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Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels

Author: Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin in 1667. He studied in a Protestant university and then he became a doctor of theology. He stood for the Anglican clerical. He wrote an alegoric satires which he attaced the social and political situation in Great Britain. Some were directed general towards the clerical and humanity. He died in 1745.


Characters: Lemuel Gulliver is a traveller. He doesn´t like Great Britain because of bad morals and other things. He likes to sai

Kafka, Franz - The Trial

In this paper I want to show that the novel „Trial“ by Franz Kafka is a work of fiction however, in a certain way picturing also reality. I would like to start with a brief introduction to the author’s life and to the plot of the novel. The description of the main hero will follow to show that Kafka wanted to portray the “system” in which he was living based on his own experience.

Franz Kafka came from a wealthy Prague-German Jewish family. He was born in 1883 and spent his childhood in Prague. He suffered from his fathe

Karel Čapek

In 1890 was born in Malé Svatoňovice one of the biggest czech dramatics, Karel Čapek. He spent his childhood in Úpice and he played with his older brother Josef and his sister Helena.

After their dead he have wrote book called „My lovin brothers“.
His journalistic career is connected with newspaper columns. Čapek was translator too. At first he wrote short texts for Národní listy and Lidové Noviny.

Karel Čapek had many hobbies, for example work in a garden and traveling. He traveled around the Eur

Language studies and educations

Language studies and educations

The Czech system of education
School attendance in the Czech republic is compulsory from the age from six to fifteen.Most children attend state school, but there are also newly established private and church schools.Education at state schools up to eighteen is free of charge, but students at secondary schools must pay for their textbooks.Private and church schools charge school fees.All schools are coeducational.Students do not wear uniforms.Hendicaped children are educated separately.


Leisure times,sports and games

Leisure time,sports and games
People have many kind of leisure activites and we can divided them into 3 main groups:
A}physical:weighlifting,fencing-šerm,hik ing-turistika,
B}mental:reading book,chess-šachy,watching TV,plaing computer games,theatre,
C}manual:painting,sewing,cooking,knittin g,basket weawing,photography,pottery

The hobbies are usually changed in the life,but some people have the same hobbies in childhood like adult age.Some people are very active and they try to do some dangerous sports

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci,the most famous master of the Renaissance period, was apprenticed to (vyučen)Andrea Verocchio in Florent.(an author of the monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni- the first equstrian statue.)

Leonardo learned by making studies and from the nude and from draped models, plants and animals. He explored the secrets of the human body by dissecting more than thirty corpses. He was a painter, who never accept what he read without checking it with his own eyes and moreover he made new discoveries in many branches like optics-

Lets talk about fashion…

I am a big music fan. I like to listen to the radio. I listen to the radio in the morning, during the day {expect the time when I study}and in the evening. But rock music, pop or dance music don’t affect me at all.
But there are a lot of people, who are affected by, for example Breatny Spearce, Madonna and fashion magazines…
Then they try to buy quite similar parts of cloths as they favorite stars do, but not only clothes but also hair dress and manners…
Well, for example Hana Burdová from parallel class tries to be

LIFE IN OUR SCHOOL

Secondary Technical School of Mechanical Engineering – Prague Municipal School (škola hlavního města Prahy), Betlémská 287/4, Prague 1 – Old Town was founded in te year 1837 as the first Czech technical school. The good reputation and the great tradition of the school were appreciated by the highest authorities of the city. Since 1990 the city of Prague has established outstanding conditions for our school which ranks among the best equipped technical schools in our country.

The school building is located in the centre of

Lodnýn-zajímavosti

London is home to about 9 millions inhabitants. London is one of the largest cities of the world - it occupies an area of 1600 km2. The metropolis is divided into Old London and thirty-two districts.
The city’s history is very rich. Several disasters have afflicted London. In 1665 the Black Plague killed 70,000 people. In 1666 the Great Fire broke out, destroying most of the city.
The Temple is a district with Gregorian buildings and parks. Originally it was the Templar’s residence. Buckingham Palace has become the official ro

London

London is one of the world's most important financial and cultural centres and is noted for its museums, performing arts, exchange and commodity markets, and insurance and banking functions, as well as a host of specialized services. In popular and traditional usage, the term City of London, or the City, is applied only to a small area (2.59 sq km) that was the original settlement (ancient Londinium) and is now part of the business and financial district of the metropolis. The City of London and 32 surrounding boroughs form the Greater Lon

