How have Leipzig and the countryside around it changed since 1989?

• Look at the statements 1–5 below and put them in the correct column in the grid.

1. Brown coal mining employs 47,000
2. Russia creates lakes near Leipzig to test new ships
3. Lots of individuals and groups setting up their own firms
4. The state controls all industry
5. Everyone has a job
6. Poland invests in new factories in Leipzig where labour is cheaper
7. A significant minority is unemployed
8. Vast areas of derelict land are created as the lignite is mined
9. More people are employed relandscaping the area than mining lignite
10.Industrial zones in Leipzig almost unfit to live in
11.Government grants and individual initiative create jobs renovating old, derelict property
12.Villages destroyed as coal mining area expands
13.There are 3 mines, employing 2,500 workers
14.Mrs Thatcher buys brown coal from East Germany to stop mining activity in Yorkshire
15.A growing number have well-paid jobs in new factories like the Siemens phone plant