Switzerland and Sweden: Information about Europe

Information about Europe: Switzerland and Sweden

Here you will learn about Sweden and Switzerland. Read the information about the countries. Then answer the questions.

Sweden

God morgon*! I want to tell you about my home country. My name is Freja Stenvall and I’m eleven years old. I am from Sweden. Sweden is in the north of Europe. The currency** of Sweden is the krona and the population of Sweden is 10 000 000 people. Stockholm is the capital of my country. Almost one million people live in our capital. I live far away from Stockholm in Gothenburg. Gothenburg is in the west of Sweden. People in my country speak Swedish. A few people speak Sami and Finnish. Most people speak English really well***. Sweden is very long. It is 1 574 kilometers long. Forests cover two thirds**** of Sweden. The highest mountain is the Kebnekaise, which is 2 097 meters high. The main cities are Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Lund. * Good morning! **Währung ***gut **** zwei Drittel

Moose (=Elche) live in Swedish forests.

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Ikea is from Sweden.

There are many trees in Sweden. Forests cover 2/3 of Sweden.

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The capital of Sweden is ...

Lund

Gothenburg

Stockholm

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Sweden is a very long country. It is around ...

2000 kilometres long

1500 kilometres long

1000 kilometres long

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There are many forests (=woods) in Sweden.

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True

False

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Freja Stenvall lives in Gothenburg.

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True

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Sweden is next to Norway and Finland.

Sweden is in the south-west of Europe.

Sweden is next to Norway and England.

Switzerland

Grüazi*! I want to tell you about my home country. My name is Antonio Salvaretti and I’m eleven years old. I am from Switzerland. Switzerland is in the center of Europe. The currency of Switzerland is the Swiss frank and the population of Switzerland is 8 600 000 people. Bern is the capital of my country. Almost 420 000 people live in our capital. I live far away from Bern in Lugano. Lugano is in the south of Switzerland. My family speaks Italian. Most people in my country speak German and in some provinces they speak French. At my school we study all three languages. A few people speak Romansh. Switzerland has many mountains. The highest mountain is the Dufourspitze, which is 4 634 meters high. Our two biggest lakes are Lake Geneva and Lake Constance**. The main cities are Zurich, Geneva, and Basel. * Hello! ** Bodensee

Switzerland is also really famous for its cheese. Here you can see an Emmental cheese.

Switzerland is famous for its mountains.

This is the Swiss flag (=Fahne).

The currency of Switzerland is the Swiss frank.

Bern is the capital of Switzerland.

Video: Switzerland

Watch this video. Then answer the questions.

Just for fun: If you want to you can listen to Alphörner in this video :-)!

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Switzerland is ...

in the north-east of Europe.

in the north-west of Europe.

at the center of Europe.

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These countries are neighbours of Switzerland: neighbour = Nachbar

France and Austria

France and Poland

Hungary and Austria

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At school Swiss children study German, Italian and French.

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True

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In Sweden there are more people than in Switzerland.

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True

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Switzerland does not have lakes.

False

True

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Switzerland is famous for its mountains and its cheese.

False

True

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