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1. CURRENT EVENTS
Lego’s profits fall for first time in 13 years.
https://www.thelocal.dk/20180306/legos-profits-fall-for-first-time-in-13-
years
Denmark’s Lego had a difficult 2017, with the buil ding block maker
registering a reduction in sales for the first time in 13 years.The
Company of Lego lost a lot of money because the econmy felt seven
per cent.
With this news, we have learnt that the Lego’s economy is very
fragile and an important potence in the economy of Denmark.
Denmark’s governement wants you to exercise more.
https://www.thelocal.dk/20180307/denmarks-government-wants-you-to-
exercise-more
Denmark's government has announced an initiative to encourage
more people in the Scandinavian country to partake in physical
exercise.
A combined announcement from three ministries – the Employment,
Health and Culture ministries – said that it was to set up a number of
task groups involving external partners and other ministries in an
effort to find ways to increase Danes' participation in sporting
pursuits.
With this news, we have learnt that the government wants the
people to do more excercise and be more healthy.
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2. INTERESTING PEOPLE
INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL LADROUP.
- Good morning, Mr. Ladroup.
- Good morning, can I help you?
- Yes please, I want to ask you some questions.
- Ok.
- Thanks. What has led you to practice football?
- When I was little, my father took me to watch a football match and
then I loved it, so I started playing.
- Interesting. When did you start your career as a professional?
- I started my professional carreer in 1980, when I was 16.
- In which team did you play?
- I played in 2 teams in Spain ( Real Madrid and FC Barcelona) and I
played too in the Premier League.
- Wow. In which position did you play?
- I played as a playmaker.
- A very important position.
- Yes, a lot.
- At what age did you retire?
- I retired in 1998, at the age of 34, and in 2002 I started my carreer
as a coach.
- Thank you so much.
- You’re welcome.
3. WHAT DO PEOPLE IT?
Breakfast: Morgenmad, the Danish just love their breakfast
(morgenmad) - which is a diversity of various dairy products -
cereals - fruits and a wide selection of breads and pastries plus
several types of beverages - milky and hot drinks.
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Lunch: Frikadeller are flat, pan-fried meatballs of minced meat, often
likened to the Danish version of meatballs.
Dinner: Aftensmad,
the Danish dinner (aftensmad) varies from hot to cold meals
depending on the part of region - where the dinner is consumed
together with selected desserts - plus several types of beverages -
beers and wines.
4. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A YOUNG IN YOUR COUNTRY?
Danish students have lessons from 8:15 to 15:00, also two breaks of
thirty minutes and seven lessons of forty-five minutes. They don´t
wear uniform and they can bring their phones to the school. They
have one week of holydays in Thanksgiving, two weeks in
Christmas, two weeks in February one in Easter and one month and
two weeks in summer.
They spend a lot of time with their friends in the afternoon and
weekends playing football or simply going for a walk.
They spend much time with their family, so that means that they use
much less the mobile phones than we do.
We think the best thing of living in Denmark is the style that they use
to study. And the worst thing of being an adolescent in Denmark, is
having the awkward. For example, you can do bets with your friends
and if you lose you have to swim in a frozen lake. That is an
example.
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5. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY IN
BRIEF.
Their sovereigner is the Queen Margrethe II (1972). Their Prime
Minister is Lars Lokke Rasmussen (2015). Their capital and larguest
city is Copenhagen, 1.206 million and their Monetary unit is the
Krone.
Smallest of the Scandinavian countries (half the size of Maine),
Denmark occupies the Jutland peninsula, a lowland area. The
country also consists of several islands in the Baltic Sea; the two
largest are Sjælland, the site of Copenhagen, and Fyn.
6. MAP OF DENMARK
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7. WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THIS COUNTRY?
WHICH SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES DID YOU FIND
BETWEEN THIS COUNTRY AND YOUR HOME COUNTRY?
The thing that we like most of the country was their open
personality, their amiability and hospitality.
We are similar to Danish people in the personality, we are friendly
and funny and they, too; we are similar in pleasures.
One is the salary, they have better phones and bigger houses than
us. Another difference is the girls, Danish girls are more sportive
than Spanish girls. And another different is teaching, because in
their teaching they use more technology and we don´t.
Maybe the bigger different is the climate but we are similar in the
personality.
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1. CURRENT EVENTS
Watch: Santa sets off on Christmas journey from Lapland
The naughty and nice count is complete and with help from his crack
logistics team of elves, Santa Claus loaded his sleigh and started his
annual Christmas journey from Lapland on Saturday.
