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Hello, dear participants of our common "LAND",
It’s time to start our work. The task you are welcome to create and submit to http://klab.lv/users/latnorland/ is as follows: You are two groups participating- Norwegians and Latvians.
Stage 1
Write, please, how you imagine your partners' country- lifestyle, location, climate, nature, culture, sport, people, some stereotypes etc.) Mind! No "googling", please. Use your knowledge, imagination, expectations... Do not worry if you think your knowledge might not be perfect! This is we are here to get to know both- our countries, schools, each other! )
Submit your writings using the button: "Leave a comment". As you are not registered members of that blog, do not forget to sign your name, otherwise your writing will appear as anonymous. Do not hesitate to ask whether to Ms Ewa or me whenever you need our help or support.
Stage 2
Choose one blog (writing) from your partner's team, read it and, using button "Reply", comment on your peer's writing. Agree with him/her, disagree, and, finally, tell a little about your country and yourself! Thus we will see if our concepts about Latvia and Norway had been close to reality.
Stage 3
Your expectations (concepts) from the stage 1and your comments from the stage 2 will be published at etwinning website- Twin-space.
The deadline is set of almost 2 weeks - 5th May. Try to meet it, please!
Good luck!
Your administrator of the blog - Gundega.
P. S. 200-250 words (about 3 paragraphs) would be welcome...
Re: Hi there....
What I know about Norway? Actually - nothing much. Once my godfather was at Norway with tourists and he brought me souvenir – little troll. He told me some legends about mountain caves, trolls, who live in this caves and many little tracks who rambles all over hills. He told me about special troll tracks and about beautiful landscape who can see from many places in Norway.
I don’t know a lot of things about Norway, but I really want know more. I think, Norway is beautiful and great country, so, I’d love to know all interesting and nice about this place. But, especially, I want to know something more about Norway trolls. I think they are interesting and magical creatures.
I’d like to hear something from you. With best wishes - I will wait answer.
Signe from Latvia.
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I know that Norway is a country in North Europe in west of the Scandinavian Penisula. Norway has a border line with Sweden in east. I have seen a lot of beautiful pictures from Norway because my brother worked there. Norway has a lot of beautiful landscapes with mountains, green trees and with more green plants. Thought all those pictures where taken in summer so I haven’t seen how does Norway look in winter but I hope to see it. I don’t much about sports in Norway but because of Norway’s climate I would say that there in Norway winter games like hockey, skiing, are popular and football also might be popular. Norway’s climates have cold winters and cool summers. I don’t much about Norwegian music or literature you could even say that I don’t know anything about music or literature. I would like to know more about literature than music.
I would like to hear answer from you. With best regards Andris from Latvia.
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Music: Haven`t you heard about our famous pop-band, a-ha?
Anne
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Have you herd something about Latvian writers or music bands?
Signe
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Our films are little cheerless, but it’s because all Latvian films are based on real life situations. But our literati are really great. At least I think so. Like Rainis, Aspazija. I guess you haven’t heard about them, right? So, what else you want know?
Signe
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There are also a lot of trees and lakes here. In winter there are a lot of snow many places. Norway is a quite small country and there are not many people that live here.
We don`t know anything about Latvia but we think it is a small country with almoust no mountains and a lot of fields and farms with cows and sheep.
Anna, Marte Marie and Karina
Hello!
I know that there are very big mountains, towns that are set in mountains, a long road that are extending in mountain. Also I know that there are very rough winter and snow that look like brilliant what all the time glitter. Of course I know that in mountain live troll. When I look at picture where Norway is seem that there are very beautiful landscapes because big mountains and woodland look like in dream.
I want to know about Norway sportsman and about sporting forms in Norway. Also I want to know about Norwegian vital style and habits. Of course I want to know about Norway famous persons.
At finally I think the Norway lands are very beautiful because there are very much places whose isn’t desolate.
And I would like to hear of you some thinks what you now about my country.
