Transcript General Lyceum of Eleoussa

A presentation of our country,
GREECE
Comenius Project: “Can we make a difference? Promoting environmental
awareness”
Eleoussa, November 2012
Our neigbours are Albania, FYRoM, Bulgaria, Turkey
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The Greek flag contains nine parallel,
horizontal stripes.
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In a blue square on the top there is a
white cross.
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The nine stripes symbolize the nine
letters of the word “ελευθερία”
(elefthería=freedom).
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Beside this, the stripes are nine as the
syllables in the phrase “Freedom or
Death” in Greek.
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The cross symbolizes the religion of
Greece, Christianity.
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Population:
10,000,000 people
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Area: 131,676 sq.
kilometres
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Athens is the capital and largest
city of Greece.
Athens is one of the world΄s oldest
cities with its history spanning
around 3.400 years.
The heritage of the classical era
(5th through 4th centuries BC) is still
evident in the city, represented by
ancient monuments and works of
art, the most famous of all being
the Parthenon (picture in the first
row), considered a key landmark
of early Western civilization
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The Greek language is an independent
branch of the Indo-european group of
languages.
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It has been spoken and written
without interruption for more than
2.800 years. Homer wrote his epic
poetry in Greek as early as 800 BC.
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It features the Greek alphabet, which
was the base for the Latin and other
alphabets.
κόσμος-kósmos
ηλεκτρόνιο-ilectrónio
λόγος-lógos
γαλαξίας-galaxías
δημοκρατία-dhimokratía
γεωγραφία-geographía
ιστορία-istoría
μικρόφωνο-mikróphono
κέντρο-kéntro
νανόμετρο-nanómetro
τέχνη-téchni
θέατρο-théatro
μορφή-morphí
τραγικός-tragikós
Olympos
is the
highest
mountain
in
Greece.
Its height
is
2918 m
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Many of the traditional
foods from Greece follow
a Mediterranean-style
diet.
This dietary pattern
includes high amounts of
fruits, vegetables and
breads.
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It also includes foods with
high amounts of monounsaturated fats, such as
olive oil and nuts.
Greek culture
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Many Greeks go to traditional
festivals during the summer to
dance and have fun.
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A typical greek dance is the
famous syrtaki.
S pin
o Greece
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Sports
Across
2. A typical Greek dance is the famous...........
5. The official language in Greece is .........
6. ........wrote his epic poetry in Greek as early as 800 BC
7. The longest river in Greece is ............
9. The population of Greece is approximately ..... million people
10. The colours of the Greek flag are blue and........
Down
1. Many traditional Greek food follow the style of ..............Diet
3. The capital city of Greece is..........
4. The highest mountain in Greece is.........
8. The neighbours of Greece are FYROM, Turkey, Bulgaria
and.........
To solve it online click in the link https://crosswordlabs.com/view/greece23#cell-6-2
This presentation
was produced by our
European projects
school’s team
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watching!