Go for it!Go for it!

VerkefnaheftiVerkefnahefti

LausnirLausnir

Að nota orðabókAð nota orðabók

arrival book cathedral dialect excursion folk dance heatstroke immigration jungle kingdom

koma bóka, panta far dómkirkja mállýska stutt skoðunarferð þjóðdans hitaslag / sólstingur innflutningur fólks frumskógur konungsríki

Að nota orðabókAð nota orðabók

luggage menu northern lights observatory pedestrian street

reception desk sunscreen tram village waterfall

farangur matseðill norðurljós stjörnuathugunarstöð göngugata móttaka sólarvörn sporvagn þorp foss

America and IcelandersAmerica and Icelanders

1. Native Americans.2. In Newfoundland, a province in Canada.3. Turf and stones.4. Because the Vikings didn’t stay in America.

They left after a few years.5. It became the whaling capital of the world.6. To Canada.7. Til dæmis: Because they were poor and hoped

for a better life in Canada where the authorities gave them land.

USAUSA

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The United KingdomThe United Kingdom

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Vikings in IrelandVikings in Ireland

Norrænir víkingar komu til Írlands árið 795 Norrænir víkingar komu til Írlands árið 795 og settust að á syðri bakka árinnar Lyffi og settust að á syðri bakka árinnar Lyffi árið 841.árið 841.

Þeir stofnuðu norska konugsríkið Dyflinni.Þeir stofnuðu norska konugsríkið Dyflinni. Þeir urðu mjög valdamiklir og ríkir vegna Þeir urðu mjög valdamiklir og ríkir vegna

þess að Dyflin var mjög ábótasamur þess að Dyflin var mjög ábótasamur verslunarstaður.verslunarstaður.

Vegna þessa var oft ráðist á borgina af Vegna þessa var oft ráðist á borgina af írskum konungum.írskum konungum.

Vikings in IrelandVikings in Ireland

Dyflin var á þessum tíma stærsti víkingabærinn Dyflin var á þessum tíma stærsti víkingabærinn á Írlandi, og víkingarnir stjórnuðu með harðri á Írlandi, og víkingarnir stjórnuðu með harðri hendi.hendi.

Þeir fönguðu þræla og seldu þá til Norðurlanda.Þeir fönguðu þræla og seldu þá til Norðurlanda. Það var engin furða að Írar vildu losna við þá.Það var engin furða að Írar vildu losna við þá. Árið 1014 braut konungurinn Brian Boru á bak Árið 1014 braut konungurinn Brian Boru á bak

aftur vald víkinganna á Írlandi í orrustunni við aftur vald víkinganna á Írlandi í orrustunni við Clontarf, en norrænir menn stjórnuðu Dyflinni í Clontarf, en norrænir menn stjórnuðu Dyflinni í 150 ár í viðbót.150 ár í viðbót.

Wildlife and endangered species of Wildlife and endangered species of animalsanimals

This animal lives in Africa. It is the biggest mammal on land. It has long been hunted for its tusks . Its habitat space is also growing smaller because humans are chopping down trees to create more land for farming . People are afraid that there won’t be any of these animals left by 2010.

Wildlife and endangered species of Wildlife and endangered species of animalsanimals

The African mountain gorillas are taller than humans . They don’t eat meat although they are hunted for their own. Their habitat is also growing smaller for the same reason as above. Only a few hundred are left.

The Asian tiger has striped fur . It hunts cattle and deer . Its whiskers are sought-after, as well as its bones and coat. Asians use them all to make traditional medicine.

The giant panda lives in China and Tibet. It is famous for its cute eye patches which are black . It hardly eats anything except bamboo shoots. It is endangered because humans like its fur .

