UNIT  8		Please complete and send to your instructor.

8.A  	Writing exercise	Choose 14 words that were new for you from 
	8.5 and create your own sentences using them

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8.B	Writing exercise

			
Answer the questions
	Question:				Example answers:
	Have you ever been to New York?		No, I’ve never been there.
						Yes, I’ve been there twice.
						Yes, I went there in 1987.
						Yes, I often go to New York.
1.	Have you ever been to London?

2.	Have you ever been to Stockholm?

3.	Have you ever seen the President?

4.	Have you ever eaten snails?

5.	Have you ever read "Gone with the Wind"?

6.	Have you ever  crossed the Atlantic?

7.	Have you ever driven a motor sledge?

8.	Have you ever played billiards?



8.C	Exercise  Use the words below to make questions, and 
	then answer the questions

	 Example: 	What’s the best film you’ve ever seen? 	
			The best film I’ve ever seen is Dr. Zhivago.

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most enjoyable    town        book           hotel           meal             film            personbeen to              met                 seen                   visited 	 stayed in              eaten

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8.D	Exercise You have just collected a visitor to your company 
	from the airport.  You must take them 	by  car to your workplace.  
	What questions/statements do you make to keep the "small-talk"  going?

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8.E	EXERCISE  -  Small talk , typical questions about Finland
	If you are with a visitor, it’s probable that THEY will make 
	small talk too.  Visitors are often very interested in "exotic" 
	countries like Finland.  Give good small talk answers as in the 
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	What's the population of Finland?   	It's around 4.5 million.  
						Most people livein the south.	
					
	1. How long is Finland, from the top to the bottom?
	2. Is Finland bigger than the UK?
	3. Is Finland the biggest country in Scandinavia?
	4. How much forest is there in Finland?
	5. Are there any mountains in Finland?
	6. What's the scenery like in Lapland?
	7. What's the climate like in Finland in winter?
	8. What's the climate like in summer?
	9. Does it ever get really hot in Finland?
	10. How many months is the ground covered by snow?
	11. How dark does it get in winter?
	12. Does the snow make problems for the trains?
	13. What's public transport like in Finland?	
	14. How do car drivers manage in winter?	
	15. Is it easy to learn to ski?	
	16. Where can I see the midnight sun?	
	17. Do you have polar bears here?	

	When you have completed this page, test yourself  by covering one half, 
	and try to remember  the answers to the questions.  
	Ask someone to test you by asking you the questions!	
	



EXTRA EXERCISE

	Write  a description of some places of interest in Helsinki 
	(or any city you know), as in the text about New York.






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