Ldl lesson about our comenius partners

1. A Tour to Europe

2. Finland
Location
In northern Europe (Scandinavia)
between Sweden and Russia
Official language: Finnish & Swedish
Currency: Euro
Polity: Parliamentary Democracy
Capital: Helsinki
Population: ≈ 5,4 million people
(concentrated in the southern part of
Finland)

3. Finland
Climate
cold, with long-lasting winters and snowfall
Average winter temperatures:
-15° to -4° (in Lapland) -7° to -4° (in the south)
Average summer temperatures: 15° to 17°

4. Finland
Nature
a country with a great biodiversity,
most famous for its forests
Finland’s national animal: the brown bear

5. Finland
was the first nation to give the right to vote to all adult citizens, including
women
Music
Finland is well-known for its metal
and rock bands, like:
Apocalyptica and Stratovarius
Famous People
Linus Torvalds:
software engineer
(the creator of Linux)
Mika Häkkinen:
Formula 1
World Champion

6. Republic of Lithuania
Lies in Northern Europe on the
shores of the Baltic Sea.
Capital and largest city is Vilnius.

7. Republic of Lithuania
Population of 3 million people
Climate
Official language Lithuanian
Lithuania's climate, which ranges between
maritime and continental, is relatively
mild.
Currency Lithuanian litas
Religion
77 % of Lithuanians belong to the
Roman Catholic Church.
Snow occurs every year, it can snow from
October to April.
Temperatures
can soar up to +30C
in summer,
and drop down
to -32C in winter

8. Republic of Lithuania
History
As World War I neared its end,
Lithuania's Act of Independence was
signed on 16 February 1918.
Starting in 1940, Lithuania was
occupied first by the Soviet Union
and then by Nazi Germany.
As World War II neared its end in
1944 and the Germans retreated, the
Soviet Union reoccupied Lithuania.
On 11 March 1990, Lithuania
became the first Soviet Republic to
declare
the
restoration
of
independent State of Lithuania.
Lithuania has been among the fastest
growing economies in the European
Union.

9. Republic of Lithuania
Sports
Cuisine
Basketball is the national sport of
Lithuania. Lithuania was even ranked
3rd worldwide in FIBA Rankings (now
4th).
Lithuania has produced a number of
players: Arvydas Sabonis, Šarūnas
Marčiulionis, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, e.t.c.
Lithuanian cuisine features the
products suited to the cool and moist
northern climate of Lithuania: barley,
potatoes, rye, beets, greens, berries,
and mushrooms.
Specialties:
dumplings
the baroque tree
cake known as
Šakotis.

10. Republic of Lithuania
Famous People
Lithuanian Traditional Music
Sutaras
Laurence Harvey,
the British movie
star who helped
usher in the 1960s
with his indelible
portrait of a ruthless
social climber.
Al Jolson was known in the
industry as "The World's
Greatest Entertainer," for
well over 40 years

11. Republic of Poland
Republic of Poland is a country in
Central Europe, the 9th largest in
Europe.
In the northwest is the Baltic Sea.
Capital: Warsaw
Population:
over 38.5 million people

12. Republic of Poland
Currency: Złoty
Official language: Polish
Religion:
87% belonging to the Roman
Catholic Church
History
Many historians trace the establishment of a
Polish state to 966.
The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025.
In September 1939, World War II started with
the invasions of Poland by Nazi Germany and
the Soviet Union. More than six million Polish
citizens died in this war. Poland became a
client state of the Soviet Union in 1944 and
was accordingly renamed the People's
Republic of Poland in 1952. During the
Revolutions of 1989, Poland's communist
government was overthrown and Poland
adopted a new constitution establishing itself
as a democracy and renaming itself the
"Third Polish Republic".

13. Republic of Poland
Despite the vast destruction the
country experienced during World
War II, Poland managed to
preserve much of its cultural
wealth.
There are currently 14 heritage
sites inscribed on the UNESCO
World Heritage list in Poland and
54 Historical Monuments.
Since the end of the communist
period, Poland has achieved a
"very high" ranking in terms of
human development.

14. Republic of Poland
Waters
The longest rivers are the Vistula
1,047 kilometers long,
and the Oder which forms part of
Poland's western border, 854
kilometers long.
Poland's rivers have been used
since early times for navigation.
Biodiversity
Forests cover about 30% of
Poland's land area.
Broadleaf and mixed forest Eco
regions as well as the
Carpathian Montagne conifer
forest.
Many animals that have since
died out in other parts of
Europe still survive in Poland.

