The United States of America
Geography
area: 9,372,614 sq km
population: 253,887,000
the USA are situated in southern part of North America being the
4th largest state in the world after Russia, Canada and China;
they border on Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the
Pacific Ocean; USA have two lying off the continental part -
Alaska and Hawaii
the country can be divided into five parts:
Appalachian Highlands (Mt. Mitchell - 2,037 m)
Appalachian Plateau - river valleys
Mississippi Basin (Interior Plains)
Cordilleras - Rocky Mountains, Great Basin (Death Valley),
Colorado Plateau (Grand Canyon)
Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada (Mt. Whitney - 4,418 m)
the highest peak is in Alaska - Mt. McKinley (6,194 m)
rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Hudson, Colorado, Columbia, Rio
Grande, Yukon
Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie
and Lake Ontario
other lakes: Great Salt Lake
climate: varied - from the Arctic to the subtropical
capital town: Washington D. C.
other towns: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston,
Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio,
San Jose, Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Francisco
states (first 13): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
History
the American continent was first discovered around the year 1000
by Vikings sailing under Leif Ericson (before them went to
America people from Siberia over the Bering straight
on October 12, 1492 discovered America Spanish mariner
Christopher Columbus
the first colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown in 1607
in 1620 the Mayflower brought 102 English men to Massachusetts,
where they founded Plymouth colony; they were Puritans and
called themselves Pilgrim Fathers; in October 1621 they
celebrated their first harvest and called this day the day of
Thanksgiving
during next centuries were built up many colonies, e.g. French,
German, Dutch, Irish
first slaves were brought to Virginia in 1619 (it was forbidden
in 1808)
1754 - Indian War - all land east of Mississippi was under
British control
1773 - Boston Tea Party
1775 - the battle of Lexington - beginning of the war
July 4, 1776 - Declaration of Independence (mainly written by
Thomas Jefferson, 2nd Continental Congress)
1783 - the end of the War of Independence
1787 - the new Constitution (confederation was changed by
federation)
1803 - Louisiana Purchase
1867 - Alaska was bought from Russia
Civil War - 1861 - 1865
1863 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1861 - 1865 1863 end_of_the_skype_highlighting - Emancipation Proclamation - granted freedom of slaves
1917 - USA entered the WWI and then W. Wilson participated on
negotiation of peace treaty in Versailles
Black Thursday - October 24, 1929 - stock market crash ' Great
Depression
December 7, 1941 - naval base of Pearl Harbor was attacked by
Japanese ' USA entered the WWII
founding of UNO, NATO
1963 - J. F. Kennedy was assassinated, 1968 - Robert Kennedy too
1968 - assassination of Martin Luther King, the black civil
rights leader
Vietnam War - 1961 - 1973
1973 - 1974 - the Watergate scandal (Richard Nixon)
Gulf War - January 15 - February 28, 1991
11th September 2001 - attack on World Trade Center
Political system
the system of federal government of the USA was established by
the Constitution which was ratified in 1788 and which consists
of the Preamble, Articles I - VII and 26 Amendments to the
Constitution; the Supreme Court proves unconstitutionality of
law
under the system of checks and balances there are three main
branches: the Legislative (both houses of Congress), the
Executive (the President and the Executive office) and the
Judicial (the Supreme Court and Federal courts)
the Congress (both the Senate and the House of Representatives)
is responsible for drafting and passing laws, handling matters
of national finance, ensuring the defense of the nation (with
the President), regulating commerce, admitting new states to the
Union
the Senate is composed of 100 Senators, two for each state; they
are elected to six-year terms by popular vote, however every two
years is one third renewed; the Vice President is the official
presiding officer of Senate; Senate must approve presidents
appointments and ratify foreign treaties, try the President and
can impeach him
the House of Representatives is composed of 435 Representatives
(Congressman and women) who are elected on two-year terms; the
number of Representatives is based on state population (the
greatest number has California); is responsible for originating
all bills relating to taxes
the major political parties are Democratic and Republican
the President is elected every 4 years, may serve maximum two
terms in office, must be over 35 years old, born in USA and have
lived for 14 years there; the President is Commander-in-chief of
the Armed Forces, he appoints all ambassadors, ministers and
consuls
the Executive Office is President's personal staff, has 14
departments (Department of State, Treasury, Defense, Justice,
Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, Energy and Veterans Affaires); includes number of
independent agencies - the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),
the National Security Agency (NSA), the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
the Judiciary branch is composed of a three-level hierarchy:
Federal districts courts (94), US courts of appeal (13), the US
Supreme Court (eight Justices and Chief Justice)
Economy
the USA is a leader of world economy, so it's highly developed
industry: manufacturing steel, car industry, electronics,
machinery, clothing
agriculture: corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, tobacco, cattle
breeding, fruit, vegetables
mineral resources: coal, copper, oil, gas, lead, uranium, gold,
iron, mercury
Washington DC
Washington District of Columbia, the national capital of the
USA, is situated on Potomac river and has population of 623,000
(conurbation 3,750,000)
was established by Act of Congress in 1790, the place was chosen
by President Washington himself and designed by French engineer
Pierre L'Enfant
the city has 4 quadrants with the Capitol in its center
1910 - the Height Buildings Act - no building is allowed to be
higher than Capitol
Washington has no industry, it's used only for government and as
a seat of many international organizations, e.g. World Bank, the
International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American states
Congress and its buildings, White House, Pentagon
Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
West and East Potomac Parks and Constitution Gardens
National Air and Space Museum, National Gallery of Art, National
Archives
Opera House, Concert Hall, National Theater, Arena Stage, Ford's
Theater
Interesting places
Detroit - headquarters of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors
Mt. Rushmore - the mountain with colossal portrait heads of US
Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt (carved
by sculptor Gutzon Borghum)
Las Vegas - Hollywood - the center of film industry
the Grand Canyon
Salt Lake City
The United Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Geography
area: 244,872 sq kilometres
lies between 50° and 60° North latitude, prime meridian of 0°
passes through the observatory of Greenwich
consists of England (capital London), Wales (Cardiff), Scotland
(Edinburgh) and Northern Ireland (Belfast)
two larges islands: Great Britain and Ireland
otrher islands: Isle of Whight, Isles of Scilly, Anglesey, Isle
of Man, The Hebrides, Orkneys, Shetlands, Channel Islands
mountains: Cornish Heights (south-wet England), the Cambrians
(Wales), the Cumbrian Mountains (Lake District), the Pennienes
(backbone of England), The Cheviot Hills, The Highlands of
Scottland (Ben Nevis - 1342)
rivers: Severn (354 km), Thames (336 km), Clyde, Humber
lakes: Loch Ness, Loch Lomonds, Lough Neagh
Britain has a temperate and equable climate determined by Gulf
stream
population: 57,576,000, density: 243
cities: London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield,
Liverpool, Bradford, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol
History
the Celts arrived 2500 to 3000 ago; their language survives in
Welsh and Gaelic enclaves
43 A. D. - Britaind was added to the Roman Empire; the Romans
built camps, fotrs, roads, Hardian's wall (against Celtic
tribes)
after the withdrawal of Roman legions in 410 the waves of Jutes,
the Angles and Saxons arrived from German lands; they drove
Celtic people into the mountains of Wales and Scotland; they
fought with Danes
1066 - the battle of Hastings - king Harold was defeated by
William the Conqueror, who established a strong central
government and appointed Norman noblemen to high positions
1215 - Magna Carta Libertatum - king John I., Lackland -
guarantee of rights and the rule of law, an impuls for
development of British parliamentary system
English dynastic claims to large parts of France led to the
Hundred Years' War (1338 - 1453) and the defeat of England;
after it civil war, The War of Roses, between the House of
Lancaster (white) and the House of York (red) lasted 1455 -
1485, ended with establishment of the House of Tudor
1543 - establishment of the Church of England by Henry VIII.
Queen Elizabeth I. (1558 - 1603) - Britain became the major sea
power; founding colonies; Drake, Raleigh; 1588 - defeating the
Spanish Armada
1603 - England and Scotland under reign of one monarch (James
I.); The Act of Union on 1707 united England and Scotland
formally
Civil War (1642 - 1649), king Charles beheaded, lord protector -
Oliver Cromwell; 1660 - restoring of monarchy; 1688 - Glorious
Revolution
Industrial Revolution - 18th and 19th century
1801 - Ireland became a part of union
1815 - defeating of Napoleon
Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)
WWI (1914 - 1918)
1921 - independence of Ireland
WWII, Winston S. Churchill
Margaret Thatcher
Political system
GB consists of 4 parts, capital London
parliament consists of Sovereign, the House of Lords and the
House of Commons
the Sovereign is formally head of state, summons and dissolves
Parliament and opens each new annual session with a speech from
the throne
the House of Lords is made up of hereditary and life peers and
peeresses, including the law lords and the Lords Spiritual
the House of Commons is elected by universal adult suffrage and
consists of 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) - England 523,
Scotland 72, Wales 38, Northern Ireland 17; the chief officer is
the Speaker
general election must be held every five years; passive 18,
active 21; parties: Conservative, Labour, Liberal and Social
Democratic
British constitution - common law, convention
Economy
industry: steel, metals, vehicles, shipbuilding, banking,
insurance, textiles, chemicals, electronics, aircraft,
machinery, distilling
agriculture: grain, sugar beet, fruit, vegetables, cattle and
sheep breeding
natural resources: coal, tin, oil, gas, limestone, iron, salt,
clay, chalk, lead
Places of interest in England
Cambridge and Oxford - universities
Stratford-upon-Avon - birthplace of Willian Shakespeare
Canterbury - cathedral , Canterbury Tales (Chaucer)
Stonehenge
Places of interest in Scotland
historically and culturally separated area - own legal and
educational system and currency, special traditions (pipes,
kilts, whisky)
Glasgow - an old Victorian town, the biggest in Scotland
Edinburgh - the capital of Scotland, old middle-aged castle
Loch Ness, Loch Lomond
Places of interest in Wales
land of mystery, mountains, woods, castles
Cardiff, Newport, Swansea
Places of interest in Northern Ireland
Lough Neagh
Belfast
fights between catholic and protestant people
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Geography
area: 244,872 sq kilometres
lies between 50° and 60° North latitude, prime meridian of 0°
passes through the observatory of Greenwich
consists of England (capital London), Wales (Cardiff), Scotland
(Edinburgh) and Northern Ireland (Belfast)
two larges islands: Great Britain and Ireland
otrher islands: Isle of Whight, Isles of Scilly, Anglesey, Isle
of Man, The Hebrides, Orkneys, Shetlands, Channel Islands
mountains: Cornish Heights (south-wet England), the Cambrians
(Wales), the Cumbrian Mountains (Lake District), the Pennienes
(backbone of England), The Cheviot Hills, The Highlands of
Scottland (Ben Nevis - 1342)
rivers: Severn (354 km), Thames (336 km), Clyde, Humber
lakes: Loch Ness, Loch Lomonds, Lough Neagh
Britain has a temperate and equable climate determined by Gulf
stream
population: 57,576,000, density: 243
cities: London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield,
Liverpool, Bradford, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol
History
the Celts arrived 2500 to 3000 ago; their language survives in
Welsh and Gaelic enclaves
43 A. D. - Britaind was added to the Roman Empire; the Romans
built camps, fotrs, roads, Hardian's wall (against Celtic
tribes)
after the withdrawal of Roman legions in 410 the waves of Jutes,
the Angles and Saxons arrived from German lands; they drove
Celtic people into the mountains of Wales and Scotland; they
fought with Danes
1066 - the battle of Hastings - king Harold was defeated by
William the Conqueror, who established a strong central
government and appointed Norman noblemen to high positions
1215 - Magna Carta Libertatum - king John I., Lackland -
guarantee of rights and the rule of law, an impuls for
development of British parliamentary system
English dynastic claims to large parts of France led to the
Hundred Years' War (1338 - 1453) and the defeat of England;
after it civil war, The War of Roses, between the House of
Lancaster (white) and the House of York (red) lasted 1455 -
1485, ended with establishment of the House of Tudor
1543 - establishment of the Church of England by Henry VIII.
Queen Elizabeth I. (1558 - 1603) - Britain became the major sea
power; founding colonies; Drake, Raleigh; 1588 - defeating the
Spanish Armada
1603 - England and Scotland under reign of one monarch (James
I.); The Act of Union on 1707 united England and Scotland
formally
Civil War (1642 - 1649), king Charles beheaded, lord protector -
Oliver Cromwell; 1660 - restoring of monarchy; 1688 - Glorious
Revolution
Industrial Revolution - 18th and 19th century
1801 - Ireland became a part of union
1815 - defeating of Napoleon
Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)
WWI (1914 - 1918)
1921 - independence of Ireland
WWII, Winston S. Churchill
Margaret Thatcher
Political system
GB consists of 4 parts, capital London
parliament consists of Sovereign, the House of Lords and the
House of Commons
the Sovereign is formally head of state, summons and dissolves
Parliament and opens each new annual session with a speech from
the throne
the House of Lords is made up of hereditary and life peers and
peeresses, including the law lords and the Lords Spiritual
the House of Commons is elected by universal adult suffrage and
consists of 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) - England 523,
Scotland 72, Wales 38, Northern Ireland 17; the chief officer is
the Speaker
general election must be held every five years; passive 18,
active 21; parties: Conservative, Labour, Liberal and Social
Democratic
British constitution - common law, convention
Economy
industry: steel, metals, vehicles, shipbuilding, banking,
insurance, textiles, chemicals, electronics, aircraft,
machinery, distilling
agriculture: grain, sugar beet, fruit, vegetables, cattle and
sheep breeding
natural resources: coal, tin, oil, gas, limestone, iron, salt,
clay, chalk, lead
Places of interest in England
Cambridge and Oxford - universities
Stratford-upon-Avon - birthplace of Willian Shakespeare
Canterbury - cathedral , Canterbury Tales (Chaucer)
Stonehenge
Places of interest in Scotland
historically and culturally separated area - own legal and
educational system and currency, special traditions (pipes,
kilts, whisky)
Glasgow - an old Victorian town, the biggest in Scotland
Edinburgh - the capital of Scotland, old middle-aged castle
Loch Ness, Loch Lomond
Places of interest in Wales
land of mystery, mountains, woods, castles
Cardiff, Newport, Swansea
Places of interest in Northern Ireland
Lough Neagh
Belfast
fights between catholic and protestant people
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The history of my life a plans for future
The story of my life a plans for future
My name is Lukas Hubner. I was born on 26 /01/1986 in Brno. My parents hoped to have a nice girl but I was a boy. I was a sweet baby, who had curly blond hair and blue eyes.
I wore blue or white baby clothes. I was hockey child but never a mardy child. I had a lot of toys, which were given to me for my birthday or Christmas. I loved car and motorbike toys. I play with them all the time. I often ate baby pap and sunar milk and little fruit. My grandparents live in the country. They have a big homestead where there are domestic animals. Every weekend we usually went to see my grandparents. Our transport was Škoda 120. When we came to my grandmother she gave us welcome and she was hospitable. My parents helped her. When I was four my brother George was born. I had to look after my young brother. Our mother often was angry because we were udervurher. Our toys were littered about our room. Scores of the time my brother and I fought and we wouldn’t eat anything. Every Monday our grandmother came to our house. She took us to the park where there was a sandpit and swings there. I went to nursery and play school but I don’t remember anything. There were good aunts and a lot of toys there. When I was five I was given a small dog by the parents. The dog ´s name was “Jessica” but now it is dead. It was old. My next pets were: a hamster and two turtles. I loved little animals but once comes the time to die. I went to school about one year later. . My childhood fled away.
My present life is good! I have a wonderful girlfriend who I love. Last summer I obtained driving licence. And now I have a car, which is mine. At the moment I live with my grandparents but I hope that it will change. They are intelligent and kind. When I have free time I enjoy my live. Every Friday I go to the disco or pub with my girlfriend and friends. After school I go to the fitness where I built my body. Sometimes I go to work. Some money are needed. I also help my mother because she has a little baby. My worries are increasing but I’m an adult.
After my gradnation I will leave with my girlfriend for England. We will improve English language. After one year we will come back to the Czech Republic. I think I will go to university in Brno or find a good job. I’m going to marry my girlfriend and start my family. This is my capital plan, which I will realize.
My name is Lukas Hubner. I was born on 26 /01/1986 in Brno. My parents hoped to have a nice girl but I was a boy. I was a sweet baby, who had curly blond hair and blue eyes.