Toms
Hi,
Norway associates me with beautiful nature, huge open space, fjords and of course snow at the top of the mountains. One of my dreams, which I want to realize someday, is crossing Arctic Circle and going to North Cape to see northern lights. In real life it could look much better than in photos. My brother once told me that in every souvenir store he saw trolls, of course not alive, but puppet trolls.
It is true, that Norwegian is very similar to Swedish? I think your language sounds very nice. Of course, I don’t understand any word, but it could be very useful for me to learn something in Norwegian.
Anyway, I hope to hear something from you about Latvia as soon as possible.
With best regards,
Tina.
Re: Hi,
Anne
Re: Hi,
Yes, Latvian people speak Russian too. Luckily, I have born in the most Latvian city in all country and to hear Russian language is quite impossible. At school we have subject - Russian language, but if we want, we can learn German too.
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English starts (if I'm not wrong) at form 3.
How it is in Norwegian schools?
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Norway
Re: Norway
the are good you think the mountains is beatefully, fore they are they. we have 3 moutains some are the three most biggest i remeber just one of they and the are 2469 m.s.l.
the biggest hills there have was not so bigg i think :P
the are lot of thifrien houses here, some om them is fine and some are not. bet Norway is familar of the all many we have. bet the are some people some not have some match some others. bet i think it is latvia also.
storioes abote trolls and fairies is funny, we have match diffrend stories bet then I remeber now is "three goats", I think they also can faint it on the nett.
I can whrite something abote norway bet i dont know what you wild learn. soe you can maybe send a answer there you whrite something.
you wil here from me =D
Camilla Maria
Re: Norway
Yes, I would love to learn something about Norway. Please write something. Maybe something interesting.
Hay.
The first things I imagine are sea, indescribable views from top of the mountains and color blue, like sky. I really think your country is very beautiful and fascinating. I have heard a lot about Norway.
My cousin lived there about 2 years. She said there are no better feelings than those which you have when you take a walk and just enjoy Norway nature. She almost decided to stay there because of silence and Norwegian lifestyle. Also I heard cyclists and pedestrians rule rather than cars. I would like it definitely. In my opinion it is much healthier.
Like some of my classmates I don’t know anything about Norwegian literature, culture and music, but as I am hockey fan, I remember that our team played with Norwegians last year, so maybe we have something common if we talk about hockey. It sounds funny but I would like to know something more about your traditional foods, it may be interesting. I make a guess and say that it contains fish foods. Is it so? Anyway, Norway as country seems like one of those places where you can spend your vacation time with family. It attracts with nature, landscapes and waters closeness. Water quiets down. It is really first thing which associates with Norway.
I would like to hear what you know about my country.
Regards from Latvia!
Elina K.
Hi.
I think Norway fjords are one of most beautiful natural values in the world. I seen pictures from Norway and it was amazing – big mountains and blue water like a sky. I don’t know why but Norway culture associates me with trolls. I was heard many legends about trolls and I think it is big, pacific creature. About sport I know Norway has great ice hockey team and I think it will be interesting game Norway vs. Latvia. All Norway can be proud with Andreas Thorkildsen because he was amazing in Beijing. About Norway peoples I think it’s very kindly and sympathetic. One time in Smiltene I met family from Norway and they wanted to know where is lake in Smiltene. I told they about Teperis (lake in Smiltene) and they were very grateful and kindly. I hope some time visited Norway and have a good time.
I would like to hear some things about Latvia.
All the best, Kristaps.
Egija
how we think about Latvia.
Hanne and Ann Kristin
we think latvia have big corn filds.
Arnfinn and Anders.
Hello my dear friends!
Here is ouer school web site: www.vallevgs.no
Love from Tord and Torstein:)
Re: Hello my dear friends!
I don’t understand Norwegian language, but that site is fine. That sounds great about farming school. Do you have any animals there?
Egija
Re: Hello my dear friends!