15. Republic of Poland
Poland is the birthplace of many
distinguished personalities , among
which are:
Fryderyk Chopin, Maria Skłodowska Curie
Cuisine
It is rich
in meat,
especially
pork, chicken and beef, winter
vegetables and spices.
Pasta is also featured in many Polish
dishes. Most notable are pierogi.

16. Kingdom of Spain
Location: in southwestern Europe
North and Northeast: France & Andorra
(Pyrenees Mountains)
West and Northwest: Portugal & Atlantic
Ocean
South and East: Mediterranean Sea
Capital: Madrid
Large Cities:
Barcelona, Valencia, Seville
Official Language: Spanish
(co-official: Basque, Catalan and
Galician)
Population: ≈ 45,5 million people
Currency: Euro
Polity: constitutional monarchy

17. Kingdom of Spain
History
Spain was Europe's leading power
throughout the 16th and 17th century.
It was a great empire that included parts
of America, islands in the Asia-Pacific
area, cities in Northern Africa, as well as
parts of what are now Italy, France,
Germany and the Netherlands.

18. Kingdom of Spain
Modern History
The Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939)
The Nationalists led by General Franco
(supported by Nazi Germany and
Fascist Italy) fought the Republicans.
In 1939 Franco became dictator.
After the death of Franco, 1975, democracy was restored in Spain.

19. Kingdom of Spain
Literature
The classiest work of Spanish
literature is the Don Quixote
of Cervantes.
The Spanish literature
(Federico Garcia Lorca) has a
rich tradition and strong
interaction with Latin America
(Gabriel García Márquez).
Art
Spain has a long tradition in
painting and great painters as:
Velázquez, El Greco,
Goya, Picasso,
Miró and Dalí

20. Kingdom of Spain
Cuisine
A unique cuisine, with vegetable and fish-based
dishes or rice-based dishes like paella
Music
Spanish music is very diverse, reflecting the large
cultural differences between regions.
The flamenco style originates in the south of the
country (Andalusia).

21. Republic of Romania
Location: In Southeastern Europe
Capital: Bucharest
East: The Black Sea
Area: 238.391 square kilometers
Currency:
Romanian leu
Population:
about 20 million people
Official Language: Romanian
Religion: 87% Orthodox Christian
Government:
Unitary semipresidential republic

22. Republic of Romania
Climate
Continental. Average annual temperature in the south 11oC, in the
north 8oC. Cold winters.
Morphology
Romania is divided into three regions:
the mountainous Transylvania , the plains of the
Lower Danube and Moldova and the intermediate
region of the Carpathians.
Hydrography: Dominated by the River Danube

23. Republic of Romania
Natural Environment
The Danube Delta is part of the
Unesco World Heritage and home for
many animal and plant species.
The Carpathian Mountains are home
to one of the largest undisturbed
forests in Europe.
Animal species include brown bear,
wolf, lynx, red deer, red fox, roe deer
and wild boar.

24. Republic of Romania
Cuisine
The category ciorbă includes a wide
range of soups with a characteristic
sour taste. These may be meat and
vegetable soups, tripe and calf foot
soups, or fish soups.
Popular main courses include mititei,
frigărui and the șnițel. One of the
most common dishes is mămăliga and
is served on its own or as a side dish.
Pork and chicken are the preferred
meats, but beef, lamb and fish are also
popular.

25. Republic of Romania
Tourism
Medieval atmosphere and castles in
Transylvanian cities
Romania's Black Sea seaside.
Major natural attractions,
such as the Danube Delta, the Iron Gates
(Danube Gorge)

26. Republic of Turkey
Location: at the crossroads of
Europe and Asia
South: Mediterranean Sea
West: Aegean Sea
North: Black Sea
Large cities: Instabul and Izmir
Capital: Ankara
Population: ~ 75 million people

27. Republic of Turkey
Official Language: Turkish
Polity:
Parliamentary Democracy
Currency: Turkish Lira
Architecture
great monuments that combine
elements of a lot of traditions
f.e. the Süleymaniye Mosque, the
Blue Mosque and the Topkapı Palace
in Istanbul.

28. Republic of Turkey
History
After the Ottoman Empire collapsed,
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (military
officer and First President of Turkey)
established the modern Republic of
Turkey in 1923.

29. Republic of Turkey
Cuisine
Music
Turkish traditional cuisine is based
on Ottoman cuisine and includes
elements of Central Asia, Middle
Eastern, Mediterranean and Balkan
cuisines.
Typical dishes: dolma
döner kebab
It includes elements from Arabic,
Byzantine, Ottoman, Persian and also
Western popular music.
and baklava
2003 Turkey won the Eurovision Song
Contest with the song “Everyway
That I Can”, which wrote and sang
Sertab Erener.