THE REPUBLIK OF ESTONIA

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Inglise keel 5. klass
Eesti tutvustamine
Inteli koolitus Kuusalus märts/ aprill 2002 Inga
Korts-Laur inga_at_neemekool.edu.ee Juhendaja
Urmas Mark
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Let me tell you about
Raamatu põhjal

• ESTONIA
• Tiiu-Mai Loko
• Tallinn Koolibri 2001

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General information

• AREA
• POPULATION
• CAPITAL
• LANGUAGE
• CURRENCY
• MAIN RELIGION
• NATIONAL HOLIDAY
• NATIONAL FLOWER
• NATIONAL BIRD
• NATIONAL STONE

• 45,227 SQ KM
• 1.4 MILLION
• TALLINN
• ESTONIAN
• EESTI KROON (EEK)
• LUTHERAN
• ANNIVERSARY OF THE
• REPUBLIC
• CORNFLOWER
• BARN SWALLOW
• LIMESTONE

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THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
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THE MAP OF ESTONIA
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Helsinki 85 km
St. Petersburg 330 km
Stockholm 375 km
TALLINN
Copenhagen 820 km
Moscow 1040 km
Berlin 830 km
Riga 280 km
London 1770 km
Vilnius 520 km
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THE ESTONIAN COAT OF ARMS

• The oldest known imprint of the seal with three
  lions dates back to 1294, given to Tallinn by
  King Waldemar II of Denmark
• The resolution to establish the coat of arms was
  adopted on June 19, 1925

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THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL FLAG

• Originally flag of the Estonian Students
  Society, consecrated in Otepää Church in 1884
• On 24 February 1989 rehoisted on the tower of
  Tall Hermann
• According to Estonian tradition, hoisted at
  sunrise and lowered at sunset

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1 January -
New Years Day 
24 February -
Independence Day
April (movable) -
Good Friday (Easter)
1 May -
Spring Holiday
23 June -
Victory Day
20 August -
Day of the Restoration of Independence
25 December -
Christmas day
26 December -
Boxing Day

• PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DAYS OFF

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Hard-working and efficient
Formal, reserved, cool, tight-lipped
Play sport to be fit
Respect the concept of being on time
Not eager to open a conversation with a stranger
Sceptical
Fond of using saunas
Envious of others

• What are Estonians like?

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Kasutatud lingid

• http//www.regio.delfi.ee/
• http//www.haldjas.folklore.ee/
• http//www.riik.ee/G/eestilipp.gif
• http//www.ciesin.ee/estonia/MAP/eesti.html
• http//www.ee/vana-tallinn/toompea

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