We think about this news, that Santa Claus of Lapland is doing that
families that can not afford to buy gifts, their children can see Santa
Claus and all his elves and also receive gifts.
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/watch_santa_sets_off_on_christma
s_journey_from_lapland/9986264
New twist in case of Finnish businessman's death in Uganda.
Ugandan security officials have cast doubt on the findings by
Kampala police, saying the hotel's security camera footage had
been tampered with, according to Ugandan news outlet Softpower.
To us it seems very bad that they have manipulated the images of
the cameras of the hotel, since they could not find out this event and
the family for sure is very affected by this.
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/fake_video_new_twist_in_case_of_
finnish_businessmans_death_in_uganda/10105609
Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro's inquiry into Russian trolls
stirs up a hornet's nest.
Soon after Jessikka Aro poked the trolls, they started to stir. In one
of the early calls, someone phoned her mobile and fired a gun. A
few weeks ago there was a blog post. Someone had trawled through
old court records and found a copy of Aro's 12-year-old fine for
amphetamine possession, twisting it into outrageous claims of
addiction and drug dealing. Personal attacks on journalists are
nothing new. But the case of Jessikka Aro is considered
extraordinary by European Union officials familiar with this and other
cases.
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https://www.smh.com.au/world/finnish-journalists-jessikka-aros-
inquiry-into-russian-trolls-stirs-up-a-hornets-nest-20160311-
gng8rk.html
http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/15371-
finland-has-less-than-three-years-to-enjoy-upswing-says-strategist-
at-nordea.html
Finland has only a few years left to enjoy the current economic
upswings, predicts by Jan von Gerich.
The global economy is in good form, but the upswings will not
continue. Based on market signals, the United States will slip into a
recession in 2020. Finland will follow suit at the end of that year.
Finland as a small economy is innately more vulnerable to
fluctuations in the global economic situation than the average
eurozone countries.
This article is about that Finland has only a few years left to enjoy
the current economic upswings, they predict that in 2020 the United
States will slip into a recession and Finland will do the same.
In conclusion we say that the economy is in good form but the
upswings will not continue and in 2020 it dissapears. It is only a
prediction but it will be real in few years.
http://www.dailyfinland.fi/national/4542/Test-conducted-on-Arctic-oil-
spill-recovery
An international exercise of Arctic oil spill combating took place on
Wednesday in the Gulf of Bothnia, the northernmost bay of the
Baltic Sea
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The tanker had been towed to the port of Oulu, but 2,000 to 3,000
tons of oil had leaked from the ship.
Taking part in the oil spill combat were the Finnish navy
multipurpose vessel Louhi and the coast guard surveillance ship
Turva
The operation at sea took place parallel with a table top excercise by
the Arctic Council group of Emergency Prevension
This article is about that an international exercise of Arctic oil spill
combating took place on Wednesday in the Gulf of Bothnia. It was
yesterday but 2,000 to 3,000 tons of oil had leaked from the ship. It
was horrible.
In conclusion we say that the sea is contaminated a lot and we think
that this problem will have a solution very quickly.
http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/15235-
niinistoe-by-far-the-most-popular-politician-in-finland-finds-
survey.html
Paulus Arajuuri:
INTERVEW:
- Hello Paulus!
- Hi!
- Let's start with the interview.
- Ok
- Right now what team are you playing?
- I'm playing Brøndby IF right now.
- What professional football team did you start playing with?
- The team I started playing for was FC Honka.
- Did you like playing there?
- Yeah, but I like playing the team I'm in now.
- How much do you usually earn?
- I get paid 360,000 dollars a month.
- It's very good, isn't it?
- Yess.
- What's normally your position when you play?
- I'm always defense.
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- And do you like it?
- Yes, I love football.
- Well thank you very much for everything and I hope it goes
well, and I suggest so you're going to go very far.
- You're welcome and thank you.
- Bye.
KARITA MATTILA!
Today we are lucky to be able to interview Karita Mattila,
the famous opera singer of Finland, she has participated
in various orchestras around the world, in Los Angeles,
London, Berlín…
Today we are asking her a few questions so…
INTERVIEWER: Shall we get started?
KARITA: Yes of course!
I: Tell me something about your childhood. Was it
difficult or something like that?
K: My childhood was a normal one, I lived with my family
inPerniö.
I: You started to be famous because of your debut in
1986. Was it difficult to start working more hard, or be
on stage in front of thousands of people?
