6/ The Czech Republic
3 min. - speak on your own about the Czech Republic
- location and neighbouring countries
- people, nationalities
- climate
- landscape ( mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, lowlands,etc.)
- transport
- important cities
- other
2 min. - Imagine this situation: your foreign friend is in the Czech Republic. He/she would like you to show him/her around the CR this weekend.
Which places would you recommend and why?
7/ PRAGUE (3 min)
- location, parts of Prague
- landmarks
- historical/modern buildings, places of interest
- means of transport
- culture
- souvenirs/gifts
- other
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(2 min) Speak on your own about other Czech cities, besides Prague.
8/ Holidays
(2,5 min) be able to speak about US holidays -Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Date
Origin / reason(s) for celebrating
Typical symbols
Traditions / ways to spend the holiday
and (2,5 min) Czech holidays ( Christmas, Easter, Three wise kings)
??What are national / public / bank holidays?
A public / national holiday is a non-working day/ day off during the year. Public holidays are often special days to observe / celebrate / commemorate a significant person or historical / religious event. On these days most people have a paid day off work and schools / banks / shops are closed. Public holidays are called bank holidays in the United Kingdom / Canada.
zzWhat national holidays are celebrated in the Czech Republic?
In the Czech Republic we celebrate / observe:
• January 1st: New Year’s Day and the restoration
of the independent Czech state
• March or April: Easter
• May 1st: Labour Day, which celebrates working
people
• May 8th: Liberation Day, which celebrates the end
of the Second World War in 1945
• July 5th: Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Day; they
brought Christianity to Great Moravia
• July 6th: Jan Hus Day; he was a Czech church
reformer who was burnt at the stake for his beliefs
• September 28th: St Wenceslas’ Day; he is patron
saint of the Czech Republic
• October 28th: the foundation / establishment of
Czechoslovakia in 1918
• November 17th: Struggle for Freedom
and Democracy Day, which remembers
/ commemorates the student demonstrations
/ protests against the Nazi regime in 1939 and
protests in 1989 that led to the fall of communism
• December 24th, 25th and 26th: Christmas
zzWhat is your favourite holiday and why? How do you celebrate it?
I really like / love Christmas / Easter because the whole / entire family comes / gets together. At Christmas we bake biscuits (BrE) / cookies (AmE) and eat a feast / huge meal / family dinner / special dinner of fried carp and potato salad. We decorate a tree with glass / straw ornaments and exchange/ give each other gifts / presents. At Easter we decorate eggs and the boys go around and whip girls with willow sticks and get eggs in return / we don’t observe any traditions and just enjoy the time off. New Year’s Eve is really great because there are
a lot of parties / there are firework displays.
zzWhat are some American holidays?
The most popular holidays in the US are Independence Day on July 4th / Halloween on October 31st / Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November / Christmas on December 25th.In America they alsocelebrate / Valentine’s Day (February 14th) to celebrate love / Mother’s Day / Father’s Day to honour parents / Labor Day to show respect for workers / Memorial Day to remember those killed in battle / war. Celebrations usually include barbecues/ parades / firework displays / sporting events.
zzWhat are some British holidays?
Boxing Day is the day after Christmas (December 26th) and is a bank holiday. Most people usually relax/ spend time with families / friends / eat Christmas leftovers / watch sport / go shopping. Good Fridayis a Christian holiday, remembering Jesus’ death on the cross / crucifixion. Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night) is observed / celebrated / remembered on November 5th and commemorates the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Traditionally
people put on firework displays / light bonfires.