lunes, 23 de junio de 2008

Some things about Austria


Everybody knows the Euro Cup Soccer is very important for the tourism because a lot of people are travelling to see their team in action. This year the event is in Austria. I’m going to explain some things about to this country:


Austria borders with 8 countries: Switzerland, Czerch Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia and Slovenia. The capital of this country is Vienna, and the 98% of the population talk german.

The most popular sport in Austria is alpine skiing in the Alps, and mountaineering is very tipycal in summer.

It is the homeland of a lot of music composers like Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss, or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. If you go to Vienna, you must listen a classical music concert!

Other famous austrians are Sigmund Freud (psychologist), Franz Kafka (novelist) or Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor and the 38th Governor of California).

About cuisine, the most important dessert is the Apfelstrudel (this is a pastry with chopped apples, sugar, cinnamon, raisins and bread crumb), and the candy PEZ, what is so popular, was invented in this country too.

Perhaps, one of the most famous movies filmed in the austrian landscape is The Sound of Music. Who can forget Julie Andrews and seven children singing on the streets of Salzburg?

I wish travel to Austria some day, but is a expensive country, and this year all the hotels are full with Euro Cup Soccer. I hope Spain wins this time. We can do it!!

2 comentarios:

Ana Vázquez dijo...

Hi Edith

Very good. I liked a lot your post. It's great and you'll know how well you're doing. You'll improve every time you write.

Anyway, I'd like to comment only two details (I hope you don't mind, it's only a brief feedback for your improvement).

At the beginning you say "All know the ...". We cannot use "all" in the sense of "everybody". You'd have to say "everybody knows..."

And maybe, it's better to delete the modal verb "will" in the sentence "if you will go to Vienna..." It'd better use the present simple in this conditional sentence.

But the article is great and it's a very hot subject nowadays, moreover after winning yesterday's match.

Go on writing, please.

See you!

Ana Vázquez.

Edith Yebra dijo...

Hi Ana

Thank you for your correction, I have already changed errors. If I made more mistakes, tell me, please.

Today is the final match of the Euro Cup... Will Spain win? hahaha