K: At first I was a little bit annoyed about everything, the
way I singed, I had to work very hard, I had scenic fear,
what as years passed I didn’t have it anymore.
I: Well, that’s normal, you were an unexperienced singer,
you didn’t exactly know what you had to do.
K: Yes, that’s right, I didn’t even know how to pick a
speaker or a microphone! I was so silly at that time…
I: So i think that’s it! Thank you so much for coming with
us today!
K: Ok bye!
I: Bye bye!
3. WHAT DO PEOPLE EAT?
1. STARTER
‘Rosolli’ salad (Rosolli)
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 4 boiled potatoes
 4 boiled carrots
 4 boiled beetroot or pickled beetroot
 1 gherkin
 1 small onion
 salt, white pepper
Dressing:
 1 1/2 dl cream
 1 1/2 tsp vinegar (10%)
 1 1/2 tsp sugar
Cook the vegetables in their skin well beforehand until just tender.
Peel the vegetables and onion, and cut them into small, equal-sized
cubes. Mix them together and season with a little salt and white
pepper.
Whip the cream lightly, season with sugar and vinegar and add a
few drops of beetroot liquid for colour. Serve the dressing
separately. Garnish the salad with hard-boiled eggs, the yolks and
whites chopped separately and laid in stripes on the top.
MAIN COURSE
Karelian Hot Pot (Karjalanpaisti)
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 300 g chuck steak
 300 g pork shoulder
 300 g stewing lamb or mutton
 2-3 onions
 1 1/2 tsp salt
 8 allspice
 water
Cut the meat into cubes.There is no need to remove small bones.
Put the meat and coarsely chopped onion in layers in a casserole,
seasoning each layer with salt and allspice. Add enough water to
almost cover the meat.
Bake without a cover at a moderate temperature, c. 175 °C, for 2
1/2-3 hours. Cover the casserole towards the end of the cooking
time.
Serve with mashed potato, boiled swedes and lingonberry purée.
DESSERT
Runeberg’s muffins (Runebergin tortut)
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Ingredients: – 200 g margarine or butter
 2 dl sugar
 2 eggs
 2 dl wheat flour
 1 tsp baking powder
 1 tsp ground cardamom
 2 dl sweet bread crumbs (e.g. crumbled biscuits)
 2 dl ground almonds (appr. 80 g)
 1 dl single cream
 solid raspberry jam
To moisten:
 2 dl water
 1 dl sugar
 2-3 tbsp arrack liqueur or rum
Topping:
 solid raspberry jam or marmelade
Icing:
 1 dl icing sugar
 2 tsp water or lemon juice
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Grind the almonds and combine them with the bread crumbs. Cream
the butter or margarine and sugar together. Add one egg at a time,
beating the mixture well after each egg. Combine the flour and
baking powder and stir into the mixture.
Add the cardemom, bread crumbs and almonds and finally the
cream. Mix lightly but do not unnecessarily stir the mixture. Grease a
muffin mould and put a equal amount of the mixture into the hollows.
Leave room for the mixture to raise in the hollows. Using a floured
fingertip, press a hole in the middle of each muffin. Place about half
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a teaspoonful of jam or marmelade on each muffin. Bake in the
middle of the oven for about 15 minutes.
Boil the water and melt the sugar in it. Flavour with the alcohol.
Moisten the baked muffins with the liquid. When the muffins are still
hot, add another half a teaspoonful of jam in the middle. Let the
muffins cool.
Combine the icing sugar and water or lemon juice in a small bowl.
Pour the liquid icing around the jam.
Education:
Finland is the country with the best education.
Finland seems to have found the formula for outstanding
educational results for many years. Finnish children begin formal
education at the age of 7, have shorter school days, longer holidays,
very few homework assignments and do not take exams. And
although its model has proven to be a success, as the international
PISA study proves, the country continues to innovate in its
education system.
Finland regularly receives top marks worldwide. In 2003 Finnish
students 15 years were in first place in the world rankings in terms of
linguistic and scientific competences, and classified in second
position in terms of problem solving. In terms of higher education,
WEF (World Economic Forum) ranked Finland first in the world in
terms of number of registrations and quality, and secondly in the
teaching of mathematics and the sciences. In studies that are done
to analyze the reasons for this success is underlined the high
degree of responsibility to the students, the absence of stress in a
system where you can not repeat course and the quality of the
training of teachers.
