1.Curriculum Vitae, My Family and Friends
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3. House, Housing and Living
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Describe your nuclear family (name, age, job, hobbies,
appearance, character…)
Give names of extended family members (family relations)
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Family events (wedding, child birth, divorce, funeral…),
generation gap
My best friend (name, age, job, hobbies, appearance,
character…)
Who is fiancee, bride, groom, mother-in-law, widow,
orphan, step-father…
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6. Travelling
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Types of housing: detached, semidetached, terrased
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house/ flat… (advantages/disadvantages of houses
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and flats)
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Rooms, furniture, appliances, cutlery, dishes…
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(there is/are…, in front of the, behind the, next to the…)
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Garden, flowers, trees, vegetables, fruit, pets, domestic animals and
where they live…
English/ Czech housing – comparison (panel houses, for sale, heating, taps,
gardens, pets…)
My future flat/house
Translate: střecha, komín, podlaha, zeď, strop, vchod,
východ, půda, sklep, dřez, umyvadlo, kohoutky, skříň
v kuchyni, na šaty, na knihy, polička…
Ways of travelling (advantages, disadvantages…)
Means of passanger transport, places to get on
How do you go to school, shopping, on holiday…
Accomodation, at a hotel
Travel agencies
Translate: celnice, dojíždět, zpoždění, cílová stanice,
průvodčí, rezervovat lístek, doprovodit, platit pokutu
za rychlou jízdu, dálnice, benzín, předjíždět, opravit
píchlou pneumatiku, semafor, dopravní značka,
stopovat, únos letadla, vzlétnout, přistát, letuška,
připevnit bezpečnostní pás, kufr, zavazadla, mít
dobrou cestu, ubytování, turistika, lekce autoškoly…
2. My Daily Programme; Leisure Time
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School and education
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School system in CZ/GB/US, stages of education,
school attendance (free/ fees, hours a day, worship,
break, terms, subjects, forms, notes, school report,
exams, uniforms, single sex/ mixed, degrees,
universities,…)
School building, classroom, people…
Translate: jesle, mateřská/ základní/ střední/ vysoká
škola, střední odborné učiliště, střední ekonomická/
zdravotní/ stavební/ strojírenská/ pedagogická/
zemědělská škola, povinný/ nepovinný/ volitelný
předmět, ředitel/ zástupce/ třídní učitel, třídní kniha,
křída, tabule, houba, nástěnka…
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Health and diseases
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Human body
Seeing a doctor, going to the chemist´s
Staying in a hospital
Common ilnesses, children´s diseases
Health insuarance in CZ/GB/US
4. Food and Meals; Eating Habits
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on weekdays: in the morning/ in the aftermoon/ in
the evening/ at noon/ at night/ at midnight
get up, wash my face, brush my teeth/ hair, go to work/ school I
go to school/ work by bus/ by train/ by foot
work/school starts/ finishes at…
have breakfast/ lunch/ snack/ tea/ dinner/ supper
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at weekends: (interests): hobbies: read a book, watch
TV, listen to music/ the radio
what`s on TV/ on the radio?, go to the cinema/ theatre/ pub,
have a chat in a pub/ on the Internet, play computer games…
favourite book, writer, song, singer, film, actor, film director…
extra job/ summer job…
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different seasons, different hobbies:
spring (walk, ride a bike, garden…)
summer (swim, sunbathe, travel, relax…)
autumn (fly a kite, mushroom, bonfire…)
winter (ski, skate, sledge, snowball, build a snowman
Characteristics of Czech/English cuisine - comparison
Daily meals
Wholesome meals
Food served at special occasions (Christmas)
Dining out (in the restaurant)
Favourite meals; cooking
Kinds of meat, beverage (drinks), vegetables, fruit,
(spice, corn…)
5. Shopping and Clothing
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1. Kinds of shops and their goods
2. Shopping habits (how often, and where do people shop)
3. Clothes, accessories, favourite clothes
4. Fashion, fashion shows, models…
5. Uniforms (school), costume (Scottish) …
6. Name some types of each:
tops, trousers, skirts, underwear, sports wear, shoes,
accessories, jewellery, dress for special occasion,
make-up, hair style, colours, patterns…
sleeves, legs, necks…
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Jobs; My future career
11. Sports and Games
13. My Native Town
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Working population (study, work, retire…)/
conditions in CZ/ US/ GB
Employer/ employee, (un)employed, job centres…
State/ private sector, blue/white collars, wages/
salaries…
Pay slip (gross/net pay, income tax, bonuses, family
allowances…)
Advantages/disadvantages of some jobs
Working fields: industry, commerce, agriculture,
culture, education, health, art, show business, …
My future job, applying for a job, an interview, CV…
Have you changed your plans about your job
recently? Why?
