The fire in Australian bush In the years 1982 and 1983 there was a catastrophe dry weather in Australia. Hundreds of square kilometers of woods and grazing land were dry. In February 1983 was set a fire. Probably it was set by a cigarette. It was near Melbourne. The whole forest was soon in fire. Flames encircled Melbourne from three sides. Macedon (a city near Melbourne) burnt because all the houses were made of wood. Before the fire stopped it killed 75 people and burnt 3 300 square kilometers of forests with trees and fa
Importance of food in the Czech Republic is different in every family. But I thing it isn’t too much important also in Britain. But for some people in our country food, eating, sometimes also cooking is a downright pleasure. We eat more than the British or American and our food is known to be less healthily. The Czechs are used to eating many floury, sweet and fatty meals, such as dumplings, pastry, fat pork and sausages. Traditional Czech cuisine is however a bit unhealthy and people can get fat. But we are beginning to cook health meals. Ma
The Netherlands has played a special role in the European economy for many centuries. Since the 16th century, shipping, fishing, trade, and banking have been leading sectors of the economy, and trade with the Dutch colonial empire was important in the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries. Since the independence of Indonesia in the late 1940s, the Dutch economy has been redirected from colonial trade to trade with European nations; a diversified manufacturing base was created as employment in agriculture fell; and the country became a m
Tenacious...adaptable...enduring...spiri tual - words that characterize the largest and most influential Indian tribe in North America... The Navajo Nation. Since the Long Walk in the 1860's, the Navajo Nation decimated to a population of only 8,000. It has increased to a stronghold of more than 210,000. About 60 percent of Navajos are 24 years old or younger. In its infancy, the Navajo Nation governed itself by a complex language and clan system. The discovery of oil in the early 1920's clari
Reef facts and figures The Great Barrier Reef contains over 2,900 reefs, which includes 760 fringing reefs, and 300 coral cays. There are also 618 continental islands, which were once part of the mainland. As the world's largest coral reef ecosystem the Great Barrier Reef is home to approximately: 1,500 species of fish 400 different types of coral 4,000 species of molluscs (like clams and the sea slug) 500 species of seaweed 215 species of birds 16 species of sea snake 6 specie
I would like to introduce you a brilliant book I read and enjoyed very much. The title of the book is The Old Man and the Sea. This book was written by Ernest Hemingway and it is very well-known. Some reviewers say that it is the best book Ernest Hemingway had ever written. It was written after the Second World War and published by Charles Scribner`s Sons in New York in 1952.
The story takes place in Cuba in a very small village. The main character is the very old fisherman called Santiago. He used to be a very successful fisherma
Early Britain By 700 BC came the first tribes of Celctic speaking people. But they were exterminated by Romas about AD 43. In the beginning of 5th century, the Barbarian´s attacks of Roman epmire caused theire leaving England.
Early middle ages It the 5th centrury came the first Aglo-Saxons tribes (Angles, Saxons, Jutes). They started to populate inland of Britain and Heptarchy was estabilished. Vikings came in 8th century and they got a part of land called Danelaw. In 1066 William of Normandy was crowned as a Briti
Blues is a native American music. It hasn´t got any direct European or African „father“. In other words, it is a connecting of both traditions – European and African. It is something special and different. The word 'blue' has been associated with melancholia or depression since the Elizabethan era. The American writer, Washington Irving invented iin 1807 the term 'the blues,' as it is now defined. The earlier history of the blues is date in the 1860s. When African and European musicians first began to si
Early years The first inhabitants came across The Bering Straight 30,000 years ago. These were Indians and Inuits. Vikings landed in America in 1000AD, but according to tradition Ch. Colunbus is believed to discover America on 12th October 1492. In 17th century America started to be populated, in 1607 first English lasting setlement called Virginia was estabilished with capital Jamestown.