I wore blue or white baby clothes. I was hockey child but never a mardy child. I had a lot of toys, which were given to me for my birthday or Christmas. I loved car and motorbike toys. I play with them all the time. I often ate baby pap and sunar milk and little fruit. My grandparents live in the country. They have a big homestead where there are domestic animals. Every weekend we usually went to see my grandparents. Our transport was Škoda 120. When we came to my grandmother she gave us welcome and she was hospitable. My parents helped her. When I was four my brother George was born. I had to look after my young brother. Our mother often was angry because we were udervurher. Our toys were littered about our room. Scores of the time my brother and I fought and we wouldn’t eat anything. Every Monday our grandmother came to our house. She took us to the park where there was a sandpit and swings there. I went to nursery and play school but I don’t remember anything. There were good aunts and a lot of toys there. When I was five I was given a small dog by the parents. The dog ´s name was “Jessica” but now it is dead. It was old. My next pets were: a hamster and two turtles. I loved little animals but once comes the time to die. I went to school about one year later. . My childhood fled away.
My present life is good! I have a wonderful girlfriend who I love. Last summer I obtained driving licence. And now I have a car, which is mine. At the moment I live with my grandparents but I hope that it will change. They are intelligent and kind. When I have free time I enjoy my live. Every Friday I go to the disco or pub with my girlfriend and friends. After school I go to the fitness where I built my body. Sometimes I go to work. Some money are needed. I also help my mother because she has a little baby. My worries are increasing but I’m an adult.
After my gradnation I will leave with my girlfriend for England. We will improve English language. After one year we will come back to the Czech Republic. I think I will go to university in Brno or find a good job. I’m going to marry my girlfriend and start my family. This is my capital plan, which I will realize.
The Czech Capital Prague
The Czech Capital Prague
the capital city of the Czech Republic, the seat of President,
government, parliament
lies on the Vltava river in central Bohemia, has 1.2 million
inhabitans
some important districts: the Old Town, The Lesser Town, the New
Town, Josefov, Hradèany, Vyšehrad
History
a legend about Princess Libuše of Pøemyslid dynasty - she
prophesied the future glory of Prague which "would touch the
stars"
9th century - Prince Boøivoj founded Prague Castle, the seat of
Pøemyslid dynasty
10th century - 2nd castle - Vyšehrad
the age of Charles IV. - Prague grew and flourished -
Archbishopric (1344), Charles University (1348), the New Town,
the Charles Bridge (1357), St. Vitus Cathedral
15th - the Hussite movement
16th/17th century - reign of Rudolph II. - Prague regained
cosmopolitan character
November 8, 1620 - the Battle of the White Mountain (Star Summer
Palace)
1621 - execution of 27 representatives of the uprising
national revival - Czech scholars and writers
1918 - the capital of new independent Czechoslovak Republic
occupation, assassination of Nazi deputy Rheinard Heydrich,
Prague Uprising, Prague Spring, Velvet Revolution
Sights and important places
Prague Castle - the seat of the President; Gothic Vladislav Hall
(elections of president), Spanish Hall, Rudolph Gallery
St. Vitus Cathedral - completed in 1929 (1000 years after
foundation the 1st church on this site), founded by Charles IV.;
Matthias of Arras and Petr Parléø; St. Wenceslas Chapel -
semiprecious stones, coronation chamber with coronation jewels
(St. Wenceslas crown, the sceptre and the orb), Royal crypt
Convent of St. George (993) - Gothic to Baroque collection of
National Gallery; convent church - Basilica of St. George -
preserved relict of Romanesque architecture
Royal Summer Palace Belveder - pure example of Renaissance, the
Singing fountain
Golden Lane - from 16th century - craftsmen
Schwarzenberg Palace (Knížák), Archbishop's Palace (18th century
rococo facade), Sternberg Palace (17th century, the seat of
National Gallery), Èernín Palace (17th century Italian
architecture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ), Loretto complex
(carillon in the steeple)
Strahov Monastery (founded in 12th cent., Museum of Czech
Literature), Petøín Observation Tower (Jubilee Exhibition 1891)
Lesser Town: St. Nicholas Church (Dientzenhofer, Lurago),
Charles Bridge
Old Town Square - At the Stone Bell, Kisnký Palace (Rococo), Old
Town Hall, Týn church, John Huss Monument; Bethlehem Chapel
Royal Route - Vyšehrad => Celetná and Karlova Street => Charles
Bridge => Castle
Paris Street, Jewish Town, Celetná St., Powder Tower, Na pøíkopì
St.
Wenceslas Square - National Museum, St. Wenceslas Memorial
Vyšehrad, Rotunda of St. Martin, Slavín Cemetery
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Prague
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the capital city of the Czech Republic, the seat of President,
government, parliament
lies on the Vltava river in central Bohemia, has 1.2 million
inhabitans
some important districts: the Old Town, The Lesser Town, the New
Town, Josefov, Hradèany, Vyšehrad
History
a legend about Princess Libuše of Pøemyslid dynasty - she
prophesied the future glory of Prague which "would touch the
stars"
9th century - Prince Boøivoj founded Prague Castle, the seat of
Pøemyslid dynasty
10th century - 2nd castle - Vyšehrad
the age of Charles IV. - Prague grew and flourished -
Archbishopric (1344), Charles University (1348), the New Town,
the Charles Bridge (1357), St. Vitus Cathedral
15th - the Hussite movement
16th/17th century - reign of Rudolph II. - Prague regained
cosmopolitan character
November 8, 1620 - the Battle of the White Mountain (Star Summer
Palace)
1621 - execution of 27 representatives of the uprising
national revival - Czech scholars and writers
1918 - the capital of new independent Czechoslovak Republic
occupation, assassination of Nazi deputy Rheinard Heydrich,
Prague Uprising, Prague Spring, Velvet Revolution
Sights and important places
Prague Castle - the seat of the President; Gothic Vladislav Hall
(elections of president), Spanish Hall, Rudolph Gallery
St. Vitus Cathedral - completed in 1929 (1000 years after
foundation the 1st church on this site), founded by Charles IV.;
Matthias of Arras and Petr Parléø; St. Wenceslas Chapel -
semiprecious stones, coronation chamber with coronation jewels
(St. Wenceslas crown, the sceptre and the orb), Royal crypt
Convent of St. George (993) - Gothic to Baroque collection of
National Gallery; convent church - Basilica of St. George -
preserved relict of Romanesque architecture
Royal Summer Palace Belveder - pure example of Renaissance, the
Singing fountain
Golden Lane - from 16th century - craftsmen
Schwarzenberg Palace (Knížák), Archbishop's Palace (18th century
rococo facade), Sternberg Palace (17th century, the seat of
National Gallery), Èernín Palace (17th century Italian
architecture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ), Loretto complex
(carillon in the steeple)
Strahov Monastery (founded in 12th cent., Museum of Czech
Literature), Petøín Observation Tower (Jubilee Exhibition 1891)
Lesser Town: St. Nicholas Church (Dientzenhofer, Lurago),
Charles Bridge
Old Town Square - At the Stone Bell, Kisnký Palace (Rococo), Old
Town Hall, Týn church, John Huss Monument; Bethlehem Chapel
Royal Route - Vyšehrad => Celetná and Karlova Street => Charles
Bridge => Castle
Paris Street, Jewish Town, Celetná St., Powder Tower, Na pøíkopì
St.
Wenceslas Square - National Museum, St. Wenceslas Memorial
Vyšehrad, Rotunda of St. Martin, Slavín Cemetery
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THE CZECH REPUBLIC
THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Geography
area: 78,864 sq. km
population: 10,290,000
density: 131 people to one sq. km
capital city: Prague
other towns: Brno, Ostrava, Plzeò, Olomouc, Èeské Budìjovice …
neighbours: Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria
mountains: Šumava Range, the Czech Forest, the Ore Mountains,
the Jizerské Mountains, the Giant Mountains, the Eagle
Mountains, Bohemian-Moravian Highland, Jeseník Mountain Range,
Beskydy
rivers: the Vltava, the Elbe, the Oder, the Morava
climate is moderate, continental
lakes: Èerné, Èertovo
artificial lakes: Rožmberk, Svìt, Nesyt
mineral springs and spas (Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Láznì,
Františkovy Láznì, Jánské Láznì, Podìbrady, Luhaèovice, Teplice
nad Beèvou)
History
Celtic and Slavonic tribes
Sámo's Empire - founded in 623 - tribe union; 631 - the battle
of Wogatisburg; the fall in 658
Great Moravian Empire - 863 - the missionaries Konstantin and
Methodius came from Salonika
Pøemyslid family - died by the sword
1212 - Gold Bull of Sicily => hereditary king's title
Holy Roman Empire, Charles IV. (university, archbishop, stone
bridge), Wenceslas IV.
Hussite movement
Jagiellonian and Hapsburg dynasty
1620 - the Battle on the White Mountain => germanization and
re-catholicization
19th century - national revival
WWI, the Czechoslovak Republic, German occupation, WWII,
communism, Prague Spring, Velvet revolution, splitting of the
federation
Economy
engineering industry (Prague, Plzeò, Brno), car industry (Mladá
Boleslav, Kopøivnice), chemical industry (Litvínov, Neratovice,
Pardubice, Ustí nad Labem), textile industry (Liberec,
Prostìjov), glass industry + cut glass and china - Karlovy Vary,
Plzeò
agriculture: wheat, sugar beet, maize, grapes, hops, fruits,
cattle breeding, fish breeding
Political system
three parts: Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia
democratic state, 14 regions
Parliament: Chamber of Deputies and Senate
elections: public, secret, democratic, equal, direct, universal
President: commander-in-chief of army, right of suspensive veto,
declare amnesty, general election ...
the Prime minister, the premier, the vice-premier, the ministers
(Interior, Foreign Affairs, Defence, Justice, Industry and
Commerce, Agriculture, Finance, Transport, Labor and Social
Affairs, Education, Culture, Health)
Constitutional Court, region and district courts
the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Civic
Democratic Party, the Civic Democratic Union, the Czech-Moravian
Communist Party
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Geography
area: 78,864 sq. km
population: 10,290,000
density: 131 people to one sq. km
capital city: Prague
other towns: Brno, Ostrava, Plzeò, Olomouc, Èeské Budìjovice …
neighbours: Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria
mountains: Šumava Range, the Czech Forest, the Ore Mountains,
the Jizerské Mountains, the Giant Mountains, the Eagle
Mountains, Bohemian-Moravian Highland, Jeseník Mountain Range,
Beskydy
rivers: the Vltava, the Elbe, the Oder, the Morava
climate is moderate, continental
lakes: Èerné, Èertovo
artificial lakes: Rožmberk, Svìt, Nesyt
mineral springs and spas (Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Láznì,
Františkovy Láznì, Jánské Láznì, Podìbrady, Luhaèovice, Teplice
nad Beèvou)
History
Celtic and Slavonic tribes
Sámo's Empire - founded in 623 - tribe union; 631 - the battle
of Wogatisburg; the fall in 658
Great Moravian Empire - 863 - the missionaries Konstantin and
Methodius came from Salonika
Pøemyslid family - died by the sword
1212 - Gold Bull of Sicily => hereditary king's title
Holy Roman Empire, Charles IV. (university, archbishop, stone
bridge), Wenceslas IV.
Hussite movement
Jagiellonian and Hapsburg dynasty
1620 - the Battle on the White Mountain => germanization and
re-catholicization
19th century - national revival
WWI, the Czechoslovak Republic, German occupation, WWII,
communism, Prague Spring, Velvet revolution, splitting of the
federation
Economy
engineering industry (Prague, Plzeò, Brno), car industry (Mladá
Boleslav, Kopøivnice), chemical industry (Litvínov, Neratovice,
Pardubice, Ustí nad Labem), textile industry (Liberec,
Prostìjov), glass industry + cut glass and china - Karlovy Vary,
Plzeò
agriculture: wheat, sugar beet, maize, grapes, hops, fruits,
cattle breeding, fish breeding
Political system
three parts: Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia
democratic state, 14 regions
Parliament: Chamber of Deputies and Senate
elections: public, secret, democratic, equal, direct, universal
President: commander-in-chief of army, right of suspensive veto,
declare amnesty, general election ...
the Prime minister, the premier, the vice-premier, the ministers
(Interior, Foreign Affairs, Defence, Justice, Industry and
Commerce, Agriculture, Finance, Transport, Labor and Social
Affairs, Education, Culture, Health)
Constitutional Court, region and district courts
the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Civic
Democratic Party, the Civic Democratic Union, the Czech-Moravian
Communist Party
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MY HOUSING
MY HOUSING
I live with my family in our brick house. It is in the centre of Brno nearly park with a statute. The house has five floors and a huge court where there are two fruit trees and one saint-pit for children. The renters put old things, which we don’t need in, to the cellars on the ground floor. When I was young I played there. There is lift but I like walking upstairs. Our flat is the second floor next to the lift on your left hand side.
Our flat has a long hall. There is a case and a clothes-rack and place for shoes. On your left hand side there is a room, which serves as living room and dorm of my parents. There also live my little sisters Sarah. The room is the biggest in all the flat. In the middle of it there is a small table and big soffa. Where all family sit when we watch TV or DVD-player every evening. In the corner there is wall-unit and next to there is my parent’s bed. In the second corner there is place there my sister plays with her toys. The room is decorated with pictures and plants. Our kitchen is large but I think that it is of an optimal size. In the middle of it there is a round table with chairs. Under the table there is black and white rug, which is square shaped. All furnishings are brown colours. At wall are washing machine, rang and dishwasher. The fridge is between the door and the freezer. The smallest rooms are bathroom and toilet.
I live with my younger brother George in my room. The room is decorated white but my part of the room is blue. In winter It is warm because is here central heating. My brother has two-bed. Under it there is a writing table and different things. My big bed is next to the window. I have many plush toys in bed, which I got from my girlfriend. In the corner I have diplomas from sports and sports equipment. I did kickbox but now I go to the fitness. I won’t be muscular. My wrtining table is at wall next small table with my computer. I often do my homework on a PC. Our clothes are in a big case next to the door. I have a hifi stereo and television in my room Because I like watching TV or listening to music. When I lie down in bed I see a large window, from which I look out onto trees in the park.
I have so many happy memories of times spent in my room. I like living there. But I would never live in a block of flats.
I live with my family in our brick house. It is in the centre of Brno nearly park with a statute. The house has five floors and a huge court where there are two fruit trees and one saint-pit for children. The renters put old things, which we don’t need in, to the cellars on the ground floor. When I was young I played there. There is lift but I like walking upstairs. Our flat is the second floor next to the lift on your left hand side.
Our flat has a long hall. There is a case and a clothes-rack and place for shoes. On your left hand side there is a room, which serves as living room and dorm of my parents. There also live my little sisters Sarah. The room is the biggest in all the flat. In the middle of it there is a small table and big soffa. Where all family sit when we watch TV or DVD-player every evening. In the corner there is wall-unit and next to there is my parent’s bed. In the second corner there is place there my sister plays with her toys. The room is decorated with pictures and plants. Our kitchen is large but I think that it is of an optimal size. In the middle of it there is a round table with chairs. Under the table there is black and white rug, which is square shaped. All furnishings are brown colours. At wall are washing machine, rang and dishwasher. The fridge is between the door and the freezer. The smallest rooms are bathroom and toilet.
I live with my younger brother George in my room. The room is decorated white but my part of the room is blue. In winter It is warm because is here central heating. My brother has two-bed. Under it there is a writing table and different things. My big bed is next to the window. I have many plush toys in bed, which I got from my girlfriend. In the corner I have diplomas from sports and sports equipment. I did kickbox but now I go to the fitness. I won’t be muscular. My wrtining table is at wall next small table with my computer. I often do my homework on a PC. Our clothes are in a big case next to the door. I have a hifi stereo and television in my room Because I like watching TV or listening to music. When I lie down in bed I see a large window, from which I look out onto trees in the park.
I have so many happy memories of times spent in my room. I like living there. But I would never live in a block of flats.
