Maturitní otázky
Shopping
When we go shopping, we can go either to a big department store or to the shop which specializes in some extra goods, e.g.: the greengrocer sells fruit and vegetables the butcher sells meat the baker sells bread, cakes, rolls or buns the tobacconist sells cigarettes and tobacco the confectioner or sweet shop sells sweet and …
číst víceWilliam Shakespeare
……probably the greatest dramatist of England. He lived and worked in the 16th century in the period of the Renaissance. The Birth Was born on 23 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was born at Henley Street and was one of eight children of Mary Arden and John Shakespeare. John Shakespeare was a successful tradesmen working with leather. …
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Our country is situated in the temperate climatic zone. This climatic zone is characterised by changing of the seasons. We have four seasons of the year. Spring, summer, autumn and winter. Every seasons of the year lasts for three months. SPRING Spring- the first is spring. Spring stars on March 21st according to the calendar. …
číst víceOur republic, our town
The Czech Republic is a state in Central Europe. It comes into existence with the beginning of January 1993 when Czechoslovakia split in two republics – the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. It occupies an area of about 79,000 sq kms and its populations is around 10 millions people. It borders with Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. The …
číst víceNew York
New York is the biggest city in the USA. It has about 8 million people. It is one of the largest cities in the world (after Sao Paulo, Seoul, Mexico City, Tokyo). It is sometimes called „The Big Apple“. New York covers the area of arout 800 sq km snd has five major boroughs: Manhattan, Queens, the …
číst víceMeals
In our country daily meals usually start with breakfast, which consists of something to drink such as tea with sugar and lemon, milk or a cocoa. Most people breakfast on several slices of bread, rolls or buns and butter, natural cheese, eggs, ham, salami, jam and so on. We can also have something sweet – cakes, …
číst víceLondon
London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is the 9th largest city in the world – its population is about 10 million. London is situated on the river Thames in south-east England. It was founded as a Roman settlement. The great fire in 1666 destroyed almost all the city. Various means of transport: red double-deckers, underground – the …
číst víceLife in Britain
Some typical features The British are very polite and have good manners. They don not shake hands or kiss hello as people on the Continent. They like spending their leisure time at home with the family, pets (dogs, cats, caged birds). They have good table manners. They enjoy their breakfasts and most of all the …
číst víceLetter writing
A letter writing is still one of the popular hobby of many people, but a lot of people working with computer and internet prefer e-mails. I would like to speak about types of informal and formal letters. First of all: PARTS OF A LETTER: A letter normally consist of the following parts: the sender´s address, the date, the address of …
číst víceHolidays and important days
February the 14th, St.Valentine´s Day – it is a lover’s feast. People give gifts or send greeting cards called Valentines to people they like or admire. The day is named for an early Christian martyr. Easter is an ancient symbol of spring and new life. Christians remember Christ’s death and his return to life. In Britain is celebrated as …
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