ESTONIAThe Estonian Republic

Compiled by

Anne TruupõldPõlva Coeducational Gymnasium

State Symbols

flag of Estonia Coat of arms

blue for the sky three blue black for the land lions on a white for hope golden shield

National bird swallow

flower –cornflower

currencycurrency

Est. kroonEst. kroon

National anthemNational anthem

““My native My native land,land,my pride and my pride and joy”joy”

Words : Joh. Vold. Words : Joh. Vold. JansenJansenMusic: Friedrich Music: Friedrich PaciusPacius

The Republic of Estonia

* First established: February 24, 1918

* Re-established : August 20, 1991

* Public order : Parliamentary Democratic Republic

* Legislative organ: Parliament ( Riigikogu ), consisting

of 101 members from different

political parties

* Constitution : passed on June 28, 1992

Lennart Meri THE TWICE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE REBORN REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA 06. 10. 1992 – 08.10. 2001

Konstantin Päts THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NEWBORN REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA 24. 04.1938 – 17. 06.1940

Arnold Rüütel THE SECONDPRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA08. 10. 2001- 09.10. 2006

The Heads of the state in the course of time

Toomas Hendrik Ilves THE SITTINGPRESIDENT OF ESTONIA

09. 10. 2006

Geographical LocationSITUATED ON THE EASTERNSHORES OF THE BALTIC SEA

AREA - 45,215 SQ KM

BORDERS ON THE GULF OFFINLAND IN THE NORTH,ON RUSSIA IN THE EAST,ON LATVIA IN THE SOUTH,ON THE BALTIC SEA IN THE WEST

THE DISTANCE FROM EAST TO WEST IS 350 KM.,FROM NORTH TO SOUTH240 KM

Administrative devisionThere are There are 15 counties 15 counties andand 6 towns 6 towns in Estonia. (The in Estonia. (Theother towns are subordinate to the counties).other towns are subordinate to the counties).The counties are devided into communities.The counties are devided into communities.

Towns, subordinate to the republic

Tallinn- the capitalof Estonia

Kohtla-Järvethe centre of oil-shalemining

Tartu- the olduniversitytown

Pärnu- the summerresort and the summer capital

Rakvere – the oldfortress town, thebusiness centre for the region

Narva- the bordertown with Russia, old textile town andelectric energyproducer

TALLINNthe capital of Estonia

* Area: 158 sq. km

• Population: 399, 850

Famous for: its Old Town with narrow cobbled streets

and museum- like looks

Song Festival Grounds

VOCABULARY USED IN THIS PART

• STATE SYMBOLS BORDER ON ...• COAT OF ARMS THE GULF OF FINLAND• A GOLDEN SHIELD IN THE NORTH, SOUTH, ...• NATIONAL BIRD ESTABLISH• SWALLOW PUBLIC ORDER• CORNFLOWER LEGISLATIVE ORGAN• CURRENCY THE HEAD OF THE STATE• NATIONAL ANTHEM ADMINISTRATIVE DEVISION• GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION COUNTY, COMMUNITY• MY PRIDE AND JOY BE SUBORDINATE TO...• IS SITUATED = LIES, IS OIL-SHALE• ON THE SHORE ELECTRIC ENERGY• THE BALTIC SEA BE FAMOUS FOR• THE OLD TOWN COBBLED STREETS• SONG FESTIVAL GROUNDS MUSEUM-LIKE LOOKS

DO YOU REMEMBER THESE WORDS ?