MY HOLYDAY IN CROATIA
My holyday in Croatia
Every year my brother, and I father and boys groups go in Croatia after school year. Ours rule is that every women has ban go with us. But last year we did exception and my girlfriend could have go with us. Before departure was needed buy some foodstuffs and some things, which goes with camping. Packing on trip is usually long and boring. When was all ready we had get on our car and went on meeting to petrol station. There we all went down after year. We spoke short and we made understood on a good trip. When we arrived in Czech transit my fathers took in petrol and called my mother. A way was long and full-range that is why I turned father in drive. We usually go trough night so brother and my girl slept. The place of destination is distance enough 800 kilometres. The name is Primošten on Makarska Riviera. After arrival in a camp began sunshine. We must went to the reception and report for amazing abode. The first our activity is have bathe in beautiful Croatia Sea after year. My girl friend is fascination. She had first abode about sea. After sea we looked for place to camping. We usually builder tentage under the trees. My and my girl daily program:
The first things was morning kiss and morning hygiene routine.(brush teeth and shower)
On the way from hygiene we go bought some food in the camp market. Breakfast was consists from puff, ham, cheese, fruits and vegetables. After breakfast we went play football or volleyball with our groups. The weather was hot so we went swim to sea. When we had cold we went sunburn.
We achieved overlie on sun even some hour. But is important a lot of drink water. Both had cup on head because sunburn is dangerous. When we have hunger we go to tent and cooked lunch. After lunch we sometimes lie under tree. The temperature was high that is why bath in sea was cool! The day quickly finished. In the evening we went to the town-centre there is night fun. So are there food stalls and gift shops. The night in Primošten centre was always long and full-range. Pubs and disco bars have Croatia more then Czech republic. My best adventure this holidays was paragliding behind boat.
Holyday in Croatia was beautiful and I hope that come back soon.
Every year my brother, and I father and boys groups go in Croatia after school year. Ours rule is that every women has ban go with us. But last year we did exception and my girlfriend could have go with us. Before departure was needed buy some foodstuffs and some things, which goes with camping. Packing on trip is usually long and boring. When was all ready we had get on our car and went on meeting to petrol station. There we all went down after year. We spoke short and we made understood on a good trip. When we arrived in Czech transit my fathers took in petrol and called my mother. A way was long and full-range that is why I turned father in drive. We usually go trough night so brother and my girl slept. The place of destination is distance enough 800 kilometres. The name is Primošten on Makarska Riviera. After arrival in a camp began sunshine. We must went to the reception and report for amazing abode. The first our activity is have bathe in beautiful Croatia Sea after year. My girl friend is fascination. She had first abode about sea. After sea we looked for place to camping. We usually builder tentage under the trees. My and my girl daily program:
The first things was morning kiss and morning hygiene routine.(brush teeth and shower)
On the way from hygiene we go bought some food in the camp market. Breakfast was consists from puff, ham, cheese, fruits and vegetables. After breakfast we went play football or volleyball with our groups. The weather was hot so we went swim to sea. When we had cold we went sunburn.
We achieved overlie on sun even some hour. But is important a lot of drink water. Both had cup on head because sunburn is dangerous. When we have hunger we go to tent and cooked lunch. After lunch we sometimes lie under tree. The temperature was high that is why bath in sea was cool! The day quickly finished. In the evening we went to the town-centre there is night fun. So are there food stalls and gift shops. The night in Primošten centre was always long and full-range. Pubs and disco bars have Croatia more then Czech republic. My best adventure this holidays was paragliding behind boat.
Holyday in Croatia was beautiful and I hope that come back soon.
MY FAMILY
MY FAMILY
I live with my family in our brick house. My family consists of five people. My mother, father, brother, sister and me.
My father's name is George and he is thirty-five years old. He works as a manager at the Staropramen Brewery . This jobs is hard work because he has many offices. His biggest problem is getting up every day so early because he goes home very late. He is taller than my mother. He has got short brown hair, blue eyes, small mouth and ears. Her arms are big because he goes to fitness every Monday and Friday. He wears glad rags(sako) or a sport dress. He likes playing a tennis or going to the hot house(sauna) with friends. When it is a weekend he is with his family. Every morning he takes me to my school by car. It is a good dad.
My mother's name is Jarka. She is as old as my father. She doesn't work. She is at maternity leave. Before she had a little baby, she had worked as a leader in the Diva silver. She has got short blond hair, blue eyes, big mouth and small ears. She likes to wear jeans and T-shirts or dresses. She likes going out with girlfriends for a coffee drink into the town centre. She has got many duties. She does hovering and cleaning at home and cooking for us. But she doesn't have much free time.
She has a baby that is why I often help my mother often. She is a good and careful mother.
My brorther's name is George after my father. He is fifteen years old. He is very small and slim. He has got short brown hair, brown eyes, small mouth and ears. He doesn't work. He goes to the school. He likes fast and expensive cars. He will be a car mechanic. His problem is that he doesn't like studying. He hasn't got a girlfriend. His hobby is skate boarding in the streets. He has got many strange friends. My parents have got many problems with my brother. We are hoping that he will grown into a good man.
My little sister's name is Sarah. She is the youngest family member. She is one year and five month old. She has got a small body, eyes, mouth and hands. She is a cute kid. She can already walk and speak a little. My mother often goes out with my sister. They walk into the park there are swings and sand pits.
My name is Lukas. I'm eighteen years old. I'm oldest child of my own parents. I have got short brown hair, blue eyes and big mouth. I like wearing sports clothes. I go into the hotel school where I study. My best hobby is kickbox. I have been doing it for a long time.
My father's parents live in Brno. They live in a block of flats. When I need a consultation, I can ask her. My mother's parents live in a village. They have a big farm, there they have many animals. They have a lot of work. Sometimes I drive there and help them. I have five uncles and aunts. They have nine children, some of theme are adults.
My family is big, but I never forget what they do for me. They will stay in my hearts forever.
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I live with my family in our brick house. My family consists of five people. My mother, father, brother, sister and me.
My father's name is George and he is thirty-five years old. He works as a manager at the Staropramen Brewery . This jobs is hard work because he has many offices. His biggest problem is getting up every day so early because he goes home very late. He is taller than my mother. He has got short brown hair, blue eyes, small mouth and ears. Her arms are big because he goes to fitness every Monday and Friday. He wears glad rags(sako) or a sport dress. He likes playing a tennis or going to the hot house(sauna) with friends. When it is a weekend he is with his family. Every morning he takes me to my school by car. It is a good dad.
My mother's name is Jarka. She is as old as my father. She doesn't work. She is at maternity leave. Before she had a little baby, she had worked as a leader in the Diva silver. She has got short blond hair, blue eyes, big mouth and small ears. She likes to wear jeans and T-shirts or dresses. She likes going out with girlfriends for a coffee drink into the town centre. She has got many duties. She does hovering and cleaning at home and cooking for us. But she doesn't have much free time.
She has a baby that is why I often help my mother often. She is a good and careful mother.
My brorther's name is George after my father. He is fifteen years old. He is very small and slim. He has got short brown hair, brown eyes, small mouth and ears. He doesn't work. He goes to the school. He likes fast and expensive cars. He will be a car mechanic. His problem is that he doesn't like studying. He hasn't got a girlfriend. His hobby is skate boarding in the streets. He has got many strange friends. My parents have got many problems with my brother. We are hoping that he will grown into a good man.
My little sister's name is Sarah. She is the youngest family member. She is one year and five month old. She has got a small body, eyes, mouth and hands. She is a cute kid. She can already walk and speak a little. My mother often goes out with my sister. They walk into the park there are swings and sand pits.
My name is Lukas. I'm eighteen years old. I'm oldest child of my own parents. I have got short brown hair, blue eyes and big mouth. I like wearing sports clothes. I go into the hotel school where I study. My best hobby is kickbox. I have been doing it for a long time.
My father's parents live in Brno. They live in a block of flats. When I need a consultation, I can ask her. My mother's parents live in a village. They have a big farm, there they have many animals. They have a lot of work. Sometimes I drive there and help them. I have five uncles and aunts. They have nine children, some of theme are adults.
My family is big, but I never forget what they do for me. They will stay in my hearts forever.
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MY FAVOURITE ROOM
MY FAVOURITE ROOM
My favourite room is dětský room because I there spent many times.
The room is the biggest in all the flat. I live there with my younger brother George. The room is decorated white but my part of the room is blue. In winter It is warm because is here central heating. My brother has two-bed. Under it there is a writing table and different things. My big bed is next to the window. I have many plush toys in bed, which I got from my girlfriend. In the corner I have diplomas from sports and sports equipment. I did kickbox but now I go to the fitness. I won’t be muscular. The book-case is between the door and the bed. My wrtining table is at wall next small table with my computer. I often do my homework on a PC. Czech republik maps is nad writining table. Our clothes are in a big case next to the door. I have a hifi stereo and television in my room because I like watching TV or listening to music. When I lie down in bed I see a large window, from which I look out onto trees in the park.
My favourite room is dětský room because I there spent many times.
The room is the biggest in all the flat. I live there with my younger brother George. The room is decorated white but my part of the room is blue. In winter It is warm because is here central heating. My brother has two-bed. Under it there is a writing table and different things. My big bed is next to the window. I have many plush toys in bed, which I got from my girlfriend. In the corner I have diplomas from sports and sports equipment. I did kickbox but now I go to the fitness. I won’t be muscular. The book-case is between the door and the bed. My wrtining table is at wall next small table with my computer. I often do my homework on a PC. Czech republik maps is nad writining table. Our clothes are in a big case next to the door. I have a hifi stereo and television in my room because I like watching TV or listening to music. When I lie down in bed I see a large window, from which I look out onto trees in the park.
MY DAILY PROGRAM
MY DAILY PROGRAMME
My daily programme is very interesting and full of work . My biggest problems is getting up every day so early because I go to sleep very late.
I usually get up at six or seven o' clock. I turn on my CD- player with my best songs. I do my hygiene routine ( I take a shower and brush my teeth). Then I prepare good breakfast which is healthy for my body. (fruit and cereales, coffee). I put my school books and take my lunch (toast and drink) to the bag, Then I do exercise and decide what to wear. After getting dressed I comb my haire. At seven or eight o' clock I say good bye to my mother and little sister.
My father takes me to my school by his car. We often come late to school, because there are traffic jams in the town centre . My school starts at seven or eight o'clock. My school isn' t so hard for its students. My classroom is smaller than other classrooms and my friends are friendly. I don' t spend much time at school because my lessons finish at one o'clock or half past three.
After school I go home by tram which is usually crowded to the top. When I get home I get something to eat. This is my lunch. Then I must hoover at home and clean my room and take out the dustbin. Why??? Because I help my mother, she has a baby.
If it is alright I can go out with my girlfriend. I wait a moment for her at school. When we see each other we are happy! We kiss each other to welcome each other. After that we go to her place where her small pet is waiting. We must walk a dog in the park which is nearly by her house. When we come home, we talk about school and about the life. When we get bored, we go to the town centre there are many people and shops. I like buyig new fashionable clothes for me or my darling. This is my small variation.
At about six o'clock I go to the gym were I do a bloody sport. This is very dangerous sport but I enjoy it. It's called “ kickbox “.
After nine o'clock I come home where my parent stays . My mother gives me hot dinner. They ask me how my school was. My answer is “I don't know”. I'm tired. After that I go to my room and turn on my radio and prepare for next school day. I get tired soon so I take a hot shower and brush me teeth. I say good night to my parents and I go to sleep.
I like weekend because I have free time. I can sleep late and then I can get up late. I don’t have to learn so much. I can drive my car and help my grandmother at her farm. She is lives in village, There she has many animals. I can go to the cinema or I can go for a trip with my girlfriend. Weekends should be as long as weekdays.
My daily programme is very interesting and full of work . My biggest problems is getting up every day so early because I go to sleep very late.
I usually get up at six or seven o' clock. I turn on my CD- player with my best songs. I do my hygiene routine ( I take a shower and brush my teeth). Then I prepare good breakfast which is healthy for my body. (fruit and cereales, coffee). I put my school books and take my lunch (toast and drink) to the bag, Then I do exercise and decide what to wear. After getting dressed I comb my haire. At seven or eight o' clock I say good bye to my mother and little sister.
My father takes me to my school by his car. We often come late to school, because there are traffic jams in the town centre . My school starts at seven or eight o'clock. My school isn' t so hard for its students. My classroom is smaller than other classrooms and my friends are friendly. I don' t spend much time at school because my lessons finish at one o'clock or half past three.
After school I go home by tram which is usually crowded to the top. When I get home I get something to eat. This is my lunch. Then I must hoover at home and clean my room and take out the dustbin. Why??? Because I help my mother, she has a baby.
If it is alright I can go out with my girlfriend. I wait a moment for her at school. When we see each other we are happy! We kiss each other to welcome each other. After that we go to her place where her small pet is waiting. We must walk a dog in the park which is nearly by her house. When we come home, we talk about school and about the life. When we get bored, we go to the town centre there are many people and shops. I like buyig new fashionable clothes for me or my darling. This is my small variation.
At about six o'clock I go to the gym were I do a bloody sport. This is very dangerous sport but I enjoy it. It's called “ kickbox “.
After nine o'clock I come home where my parent stays . My mother gives me hot dinner. They ask me how my school was. My answer is “I don't know”. I'm tired. After that I go to my room and turn on my radio and prepare for next school day. I get tired soon so I take a hot shower and brush me teeth. I say good night to my parents and I go to sleep.
I like weekend because I have free time. I can sleep late and then I can get up late. I don’t have to learn so much. I can drive my car and help my grandmother at her farm. She is lives in village, There she has many animals. I can go to the cinema or I can go for a trip with my girlfriend. Weekends should be as long as weekdays.
Menu Card
MENU CARD
HORS D´OEUVRES ENTRÉES
pork pie with onion ragout Praha style
Prague ham and horseradish scrambled eggs
shrimp cocktail spaghetti Milanese
MAIN DISHES SIDE DISHES
roast sirloin of beef chips
beefsteak with egg rice
beef goulash potato salad
DESSERTS SOUPS
doughnuts chicken broth
apple strudel goulash soup
Bohemian buns pea soup
FRUIT VEGETABLES
melon cucumber
pineapple radish
strawberries peas
BEVERAGE
Coca cola
whisky on the rock
plum brandy
HORS D´OEUVRES ENTRÉES
pork pie with onion ragout Praha style
Prague ham and horseradish scrambled eggs
shrimp cocktail spaghetti Milanese
MAIN DISHES SIDE DISHES
roast sirloin of beef chips
beefsteak with egg rice
beef goulash potato salad
DESSERTS SOUPS
doughnuts chicken broth
apple strudel goulash soup
Bohemian buns pea soup
FRUIT VEGETABLES
melon cucumber
pineapple radish
strawberries peas
BEVERAGE
Coca cola
whisky on the rock
plum brandy
MY BEST FRIEND
MY BEST FRIEND
My best friend is Thomas. He is a guy at my age. We are sportsmen so we always have something to talk about. ” Sport life” is our big love.
He has a small figure, because his figure is muscular. He has a square spotty face. He often laughs at some stupidity so many people can see his big dimples. He has got dark green eyes and his lips are full. He used to have crooked teeth but now they are even. He used to wear a braces. His hair is short and sometimes long but always brown colour. He has got wide shoulders and muscular stomach because he goes to the fitness. He usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. When he has training day he wears sport trousers and sport jackets.
When I have some problems I can tell him. He is very helpful to me. He is very sincere because he tells what think. He is young but he behaves like an adult. When
It is my birthday or name’s day he buys a small presents or shakes my hand. Many people think that he is silly but I know that he is clever at school and in his life. He is always on time at a meeting. He isn’t any depressed because he is a happy man.
We have nearly the same hobbies. Both of us sometimes go to the fitness. There he is my sports coach. I can ask him for an advice. Thomas understands to sports men. Every Monday we go to the park jogging nearly for one an hour. When we have free time we go to the pub or dance in the disco bar. We speak about sports ad beautiful girls. We buy good drinks and have a good time.
He likes watching sports channel program on TV. For example: Olympic games, tennis matches, athletics and bicycling championship and so on. Thomas does athletics in a team. Groups are called A. C. athletics Brno. He does scamper on sixty meters and 100 meters or 250 meters. Every day he is faster and faster. He hopes that once he will go jogging at Olympic Games. In Summer he rides a bicycle. In summer he skis with his parents in
Jesenik or Pitstal in Austria. His idol is famous Lance Armstrong. At the moment he is reading a books about his lives. At the weekend he spends his free time with his friends or his girlfriend.
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My best friend is Thomas. He is a guy at my age. We are sportsmen so we always have something to talk about. ” Sport life” is our big love.