1. Why do people do sports (to relax, to keep fit, to take off
some weight…)
2. Indoor and outdoor sports, sport events, people taking part…
3. Popular sports in Great Britain, America, Czech Republic…
4. Sports in our school, PE lesson, implements…
5. Sport facilities in our town.
6. You and sports, your best results, awards, prices…
1. Where is Znojmo situated and what is its area?
2. History and foundation.
3. Most important sights in Znojmo. What do you know about
them?
4. Cultural and sports facilities.
5. Environs of Znojmo.
12. Weather, Seasons of the year
14. The Czech Republic; Prague
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10. Cultural life
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Cultural facilities in Znojmo (gallery, museum,
cinema, theatre…)
Going to the cinema/ theatre/ concerts…
The media (radio, television, press, advertising,
commercials…)
Music, literature, fairy tales, other interests
What cultural facilities are there in our town? What can you say
about them?
What can you say about visiting cinemas in general? How often
do you go to the cinema? What kind of films do/ don’t you like?
Why?
What do you think about “TV culture“, advertising,
commercials…?
What can you say about visiting a theatre and theatre
performances?
What kind of music do you listen to? Who is your favourite
composer, singer, group...
Do you go to any concerts? Do you play any musical instrument?
What is your favourite radio station / radio programme?
What kind of literature do you read? Who is your favourite
author? Why? What fairy tales do you know?
What other cultural interests or hobbies can people have? (dance,
fine arts, etc.)
Seasons of the year, descriptions of various kinds of
weather
Weather forecasting, how important is it for you and
other people
What kind of weather do you like? Which season of
the year do you prefer and why?
Compare the climate in the Czech Republic and in the
English speaking countries.
1. Geographical data. (where situated, area and population,
neighbouring countries, parts it
consists of (also Silesia),
well-known mountain ranges, highest mountain, important
rivers, most populated towns etc.)
Industrial branches, agriculture..
2. History (Slavonic tribes, Samo’s Empire, Great Moravian
Empire, the Premyslid dynasty, the Luxemburgs (Charles IV),
Hussite Movement, Hapsburgs ( Rudolf II), The Thirty Year War
(1618-1648), Battle of White Mountain (1620),
the national revival (19th century), independent Czechoslovakia
(1918), Munich Treaty 1938, WW2 (1938-1945), socialist period
(1948-1989), Prague Spring (1968), velvet revolution (1989), the
splitting of the republic (1993)
5th, 7th, 9th, 14th (Charles IV), 1415, 1618-1648, 1620, 19th
(Enlightenment), 1918, 1938, 1945, 1948, 1968, 1989, 1993…
Prague
1. Important features of present-date Prague (location, people…)
2. Places of interest (Hradčany with Prague Castle (+Gold Lane)
and Saint Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge, the Old Town Square,
the Old Town Hall with the horological clock, Vyšehrad,
Wenceslas Square, National Theatre...)
16. London as the Capital of Great Britain
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15. Great Britain – Geography and History
Geographical, sociological, economy, political data, flag,
symbols, anthem, history
Geography:
Islands: GB, Ireland, Hebrides, Shetlands, Channel Islands…
Lowland, highland
Mountains: Pennines, Lake District…
The highest mountains: Ben Nevis {1,342m}in Scotland,
Snowdon{1,085m} in Wales
Rivers: Thames, Severn…
Lakes: Loch Ness, Loch Lomond
Capitals: London, Edinburg, Dublin, Cardiff…
Mild climate due to Gulf Stream
Other Interesting Places in GB
White chalk cliffs of Dover, Stradford upon Avon, Oxford,
Cambridge, Canterbury, Folkstone, Hastings, Brighton,
Plymouth, Cornwall, Stonehenge, Avebury, Liverpool, The Lake
District, Hadrian`s wall, Edinburgh, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond
People: (number , nationalities, languages...)
