BELGIUM

Hi Class!
I´m going to talk about an important european state call Belgium

Belgium officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal monarchy in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters as well as those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. The Belgium flag is black, yellow and red. Brussels is the capital of Belgium and of the European union too.

The economy of Belgium is marked by a system called the "Benelux" which is the union between Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands.

Belgian cuisine is widely varied with significant regional variations while also reflecting the cuisines of neighbouring France, Germany and the Netherlands. It is sometimes said that Belgian food is served in the quantity of German cuisine but with quality of French food. Outside the country, Belgium is best known for its chocolate and beer.
The world-known belgian chocolate has a good quality an

d also it sometimes only had cocoa.

Another important thing of belgium is that they celebrate is the most important festival of electronic music, it´s called "Tomorrowland", The motto of the festival is  "Yesterday is History, Present is a gift, Tomorrow is a mistery" Only the best dj´s of the world perform here. 

And now the questions:

Why the the belgian chocolate is so famous?
Which countries form the Benelux?
When is Tomorrowland celebrate?


Bye class, I hope you like my post!

DENMARK

How are you bros? I hope you are all right! I'm here to show you some interesting things about Denmark. ARE YOU READY?? (Not for people with heart problems). Let's go.

Denmark has a number of characteristics that distinguish it from its northern European neighbours. Did you know that Denmark has 406 islands and 7314 km of coastline, that Denmark ranks number 133 on the list of world countries in terms of size, and that the highest point in the country is only 170 metres above sea level? Or that the average wind speed is 7.6 metres per second, which explains why Denmark is one of the world's largest exporters of wind turbines?

 

It's AWESOME.

 

Denmark has around 5.584.758 inhabitants in a área of 43.098 square km. Its population density is about 129.58 inhabitants per square kilometre. In this country life expectancy is around 81.62 years in women and 77.3 in men.

 

Food in Denmark is influenced in French meals and also by Italian chefs. Food there, is based on fish, seafood and meat. This country is also known by its cheese because it is exported to lots of different countries. The 60% of all Denmark's cheese is exported.

 

 

Danablu cheese

 

 

There are also some important football players that play in Dinamarca but are in their differents teams, for example:

 

Michael Krohn-Dehli, who plays in Celta de Vigo   

 

 

Nicklas Bendtner, who plays in Arsenal

 

Now I'm going to talk about some customs of denmark people:

 

Greetings (saludos) are casual, with a firm handshake, direct eye contact, and a smile.
 They shake hands with women first and Danes people tend to introduce themselves with their first names (nombre de pila)

 

They are also very careful with presents:

 

-If you are going to make a present there, you must choose a red wrapping paper (papel de regalo rojo) because they think it's a good choice.

 

-If you give some flowers to some girl or boy they should be wrapped(envueltas)

 

-And the last one, when you receive a present you must open it at the moment. It's a sign of education there.

 

The last one, if you are invited to a dinner in Denmark you should make the following steps:

 

-You must arrive on time. They are very punctual in both, business and social situations.

 

-You should remove your shoes before entering in the house.

 

-You should help them with the preparation or cleaning up the table when the dinner finish.

 

-And of course, DO NOT discuss about business.

 

Here you have a video with more information about Denmark.

 

 

 

 

Now some questions =P

 

1-Who is the head of the state?

2-What form of state do they have?

3-What is the name of the sport that you see in the video in the minute 2:20?

4-What is the nickname of the Denmark team?

 

That's all! Bye class!!

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein is a small country situated between switzerland and Austria. The official language of liechtenstein is German and his capital is Vaduz, located in the middle of the country.


HISTORY:

At one time, the territory was part of the ancient Roman province of Raetia. For centuries this territory, geographically removed from European strategic interests, had little impact on European history.
In the Early Middle Ages, the Germans  had settled the eastern Swiss plateau by the 5th century and the valleys of the Alps by the end of the 8th century. Lichtenstein formed part of eastern edge of Germany. 
In 1866 Liechstentein won the independence from Germany.

