Hello, my name is Iván and the following assigment about Austria a country where the music and the art are an important part of the life. First at all, the capitol of Austria is Vienna, whose population overcomes the 1 million of inhabitants, it’s the only city that overcomes this number, the following city with more population is Graz, and it’s followed by Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck. The official language is the German due to that in the past Austria belonged to German empire.
Secondly, I must mention about the economy that is prosperous and very good, this has done that the Austrians are the richest third country of the European Union what has provided a high standard of living, furthermore, historically Germany has been the most commercial partner of Austria. The former currency of Austria was the Austrian chelin, but since 2002 the currency, like in the most of the countries of the European Union is the Euro.
As for the weather, the most country is really cold owed to that two thirds of the country is in the Alps.
Now, I'm going to allude about about the history of Austria, that is very long, but, we could say that the most of the history of Austria begin with the family Habsburg in the XIV and the XV centuries and its relation with the other royal families of Europe. In the XIX, It joins with Hungary and forms one of Europe's largest empires. In the First world war that burst by the murders of the princes of the Austria-Hungary empire, it belonged to the central block, with Germany and the Ottoman Empire and they were defeated by the Allies´ block, the empire divided and Austria remain come down to a fourth part of the territory of the former empire because the repairs of the war. This ended with the Habsburg Family and began with the Austrian Republic. In 1938, it was invaded by the Nazis and when the Second World War ended it remained neutral till 1995 when it enters in the European Union, moreover there are Austrians famous people like Maria Antoinette, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sigmund Freud, Erwin Schrödinger, Adolf Hitler, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Niki Lauda.
Perhaps in other countries he art does not deserve an important mention but in Austria does, especially in the music where go to the opera is ordinary. Vienna is considered the second cultural capitol of Europe this is thanks to the labour of prominent figures so famous as Mozart, Haydn, Johann Strauss, Beethoven, which lived in Vienna, and Gustav Klimt, one of the most important painters of the movement Ars Nuvo.
In the aspect of the tradition, Austria has very much jointly with the German tradition as in the food as in the holidays, although the most interesting holiday is the fifth of December, the Krampus an evil character arrives, when some Austrians wear like monsters to scare the bad children and in the sixth of December Nikolaus arrives and defeats the Krampus. The national Austrian holiday is the October 26 since 1955 when Austria declare neutral.
Finally, I chose this country because I always want to visit Vienna because its beauty and its museums and theatres, and because I love the Germanic culture.
To sum up I recommend to visit Austria or live in because, in my opinion is one of the most beautiful places and prosperous place to live
Showing posts with label European Countries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European Countries. Show all posts
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Thursday, 3 March 2011
United Kingdom
Hello, my name is Laura Pulido I am going to speak about United Kingdom.
Britain was invaded by Julio Cesar. UK was created with the name os United Kingdom os Britain and Ireland.
UK participed in te I and II World War.
The most important cities are Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool...but the mos important is London, which is the capital of the country. There are lots of museums, also the are some importante monuments.
The economy is based on the industry and commerce.
In UK the weather is rainny and cloudy.
The flag is blue, red and white and de oficial language is Englis.
I chose Uk because I love so much London an I want to visit it.
Laura Pulido Jiménez.
Britain was invaded by Julio Cesar. UK was created with the name os United Kingdom os Britain and Ireland.
UK participed in te I and II World War.
The most important cities are Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool...but the mos important is London, which is the capital of the country. There are lots of museums, also the are some importante monuments.
The economy is based on the industry and commerce.
In UK the weather is rainny and cloudy.
The flag is blue, red and white and de oficial language is Englis.
I chose Uk because I love so much London an I want to visit it.
Laura Pulido Jiménez.
Saturday, 26 February 2011
ROMANIA
Hello! My name is Mirella and I am going to write about Romania.
I´ve chosen to write about Romania because I think that this country is very interesting but specially because it is a diferent culture to mine.
The capital of Romania is Bucarest.
Romania is in the southeast Europe. Romania is mountainous in the north and south is dominated by the large Danubian plain. Romania has a beautiful vegetation and wildlife.
The 90% of the population is Romanian ethnic, the 7 % is Hungarian ethnic and the other 3% is Germanian ethnic.
The oficial language of Romania is the Rumanian and the religion more important is the Orthodox religion.
For the general the romanians are polits and they apreciaty so much the old people.