He has a small figure, because his figure is muscular. He has a square spotty face. He often laughs at some stupidity so many people can see his big dimples. He has got dark green eyes and his lips are full. He used to have crooked teeth but now they are even. He used to wear a braces. His hair is short and sometimes long but always brown colour. He has got wide shoulders and muscular stomach because he goes to the fitness. He usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. When he has training day he wears sport trousers and sport jackets.
When I have some problems I can tell him. He is very helpful to me. He is very sincere because he tells what think. He is young but he behaves like an adult. When
It is my birthday or name’s day he buys a small presents or shakes my hand. Many people think that he is silly but I know that he is clever at school and in his life. He is always on time at a meeting. He isn’t any depressed because he is a happy man.
We have nearly the same hobbies. Both of us sometimes go to the fitness. There he is my sports coach. I can ask him for an advice. Thomas understands to sports men. Every Monday we go to the park jogging nearly for one an hour. When we have free time we go to the pub or dance in the disco bar. We speak about sports ad beautiful girls. We buy good drinks and have a good time.
He likes watching sports channel program on TV. For example: Olympic games, tennis matches, athletics and bicycling championship and so on. Thomas does athletics in a team. Groups are called A. C. athletics Brno. He does scamper on sixty meters and 100 meters or 250 meters. Every day he is faster and faster. He hopes that once he will go jogging at Olympic Games. In Summer he rides a bicycle. In summer he skis with his parents in
Jesenik or Pitstal in Austria. His idol is famous Lance Armstrong. At the moment he is reading a books about his lives. At the weekend he spends his free time with his friends or his girlfriend.
Článek podporuje:
hokejová výstroj, inline brusle, snowboard
LONDON
LONDON
the capital city of England and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
it lies on the river Thames, covers an area of 1,580 sq. km
population: 7 million people (12 mil. in its conurbation)
includes the City of London and 32 boroughs
it's the seat of the Monarch, the Parliament, the Government,
the Supreme Court
contains many museums, galleries, theatres, many historical
buildings, parks
History
the Celts settled the place as early as 800 B. C.
43 A. D. - Romans established Londonium
when Romans left the island, it remained the capital of Britons
during the reign of Norman kings (12th century) the royal court
moved from Winchester (the formal capital) to London for ever
16th century - establishment of trading companies, the Royal
Exchange (1565)
1665 - more than 75,000 people died from a plague epidemic
1666 - the Great Fire of London destroyed 4/5 of the city;
during the following decades hectic building activity rebuilt
the town; Sir Christopher Wren was appointed the main architect
(constructed about 50 churches, many public buildings)
17th century - Lloyd's Insurance Company was established, Bank
of England (1694), Stock Exchange (1773)
the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901) - London grew and
flourished
Industry, commerce, transport
industry: woodworking, furniture-making, chemical (oil), food
(breweries, sugar refineries), clothing, printing, diamond
cutting, electrical engineering, paper-making, production of
cement, car industries
financial and commercial centre - London Stock Exchange, gold,
silver, platinum trade, postal services, art trade
the river Thames - used as a highway since prehistoric times;
the Port - one of the best in the world, now it's rebuilding
into "The Metropolitan Water City"; the port has moved to
Tilbury; riverbuses
airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, London City Airport
rails, underground (the oldest in the world - since 1863), buses
(Victoria Coach Station)
Sights and important places
the City is the oldest part of London in the East (now is the
home to the financial district)
the East End (to the east of the City) - immigrants and working
people
the West End - chic chops, theatres, residential areas, parks
the most stylish parts of London: Kensington, Belgravia,
Knightsbridge, Chelsea
the City of London - self-governing enclave since the 12th
century, is headed by the Lord Mayor (he enters his office in
November - "Lord Mayor's Show")
Tower of London - William the Conqueror began to build the White
Tower, than successive kings extended it; it was used as royal
home, prison (Walter Raleigh, Guy Fawkes, Rudolf Hess), an
executive site (Ann Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Thomas More), a
royal mint, an observatory; now it's museum - arsenal of
weapons, the Crown Jewels; the Yeomen Warders (Beefeaters) -
uniform from Tudor times; six ravens - protect the kingdom;
Ceremony of the Keys (every night when the gate is locked)
Tower Bridge (1894) - can raise in the middle to allow ships to
pass up the river
Docks, incl. St. Katherine Dock (1828)
St. Paul's Cathedral - Sir Christopher Wren masterpiece was
completed in 1711 after 35 years; Baroque style, the main nave
is 170 metres long and is crowned by a central dome which raises
111 metres; the 2nd largest church in the world after St.
Peter's in Rome; inside the dome along the cupola runs the
Whispering Gallery (remarkable acoustic); took place there: W.
Churchill's funeral service, wedding of Prince Charles and
Princess Diana (1981); heroes are buried there: Admiral Nelson,
the Duke of Wellington, Ch. Wren
the Monument - commemorates the place in Pudding Lane where the
Great Fire of London started; it's about 60 metres high
Bank of England (Threadneedle St.), the Stock Exchange, the
Lloyds of London
the City of Westminster - it was separate from London; contains:
Royal Palaces, Abbey, Government offices
the Houses of Parliament - seat of British Parliament; after
fire in 1834, rebuilt in 1840 in neo-gothic style; the only
remaining building is Westminster Hall, dating from 1097; the
seat of Parliament since 1547; the House of Lord is a gothic
hall lavishly decorated in red with the throne of Sovereign, in
front of this is Woolsack - the seat of Lord Chancellor who
presides over the House; the House of Commons - green leather
benches facing to the table where the mace is placed, is
presided over by the Speaker
Big Ben (the bell named after his author) - 97.5 metres high
Parliament Square - there used to stand the West Monastery;
statues: Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Disraeli
Westminster Abbey (11th century) - Coronation Chair (13th cent.,
cont. the Stone of Scone - symbol of Scottish Royalty); buried
there: Elizabeth I., Mary Stuart, Henry VII., Charles II.,
Edward the Confessor - the founder of the cathedral, Geoffrey
Chaucer, Robert Browning; Poet's Corner - monuments of John
Milton, Walter Scott, Lord Byron, William Shakespeare
Westminster Abbey (11th century) - Coronation Chair (13th cent.,
cont. the Stone of Scone - symbol of Scottish Royalty); buried
there: Elizabeth I., Mary Stuart, Henry VII., Charles II.,
Edward the Confessor - the founder of the cathedral, Geoffrey
Chaucer, Robert Browning; Poet's Corner - monuments of John
Milton, Walter Scott, Lord Byron, William Shakespeare
Whitehall - Government; Royal Horse Guard - changing guards;
Downing St. (no. 10 is a seat of Prime Minister since 1735);
Banqueting House (paintings by Peter Paul Rubens on the ceiling)
- the only remaining part of the Whitehall Palace (originally
seat of Archbishop, from 16th cent. Royal Palace) - in 17th
cent. Palace burned down twice; window from which Charles I.
stepped out onto the scaffold (1649)
Buckingham Palace - the seat of kings and queens; built in 1703
by the Duke of Buckingham; Queen Victoria was the 1st monarch to
live there since 1837; outside: changing of the Guards, Queen
Victoria Monument
the Mall - exclusive street with best-known gentlemen's clubs
and expensive shops
Trafalgar Square - largest in London; commemorates Admiral
Nelson's victory over Spanish fleet at Spanish Cape Trafalgar in
1805; in the middle - Nelson's Column (50 m)
National Gallery - on the Trafalgar Square; greatest collection
of Western paintings from 13th century till now; next to it is
National Portrait Gallery
Piccadilly Circus - busiest place in London; notable centre of
entertainment in the West End; in the centre is at the top of
the Fountain stands Eros, the Greek God of Love (built by Lord
Shaftsbury - the famous philanthropist)
Shopping, parks, theatres, museums, galleries
Oxford St., Regent St., Bond St., Piccadilly, Covent Garden,
Soho
St. James's Park (the oldest), Hyde Park (+ Speaker's corner),
Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park
National Theatre, The Olivier Theatre, Barbican centre,
Littleton Theatre
British Museum, British Library, London Dungeon, Madame
Tussaud's, The Tate Gallery
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the capital city of England and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
it lies on the river Thames, covers an area of 1,580 sq. km
population: 7 million people (12 mil. in its conurbation)
includes the City of London and 32 boroughs
it's the seat of the Monarch, the Parliament, the Government,
the Supreme Court
contains many museums, galleries, theatres, many historical
buildings, parks
History
the Celts settled the place as early as 800 B. C.
43 A. D. - Romans established Londonium
when Romans left the island, it remained the capital of Britons
during the reign of Norman kings (12th century) the royal court
moved from Winchester (the formal capital) to London for ever
16th century - establishment of trading companies, the Royal
Exchange (1565)
1665 - more than 75,000 people died from a plague epidemic
1666 - the Great Fire of London destroyed 4/5 of the city;
during the following decades hectic building activity rebuilt
the town; Sir Christopher Wren was appointed the main architect
(constructed about 50 churches, many public buildings)
17th century - Lloyd's Insurance Company was established, Bank
of England (1694), Stock Exchange (1773)
the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901) - London grew and
flourished
Industry, commerce, transport
industry: woodworking, furniture-making, chemical (oil), food
(breweries, sugar refineries), clothing, printing, diamond
cutting, electrical engineering, paper-making, production of
cement, car industries
financial and commercial centre - London Stock Exchange, gold,
silver, platinum trade, postal services, art trade
the river Thames - used as a highway since prehistoric times;
the Port - one of the best in the world, now it's rebuilding
into "The Metropolitan Water City"; the port has moved to
Tilbury; riverbuses
airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, London City Airport
rails, underground (the oldest in the world - since 1863), buses
(Victoria Coach Station)
Sights and important places
the City is the oldest part of London in the East (now is the
home to the financial district)
the East End (to the east of the City) - immigrants and working
people
the West End - chic chops, theatres, residential areas, parks
the most stylish parts of London: Kensington, Belgravia,
Knightsbridge, Chelsea
the City of London - self-governing enclave since the 12th
century, is headed by the Lord Mayor (he enters his office in
November - "Lord Mayor's Show")
Tower of London - William the Conqueror began to build the White
Tower, than successive kings extended it; it was used as royal
home, prison (Walter Raleigh, Guy Fawkes, Rudolf Hess), an
executive site (Ann Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Thomas More), a
royal mint, an observatory; now it's museum - arsenal of
weapons, the Crown Jewels; the Yeomen Warders (Beefeaters) -
uniform from Tudor times; six ravens - protect the kingdom;
Ceremony of the Keys (every night when the gate is locked)
Tower Bridge (1894) - can raise in the middle to allow ships to
pass up the river
Docks, incl. St. Katherine Dock (1828)
St. Paul's Cathedral - Sir Christopher Wren masterpiece was
completed in 1711 after 35 years; Baroque style, the main nave
is 170 metres long and is crowned by a central dome which raises
111 metres; the 2nd largest church in the world after St.
Peter's in Rome; inside the dome along the cupola runs the
Whispering Gallery (remarkable acoustic); took place there: W.
Churchill's funeral service, wedding of Prince Charles and
Princess Diana (1981); heroes are buried there: Admiral Nelson,
the Duke of Wellington, Ch. Wren
the Monument - commemorates the place in Pudding Lane where the
Great Fire of London started; it's about 60 metres high
Bank of England (Threadneedle St.), the Stock Exchange, the
Lloyds of London
the City of Westminster - it was separate from London; contains:
Royal Palaces, Abbey, Government offices
the Houses of Parliament - seat of British Parliament; after
fire in 1834, rebuilt in 1840 in neo-gothic style; the only
remaining building is Westminster Hall, dating from 1097; the
seat of Parliament since 1547; the House of Lord is a gothic
hall lavishly decorated in red with the throne of Sovereign, in
front of this is Woolsack - the seat of Lord Chancellor who
presides over the House; the House of Commons - green leather
benches facing to the table where the mace is placed, is
presided over by the Speaker
Big Ben (the bell named after his author) - 97.5 metres high
Parliament Square - there used to stand the West Monastery;
statues: Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Disraeli
Westminster Abbey (11th century) - Coronation Chair (13th cent.,
cont. the Stone of Scone - symbol of Scottish Royalty); buried
there: Elizabeth I., Mary Stuart, Henry VII., Charles II.,
Edward the Confessor - the founder of the cathedral, Geoffrey
Chaucer, Robert Browning; Poet's Corner - monuments of John
Milton, Walter Scott, Lord Byron, William Shakespeare
Westminster Abbey (11th century) - Coronation Chair (13th cent.,
cont. the Stone of Scone - symbol of Scottish Royalty); buried
there: Elizabeth I., Mary Stuart, Henry VII., Charles II.,
Edward the Confessor - the founder of the cathedral, Geoffrey
Chaucer, Robert Browning; Poet's Corner - monuments of John
Milton, Walter Scott, Lord Byron, William Shakespeare
Whitehall - Government; Royal Horse Guard - changing guards;
Downing St. (no. 10 is a seat of Prime Minister since 1735);
Banqueting House (paintings by Peter Paul Rubens on the ceiling)
- the only remaining part of the Whitehall Palace (originally
seat of Archbishop, from 16th cent. Royal Palace) - in 17th
cent. Palace burned down twice; window from which Charles I.
stepped out onto the scaffold (1649)
Buckingham Palace - the seat of kings and queens; built in 1703
by the Duke of Buckingham; Queen Victoria was the 1st monarch to
live there since 1837; outside: changing of the Guards, Queen
Victoria Monument
the Mall - exclusive street with best-known gentlemen's clubs
and expensive shops
Trafalgar Square - largest in London; commemorates Admiral
Nelson's victory over Spanish fleet at Spanish Cape Trafalgar in
1805; in the middle - Nelson's Column (50 m)
National Gallery - on the Trafalgar Square; greatest collection
of Western paintings from 13th century till now; next to it is
National Portrait Gallery
Piccadilly Circus - busiest place in London; notable centre of
entertainment in the West End; in the centre is at the top of
the Fountain stands Eros, the Greek God of Love (built by Lord
Shaftsbury - the famous philanthropist)
Shopping, parks, theatres, museums, galleries
Oxford St., Regent St., Bond St., Piccadilly, Covent Garden,
Soho
St. James's Park (the oldest), Hyde Park (+ Speaker's corner),
Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park
National Theatre, The Olivier Theatre, Barbican centre,
Littleton Theatre
British Museum, British Library, London Dungeon, Madame
Tussaud's, The Tate Gallery
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LEISURE AND HOBBIES
Leisure, hobbies
I like to do sports because I have a lot of leisure time. My hobbies are fitness, my girl and computer. When I have free time I go to the fitness because I want to be muscular. My body is important part of my big name. But on first position is my girl. She is my darling. I a lot of leisure time spends with her. When I have feeling good I go to swimming or running in the park nearly my house. I like summer sports but I hate season winter sports such as skiing or figure skating. Many people like go to the disco or pub at the weekend. But I prefer go my girl and make nice evening with good film and the bottle taste wine. When is sunny day I like go to the walk at nature. But last time I’m spend a lot of leisure time studying because I want get (maturitu). This away was very hard. When I was young I do bloody sport. This is a very dangerous sport but I enjoy it. It’s called kickbox. For me it was biggest hobbies I my young life. I was champion and representative Czech republic in my weight. But every dream once finishes. When I was on top of fame I had many injuries broken nose, foot ankle and wrists. So I decided do finish this sport. But I hope that I early comeback because I’m older and experienced for my mistakes. Nowadays my big hobby is work in fitness as sport coach. I like helping people, which have problems with correct exercise there. Sport life is my big hobbies!
Článek podporuje:
hokejová výstroj, inline brusle, snowboard
I like to do sports because I have a lot of leisure time. My hobbies are fitness, my girl and computer. When I have free time I go to the fitness because I want to be muscular. My body is important part of my big name. But on first position is my girl. She is my darling. I a lot of leisure time spends with her. When I have feeling good I go to swimming or running in the park nearly my house. I like summer sports but I hate season winter sports such as skiing or figure skating. Many people like go to the disco or pub at the weekend. But I prefer go my girl and make nice evening with good film and the bottle taste wine. When is sunny day I like go to the walk at nature. But last time I’m spend a lot of leisure time studying because I want get (maturitu). This away was very hard. When I was young I do bloody sport. This is a very dangerous sport but I enjoy it. It’s called kickbox. For me it was biggest hobbies I my young life. I was champion and representative Czech republic in my weight. But every dream once finishes. When I was on top of fame I had many injuries broken nose, foot ankle and wrists. So I decided do finish this sport. But I hope that I early comeback because I’m older and experienced for my mistakes. Nowadays my big hobby is work in fitness as sport coach. I like helping people, which have problems with correct exercise there. Sport life is my big hobbies!