FESTIVALS:


There are a lot of festivals in Liechtenstein but one of the most important festival is the Feiertag des Heiligen Joseph or ¨Día de San Jose¨ celebrated the the 19 of march.

Food:
Ther is no much variety of food in Liechtenstein so, Liechtenstein had been influenced by some countries such us Austria and Switzerland.

                                         This is the flag of Liechtenstein.

Here is located Liechtenstein.









Questions:

-How is called the motto of Liechstentein.
-In which year won Liechstentein his independence.

                          SPAIN

Spain is located in Southern Europe , behind France and right of Portugal. The official language is Spanish , but also speaks Catalan , Valencian, Galician and others.
The capital of Spain is Madrid.

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS :

Tapas : tapas or spiked out is very common in our country , something that surprises a lot of foreigners . They have a trouble accepting the idea of eating standing and go from one place to another taking different things at various establishments .

The Mediterranean diet : It's very surprised that we use olive oil in almost all our meals . Also the relatively high amount of fish and fruit we eat. Regarding fruit incomprehensible that many foreigners come take for example melon with ham, a very common dish in Spain, as a starter .

Popular holidays: Spain has a long tradition of festivals. In every city there are parties and people from different cities and countries that come each year. They are many and varied. Among the best known are the Fallas, the April Fair and the San Fermin.

Bulls : the first time that a foreigner goes to a bullfight leaves her stunned . I draw much attention to the end of the fight is given to the death of the bull . At first they are deluded , but many times they like, because usually the atmosphere of a bullfight is special and striking.

Nap : that little while we slept after eating and sitting so well, it becomes gradually popular among foreigners.



Our night time : young Spaniards tend to go out at night almost until dawn. The nightclubs in our country are usually open until 6 or 7 in the morning. By contrast, in Europe usually from 4 or 5 there is nothing open and retire to bed much earlier.

FLAG:

TIPICAL FOOD:

 QUESTIONS:

1.- Tell me more typical holiday in Spain.

2.- Tell me more typical food.

3.- Do you know other customs?

4.- Do you like the Spanish's food?

                                                               HOLLAND

Holland is an European country that is located in the west of Europe, next to Belgium and Germany. It has aproximately 6 millions of inhabitants. The official language here is Dutch and the capital city is Amsterdam.

Now I´m going to show you some things about Holland that you didn´t know but thanks to me, you will know.


ECONOMY

Nowadays, Holland has one of the most powerful economy in Europe. Most of the people here work in services sector, while a minimum of people work in agriculture. Holland belongs to the Eurozone, so the official currency is the euro.

TOURISM

Holland has a very good profile in the world because of its monuments and the standart of living there. 7 million of tourists visit Holland each year. What can you visit there? 

- La Haya, administrative capital of Holland

- Europoort, the biggest port in Europe.

Of course, if you go to Holland, you will see a lot of bicycles. 






SPORT

Talking about sport, I can say that football is very common here. Some teams are Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord... The national league is called " Eredivisie"

The national football team has been very competitive these last years. In 2010, they reached to the World Cup final in South Africa, being defeated by Spain.


Some famous footballers from Holland are Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder...




ART
Rembradt was the one of the most famous painter of his epoque. He lived in the Baroque, being a very good figure. He was born in Leiden in 1606. 

                                                                                                                                                           





                                                                                                          

THE STORM ON THE SEA OF GALILEE (1633)






FOOD

Bread and potatoes are included in most of the foods in this country. Beschuit is eaten at breakfast and is a circle toast with some butter. Here a photo:

Another typical plate is a kind of pea soup called "erwtensoep". Cheeses like Gouda or Edam are loved by Dutch people.



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Questions:

1) What is the name of Dutch anthem?

2) Tell two famous artists from Holland ( appart from Rembradt)

3) "dat je een goed weekend" Translate this sentence to English.



Goodbye