THE CZECH REPUBLIC Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Zuzana Jurajdová. Dostupné z Metodického portálu ISSN Provozuje národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedagogických pracovníků (NÚV).

Geographical Position the Czech Republic is situated in the centre of Europe its neighbours are: ◦ Germany ◦ Poland ◦ Austria ◦ Slovakia show the countries in the map

Bohemia consist of rolling plains, hills and plateaus and low mountains ◦ Šumava mountains ◦ Ore mountains ◦ Lusatian mountains ◦ Jizera mountains ◦ Giant mountains ◦ Eagle mountains ◦ Czech Middle mountains ◦ Bohemian Paradise Geography make pairs Czech forest Klínovec mountain Czech Switzerland Ještěd Ridge Sněžka mountain Region Broumov Ralsko Upland Prachovske Rocks

Moravia consists of quite a hilly country: ◦ Jeseniky mountains ◦ Beskydy ◦ Palava hills ◦ Blansko ◦ Bohemia-Moravia highlands ◦ Žďár peaks Geography Praděd mountain Pustevny Moravian Karst Lednice-Valtice complex Vysočina Hill Devět skal

1, Highest mountain: 2, Lowest point: 3, Longest border is with: 4, National parks are: 5, Longest river: 6, Deepest lake: 7, Biggest lake: Czech best – quiz Write a paragraph about geography of the Czech Republic using the information you have just learnt. Sněžka 1602 m Labe River 115 m Germany 704 km Giant Mountains (Krkonoše NP) Podyjí, Šumava, Czech Schwitzerland Vltava Černé jezero

Climate typical European continental climate 4 seasons – spring, summer, autumn and winter warm, dry summers quite cold winters coldest month: warmest month: January July

Climate – write names of the seasons: quite cold, damp and foggy with pollution rainy, days warm nights cold chilly and wet dry weather with sunny spells and sometimes thunderstorms Winter Spring Autumn Summer

Population 10,6 mil inhabitants foreing people: ◦ ____ % from Slovakia____% from Ukraine ◦ ____ % from Poland____% from Russia ◦ ____ % from Germany____% from Vietnam RELIGION most people are atheists next are Roman Catholics and Protestants 1926 <1 1,3 <1

GOVERNMENT parliamentary democracy president – Miloš Zeman – elected by popular vote in 2013 prime minister – Bohuslav Sobotka

HISTORY 6th century – arrival of Slavs in Czech and Moravia 9th century – Premyslid dynasty 14th century – Charles IV 15th century – Hussites movement 16th century – Habsburgs empire 1620 – defeat in the Battle of White Mountain and period of the darkness

HISTORY – foundation of an independent state of Czech and Slovak – – German occupation February 1948 – Communist takeover August 1968 – Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia November 1989 – fall of the Communist regime 1st January 1993 – foundation of the Czech Republic

REGIONS the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and the capital city each region has its own elected regional assembly and a hejtman (a regional governor) the biggest is: __________________ the smallest is: __________________ Central Bohemian Region Karlovy vary region

Czech symbols – Flag the official state symbols are the national anthem, flag, and coat of arms the coat of arms (Státní symbol ČR) has the slogan Pravda vítězí ("Truth Prevails") – attributed to the first president of Czechoslovakia: ___________________ Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

Czech symbols The coat of arms the coat of arms consist of 4 squares lions and eagles each of them represents one of the three regions ◦ White lion: ___________ ◦ White and red eagle: _________ ◦ Black eagle: ___________ Bohemia Moravia Silesia

Czech symbols – The national anthem Kde domov můj („Where is my home?“) a song from a satiric play of 1834 became Czech anthem in 1918 with Slovak national anthem

What do you remember? 1, Position of the Czech Republic ◦ Where is Czech positioned? ◦ What are the countries around? 2, Climate ◦ Can you describe typical Czech weather? ◦ How many seasons do we have? Describe each. 3, Czech geographical best ◦ Name some of the longest, highest, etc. places in the Czech Republic.

4, Population ◦ How many peole live in the Czech Republic? ◦ How many immigrants are there? ◦ What religion is most common? 5, History of the Czech Republic ◦ What important dates do you remember? 6, Government ◦ Who is the Czech President? Who´s the prime minister? National symbols ◦ Name the national symbols and describe them.

CITIES capital city – Prague other big cities ◦ Brno ◦ Ostrava ◦ Olomouc ◦ České Budějovice ◦ Plzeň locate the cities in the map

PRAGUE the capital and largest city some nicknames: ◦ Prague – ___________ of Cities ◦ City of a ____________Spires ◦ ________City situated on Vltava river in the centre of Bohemia 1,24 mil inhabitants, ¼ are foreigners Mother Hundred Golden

MAIN SIGHTS very popular tourist destination some of the sights are: OLD TOWN ◦ Astronomical Clock on Old Town City Hall ◦ Old New Synagogue ◦ Old Jewis Cemetery ◦ Old Town Square

MAIN SIGHTS HRADČANY AND LESSER TOWN ◦ Prague Castle with St. Vitus Cathedral ◦ Charles Bridge ◦ Petřín Tower NEW TOWN ◦ Wenceslas Square ◦ National Museum ◦ National Theatre

CULTURAL CETRE one of the cultural centres in Europe many museums (National Museum, Jewish Museum in Prague) concert halls (Prague Spring International Music Festival) hundreds of galleries, cinemas, theatres and music clubs

CZECH ECONOMY the main industries are: ◦ machinery and automotive ◦ coal, iron and steel ◦ electronics and high-tech ◦ glass and ceramic production agriculture products: ◦ grains, fodder, sugar beets, potatoes and hops – exported ◦ cattle, pigs and poultry

FAMOUS CZECH PRODUCTS GLASS ◦ very long tradition (from 14th century) LEAD CRYSTAL ◦ hand made with excellent quality BOHEMIAN GARNET ◦ only found in Bohemia ◦ typical full red color PORCELAIN ◦ long tradition ◦ best known – with onion-pattern

FAMOUS CZECH PRODUCTS BEER ◦ very well-known worldwide ◦ Plzeňský prazdroj, Budvar and others ◦ breweries often offer guided tours BECHEROVKA ◦ traditional alcoholic drink with secret recipe OLOMOUC CURD CHEESE ◦ culinary delicacy ◦ from the 16th century

CZECH CUISINE Choose typical Czech meals from the list: dumplings pizza potatoes pasta pancakes poultry apple strudel plum brandy kofola coke roast duck sauerkraut sushi potato salad turkey fried carp

CZECH CUISINE Czech diet is quite heavy and fat meat (pork or poultry), potatoes and dumplings are served often at noon Czech often also eat soup sweets are eaten too – for example fruit dumplings, yeast buns filled with jam or farmer cheese, semisweet cake and other national beverage is beer or people from Moravia like plum brandy – slivovice

What do you remember? 1, Cities ◦ What is the capital city? ◦ Can you name some other big cities? 2, Prague ◦ How many people live in Prague? How many foreigners? ◦ What are the most famous sights? 3, Economy ◦ Name the main industries and agriculture products of the Czech Republic.

What do you remeber? 5, Famous Czech products ◦ What products is the Czech Republic famous for? 4, Cuisine ◦ What are the most common meals in Czech? ◦ Is Czech cuisine considered healthy? ◦ Do you like Czech cuisine?

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