Angličtina
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
– location: it is located in north-west Europe – size: UK: 243,610 km2 (=square) – population: 67,545,000 – constitutional monarchy GEOGRAPHY: · Basically, the north is hilly and mountainous, the south is flat · The UK lies in the temperate zone (it doesn´t have very cold winters and summers are not extremely hot either) […]
číst víceThe Czech Republic 2
– location: in central Europe – size: 78,867 km2 – population: 10,649,800 – parliamentary democracy, republic GEOGRAPHY: · border areas are mainly mountainous, interior is mainly hilly or flat · the CR lies in the temperate zone (it doesn´t have very cold winters and summers are not extremely hot either) · The highest peak: […]
číst víceWilliam Shakespeare
SHAKESPEARE AND THE RENAISSANCE: · The Renaissance /renəsɑːns/: the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries: people became interested in Ancient Greece and Rome, human rather than divine affairs MAIN FACTS: · lived in the second half of 16th century and the first third of 17th century (Renaissance and the oncoming Baroque · very little is known […]
číst víceWashington and New York
WASHINGTON Washington DC (District of Columbia) is a capital city of the USA, named after the first president, George Washington. It is home of the federal government and the residence of the president. The capital is located in a special district called „The District of Columbia“ which is not a state because it is the […]
číst víceThe United States of America
Is situated in the south of North America. It borders Canada in the north, Mexico in the south and Russia in Alaska. It lies between the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. Alaska lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Artic Ocean. The longest rivers are: the Mississippi and the Missouri. The Mississippi is the third […]
číst víceThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Geography: Britain lies off the north-west coast of Europe across the English Channel, the Strait of Dover and the North Sea. It consists of two large islands (Great Britain and Ireland) and about 5,000 smaller ones. Its neighbours are Ireland to west and France to south-east. It covers the area of 250 thousand square kilometres. England is […]
číst víceTravelling
Travelling is very popular in 20th century. Why do people travel? There are many answers and reasons. For many of us is travelling a hobby. People want to see new places, interesting people, the most beautiful buildings in the world. Many people like visiting castles, chateaux, palaces, fortresses, ruins, rotundas, churches, cathedrals, temples. We can […]
číst víceThe Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a state in Central Europe. It occupies an area of 78 864 sq km and has about 10.33 million inhabitants. The head of the Czech Republic is the President (Václav Klaus). He’s elected for a 5-year period by the Parliament. The state flag consists of 2 horizontal stripes (pruh)- white on the top, red on the […]
číst víceSports and games
Sports are one of the most popular leisure time activities. This is mainly due to fact that they help one to keep fit both physically and mentally. Such a form of relaxation as sports is refreshing, can help take off some weight. During sports events one can meet a lot of new people and see […]
číst víceShopping
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 více
