jueves, 30 de julio de 2009

Activity Song

LOVE COMES AGAIN_ DJ TIESTO

You have _________
What you have always been
_________________ out

Rephrase your vision

No words I can ______
A path should been chosen
All ________ track
She lead us back and here
the guts are

Love ____________
Just when I booked in none of her
Love can come again
You gotta __________ that
Love comes again
Just _________ booked in none of her
Love can come again

Deep within me
Turn all the ____________
Voice of fields
Breathing when love holds
Still _________ we can speak
A path should been chosen
But all ______________
She lead us back and here
the guts are

Love comes again
Just when I booked in none of her
Love _______ again
You gotta believe that
Love comes again
Just when I booked in none of her
____________ come again

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ARCHITECTURE
House Thonik, MVRDV

Wozoko, MVDRV

The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision








Niekee centre, The Netherlands

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EDUCATION...



Education There are many types of schools in the Netherlands, representing different beliefs and approaches to education. Children are obliged to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen. Education is free of charge for children in this age group. For the final two years, partial compulsory education applies. The subjects that have to be taken are set, as are the objectives. Because of this, the government guarantees the level of each diploma that is presented in Holland.

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Dutch children go to elementary school from the age of 4 to the age of 12. During these eight years, they enjoy education that is aimed at their emotional, intellectual and creative development and at obtaining sufficient social, cultural and physical skills.

SECONDARY EDUCATION
After the age of 12, children can choose from a range of schools:
-Preparatory vocational education (VBO)
-Lower general secondary education (MAVO): these two types of education take four years and give access to vocational education.
-Higher general secondary education (HAVO): a five-year course that makes the successful student eligible for higher vocational education.
-Pre-university education (VWO): this six-year course entitles the successful student to go on to university.

HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher education comprises higher vocational education (HBO) and academic education (WO) as offered by colleges and universities. The duration of the courses offered by these institutions is four years.

TITLES
The graduates of higher vocational education are entitled to use the title B.Eng. or Bachelor. Graduates from university are entitled to use the title B.Sc., M.Sc. or LL.M. Instead of these titles the graduates may choose to use M.A.. People who have finished their thesis may use the title of Ph.D. These titles are laid down by law and protected.

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miércoles, 29 de julio de 2009
TRADITIONAL COSTUMES
You sometimes see pictures of Dutch people in traditional costume. In these pictures, the men wear baggy trousers and wooden shoes, and the women wear long skirts and bonnets. Many country people used to wear these clothes, but now you hardly ever see them. Nowadays, traditional costume is only worn by a few older people in villages around the IJsselmeer (a big lake in the north of the Netherlands) in Scheveningen (a seaside town on the North Sea) and in the province of Zeeland.

WOODEN SHOES
Sturdy wooden shoes, also known as clogs, are also typically Dutch. They used to be worn by people working in the fields. Clogs are very hard, so they really protect your feet. They are also almost impossible to wear out, which means they last for a very long time. Nowadays very few people wear clogs, but some farmers still do.


WINDMILLS
It’s often windy in the Netherlands. The Dutch started using the wind hundreds of years ago by building windmills. At one time there were almost 10,000 windmills in the Netherlands, but there are now only about 1,000 left.
Windmills have their own language. The position of the sails has a special meaning for people living nearby. When a baby is born or when there is a wedding, the miller attaches little flags and other decorations to the sails of his windmill.


Windmills are still in use today. These modern windmills are used to generate electricity in an environmentally friendly manner.


SPECIAL DAYS


SINTERKLAAS (ST NICHOLAS’ EVE)


St Nicholas’ Eve is celebrated every year on 5 December. Though very popular with young and old alike, the celebrations are mainly for children. On St Nicholas’ Eve, Dutch people give each other presents.
St Nicholas’ Eve is named after St Nicholas, the patron saint of children and sailors, who lived from 280 AD to 342 AD. Little children in the Netherlands still believe that St Nicholas really exists.

KONINGINNEDAG (QUEEN’S DAY)


Queen Beatrix’s birthday is on 31 January, but she celebrates it on 30 April, which was the birthday of her mother, Queen Juliana.
On Queen’s Day, the whole country joins in the celebrations. Some people dress up in orange clothes, as orange is the colour of the Netherlands. Bicycles, houses and prams are decorated. People who have Dutch flags hang them outside their houses. The flags are decorated with an orange pennant. This is the symbol of the royal family.


On Queen’s Day, hundreds of thousands of people go to cities like Amsterdam and Utrecht. There are large flea markets where people are allowed to sell whatever they like, including household goods, food, books and t-shirts.

EASTER
On Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. On Easter Sunday, they celebrate his resurrection from the dead. In the Netherlands, people also have a day off work on Easter Monday, and the schools are closed on that day too. Dutch people eat lots of eggs at Easter. The eggs are painted and decorated. Chocolate eggs are also sold in shops. On Easter Sunday, many parents hide chocolate eggs in the house and/or garden. The children then have to hunt for them.

CHRISTMAS
Christmas is a major Christian feast, when people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. In the Christian world, Christmas is celebrated on 25 December. In the Netherlands, it is celebrated on both 25 and 26 December. At Christmas time, many Dutch people have a Christmas tree – a pine tree decorated with brightly coloured tinsel, baubles, angels and fairy lights. People spend time with their families, and often give each other presents.

