Culture in a box
An e-twinning Project
The flag
• Our flag has got three
colours: White, red and
blue. It is called a
tricolour.
• White colour symbolizes
cleanness.
• Red colour symbolizes
blood.
• Blue colour symbolizes a
cloudless sky.
The Symbol of the Country
The Coat of Arms of the Czech
Republic (In Czech: Státní
znak České republiky)
displays the three historical
regions which make up the
nation.
The symbols are:
* Lion for Bohemia
* Black eagle for Silesia
* White and red eagle for
Moravia
The Geographical Position
Where is the Czech Republic?
Here, in the middle
of Europe, is our
country, the Czech
Republic, …
... and this is the city
where we live Brno. It´s the second
largest city in the
Czech republic.
Here we are again…
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The Regions of the Czech
Republic
The Capital city
• The Capital city of the
Czech Republic is Prague.
There are a lot of historical
buildings. For example:
Charles Bridge, Charles
University, Prague Castle,
etc.
• The Population of Prague:
There are about 1 233 211
inhabitants.
Prague (Praha)
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The capital city is Prague
(Praha).
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The population of the
Czech Republic is
10 467 542 people
Greetings in the Czech language
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Good morning = Dobré ráno
Good afternoon = Dobré odpoledne
Good night = Dobrou noc
How are you? = Jak se máš / máte?
How is the climate?
Four seasons change in our country :
-Spring
-Summer
-Autumn
-Winter
The Climate
The Czech Republic has a temperate continental climate,
with relatively hot summers and cold, cloudy and snowy
winters. Most rain falls during the summer. The
temperature difference between summer and winter is
relatively high, due to the landlocked geographical
position.
Within the Czech Republic, temperatures vary greatly,
depending on the elevation. In general, at higher
altitudes, the temperatures decrease and precipitation
increases. Another important factor is the distribution of
the mountains; therefore, the climate is quite varied.
How’s the climate?
This is spring –
we call it „jaro“
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temperatures are
about 15°C
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How’s the climate?
This is summer –
we call it „léto“
 Average
temperatures are
about 20°C
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How’s the climate?
This is winter – we
call it „zima“
 Average
temperatures are
about -2°C
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How’s the climate?
This is autumn –
we call it “podzim”
 Average
temperatures are
about 15 °C
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A landscape that you love
The typical view on vineyard. ↑
← This is the national park
called České Švýcarsko
(Czech Switzerland).
The beloved landscape
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This is „Petrov“ (St.
Peter and Paul’s
Cathedral) (in
Czech Katedrála sv.
Petra a Pavla).You
can find it in Brno.
A landscape that you love
The Czech landscape is quite varied. Bohemia, to the west,
consists of a basin drained by the Elbe and the Vltava rivers,
surrounded by mostly low mountains, such as the Giant
Mountains (Krkonoše). The highest point in the country, Sněžka
at 1,602 m (5,260 ft), is located here. Moravia, the eastern part of
the country, is also quite hilly. It is drained mainly by the Morava
River. Water from the landlocked Czech Republic flows to three
different seas: the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Black Sea.
The Czech Recipe 1
Czech Granny strudel
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Ingredients: 200 g butter
600 g plain flour
3 eggs
1 baking powder
1 pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of vinegar
three cups of lukewarm water
Filling: apples, cinnamon, sugar
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Process: Melt the butter and mix all ingredients together and work dough.
Divide the dough into three pieces.
Take one piece of dough and mould it flat
Then spread the shredded apples on the flat dough.
Sprinkle it whole by cinnamon and sugar
Roll it up and put it to the oven
The Czech recipe 2
Bohemian Potatoes Dumplings
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Ingredients (approximately):
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2
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cups
med
tsp
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Potatoes
Eggs
Salt
All-Purpose Flour
Butter, Bread Crumbs
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Advance:
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Cook the potatoes and let them to get cool. Mash them properly.
Mix potatoes, eggs, and salt in a bowl; whip the mixture with a wooden spoon to make smooth batter.
Add enough flour to make stiff dough and work it properly.
Cover your hands by flour to shape the dough into balls of about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
Put these dumplings into a large pot of boiling water and bring the water to a moderate boil again.
Cook them for about 12 minutes or until the dumplings rise to the top. You can test if the dumplings are
ready by tearing one dumpling apart with 2 forks.
Take boiled dumplings out with a slotted spoon and drain them.
Serve them with a topping made of melted butter and sprinkle made of fried bread crumbs with sugar.
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The Czech Recipe 3
Pork Goulash Soup
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Fry an onion in 2 tbs of butter in a large pan on low heat till
they are almost golden. Set the heat to medium, add the pork and fry
it, stirring occasionally, till it gets brown. Pour on the broth and bring
it to a slow boil. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper. Then set
the heat to low and simmer it in an uncovered pot for about 1 hour or
till the meat becomes tender.
