My place on Earth
to explain why certain places are of particular importance to people and to yourself;
to define the concepts of homelandhomeland and „small homelandhomeland”;
to characterize their homelandhomeland and “small homelandhomeland”, based mainly on cultural or historical events and outstanding figures that are important to them;
to list the main regionsregions of PolandPoland are and where they are located on the map.
The Republic of PolandPoland is a countrycountry located in Central Europe. The Baltic Sea forms its northern border. PolandPoland’s western border runs along two rivers: the Oder and the Lusatian Neisse. Its eastern border follows the Bug River. In the south, PolandPoland’s border is a mountainous barrier formed by the Sudetes and the Carpathians. PolandPoland’s neighbouring countries are: Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia. PolandPoland is divided into 16 administrative units called voivodeships, which roughly correspond to the English provinces or regionsregions. PolesPoless make up the vast majority of PolandPoland’s population. However, other nationalities – such as Germans, Belarusians and Ukrainians – are also represented. Many PolesPoles took up permanent residence in countries other than PolandPoland, e.g. the United States of America or the British Isles. The symbolssymbols of PolandPoland are: a white eagleeagle wearing a gold crown and depicted against a red background, and a white‑and‑red flagflag. Dąbrowski’s Mazurka (Pieśń Legionów Polskich we Włoszech) is the national anthemanthem of PolandPoland. The Republic of PolandPoland is a democracy, where a president is a head of state.
Read the extract and answer the question: what a homelandhomeland and a small homelandhomeland is?
We live in PolandPoland. This countrycountry has a long history. Its origins date back to the 10th century, when the land was ruled by Prince Mieszko I. Since then, the country's borders and territory have changed. (...) Today, the Polish state occupies lands located between the Oder River (to the west) and the Bug River (to the east), mountain ranges of the Sudetes and Carpathians (to the south) and the Baltic Sea (to the north). Everyone has its own “small homelandhomeland” - a regionregion, city, district, village and a place he/she lives in. This “small homelandhomeland” also has its own history, and traces of the past can be found in it.
Complete the first stanza of the Polish National Anthem.
Kiedy, żyjemy, nam, nie, my, Polska, Jeszcze, odbierzemy, Co, wzięła, przemoc, zginęła, obca, Szablą
.................... .................... .....................
.................... .................... .................... .................... ....................,
.................... .....................
Match the pairs: English words with Polish definition.
orzeł, Polak, symbol, kraj, region, hymn, Polska, święto, godło, obywatel, Ojczyzna, flaga
| country | |
| Poland | |
| Pole | |
| citizen | |
| homeland | |
| symbol | |
| emblem | |
| anthem | |
| flag | |
| national holiday | |
| region | |
| eagle |
Keywords
anthem, citizen, country, emblem, nationality, homeland
Glossary
kraj
Polska
Polak
obywatel
Ojczyzna
symbol
godło
hymn
flaga
święto
region
orzeł