{"id":20841,"date":"2025-03-11T09:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ec.itmonks.dev\/en\/?p=20841"},"modified":"2025-05-06T15:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:12:18","slug":"reading-comprehension-astrology-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ec.itmonks.dev\/en\/blog\/english\/reading-comprehension-astrology-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Comprehension: Astrology Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>Try reading the story below and then answer a few questions to test your understanding of the text in this free English lesson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Astrology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A commonly confused word,&nbsp;<strong>\u2018astrology\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;refers to the study of stars, planets, moons and their movements and how they affect the human world. Since none of this can be proven, it is not considered a real science. Don\u2019t get it mixed up with&nbsp;<strong>astronomy<\/strong>, the actual study of celestial* objects, using math, physics, and chemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Astrology is based on the sun\u2019s position in the universe when you were born. For example, between March 21 and April 20, the sun sits in the constellation of Aries, so if you are born in this period your star sign is Aries. If you know the time and place of your birth, you can even see your entire birth chart, which tells you where all the planets were at that moment and what they mean about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The sun travels a set path throughout the year, and the area it passes through is divided into twelve sections, called the zodiac. Each section is based on the constellation** within it, and astrologists believe it begins on the spring equinox*** on March 21. This makes Aries the first astrological sign in the zodiac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Each sign is also \u2018ruled\u2019 by a specific planet, although since modern astronomy has discovered many new planets, there is a difference between \u2018modern\u2019 and \u2018traditional\u2019 planet rulings. The signs are grouped into the four elements: air, water, wind, and earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Astrologists put out predictions based on your sign and the current position of the stars and planets, called a horoscope. 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There are also many different horoscopes for the same sign, even for the same day, because the predictions are made by people with different interpretations of the planets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>*celestial: relating to the sky or universe<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>**constellation: a group of stars that form a pattern&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>***equinox: two days a year that the sun is directly above the equator (there is a spring and fall equinox)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try reading the story below and then answer a few questions to test your understanding of the text in 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