All of us know that a child from one to three years of age can attend a day nursery and from the age of three, kindergarten. There children experience their first contacts with society, social rules and ethics. After enrolling in the nine-year elementary school, six-year-olds begin their compulsory school attendance. The school year begins on 1st September and finishes on 30th June. Children gradually learn to read, write and count. Later they get acquainted with the fundamentals of history, geography, the natural sciences and the fine a
We enjoy coming back to green nature. We take deep breaths of healthy fresh air free of dust and smog. Nature has a posisitve effect on man´s physical and mental well-being. Nowadays we are able to travel even to distant countries, where we can get acquainted with new cultures, interesting people and their customs, and compare the differences between the way of living in our country and the land we are visiting. Contacts with people help to deepen our knowledge of the history and development of other countries. Many of us are fond of visiting
Young people in the Czech Republic tend to marry younger than they do in Britain. While many Czechs marry and have children in their early twenties, it is quite common for British people to start a family in their thirties. British families tend not to be as close as they are here and there is not always the help and support parents and other relatives. The housing situation is different too. While many Czechs live at home with their parents until they marry and often afterwards as well, a lot of young British people leave their f
Spanish,Portuguese and Deutch explorers begin to explore the Pacific in the 17th century.At first they belived that Australia, then known as New Holland, was part of a larger sauthern continent.In 1642 the Deutchman Abel Tasman (1603-1659) discovered Tasmania and by sailing round Australia proved it to be anisland.However, the Pacific remained largely unknown, too distant and too poor to attact European trading interest.
Capitan James Cook (1728-1779) visiting Tahiti on the first(1768-1771)of his three Pacific voyages.He charted t
Great-homeland of Slavonics was north Carpatian, between rivers the Visla, the Bug, the Dneper. They spoke Old Church Slavonic and this language is descendtant of Indo – europan language. Now this language is extinct. This tribe spread to all directions. Today we know 3 groups: west, south, east. Old Hungarians and Avars threatended particularly west Slavonic. Slavonic formed to one unit- Sam´s empire. They were at war with Avars and Old Hungarian. In 833 arose new country ”Veľkomoravská ríša“. One of lords Rastislav (846 –
I am sure, that every one of you knows enough about the life itself, but maybe only few of you know something about the life of Tristram Shandy. I am sure, that every one of you knows enough about opinions in general, about your own opinions or opinions of others, but only few of you know something about opinions of Tristram Shandy. I am not an exception; I know things about life and opinions too but probably every one of you now suppose, that I know enough about the life and opinions of Tristram Shandy and that I will tell you something about
I would like to present some thoughts about the problems of young people in Liptovsky Mikulas. They`re connected with how young people spend their free time in the evenings here. The most serious problems occur on Friday evenings when there`s no school on the other day so the students don`t have to prepare for it. They walk in the local pubs and sometimes they get drunk. Then they have problems with the police.
Student – how does it seems to you? I attend the local grammar school and I think that it`s good that young peop
The official name of our country is The Slovak Republic. It is situated in the Central Europe; we can say that it lies in the heart of Europe. With the size 49,036 km2 we can say that Slovakia ranks among small countries. Slovakia has five neighbour states: In the north it is Poland, in the east Ukraine, in the south Hungary, in the west Austria and in the north-west it is Czech Republic. The shortest border is with Ukraine and the longest with Hungary. Slovakia is very mountainous country. There are High Tatras in the south of th
The Britons who were the original inhabitants of Great Britain had no written history before 55 B.C. They were Celts by race and were divided into many tribes. They worshiped many gods and their priests were called druids. In A.D. 43 the Romans began an invasion which resulted in the Roman occupation of Britain, which lasted over 400 years. To prevent attacks from the north the Romans built Hadrian’s Wall in 122, which was 117 km long. Despite the Roman occupation, the old Celtic social system was not completely destroyed and the British lang
In this tragedy William Shakespeare experiments with comic materials – the hyperbole of ormantic love, brawling servants, fussy old fathers, garrulous and bawdy nursers – but transform them into tragedy. It is a beautiful lyrical story about the tragic love and death of two young lovers Romeo and Juliet, the only children of two power houses of Verona – the Capulets and the Montagues, which hate each other.
STORY: One day members of the Capulet and the Montague families start to fight in the centre of the city.
