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23 Iceland and Cuba

1 Today our Foreign Correspondent is comparing two very different

islands. Look at the pictures and tell the story.

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situated (1) size (2) politics (4) natural resources (5) tourism (6)

Here are some words to help you

REPORTAGE

North America

Cuba

Iceland

Arctic Circle

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

Southamerica

1980 2002 Population 250,000 280,000 Income per head $14,000 $36,000

1980 2002 Population 8.5 m 11 mIncome per head $ 2,000 $1,600

Iceland

Iceland

Cuba

Cuba

Area112,000 sq km.

Area102,000 sq km.

0 400 km

0 400 km

Cuba Fidel Castro 1953

Icelanddemocracy

Climate

JFMAMJJASOND JFMAMJJASOND

40302010

0-10-20-30

40302010

0-10-20-30Te

mperature

Temperature

Rainfall

Rainfall

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Make a sentence about each picture and retell the story. Use these words to help you.

1 Iceland is ............................... very far north.

2 The islands are roughly the same ............................... in square kilometres.

3 As you would expect from their location, the ............................... in the two countries is

quite different.

4 The ............................... of the two countries are also different, with Castro in control of

Cuba while Iceland is a Democratic Republic.

5 Both countries have good natural ............................... .

6 ............................... and fishing are important industries in Iceland.

Listen to the story and check your answers to Exercise 2.

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Cuba is on the Tropic of Cancer.

2 Iceland is narrower and longer than Cuba.

3 Iceland is more densely populated than Cuba.

4 Iceland has a higher income per head.

5It is rainy in Cuba from May to November.

6 Temperatures in Iceland are never below zero.

7 Iceland is a Marxist State.

8 Sugar cane and rice are major crops in Cuba.

9 Cuban beer and Havana cigars are world famous.

10 In Iceland visitors come to see the geysers.

Listen to the interview with an Ambassador from an

EU country.

a Answer the questions:1 Which country is she talking about?

2 How does the economy compare with other EU

countries?

3 What are the main attractions?

b Work in pairs and prepare an interview with a tourist.

Student A is the interviewer and Student B is the tourist.

Ask questions like

Where would you like to go Iceland or Cuba?What would you like to do there?

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a To talk about

Which countries have you

visited or read about? How

do they compare with your

country?

b Write Iceland and Cuba in

your own words.

Extension activities

politicssize

resourcessituatedtourismclimate

Extra activity My country

Find out more about your own

country. Think about these things:

1 size, 2 population,

3 average income, 4 climate,

5 politics, 6 natural resources,

7 main industries.

Draw a map and write the

information on and

around the map.

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