What they do in their free time:
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One of the most popular sports is Pesapallo. This sport is a
derivative of baseball and cricket that first appeared in 1910. They
practice it in their free time. They also practice ice hockey a lot, one
thing they also do a lot in their spare time is surfing the internet.
Finnish summer is full of different kind of activities and gigs and
some of them are also free to join for anyone so there will be
everything for everyone.
When people gather around to hangout together listening to music
and dancing then you can easily feel how they tend to loosen up a
bit. It is easy to join a group as it is most likely that they’ll welcome
you immediately.
There is nothing better than sitting in a park with a good posse,
drinking wine and sharing stories. They love to hear stories from
their home country.
The worst thing in Finland is food.
BRIEF.
Finland is a member country of the European Union since 1995 and
located in northeastern Europe. It has borders with Sweden to the
west, Russia to the east and Norway to the north. To the west and
south it is surrounded by the Baltic Sea, which separates it from
Sweden and Estonia, crossing the gulfs of Botnia and Finland,
respectively. The capital and most important city of the country is
Helsinki. In 2017, Finland had a population of 5.5 million inhabitants
in an area of 338 145 km². 3? The vast majority of the country's
population is concentrated in the extreme south, on the coast of the
Gulf of Finland and its surroundings (including the Helsinki
Metropolitan Area). Finland is the sixth largest country in Europe
and has a low population density of 16 inhabitants per km², making it
the lowest population density in the European Union. Most Finns
speak Finnish (or Finnish) as their mother tongue, which is one of
the few official languages of the European Union that does not come
from the Indo-European family. The second official language of
Finland is Swedish, spoken as a mother tongue by 5.6% of the
population.
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6. MAP OF FINLAND
We liked everything about Finland, it is a very beautiful country and
its landscape is beautiful. It has very good-looking and fairly healthy
meals. The most popular sports are really cool and the biggest
difference is that of the school, we have liked much more as they
give the classes because that way you learn more and not so
overwhelmed. Thanks to the news we have learned things that
happen outside Spain, because we only see on TV news that have
happened in Spain. We really liked this work and hope to do more
like this and with places as beautiful as this.
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1. CURRENT EVENTS
Santorini on Top of the List of Romantic Escapes
Greece is one of the most renowned romantic destinations around
the world. The magnificent island of Santorin leads the way on the
list of most romantic places on Earth. It usually sits on top of the list
of places that are ideal for romantic getaways or honeymoons.
The magnificent island of Santorini leads the way on the list of
most romantic places on Earth. A vibrant nightlife, entertainment,
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museums, archaeological sites or just a place to relax are some of
the reasons why people also choose Santorini.
A favorite place for professional and amateur photographers alike in
fact, actively recommends its users to choose Santorini for their next
romantic escape.
Driver Killed After 100-Mile Police Chase on Greek Highway
A 100-mile high-speed police chase ended in tragedy on Monday
when a rogue driver smashed into a Greek police checkpoint.
The male driver hit the police blockade on the main Athens-
Thessaloniki highway after driving on the wrong side of the busy
road for about 160 kilometres (100 miles). He ignored police
warnings to stop and smashed through all toll barriers.
During his frenzied drive with a broken windshield, the driver kept
crashing into police vehicles which were trying to approach him.
Finally, the car smashed into a blockade of police cars and lorries
near the town of Tragana. The driver succumbed to his injuries as
he was taken to a local hospital.
What is the news article about?: The first article is about a driver
killed after 100-Mile police chase on a Greek highway and the
second news is about Santorini on top of the list of romantic
escapes.
Does the article come in a context?: First new:The male driver hit
the police blockade on the main Athens-Thessaloniki highway
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after driving on the wrong side of the busy road for about 160
kilometers. And the second: Greece is one of the most renowned
romantic destinations around the world. It usually sits on top of the
list of places that are ideal for romantic getaways or honeymoons.
With a landscape dominated by the Caldera and its rare beauty,
Santorini is definitely one of the most photographed and famous
islands of Greece. Every year thousands of travelers from every
corner of the world visit the island to enjoy its unique views.
What have you concluded about your country from these articles?:
In the first news we have learnt not to go faster than normal in a car.
And in the second we have learnt that Greece is a beautiful country
to visit.
