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Poland and our school

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Poland and our school

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Poland in Europe

Poland is located in

Central Europe.

Neighbouring

countries:

•Germany

•The Czech Republic

•Slovakia

•Ukraine

•Belarus

•Lithuania

•Russia

The flag and

emblem of Poland

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A Map of Poland

Warsaw

The capital city of Poland is Warsaw.

Polish territory is 312 thousand km2.

It is divided into 16 voivodeships.

The longest river in Poland is Vistula (1047 km).

Vistula

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Poland in EU

Poland has been the

member of the European

Union since 1 May 2004.

Polish Presidency of the

European Union:

1 July 2011 –

31 December 2011

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Poland in numbers

POPULATION OF

POLAND:

38 million POPULATION OF

WARSAW

(THE CAPITAL CITY)

1 720 398

THERE ARE 908 TOWNS

AND 43 000 VILLAGESTHERE ARE

23 National Parks

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The Famous Poles

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Nicolaus Copernicus

A famous Polish astronomer who proved

that Earth and other planets revolved

around the sun.

Painting: „Astronomer Copernicus, or a conversation

with God”

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Frédéric Chopin

The pianist, one of the great masters

of Romantic music.

The statue of Chopin.

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John Paul II

reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church

from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was

the second-longest serving Pope in history

and the first non-Italian since 1523.

John Paul II was acclaimed as one of

the most influential leaders of the 20th

century.

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Lech Wałęsa

is a Polish politician, trade-union

organizer, and human-rights

activist. He co-founded Solidarity

(Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's

first independent trade

union, won the Nobel Peace Prize

in 1983 and served as President

of Poland between 1990 and 1995.

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Polish Nobel Prize Winners

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Polish Nobel Prize Winners

• Henryk Sienkiewicz (1905) – a novelist,

• Maria Curie Skłodowska (1903, 1911) – a physicist and chemist.

• Wladyslaw Reymont (1924) – a novelist.

• Czeslaw Milosz (1980) – a poet, prose writer and translator.

• Lech Walesa (1983) – co-founder of Solidarity, social activist.

• Wislawa Szymborska (1996) – a poet, essayist, translator.

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Beautiful Poland

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Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine

2012 UEFA European Football

Championship was hosted for the first

time by Poland and Ukraine, between 8

June and 1 July 2012.

Spain won the tournament.

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Slavek & Slavko

Euro 2012 mascots.

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The Incredible Polish Nature

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Masuria

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Morskie Oko in Tatra Mountains

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Tatra Mountains

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Bialowieza Forest

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Sand Dunes in Leba

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Pier in SopotBaltic Sea

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Kurpie Region

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Ostroleka is located in Kurpie Region

Traditional Kurpie outfit

Kurpie cut-outs

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Kurpie palms

Inside the Kurpie hut

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The town we live in - Ostroleka

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Our town Ostroleka

Ostrołęka

Ostrołęka

• founded in 11th century• population: 53 thousand• river: Narew

The Emblem and Flag of Ostroleka.

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Our School

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Gimnazjum nr 1 im. Janusza Kusocinskiego w Ostrołęce

The full name of our school: The Lower - Secondary School No. 1 in Ostroleka under the pantronage of Janusz KusocinskiStudents attending our school are 13 – 16 years old. There are 800 students at our school. We are the biggest lower-secondary school in Ostroleka.

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Our patron - Janusz Kusocinski

Janusz KusocioskiA Polish athlete, gold and silver medalist at 1932 Olympics and European Championships.

Janusz Kusociński

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School Life

Physics

Chemistry

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School Life

PE

English

ICT

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School Life

Biology

Art

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Trips abroad

Berlin

Tropical Islands near Berlin

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Berlin

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London

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London

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