Romania is part of the European Union since 2007.
The currency of Romania is the leu. Romania has considerable resources for example the oil and natural gas, that are exported.
The days important are the first of March because it is the begining of the spring and the 8th of March that it is the woman day.
I´m sure that if you go to Romania it will be a interesting and funny experience.
The best time for travel to Romania is the spring and you could go to the cities more important as Bucarest, Constancia and Timisoara.
I´ve chosen to write about Romania because I think that this country is very interesting but specially because it is a diferent culture to mine.
The capital of Romania is Bucarest.
Romania is in the southeast Europe. Romania is mountainous in the north and south is dominated by the large Danubian plain. Romania has a beautiful vegetation and wildlife.
The 90% of the population is Romanian ethnic, the 7 % is Hungarian ethnic and the other 3% is Germanian ethnic.
The oficial language of Romania is the Rumanian and the religion more important is the Orthodox religion.
For the general the romanians are polits and they apreciaty so much the old people.
Romania is part of the European Union since 2007.
The currency of Romania is the leu. Romania has considerable resources for example the oil and natural gas, that are exported.
The days important are the first of March because it is the begining of the spring and the 8th of March that it is the woman day.
I´m sure that if you go to Romania it will be a interesting and funny experience.
The best time for travel to Romania is the spring and you could go to the cities more important as Bucarest, Constancia and Timisoara.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Italy!
Hello! My name is María. I'm going to write about Italy.
Is a country that belong to EU, your capital is Rome and the official language is Italian.
First of all is his history. Italy is a cradle of the Renaissance. And it is a holy city for the church, because Rome is in the microestate of the Vatican.
Italy wasn't a plotical unity as it was fragmented in multiple states, Rome was kept separate from Italy under the leadershipof the pope.
In 1857 he signed the Treaties of Rome on sizz european countries, Germany, Luxemburg, France, Belguim, Italy and Netherland.
Your political is bassed on a Replubican Parlament.
Secondly, I will write about the tourism in Italy. Is the third country recives more tourist per year. Rome's third mos visited city.
Your economy, Milan is considered the center of the finances and industry, is the capital of fashion.
The agricultural activities have experienced a setback.
Acording to the international system in 2008 was the seventh Italian economy in the world.
Its currency is the euro now but it used the italian lira.
Monuments and sites you can visited in Italy.
Vatican city, St Pter's Basilica, phanteon, Trevi fountain, Novoa square.
Some of the most important cities of Italy are; Milan, Rome, Venice, Florence...
In the fouth place y write about the food, italian cuisine is very varied. Is considered Mediterranean cuisine, it's very normal that italian cuisin is know for your food like, pizza, pasta and risotto.
After the gastronomic I write about your traditions.
The most famous is the carnival of Venice, and the Beffana, which is the typical figure of italian folclore. It's a Santa Claus, his figure is like a witch, but good, because her delivers gifts, the Beffana is mounted on broomstick.
Finally I give my opinion. In fact i never been to Italy, but i tecommend going if only to eat the best pizza in the world!
Is a country that belong to EU, your capital is Rome and the official language is Italian.
First of all is his history. Italy is a cradle of the Renaissance. And it is a holy city for the church, because Rome is in the microestate of the Vatican.
Italy wasn't a plotical unity as it was fragmented in multiple states, Rome was kept separate from Italy under the leadershipof the pope.
In 1857 he signed the Treaties of Rome on sizz european countries, Germany, Luxemburg, France, Belguim, Italy and Netherland.
Your political is bassed on a Replubican Parlament.
Secondly, I will write about the tourism in Italy. Is the third country recives more tourist per year. Rome's third mos visited city.
Your economy, Milan is considered the center of the finances and industry, is the capital of fashion.
The agricultural activities have experienced a setback.
Acording to the international system in 2008 was the seventh Italian economy in the world.
Its currency is the euro now but it used the italian lira.
Monuments and sites you can visited in Italy.
Vatican city, St Pter's Basilica, phanteon, Trevi fountain, Novoa square.
Some of the most important cities of Italy are; Milan, Rome, Venice, Florence...
In the fouth place y write about the food, italian cuisine is very varied. Is considered Mediterranean cuisine, it's very normal that italian cuisin is know for your food like, pizza, pasta and risotto.
After the gastronomic I write about your traditions.