FAMOUS PEOPLE:
Alexander the Great
(Emperor of Greece) 20 July 0356-10 June 0324
Cleopatra
(Pharaoh) 0069 BC-12 August 0030
Giannis Antetokounmpo
(Basketball Player )06 December 1994
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
(Son of King of Greece and Denmark, King George I)02 February
1882-03 December 1944
Aristotle
(Philosopher, Teacher of Alexander the Great) 0384 BC-0322 BC
Plato
(Philosopher) 0428 BC-0348 BC
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Socrates
(GreekPhilosopher)0470 BC-0399 BC
Archimedes
(Mathematician, Engineer, Inventor, Physicist, Astronomer) 0287
BC-0212 Bc
Pythagoras
(Philosopher and Mathematician) 0570 BC-0495 BC
Tommy Lee
(Musician) 03 October 1962
INTERVIEW TO TOMMY LEE:
- Hello Tomy, I want to ask you some questions about when you
were a teenager and now in the present time.
- Ok, let`s go.
- When you were a child, did you think that in the future you would
be a famous singer?
- No, when I was a teenager, I thought that in the future I would be
a person that works in a office or another thing like this.
- When did you start to sing in public?
- I started at the age of twenty.
- Is it difficult to be famous?
- At the deginning of my professional career, there were a lot of
things to do, a lot of people, the newspaper with news about you…
but I learned to be famous.
- When you where a child, did you like singing and playing
instruments?
- Yes I did, the music was my favorite hobby and I remember a lot
of summer afternoons listening to music of my favorite singer.
- The last question, Do you recomend to fight to get your dreams?
- Of course, if you have got a dream you have to fight and work
hard to get your dream.
- Thank you.
INTERVIEW TO ARISTOTLE:
- Aristotle, I have got some question for you.
- Ok ask me.
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- When you where a child, long time ago, were there any schools in
your town?
- Yes, I remember my teacher and my school but the school wasn`t
for all the children and some information was false, then I decided to
create my own laws and create a school.
- Did your school have books?
- No, it didn`t, there were a lot rolls of papyri that contained a lot of
information.
- Did you like mathematics when you were a teenager?
- Yes, I was crazy about physics, maths and all the subjects.
- Now, in 2018, lot of people think that your laws are false, what is
your opinion about this?
- I think that in the past, there were less instruments and objects to
do laws or other things. Now there are mobiles phones computers…
- Thank you, you are a very interesting person.
STARTER
HORIATIKI SALATA
INGREDIENTS:
 1 cucumber
 2 ripe tomatoes
 1 green pepper
 1/2 purple onion
 125 gr of cheese
 A handful of Kalamata olives or black olives failing
 A splash of wine vinegar
 A splash of extra virgin olive oil
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 A pinch of oregano
 Salt and pepper
RECIPE:
Cut the tomatoes in not very large segments.
Peel the cucumber and cut it into thin slices.
Wash the pepper well and cut it into thin slices.
Discard the first layers of red onion and cut half in very thin slices,
almost transparent.
Now cut the feta into cubes of the same size.
Mix all ingredients well in a salad bowl. Add the whole olives or cut
into slices.
Garnish with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.
Add oregano to taste.
Mix everything well and reserve in cold until serving.
MAIN COURSE
MOUSSAKA
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Traditional cake made in the oven with layers of eggplant, potatoes,
minced meat and béchamel sauce.
Ingredients for Musaka or Greek moussaka:
2 onions
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 kg of minced beef or lamb
1 kg of eggplants
1/2 l of extra virgin olive oil
2 large tomatoes
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
A little fresh mint
Salt and pepper to taste
1 pinch of chopped parsley
1 trickle of white wine
1 piece of feta cheese to garnish
1/2 liter of bechamel
3 tablespoons grated cheese
Recipe
In the casserole we toss oil (3 tablespoons arrive) and introduce the
onions and garlic. We mix everything very well and we toss the
minced meat to the casserole (as I said above it would be better with
lamb, but I did not find it chopped).
Add a little mint, chopped parsley and a tablespoon of ground
cinnamon.
Lightly fry for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly. Add the
tomato and a splash of white wine, let it reduce until we have a
compact sauce. Approximately 15 minutes.
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While we prepare the bechamel, we preheat the oven to about 180º
C so that it is hot when we put the refractory source.
DESSERT
KOURABIEDES
INGREDIENTS:
200 grams of soft butter (not melted)
340 grams of flour 0000 sieved (can be up to 350: neither more nor
less)
1 egg
50 grams of common sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp of baking powder (sifted together with the flour)
Sugar to sprinkle
Optional: Nuts or almonds
RECIPE:
FIRST STEP: Cut the butter into slices and place them in the bowl
where we are going to beat. If it is very cold we soften it in a water
bath. Once it is very soft we pass it to step number two.
