Advanced Writing with English in Use

Unit10 • Publicinformation

B Nowreadth e fOllowing text, welcomin gvisitorsto Rovaniemi (in Finland,on

theArcticCircle)and rewrite it in a purelyfactualstyle- that is, in the style ofthe

first Oxfordtext.

TheWarmEmbrace

of theNorth

I

n a s he ltered spot amonghills a ndriversnestle s

Rovaniemi.Aplacetorelax incontentment;

betweenthehills ofOunasvaara and Korkalovaara,

enclosedbytheriversOunasjokiandKemijoki.

Closetotheheartof MotherNature.

ThecountrysidearoundRovaniemireleases

warmth. orreddensthecheeksinthewinterfrost.

Attheheightofsummerthesunshines,sultry,for

awholemonth,andthenever-ending light

confusesnightwithday.TowardsChristmasEve the

sunoffersonlythebriefest g limpseofitself,butthe

light of t he s tarsand the NorthernLightsglisten in

the purewhitesnow.Even throughout thewinter

darkness,naturecaresfor itschildren.

Whatistheretobefoundin theshelterofthese

hills,bythemurmuringstreams,rightintheheart

of nature'Electricity,traffic,thebustleofpeople,

thelaughterofchildren.thegreetingsoffriends.

Anexpressive,vitalcityanditsinhabitantsbid

youwelcome.Rovaniemioffersyouaplacein

itsheart.

Roraniemt-auinteruonderland

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