Transcript Comparison Poland & France

Comparison
Poland & France
France
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Official Language : French
Anthem : La Marseillaise
Symbols : Le coq gaulois
Location : Western Europe
Capital City : Paris
Poland
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Official Language : Polish
Anthem : Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
Symbols : A white rooster on red background
Location : Central Europe
Capital City : Warszawa
France
• Neighboring Countries : Belgium, Italy,
Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland,
Monaco, Andorra, Spain.
• Sea : Mediterranean Sea
• Largest Lake : Lake Geneva
• Mountains Near Grasse : The Alps
• Most Beautiful Places :
Arcachon Bay
Carcassonne
Poland
• Neighboring Countries : , Lithuania,
Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech
Republic, Germany.
• Sea : Baltic Sea
• Largest Lake : Lake Śniardwy, Lake
Mamry.
• Mountains Near Żarki : None
• Most Beautiful Places :
Baltic Sea
Tatra Mountains
France- Grasse
• Grasse is a big town with about 43.848
inhabitants
• The region is famous for its temperatures:
-Hot in summer
-Mild in winter
• Special events in region : Cannes festival, Nice
carnaval.
• The city dates since the Roman Empire, but it
originally was a part of Italy until 1482. It wasn’t
destroyed neither during WWI nor WWII
• The most devastating event(s) : The plague
from 1451 and 1470.
Poland
Żarki
• Żarki is a small town.
• The region is famous for its castles.
• -Special events : Miśki, kolęda, sobótka.
-Special dances : polka, oberek.
-Special songs : Krakowiaczek jeden, Hej soloły
• Żarki is very old, dates since 1382. It was
destroyed durind WWII
• There was a concentration camp in Żarki and
lots of people died.
France
• People think that the French wear a beret, carry a
baguette under their arm and drink a lot of wine.
• Italians : They are Casanovas.
Russians : They drink vodka.
British : They drink tea all the time but also beer.
Romanians : It's a poor country. They have lots of dark
hair.
Poland : They are very religious, very serious, and
very strict .
• The arch enemy of France was England from the
Middle Ages to the end of the 19th Century. The 100
Year War lasted more than a century (1337-1453) .
• Most immigrants come from North Africa: Tunisia,
Morocco, and Algeria.
Poland
• People think that the Polish they are: lazy ( but
sometimes a good workers, “a gold hand”, sly,
thieves, drunkards, like to party, hospitable, talkative,
impolite, stupid.
• Germany - It’s a country of atheists.
- Spain. They are “hot” people. A lot of time there is
leisure. People have temperament.
- France - They are “frog-eaters”. It’s a country of artist.
It’s a romantic place.
- Romania -they are poor people, they drink lots of
alcohol.
- Turkey - They do a lot of products which are later
sold in Poland.
• Wars : -18th – 19th century War World I
Russia, France, the UK against Germany,
Austria, Italy about wealth, territories.
-1914-1918 War World II Germany against
Europe, America, Japanese about wealth
in the world. 1939-1945
• Immigrants are from China, Italy,
Germany, Vietnam, Ukraine, Belarus.
• Everybody that Poland has fought with. At
a certain time of our history they were our
enemies.
France
• Many go to the USA, England, Ireland , India
and other countries of the far East.
• France is a republic. The most important people
in the government :
- The President : Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Prime Minister : F. Fillon.
• - January 1st : New Year's Day : people don't
work. The party the night before, on New Year's
Eve and usually recover on that day. They do
nothing special.
- Easter Day : People are off on Easter Day and
the following Monday.
- DECEMBER 24th: Christmas. Most families set
up a Christmas tree and some have a Nativity
scene
Poland
• People from Poland often emigrate to England.
They are going there to work and they make
money often better than in Poland.
• In my country is democracy politician system.
The most important people in our government
are :
- The President : Lech Kaczyński
- Prime Minister : Donald Tusk.
• The most popular job for men in Poland is
plumber, mechanic and almost all physical jobs,
and for woman the most popular is cashier in
shops and hairdresser in barbershop.
• The most famous university is "Uniwersytet
Jagiellonski" in Cracov, because there is high
level of teachings and it's an old university with
traditions.
Comparison made by
Romania’s Team