A multiple-choice test on Slovakia

Saint Martin's Cathedral

What do you know about Slovakia? Can you answer this questionnaire. Browse these sites to find out the answers. Then give them to your teacher.

1) Come to Slovakia

2) Slovensko.com Your guide to Slovakia

3) Facts about Slovakia

4) Slovakia: overview (Lonely Planet)

5) Slovakia travel: general information

6) Is Slovak a difficult language?

7) What language may I use when travelling to Slovakia?

8) Universal Currency Converter

Have you got any questions about Slovakia?

Saint Michael's church

Have you still got questions about Slovakia? You can post them in the Visitor's Corner in Slovensko.com. First, you should register.

Have a try with Swedish!

Is Swedish very different to English? Let's try it out!

Translate these expressions and words from Swedish to English. You can always look at Swedish 101 to find out the correct translation (you have the pronunciation next to the meaning). Hand out the work to your teacher.

1. God dag

2. Vad heter du?

3. Snälla

4. Tack

5. Ja

6. Nej

7. Ursäkta

8. Förlåt

9. Jag är ledsen

10. Adjö

11. Hej då

12. Jag kan inte tala svenska

13. Talar du engelska

14. God morgon

15. God eftermiddag

16. Jag förstår inte

A "true- false" quiz on Sweden

What do you know about Sweden? Answer the True / False quiz below. Correct the false sentences and hand out the solutions to your teacher. Browse these websites to find out the answers:

a) alltogether
b) Welcome to the city of Linköping
c) Things to do in Linköping
d) Some facts about Sweden
e) The official gateway to Sweden
f) Amusing facts about Sweden, compiled by an American.
g) 10 fun facts about Sweden. Embassy of Sweden. Washington.
h) Focus on Sweden


1. The population of Sweden is 36,000,000 (True / False)
2. Sweden is a member of the European Union (EU). (True / False)
3. The Swedish flag has an orange cross on a blue background.
(True / False )
4. Sweden is a monarchy. The King is Carl XVI Gustaf. (True / False)
5. About 88 % of the population in Sweden belong to the Swedish church,
which is Catholic Church (True / False )
6. Finland was a part of Sweden from 1323 until 1880. (True / False)
7. In 1814 Norway became Swedish and in 2005 Norway got its
independence. (True / False )
8. The Swedish language is very different to the English alphabet, and
it has three more letters: å, ä and ö. (True / False)
9. The currency of Sweden is called krona (crown). The currency code is
SEK. (True / False)
10. You can walk, jog, cycle, ride or ski across other people's land without
permission. (True / False)
11. The average temperature in Stockholm in July is 25 degrees.
(True / False )
12. Recycling is taken so seriously that one company is trying to put up
video cameras to make sure people sort their recyclables correctly.
(True / False)
13. The Swedish invented the telephone (True / False)
14. In Sweden you can visit an Ice Hotel, which often resembles a palace,
and spend a night or two there. (True / False)
15. Learning to speak Swedish is frustrating because everyone in Sweden
already speaks better English than you will ever speak Swedish. (True / False)
16. Stockholm is built on 6 islands. (True / False)
17. Stockholm is the home of the Nobel Prize. (True / False)
18. Stockholm is two thirds water and one third city. (True / False )
19. Linköping is Sweden’s tenth city. (True / False )
20. The old yellow Grammar School in Linköping is the city hall today.
(True / False)
21. In Linköping there’s a School where only boys learn Latin.
(True / False )
22. There’re no universities in Linköping. (True / False)
23. Store Torget (Grand Square) is just a normal square in the center of the city surrounded by relatively low buildings, some of them part of international hotel chains. (True / False)

What to visit in Linköping

Browse the website http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Sweden/Oestergoetlands_Laen/Linkoeping-186186/Things_To_Do-Linkoeping-BR-1.html and decide on five sights not to be missed in Linköping. Give a brief explanation of your choice and include a picture.

Tavel Video about Stockholm

Watch this travel guide video about Stockholm and make a list of the places or activities you can see plus some notes about them if possible.

Well known Swedes

Ingrid Bergman

Browse the site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_Swedish_people and write a few notes about five famous Swedes whose names are familiar to you, like Ingrid Bergman, Greta Garbo, Ingmar Bergman, Alfred Nobel, Björn Borg. Choose five people of your like from the list in the website above.