This presentation was made by Ivan Macek for the project"Europe makes school in Estonia" to present his country and compare it to Estonia, when he came to meet the students of Torma school.
3. Tere = Ahoj/Čau/Nazdar
+ Ahojky. Čauky. Ahojda. Čavec… etc.
Good morning/evening = Dobrý ráno/večer/den
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• „Jmenuji se Ivan (a) jsem Čech.“
My name is Ivan (and) I am Czech.
• „Hezký den. Jak se máte?“
Have a nice day. How are you doing?
• „Díky… Díky moc.“
Thanks… Many thanks.
4. Czech language has its own peculiarities:
a) 7 cases, b) less vocals, c) special sound „Ř, ř“
We use sound Ř for 500 years - we are proud of it,
only Aymara Indians in Latin America have it too.
Some examples to try:
„Strč prst skrz krk.“ (= strchprstskrzkrk)
„Tři sta třicet tři stříbrných stříkaček…“
5. So I think that I will not speak Czech:
Have a nice journey around Czech lands…
(What you see behind me is a part of the Bohemian Paradise.)
6. On the origins of the name „Čech“
– our favourite legend:
Great grandfather called „Čech“ (Chekh) came with his
small group of Slavs to the mountain Říp near Prague.
He decided to stay because „country was rich in honey and milk…“
• Let´s watch his story in funny cartoons:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ZSlD5IK54
7. What does „Czech“/“Čech“ in name of
Czechia or the Czech Republic mean?
• Word „Čech“ (Czech) comes from:
• Člověk ( = it´s close to „č(ch)elovek“ in Russian)
+ ch (kh) - it is used to say „our“ or „close“ man
It means that Čech means „our man“ or „friend“.
So „Czechia“ is a „country of friends“ and
„Czech Republic“ is the „Republic of our friends“
8. My country has this 3 colour flag…
white (upper) and red (lower) stripes and blue triangle
our anthem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTlvogPLLwc
9. My homeland – Czech country – is called:
Česko = Czechia
České země = Czech lands
and
Čechy a Morava = Bohemia and Moravia
(Bohemia – celtic tribe Boii, Moravia– celtic tribe Markomanii)
Česká republika = the Czech Republic
Má vlast/My country – Bedřich Smetana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpY25jxCZL0
Full version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax5RM6ystaE
10. I am Czech from the Eastern Bohemia
from Hradec Králové – Qeen´s Castle…
Czech Republic Hradec Králové - Region
11. My country is quite old …
- the fourth oldest crown jewels in Europe.
12. The nation´s history is a thing which all
the Czechs often like to speak about …
Czech history Silver coin that was called
in 10 minutes „The Czech Grosh“ – a hard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWn2eLcdj0Y
currency in medieval Europe:
13. This is our best king: Charles IV (1316-78)
The king and emperor Karel IV. made Prague a seat and capital
of a big multinational state - so called „Holy Roman Empire“ -
and Czech language was one of its 4 main languages in Europe
(together with German, Italian and Latin).
14. We have many old castles… This one is
called after Karel IV – Karlštejn/Karel´s stone
The castle was built to keep Czech and imperial jewels there.
15. We are proud of 1st Czech president
T.G.Masaryk, university professor
A wise man who established our republic in Oct.1918
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GHu4NStNH4
16. Jan Hus - 14th century priest, religious
thinker, philosopher, university professor…
Jan Hus simplified grammar of the Czech language
by creating signs ´ ˇ - eg. š-č-ř-ž-ý-í-á-é – Čech, Říp
So we have saved our hands as well as a lot of paper and ink because of him.
17. Jan Hus started reform in 14th century
He was executed in Germany - burnt on stake…
18. We like to remember „Husites“…
who followed his teaching and were strong to
defeat crusaders´armies from the whole Europe
– they invented short guns-pistols in 15th cent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lWl0hUjLLU
19. Jan Amos Komenský - thinker and teacher
in early 17th century – J.A.K. spent his life in exile
He wanted to make schools friendly. He wrote nice textbooks and made
material for teachers . Pupils in Europe have better classes thanks to him.