The most famous is the carnival of Venice, and the Beffana, which is the typical figure of italian folclore. It's a Santa Claus, his figure is like a witch, but good, because her delivers gifts, the Beffana is mounted on broomstick.
Finally I give my opinion. In fact i never been to Italy, but i tecommend going if only to eat the best pizza in the world!
Denmark
Hello! My name is Sofia and I’m going to write about Denmark.
First of all, I’m going to write about the geography. Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland and many islands, such as Zealand or Funen.
Denmark has been a member of the European Union since 1973, although it has not joined the Euro zone.
Copenhagen is the capital and the largest city of Denmark. The second largest city in Denmark is Aarush. Aarush is and old Viking Age city and one of the oldest cities in the country.
The national language in Denmark is Danish and the currency is Danish Krone.
Now I’m going to write about the economy of Denmark. Denmark has the highest minimum wage in the world, but Danish people have to pay the highest taxes in Europe.
One of the most important monuments in Denmark is the Little Mermaid, that is a character known all around the world.
Traditions: Fastelavn is the name for Carnival in Denmark which is on Sunday or Monday before Ash Wednesday. In Fastelavn “they took the cat in the barrel “, the game is banging with a stick to a barrel with surprises, like a piñata, until it breaks.
Finally, I’m going to write about my opinion. I would like to visit this country because it’s a country very beautiful and Danish people lives very well.
Thank you !
Bye !
First of all, I’m going to write about the geography. Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland and many islands, such as Zealand or Funen.
Denmark has been a member of the European Union since 1973, although it has not joined the Euro zone.
Copenhagen is the capital and the largest city of Denmark. The second largest city in Denmark is Aarush. Aarush is and old Viking Age city and one of the oldest cities in the country.
The national language in Denmark is Danish and the currency is Danish Krone.
Now I’m going to write about the economy of Denmark. Denmark has the highest minimum wage in the world, but Danish people have to pay the highest taxes in Europe.
One of the most important monuments in Denmark is the Little Mermaid, that is a character known all around the world.
Traditions: Fastelavn is the name for Carnival in Denmark which is on Sunday or Monday before Ash Wednesday. In Fastelavn “they took the cat in the barrel “, the game is banging with a stick to a barrel with surprises, like a piñata, until it breaks.
Finally, I’m going to write about my opinion. I would like to visit this country because it’s a country very beautiful and Danish people lives very well.
Thank you !
Bye !
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
the country i chosed to talk about...
My talk was about Malta.
First of all i told that malta is an european island, it capital is Valletta with 414.971 habitants, the languages that maltese people speak are maltese and english,the currency was the euro (€), the gobern is a Republic and the president is Eddie Frenech Adami.
Secondly i told about Maltese economy: is favourablegeographic location and a productive labour force dep on.(foreign trade, manufacturing, tourism and financial services)
About the monuments they have only 3 kind of monuments they are: Hipogeo de Hal Saflien, Megalithic Themples of Malta and the city of valletta.
they haven`t got their own traditions because of united kingdom and italia which was the countries who made the traditions there because of the inmigrants also the cuisine is tipically mediterranean based on fresh produce and seafood with some influence from italian cuisine ,over all they are catholic.
Furthermore the maltese weather is Mediterranean, not dry summers and wet autumns and short cool winters with adequate rainfall ,winds are strong and frequent
about the history i told that malta was been inhabited since it was settled around 5200 b.C from the Italian island of sicily later came phoenitians and the greaks who named the island "sweet home"
and finally i chosed this country because i want to know more about this country, and it was a good oportunity to look for information to know for my self.
thank you for you atention. Goobye.
First of all i told that malta is an european island, it capital is Valletta with 414.971 habitants, the languages that maltese people speak are maltese and english,the currency was the euro (€), the gobern is a Republic and the president is Eddie Frenech Adami.
Secondly i told about Maltese economy: is favourablegeographic location and a productive labour force dep on.(foreign trade, manufacturing, tourism and financial services)
About the monuments they have only 3 kind of monuments they are: Hipogeo de Hal Saflien, Megalithic Themples of Malta and the city of valletta.
they haven`t got their own traditions because of united kingdom and italia which was the countries who made the traditions there because of the inmigrants also the cuisine is tipically mediterranean based on fresh produce and seafood with some influence from italian cuisine ,over all they are catholic.