Click on "fotoalbums" and you can see some pistures! :)
Latvia
In the houses to the very rich people it is big rose gardens that are very beautiful.
Øystein Valle vgs
Re: Latvia
latvia
What do we think of Latvia?
we think Latvia is a smal contry without snow,because We nevere hear about Latvia. Never somting concerning in connection with fx in sport or in the News.
Latvia
Birger Magnus
from Aspelund
Hi!
I know famous Norway composer Edvard Grieg with composition Morning, sportist- biathlete Bjoerndalen and Andreas Thorkildsen. Norwey reminds me big mountains, big -by the side Latvia’s mountains, and very, very cold climate. (very)
From friends, who some year before was in Norway, stories. There are big mountains and when we go on the bus up to narrow road we feel like this is the last day in my life. :D
To sum up, I want to visit this country myself and see this with my eyes, not in pictures.
Rolands
Norway
Her in Norway the snow has gone for this time. The grass is green and the leafs on the trees are comming. The ice on the water is melting, thats a sure sign that the summer is comming. The summer is the best time, we can sit outside in the sun.
Now we are sitting in the classrom and the sun is about to come out from the clouds.
the i think abot Latvia
but I can think there have a dansce some bety match fore you and some there danc a loft of.
I think also att the cits have a more open religon, I can see fore my att there eate dinner the all family and taked abote the faith. bet I can take vrong, maybe?
Latvia
But I can guess that Lativa is a more genteel country, maybe? The kids are diciplined and genteel to the grownups and the teachres. Cause in the last time her in Norway in the news it has been a lot about kids in school that are rude against the teachers and other students.. I would like to know if its like this in Latvia to?
About Latvia
Okei. Now I'll try. Latvia is in Europe and it boards Estonia and Lithuania. I've heard a lot of Estonia and that country I thought sounds more sad and poor. I think you in Latvia have more money and a landscape there is more manifold. You have more farms in Latvia and bigger places. I think you're not so poor as many say, but what do I know?
I've heard about that many travel to Latvia on Holidays and sometime I want to go there, too. I like to see other countries and how other people live. So one day you'll se me ;) I want to know more about Latvia, so if some of you would comment my message and tell me something about Latvia, that would be nice. Can you tell me a bit about the farming, music, landscape and how you usually live in Latvia? :)
Re: About Latvia
But you wanted to know more about Latvia. So I tray tell something. I really think that our nature is fantastic. There are many beautiful lakes and some great mountains where in winter we can ski or snowboard. My favorite places in our country are woods. I like that we have big and adorable. I can walk there hours long.
So I think you would like Latvia if you come there some day. But I wanted see your country too. I think Norway is marvel.
Signe.
I'm weard!
love and hugs xx
My favourite hobby is riding my horse. I've got a 16 year old x-trotter who just love to trott. Well, I want to talk about the theme riding.
Riding is a sport who takes a lots of time and patience. The feeling of having control over those enormous horse powers, its just uniqe and unexplainable. When you ride a horse, you must always remenber that it's a living animal. Never be to hard, or too gently. You must learn the horse how to respect you, in a gently way. I'm not going to write all i know about horses, because it is al lot random. When i write random, i meen a lot of stuff i've just picked up here and there. Nothing much to talk about I guess.
Well, as I was going to write. I have a red – brown horse named Eden's Kark. He is a 16 year old gelding. He doesn't know all the signs when i ride him, but he learns quickly! When he starts galopping, the world around me flash away. It's just me, my horse and the road in front of us. If you haven't tried it by you're self, you dont know the feeling. It's just the two of us, against the rest of the world.
Riding isn't my only passion. I also like music and I just LOVE to sing : ) Can't say I'm any good, but who cares? My shower head is very impressed!
My favorite band is Sonata Arctica, but a also listen to pop and some heavy metal.
Well, I wrote something aboute me, and my hobby. Maybe some about my feelings, but who cares? As long i get to be me, and nobody else, I'm happy!
Love yah all! § BK §