Montaż słowno - muzyczny w języku angielskim "Our country, our school"

Dear guests!
Welcome in Poland, the heart of Europe, welcome in Stanin, our home – village, welcome at our nice school.
We would like to welcome you with bread and salt - is a polish traditional welcome greeting ceremony.
Nowadays, the tradition is mainly observed on days, when important, respected or admired guests arrive.

Student 1.
• Now we can tell you about our home - country and also about our school.
At that moment we invite you to the first lesson. Welcome to a show about our beautiful country - Poland.

Student 2.
• Poland is a parliamentary republic. Its official name, the Republic of Poland, dates back to the beginning of the l6th century.
Polish is the official language, however many people speak at least one foreign language including English, German, French and Russian. As you see, we also learn English, and Russian.
Poland's official currency is the Polish złoty (PLN), which is divided into 100 groszy.
Poland has almost 39 million inhabitants, which are Roman Catholics.

Student 3.
• Looking at the map of Europe, it is easy to notice that it is in Poland that the geographic centre of the continent finds itself. Look at the map of Europe , please. You will find Poland east to Germany and south of Sweden, across the Baltic. Note the northern land border of Poland with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad — its straight line is crossing hills, lakes and rivers alike. Look again at the map. Do you see something interesting there? Personally, I’m always struck by the shear number of our neighbors. There are seven nations bordering on Poland: Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany. I would add two more neighbors across the Baltic: Denmark and Sweden. That makes a total of nine neighboring countries.

Student 4.
• The Flag of the Republic of Poland consists of two equal, horizontal stripes: white (top side) and red. This rhyme about Poland's flag is learned by Polish school children:

Students 1,2,3,4.
The flag flies when the wind blows.
And on this flag there's white and red.
Red for love, white for a pure heart.
Our national colours are beautiful.

Student 1.
• Our national anthem is “Dabrowski Mazurka”, which we are going to sing at that moment. Stand up, please.

Student 2.
• The coat of arms of Poland consists of a white eagle on a red shield. The eagle is wearing a crown and has golden claws and beak. In Poland, the coat of arms is usually called simply White Eagle (Orzeł Biały). The White Eagle is the oldest of Poland's national symbols. It is its emblem, its coat of arms. Its origins are both legendary and historical.
Student 3.
• Every Polish child knows the Legend of the Three Brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' who were exploring lands where to settle their people. Do you know it? I don`t think so. Let`s listen to it to know how Poland became.

/the legend of three brothers/

Student 4.
• Not surprisingly, Lech, and it diminutive Leszek, are commonly encountered first names in Poland, best known in the rest of the world because of Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Solidarity, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and the first elected President of the Third Republic. Now also the president of Poland is Lech Kaczynski.

Student 1.
• The next pictures are just a few of the many Poles who have changed the world, contributed to science or the arts. Do you recognize their faces?

Famous Polish, John Pope II became a pilgrim of love and hope. He was respected and listened to throughout the whole world. Communicating with millions was a feature characteristic of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II.

Student 2.
Who did stop the Sun? Of course, Nikolaus Copernicus. Four hundred years ago, Nicolaus Copernicus scientifically proved that the Earth moves around the Sun and not vice-versa. This breakthrough, known as the Copernican Revolution, ushered in a new era of modern astronomy.

Student 3.
Lech Walesa was the Solidarity leader, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 He started the emancipation of Central Europe. In 1989 Poland regained independence in a non-violent way. Scenes of political opponents sitting together at the “Round Table” showed the world how to solve conflicts in a peaceful way, at home and across borders.

Student 4.
The Polish composer Frederick Chopin, born at Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw, is one of the world’s greatest musical talents ever. The spiritual value of his work seems to cast a spell on the hearts of people across all continents. How this is possible is a mystery that can be only explained by Chopin’s musical genius. Let`s listen his beautiful music.

/Chopin`s music/

• Beautiful, isn`t it? But now we would like present you the beauty of our land.

Student 1.
• Our natural environment is in a good shape, and we are very glad to be able to say that. Poland has 22 national parks and 122 landscape parks, dozens of nature reserves and thousands of nature monuments: all that makes our country a unique one.

Student 2.
• In the north of Poland we have the Baltic Sea . Look at the photos - isn`t it beautiful?

Student 3.
• Now we can see the Masurian Lakeland where there are about ten thousand lakes.

Student 4.
• Poland's southern border is dominated by big mountains the Carpathians , the Sudetens .
The Tatra Mountains range is a part of the National Forest.
The beauty of the Polish mountains is enhanced by the mountain lakes – with the Morskie Oko (the Sea Eye).
The Wielka Siklawa waterfall is the biggest one in the Polish mountains.
The most popular with tourists is Mt Giewont .
Mt Rysy (2499 metres) is the highest peak of the Polish Tatras.

We believe, you enjoy our country, Poland. Now we invite you to see our nice school. Thank you for your attention.