Contents
Page
Where is Iceland?2
Iceland’s flag3
Travelling to Iceland4
Travelling in Iceland5
What kind of place is Iceland?6
What is there?7
The weather in Iceland9
Animals of Iceland11
The food of Iceland14
Work in Iceland15
Homes in Iceland16
Leisure in Iceland17
Holidays in Iceland19
Vocabulary
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Where is Iceland?
Where is Iceland? Europe
What is Iceland? An island
North: The Arctic Circle
South: Britain
West: Norway
East: Greenland
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Iceland’s flag
Why is it red, white and blue?
red – fire
white – ice and snow
blue – the sea
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Travelling to Iceland
By aeroplane
By ferry
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Travelling in Iceland
People travel on the bus.
People travel in a 4 x 4.
People fly.
People cycle.
People walk.
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What kind of place is Iceland?
fertile land
poor land
12% of Iceland is covered in ice!
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What is there?
There are geysers in Iceland.
Hot water every 10 minutes!
What else?
volcanoes
waterfalls
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hot springs
ice mountains
lakes
national parks
glaciers
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The weather in Iceland
Iceland
It is very cold in January (-2)
It is quite hot in August (11)
Wales
It is cold in January (7)
It is hot in August (18)
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Iceland in winter
It is very dark in December and January.
It is dark for 20 hours a day!
Iceland in summer
It is not dark between May and July.
It is light for 20 hours a day!
Why?
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Animals of Iceland
Icelandic Sheep
Colour: white, brown, grey and black
Food: plants and grass
Icelandic Cattle
Colour: red, brown and black
Food: grass
Icelandic Horses
Height: 1.3 metres
Colour: white, brown and black
Food: grass
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Wild animals of Iceland
The fox lives in Iceland. Here is a fox.
The rat lives in Iceland. Here is a rat.
The reindeer lives in Iceland. Here is a reindeer.
The polar bear lives in Iceland. Here is a polar bear.
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These animals also live in Iceland.
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The food of Iceland
People eat meat.
People eat fish.
There are lots of fish. Iceland is surrounded by the sea!
People eat vegetables and fruit.
People eat cheese.
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Work in Iceland
People fish.
People farm.
People work in power stations.
People work in the Blue Lagoon.
Iceland’s currency is the krona.
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Homes in Iceland
Picture 1: flat in a big town
Picture 2: a zinc house
Picture 3: an iron house
Earthquake! I’m safe in the iron house.
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Leisure in Iceland
Swimming
The people of Iceland like to swim.
The water in the pool is hot. It is 29C.
Football
Iceland’s football team is called Strákarnir okkar.
Iceland’s football kit is blue.
Arnór Sveinn Adalsteinsson plays football for Iceland.
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The people of Iceland like athletics and skiing too.
It’s fun to ski in the snow!
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Holidays in Iceland
Come on holidays to Iceland