This presentation was made for the use of the Erasmus + project

1. Let’s meet our partners!

2. PARTNER COUNTRIES FUN
FACTS
Country: 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

6. Maria
Sklodowska
Curie won the
Nobel Prize for
Science twice
(means: 2
times)!

7. Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) was a Polish
composer and virtuoso pianist

8. Did you know that…
Max Factor was founded by a Pole
Maksymilian Faktorowicz

9. Traditional Polish dishes
BORSCHT BIGOS SOUR RYE SOUP

10. ROMANIA
Bucharest is the capital
city.
The Romanian flag is blue (liberty),
yellow (justice) and red (fraternity)

11. PLACES TO SEE
Bigar Cascade Falls Peles Castle
Brasov city Bran Castle (Dracula Castle)

12. Did you knowthat…
The Bucharest Palace of
Parliament is the largest
administrative building in
Europe, and the second
largest in the world!

13. Did you knowthat…
Romania is the ninth
largest producer of wine
in the world!

14. Did you knowthat…
The character of
Dracula is based
upon the Roman
prince Vlad Tepes,
also known as Vlad
the Impaler!

15. Did you knowthat…
The largest number of brown bears
live in the Romanian mountains!

16. Did you knowthat…
‘Cold Mountain’ was filmed in Romania!

17. Did you knowthat…
Franceco Illy, the founder of Illycaffè and inventor
of the first automatic steam espresso machine,
was born in Romania!

18. TURKEY
The capital is Ankara, but the largest
city is Istanbul.
The Turkish flag is red with a white
star and a white crescent.

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

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

21. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
The founder of modern Turkey,
which was formed in 1923.

22. Mount Ararat
The highest point in Turkey (5 107 m).

23. Places to visit
Pamukkale, mineral-rich thermal waters
Aya Sofia, first a church, then a mosque,
now a museum

24. Troy, or what’s left of it
The ancient city of Troy was located
in Turkey

25. Suleiman the Magnificent
He was the sultan of Turkey for
46 years.

26. Traditional Turkish food
Lokum
Manti
Kadayif
Kebab
Baklava

27. PORTUGAL
The flag of Portugal
Bandeira de Portugal
The capital of Portugal
Lisbon
The second largest city
Porto

28. 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.

29. 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

30. 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)

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

32. Italy

33. 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”.

34. 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.

35. Examples of Italian Food

36. 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.

37. Arts & Cool Places

38. 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!!

39. Traditions/Cool Stuff

40. 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.

41. Language in Italy
Hello AND Good-Bye
“School is Finished”
Thank You! Prego = “You’re Welcome”

42. Italy…A High-
Heeled Boot
Italian Flag

43. Lithuania

44. 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

45. We are so proud of our nature, history, language
and… basketball (Lithuanian National basketball team was the
biggest surprise at the Olympics 2004)

46. BORDERS
Lithuania 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.
LANDSCAPE
The 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.

47. People
Lithuanians 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

48. 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

49. Spain

50. 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!

51. 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

52. Map of Spain

53. 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

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. Guess the Famous Spaniards - Past
1. Explorer
2. Architect
3. Artist
4. Artist

58. Guess the Famous Spaniards - Present
5. Actor
6. Singer
7. Footballer
8. Actor
9. Golfer
10. Actress

59. Muchos Gracias Amigos
Adios