Politics: System of government (Queen, parliament: House of
Lords/ Commons…)
Economy: industry, agriculture…
Flag: Union Jack (Crosses of England, Scotland and Ireland)
Symbols: rose, thistle, leek, shamrock
Anthem: God Save the Queen
History:
Early history before the Norman Conquest: (the Britons (Celts),
the Roman occupation, German tribes: the Anglo-Saxon
conquest, the Danes/Vikings, from 1066 the Normans)
From 1066 (the Norman Conquest, signing Magna C(h)arta
Libertatum, The Hundred Years' War,War of Roses (Tudor
House won), Henry VIII, English Church, Elizabethan Age,
Oliver Cromwell´s Republic (King beheaded), American
Colonies lost, Napoleon and Nelson at Trafalgar, Victorian Era
(parts of Africa and Asia added), Great Britain in World War I
and II (Winston Churchill, V-victory sign, victory but economic
losses, their colonies started to become independent…)
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Geography, history (Roman settlement Londonium 43 AD,
capital since 1066, plague 1665, fire 1666, new architecture
by Sir Christopher Wren…)
Parts of London; important landmarks: Greenwich,
Buckingham Palace, Tower, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar
{National Gallery}, Piccadilly Circus, Westminster
{Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben), St. Paul`s
Cathedral, Parks (Zoo), Covent Garden, Soho, Madame
Tussaud`s , Sherlock Holmes Museum, The Tate Gallery,
Royal Albert Hall…
Transport (red double deckers, black taxis…), shopping,
parks in London
California, Los Angeles, Hollywood, the center of film industry
Disneyland, San Francisco, Gold Rush 1849, Golden Gate
Bridge, San Diego, Mt. Rushmore, collosal portrait heads of
US presidents, Arizona, Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater…
History:
discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492,
first English colonies, the main reasons for English colonisation,
most important historical events/ periods from early colonial
period to the present times
17. USA – Geography and History
18. Washington and New York as Best Known Cities in the
USA
basic geographical, political, and sociological data, flag,
anthem
countries and oceans on which it borders, largest ranges of
mountains, highest mountains, longest rivers, best known lakes,
most populated towns, its climate, main features of its system of
government)
Outline
Location, Area, People…
History: 1790
Town planning:
D.C. was established in 1790, the site chosen by President
Washington near his own home – plantation Mount Vernon 16
miles away. Streets and avenues were laid on a grid scheme
{French ingeneer Pierre L`Fant was helped by Thomas
Jefferson, later the third President of the USA}
Places of General Interest:
Capitol, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln
Memorial, White House…,Vietnam Veteran Memorial,
Arlington National Cemetary {Pres. John Kenedy}, Pentagon…,
Theatres, museums, galleries: Smithsonian Institution, National
Art and Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art…, National
Theatre, Opera House, Concert Hall…
Capital, Number of States, + Alaska, Hawaiian Islands
Border on: Mexico, Canada, Atlantic, Pacific
Mountains: Appalachian Highlands, Rocky Mountains,
Cordilleras,
The highest mountains: Mt. Whitney {4,418m} in Sierra Nevada,
Mt. McKinley {6,194m} in Alaska
Lowlands: Appalachian Plateau, Mississippi Basin, Colorado
Plateau {+Grand Canyon in Arizona}…
Rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado, Columbia, Rio Grande
{on the US-Mexico border}, Yukon {in Alaska}, Niagara River
{with Niagara Falls}
Great Lakes {on the US-Canada border}: Ontario, Erie,
{Niagara Falls bettween}, Michigan, Huron…
Other Places of Interest in the USA
Chicago, Illinois, Sears Tower, the highest skyscraper in the
USA, the busiest airport in the USA {O`Hare Airport}
Detroit, Michigan, car manufacturing, the headquarters of Ford,
Chrysler, General Motors…
Niagara Falls, New York, Las Vegas, Nevada, casino gambling
Outline:
Outline:
Location, area, people, 5 boroughs:
History: 1624 New Amsterdam by Dutch, 1664 it became an
English colony {New York because of Duke of York…}, 1786
the capital for four years, 1886 the Statue of Liberty { a French
Gift, the Lady holds a book with the inscription: 4 th July 1776},
Town planning: 12 avenues N-S, over 200 streets E-W,
Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge {the first}, scyscrapers {why?,
