In July 2009, In July 2009, Kaohsiung is Kaohsiung is

hosting…hosting…The World Games!The World Games!

世界運動會世界運動會

Every Kaohsiung school has a world games country!Every Kaohsiung school has a world games country!

Fu Dong- U.S.A. Tai-Ping- Uzbekistan Zuoying- Cuba

Ci Sian- U.K. Ling Jhou- Samoa Fuh-Hsing- ???

Poland!

Katie went to Poland!Katie went to Poland!

January 22 toJanuary 22 to

February 9February 9

Taiwan = island (Taiwan = island ( 島國島國 ) in Asia () in Asia ( 亞亞洲洲 ))

EUROPE

*Taiwan

A S I A

AFRICA

NORTH

AMERICA

SOUTH

AMERICA AUSTRALIA

*Poland

Poland is in EUROPE (Poland is in EUROPE ( 歐洲歐洲 ))

Poland is next to…Poland is next to…波蘭的旁邊是…波蘭的旁邊是… Germany (Germany ( 德國德國 )) The Czech Republic The Czech Republic

(( 捷克共和國捷克共和國 )) Slovakia (Slovakia ( 斯洛伐克斯洛伐克 )) Ukraine (Ukraine ( 烏克蘭烏克蘭 )) Belarus/Belorussia Belarus/Belorussia

(( 白俄羅斯白俄羅斯 )) Lithuania (Lithuania ( 立陶宛立陶宛 )) The Baltic Sea (The Baltic Sea ( 波羅的海波羅的海 ))

Facts about PolandFacts about Poland In Poland, people speak Polish (In Poland, people speak Polish ( 波蘭語波蘭語 )) Students learn English in school, just like you!Students learn English in school, just like you! Poland does NOT have Poland does NOT have 補習班補習班 Polish $$$ is the “zloty.” Polish $$$ is the “zloty.”

1 zloty = 10 1 zloty = 10 新台幣新台幣 1 Coca-Cola = 3 zlotys = 30 1 Coca-Cola = 3 zlotys = 30 新台幣新台幣

Famous Polish PeopleFamous Polish People

Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomyNicolaus Copernicus, astronomy哥白尼 哥白尼

Marie Curie, physics and chemistryMarie Curie, physics and chemistry居禮夫人居禮夫人

Frederic Chopin, musicFrederic Chopin, music

蕭邦 蕭邦 Karol Jozef Wojtyla, Pope John-Paul IIKarol Jozef Wojtyla, Pope John-Paul II

約翰保羅 約翰保羅 (( 教皇教皇 )) Lots more!Lots more!

In winter, Poland is snowy and cold!In winter, Poland is snowy and cold!

This tree is

wearing a

sweater!

Mr. Jon likes to catch the snow on his tongue!

But it doesn’t snow every day!But it doesn’t snow every day!

Polish CitiesPolish Cities

Capital: Warsaw

華沙

I went to: Krakow

克拉科夫

Krakow is very OLD!Krakow is very OLD!

Jagiellonian University: 1364

Harvard University ( 哈佛大學 ): 1636

National Taiwan University ( 台大 ): 1928

An OLD story…An OLD story… A A longlong time ago, in the year 1241, a BIG ARMY time ago, in the year 1241, a BIG ARMY

wanted to attack Krakow!wanted to attack Krakow! A man at the top of the A man at the top of the watchtowerwatchtower saw the army saw the army

coming.coming. He started to play his trumpet to warn the city!He started to play his trumpet to warn the city! In the middle of his trumpet call, the army In the middle of his trumpet call, the army shotshot him him

with an arrow, and he died.with an arrow, and he died. Now, almost 800 years later, the same trumpet call is Now, almost 800 years later, the same trumpet call is

played, EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR.played, EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR. It always stops in the middle, to honor the trumpeter It always stops in the middle, to honor the trumpeter

who risked his life to save the city!who risked his life to save the city!

Listen to the call!Listen to the call!

Someone plays EVERY HOUR from the top of the oldest church in the square. This video has the main square. Look at the old buildings and the snow!

Poland is Catholic (Poland is Catholic ( 天主教天主教 ))

Almost everyone in Almost everyone in Poland is Catholic (88%)Poland is Catholic (88%)

The last Pope (The last Pope ( 教皇教皇 ) ) came from Poland! came from Poland!

Lots of Taiwan’s oldest Lots of Taiwan’s oldest buildings are temples… buildings are temples… Poland’s oldest buildings Poland’s oldest buildings are churches!are churches!

The churches are pretty!The churches are pretty!

Polish people celebrate Polish people celebrate Christmas!Christmas!

Krakow has a castle!Krakow has a castle!

Wawel castle is big and old.Wawel castle is big and old.

Do you want to live here?!?Do you want to live here?!?

The Vistula River goes by the castleThe Vistula River goes by the castle

What do Polish people eat?What do Polish people eat? My favorite Polish food My favorite Polish food

is…THE PIEROGI!is…THE PIEROGI! Pierogis are like Pierogis are like

dumplings (dumplings (水餃水餃 ), but ), but what’s inside is different:what’s inside is different: Potatoes Potatoes CheeseCheese SpinachSpinach MeatsMeats CabbageCabbage

My favorite pierogi? My favorite pierogi? Sugar, cheese, and chocolate!Sugar, cheese, and chocolate!

On vacation, people go to the mountainsOn vacation, people go to the mountains

They are tall and snowy!They are tall and snowy!

Come to Poland to ski and shop!Come to Poland to ski and shop!

Polish people don’t use soy sauce…Polish people don’t use soy sauce…

They use salt… they find the salt in the ground!

Wieliczka Salt MineWieliczka Salt Mine

This is made of salt! The salt mine is over 1,000 years old.

People made of salt!People made of salt!

A salty church!A salty church!

Everybody likes salty pretzels!Everybody likes salty pretzels!

Let’s Learn Polish!Let’s Learn Polish! Polish uses the same alphabet as English!Polish uses the same alphabet as English! Hi = Czesc! (like “cheshch”)Hi = Czesc! (like “cheshch”) Thank you = Dziekuje (Thank you = Dziekuje ( 見苦英見苦英 )) Please = ProszePlease = Prosze Yes = TakYes = Tak No = NieNo = Nie How much = Ile?How much = Ile? Goodbye = Do widzeniaGoodbye = Do widzenia In Polish, ‘w’ is pronounced like ‘v’!In Polish, ‘w’ is pronounced like ‘v’!

Dziekuje!Dziekuje!

Do widzenia!Do widzenia!