SECOND STEP: Beat the butter to white and begin to add 50 grams
of common sugar.
THIRD STEP: Remove the blender for a while and, with very clean
hands, mix the milkshake with your fingers a little more.
FOURTH STEP: Add the egg yolk. My great-aunt (I heard from my
grandmother the day before yesterday, pastry chef) was making this
double recipe and adding a yolk and a whole egg. For what we put a
yolk and we leave a little of the clear.
FIFTH STEP: Add the vanilla essence and beat again.
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SIXTH STEP: Place the sifted flour in the shake together with the
baking powder and "scratch" with your hand. Yes, they read well, we
scratched, we did not knead. The movement reminds me of the
beach, when we try to make a hole with our hands. The important
thing here is that we should add the flour little by little to make sure
we do not put more or less flour. I know that this indication is very
vague, but the dough should not be soft or hard. So the amount
indicated and we use for this recipe was 340 grams, but if we added
ten grams more nothing happened.
SEVENTH STEP: Once the flour is well integrated, we can begin to
shape the cakes. We are going to place them in a Teflon roasting
pan or a previously greased roasting pan. TIP: if you use simple
roasters, use preferably two: one below the other to avoid burning.
They can also use a teflon that has two layers of material that
prevents the food from burning. In this step we also take advantage
to turn the oven on at medium temperature.
EDUCATION IN GREECE
The Greek educational system is mainly divided into three levels:
primary, secondary and tertiary,with an additional post-secondary
level providing vocational training. Primary education is divided into
kindergarten lasting one or two years, and primary school spanning
six years (ages 6 to 12). Secondary education comprises two
stages: Gymnasio (variously translated as Middle or Junior High
School), a three-year school, after which students can
attend Lykeion or Vocational lykeion.Higher Tertiary education is
provided by Universities, Technological Universities
(T.E.I.) and Academies which primarily cater for the military and the
clergy.
THE FAMILY IN GREECE
Greek family values are so strong that elements of tradition and
culture transcend many generations. A young Greek man with a
family in the States may still honor and respect the wishes of a
great-great Greek grandparent whom he has never met. Of course,
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this is a generalization, and some of these traditions are changing
and becoming diluted as families become more Americanized.
However, core values remain the same generation after generation.
First-generation, Greek-American Dr. Peter Zafirides shared, As
Greeks, we have an immense amount of pride in maintaining all of
the traditions as best we can. Respect for each other, our heritage
and education are priorities.
THE LIFE OF TEENAGERS IN GREECE:
My life and everyday routine is the same, but my parents seem
different. They try to hide it, but I've heard them talk. - Mina
Living in Greece is difficult when you see suffering and when the
politicians continue to vote in programs from Europe without solving
the problem. Not all people have caused this crisis, but the people
who actually did continue to make wrong decisions. Please do not
humiliate our country. Greece needs help and support because it
has great history and it deserves it.
BRIEF.
GREECE
 President: ProkopisPavlopoulos (2015)
 Prime Minister: Alexis Tsipras (2015)
 Land area: 50,502 sq mi (130,800 sq km); total area: 50,942
sq mi (131,940 sq km).
 Population (2014 est.): 10,775,557 (growth rate: .01%); birth
rate: 8.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 11/1000; life expectancy:
80.3.
 Capital (2011 est.): Athens, 3.414 million.
 Other large cities: Thessaloníki, 883,000.
 Monetary unit: Euro (formerly drachma).
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6. MAP OF GREECE
 The thing that we liked most about this country (GREECE) are
all the wrecks it has, and how beautiful they are despite being
destroyed. We can imagine what they would be like, and if
they are already beautiful, we imagine them as if they were not
wrecks.
 Regarding the similarities we think that Spain and Greece are
similar countries because both countries have many Roman
remains and because they both have the same climate.
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 To solve all these series of exercises we have chosen to use
the translator to help us, and to search through different web
pages, which ultimately worked.
 We have learned that outside of our country there are also
different areas and things to discover. We have also learned to
work better in a group and to write better in English.
 We think that we would not have changed the way we worked
so much since we get along and we like to work.
SWEDEN
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1. CURRENT EVENTS
www.europapress.es/temas/suecia/
https://elpais.com/tag/suecia/a
The first article is about the police of Sweden that dissolves an
unauthorized neo-Nazi demonstration.
