Mystery Island from Kieran McGovern on Vimeo.

Did you guess the name answer to the Before You Read question?

It is of course Greenland!

Now play the slide show and say whether these statements are true or false.

1. Greenland was named after its green vegetation.

2. Most of the country is covered in ice.

3. Eric the Viking came from Iceland.

4. Greenland was colder then than today.

5. Greenland has changed completely since that time.

6. FIFA will not accept Greenland because of its weather.

7. Everyone in Greenland is listed in one telephone directory.

8. Ms Hammond is Greenland's prime minister.

Answers
1. False 2. True 3. True 4. False 5. False. 6. False (because of lack of grass pitches 7. True 8. False (not yet!)