small cities …}: The Empire State Building, World Trade
Center{!}, Chrysler building…
Places of General Interest:
Statue of Liberty, Manhattan {town planning, financial and
comercial center, famouse skyline – a lot of skyscrapers on a
small area…}, Wall Street {financial world}, World Trade
Center, 5th Avenue {Empire State Building, , Chrysler Building,
United Nations Headquarters,}, Time Square, Rockefeller
Centre, St. Patrick`s Cathedral (1888)
Theatres, museums, galleries: Lincoln Center, New York State
Theatre, Metropolitan Opera House, Metropolitan Museum of
Art, Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art…
Transport:: yellow cabs…
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Marco Polo, James Cook
First Fleet, Gold Rushes
Independence
Political System, Economy
New Zealand
1. Flag, (anthem), Capital, Towns, Islands, Nature,
Nationalities, Language, Animals…
2. Abel Tasman, James Cook, Rev. Samuel Marsden
3. Treaty of Waitangi, Independence
4. Political System {Maori Representative}, Economy
20. English Speaking Countries
GB, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand…
21. Traditions, Holidays and Feasts in GB, America and the
Czech Republic
19. Canada, Australia – Geography and History
Canada, Geography and History
1. The second largest in the world {after Russia}
2. Flag, (anthem)
3. Capital: Ottawa
Other towns: Montreal, Quebec{french speaking)
Toronto {Ontario}
Vancouver {British Columbia}
4. Lakes: Superior, Huron, Ontario, Michigan
Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Winnipeg
Huge inland sea: Hudson Bay
5. Rivers: St. Lawrence River, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan,
Columbia, Yukon, Mackenzie
6. Grain producing regions: Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba
Leading producer of petroleum: Alberta
Minerals {gold, silver, zink, copper, uranium}: The
Canadian Shield
7. Political system: constitutional monarchy, head of state –
the Queen
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History:
Treaty of Paris 1763
Dominion of Canada 1867
Statute of Westminster 1931
Australia
1. Flag, (anthem), Towns, Capital
2. Deserts, Islands, Peninsula, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes
3. Animals
4. Aborigines
1. Traditions
(typical British habits (conservative?), how are the
Americans different from the British?)
2. Holidays {Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas,
New Year´s Eve, Valentine, Easter, Halloween, …}
3. Feasts {birthday, wedding, funeral…}
23. William Shakespeare as a Representative of English
Literature
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24. American Literature, My Favourite Author
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22. English Literature, My Favourite Author
1. brief history of English literature:
2. Old English literature (Beowulf, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)
3. Middle English literature (drama, Canterbury Tales)
4. Modern English literature
(Renaissance period, Elizabethan Age, 16th ct
Period of English Revolution and Restoration, 17th ct
Period of Enlightenment, Classicism, Pre-romantic and Romantic
period, 18 th ct
Victorian period, realism, 19th ct
Literature of 20th century)
5. my favourite author (biography, work)
biography of Shakespeare (his youth, his work in London
as an actor, co-owner of a theatrical company, playwright
and poet, his older age)
periods of work. What works are they represented by?
plot of one of Shakespeare's well-known plays
brief history of American literature:
up to Civil War (Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,
Declaration of Independence, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt
Whitman)
from Civil War to World War I (Mark Twain, Jack
London)
World War I to present times
Lost Genetration (Ernest Hemingway)
Jazz Age (F.S. Fitzerald)
Beat Group (Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac…)
Drama (Tennessee Williams…)
25. Nature and Environment, Global Problems
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most serious problems with environment nowadays (air
pollution, greenhouse effect, ozone layer…)
how to protect the environment (alternative sources of
energy, using public transport, catalytic converters,
unleaded petrol, re-using, recycling)
Other problems of the present world (drugs, smoking,
violence, robbery, unemployment, homeless, famine,
racism, religion, political probems, wars…)