Changing the time. How well did you understand the podcast?

At the end of March every year, we...
1. ..turn the clocks forward by one hour
2. ...turn the clocks back by one hour
3. ...stay in bed
Why do we want more light in the evenings?
1. So that we can stay in bed in the mornings.
2. To increase productivity in the factories.
3. Because we can enjoy the extra daylight more in the evening than in the early morning.
Winter time in Britain is GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). What are the initials that we use for summer time?
1. BST
2. BBC
3. BSE
Durig the Second World war, we ..
1. ..didn't have summer time or winter time.
2. ...moved the clocks forward one hour in winter and two hours in summer.
3. ...moved the clocks forward two hours in winter and one hour in summer..
There is a new campaign to change the time in Britain. What is it called?
1. Lighter Longer
2. Lighter London
3. Lighter Later
"Lighter Later" says that changing our time will reduce carbon dioxide emissions, because..
1. ..we will all go jogging in the evenings
2. ..we will not use as much electricity for lighting in the evenings
3. ..there will be fewer road accidents.
"Lighter Later" also says that changing our time would be good because..
1. ..it would increase productivity in the factories.
2. ..Scottish schoolchildren would go to school in the dark.
3. ..it would create more jobs in the leisure and tourism industries.
Some farmers are against changing the time, because..
1. ..their cows would stop milking.
2. ..they would have to start work in the dark all year round.
3. ..they are always against changing anything.
In Scotland, some people say that changing the time would mean..
1. ..that Scotland can have its own Parliament.
2. ..that children would go to school while it is still dark for several months in the winter.
3. ..that there would be more jobs in tourism in Scotland.
Tomorrow..
1. ..it will snow in some places in Britain.
2. ..there will be a debate in Parliament about changing the time.
3. ..there will be apricots. (Arabic speakers will understand what I mean. The rest of you can guess!)

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