Článek podporuje:
hokejová výstroj, inline brusle, snowboard
CANADA
Canada
Geography
area: 9,976,139
population: 27,297,000
capital city: Ottawa
other cities: Montreal, Quebec, Calgary, Toronto, Edmonton,
Vancouver, Halifax
Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world after Russia and
occupies the northern part of North America, borders with the
USA, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean
lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Great
Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg
rivers: the St. Lawrence River, the Winnipeg, the Saskatchewan,
the Columbia, the Frazer, the Yukon, the Mackenzie
Canada is divided into 7 regions:
The Pacific Coast - British Columbia, Vancouver Island)
The Cordillera - the Rocky Mountains, the Coast Mountains, St.
Elias Mountains (Mount Logan - 6,050)
The Prairies - grain-producing region
The Canadian Shield - Hudson Bay, region of minerals
The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence lowlands
The Atlantic Provinces - Appalachian Region
The Arctic
History
the first people are though to have arrived to America from
Siberia about 30,000 years ago
the Vikings (Icelandic Norsemen) settled about 985 on the island
of Newfoundland
1497 - John Cabot claimed the land for the English Crown; in
1534 James Cartier planted the flag of France on a Gaspe
promontory
1763 - the Treaty of Paris - an agreement between England and
France - dividing the territories; 1774 - Quebec Act -British
granted French civil laws in Canada
1791 - dividing: Upper Canada and Lower Canada, but they were
united again until British rule in 1830's because of rebellions
1st July, 1867 - Dominion of Canada ' 1st July is celebrated as
"Canada Day"
1931 - the Statue of Westminster - confirmation of autonomy
Political system
constitutional monarchy, a federal state and parliamentary
democracy with two official languages and two systems of law:
civil law and common law
Canada has 10 provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba,
New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward
Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and 3 territories (Northwest
Territory, Yukon Territory and Nunavut)
in 1982 the Charter if Rights and Freedoms was entrenched in the
Canadian Constitution
the Canadian Parliament is composed of the Queen (who is
represented by the Governor General), the Senate and the House
of Commons
the Senate (Upper House) has 104 members who are appointed and
are divided essentially among Canada's 4 main regions of
Ontario, Quebec, the West and the Atlantic Provinces
the House of Commons is with its 295 members (five-year terms)
the major lawmaking body
the real executive authority is the Cabinet with Prime Minister
- they are advisers of the monarch
the party with the 2nd largest number of seats is called Her
Majesty's Loyal Opposition
Economy
Canada belongs to G-7 countries (Canada, France, Italy, Germany,
Japan, the UK, the USA), sometimes it's extended to G-8 (plus
Russia)
rich sources of raw materials: uranium, zinc, sulphur, nickel,
aluminium, gas
agriculture: wheat
highly developed trading country
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Canada
Canada
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Geography
area: 9,976,139
population: 27,297,000
capital city: Ottawa
other cities: Montreal, Quebec, Calgary, Toronto, Edmonton,
Vancouver, Halifax
Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world after Russia and
occupies the northern part of North America, borders with the
USA, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean
lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Great
Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg
rivers: the St. Lawrence River, the Winnipeg, the Saskatchewan,
the Columbia, the Frazer, the Yukon, the Mackenzie
Canada is divided into 7 regions:
The Pacific Coast - British Columbia, Vancouver Island)
The Cordillera - the Rocky Mountains, the Coast Mountains, St.
Elias Mountains (Mount Logan - 6,050)
The Prairies - grain-producing region
The Canadian Shield - Hudson Bay, region of minerals
The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence lowlands
The Atlantic Provinces - Appalachian Region
The Arctic
History
the first people are though to have arrived to America from
Siberia about 30,000 years ago
the Vikings (Icelandic Norsemen) settled about 985 on the island
of Newfoundland
1497 - John Cabot claimed the land for the English Crown; in
1534 James Cartier planted the flag of France on a Gaspe
promontory
1763 - the Treaty of Paris - an agreement between England and
France - dividing the territories; 1774 - Quebec Act -British
granted French civil laws in Canada
1791 - dividing: Upper Canada and Lower Canada, but they were
united again until British rule in 1830's because of rebellions
1st July, 1867 - Dominion of Canada ' 1st July is celebrated as
"Canada Day"
1931 - the Statue of Westminster - confirmation of autonomy
Political system
constitutional monarchy, a federal state and parliamentary
democracy with two official languages and two systems of law:
civil law and common law
Canada has 10 provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba,
New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward
Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and 3 territories (Northwest
Territory, Yukon Territory and Nunavut)
in 1982 the Charter if Rights and Freedoms was entrenched in the
Canadian Constitution
the Canadian Parliament is composed of the Queen (who is
represented by the Governor General), the Senate and the House
of Commons
the Senate (Upper House) has 104 members who are appointed and
are divided essentially among Canada's 4 main regions of
Ontario, Quebec, the West and the Atlantic Provinces
the House of Commons is with its 295 members (five-year terms)
the major lawmaking body
the real executive authority is the Cabinet with Prime Minister
- they are advisers of the monarch
the party with the 2nd largest number of seats is called Her
Majesty's Loyal Opposition
Economy
Canada belongs to G-7 countries (Canada, France, Italy, Germany,
Japan, the UK, the USA), sometimes it's extended to G-8 (plus
Russia)
rich sources of raw materials: uranium, zinc, sulphur, nickel,
aluminium, gas
agriculture: wheat
highly developed trading country
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Canada
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Literature and drama in English speaking contries
As the first thing we must determine what we in fact understand under the term „literature in English speaking countries“.
We must distinguish between the terms „literature in English speaking countries“ and literature written in English“.
The term „literature written in English“ includes also literatures of former British colonies, Carribean literature etc.
The term „literature in English speaking countries“ includes books written by authors, who live in English speaking countries. These include e.g. Pakistani and Chinese authors in Britain and Hispanic and Native American authors in the United States.
British literature
The English literature is very famous and authors are Charlotte and Emilly Brönte (Jane Eyre), George Byron Shaw (Pygmalion), George Orwell (1984, Animal Farm), Samuel Beckett (Waiting for Godot) and Francis Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby).
But the one of the greatest dramatist all over the world is William Shakespeare. His plays were translated into many languages. He was born in 16th century Stradford Upon Avon. He had one sister and one brother. When he was only eighteen he got married. His wife, Anne Hathaway, was eight years older than him. They had three children – two daughters and one son (Hamnet). Hamnet died when he was only eleven. William wasn’t a good husband and father. He left his family and went to London. He hadn’t education of university. In 1595 he wrote his first and the most famous play Romeo and Juliet. This play is about two families, who hate each other. But Romeo and Juliet love each other. But this play i tragedy, so Romeo and Juliet die. Shakespeare wrote other tragedies like Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth or King Lear. He wrote comedies too. For example The Merry Wives of Windsor or The Tempest. Shakespeare also wrote more than 150 sonnets. Shakespeare died in 1616.
At the beginning of 17th century was born another great figure of British literature and this figure was John Milton. His greatest work was the epic poem Paradise Lost.
After Shakespeare and Milton there was Daniel Defoe with his novel Robinson Crusoe.
This work is famous in many other countries.
Very famous were also Oscar Wilde and Charles Dickens. Oscar Wilde wrote very famous novel The Picture of Dorian Grey and play The Importance of Being Earnest.
Charles Dickens wrote for example Oliver Twist or David Copperfield. This book is about one boy and his unhappy childhood. He lost his parents, so he live with his aunt. In the end he is happy with girl, who he loves.
And in the end I would like to mention John Galsworthy, who wrote The Forsythe Saga, and of course Agatha Christie. She is a famous writer of detective stories and novels. She made her famous character Hercule Poirot. She wrote The Murder in the Orient Express or The Murder on the Nile.
American literature
American literature started to write its history much later than British literature.
Favourite authors are for example Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway or Edgar Allan Poe.
At the beginning I would like to talk about Ernest Hemingway. He spent most of his life in Cuba and France. He worked as a journalist. He wrote For Whom The Bell Tolls, The Old Man And The Sea and very famous novel A Farewell To Arms.
For American Literature was the most important movement „Beat Generation“. The two main figures of this time are Jack Kerouack an Allen Ginsberg. Jack Kerouack was born in Massachusetts. Before WW II he worked as a reporter. After WW II he took a road trip from the East Coast to San Francisco, sometimes driving a car, sometimes hitchhiking. This trip is described in his famous novel On The Road. The book became a sort of Bible for the members of the Beat Generation.
The second spokesman of the Beat Generation was Allen Ginsberg. He was a close friend to Jack Kerouack. He wrote for example Kaddish or Planet News.
Very important author was an African American Martin Luther King Jr. with his famous liberating speech I Have A Dream.
We must distinguish between the terms „literature in English speaking countries“ and literature written in English“.
The term „literature written in English“ includes also literatures of former British colonies, Carribean literature etc.
The term „literature in English speaking countries“ includes books written by authors, who live in English speaking countries. These include e.g. Pakistani and Chinese authors in Britain and Hispanic and Native American authors in the United States.
British literature
The English literature is very famous and authors are Charlotte and Emilly Brönte (Jane Eyre), George Byron Shaw (Pygmalion), George Orwell (1984, Animal Farm), Samuel Beckett (Waiting for Godot) and Francis Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby).
But the one of the greatest dramatist all over the world is William Shakespeare. His plays were translated into many languages. He was born in 16th century Stradford Upon Avon. He had one sister and one brother. When he was only eighteen he got married. His wife, Anne Hathaway, was eight years older than him. They had three children – two daughters and one son (Hamnet). Hamnet died when he was only eleven. William wasn’t a good husband and father. He left his family and went to London. He hadn’t education of university. In 1595 he wrote his first and the most famous play Romeo and Juliet. This play is about two families, who hate each other. But Romeo and Juliet love each other. But this play i tragedy, so Romeo and Juliet die. Shakespeare wrote other tragedies like Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth or King Lear. He wrote comedies too. For example The Merry Wives of Windsor or The Tempest. Shakespeare also wrote more than 150 sonnets. Shakespeare died in 1616.
At the beginning of 17th century was born another great figure of British literature and this figure was John Milton. His greatest work was the epic poem Paradise Lost.
After Shakespeare and Milton there was Daniel Defoe with his novel Robinson Crusoe.
This work is famous in many other countries.
Very famous were also Oscar Wilde and Charles Dickens. Oscar Wilde wrote very famous novel The Picture of Dorian Grey and play The Importance of Being Earnest.
Charles Dickens wrote for example Oliver Twist or David Copperfield. This book is about one boy and his unhappy childhood. He lost his parents, so he live with his aunt. In the end he is happy with girl, who he loves.
And in the end I would like to mention John Galsworthy, who wrote The Forsythe Saga, and of course Agatha Christie. She is a famous writer of detective stories and novels. She made her famous character Hercule Poirot. She wrote The Murder in the Orient Express or The Murder on the Nile.
American literature
American literature started to write its history much later than British literature.
Favourite authors are for example Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway or Edgar Allan Poe.
At the beginning I would like to talk about Ernest Hemingway. He spent most of his life in Cuba and France. He worked as a journalist. He wrote For Whom The Bell Tolls, The Old Man And The Sea and very famous novel A Farewell To Arms.
For American Literature was the most important movement „Beat Generation“. The two main figures of this time are Jack Kerouack an Allen Ginsberg. Jack Kerouack was born in Massachusetts. Before WW II he worked as a reporter. After WW II he took a road trip from the East Coast to San Francisco, sometimes driving a car, sometimes hitchhiking. This trip is described in his famous novel On The Road. The book became a sort of Bible for the members of the Beat Generation.
The second spokesman of the Beat Generation was Allen Ginsberg. He was a close friend to Jack Kerouack. He wrote for example Kaddish or Planet News.
Very important author was an African American Martin Luther King Jr. with his famous liberating speech I Have A Dream.
Food in Britain and the USA
Traditional English breakfast consists of glass of juice and cornflakes or muesli with sugar and milk. Of course they drink tea or coffee. Sunday is reserved for their big breakfast (it is sometimes called brunch – breakfast and lunch together) consisting of boiled or scrambled eggs or fried bacon and eggs with perhaps sausage or tomato or fried bread. Most people like a crisp piece of toast with butter and marmalade or honey.
In GB people have only a small lunch (sandwiches, fruit, sweets, vegetables, something to drink). Typical British break is 5 o’clock tea. It is usually fairly strong and eaten together with some cakes or biscuits. They drink the tea with milk and without sugar.
About 6 o’clock most families have their evening meal or dinner. It may be cooked or cold depending on the time of the year. It is their main meal. They have often sausages, potatoes or chips. The English are fond of cakes and pies. They are used to eat a dessert after each dinner.
A lot of people eat some sandwiches or some bread with spread after the dinner at night (9 – 10 o’clock).
Fast food
Fast food is a typical feature of both English and American lifestyles. At food stalls you can buy various types of food to eat as you walk along the streets or take it away and eat at home. The Americans call these restaurants “cheapies”. These places – McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, KFC … usually offer beverages (Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, tea, juice…), some solid food like roast chicken and chips, hamburgers, sandwiches, pizza, salads, deserts… You can put pickles, onions, ketchup or tomatoes on your hamburger too. The oldest type of fast food are sea food stalls or shops – usually fish and chips – the fish is cut to pieces, covered with batter (flour and water) and fried in oil. Another typical feature of British and American lifestyles is popcorn.
It is said that fast food is very unhealthy and probably it’s true. They fry it on a bad oil, the hygiene is also very bad and it is unhealthy to eat while you are walking. But it is very popular and most of children love it. In some countries it is also the cheapest food.
American food is not so good, it is usually some sort of fast-food like hamburgers, Coke, chips. This is the country of big extremes. Some people eat in fast-foods and they are fat, other people eat in a healthy way and they have no problems with weight.
In GB people have only a small lunch (sandwiches, fruit, sweets, vegetables, something to drink). Typical British break is 5 o’clock tea. It is usually fairly strong and eaten together with some cakes or biscuits. They drink the tea with milk and without sugar.
About 6 o’clock most families have their evening meal or dinner. It may be cooked or cold depending on the time of the year. It is their main meal. They have often sausages, potatoes or chips. The English are fond of cakes and pies. They are used to eat a dessert after each dinner.
A lot of people eat some sandwiches or some bread with spread after the dinner at night (9 – 10 o’clock).
Fast food
Fast food is a typical feature of both English and American lifestyles. At food stalls you can buy various types of food to eat as you walk along the streets or take it away and eat at home. The Americans call these restaurants “cheapies”. These places – McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, KFC … usually offer beverages (Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, tea, juice…), some solid food like roast chicken and chips, hamburgers, sandwiches, pizza, salads, deserts… You can put pickles, onions, ketchup or tomatoes on your hamburger too. The oldest type of fast food are sea food stalls or shops – usually fish and chips – the fish is cut to pieces, covered with batter (flour and water) and fried in oil. Another typical feature of British and American lifestyles is popcorn.
It is said that fast food is very unhealthy and probably it’s true. They fry it on a bad oil, the hygiene is also very bad and it is unhealthy to eat while you are walking. But it is very popular and most of children love it. In some countries it is also the cheapest food.
American food is not so good, it is usually some sort of fast-food like hamburgers, Coke, chips. This is the country of big extremes. Some people eat in fast-foods and they are fat, other people eat in a healthy way and they have no problems with weight.
Food, cooking, recipes
Food, cooking, recipes
In our country daily meals usually start with break¬fast, which consists of something to drink - tea (with milk or with lemon) or cocoa, warm or hot milk, black coffee - and something to eat, e.g. one or two slices of bread and butter and cheese or eggs, ham, salami, jam etc.
Instead of bread we can eat rolls or we can have something sweet - cakes or doughnuts. Quite a lot of people eat cereal for their breakfast - either cornflakes or muesli - they also sometimes add various ingredients like yogurt, walnuts, hazelnuts etc. Breakfast usually takes place between 6 and 7 o'clock.
Around noon (but in our school sometimes at quarter to twelve) we have our lunch which is warm and consists of some soup, main dish, something to drink and salad or dessert. Most people go to a school, office or factory canteen but some prefer going to a restaurant or having a fast lunch in a buffet or a snack bar or buying something at street stalls.
