Write out the following times in Spanish. 1) 7:45pm 2) 12:00am 3) 1:30pm 4) 9:22am.

Write out the following times in Spanish. 1) 7:45pm 2) 12:00am 3) 1:30pm 4) 9:22am

What are they? Why do we have them? How do they

work?

The Earth is currently divided into 24 major time zones so that everyone in the world can be on roughly similar schedules (noon being roughly when the sun is highest in the sky).

Each time zone is one hour later-earlier Distance to the next time zone is 15

degrees longitude The US has 4 time zones… CAN YOU NAME THEM?

The idea to divide the Earth into time zones was proposed by the Canadian railway planner and engineer Sir Sanford Fleming (1827 - 1915) in the 1870’s.

Have you worked for an international corporation? Do you have any interest in business?

Companies that are international sometimes must coordinate conference calls with people around the world.

Zara is a Spanish company – If they are working with the buyers and executives in New York, you know they have to coordinate when a good time it is to call and discuss business.

ADD and hourfor each time zone as you move EAST

SUBTRACT an hour for each time zone as you move WEST

- 0 +

Your place of origin

PYST – Paraguay Summer Time + 1 hora Mexico y Costa Rica – CDT Central Daylight

Time – 1 hora España – CEST Central European Summer

Time + 8 horas

Son las ocho y media de la mañana en Nueva York.◦ ¿Qué hora es en Madrid, España?

Es la una y cinco de la tarde en Nueva York.◦ ¿Qué hora es en San Jose, Costa Rica?

1) Why do time zones exist and how could it affect your life?

2) Honduras está muy cerca (close) de Costa Rica y Nicaragua. ¿Qué hora es en Honduras?