NEW YEAR’S EVE
People often get together with their friends and family to celebrate New Year’s Eve. They eat apple turnovers and oliebollen (a type of Dutch doughnut with raisins or apple inside). Most children are allowed to stay up until midnight to hear the clock strike twelve. Afterwards people set off fireworks. There are loud explosions all over the place, so everyone can see and hear that the new year has begun!
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Famous people!


Anne Frank

Anne Frank lived from 1929 to 1945. She is famous throughout the world because of the diary she kept. Anne was a Jewish girl. During the Second World War, the Jews were persecuted by the Nazis, so Anne and her family had to go into hiding. In 1942, the family secretly moved into the back of a large house on one of the canals in Amsterdam. That is why the book of Anne’s diary is called: "The Secret Annex". The house where Anne and her family hid still exists today and is visited every year by hundreds of thousands of people. Anne died in a concentration camp. After the war her diary was found and translated into many languages.



Rembrandt van Rijn



Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was probably the greatest painter of the Golden Age. He was the son of a miller and lived and worked in Amsterdam. His house still exists today and has been turned into a museum. Rembrandt was famous in the Netherlands and abroad during his own lifetime. One of his best-known paintings is "The Night Watch". It hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.



Vincent van Gogh



Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) lived and worked in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. He had a special style all of his own. His paintings and drawings are popular all over the world. There is a special museum in Amsterdam with paintings by Van Gogh.



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FOOD..........



Dutch food has a reputation for being wholesome and filling. The Dutch are very fond of fish, especially eels and herrings. Raw herrings and smoked eels are often sold from street stalls. Hutspot is a traditional Dutch dish. It is made from a mixture of mashed carrots, potatoes and onions. It makes a filling meal when served with stewed beef (klapstuk).

Pea soup is a traditional winter dish. It is made from peas, bacon, potatoes, sausages, leeks and celery. These ingredients are boiled together in water to form a thick soup which is eaten with brown bread.

Dutch children are especially fond of hagelslag, small strands of mild or plain chocolate that are scattered onto white bread and butter.

For lunch, people in Holland usually eat broodjes. These are bread rolls with different types of filling. Cheese, ham, eel or liver are especially popular fillings.
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FUN FACTS ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS

Did you know that……….

tulp.gif (880 bytes)people in the Netherlands eat raw herring with onions on top?

tulp.gif (880 bytes)the Netherlands" and "Holland" are the same country?

tulp.gif (880 bytes)Amsterdam has 1,281 bridges?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) when Dutch schoolchildren pass their exams, they hang a Dutch flag and a school bag outside their homes?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) one quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) the International Court of Justice is at the Peace Palace in The Hague?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) Dutch is also spoken in Belgium, northern France, Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) the Dutch are the tallest people in Europe?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) Amsterdam is built entirely on piles?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) almost every Dutch person has a bicycle and there are twice as many bikes as cars?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) about 30% of all Dutch babies are born at home?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) you'll find flowers in almost every Dutch living room?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, but The Hague is the seat of government?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) most Dutch people speak at least one foreign language?

tulp.gif (880 bytes) after Scandinavians, the Dutch are the world's biggest coffee drinkers?

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CAN YOU TELL ME SOMENTHING ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS?
The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.


WHAT IS THE NETHERLANDS KNOWN FOR?

They say: Tulips, Wooden shoes, Windmills, Edam cheese, the red-light district, Anne Frank, Amsterdam. But if you come to the Netherlands, you don't see these things much.
What Holland's known for best is probably the art. Vincent van Gogh, Vermeer and Rembrandt were Dutch (among others of course).


WHERE ARE THE NETHERLANDS LOCATED?
The Netherlands is situated in northwest Europe with much of its coastline facing eastern England. Between the Netherlands and England you'll find the Northsea. The Netherlands lies to the west of Germany and to the north of Belgium.

I KNOW HOLLAND IS A SMALL COUNTRY. BUT HOW SMALL IS IT REALLY?
Holland is quite small, the surface area is 41,528 square kilometres. The greatest distance from north to south is 300 kilometres, and from west to east 200 kilometres.

ARE 'HOLLAND' AND 'THE NETHERLANDS' THE SAME?
As far as the traveller is concerned, yes! Holland is the name commonly used abroad to refer to the country that is officially named The Netherlands. Strictly speaking, Holland comprises only the two western provinces of North and South Holland - a region that encompasses Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and other well-known Dutch cities such as Delft, Leiden and Haarlem.


WHICH CITY IS THE CAPITAL OF HOLLAND, AMSTERDAM OR THE HAGUE?


Holland is one of the few countries in which the government does not have its seat in the nation's capital.

AMSTERDAM is the capital of Holland and the country's largest city.

THE HAGUE has been the seat of government since the 13th century. THE BINNENHOF is a historical complex of buildings housing the Dutch Parliament. The Ridderzaal (Knight's Hall) is the most important building in the complex. Her Royal Highness Queen Beatrix lives and works in The Hague.

WHAT DO YOU CALL PEOPLE OF HOLLAND?
Dutch or Dutchman, but the people of Holland/ the Netherlands prefer to be called Netherlanders.

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