Furthermore the maltese weather is Mediterranean, not dry summers and wet autumns and short cool winters with adequate rainfall ,winds are strong and frequent
about the history i told that malta was been inhabited since it was settled around 5200 b.C from the Italian island of sicily later came phoenitians and the greaks who named the island "sweet home"
and finally i chosed this country because i want to know more about this country, and it was a good oportunity to look for information to know for my self.
thank you for you atention. Goobye.
Monday, 21 February 2011
Germany
Hello!!I´m going to write about Germany.
First of all,Germany is in the center Europe,it´s between Poland,France....
The oficial language is Germany and a bit of English.
And in Germany has been diferent currency and the nowadays the currency is the euro.
In the Germany´s history,last years germany was very important,it participated in the 1World War and in the 2World War.
In Germany nowadays 82 million people live.And about the Germany´s economy;there are 300,000 people who are unemployed.
Then Germany´s capital is Berlin,it´s a beutiful and modern city with a lot of foreigners .
The most important monuments ones are:
-Alte nationalgalerie.
-Kolner Dom
-Berliner Olimpiastadion
-The island of the museums
-Zugspitze
And the most important traditions are:
-Oktoberfest:It´s a festivas
-Carnival for them is Kasnacht
-Winer´s parties:It´s in may,people taste wine and they choose the king wine.
-Kirchweih:It´s for us funfair.In this party people sow kirchweihbaum,It´s the tree of kirchweih.
Finally I´m going to say that people recomended go to Germany to visit these monument and you also can visit cities as:Berlin,Hamburg,Munich.....
The pages in which I´ve searched are:
http://es.wikipedia.oreg/wiki/Alemania
http://viajeaalemania.com/tradiciones-de-alemania/
http://biztravels-monuments.net/biztravels/monuments.php?p=5&lg=es
and books
First of all,Germany is in the center Europe,it´s between Poland,France....
The oficial language is Germany and a bit of English.
And in Germany has been diferent currency and the nowadays the currency is the euro.
In the Germany´s history,last years germany was very important,it participated in the 1World War and in the 2World War.
In Germany nowadays 82 million people live.And about the Germany´s economy;there are 300,000 people who are unemployed.
Then Germany´s capital is Berlin,it´s a beutiful and modern city with a lot of foreigners .
The most important monuments ones are:
-Alte nationalgalerie.
-Kolner Dom
-Berliner Olimpiastadion
-The island of the museums
-Zugspitze
And the most important traditions are:
-Oktoberfest:It´s a festivas
-Carnival for them is Kasnacht
-Winer´s parties:It´s in may,people taste wine and they choose the king wine.
-Kirchweih:It´s for us funfair.In this party people sow kirchweihbaum,It´s the tree of kirchweih.
Finally I´m going to say that people recomended go to Germany to visit these monument and you also can visit cities as:Berlin,Hamburg,Munich.....
The pages in which I´ve searched are:
http://es.wikipedia.oreg/wiki/Alemania
http://viajeaalemania.com/tradiciones-de-alemania/
http://biztravels-monuments.net/biztravels/monuments.php?p=5&lg=es
and books
Sunday, 20 February 2011
UCRAINE
Hello my name is Svyatoslav and I write about Ucraine.
First of all I write about the official language, the gegraphy situation and capital of country. Ucraine is the country in the East of Europe, the official language is ucranian and the capital is Kiev.
Secondly I write about history of country. Ucraine's history began whit Kievan Rus founded by first hetman* called Igor. Recents events of Ucraine´s history are first and second World Wars when Ucraine participated In Soviet Union.
I write about Ucraine´s economy too. The economy in Soviet times was very good Ucraine were the second potencial in Soviet Union. Since 1991 Ucraine´s economy holds world records of inflation. Prices stabilized only afther the introduction of new currency, the hryvnya, in 1996.
Finally I write about the monuments, main cities and tradition of this country. In Ucraine the people celebrated Christmas, but it has got three parts. First is Christmas´ Eve in seventh of January, second is day of Saint Peter and later is day of Saint Nicolas.
The most importants cities are Lviv, Kiev and Ternopil where there are monuments like Catherdral of Siant Sophia in Kiev or the castle of Kamianetsk Podilsk in Ternopil.
PORTUGAL
Hello! my name is Déborah and my talk is going to be about Portugal.
First of all, Portugal is a country in European Union, and it's a republic country; there isn't a king.
