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FACTSCountry: Poland (38 million people)

Nationality: Polish

Capital city: Warsaw (1.7 million

people)

National symbol: The White Eagle

Ninth (9th) largest country in the world

Rich in forests and lakes, has 23

national parks

Maria

Sklodowska

Curie won the

Nobel Prize for

Science twice

(means: 2

times)!

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) was a Polish

composer and virtuoso pianist

Did you know that…

Max Factor was founded by a Pole

Maksymilian Faktorowicz

Traditional Polish dishes

BORSCHT BIGOS SOUR RYE SOUP

ROMANIA

Bucharest is the capital city.

The Romanian flag is blue (liberty), yellow (justice) and red (fraternity)

PLACES TO SEE

Bigar Cascade Falls Peles Castle

Brasov city Bran Castle (Dracula Castle)

Did you know that…

The Bucharest Palace of Parliament is the largest administrative building in Europe, and the second

largest in the world!

Did you know that…

Romania is the ninth largest producer of wine in the world!

Did you know that…

The character of Dracula is based upon the Roman prince Vlad Tepes, also known as Vladthe Impaler!

Did you know that…

The largest number of brown bears live in the Romanian mountains!

Did you know that…

‘Cold Mountain’ was filmed in Romania!

Did you know that…

Franceco Illy, the founder of Illycaffè and inventor of the first automatic steam espresso machine,

was born in Romania!

TURKEY

The capital is Ankara, but the largest city is Istanbul.

The Turkish flag is red with a white star and a white crescent.

Turkey sits on two continents: Europe (3%) and Asia (97%).

The Bosphorus is the water passage that connects Asian and European Turkey. It connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

The founder of modern Turkey, which was formed in 1923.

Mount AraratThe highest point in Turkey (5 107 m).

Places to visit

Pamukkale, mineral-rich thermal waters

Aya Sofia, first a church, then a mosque, now a museum

Troy, or what’s left of it

The ancient city of Troy was located in Turkey

Suleiman the Magnificent

He was the sultan of Turkey for 46 years.

Traditional Turkish food

Lokum

MantiKadayif

Kebab

Baklava

PORTUGAL

The flag of Portugal

Bandeira de Portugal

The capital of Portugal

Lisbon

The second largest city

Porto

Some fun facts

Lavender – the official flower

Fado (meaning: fate, destiny) –traditional Portuguese music played on guitars and mandolins. The singer is called the Fadista.

Some fun facts

You can go on dolphin and whale watching tours in Portugal

You mustn’t kill bulls in bull fights in front of people, i.e. the audience

Some fun facts

Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer who found the sea route to India

The Vasco de Gama Bridge in Lisbon is the longest bridge in Europe (17.2 km)

And two more….

These two guys come from Portugal, but sure all the world talks about them! Do you know them?

Italy

Italian Food• Pizza is the most popular food that Italy ever created. You can find it in

almost every town in the world.

• *Spaghetti, Lasagna, stromboli, and ravioli are also Italian inventions.

Fun Facts• *Italians use a lot of mozzarella cheese to cook.

• *Italians use a lot of spices in their foods like pesto and basil, and garlic.

• *Most Italians food is cooked by their “Mama”.

GELATO!!!!!!!

Or as we almost 4th graders like to call it…

ICE CREAM!!!!

Italy was the first country to have ice-cream Ice Cream is

OLD!

*Ice cream was invented by an emperor of Italy.

• *Invented 4 B.C.

Examples of Italian Food

Arts and Cool Places

• Leonardo Di Vinci painted Mona Lisa. Her face is really

famous all over the world.

• He also painted “The Last Supper” that is in many towns

and homes in every country.

• Da Vinci is one of the best, most famous artists of all time.

• The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built over 800 years ago

and started to lean when it was being built and leans 1mm

more every year. People STILL climb it every day!!

• The Colosseum was built by Romans for gladiators to

fight each other and sometimes for men to fight wild

animals, like tigers.

Arts & Cool Places

Traditions/Cool Stuff

The Tarantella is an old Italian folk dance.

Some people still do the dance at festivals and sometimes

with friends.

In Venice, Italy people can ride through town in water canals

on boats called gondolas instead of cars on streets. So cool!

Italy has everything. Sunny beaches to swim at AND

scary volcanoes like one called Stromboli. It is the most

active volcano on earth!!

Traditions/Cool Stuff

Language in Italy

In Italy they speak mostly Italian.

Some people speak German or French because those countries

are close.

Italians use the same alphabet as us but they say it different

ways.

Italian words use accent marks on some letters so you say

them a little different.

My family does not speak Italian

but I liked learning

new words.

