12.19 PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE Listen and repeat these key words and phrases
National holiday
December 6th is a national holiday
It's our Independence Day
Independent
We've been independent since 1917
Before that we were part of Russia
The nineteenth century
At the beginning of the nineteenth century
Finland was under Sweden for 700 years
Relationship
Finland had a close relationship with the Soviet Union
Friendship
Cooperation
A Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation
There are many areas of cooperation
Scandinavia
Scandinavian countries
Sweden, Denmark and Finland are members of the Common Market