The second article is about the extraordinary story of a waning
corpse.
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We believe that after learning about these news, we have
understood that Sweden is so calm; we have learned that it is
different.
INTERVIEW WITH MANS ZELMERLOW:
- Hi, Mr Zelmerlow.
- Hi, Mery.
- Let’s start, right?
- Yes.
- Ok, how old are you Mr Zelmerlow?
- I’m 31 years old.
- What is your full name?
- My full name is Mans Petter Albert Sahlen Zelmerlow.
- Why do you like music?
- I like music because I show all my feelings when I sing, besides I
love the art world.
- OK, this is going to be the last question, what is your biggest
dream?
- My biggest dream as explain in my song HEROES is that all those
children, in general people who are having a bad time, never give up
despite everything, and being able to help them with all that they
need.
We chose this character, because we really like the message of his
song and for being a real HERO.
STARTER
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Gravadlax with mustard and dill sauce.
Ingredients
1 kg (2 lb) fresh salmon, filleted and boned, with skin on
100 g (½ cup) caster (superfine) sugar
75 g (2½ oz) sea salt (kosher salt)
1 tbsp white peppercorns, crushed
100 g (4 oz) dill, including stalks
Mustard and dill sauce
4 tbsp
Swedish mustard (use 3 tbsp of Dijon if you can't
get Swedish)
2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar
1 tbsp white wine vinegar or distilled malt vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
150 ml
vegetable oil such as sunflower, rapeseed or olive
oil
3 tbsp freshly chopped dill
Method
1. Cut some aluminium foil or clingfilm (food wrap) big enough for
wrapping up the salmon.
2. Rinse the salmon and pat dry with paper towels. Run your fingers
over the salmon to feel for any tiny pin bones. If you find any,
remove them with tweezers.
3. Mix together the salt, sugar and crushed white peppercorns.
4. Spread half the mixture over the skin side of the salmon.
5. Take a third of the dill and spread out on the aluminium foil. Place
the salmon on this, skin side down.
6. Rub the remaining salt mixture over the salmon flesh working it
well into the flesh with your fingers.
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7. Chop the remaining dill and cover the flesh side of the salmon
with it.
8. If you are curing two pieces, sandwich them together, skin side
out.
9. Wrap the salmon up, place it in a plastic bag and place it in a
dish. Place another dish on top of the salmon and weigh down
using, for instance, a few bottles of water.
10. Place in the fridge for 48 hours, turning the salmon over every
12 hours.
11. To make the sauce, put the mustard, sugar, vinegar, salt and
pepper into a food processor and mix for 20 seconds. Then, with the
motor running, slowly add the oil in a steady stream. Pour the
mixture into a serving dish and add chopped dill. (The sauce is
better left for a day or so to mature.)
12. When the salmon is cured, unwrap it and drain off the salty,
sticky liquid and discard it. Scrape off most of the herbs. (For a
slightly smoother flavour, rinse the salmon under cold running water,
transfer to a plastic bag and refrigerate for a further 24 hours to
allow the cure to even out.)
13. Slice at an angle of 45°, pulling each slice away from the skin.
14. Wrap any unused gravadlax in clingfilm (food wrap) and store in
the fridge. Use 2 or 3 days or freeze (see the tips above).
MAIN COURSE
Meatballs with cream sauce
Ingredients
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Meatballs
4 tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs
4 tbsp milk or water
225 g (8 oz) pork mince
225 g (8 oz) veal or beef mince
2 tbsp grated onion*
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 or 4 whole allspice, crushed
salt and freshly ground white pepper
2 tbsp butter, for frying
*The onion is better grated than chopped
Cream sauce
300 ml
(1¼
cups)
hot water
½-1 beef stock cube
2 tbsp plain flour (all-purpose flour)
100 ml (7 tbsp) milk or water
½-1 tsp soy sauce
2-3 tbsp cream
Method
Köttbullar
1. Put the breadcrumbs in a large bowl and add 4 tablespoons of
milk or water. Leave them to absorb the liquid for about 5 minutes.
2. Add the mince, grated onion, egg, allspice and seasoning. Mix
with your hands or a wooden spoon until evenly mixed. Don’t over
mix or the meatballs will be heavy.
3. Take a tablespoon of mixture and roll it until it is nice and round.
(Rinse your hands in cold water if the mixture is too sticky.) Repeat
until you have used up all the mixture, by which time you should
have between 30 and 40 meatballs.
