually
became more and more accurate (chính xác) and people
used them to tell the time until the early 19th century.
How does a sundial work?
When the earth rotates about its axis (trục), the sun
appears to “move” across the sky. This causes objects to
cast shadows (tạo ra những cái bóng). A sundial contains
a gnomon, or a thin rod, that casts a shadow onto a
platform with different times. As the sun changes the
positions, the shadows of the rod change, thus reflecting
the change in time.
What are the limitations (những điểm hạn chế) of
sundials? Find out the answers for the questions
below:
- Can they work at night?
- Can they tell the time on the rainy days?
- Is it convenient to carry a sundial around?
- Prepare the PowerPoint slides with pictures of
sundials in each country mentioned above.
- Make your own sundial.
Goodluck!

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