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Title: THE REPUBLIK OF ESTONIA


1
Inglise keel 5. klass
Eesti tutvustamine
Inteli koolitus Kuusalus märts/ aprill 2002 Inga
Korts-Laur inga_at_neemekool.edu.ee Juhendaja
Urmas Mark
2
Let me tell you about
Raamatu põhjal
  • ESTONIA
  • Tiiu-Mai Loko
  • Tallinn Koolibri 2001

3
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

4
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
5
THE MAP OF ESTONIA
6
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
7
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

8
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

9
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

10
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?

11
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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LÕPP
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