• RIIKLIKUD SÜMBOLID PIIRNEMA• RIIGIVAPP SOOME LAHT• KULDNE KILP PÕHJAS, LÕUNAS, ...• RAHVUSLIND RAJAMA, ASUTAMA• PÄÄSUKE RIIGIKORD• RUKKILILL SEADUSANDLIK ORGAN• VALUUTA RIIGIPEA• RIIGIHÜMN HALDUSJAOTUS• GEOGRAAFILINE ASEND MAAKOND, VALD• MU ÕNN JA RÕÕM MILLEGI ALLUVUSES OLEMA• ASETSEB, ASUB PÕLEVKIVI• KALDAL ELEKTRIENERGIA• BALTI MERI, LÄÄNEMERI KUULUS OLEMA• VANALINN MUNAKIVIDEST TÄNAVAD• LAULUVÄLJAK MUUSEUMI-TAOLINE VÄLIMUS

VOCABULARY FOR CLIMATE ,LANDSCAPE AND SIGHTS

Climate, marine, mild

stable, changeable

warm, hot, chilly,cold

freezing, frosty, snowy

dry, droughty, rainy, muddy

thunderstorms, lightening

blizzards, snowdrifts

Digging, ploughing

Sowing, harvesting

Watering, weeding

Landscape: flat, hilly

Highland, lowland

North-east, south-east

Manor houses

National parks

Nature preserves

Cultural inheritance

CLIMATE

The climate is marine and surprisingly mild, but not

very stable, i.e. it`s very changeable.

There are four seasons in Estonia, they are:

spring summer autumn winter

everyone`s good in its own way

What`s it like & what can we doin different seasons ?

Spring: chilly at nights, warm

in the daytime, trees and grass

turning green, birds singing...

Summer: sunny and warm,

sometimes hot, thunderstorms;

berries in forests & gardens...

Autumn:rainy and muddy,

getting colder and colder, dark,

windy, mushrooms in forests ...

Winter:cold, frosty & snowy,

blizzards and snowdrifts

Spring: a lot to do: digging, ploughing, planting and sowingthe seeds in gardens and fields

Summer: holiday time, goinghiking, sunbathing, swimming,watering, weeding ,berrypicking

Autumn: back to school, harvesting the crops in gardensand in the fields, mushrooming...

Winter: skiing,skating, sledging,

felling trees for firewood, spending time indoors ...

LANDSCAPE

• Mostly flat• Pandivere highlands in the north-east• Haanja highlands in the south-east• Lowlands in the north- west• Flat islands and rocky

or sandy coast-line

PLACES OF INTEREST

• Old fortresses and manor houses

(Rakvere and Palmse)• National parks and

nature preserves (Lahemaa & Taevaskoja)• Historical & Cultural Inheritance ( Toolse and Setumaa )• Oldest towns Tartu, Narva, Tallinn

DO YOU REMEMBER THESE WORDS ?

Kliima:

mereline, pehme

püsiv, muutlik,

soe, kuum, jahe, külm

jäine, pakane, lumine

kuiv, põuane

vihmane, mudane

äikesetormid, välk

lumetuisk, lumehang

kaevamine, kündmine

külvamine, istutamine

kastmine, rohimine

saagi koristamine

maastik: tasane, künklik

kõrgustik, madalik,

kirre, kagu, edel, loe

mõisad, rahvuspargid

looduskaitsealad

kultuuripärand

VOCABULARY FOR ECONOMY...

INDUSTRYoil-shale mining

chemical industry

textile industry

producing construction materials

food industry, light

industry, confectionary

economic output

AGRICULTURE & FISHINGproducing milk, butter,

eggs, beef, pork, poultry

growing potatoes, rye,wheat , barley and oatscommercial fishingsheep-growing,poultry-farming,fish-breeding

NAME THE FIELD OF ECONOMY

DO YOU REMEMBER THESE WORDS ?

TÖÖSTUSpõlevkivi kaevandaminekeemiatööstustekstiilitööstusehitusmaterjalide

tootminetoiduainete tööstus 75% Eesti

majanduslikust väljalaskest

PÕLLUMAJANDUS JA

KALANDUS

piima,või,munade,looma

ja sealiha ning linnuliha

tootmine

kartuli, rukki, odra ja kaera kasvatamine

tööstuslik kalandus

Umbes 25% kogumajanduse produktist

HOW TO USE THE SLIDE-SHOW

You can speak about Estonia according to the following plan:

• Estonia and state symbols• A shortcut to Estonia`s history• The presidents of Estonia• Location and borders, administrative devision,

towns• Climate and landscape• Economy