It capital is Lisboa, it's the biggest and the richest city of Portugal, and the principal economic center.
Other important cities are Oporto, Aveiro (considered the Portuguese Venice), Braga, Chaves, Coimbra, Évora and Portimao.
The language of this country is the portuguese, and it's spoken also in Brasil, Angola, Mozambique, Cabo Verde, Santo Tomé y Príncipe and Timor Oriental.
Secondly, I'm going to speak about the economy. The economy of Portugal has turned into a diversified economy, wich is based on services.
The principal indrustries of this country are the industry of the car, the production of cement and the paper and textil industry.
The currency of Portugal is the Euro, since January 2002.
Finally, I'm goint to talk about it history. It's own one of the European nation wich origins go back to the Low Middle Ages.
The most visited monuments are the Convent of Crucifix, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and the National Pantheon.
Overall, the weather is mediterranean, with rain in the north and hot in the south.
The coffe and the beer are very important of Portugal and the cod is the tradicional food there.
I chose this country because I've visited it five or six times in my life and I like it so much.
In my opinion, I think Portugal is a very nice and cheerful country.
Thank you , bye!
Belgium
Hi! My name is Lidia and mi talk in going to be about Belgium.
Now im going to talk about the economy, languages, monuments, food and tradictions.
First of all the capital of Belgium is Bruselas but the official name of the city is city of bruselas. it is to avoid the confusion between the region and the munipality.
Economy:
Belgium is a federal constitucional monarqui and after world war II envolved a unitary state of union.
Languages:
The duch or fleming and french are the official language in this country and also teh german is spoken in the regions of the border with germany.
Monuments: if you want visit Belgium you can visit for example:
The attomium and the grabd place of bruselas
Food:
Belgium is international know fot the beer, chocolate and comics
They have hundres types of beer.
Also the belgium cheese is a typical food this cheese is more delicius that que cheese of holland
Tradictions:
They have a tradiction, it consist in go for the city with a young tre and plant it.
This is all
thank you!
Now im going to talk about the economy, languages, monuments, food and tradictions.
First of all the capital of Belgium is Bruselas but the official name of the city is city of bruselas. it is to avoid the confusion between the region and the munipality.
Economy:
Belgium is a federal constitucional monarqui and after world war II envolved a unitary state of union.
Languages:
The duch or fleming and french are the official language in this country and also teh german is spoken in the regions of the border with germany.
Monuments: if you want visit Belgium you can visit for example:
The attomium and the grabd place of bruselas
Food:
Belgium is international know fot the beer, chocolate and comics
They have hundres types of beer.
Also the belgium cheese is a typical food this cheese is more delicius that que cheese of holland
Tradictions:
They have a tradiction, it consist in go for the city with a young tre and plant it.
This is all
thank you!
Friday, 18 February 2011
Poland
Hello! My name is Vanessa and my talk is going to be about of Poland. I´m going to be about geography, capital, currency, language, cityes, weather, economic, history, tradictions and my opinion of this country.
Poland is east to European. Poland is surrounded for Germany, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Belarus.
The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The flag is two colors: white top and red below.
The oficial language is Polish.
Secontly, the currency of Poland is zloty, its acronym is PLN. A zloty is 26 cents.
The most important cities are Warsaw (capital of Poland), Krakow (second largest city) has 800 habitants, and three cities more.
The weather of Poland is mixed. In summer you can make up to 40 degrees and in winter can reach minus 40 degrees below zero.
Poland´s economy centers on agriculture and industry. In the agriculture works 14% of the habitants and industry highlights the crisis of Second War World and the reform in 1990.
Poland currently hasn´t president, because he died last year in a plane crash.
Polandis part the European Union since 2004.
Futhermore, In Poland it is tradition to celebrate the day of Christmas Easter, Corpus Christi and the day of all saints.
I have chosen this country because the country I wanted it took another person and because in my opinion, it is an interesting country.
Goodbye =)
Webs:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonia
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/04/10/internacional/1270884924.html
Poland is east to European. Poland is surrounded for Germany, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Belarus.
The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The flag is two colors: white top and red below.
The oficial language is Polish.
Secontly, the currency of Poland is zloty, its acronym is PLN. A zloty is 26 cents.
The most important cities are Warsaw (capital of Poland), Krakow (second largest city) has 800 habitants, and three cities more.
The weather of Poland is mixed. In summer you can make up to 40 degrees and in winter can reach minus 40 degrees below zero.