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Spoon away the grease from the surface of the soup.
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Melt the remaining butter in a frying pan then add the flour
and fry it for two to three minutes. Stir it often! Mixing it well, add
some warm broth to the roux; bring it to a boil and then add this
mixture into the soup.
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Add the carrots, potatoes, paprika, garlic, and marjoram to the
soup. Cook it about half an hour till the vegetable is done.
A product of your country
• The best product of
our country is BEER.
• And the second best
product is Czech
Garnet “České
granáty.“
A product of our country
This is the
awesome beer from
Brno City
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Popular Czech products
Beer
Car – Škoda auto
Costume jewellery
A favorite poem of yours
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Karel Hynek Mácha – Máj
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Byl pozdní večer – první máj –
večerní máj – byl lásky čas.
Hrdliččin zval ku lásce hlas,
kde borový zaváněl háj.
O lásce šeptal tichý mech;
květoucí strom lhal lásky žel,
svou lásku slavík růži pěl,
růžinu jevil vonný vzdech.
Jezero hladké v křovích stinných
zvučelo temně tajný bol,
břeh je objímal kol a kol;
a slunce jasná světů jiných
bloudila blankytnými pásky,
planoucí tam co slzy lásky.
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This poem is about
love during May
Traditional Proverbs that we like
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"Bez práce nejsou koláče."
Translation: There are no cakes without work.
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"Boží mlýny melou pomalu, ale jistě.„
Translation: God's mills mill slowly, but surely.
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"Důvěřuj, ale prověřuj."
Translation: Trust, but verify
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"Dvakrát měř, jednou řež."
Translation: Measure twice, cut once.
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"Darovanému koni na zuby nekoukej"
Translation: Don't look at a gifted horse's teeth.
A modern proverb that we like
• Co můžeš udělat dnes, odlož na
pozítří, získáš tím dva volné dny.
• Put off everything what you can do
today to the day after tomorrow and
you will gain two free days
Our favourite poem
Our favorite poem is „Polednice’’ by Karel Jaromír
Erben. There it is:
U lavice dítě stálo,
z plna hrdla křičelo.
„Bodejž jsi jen trochu málo,
ty cikáně, mlčelo.
Poledne v tom okamžení,
táta přijde z roboty:
a mně hasne u vaření
pro tebe, ty zlobo, ty!
Mlč, hle husar a kočárek —
hrej si — tu máš kohouta!“ —
Než kohout, vůz i husárek
bouch, bác! letí do kouta.
A zas do hrozného křiku —
„I bodejž tě sršeň sám — !
Že na tebe, nezvedníku,
polednici zavolám!
„Dej sem dítě!“ — „Kriste Pane,
odpusť hříchy hříšníci!“
Div že smrt jí neovane,
ejhle tuť — polednici!
Ke stolu se plíží tiše
polednice jako stín:
matka hrůzou sotva dýše,
dítě chopíc na svůj klín.
A vinouc je, zpět pohlíží —
běda, běda dítěti!
Polednice blíž se plíží,
blíž — a již je v zápětí.
Již vztahuje po něm ruku —
matka tisknouc ramena:
„Pro Kristovu drahou muku!“ —
klesá smyslů zbavena.
Pojď si proň, ty polednice,
pojď, vem si ho, zlostníka!“
A hle, tu kdos u světnice
dvéře zlehka odmyká.
Tu slyš: jedna — druhá — třetí
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poledne zvon udeří;
klika cvakla, dvéře letí —
táta vchází do dveří.
Malá, hnědá, tváři divé
pod plachetkou osoba;
o berličce, hnáty křivé,
hlas — vichřice podoba!
Ve mdlobách tu matka leží,
k ňadrám dítě přimknuté;
matku vzkřísil ještě stěží,
avšak dítě — zalknuté.
The poem is about
Mother who called a
ghost that appears
at noon to take her
child as it was being
naughty. In the end
the ghost killed the
child.
Our Favourite Poem
Karel Hynek Mácha: Máj (May)
(The Beginning)
Late evening, the first of May The twilit May - the time of love.
Meltingly called the turtle-dove,
Where rich and sweet pinewoods
lay.
Whispered of love the mosses trail,
The flowering tree as sweetly lied,
The rose's fragrant sigh replied
To love-songs of the nightingale.
Roman ŠEBRLE
A Famous Person
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An excellent athlete.
He has won several
decathlon competitions
and he used to be called
„the World's Greatest
Athlete"
In 2001 he became the
first decathlete ever who
had achieved more than
9,000 points.
A famous person
Petr Čech
Petr Čech is the most famous
football player who comes
from the Czech Republic. He
was born on 20th May 1982 in
Pilsen (Plzeň). He started
playing football when he was 7
years old. When he was 21 he
used to play in a football team
representing the Czech
Republic abroad.
Other famous people
Jaromír Jágr
(an ice-hockey player)
Karel Gott
(a singer)