Language in Italy

Hello AND Good-Bye

“School is Finished”

Thank You! Prego = “You’re Welcome”

Italy…A High-

Heeled Boot

Italian Flag

Lithuania

Do you know, that:

• The capital of Lithuania – Vilnius – is the most central city in Europe

• Population of Lithuania is just 3 500 000• Lithuanians are a beer loving nation• State language is lithuanian (thank you –

ačiū, hello - labas)• Climate is between maritime and continental

(in January average temperature -5°C and +25°C in July)

• The currency is Litas (Lt) – 1€ is 3.45Lt so everything is very cheap for foreigners

We are so proud of our nature, history, language and… basketball (Lithuanian National basketball team was the

biggest surprise at the Olympics 2004)

BORDERSLithuania borders Latvia in the north, in the east and south –Belarus, in the south-west –Poland and the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. We have Baltic Sea in the west with very nice beach.

LANDSCAPEThe country has a diverse landscape – 70% plains and hilly uplands, and 30% forests. The highest point is 293.6m above sea level.There are over 4 000 lakes and 722 rivers.

PeopleLithuanians are considered to be shy people… if you compliment a Lithuanian women’s dress, she most probably will say that the dress is old or similar. Or if you say ačiū “thank you” to somebody, his/her answer most probably will be - nėra už ką -“not at all”

Foreigners say about us:•Lithuanian beer is so good and cheap

•Lithuanian girls are very beautiful

•Basketball and beer is one of most important things to Lithuanian man

•Feature of Lithuanian people is that if you offer them something to drink or eat, they will most probably say – ne-“no”, but it is just trying to be polite

So if someone says do not go to Lithuania, you’d better come

For more information…

http://alka.mch.mii.lt/index.en.htm

www.lietuva.lt

www.vilnius.lt

Spain

Key Facts

• The Spanish name for Spain is España

• The population of Spain in 2012 was about 47 million

• The currency used in Spain is the Euro

• The largest city and capital of Spain is Madrid

• The second largest city is Barcelona, which is in Catalonia

• Spain has a royal family like the UK – a new king was crowned this week!

Geography

• Spain includes a number of islands including Mallorca, Tenerife, Ibiza and Gran Canaria

• Mount Teide is the highest mountain in Spain. It is an active volcano

• It is made up of 17 regions with different languages and historical, political and cultural traditions including the Basque country, Andalucia and Catalonia

• Spain is the closest country to Africa, with a separation of only 14 km (8.7 miles) at the closest point

Map of Spain

Importance of the Spanish Language

• The Spanish language is spoken in many areas of the world due to the early influence of the Spanish Empire

• It is spoken in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay & Venezuela

• It is also spoken in parts of Andorra, Belize, Gibraltar, Morocco, the Philippines and the USA

Spanish Food - La Comida Española • Tapas (unas tapas) - small portions of food you eat in a bar (tapar means 'to

cover' and that's where the term tapas comes from as people used the small plate on which the snack is served to cover their drink so that flies couldn’t get in!)

• Spanish omelette (la tortilla) - This is not like our egg omelettes, but thick and made with potatoes and onion

• Bread with tomato (el pan con tomate) – bread rubbed with garlic & tomato and drizzled with olive oil

• Nougat (el turrón) - There are two main types: turrón de Jijona - soft nougat and turrón de Alicante - hard nougat with whole nuts

• Cold soup (el gazpacho) - made of tomato, garlic, bread and olive oil. It is typical of Andalucia in the south of Spain where it gets very hot in the summer

• La paella – the famous Spanish rice dish!

• Olives (las aceitunas)

• Dry cured mountain ham (el jamón serrano) - You often see the legs hung from the ceiling in bars & delis

Sport in Spain

• Football ('el fútbol) is the most popular sport in Spain. Spain won the Football World Cup in 2010

• The national Spanish football team is nicknamed La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)

• The 1992 Summer Olympic Games were held in Barcelona

• Between March and October many Spaniards go to an arena to watch a bullfight (una corrida de toros). The earliest recorded Spanish bullfights took place in the 11th century

• Golf & tennis are also very popular sports

Culture

• Flamenco - form of Spanish folk music and dance from the region of Andalusia

• Festivals – Spanish love festivals including one called La Tomatina (tomato rivers flood the streets!)

• Musical instruments – accordion, guitar and castanets• Art – famous artists include Goya, Picasso, Miro and Dali• Siesta- Spaniards have an afternoon nap called a siesta• Christmas – Christmas Eve is more important than the 25th

and children receive presents on 6th January (3 Kings Day)• Tooth Mouse – no tooth fairy! Instead they have Ratoncito

Perez

Guess the Famous Spaniards - Past1. Explorer

2. Architect

3. Artist

4. Artist

Guess the Famous Spaniards - Present5. Actor

6. Singer

7. Footballer

8. Actor

9. Golfer

10. Actress

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