Poland´s economy centers on agriculture and industry. In the agriculture works 14% of the habitants and industry highlights the crisis of Second War World and the reform in 1990.
Poland currently hasn´t president, because he died last year in a plane crash.
Polandis part the European Union since 2004.
Futhermore, In Poland it is tradition to celebrate the day of Christmas Easter, Corpus Christi and the day of all saints.
I have chosen this country because the country I wanted it took another person and because in my opinion, it is an interesting country.
Goodbye =)
Webs:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonia
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/04/10/internacional/1270884924.html
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Holland
My talk is going to be about Holland.
Holland or Netherlands is a country located in north-west Europe and with parts in the Caribbean. It’s between Belgium and Germany. The capital is Amsterdam. The country is a member of the European Union. The language they speak in Holland is Dutch, a language which sounds similar to German.
Well, first of all I’m going to talk about the geography of the country. In Dutch Neder means low, so Nederland means lowland because most of the country is located under the sea level. It means that Holland has been built with a system of dikes. That’s the reason why Netherlands has a lot of rivers and canals inside of the cities and villages. We can see easily with maps and photographs of the country that Holland is all the time changing its structure as a result of the human intervention and natural disasters. The country has big problems with the floods, in the past storms even caused dead of many people. The tallest place in the country is a region call Limburg with only 321 meters above the sea level.
The weather in Netherlands is call maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. A thing I hated when I went to Holland was the winter, because when you are by bike you have the winter against to you.
In the XX century began the First World War in this one Holland stay neutral. In the Second World War they declared themselves neutral but Germans attacked them.
Currently the Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. This country is very famous because of the drugs and prostitution.
Ok now I’m going to talk about Holland’s typical things
Amsterdam is considered the capital of the marihuana or weed because it is allowed to smoke joints in coffee shops. When you go to a tourist shop you can find all kind of gadgets for smoke and all kind of things with weed. I didn’t know that there were so many things to smoke.
Amsterdam has a district call Red Lights district where the prostitutes are in windows. Tulips are a very typical thing too. You can see a kind of street markets where sells a lot of tulips and bulbs. Another interesting place to go in Amsterdam is Anne Frank’s house.
But I think the most typical thing in whole Holland is bikes. You can see bikes everywhere, everybody go by bike wherever they go. There are a lot of bikes parking, in the stations, in the airport, in the school, in the supermarkets… It is very funny to see a woman going to her job with skirt and heels but riding a bike. But in my opinion it is a very good habit because they don’t produce pollution.
I don’t know very well the really typical Dutch food so I’m going to tell you my experience. When I went there we had breakfast at 9 more or less, it depended of the day, and the things I ate were bread with butter and Hagelslag and vlokken which were my favorite breakfast! Hagelslag and vlokken are two kinds of chocolate chip that you put in your bread. I drank milk and tea. The milk is very strange, has a strange flavor, it is good but different than our milk. The problem is that they had lunch at 12 and not to much food maybe a sandwich at school. And then at tea time we had a banana and my favorite sweet in the world STROOPWAFELS. Stroopwafel is a kind of big biscuit. Inside it is cream and caramel, it is really nice. And finally at dinner time at 6 in the afternoon they had a normal food like sausages, soup, salad, fish or steak.
They also have fast foods like burger kings or McDonalds, but maybe the typical fast food I saw in Amsterdam was a kind of refrigerators with crockets or chips inside and if you put money you can take the crocket.
And finally I’m going to tell you a bit about the city where I stayed. I went to a place near of Amsterdam call Almere. Almere is the best place you can imagine. I think is the best place to live. It is very beautiful and big with canals, river, grass, beach, commercial center and nice houses, and schools,it seems like you are in a film.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
The Netherlands
The official language is Dutch, although there are other languages wich are spoken like English, French and German. The name of the country was given in reference to the territory's Geography, wich is formed by lands located under the sea level.The more important cities are Amsterdam, La Haya, Rotterdam and Utrecht...
The economy is focused on the services sector. Approximately 79% of the population work in this sector, about 17% in industry and only 2% in agriculture. Its currency is the euro. The climate is unstable with mid-temperatures and rainy. The Netherlands is known around the world for its coffeeshops located in Amsterdam where you can consume soft drugs, like Cannabis Sativa. It is known too for cultivation of flowers and for the widely use of bicycles on the population.