Australia is the smallest continent and the biggest island in the world. It is situated between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. There are two great deserts in Australia: the Great Sandy Desert and the Great Victoria Desert. There can be also found 335 meters high Ayers Rock, the largest piece of rock in the world. Australia has two big rivers, the Murray and the Darling, and three great lakes: Lake Eyre, Lake Torrens, and Lake Gairdner. The highest mountalin is Mount Kosciusko (2,228 m) discovered by Paul Edmund de Strzelecki and Thaddeus Ko
The country I live in is called The Slovak Republic. It established on 1. of January 1993 as a new republic after the splitting of CSFR. The total area of my country is about 49.000 km2. It is situated in the middle of Europe and its neighboring states are as follows: Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic.
The surface of Slovakia is predominantly mountainous. We can see Small Carpathian Mountains, the White Carpathian Mountains, the Orava Beskydy, etc.Towards the east continue the higher Inner West Carpat
Christina Aguilera is one of the most famous pop-singer at the present.She was born in State Island in 1980.Her father was an american officer and her mother was a tallented pianist and violinist.When her parents divorced,she moved with her mother to Pittsburg.She has effected in a well-know Mickey Mouse Club with Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.Her first song was called Reflection.In 1999 she recorded her debut album "Christina Aguilera" with hit record "Genie in a bottle" and album "My kind of Christmas".She
Actor, screenwriter, producer, director. Born John Joseph Nicholson, on April 22, 1937, in Neptune, New Jersey. After graduating from high school in New Jersey at age 17, Nicholson moved to Los Angeles, where he got a job as an office boy at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film studio. He made his film debut in the 1958 thriller The Cry Baby Killer, produced by cult filmmaker Roger Corman. Over the next decade, Nicholson would appear in a string of low-budget B-movies, ranging from horror films (1960's The Little Shop of Horrors, 1963
Singer, actor. Born Elvis Aaron Presley, on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. An only child (a twin brother, Jesse Garon, was stillborn), Presley was raised by his parents, Gladys and Vernon, in a poor and extremely religious home. As a boy, he sang with his local Assembly of God church choir, emulating the style of African-American psalm singing. At age ten, he won a school singing contest and taught himself the rudiments of the guitar (although he never really could read music). In 1948, Presley moved with his family to Memphis,
Singer, songwriter. Born August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, as the seventh of nine children. Jackson and his brothers Jackie, Tito, Marlon, and Jermaine were assembled into a singing group when Michael was only five years old. Despite his extremely young age, he soon distinguished himself as a singer and dancer of prodigious ability. No mere child prodigy, Michael had a gift for vocal phrasing that was not only well beyond his years, but would have been astonishing in a performer of any age. After winning several talent contests, the Jackson 5,
12) The School System in the Czech Republic, Greate Britain and The USA
1) The Czech System of Education a) The small children younger than 3 years can visit a creche (jesle). There are a qualify nursery. And children older than 3 years can visit a nursery school. This is a preparing (příprava) for normal school. They learning songs, dances, colours, animals, sometimes even a foreign language here. b) School attendance in the Czech republic is for children from 6 to 15 years. Most children visit state school but th
Rock musician, songwriter, actor, producer. Born Michael Philip Jagger, on July 26, 1943, in Dartford, Kent, England. The son of a physical education teacher and housewife, Jagger grew up in a conventional middle-class family. His early interests were eclectic, ranging from sports to history to music. In 1962, Jagger enrolled at the London School of Economics, where he studied business and played in a blues band called Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. Around the same time, Jagger was reacquainted with childhood friend and fellow aspiring musi
Horror films these days we can differentiate to two groups: slasher, blood and stupid actions; and others with psychological plot and suspense. The Others is a good example of the second type.
Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman living alone with her two children: Anne and Nicholas in a large mansion on the island near to English coast. She is waiting for her husband who has been fighting in World War II. Her children are allergy to bright light and they must to live in darkness. One day, a trio of servants: Mrs. Mills, Mr. Tutt
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), Italian composer and violinist, the most influential of his age. Vivaldi was born March 4, 1678, in Venice, and was trained by his father, a violinist at Saint Mark's Cathedral. Ordained a priest in 1703, Vivaldi began teaching that year at the Ospedale della Pietŕ, a conservatory for orphaned girls. He was associated with the Pietŕ, usually as music director, until 1740, training the students, composing concertos and oratorios for weekly concerts, and meanwhile establishing an international reputatio