HALLO FREUNDE

I’m going to talk about Germany, which is also known as the Federal Republic of Germany.

Germany is in Western and Central Europe, with Denmark bordering to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France and Luxembourg to the southwest, and Belgium and the Netherlands to the northwest.

The country consists of 16 states and its capital and largest city is Berlin. It is the most populous member state in the European Union. Germany is the major economic and political power of Europe. The official language is German, although The most used immigrant languages are Turkish, Kurdish, Polish, the Balkan languages, and Russian. 

Its motto is:  "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (German), which means "Unity and Justice and Freedom".

Its flag and its shield

It’s a federal parliamentary republic.

Its president is Joachim Gauck, since 2012 and its chancellor is Angela Merkel, since 2005. And the ethnic groups are in this way: ---->

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Let’s see some aspects of culture, food, sport…

->In German classical music we can distinguish some of the world's most well-known composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Georg Friedrich Händel, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn…

->Football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the largest sport organisation of its kind worldwide. The Bundesliga, the top league of German football, is the most popular sports league in Germany. The most well-known footballers are Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Jürgen Klinsmann, Lothar Matthäus, and Oliver Kahn.

Other popular spectator sports include winter sports, boxing, handball, ice hockey, water sports…

Germany is one of the leading motor sports countries in the world. BMW and Mercedes are manufacturers in motor sport. Furthermore, Porsche has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Audi has won it 11 times. The Formula One driver Michael Schumacher has set many motor sport records during his career and Sebastian Vettel has won the some championships.

 ->The typical food in Germany is different in each region but here are some of them:

Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte(1), kasespatzle(2), eintopf(3), wurst(4), brezel(5), kartoffelpuffer(6), rote grutze(7) and apfelstrudel(8)

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Finally, I’m going to put a video where you will see places to visit in Berlin. If you have the opportunity to go there, you must do it, trust me!! I hope you like my post and you enjoy reading it and watching the video.

Questions:
1. Would Germany be one of your favourite countries to visit? Why?
2. You can see some typical plates of Germany in one of the pictures. What will you eat? Why?

3. What place would you visit in Berlin? Why? (Of course, places that are mentioned in the video)

Here you have a page where you can know new things about the daily life of a German teenager. (Click on the word ‘here’)

Goodbye class!!

RUSSIA

Russia is the world's biggest country. Is situated at the north of Europe. It have two parts: The Oriental Russia and the Occidental Russia. The Russian is the official language of Russia (they use different letters) and the coin is the "ruble". The Russia's capital city is Moscow. The most famous place in Russia is the St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. Also, the "matrioskas" are famous dolls in Russia.There are about 143700000 inhabitants in the 17075400 km2 of Russia.

-The St.Basil's Cathedral

-A map of Russia

The Matrioskas dolls-

The last Olympic Winter Games were celebrated in Russia, in the city of Sochi. The winners of received medals with fragments of the Cheliabink's meteorite!

-What is the typical toy of Russia? How is it called?

- What is the most famous place of Russia? Where is it?

-What is the approximated population of Russia?

-Why were the medals of the last Winter Olympic Games special?

ANDORRA

Andorra, also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra (Catalan: Principat de les Valls d'Andorra), is a landlocked microstate in South-western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe. Its capital, Andorra la Vella, is the highest capital city in Europe, at an elevation of 1,023 metres above sea level. The official language is Catalan, although Spanish, Portuguese, and French are also commonly spoken.

Andorra is a prosperous country mainly because of its tourism industry, which services an estimated 10.2 million visitors annually.  It is not a member of the European Union, but the euro is the currency.

As you know, Andorra is known for its wonderful scenery, with snow activities (ski and snowboard), for its hotels and lodgings, its people, its monuments, its rich commerce in different glamorous shops, its food* too, for its traditional festivals **...

                     

  

TYPICAL FOOD*

I want to show you, a very small description of the two main dishes of Andorra. The Andorran gastronomy is based on the most traditional mountain-style cuisine, as well as on the most innovative tendencies.

THE “ESCUDELLA”        

     

                                     A popular meal on January the 17^th                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

THE “TRINXAT”

      

A typical dish of the catalan Pyrenees        

TRADITIONS**

In the municipal holidays and other festivities, one is in the habit of taking the traditional Andorran suit. That of the men consists of a white shirt with black jacket, black trousers loose trousers fastened at the ankle and black rubber-soled slippers, of rope, with black bows crossed from the ankle up to under the knees. The women take a white blouse with a white shawl on the shoulders, mitts of black lace, a smooth apron, a skirt three quarters and the same rubber-soled slippers that the men. Four typical dances exist in Andorra: the Marratxa (Lòria's Sant Julià), the Ball of Holy Anna (Escaldes-Engordany), the Counter step (Andorra la Vella) or the Sardana.

And finally, my questions:

1~ What is the official language in Andorra?

2~ Do you like the video? Why?

3~ Tell me another dish of this beautiful city.