Plymouth Colony In November 1620 Pilgrim Fathers anchored at Cape Cod, they were mostly English Puritans who wanted worship
If I had to choose one city to live in, I will probably choose San Francisco. I haven't been there yet and all what I know about this city I saw in TV or read in some magazines, but it looks like nice, not so large place to live in. San Francisco is in the California on the West Coast near the capital of the sate -Sacramento. Its very developed city although it was several times hit by earthquake. In 1945 the United Nations Charter was drafted there. In the late 50's San Francisco was center of beat generation and other alternative cu
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo Georgia, on January 31, 1919 as the youngest of five children of Jerry and Mallie Robinson. He grew up with in Pasadena, California, and lettered in football, basketball, and track at UC LA. He was widely regarded as the finest all-round athlete in the United States at that time. After three years in the army, he played with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Negro League in 1945. Later that year, in a historic move that ended decades of discrimination against blacks in baseball, he signed
When I was a child I had never thought about my future career. I was influenced by stories and fairytales and I wanted to have various adventures. Then I started to attend Basic School and all my dreams changed. I was interested in many things-in nature, music (I listened to music a lot), practising sports (windsurfing, football), in culture (going to the cinema, to the theatre, seeing exhibitions), in reading.My plans for my future career changed from day to day. I wanted to be an doctor, a cook, a scientist, a judge, a policeman… Lat
I did an interview with my grandmother. She was born in 1937 and so I could spoke with her about life fifty years ago... The life wasn't easy 50 years ago in the Czech Republic. It was 4 years after Second world war and in the Czech republic governed "Eduard Beneš". But after next 4 years the communist faction had governed and for many people began very bad times... People couldn't travel to another countries, couldn't say what they want to say and they had to go to brigades, but mainly, they had to go to
Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher was born on June 17, 1898, in the Dutch province of Friesland. His parents, George Arnold Escher and Sarah Gleichman Escher, had three sons of which Maurits (called Mauk for short) was the youngest. His father, George, was a civil engineer. The Escher family was living in Leeuwarden in 1898, where George served as Chief Engineer for a government bureau. The family lived in a grand house named "Princessehof," which would later become a museum and host exhibitions of M.C. Escher's works. Young
My best Christmas present is album "Blood on the dance floor" from Michael Jackson. And, what I know about Michael? · He was born in 29th August 1958 in Gary in Indiana. His parents' names are: Joseph Walter Jackson and Katherine Ester Scruse. He began his music career in the group "Jackson 5" together with his brothers. Later he sang with his sister Janet. And now as everybody knows he is "King of pop". · He made 14 albums first in the year 1972 and a new Michael Jackson album is
I have never been all round sportsman and to be honest, I have had many hobbies, but have never been to any sport. The P. E. lessons used to threaten me when I was younger. I alway tried to do my best and I always came the last. I was permanently out of form and I have never earned a medal. The worst sport was for running at any distance. I always tried to run my fastest, but from the starting line I started to fall back and even if I exerted all my effords I came the last. I was very frustrated about that so gradually I strated to hate P.E. le
My best friend is Luboš Helebrant. He is sixteen years old.We met six years ago at school. We sat at the same desk. At school we hated chemistry and physics, but we likes computer techniques, gym and maths.He usually wears his favourite blue jeans or gray trousers and T-shirt. He is very clever, generous, tolerant, dependable, trustworthy and quite frank, although to some people he may seem shy, lazy, cheeky and arrogant. He plays football and online PC games with me. We have nearly the same hobbies and sometimes the same opinions. We were tog
I wake up at half past six every day. I stand up and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. After breakfast I go to the bus stop to go to school. School ends about two o'clock. After school I go home.
In the afternoon I usually watch TV. About five o'clock I must learn. I have a lot of hobbies, for example swimming, walking around the town, being with my friends. But now I must learn a lot because I want to pass the high school final examination. So I haven't much time.
Cultural life in our town is not so rich as in Prag or in large cities like Paris. But there are some ways of spending leisure time.We can go to the cinema, to the theatre,visit philharmonic orchestra or we can stay at home and listen to the radio, watch television and read books.
We have two cinemas in our town - Kino Květen and Velké Kino.The program of the cinemas are full of interesting films.I usually go only to Velké kino because Kino Květen is far away. There is a theatre buiding- Cultural centre for theatrical f
My family is not so large. There are only four of us, mother, father, brother and me.
Mother, her name is Naděžda and she's fifty years old. She is so carefully; we can always rely on her. Father's name is Miloslav and he is fifty-five years old.
Brother, his name is David, he is 27 years old and actually he studies at Faculty of Arts in Brno. He is like my good friend and when I need some help he likes to help me. There are many things I owe him for his helps for me.