Welcome to Iceland!

Welcome to my home, the second largest island in Europe, and one of the most (1) places in the world. Welcome to Iceland! The first people to live in Iceland arrived there from Northern Europe about 1,200 years ago. First Norway and then Denmark (2) hundreds of years until its (3). Iceland for in 1918. At one time it was one of the poorest countries in the world, but it is now one of the richest. Fishing is a very important part of its (4) The (5) 320,000 and most of its people speak a (6). called Icelandic. Many Icelanders also speak English very well. Reykjavik, the (7). is home to about two- thirds of the people of Iceland, while about 19,000 people in the country are foreign workers. The (8) is cold. The July high temperature is usually only around 10 degrees Celsius, and in winter about 3 or 4 degrees below zero. Iceland is (9). (10) its many beautiful these are large (11) is only about

C capital city n.

A climate n.

B controlled v.

E economy n.

F fascinating adj.

G glaciers n.

independence n.

K known for phr.

L language n.

M mountains n.

P population n.

V volcanos n.

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of ice and snow that you can see in both summer and winter. There are also many active (12) with the last major eruption of fire and rocks and smoke in 2011. This is Iceland, my home!

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