SWITZERLAND
Switzerland is a landlocked
country. It lies in Europe and its capital city is Bern. It is bordered by
Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. Its largest city is Zurich.
The flag of the Red Cross is the flag of Switzerland with the colors inverted.
Switzerland has four national
languages – German, French, Italian and Romansch. But they
vary greatly
in the number of speakers. Most products in the Swiss stores are labeled in
German, French and Italian.
Out of the twenty six cantons
in Switzerland, German is spoken in seventeen.
French is
spoken in four cantons. Cantons Bern, Fribourg and Valais are bilingual –
German/
French.
Italian is spoken in Ticino and four southern valleys of canton Graubünden.
Romansch
is spoken in
the only trilingual canton, Graubünden.
Some other facts about
Switzerland:
•
Nestlé,
founded by Swiss Henri Nestle, is the biggest food company in the world.
•
Swiss
Guards protect the Pope at the Vatican.
•
The
famous pharmaceutical companies Roche and Novartis are based in Switzerland.
•
The
Swiss Franc is among the world's most stable currencies.
Some famous Swiss people:
•
Actress Ursula Andress
•
Engineer Loius Chevrolet
•
Linguist Ferdinand de Saussure
•
Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau
•
Pedagogue Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
•
Psychologist Jean Piaget
TEXT
COMPREHENSION
01- The largest city in Switzerland is
________________.
a) Zurich
b) Basel
c) Geneva
d) Lausanne
e) Bern
02- ______________is Switzerland's
least-used national language in terms of number of speakers.
a)Spanish
b) Romansch
c) German
d) French
e) Italian
03- The Swiss Confederation consists
of __________________cantons.
a) twenty four
b) twenty five
c) twenty six
d) twenty seven
e) twenty eight
04- Switzerland is bordered by
___________countries.
a) nine
b) eight
c) seven
d) five
e) six
05- _______________is Switzerland's
most-used national language in terms of number
of speakers.
a) Romansch
b) French
c) Spanish
d) Italian
e) German
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