Teaching material about Romania for the English lesson organised with Turkish students

LICEUL TEHNOLOGIC DE SERVICII „SFANTUL APOSTOL ANDREI” PLOIESTI

GRUNDTVIG LEARNING PARTNERSHIP„PROMOTING ENGLISH AS MEANS OF

COMMUNICATION IN EUROPEAN ADULT EDUCATION” (GRU - 13 - P - LP - 253 - PH – ES)

MATERIAL CREATED FOR THE ENGLISH LESSONS ORGANIZED WITH THE TURKISH ADULT STUDENTS BY

PROF. ANDREI SORINA MONICA

FEBRUARY 2014

MEET ROMANIA, THE LAND OF FAIRY TALES

ROMANIA ON THE MAP OF EUROPE

SINCE 2007 ROMANIA IS PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

THE 9 REGIONS OF ROMANIA

FLAGS OF ROMANIA AND TURKEY

ROMANIAN CLIMATE

• The highest temperatures: +44.5°C (in the South)

• The lowest temperatures:

-32.5°C (2 years ago)

• The highest peak: Moldoveanu – 2544 m

• Ploiesti is situated at half distance between Bucharest and the Carpathians

ROMANIA HAS 4 SEASONS

• Winter

• Summer

• Autumn

• spring

NATURAL BEAUTIES – AMAZING LANDSCAPES

THE CARPATHIANS11 NATIONAL PARKS AND 7 NATURAL PARKS

WILD ANIMALS PROTECTED BY THE LAW

6 SALT MINES FROM WHICH SALT HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FOR 1000 YEARS

• Constant temperature +12°C

• Popular tourist attractions

• Recommended by doctors for lungs diseases and weak immune system

• Constant humidity

A GREAT NUMBER OF FAMOUS CAVES IN ROMANIA

GLACIAL LAKES, THERMAL LAKES, VOLCANIC LAKES, MINERAL WATER SPRINGS

Famous resorts

MUDDY VOLCANOES AND MUD GOOD FOR HEALTH

THE BIOSPHERE RESERVATION OF DANUBE DELTA

• Tourists from all over the world visit it every year

• Difficult to live there in winter

FAMOUS AND BEAUTIFUL PLACES

BUILT BY PEOPLE

THE MERRY CEMETERY FROM SAPANTA

• It became an open-air museum and a national tourist attraction

• It is famous for its colorful tombstones with naïve paintings describing in a poetic and original manner the people who are buried there and scenes from their lives

THE MONASTERIES FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF ROMANIA – PART OF UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE

THE 7 VILLAGES WITH FORTIFIED CHURCHES FROM TRANSYLVANIA

• Enlisted as UNESCO world heritage sites

• Built in the 13th century as defensive works within which people could take shelter from the invaders (the Ottoman Empire)

• Prince Charles has properties here and his foundation is involved in the restoration of many historical monuments

MEDIEVAL CITIES FROM TRANSYLVANIA

FAMOUS CASTLES • The Bran Castle

(Dracula’s Castle)

• Savarsin Castle (the residence of the Romanian king, Michael I)

• The Huniad Castle

• Peles Castle (build by the first king of Romania who was of German origin) is 150 years old

CITADELS

BUCHAREST

• The Houses of Parliament is the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon from the USA

• It has 1100 rooms

THE CHURCHES WITH WOODEN TOWERS FROM MARAMURES AND BUCOVINA –

ENLISTED ON UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST

POPULAR TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS

TRADITIONAL CLOTHES, DANCES AND SONGS

CALUSARII

• Calusarii ritual is inscribed on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

• The dancers called Calusari are invested with supernatural powers and while dancing they protect people from the female demons

• They also bring luck, health and happiness to people watching them dancing

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTlmPgaXdoM#t=81

CHRISTMAS CAROLING

• Ancient tradition preserved in the countryside areas;

• Children mostly go caroling: in big groups they go from house to house to sing songs about Christmas (the birth of Jesus);

• In exchange for their singing, they receive nuts, apples, sweets, bread or money;

SACRIFICING THE PIG

• Strong pagan tradition remained till nowadays in traditional country life – before Christmas

• Pigs were sacrificed to feed the sun with their blood in order to help him become stronger, fight against winter and bring spring

• This custom resisted along with the Christian one in collective memory

PAINTING EGGS ON EASTER• Painting eggs on Easter is an ancient tradition

• It is performed with wax and different natural colours

• It’s a tradition preserved at the countryside

• On Easter Day, people knock eggs and say “Jesus has risen!” and “He has risen indeed!”

