Our 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 […]

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New 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 […]

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Meals

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, […]

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London

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 […]

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Life 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 […]

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Letter 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 […]

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Holidays 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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Holidays and feasts

During the whole year various holidays and feast days are celebrated in Britian, U.S.A. and our country- Czech republic. Some holidays are celebrated in all these countries; some are national holidays. One of the biggest holidays of the year is Christmas. It is day, when Christ was born. CHRISTMAS In Britian Preparations for Christmas start long […]

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Hobbies

Hobbies are activities, which we do in our free time. There are so many types of hobbies one can choose for his or her own. Some hobbies are rather expensive, some are dangerous, some are very romantic, some are very time-consuming. Typical men’s hobbies: sport, stamps, watching football, ice hockey, motorbikes, cars, computers, Internet… Typical women’s hobbies: […]

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History of the Czech republic

History of the Czech republic, National economy 862 Cyril and Method came to Moravia 830 – 906 The Great Moravian Empire 10th century – 1306 The Premyslans 1348 Foundation of the Charles University ® Other Charles´s buil­dings: bridge, The New Town, The Hungry Wall, Karlštejn – Coronation Jewells, part of Prague castle 1415 John Hus´s execution (burned to death) ® Why? […]

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