LONDON

London is the capital and largest city of Great Britain. Romans, who conquered part of England, called it Londinium. It’s situated in the southeast of England on the river Thames. It’s the seat of central government and one of the world’s commercial and cultural centers. London has the population of about 8 million.
There are two cities in the center of London – the City of London and the city of Westminster.
THE CITY OF LONDON is the oldest part of London. On the East End are situated docks. On the West End there is a lot

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom. It lies on the river Thames.
The City is the oldest part of London in the East. The East End, to the East of the City, is where many new immigrant groups and many working people live. The West End has everything from chic shops, theatres, beautiful residential areas, great parks and the famous Trafalgar Square.
The City of London has been a self-governing enclave from the 12th century and it is headed by the Lord Mayor.

Tower of London
William the C

London

London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is the 9th largest city in the world. It was founded as a Roman settlement. It is situated on the river Thames in the south-east of England. Its population is about 10milions[ with suburbs]. The great fire in 1666 destroyed almost all city.

There are many places of interest. You can see them by walk or by various means of transport. London’s famous red double-deckers are very popular and they go almost everywhere. For fast transport you can go by the Underground. It is the oldest u

Lov na lišku ve VB - aktualita ze života VB

BRITISH STUDIES
(Final essay)

The chase
Have you ever been hunting animals in forest? Or would you like to? In our country it could be rather difficult. You have to be a member of hunter club or you have to have got friend here. This is not same in Great Britain. Hunting is very popular especially in Wales. But they don’t hunting every forest animal. Farmers, landowners, or tourists from many countries have only one target. They hunt fox. Some of them call it sport. Others says that it is necessary for theirs sheep

London

seat of central government
- comercial ad cultural centre
- architecturaly influeced by Sir Christopher Wren and John Nash
- population of about 7 million inhabitants, they mostly live in the suburs

a) THE CITY OF LONDON

- the oldest part of the town
- Eastend with docks situated
- Westend – cinemas, theatres and shops
- Tower of London – built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century; it used to be a royal palace and a prison, but it is a museum now (Bloody Tower, Cr

London

London

London is the capital of Great Britain and lies on the river Thames.The City is the oldest part of L. The East end is poor partand the West is rich full of culture, shops and parks. In Westminster the Buckingham palace, Parliment and Goverment is located.

Tower of London- the capital´s top tourist attraction, the place of torture.Wiliam the conqueror began to build the massive fortress – White Tower to dominated the people of 11. th century.The Tower served as a royal home, a prison, an execution site and o

Madonna

Madonna
Madonna can do anything : she is singer, an acters, a composer, a producer, she was and she is the sex symbol of America.
Madonna was born on the 16th of August 1958 in Detroit in Michigan. She was christend Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, but her family used to called her Little Nonni. Her mother passed away from breast cancer when Madonna was only six years old. When Madonna was 12 years old she enterted the Catholic high school. After Madonna left school and she attented the University of Michigan.
After studyin

Máj (May) - Karel Hynek Mácha

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Late evening, on 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 frail,
The flowering tree as sweetly lied,
The rose's fragrant sigh replied
To love-songs of the nightingale.
In shadowy woods the burnished lake
Darkly complained a secret pain,
By circling shores embraced again;
And heaven's clear sun leaned down to take
A road astray in az

London

London:
London is the capital of the United Kingdom (since the 12th century).The area of London is about 1600 square kms and its population is about 9 milion. It is an economic,cultural and important political centre of Great Britain.London is situated on the river Thames in south-east England.In spite of the fact London isn´t situated on the coast it is the biggest port because the river is deep enough and ships can go up the river.
There are many quarters in London.The City is the historical centre of London but also it is the

London - the capital city of England

LONDON :

· the capital city of England
· the population is about 7 milion
· the area is 4 000 sq. km
· it is situated on the river Thames in south – east England
· the largest city of England (the 9th largest city in the world)
· the oldest underground in the world
· a large port

Transport:
· one of the largest ports and it has the oldest underground in the world
· three airports – Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead Heathrow is the largest airport in Euro

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