Paper was not made in southern Europe until the year of 1100.Thouth Scandinavia now makes a great deal of the world's paper, it had not begun to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make paper from wood. After that, forest countries, such as Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the United States, became important in paper making. Today in Finland, for example, no industry is bigger than the forest industry. And the paper industry is the most important part of it. Modern paper-making machines are very big, and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide in one minute. When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes , and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups, plates, and dishes for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, a tables and even beds can be made of paper. The newest thing made of paper in the world may be a paper house. It is not a small house for children to play in, but a real, big house for people to live in. it is not expensive. You can put up a paper house yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about 5 years. ,.

Answer the following questions:
1. When was paper first manufactured in Southern Europe?
2. When did Thouth Scandinavia first make it?
3. Who found out you could use trees to make it?
4. Which geographic feature is the most important consideration in manufacturing it
5. How quickly can modern machines produce it?
6. How much can it make in a minute?
7. What's the largest Finnish industry?
8. Is paper an important part of that?
9. How long can you stay in a residence created from paper?
10. How long does it take to build it?
11. Would that be costly?
12. Can you drink from something made of paper?

Numbered answers:
1. 1100
2. 1500
3. Schaeffer
4. forest countries
5. one minute
6. 750 meters long and six meters wide
7. forest industry
8. yes
9. 5 years
10. a few hours
11. no
12. yes