Netherlands

The Netherlands

Infoplease Atlas: The Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands
National name: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Sovereign: Queen Beatrix (1980)
Premier: Wim Kok (1994)
Area: 16,036 sq mi (41,532 sq km)
Population (2002 est.): 16,067,754 (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.

Princess Diana

DIANA:
The Queen of Hearts

Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, joined them together in matrimony at St Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, 1981. He described their romance as “a fairytale”.
Diana was trembling walking on the arm of her father, Earl Spencer in the Cahedral. The ceremony wa

Modaliniai veiksmažodžiai ir neveikiamoji rūšis

Modaliniai veiksmažodžiai

Present Simple Can
to be able (to) Must
to be (to)
to have to May
to be allowed (to)
Past Simple Could was/were able ——–
had to
was/were to Might
Was/were allowed
Future Simple Shall/will be able Will have to Will be allowed

I – my, mine, myself, me

101 dalmantins

All of Walt Disney_s animated films have his signature on them, but “101 Dalmatians” (1961) was one of the last to be made under his personal supervision. Seen 30 years later in a national re-release, it_s an uneven film, with moments of inspiration in a fairly conventional tale of kidnapping an

Weather

Situation 1

• The days are generally mild in Lithuania in spring. In middle of March melting snow is turning to slush, ground starts to thaw, but the weather is still wet and a little bit windy. Besides, rivers get flooded because of the huge blocks of melting ice.
• In general the weather in Li

Food and drink

These pictures are talking about food and drink, things, without whose nobody can live.
Without doubt anything food, junk or healthy, gives us the energy and there are no importance where we are eating. In my opinion service is alike pleasant in the snack bars and in the restaurans, because the vis

Application for scholarship

APPLICATION

I would like to apply for a scholarship which I heard your are offering.
I am twenty-two years old. I was born in Lithuania, but my family moved to England when I was fifteen and I have been living here ever since. I left school five years ago and I graduated from university and get

Fauna: importance and protection

Animals in danger
As the usage of the land is getting more and more intensive in all Europe there is a threat for natural habitat to vanish, also many populations of different spieces has declined. It has started more then 100 years ago and still continues. Some of the animal populations that has

a trip around the world

Modern life is impossible without travelling. Thousands of people travel every day either on business or for pleasure. They can travel by air, by rail, by sea or by road.
Of courde, traveling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but is the most expensive too. Travelli

The Road of Christianity to Lithuania

Lithuanians in 1387 and Western Lithuanians, or Samogitians, in 1417 were the last in Europe to accept the Roman Catholic faith. They did not go through the Middle Ages. Until then Lithuanians had worshiped their own pagan gods related to the cosmos, natural phenomena (fire worshipping), na