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23 Iceland and Cuba

11 Today our Foreign Correspondent is comparing two very different islands. Look at the pictures and tell the story.

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Arctic Circle

Iceland

2 Iceland
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Area 102,000 sq km.

North America

Tropic of Cancer Cuba

1980 Population 250,000 Income per head $14,000

2002 280,000 $36,000

400 km

Cuba

Area 112,000 sq km.

South america

Equator

Population Income per head

1980 8.5 m $ 2,000

2002 11 m $1,600

400 km

Cuba Fidel Castro 1953

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40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30

Climate
40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30

Temperature

Temperature

25 20 15 10 5 0

25 20 15 10 5 0

Rainfall

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Rainfall

Iceland democracy

Cuba 4 Iceland

5 Here are some words to help you situated (1)

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

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23 ICELAND

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CUBA

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
...............................

politics size resources situated tourism climate

and fishing are important industries in Iceland.

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

Are these sentences true ( T ) or false ( F ) ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cuba is on the Tropic of Cancer. Iceland is narrower and longer than Cuba. Iceland is more densely populated than Cuba. Iceland has a higher income per head. It is rainy in Cuba from May to November. Temperatures in Iceland are never below zero. Iceland is a Marxist State. Sugar cane and rice are major crops in Cuba. Cuban beer and Havana cigars are world famous. In Iceland visitors come to see the geysers.

Extension activities
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.

46 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

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.

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

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