(Picture by Zhenzation on flickr) Monday, 8 March 2010
SWEDEN
Hello, I’m Alvaro Muñoz and I’m going to talk about a European country called Sweden. Sweden is situated between Finland, Norway and the Baltic sea in the north of Europe . The capital of Sweden is Estocolmo, but there are also other important cities like Goteborg , Malmo , Norrkoping and Linkoping . The weather of Sweden is cold, it is between 0 and 15º C during the winter and in summer it is about 10 or 15 degrees.
Nowadays in Sweden its used the euro, and before it, they used the Swedish crown.
About the history of this country, there are many things to say, first of all, I´m going to say that the Vikings went to Sweden from Finland during the 8th century, and they were here about 200 years. Secondly, Sweden was united with Norway during the years 1814-1905, and finally the Constitution was created in 1840.
The population of Sweden is approximately 8.873.100 people, but eighty per cent of them are living in the south of the country, where are the most of the important cities.
The economy of Sweden is based on the renewable energy, and they have lots of hydroelectric centrals, but they have also nuclear centrals and oil wells.
Thank you for your attention.
Friday, 5 March 2010
GREECE
Hi! My name's Rebeca Carnerero and my talk is going to be about Greece.First of all Greece is the official Hellenic Republic and is a country in southeast Europe .
As part of the European Union(EU). It's capital is Athens.Greece this localated at the south of the Balkan Peninsula on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Secondly heiress of ancient Greece, Greece has a long history and extended over three continents.The first European civilizations, Cretan civilization and the Mycenaean appeared in Greece.
The medieval Greek empire is one the history's largest Empires.During World War II, Greece was occupied by Germany. In 1952, Greece joined in NATO and in 1981, The European Union(EU). Today, Greece is a democratic parliamentary Republic.
The area of Greece is 132.562 Km2 including inland basin of the Aegean Islands and islets, this country's population is 11.244.118 habitants.There are three climates in Greece: the Mediterranean climate , the Alpine climate and Temperate climate.
Agriculture in Greece represent a very important role in the economy of Greece. It's also important fishing and forestry.Most common language is modern Greek. Other languages spoken in Greece are the Albanian, Avarita language and language eslavomacedonio.
The major cities in Greece are Athens the capital, Thessaloniki, Sparta and Patras.Finally the euro is the currency. Greek coins are the only ones that use a different Latin alphabet. The Euro called Lept
In my opinion Greece is the more beautiful country in the Europe after Spain of course =).Thursday, 4 March 2010
CYPRUS
Cyprus.The capital is Nicosia. The language is Greek and Turkish.
The cities means is Nicosia, Lamarca, Famagusta, Paphos and Limassol.
The economic is prosperous and has diversified is recent years. Its per capita GDP (Adjusted for Purchasing Power) is at $28,381, just above the average of the European Union.
The products in Cyprus is most import fuels, most raw materials, heavy machinery and transportation equipment.
Cyprus make light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper and stone.
Community in a possession of agricultural produced cereal crops, green fodder and all of the tobacco.
The money is Euro (€).
The weather is Mediterranean and variety.
The history:
Cyprus has been colonized by various cultures thoughout its history. The Mycenacen civilization would come from about 1600 BC, and subsequently settled Phoenician and Greek colonies.
Pharaon Thotmose III of Egipt put the island in 1500BC and forced to pay tribute, which was maintained until the Egyptian rule was replaced by the Hittites in the 13th Century. After the invasion of the sea peoples, the Achaeans-Greeks settled on the island, acting decisively in shaping cultural identity the Hebrews called Kittim island. The Assyrians invaded the island in 800 BC, until the Pharaon Amasis recaptured the island in 600BC, before being replaced by the Perisians after the conquest of Egipt by them. Salamis, the most powerful of the various City- Kingdom of Cyprus at the time rebelled against Persian rule in 499 BC, under king Ovisilos, both rebellion and the subsequent attempts for free Greek. Cyprus had failed, induding evagore king of Samalis in 345AD. however, in 331BC Cyprus Alexander the Great conquered the Persian re-included in the Hellenil world. The Roman Empire finally seized the island in the year 57BC.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
DENMARK
Hi, my name is Alejandro Montero and i'm going to talk about Denmark. The capital of Denmark is Copenaghe with more than five hundred thousand of people. The official language is Danish, one of the most difficult languages in the world because pronunciation is very hard.Politic in Denmark is transparent and is the country with less corruption in Europe. The queen is Margaret the second but she hasn't any politic power and she doesn't take any decisions.