Soups are either vegetable soups (potato, tomato, pea, bean, carrot, parsley, celery, mushrooms) or meat teas (beef tea, tripe, chicken, hen or goulash soup etc.) Some people cook fruit soups (e.g. strawberry soup).
The main dish can be either sweet - e.g. strawberry or plum dumplings, pancakes with jam and cream, baked yeast dumplings (Czech buchty), doughnuts etc. Or we can have some meat or fish with some vegetables such as potatoes, chips, rice, Czech dum¬plings, pasta or bread.
We distinguish between the following types of meat: beef, pork, veal , mutton , lamb and we can prepare it in various ways - roast it, grill it, boil it, bake it or stew it - we can mince or smoke some kinds of meat.
Lots of people in our country eat rabbits. The main fish cooked in our country is carp (it is a traditional Christmas meal - battered carp and potato salad) and trout .
While cooking we may add various spices so that the meal will have a unique flavour - e.g. garlic, sage , rosemary, thyme, marjoram, curry, pepper, gin¬ger , red pepper, mace , cinnamon , clove , cumin, bay leaf , allspice , ketchup, soya sauce, worchester, sugar, vinegar, mustard, peanuts, onions, flour, semolina , etc.
After the main dish we may drink tea, lemonade, cider , juice, Coca-Cola, mineral water, syrup and water, while the adults like beer and black coffee after their dinner.
An evening meal may be either warm or cold. Cold and quick supper may consist of some paste on bread or rolls, kippers or some spread. We can cook a ready-made dish from a tin or have soup or potato pancakes (Czech bramborák).
Typical Czech meals include: Tripe soup , potato soup, “kulajda" soup (mushrooms and potatoes boiled in a little bit of sour cream soup), roasted goose and sauerkraut and Czech dumplings, roast sirloin beef in sour cream sauce and Czech dumplings, roast pork and sauerkraut and Czech dumplings, Moravian spar¬rows (roast fat pork offcuts) and dumplings, Spanish birds (rolled beef steaks filled with salami, pickle, egg and mustard), potato pancakes, fruit dumplings with cream, baked yeast dumplings, potato or ”hairy" dum¬plings, fried cheese (smažený sýr) etc.
However, traditional Czech cuisine is a bit unhealthy and people can get fat. Many families prefer to cook more vegetable meals, they become vegetarians or try some kind of foreign (Chinese) food.
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In our country daily meals usually start with break¬fast, which consists of something to drink - tea (with milk or with lemon) or cocoa, warm or hot milk, black coffee - and something to eat, e.g. one or two slices of bread and butter and cheese or eggs, ham, salami, jam etc.
Instead of bread we can eat rolls or we can have something sweet - cakes or doughnuts. Quite a lot of people eat cereal for their breakfast - either cornflakes or muesli - they also sometimes add various ingredients like yogurt, walnuts, hazelnuts etc. Breakfast usually takes place between 6 and 7 o'clock.
Around noon (but in our school sometimes at quarter to twelve) we have our lunch which is warm and consists of some soup, main dish, something to drink and salad or dessert. Most people go to a school, office or factory canteen but some prefer going to a restaurant or having a fast lunch in a buffet or a snack bar or buying something at street stalls.
Soups are either vegetable soups (potato, tomato, pea, bean, carrot, parsley, celery, mushrooms) or meat teas (beef tea, tripe, chicken, hen or goulash soup etc.) Some people cook fruit soups (e.g. strawberry soup).
The main dish can be either sweet - e.g. strawberry or plum dumplings, pancakes with jam and cream, baked yeast dumplings (Czech buchty), doughnuts etc. Or we can have some meat or fish with some vegetables such as potatoes, chips, rice, Czech dum¬plings, pasta or bread.
We distinguish between the following types of meat: beef, pork, veal , mutton , lamb and we can prepare it in various ways - roast it, grill it, boil it, bake it or stew it - we can mince or smoke some kinds of meat.
Lots of people in our country eat rabbits. The main fish cooked in our country is carp (it is a traditional Christmas meal - battered carp and potato salad) and trout .
While cooking we may add various spices so that the meal will have a unique flavour - e.g. garlic, sage , rosemary, thyme, marjoram, curry, pepper, gin¬ger , red pepper, mace , cinnamon , clove , cumin, bay leaf , allspice , ketchup, soya sauce, worchester, sugar, vinegar, mustard, peanuts, onions, flour, semolina , etc.
After the main dish we may drink tea, lemonade, cider , juice, Coca-Cola, mineral water, syrup and water, while the adults like beer and black coffee after their dinner.
An evening meal may be either warm or cold. Cold and quick supper may consist of some paste on bread or rolls, kippers or some spread. We can cook a ready-made dish from a tin or have soup or potato pancakes (Czech bramborák).
Typical Czech meals include: Tripe soup , potato soup, “kulajda" soup (mushrooms and potatoes boiled in a little bit of sour cream soup), roasted goose and sauerkraut and Czech dumplings, roast sirloin beef in sour cream sauce and Czech dumplings, roast pork and sauerkraut and Czech dumplings, Moravian spar¬rows (roast fat pork offcuts) and dumplings, Spanish birds (rolled beef steaks filled with salami, pickle, egg and mustard), potato pancakes, fruit dumplings with cream, baked yeast dumplings, potato or ”hairy" dum¬plings, fried cheese (smažený sýr) etc.
However, traditional Czech cuisine is a bit unhealthy and people can get fat. Many families prefer to cook more vegetable meals, they become vegetarians or try some kind of foreign (Chinese) food.
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Brno
Brno
It is the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It is a political, administrative, economic and culture centre of Moravia. Its population is about 400,000 people. The city is situated in the south of Moravia on Svitava and Svratka rivers. Its history is very rich. In 1243 Brno was given the city by King Václav I. In the 19th century Brno was called “ the Moravian Manchester”.
Brno has many interesting places from the Gothic to the modern one. The dominants of Brno are the Špilberk castle and St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral. Špilberk Castle was founded by the Czech king Přemysl Otakar II. in the first half of the 13th century and it was reconstructed many times. It is a national cultural monument. There is a museum and art gallery there now. St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral is built on the site of the original Romanesque basilica from the 12th century. The interior is decorated with many sculptures.
The Capuchin crypt is one of the most popular sights of Brno. Dead bodies have laid there since the foundation of the monastery. The liveliest square of Brno is Liberty Square. Brno is a city of trade fairs.
The surroundings of Brno offer relaxation and recreation. There is the Brno Dam, a place where you can practice several sports activities. Not far from the Dam there is the medieval Veveří castle whose origin date back to the 13th century.
Brno Dragon
A horrible dragon lived near Brno, it killed poultry, young cows and people were afraid of him. One day a young brave butcher came to Brno and he promised to kill the monster.
Petrov – Midday at 11 o’clock
Connected with the Petrov castle there is a legend of a bell-ringer who is said to have saved the town.
It is the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It is a political, administrative, economic and culture centre of Moravia. Its population is about 400,000 people. The city is situated in the south of Moravia on Svitava and Svratka rivers. Its history is very rich. In 1243 Brno was given the city by King Václav I. In the 19th century Brno was called “ the Moravian Manchester”.
Brno has many interesting places from the Gothic to the modern one. The dominants of Brno are the Špilberk castle and St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral. Špilberk Castle was founded by the Czech king Přemysl Otakar II. in the first half of the 13th century and it was reconstructed many times. It is a national cultural monument. There is a museum and art gallery there now. St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral is built on the site of the original Romanesque basilica from the 12th century. The interior is decorated with many sculptures.
The Capuchin crypt is one of the most popular sights of Brno. Dead bodies have laid there since the foundation of the monastery. The liveliest square of Brno is Liberty Square. Brno is a city of trade fairs.
The surroundings of Brno offer relaxation and recreation. There is the Brno Dam, a place where you can practice several sports activities. Not far from the Dam there is the medieval Veveří castle whose origin date back to the 13th century.
Brno Dragon
A horrible dragon lived near Brno, it killed poultry, young cows and people were afraid of him. One day a young brave butcher came to Brno and he promised to kill the monster.
Petrov – Midday at 11 o’clock
Connected with the Petrov castle there is a legend of a bell-ringer who is said to have saved the town.
London
London
London is the capitol city of Great Britain. It is one of the largest cities of the world. London is one of the world's most important financial and cultural centres. It lies on the river Thames, so there are many bridges. London is the seat of Monarch, the Parliament and the Goverment. London is the centre of cultural, political and social activities. Tourists come here at all seasons of the year to visit the monuments, museums, galleries, but also the theatres, of which there are about one hunderd.
The city’s history is very rich. Several disasters have afflicted London. In 1665 the Black Plague killed 70 000 people. In 1666 the Great Fire broke out, destroying most of the city.
Despite this, many of London’s monuments have survived.
In London there are 5 airports (the biggest are Heathrow and Gatwick). The other main means of transport are: busses, underground and the well known black taxis.
There are two cities in the centre of London: the City of London and the City of Westminster.
Places of Interest:
The Tower of London – It was built by William the Conqueror. It has been put to many uses
such as a royal residence, the zoo, royal mint and most recently as a museum. It has been known as a prison too. Today Tower is home to the Beefeaters, Crown Jewels and the famous black ravens. The legend says that the ravens fly away, it will be the end of the Monarch in England.
The Tower Bridge – It is th best-known of all bridges spannig the Thames. It has two
characteristic towers.
The Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament – London’s Big Ben is not the tower, but the bell in the tower. Houses of Parliamnet are political centre of the United Kingdom and the residence of the British Parliament.
Buckingham Palace – It is the home of Monarch since Queen Victoria.
Trafalgar Square – It is the largest square in London.
In London there are many theatres too. For example The National Theatre. It is situated on the south bank of the Thames. It’s really three theaters. The next theatre is the Globe. It is the Shakespeare’s theatre.
The most favourite parks are Hyde Park, St. James’s Park and the Regent’s Park.
London is the capitol city of Great Britain. It is one of the largest cities of the world. London is one of the world's most important financial and cultural centres. It lies on the river Thames, so there are many bridges. London is the seat of Monarch, the Parliament and the Goverment. London is the centre of cultural, political and social activities. Tourists come here at all seasons of the year to visit the monuments, museums, galleries, but also the theatres, of which there are about one hunderd.
The city’s history is very rich. Several disasters have afflicted London. In 1665 the Black Plague killed 70 000 people. In 1666 the Great Fire broke out, destroying most of the city.
Despite this, many of London’s monuments have survived.
In London there are 5 airports (the biggest are Heathrow and Gatwick). The other main means of transport are: busses, underground and the well known black taxis.
There are two cities in the centre of London: the City of London and the City of Westminster.
Places of Interest:
The Tower of London – It was built by William the Conqueror. It has been put to many uses
such as a royal residence, the zoo, royal mint and most recently as a museum. It has been known as a prison too. Today Tower is home to the Beefeaters, Crown Jewels and the famous black ravens. The legend says that the ravens fly away, it will be the end of the Monarch in England.
The Tower Bridge – It is th best-known of all bridges spannig the Thames. It has two
characteristic towers.
The Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament – London’s Big Ben is not the tower, but the bell in the tower. Houses of Parliamnet are political centre of the United Kingdom and the residence of the British Parliament.
Buckingham Palace – It is the home of Monarch since Queen Victoria.
Trafalgar Square – It is the largest square in London.
In London there are many theatres too. For example The National Theatre. It is situated on the south bank of the Thames. It’s really three theaters. The next theatre is the Globe. It is the Shakespeare’s theatre.
The most favourite parks are Hyde Park, St. James’s Park and the Regent’s Park.
Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and the biggest city of the Czech Republic. Prague is the seat of the president, parliament, government and other highest state and political bodies of the Czech Republic. It is also an important business and financial centre.
Prague became a centre of European importance during the reign of the king and emperor Charles IV who established the New Town and Charles University in 1348.
The river Vltava flows through Prague, so there are many bridges.
There are many interesting places:
The Prague castle – is a residence of the Czech dukes since 9th century. In the time of
Rudolf II the castle became a famous centre of science, arts and culture.
Famous sights in Prague Castle include: St. Vitus Cathedral, the Royal
Palace with the Vladislav Hall, the Spanish Hall.
Old Town Square – There is the Astronomical Clock, called Orloj, which strikes every 60
minutes and we can see 12 Apostles. Orloj is very admire by tourists.
Charles Bridge – was built in 14th century by the famous Gothic architect Petr Parléř. It is the
second oldest stone bridge in Central Europe. On both ends of the bridge
there are Gothic Bridge Towers. In the 18th century the bridge was decorated
by baroque statues. During the summer it is always full of tourists, souvenir
stalls and street artists.
Wenceslas Square – the centre of the city. It is about 750 m long. There is a statue of the
Czech patron – St. Wenceslas and it is a symbol of a free and independent
republic.
The National Theatre – was built in the late Renaissance from the public money collection. It
was damaged by fire in 1881 and was rebuilt within the next two
years.
Golden Lake – People have to pay for visit this street.
Many world-known personalities lived or spent some time in Prague, e.g. Mozart, Beethoven, Einstein etc. And many famous personalities visited Prague such as the Pope, George Busch, Queen Elizabeth II. etc.
Prague is the capital and the biggest city of the Czech Republic. Prague is the seat of the president, parliament, government and other highest state and political bodies of the Czech Republic. It is also an important business and financial centre.
Prague became a centre of European importance during the reign of the king and emperor Charles IV who established the New Town and Charles University in 1348.
The river Vltava flows through Prague, so there are many bridges.
There are many interesting places:
The Prague castle – is a residence of the Czech dukes since 9th century. In the time of
Rudolf II the castle became a famous centre of science, arts and culture.
Famous sights in Prague Castle include: St. Vitus Cathedral, the Royal
Palace with the Vladislav Hall, the Spanish Hall.
Old Town Square – There is the Astronomical Clock, called Orloj, which strikes every 60
minutes and we can see 12 Apostles. Orloj is very admire by tourists.
Charles Bridge – was built in 14th century by the famous Gothic architect Petr Parléř. It is the
second oldest stone bridge in Central Europe. On both ends of the bridge
there are Gothic Bridge Towers. In the 18th century the bridge was decorated
by baroque statues. During the summer it is always full of tourists, souvenir
stalls and street artists.
Wenceslas Square – the centre of the city. It is about 750 m long. There is a statue of the
Czech patron – St. Wenceslas and it is a symbol of a free and independent
republic.
The National Theatre – was built in the late Renaissance from the public money collection. It
was damaged by fire in 1881 and was rebuilt within the next two
years.
Golden Lake – People have to pay for visit this street.
Many world-known personalities lived or spent some time in Prague, e.g. Mozart, Beethoven, Einstein etc. And many famous personalities visited Prague such as the Pope, George Busch, Queen Elizabeth II. etc.
Canada
Canada is second largest country in the world. Canada is situated in Northern part of North America. Canada has ten provinces and two territories. The largest province is Quebec.
Canada is famous for its varied and beautiful countryside. Visitors of Canada usually want to see Niagara Falls that are between the Lake Ontario and the Lake Erie. Canada also has high mountain areas, such as the Rocky Mountains and the Mackenzie Mountains. The highest Canadian peak is Mt. Logan. The longest river is the Mackenzie. There are about thirty national parks in Canada, one of them is Jasper National Park in Alberta. The climate is mostly continental in Canada, with warm summers and cold winters.
The original inhabitants came to Canada about 16 000 to 25 000 years ago from Asia. Canada was "discovered" twice, first by the Vikings more than a thousand years ago then by Europeans in the 15th century.
Canada became a British dominion in 1867. Now it is an independent federal state and a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. The head of state is the Queen Elizabeth II. The official languages are English and French. Canada has its own national flag since 1964. It is red and in the centre there is a white square with a simple red maple leaf.
Canada´s economy is traditionally based on natural resources and agriculture. Canada is the world´s second largest exporter of wheat.
The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The biggest city is Toronto. Other large cities are Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, Hamilton, Quebec.
Montreal lies in Quebec and it is the second largest French speaking city. It is situated on an island n the middle of the St. Lawrence River. Montreal was chosen as the site of the Universal Exhibition (Expo 67) and the (21st) Summer Olympic Games took place there in 1976. It is a great industrial, commercial, and financial and tourist centre.
Toronto is the biggest city in Canada. It is the capital of the province of Ontario. It is situated on the bank of Lake Ontario. There is a very famous the City Hall in T.
