Kateřina Dušková
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 […]
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 […]
číst víceHolidays 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 […]
číst víceHobbies
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: […]
číst víceHistory 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? […]
číst víceThe History of Great Britain
The early history the first people to inhabit the British Isles were settlers from Europe they arrived between 3,500 and 3,000 B.C and introduced farming, potery and stone tools they lived in the south of England Stonehenge was built by these early inhabitants Stonehenge the largest prehistoric monument, a huge circle of standing stones on Salisbury Plain visitors from all […]
číst víceGreat Britain
The British Islands lies in the north-west part of Europe. There are two large islands: Great Britain, Ireland and another 5,000 smaller islands. Great Britain is the largest island in the Europe. In Great Britain there are many points of interest. There is nice scenery with many parks and cities with antique architecture. I would like talk […]
číst víceFamily
Family is a basic social group. It is a primary unit of the society, which every man meets at first. Family is a group of people who are related by blood or by marriage. Family serves for four functions: biological, economic, social and emotional. The history of family One hundred years ago family didn’t look […]
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