PollutionPollution

animals and plants hothouse blend rubbish oceans use less not the same makes dirty buses, trains, coaches, ride a bike

fish and trees greenhouse mix litter seas cut down on different pollutes public transport cycle

EnergyEnergy

Nuclear power Solar power Wave power Wind power Geo-thermal power Water power

Land, deserts and soil erosionLand, deserts and soil erosion

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WaterWater

1.1. drinkdrink

2.2. showershower

3.3. bathbath

4.4. washwash

5.5. tooth brushingtooth brushing

6.6. washing upwashing up

The magic of moviesThe magic of movies

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Special effectsSpecial effects

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2.2. filmfilm

3.3. variousvarious

4.4. scarescare

5.5. audienceaudience

6.6. resumedresumed

7.7. dummiesdummies

8.8. woundedwounded

9.9. largelarge

10.10. objectobject

11.11. a tiny bita tiny bit

12.12. recentlyrecently

13.13. exclusivelyexclusively

14.14. alteredaltered

15.15. stopsstops

Walt DisneyWalt Disney Snow White and the seven dwarves 7. Robin Hood 5. The Jungle Book 1. Cinderella 9. Beauty and the Beast 10. Hercules 3. The Lion King 6. 101 Dalmatians 4. Aristocats 2. Fantasia 8.

Sean Connery – Scotsman and Sean Connery – Scotsman and actoractor

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12.12. oo

13.13. ii

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Chaplin – the little trampChaplin – the little tramp

1.1. tramptramp2. enjoy3. moustache4. baggy5. enormous6. comic7. tour8. costume9. studio

10. unbelievable11. amount12. trouble13. government14. believed15. received16. knighted

Popular sportsPopular sports

1.1. 222.2. 333.3. 114.4. 335.5. 336.6. 227.7. 338.8. 339.9. 22

Football vocabularyFootball vocabulary

1.1. hornspyrnahornspyrna2. slá3. brot á leikmanni4. hendi5. skalli6. uppbótartími7. miðjuspark /

upphafsspark8. línuvörður

9. sjálfsmark10.10. spyrna til samherjaspyrna til samherja11.11. áhorfandiáhorfandi12.12. framherjiframherji13.13. varamaðurvaramaður14.14. stuðningsmaður liðsstuðningsmaður liðs15.15. jafnteflijafntefli16.16. óíþróttamannsleg óíþróttamannsleg

framkomaframkoma

The Jamaican bobsleigh teamThe Jamaican bobsleigh team

It is incredible that a bobsleigh team from Jamaica has participated in the Olympics. George Fitch and William. Maloney probably never thought that their pushcarts would go so far. Going from idea to actually winning a medal in bobsleighing without any snow for practising in is absolutely unbelievable.

The Jamaican bobsleigh teamThe Jamaican bobsleigh team

This would never have happened without the team having the opportunity to practise in Austria . Their coach also chose the right man as their driver , because he had been a helicopter pilot in the army . A bobsleigh can go very fast . If you make a mistake while bobsleighing, you may pay with your life .

The Jamaican bobsleigh teamThe Jamaican bobsleigh team

The Jamaican bobsleigh team first participated in the Olympics in Calgary in Canada . They became very popular because they had their own song which everybody loved . The team did well in the Calgary Olympics but their race ended disastrously with a crash. Since then, many Jamaicans have taken up bobsleighing and a Jamaican team won a gold medal in the 2000 winter Olympics.

Superstitious peopleSuperstitious people

1. sportspeople 2. superstitious 3. insist on 4. dressing room 5. pitch 6. tunnel 7. referee 8. sub-zero

temperatures

9. captain 10. half-time 11. exactly 12. actors 13. general 14. allowed 15. play 16. turn around

Sporting superstitionsSporting superstitions

1. football 2. match 3. laces 4. definitely 5. frighten 6. opposing team 7. strong

8. pre-match warm-up 9. wipe 10. soles 11. sneakers 12. shorts 13. team colours 14. tennis court 15. shower cubicle

The curse of the Hope DiamondThe curse of the Hope Diamond

1. One of the most notorious gems in history.

2. From India.3. Because it had been stolen

from a statue of the Hindu goddess Sita.

4. To France.5. He was killed by wild dogs in

India.6. King Louis XIV, King Louis XVI

and Marie Antoinette.7. King Louis XVI and Marie

Antoniette were beheaded during the French Revolution.

8. Because a man named Henry Hope bought the diamond in London in 1830.

9. She was shot by the prince 9. She was shot by the prince who gave it to her.who gave it to her.

10. He plunged to his death off a 10. He plunged to his death off a cliff.cliff.

11. Harry Winston.11. Harry Winston.12. He donated it to the 12. He donated it to the

Smithsonian Institute.Smithsonian Institute.13. Yes, at the Smithsonian 13. Yes, at the Smithsonian

Institute.Institute.