4. Heat a tablespoon of butter in a frying pan over a medium high
heat until the butter stops sizzling. Fry half the meatballs, shaking
the pan frequently when you first add them. When they are nicely
browned, turn down the heat and cook for a further 10 minutes.
Remove the meatballs from the pan and keep warm.
5. Add another tablespoon of butter and fry the remaining meatballs
in the same way as in step 4.
Gräddsås
6. When the meatballs are cooked, remove the pan from the heat
and add the warm water and use it to scrap up all the meaty bits in
the pan. Bring it up to the boil and let it simmer for a minute or two.
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7. Sieve the mixture into a saucepan, add the stock cube and stir
until dissolved.
8. Mix the flour with the milk or water and stir until dissolved. Pour
into the saucepan, whisking continuously as you do so. Simmer the
sauce for 5 minutes.
9. Add the soy sauce and cream. Heat for another couple of
minutes, stirring continuously. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
10. Serve the meatballs with rårörda lingon, mashed potatoes,
pressed cucumber and a light coating of the sauce. Pour the rest of
the cream sauce into a jug for people to help themselves to if they
want more.
DESSERT
Gooseberry and almond tart
Ingredients
Pastry case
3 tbsp* (3½ tbsp)*caster (superfine) sugar
60 g (½ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour
100 g (1 cup) rolled oats or porridge oats
100 g (1 stick) butter
1 egg yolk
*Don't mix the units!
Filling
400 g (1 lb) cooking gooseberries, such as Invicta or Careless
90 g (½ cup) sugar*
90 g (½ cup) light brown Muscovado sugar
400 g (1 lb) sweet red gooseberries, such as Xenia
15 g (½ oz) almond flakes
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*If the gooseberries are green and unripe there is enough pectin in
them to use ordinary sugar, but if they are ripe use jam sugar or add
a teaspoon of lemon juice to avoid the mixture being too runny.
Method
1. Mix the sugar, flour, rolled oats and butter for the pastry in a food
processor until it forms fine breadcrumbs.
2. Add the egg yolk and process for 20-30 seconds until the pastry
clings together. Remove the pastry from the machine and lightly
gather it together to form a smooth ball. Wrap in clingfilm and
refrigerate for 20 minutes.
3. Top and tail the cooking gooseberries, rinse and add to a pan with
a couple of tablespoons of water. Bring to the boil, stirring gently
until the gooseberries burst.
4. Add the sugars and let the fruit boil until most of the liquid has
gone and the mixture looks jammy. Taste and add more sugar if
necessary.
5. Turn off the heat and add the red gooseberries (top and tailed if
you want), give the mixture a stir and leave to cool.
6. Press the pastry out into a tart tin with a removable base, such as
a 35 x 12 cm (14” x 5”) tin. (I find it easier to roll the pastry out even
though it is too crumbly to transfer to the tin in one piece.) Leave to
rest again in the fridge for 30 minutes.
7. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas 6, fan 180°C).
8. Spoon the gooseberry mixture into the pastry case, top with
flaked almonds and bake for 25-30 minutes until the almonds are
golden brown.
9. Serve warm with fläderblomsglass (elderflower ice cream) or
cold with whipped cream. Garnish with some nice sweet uncooked
gooseberries if desired.
Young people in Sweden are free like here in Spain, they are very
sociable and friendly.
The education is a little bit different than in Spain, they have two
semesters and two periods of holidays in each one. They have
compulsory school between 4 and 16 years old. Then they have like
a pre-university school.
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BRIEF.
Sweden is a very big north country, it is cold and they have snow, it
is a very nice place to go in winter holidays.
In Sweden they use a lot Snapchat, it is an app where you can do
nice photos for example like a dog or like a princess and you can
talk with your friends.
6. MAP OF SWEDEN
DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SWEDEN AND SPAIN
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DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SWEDEN AND
SPAIN.
The truth is that every country is different, different culture, laws,
customs, gastronomy... But of something we are certain is that both
countries have freedom, and are tolerant with the people who enter
in the country and with those who go out.
We have liked very much this project because with it we are opening
other cultures, new people, and certainly too new landscapes. To
solve all these questions, we have looked for sources in Internet and
especially putting a bit each of us.
DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SWEDEN AND SPAIN
The truth is that every country is different, different laws,
customs, culture, gastronomy... But of something of what if that
we are sure it is that both countries have freedom a little called,
and that are tolerant with the persons who so much enter the
country as with those who go out.
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