Aarhus, Aalborg and Copnhague are the main cities in Denmark because these cities produce the principal country's income by thing like tourism and export of food and energy. Weather in Denmark is cold and rainy in winter but warm and sunny in summer.
The currency of Denmark isn' the euro, is the danish crown and 1 euro is equal than 7'4 danish crowns.
Danish culture is based on empathy, solidarity, freedom, justice, every person is equal than other person, they haven't tabu topics and they have an open mind to new ideas. Either their main transport is the bicicle because they are ecologist.
Danish starts to study at 6 years old and they have 9 years of obligatori study. Curiosly, the university starts at 22 years old because when they are 18 they try to get a house and search a job and they have a help from goverment of 700 euros every month. That's why they can be independent and they can travel a lot. Furthermore, their parents prefer don't help with money to their sons because be independet means you must earn your own money.
In history, Vikings and the best identification about Denmark's history. They atack all Europe and they destroy most of it by sacking and attacks to important cities like Rome or Seville, in 844.
The official religion in Denmark is Protestan Christianity because in 1536 the protestant reform join to denmark and it makes a great impact in danish people.
That's all.
THE UNITED KINGDOM
Mayor cities in the UK are London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Edimburgh, Leeds, Bristol, Manchester and Bradford.
Secondly, the capital of UK is London, its language is English and its currency is the pound sterling. The UK is currently a leading industrial and commercial nation of the world. In terms of gross domestic product it's sixth in the world after USA, Japan, China, Germany and France.
Speaking about the climate, is very cold and rainy troughout the year, more than half the days are cloudy. The British weather is highly variable and can go very quickly from a cold, rainy day to a sunny day in just a few hours.
Also, I will talk about their culture. The primary means of communication is television and her main channel is the BBC, that is the leading public radio station in the UK and the largest and oldest broadcaster in the world. Thus, the sport is a key element of British culture, because many sports were created in the UK, including football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf (football remains the most popular in the country).
Finally, I say that the UK is a member of the EU since 1973. That's all, thanks!!
ITALY
Hi!! I'm Eva Dalía, and my talk is going to be about Italy, The famous boot shaped country.
First of all is important to say that Italy is made up os the Italian peninsula, Sicily and Sardinia and I will appoint their capital and the major cities.His capital is Rome and hers major cities are Rome, Florence and Venice.
In all Italy is spoken Italian, because is the oficial language, but there are comunities in the north that they speak French and German, and in Sardinia is spoken a dialect called Sardinian.
Scondly I'm going to talk about the economy and his currency. His currency is the Euro since 2002, but before was the Italian pound.
Futhermore his economy is mainly industrial and thirdly I may to say the weather that is a bit colder than Spain but there is abundant rain.
Overall is important to say part os his history. Italy saw to born the Roman Empire and after the fall os this Italy sufferd a series of Germani invasions.
In the centuries XV and XVI became the cultural center of Europe gave rise to the Renaissance.
Also participated in the first World War on Triple Entente and in the second World War as one of Hitler's allies. This is all that I can offer from Italy, thanks you for listening.
Sunday, 28 February 2010
POLAND
My talk is going to be about Poland. First of all I'm going to speak about its economy. Its principal economy is agriculture with 14% of poblation active and the industry with 7% of poblation active. The Industry exports iron, cool, textille,etc.
Secondly I'm going to speak about its history. The people have lived in Poland for one thousand 5 hundred years and its history is about one milenium. In the XVI century the comunity poland-lituania formed the biggest state of Europe before the Russian Empire. In 1918 the Ucranian Republic negociated in secret Poland territorys with Austria and Hungria but it failed in the same year. In the Versalles Treaty Poland requested its independence. In 1920 Sovietic Union atacked to Varsovia but it failed. Furthermore Varsovia is a capital of Poland. In 1980 the Catholic Church help to Poland restore its Parliament and in 2004 Poland is admitted in the Europe Union.
Finally its principal cities are Varsovia(capital), Cracovia, Looz and Breslavia.
Its weather is normal hot in summer and cold in winter and his lenguage is polish
Overall his currency is zloty and not euro.
In my opinion is a good country
That's all.
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