Canada is famous for its varied and beautiful countryside. Visitors of Canada usually want to see Niagara Falls that are between the Lake Ontario and the Lake Erie. Canada also has high mountain areas, such as the Rocky Mountains and the Mackenzie Mountains. The highest Canadian peak is Mt. Logan. The longest river is the Mackenzie. There are about thirty national parks in Canada, one of them is Jasper National Park in Alberta. The climate is mostly continental in Canada, with warm summers and cold winters.
The original inhabitants came to Canada about 16 000 to 25 000 years ago from Asia. Canada was "discovered" twice, first by the Vikings more than a thousand years ago then by Europeans in the 15th century.
Canada became a British dominion in 1867. Now it is an independent federal state and a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. The head of state is the Queen Elizabeth II. The official languages are English and French. Canada has its own national flag since 1964. It is red and in the centre there is a white square with a simple red maple leaf.
Canada´s economy is traditionally based on natural resources and agriculture. Canada is the world´s second largest exporter of wheat.
The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The biggest city is Toronto. Other large cities are Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, Hamilton, Quebec.
Montreal lies in Quebec and it is the second largest French speaking city. It is situated on an island n the middle of the St. Lawrence River. Montreal was chosen as the site of the Universal Exhibition (Expo 67) and the (21st) Summer Olympic Games took place there in 1976. It is a great industrial, commercial, and financial and tourist centre.
Toronto is the biggest city in Canada. It is the capital of the province of Ontario. It is situated on the bank of Lake Ontario. There is a very famous the City Hall in T.
Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand
Australia
Australia is the smallest, and the youngest continent. It is the largest island in the world. It is divided from other continents by large distances. This is the reason why it was discovered as late as 20th April 1770 by the English Captain James Cook.
Australia is situated in the southern hemisphere, it means that the Australians has summer when we have winter. Australia is washed by the Indian Ocean in west and the south Pacific in east. Along the eastern coast are the Australian Alps. Here is the highest top of the continent – Mount Kosciusko. The longest river is the Murray Rivers. There are three big lakes here: Lake Eyre, Lake Torrens and Lake Gairdner. The nearest island are Tasmania and King Island. The animals of Australia are numerous and some of them, like the kangaroo which is also the emblem of Australia, koala bear, dingo or Tasmanian devil can’t be found elsewhere.
This continent is often visited by destructive hurricanes.
The official title is The Commonwealth of Australia and it is a dominion of the United Kingdom. It has a democratic, federal system. The official head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor General. Actual power is exercised by the Parliament and the Prime Minister. The Federal Parliament has its seat in the capital city of Canberra and is divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Commonwealth of Australia consists of 6 states – New South Wales (capital Sydney), Victoria (capital Melbourne), Queensland (capital Brisbane), South Australia (capital Adelaide), Western Australia (capital Perth), Tasmania (capital Hobart), and three territories – the Northern Territory, Coral Sea Islands Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
The capital of Australia is Canberra, but the oldest and biggest one is Sydney. The Olympic games took place there. There are two interesting and very well known places in Sydney: The Sydney Opera House and The Harbour Bridge. The third largest city is Brisbane. Melbourne is one of the most beautiful cities and you can swin with dolphins there and there are a lot of museums, galleries and parks.
New Zealand
Lies near Australia and consist of two large islands (north and south). The North Island is famous for its hot springs, geysers and watering places. The South Island has high mountains, the Southern Alps. Same as Australia belongs to the B. C. and the head of state is the British queen. The parliament has only one chamber – the House of Representatives.
Officially language is English, but some people still speak Maori.
Also New Zealand is larger than Great Britain, its population is relatively very small, only about 3,500,000.
New Zealand’s climate is quite pleasant. There is a lot of sun and it often rains there. Summers are not too hot and winters are mild.
The capital city is Wellington that lies on the North Island. It is the most important city in the country.
Auckland is the largest city in NZ there are many modern shopping centres with a lot of cafeterias and restaurants.
Australia
Australia is the smallest, and the youngest continent. It is the largest island in the world. It is divided from other continents by large distances. This is the reason why it was discovered as late as 20th April 1770 by the English Captain James Cook.
Australia is situated in the southern hemisphere, it means that the Australians has summer when we have winter. Australia is washed by the Indian Ocean in west and the south Pacific in east. Along the eastern coast are the Australian Alps. Here is the highest top of the continent – Mount Kosciusko. The longest river is the Murray Rivers. There are three big lakes here: Lake Eyre, Lake Torrens and Lake Gairdner. The nearest island are Tasmania and King Island. The animals of Australia are numerous and some of them, like the kangaroo which is also the emblem of Australia, koala bear, dingo or Tasmanian devil can’t be found elsewhere.
This continent is often visited by destructive hurricanes.
The official title is The Commonwealth of Australia and it is a dominion of the United Kingdom. It has a democratic, federal system. The official head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor General. Actual power is exercised by the Parliament and the Prime Minister. The Federal Parliament has its seat in the capital city of Canberra and is divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Commonwealth of Australia consists of 6 states – New South Wales (capital Sydney), Victoria (capital Melbourne), Queensland (capital Brisbane), South Australia (capital Adelaide), Western Australia (capital Perth), Tasmania (capital Hobart), and three territories – the Northern Territory, Coral Sea Islands Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
The capital of Australia is Canberra, but the oldest and biggest one is Sydney. The Olympic games took place there. There are two interesting and very well known places in Sydney: The Sydney Opera House and The Harbour Bridge. The third largest city is Brisbane. Melbourne is one of the most beautiful cities and you can swin with dolphins there and there are a lot of museums, galleries and parks.
New Zealand
Lies near Australia and consist of two large islands (north and south). The North Island is famous for its hot springs, geysers and watering places. The South Island has high mountains, the Southern Alps. Same as Australia belongs to the B. C. and the head of state is the British queen. The parliament has only one chamber – the House of Representatives.
Officially language is English, but some people still speak Maori.
Also New Zealand is larger than Great Britain, its population is relatively very small, only about 3,500,000.
New Zealand’s climate is quite pleasant. There is a lot of sun and it often rains there. Summers are not too hot and winters are mild.
The capital city is Wellington that lies on the North Island. It is the most important city in the country.
Auckland is the largest city in NZ there are many modern shopping centres with a lot of cafeterias and restaurants.
USA
USA
The United States of America are one of the most developed and largest countries in the world. They are situated in North America. They border with Canada and Mexico. In the west there is the Pacific Ocean, in the east the Atlantic Ocean. The highest mountains are situated in the western part of the country. They are the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada with the highest peak Mt. Whitney. The longest river is the Mississippi River. In the eastern and southern parts of the USA there are the lowlands. In the north there is the Great Lakes area which consists of the Upper Lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. In the south east there is Florida, a favourite holiday place for people from the entire USA. Temperatures change from arctic in northern Alaska to subtropical in Hawaii. There are many national parks in the USA, for example the Rocky Mountains National Park, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons. The biggest ZOO in the world is in San Diego.
The American Universities are best-known all over the world. Famous universities are Harvard University, Yale University, Michigan Institute of Technology (MIT) and the other. These universities have prestige in all states in world. But each state own school system.
The three largest cities are New York, Los Angeles, where we can find the famous film centre – Hollywood, and Chicago.
The capital of the USA is Washington D.C. In this city there are the most important buildings in the USA – the White House - the residence of the American president, the Capitol - the seat of the Congress, and the Pentagon - the building of the Ministry of Defence. We can also see many monuments there to commemorate the outstanding US presidents – the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Monument, or the Jefferson Memorial.
The USA consists of 50 states. The largest state is Alaska. The head of the USA is the President who is also the Prime Minister and the Commander in Chief of US military forces. The President, currently George W. Bush, is elected for a five-year period and can only be re-elected once.
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. The USA was formally established on July 4, 1776, so Americans celebrate the “Thanksgiving day”.
The United States of America are one of the most developed and largest countries in the world. They are situated in North America. They border with Canada and Mexico. In the west there is the Pacific Ocean, in the east the Atlantic Ocean. The highest mountains are situated in the western part of the country. They are the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada with the highest peak Mt. Whitney. The longest river is the Mississippi River. In the eastern and southern parts of the USA there are the lowlands. In the north there is the Great Lakes area which consists of the Upper Lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. In the south east there is Florida, a favourite holiday place for people from the entire USA. Temperatures change from arctic in northern Alaska to subtropical in Hawaii. There are many national parks in the USA, for example the Rocky Mountains National Park, Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons. The biggest ZOO in the world is in San Diego.
The American Universities are best-known all over the world. Famous universities are Harvard University, Yale University, Michigan Institute of Technology (MIT) and the other. These universities have prestige in all states in world. But each state own school system.
The three largest cities are New York, Los Angeles, where we can find the famous film centre – Hollywood, and Chicago.
The capital of the USA is Washington D.C. In this city there are the most important buildings in the USA – the White House - the residence of the American president, the Capitol - the seat of the Congress, and the Pentagon - the building of the Ministry of Defence. We can also see many monuments there to commemorate the outstanding US presidents – the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Monument, or the Jefferson Memorial.
The USA consists of 50 states. The largest state is Alaska. The head of the USA is the President who is also the Prime Minister and the Commander in Chief of US military forces. The President, currently George W. Bush, is elected for a five-year period and can only be re-elected once.
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. The USA was formally established on July 4, 1776, so Americans celebrate the “Thanksgiving day”.
The Czech Republic
The Czech Republic
History:
The first state in this territory was Samoa’s Empire. It was followed by the Great Moravian Empire. Even when the Great Moravian Empire still existed, another state formed in the region of Bohemia. It was called the Czech Crown Kingdom. In the 9th century the power was taken by the Přemyslid dynasty. Then the Czech throne went to the House of Luxembourg. Charles IV. was a Czech king and an Emperor. Under Charles IV the Czech Kingdom became the centre of the Holy Roman Empire and the city of Prague was the capital town. He founded the Prague University in 1348, built a new stone bridge over the river Vltava named after him Charles Bridge, and the castle Karlštejn. The first part of the 15th century was marked by the Hussite Movement. It is named after John Huss, rector of Charles University, who tried to reform the Catholic Church. He was burnt as a heretic. After the House of Luxembourg the throne was passed to Habsburg dynasty. The centre of culture and politics moved from Prague to Vienna and we became a part of the big Austrian Empire. Charles VI was the last man in the Habsburg dynasty and so his main problem was his heir. He had a child but it was a woman. So he issued a document which said that if there was no man in the Habsburg dynasty, a woman could become heir to the throne.
Marie Terezie became Empress. She was very well educated. She reformed education systems. She ruled together with her first-born son Josef II.
In 1914 the WWI began. After the WWI appeared the Czechoslovak Rebuplic with first president Tomáš Garigue Masaryk. In 1989 was the Velvet Revolution and in 1993 appeared two new states – the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Our president is Václav Klaus.
Geography:
The Czech Republic is an inland country situated in the centre of Europe and sometimes it is called the heart of Europe. It has a population of 10 million and covers an area of about 80 000 sq. km. We border with Germany, Poland, Austria and with Slovakia. The Czech Republic consists of three lands: Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. A natural border between Moravia and Bohemia is the Bohemian-Moravian Highland. The highest mountain in the Czech Republic is the Sněžka in the Giant Mountains and the longest river is the Vltava. Other important rivers are the Labe, the Jizera, the Svitava, the Svratka, the Dyje and the Morava. Our republic lies in the moderate climatic zone.
Population:
The biggest city is the capital, Prague, and it has about one million inhabitants. The other big cities are Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň or Hradec Králové. The major nationalities living here are Czech and Moravian, but there are also minority groups such as the Silesians, Roma, Poles, Germans and Russians.
Beauty spots:
There are many spots of great natural beauty in the Czech Republic. The most beautiful natural places are the Czech Pradise, the Děčín walls, Czech Switzerland, the Boubín forests, Macocha and so on. We have also some National parks and many castles. To the most interesting ones belong Karlštejn, Křivoklát, Hluboká, Lednice and of course Prague castle.
System of government:
The Czech Republic is a democratic state. Its government is divided into three branches – the legislative, represented by the Parliament, the executive, represented by the president and the government, and the judicial, represented by courts. Our Parliament consists of two chambers – the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Everybody, who is above 18 and who has Czech nationality can participate. The president is elected every five years by the Parliament, but he cannot serve more than two terms in office in a row.
Our national anthem is called Kde domov můj? (Where is my home?). Our flag consists of three colours, red, blue and white.
History:
The first state in this territory was Samoa’s Empire. It was followed by the Great Moravian Empire. Even when the Great Moravian Empire still existed, another state formed in the region of Bohemia. It was called the Czech Crown Kingdom. In the 9th century the power was taken by the Přemyslid dynasty. Then the Czech throne went to the House of Luxembourg. Charles IV. was a Czech king and an Emperor. Under Charles IV the Czech Kingdom became the centre of the Holy Roman Empire and the city of Prague was the capital town. He founded the Prague University in 1348, built a new stone bridge over the river Vltava named after him Charles Bridge, and the castle Karlštejn. The first part of the 15th century was marked by the Hussite Movement. It is named after John Huss, rector of Charles University, who tried to reform the Catholic Church. He was burnt as a heretic. After the House of Luxembourg the throne was passed to Habsburg dynasty. The centre of culture and politics moved from Prague to Vienna and we became a part of the big Austrian Empire. Charles VI was the last man in the Habsburg dynasty and so his main problem was his heir. He had a child but it was a woman. So he issued a document which said that if there was no man in the Habsburg dynasty, a woman could become heir to the throne.
Marie Terezie became Empress. She was very well educated. She reformed education systems. She ruled together with her first-born son Josef II.
In 1914 the WWI began. After the WWI appeared the Czechoslovak Rebuplic with first president Tomáš Garigue Masaryk. In 1989 was the Velvet Revolution and in 1993 appeared two new states – the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Our president is Václav Klaus.
Geography:
The Czech Republic is an inland country situated in the centre of Europe and sometimes it is called the heart of Europe. It has a population of 10 million and covers an area of about 80 000 sq. km. We border with Germany, Poland, Austria and with Slovakia. The Czech Republic consists of three lands: Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. A natural border between Moravia and Bohemia is the Bohemian-Moravian Highland. The highest mountain in the Czech Republic is the Sněžka in the Giant Mountains and the longest river is the Vltava. Other important rivers are the Labe, the Jizera, the Svitava, the Svratka, the Dyje and the Morava. Our republic lies in the moderate climatic zone.
Population:
The biggest city is the capital, Prague, and it has about one million inhabitants. The other big cities are Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň or Hradec Králové. The major nationalities living here are Czech and Moravian, but there are also minority groups such as the Silesians, Roma, Poles, Germans and Russians.
Beauty spots:
There are many spots of great natural beauty in the Czech Republic. The most beautiful natural places are the Czech Pradise, the Děčín walls, Czech Switzerland, the Boubín forests, Macocha and so on. We have also some National parks and many castles. To the most interesting ones belong Karlštejn, Křivoklát, Hluboká, Lednice and of course Prague castle.
System of government:
The Czech Republic is a democratic state. Its government is divided into three branches – the legislative, represented by the Parliament, the executive, represented by the president and the government, and the judicial, represented by courts. Our Parliament consists of two chambers – the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Everybody, who is above 18 and who has Czech nationality can participate. The president is elected every five years by the Parliament, but he cannot serve more than two terms in office in a row.
Our national anthem is called Kde domov můj? (Where is my home?). Our flag consists of three colours, red, blue and white.
Great Britain and Ireland
Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The southern part of Ireland is an independent. The United Kingdom is separated from the European continent by the English Channel.
The two most important rivers are the Thames and the Severn. The Thames flows threw the capital London into the North sea.
The most mountainous area of Great Britain is Scotland. The highest British mountain is Ben Nevis.
The greatest number of lakes can be found in Northern Scotland and in the Lake District. The best known of them is Loch Ness, for its legendary monster, and Loch Lomond.
The climate of Great Britain is moderate, the weather usually quite wet. Winter temperatures are usually higher and summer temperatures lower.
In Britain there are university towns - Oxford and Cambridge. There is Stratford upon Avon - birthplace of William Shakespeare.