SPRING TRADITIONS

• Watering the girls

• Cooking pastries in the memory of the martyrs who were killed in the first Christian centuries

FIRST MARCH AMULETS

• It is an ancient tradition celebrated at the beginning of spring

• Women and girls wear March Amulets to let people know spring is coming and to be happy and lucky

• The red string symbolizes the blood and life and the white one – the purity

TRADITIONAL FOOD

COMMON INTERESTS OF PEOPLE FROM ROMANIA AND TURKEY

TURKISH COMMUNITIES IN ROMANIA

• 400 years of Ottoman domination in Dobrogea determined a strong linguistic change and the formation of many Turkish communities

• In Dobrogea – Turkish names for lakes (Razelm, Techirghiol), 16 villages (Bestepe, Agighiol, Mahmudia etc.),

• In Bucharest – big Turkish community, people who live and work here, have their own businesses etc.

TURKISH WORDS IN ROMANIAN I• In Romanian language there are many Turkish words due to

the historical connection: abanos acadea acaret agă alai anason arnăut arșice babalâc băcan baclava bacșiș bairam balama baltag barbut bașca basma bei beizadea belea bidinea boia bondoc borangic bre briceag bucluc bulibașă buluc bursuc buzdugan cacealma cadână caimac caimacam calabalâc calcan caldarâm calup cântar capac capcană caraghios cârdășie căsăpi cașcaval catâr catran cazan cazma cearșaf ceauș cerdac chebap chef chel chelie chenar cherem chiabur chibrit chiftea chihlimbar chilipir chimir chiolhan chior chioșc ciob cioban ciomag ciorap ciorbă cișmea ciubuc ciulama ciuruc conac coșcogeamite covată cusur dambla degeaba derbedeu divan doldora dovleac dud dugheană duium dulama dulap dulgher dușman dușumea făraș felinar fes fildeș fișic fistichiu fitil fudul furtun gealat geam geambaș geamie geantă getbeget gherghef ghiaur ghiduș ghiozdan ghiuden ghiul ghiulea ghiurghiuliu ghiveci giumbușluc giuvaer habar hac hagiu haidamac haihui haimana

TURKISH WORDS IN ROMANIAN II

• hain hal halva han hanger harem hatâr haz herghelie huzur iatac iatagan iaurt ibric ienicer imam ioc iureș lalea leafă leș lichea lighean liliac lulea macara macaz magiun mahala mahmur maidan manea manele mangal maramă măscărici matrapazlâc mazili menghină meterez mezel mizilic mofluz moloz mucalit murdar musaca musafir mușama mușteriu năframă nai narghilea naz oca pafta palavragiu parale parâmă pașă pașalâc patalama pătlăgea peltic perciuni perdea peruzea pervaz peșcheș peșin pezevenchi pici pingea pirpiriu pișicher rachiu rahat renghi rindea sadea șah șal salcâm șalvari sarma sașiu satâr schingiui serai șerbet sictir sidef sipet șiret șiretlic sobă sofa soi spahiu sufertaș sufragerie sultan surghiuni susan tăbăci tabiet tacâm tacla tain talaș talaz taman tarabă taraf tarla tărtăcuță tătar tavă tavan teanc tejghea telemea tembel temenea tertip teșcherea tevatură tichie tinichea tipsie tiptil tuci tutun uluc ursuz vizir zaiafet zambilică zar zaraf zeflemea zevzec zornăi zurbagiu

ROMANIAN AND TURKISH CUISINE

• SARMALE

• BAKLAVA

• KEBAP

• KATAIF

• PILAF

• MUSACA

• IAURT

• CEAI

• KIFTELE

• HALVA

• SHERBET

BOTH NATIONS LOVE FOOTBALL

TURKISH RESORTS – ROMANIANS’ FAVORITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION

• Kusadasi

• Antalya

• Bodrum

• Marmaris

BOTH ROMANIAN AND TURKISH PEOPLE PRESERVE TRADITIONAL COSTUMES AND

DANCES

THANKS FOR WATCHING!

MATERIAL CREATED BY

PROF. ANDREI SORINA MONICAROMANIAN COORDINATOR AND TEACHER OF

ENGLISH