Have you heard of the little mermaid? Do you know about Smørrebrød? Have you ever been to Copenhagen? Can you guess what country all these are connected to?
Hello. My name is Shin. My name is Taehoon. We’d like to introduce Denmark to you on this show. Denmark is a happy place. We’ll be talking about four things. We hope you enjoy the show.
“A few facts”
Denmark is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries.
It has a population of 5,400,000.The mainland is bordered to the south by Germany; Denmark is southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Weather of Denmark is quite windy and rainy. People are always ready for rain and wind. Most summers are not hot. Most winters are not cold. It is comfortable to live
“The little mermaid”
The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. There are 528,000 people in Copenhagen. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager. There is a famous amusement park near a coast in Copenhagen. The park’s name is ‘Tivoli’. It is founded in 1843. It is prototype of Disney land.
There is a bronze statue of ‘the little mermaid’ in the park. This is a character of Andersen’s novel. The novel is world-famous.
“Smørrebrød”
“Smørrebrød” means “butter and bread”. It consists of a piece of buttered rye bread or dark brown bread. The toppings are homemade cold cuts, pieces of meat or fish, cheese or spread. A slice or two of topping is placed on the buttered bread, and then decorated with the right accompaniments, to create tasty and visually appealing food items.
“A interesting fact”
We found a very interesting fact. We want to share with you. The fact is that Denmark is happy place! From 2006 to 2008, surveys ranked Denmark as “the happiest place in the world,” based on standards of health, welfare, and education. The 2008 Global Peace Index survey ranks Denmark as the second most peaceful country in the world, after Iceland.
We hope you enjoyed our show and learnt about Denmark. Thank you for listening!