The first inhabitants were the Celts. The Romans built the “Hadrian Wall”. The 19th century under the reign of Queen Victoria was the heyday of the Monarchy. The UK was at its top, it was No. 1 power in the world. After WWI (1914 – 1918), in the mid 1920s the United Kingdom lost the southern (catholic) part of Ireland which became an independent republic.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. The head of the monarchy is the King or the Queen (currently Elisabeth II). The head of government is prime minister - now it is Tony Blair.
The Royal Family: Elisabeth II is Britains Queen, Charles, the Prince of Wales, is the Queen’s eldest son and the heir to the throne. In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer and they have two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. In 1996 they were divorced. Lady “Di” died in 1997 in a car accident in Paris.
The British National Anthem’s name is “God Save the Queen” which is modified in “God Save the King.“
The capitol city is London. It is one of the largest city of the world, it has population about 8 million people.
The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The southern part of Ireland is an independent. The United Kingdom is separated from the European continent by the English Channel.
The two most important rivers are the Thames and the Severn. The Thames flows threw the capital London into the North sea.
The most mountainous area of Great Britain is Scotland. The highest British mountain is Ben Nevis.
The greatest number of lakes can be found in Northern Scotland and in the Lake District. The best known of them is Loch Ness, for its legendary monster, and Loch Lomond.
The climate of Great Britain is moderate, the weather usually quite wet. Winter temperatures are usually higher and summer temperatures lower.
In Britain there are university towns - Oxford and Cambridge. There is Stratford upon Avon - birthplace of William Shakespeare.
The first inhabitants were the Celts. The Romans built the “Hadrian Wall”. The 19th century under the reign of Queen Victoria was the heyday of the Monarchy. The UK was at its top, it was No. 1 power in the world. After WWI (1914 – 1918), in the mid 1920s the United Kingdom lost the southern (catholic) part of Ireland which became an independent republic.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. The head of the monarchy is the King or the Queen (currently Elisabeth II). The head of government is prime minister - now it is Tony Blair.
The Royal Family: Elisabeth II is Britains Queen, Charles, the Prince of Wales, is the Queen’s eldest son and the heir to the throne. In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer and they have two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. In 1996 they were divorced. Lady “Di” died in 1997 in a car accident in Paris.
The British National Anthem’s name is “God Save the Queen” which is modified in “God Save the King.“
The capitol city is London. It is one of the largest city of the world, it has population about 8 million people.
A person who I amdire
A person who I admire is my grandfather. I am his first granddaughter so he loves me a little more than his other grandchildren.
He has short straight grey hair. He has a low forehead and bushy eyebrows. His eyes are green. His face is a little wrinkled because he is 65 years old. He is a little chubby.
He is clever, reasonable, good-hearted and wise. When he was younger he was very
hard-working but he was operated twice on his back.
He was born in Otnice. He has one brother and two sisters. His father died when he was a little boy.
When he was 26 years old he married my grandma but she was only 18. They have two children - my mum and my uncle George.
My grandparents had a pub in Otnice. They live there with their children because there were a small room and kitchen.
My grandpa built a house with a few friends in Otnice. It took three years. So they could move in the new house. In 1989 their pub was closed. My grandpa worked as an electrician and then as a porter.
He loves his garden so he grows wine, strawberries, apples, blackberries and some vegetables.
I admire him because he is very wise and because he can always help me. He took me to the sea four times. We were in Italy, Spain, in Croatia and in Sardinia.
I love him very much.
He has short straight grey hair. He has a low forehead and bushy eyebrows. His eyes are green. His face is a little wrinkled because he is 65 years old. He is a little chubby.
He is clever, reasonable, good-hearted and wise. When he was younger he was very
hard-working but he was operated twice on his back.
He was born in Otnice. He has one brother and two sisters. His father died when he was a little boy.
When he was 26 years old he married my grandma but she was only 18. They have two children - my mum and my uncle George.
My grandparents had a pub in Otnice. They live there with their children because there were a small room and kitchen.
My grandpa built a house with a few friends in Otnice. It took three years. So they could move in the new house. In 1989 their pub was closed. My grandpa worked as an electrician and then as a porter.
He loves his garden so he grows wine, strawberries, apples, blackberries and some vegetables.
I admire him because he is very wise and because he can always help me. He took me to the sea four times. We were in Italy, Spain, in Croatia and in Sardinia.
I love him very much.
The story of my life and plans for future
I was born on 23rd February 1987 in Vyškov. First three years of my life I lived in a small village near Brno called Otnice. I lived there with my parents and my grandparents.
When I was two we moved to Brno in a three-roomed flat. A half year later my brother was born.
When I was six I had to start going to school. My school was not far from my home. I went on foot for around five minutes every day. My teachers were very good and I liked this school. We were going on various trips.
When I was in the last year I really thought for a long time what I would like to study and to do in the future. My choice was the Hotel school in Stary Liskovec.
I have been here for four years now. This school is not far from my home either. I go by bus for around five minutes. I like some subjects but some are so boring. My favourite subjects are English and Economics.
In June I’m expected by the school-learning exam and by the entrance exams at the university. I’m afraid a little bit but I hope it’s going to be all right.
I’ve chosen Masaryk University where I would like to study English. In the future I would like to be a translator.
I would like to travel other countries and learn about other culturals. I would like to visit the USA very much, especially New York. It’s a very nice and interesting city.
I haven’t made any more plans for future yet.
When I was two we moved to Brno in a three-roomed flat. A half year later my brother was born.
When I was six I had to start going to school. My school was not far from my home. I went on foot for around five minutes every day. My teachers were very good and I liked this school. We were going on various trips.
When I was in the last year I really thought for a long time what I would like to study and to do in the future. My choice was the Hotel school in Stary Liskovec.
I have been here for four years now. This school is not far from my home either. I go by bus for around five minutes. I like some subjects but some are so boring. My favourite subjects are English and Economics.
In June I’m expected by the school-learning exam and by the entrance exams at the university. I’m afraid a little bit but I hope it’s going to be all right.
I’ve chosen Masaryk University where I would like to study English. In the future I would like to be a translator.
I would like to travel other countries and learn about other culturals. I would like to visit the USA very much, especially New York. It’s a very nice and interesting city.
I haven’t made any more plans for future yet.
My daily routine
I usually get up around half past six because I have to go to school. But at the weekend I get up at about nine o‘clock. After I get up I go to the toilet. Then I have breakfast. When I finish my breakfast I go to the bathroom. There I wash my face, brush my teeth and do my hair. Then I get dressed. I like wearing jeans and some T-shirt but it depends on the weather. In winter I have to wear a jumper and a thick jacket. When it‘s snowing I have a winter cap. In summer I can wear a skirt and a T-shirt. After I get dressed I make up my face. It depends on my mood. Then I have to go to the bus stop. I go by bus for about five minutes and then I go for about three minutes by tram. Then I go about ten minutes on foot. On average I am at school for six hours. Sometimes it’s boring. My favourite subjects are English and Economics. My least favourite subject is Math. Every Wednesday I have to go to practise. There I am only for two or three hours. I usually come home about two o‘clock p.m. and I have lunch.
In the afternoon I usually watch TV, play computer games or study. Sometimes I go to downtown or to the cinema. At the weekend I only relax. Sometimes I read some books too.
In the evening I have a shower and then I watch TV or listen to the radio. Sometimes I go with my friends to the disco.
I go to bed at about ten o‘clock.
In the afternoon I usually watch TV, play computer games or study. Sometimes I go to downtown or to the cinema. At the weekend I only relax. Sometimes I read some books too.
In the evening I have a shower and then I watch TV or listen to the radio. Sometimes I go with my friends to the disco.
I go to bed at about ten o‘clock.
Seasons of the year
The Czech Republic has a moderate continental climate. There are some diferences between summer and winter but they are not sou great. A year has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Spring has three months: March, April and May. The weather is good and nice. Sun is shining and it is quite warm. Sometimes it’s raining and nights aren’t so warm. Nights get shorter and days get longer. Flowers start to grow – for example: snowrops, snowflakes, dandelious and tulips. The gras is green. Animals wake up from the winter sleep.
Summer has three months too: June, July and August. Children have holiday for two months. The weather is a very good because the sun is shining and the temperature rise to 30 °C. People often go to the see. We can go swimming to the swimming pool. We can do many outdoor sports like skating, cycling or playing voleyball. We have many different types of fruits – for example strawberries, blackberries or raspberries.
Autumn has months: September, October and November. In autumn isn’t weather so nice. It’s often raining and sometimes it’s misty and windy. Temperature drops. Days get shorter. We pick apples, pears and plums. The leave on trees fall down. Children have to go to school again.
Months in winter are: December, January and February. The typical winter weather brings snowfalls, ice wind and heavy frost. We can skiing in the mountains or skating on lakes. We can also build snowmen. The temperature often drops to –20 °C. I don’t like winter very much.
My favourite seasons are spring and summer because I like warm weather very much.
Spring has three months: March, April and May. The weather is good and nice. Sun is shining and it is quite warm. Sometimes it’s raining and nights aren’t so warm. Nights get shorter and days get longer. Flowers start to grow – for example: snowrops, snowflakes, dandelious and tulips. The gras is green. Animals wake up from the winter sleep.
Summer has three months too: June, July and August. Children have holiday for two months. The weather is a very good because the sun is shining and the temperature rise to 30 °C. People often go to the see. We can go swimming to the swimming pool. We can do many outdoor sports like skating, cycling or playing voleyball. We have many different types of fruits – for example strawberries, blackberries or raspberries.
Autumn has months: September, October and November. In autumn isn’t weather so nice. It’s often raining and sometimes it’s misty and windy. Temperature drops. Days get shorter. We pick apples, pears and plums. The leave on trees fall down. Children have to go to school again.
Months in winter are: December, January and February. The typical winter weather brings snowfalls, ice wind and heavy frost. We can skiing in the mountains or skating on lakes. We can also build snowmen. The temperature often drops to –20 °C. I don’t like winter very much.
My favourite seasons are spring and summer because I like warm weather very much.
Holidays and traditions
Many of holidays and traditions are connected with religions. Some holidays and traditions we have identical as the Americans or the British and some are very different.
There are some identical holidays:
St. Valentine’s Day – it is a lovers’ day. On this day people send Valentine’s cards, usually
anonymously, and exchange gifts. Cards usually have a lots of red hearts and pink flowers on the cover and a romantic message inside.
Easter – it’s celebrated on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon. Christians
remember the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Easter eggs are given as presents.
They symbolize a new life. In the USA Easter is not a national holiday. Most
Americans spend Easter Sunday with the family. In the Czech Republic boys have
stock whips and they go from house to house and hit girls with stock whips. They
usually become painted eggs, sweet, chocolates or some money.
Mother’s Day – it’s celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
Christmas – consists of three days: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Christmas is the most important holiday for Christians because it’s a day when
Jesus Christ was Born. But it’t the most favourite holiday too. In the Great Britain
people have no traditional celebration on this day, it’s not a holiday. A lot of
people spend this day shopping. They decorate the Christmas tree, hang holy and
ivy in the room, and misteltoe is hanged over the door. If you catch a girl under it,
you are allowed to kiss her. Before children go to bed, they hung up Christmas
stockings at the end of their beds and believe that Father Christmas fills up the
stockings with presents. Children unwrap presents in the morning. In the USA
Christmas it’s not a national holiday. Almost all shops are closed and people have
a rest on this day. Americans and British origin follow the same traditions as their
ancestors. The person who brings children presents is called Santa Claus.
Children hang their stockings on a mantelpiece of the fireplace, and they leave
milk and cookies for Santa to eat. In the Czech Republic people decorate
Christmas tree too. They don’t eat the whole day meal because they want to see a
gold pig. To dinner people usually have some fish with potatoe’s salad. After the
dinner children can unwrap their presents.
New Year’s Eve – people stay up until midnight. It’s a big celebration, till the morning. Many
people watch fireworks and drink alcohol.
There are some diffrent and very important holidays:
St. Patrick’s Day – it’s a holiday in the GB and in the USA. Originally it was an Irish holiday.
In the GB people wear green and in restaurants are offerd Irish meals. In
the USA people wear green too, they eat Irish meals and dance Irish
dances.
The Queen’s Offical Birthday – in June. It’s a holiday in the GB. It is a great ceremony with
parade with Queen’s guards and soldiers.
Independence Day – 4th July. It’s a holiday in the USA. This day commemorates the signing
of the Declaration of Independece in 1776. It is one of the most
meaningful holidays in the USA. People are dressed in national colours,
houses are decorated by national flags.Some town and cities have
parades and fireworks.
Halloween – it’s a holiday in the GB and in the USA. In Britain it is celebrated only in the
North of England and in Scotland. It is the evening before All Saints’ day. There
is a lot of fun on this day. Children like dressing in funny or ghostly costumes.
They go from house to house and knock on their door or ring the bell. When
people answer the door they say „Trick or treat“ which means „give us a treat or
we will play a trick on you“. The people treat the children with sweets, fruit or
money. People often give parties on Halloween. They like decorating their
houses and carving the pumpkin bogeys.
Thanksgiving Day – it is celebrated 4 th Thursday in November in the USA. It was first
celebrated by the Pilgrim Fathers, who settled in Plymouth,
Massachusetts, on their fist harvest. Now it is an occasion for whole
family to be together. It is celebrated by a traditional dinner. The main
course is roast turkey.
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There are some identical holidays:
St. Valentine’s Day – it is a lovers’ day. On this day people send Valentine’s cards, usually
anonymously, and exchange gifts. Cards usually have a lots of red hearts and pink flowers on the cover and a romantic message inside.
Easter – it’s celebrated on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon. Christians
remember the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Easter eggs are given as presents.
They symbolize a new life. In the USA Easter is not a national holiday. Most
Americans spend Easter Sunday with the family. In the Czech Republic boys have
stock whips and they go from house to house and hit girls with stock whips. They
usually become painted eggs, sweet, chocolates or some money.
Mother’s Day – it’s celebrated on the second Sunday in May.
Christmas – consists of three days: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Christmas is the most important holiday for Christians because it’s a day when
Jesus Christ was Born. But it’t the most favourite holiday too. In the Great Britain
people have no traditional celebration on this day, it’s not a holiday. A lot of
people spend this day shopping. They decorate the Christmas tree, hang holy and
ivy in the room, and misteltoe is hanged over the door. If you catch a girl under it,
you are allowed to kiss her. Before children go to bed, they hung up Christmas
stockings at the end of their beds and believe that Father Christmas fills up the
stockings with presents. Children unwrap presents in the morning. In the USA
Christmas it’s not a national holiday. Almost all shops are closed and people have
a rest on this day. Americans and British origin follow the same traditions as their
ancestors. The person who brings children presents is called Santa Claus.
Children hang their stockings on a mantelpiece of the fireplace, and they leave
milk and cookies for Santa to eat. In the Czech Republic people decorate
Christmas tree too. They don’t eat the whole day meal because they want to see a
gold pig. To dinner people usually have some fish with potatoe’s salad. After the
dinner children can unwrap their presents.
New Year’s Eve – people stay up until midnight. It’s a big celebration, till the morning. Many
people watch fireworks and drink alcohol.
There are some diffrent and very important holidays:
St. Patrick’s Day – it’s a holiday in the GB and in the USA. Originally it was an Irish holiday.
In the GB people wear green and in restaurants are offerd Irish meals. In
the USA people wear green too, they eat Irish meals and dance Irish
dances.
The Queen’s Offical Birthday – in June. It’s a holiday in the GB. It is a great ceremony with
parade with Queen’s guards and soldiers.
Independence Day – 4th July. It’s a holiday in the USA. This day commemorates the signing
of the Declaration of Independece in 1776. It is one of the most
meaningful holidays in the USA. People are dressed in national colours,
houses are decorated by national flags.Some town and cities have
parades and fireworks.
Halloween – it’s a holiday in the GB and in the USA. In Britain it is celebrated only in the
North of England and in Scotland. It is the evening before All Saints’ day. There
is a lot of fun on this day. Children like dressing in funny or ghostly costumes.
They go from house to house and knock on their door or ring the bell. When
people answer the door they say „Trick or treat“ which means „give us a treat or
we will play a trick on you“. The people treat the children with sweets, fruit or
money. People often give parties on Halloween. They like decorating their
houses and carving the pumpkin bogeys.
Thanksgiving Day – it is celebrated 4 th Thursday in November in the USA. It was first
celebrated by the Pilgrim Fathers, who settled in Plymouth,
Massachusetts, on their fist harvest. Now it is an occasion for whole
family to be together. It is celebrated by a traditional dinner. The main
course is roast turkey.
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