Comenius
20. We are also proud of our first poets…
such as romantic and young Karel Hynek Mácha
21. And for our best writers - novelists…
such as 19t century writer Jan Neruda
22. We are very proud of our theatres and
drama… We built National Theatre in 1880´s
23. We like to listen to our music and like our
composers such as Bedřich Smetana
String Quartet No. 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJf25j9DlY
24. Or music by Antonín Dvořák… who wrote
„New World Symphony“ and „Humoresque“:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBDmAxSFt6A
69. The Czechs…
are a bit crazy
sometimes…
But also quite
normal…
European
nation.
70. We celebrate Christmas on Dec. 24th…
We have a tree and gifts are given by Jezulátko –a child.
71. We like Easter when girls are „beaten“
and they like giving eggs for that …
72. On each April 30th we love to organize
spring „witch fires“ all over the country
73. And now: No more info, I will stop…
Now comes… Czech quiz to check you:
What is the name of the capital of my country?
• Warszawa (Warszaw)
• Budapest
• Praha (Prague)
• ………………….
74. Czechia is a bit bigger than Estonia…
How many people live in the Czech lands?
• 10 mil
• 20 mil.
• 3 mil
• …………………
75. We produce many sorts of goods…
(You can pick up more than one.)
• Which items are not our typical products?
• Car
• Mobile
• Beer
• China
• Glass
• ………………………
76. We produce cars for 130 years…
What´s our traditonal brand of cars we produce?
• Skoda
• Nissan
• Ford
• Hyundai
• ………..
77. We all live in Europe
Who are our close neighbours?
• Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus
• Germany, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine
• Poland, Austria, Ukraine, Hungary
• Austria, Poland, Germany, Slovakia
• ……………………………….
78. We are Slavs such as…
• Portuguese
• Basks
• Albanians
• Romanians
• Slovaks
• Lithuanians
79. What sports or games do Czechs like?
• What do you think are our favourite sports?
• long distance run
• ice-hockey
• soccer
• table tennis
• shooting
• …………………….
80. And now I have some answers…
• Our capital is called Praha (Prague)
• It has around 1.3 million inhabitants
• It has a history longer than 1000 years…
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague
• http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praha
81. Prague walks
Prague – mother
of cities
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=-jaaG68yEoI
Prague – city of
sights
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=kT43UcBJO5A
82. About the Czech Republic …
• My country has about 10.4 mil inhabitants
• It is a lowland surrounded by mountains
• Our highest mountains are Krkonoše
• Our highest mountain is Sněžka (Snowhill)
• Sněžka has 1602 metres
• We have around 600 castles
• We produce cars, beer, glass, china…
88. We over 120 years produce Škoda cars
And they are also being sold only to adults.
89. We (me too) like singers such as…
Klus – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxmjpC5QhM0
Nohavica – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Et9t85lFY
Tomáš Klus Jaromír Nohavica
90. Listen to more songs by Tomáš Klus…
Songs in the concerts Songs with the lyrics
• Do nebe • Nina
• http://www.youtube.com/w • http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=fbMUHNn0tkk atch?v=6yRqLoJ1w5k
• Dopis • Marie
• http://www.youtube.com/w • http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=QhRg-r_FEXU atch?v=bV8WtYrhFn8
• Malčik • Až
• http://www.youtube.com/w • http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=QhRg-r_FEXU atch?v=fbMUHNn0tkk
91. Czechs very often like K. Gott or K. Kryl
Karel Gott Karel Kryl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxRRRkXNRcY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOn3mCWo6pk
92. Men like songs by Nohavica and Kryl...
Jaromír Nohavica Karel Kryl
• Darmoděj • Karavana mraku
• http://www.youtube.com/w • http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=Oz02o74ZHMU atch?v=aPutMoW4ysQ
• Kometa • Král a klaun
• http://www.youtube.com/w • http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=dQrC0mSRNUk atch?v=WSBOmzzFfgQ
• Když mne brali za vojáka • Děkuji
• http://www.youtube.com/w • http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=HLyqIPGPtyo atch?v=lGXIuNhZrQk
93. Czech moms mostly like to listen…
Karel Gott
• Ráno si kávu dám • Je jaká je
• http://www.youtube.com/w • http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=02LUNIGhmpg atch?v=RYWbW0_BZ24
• Zvonky štěstí • To musím zvládnout
• http://www.youtube.com/w sám
atch?v=5oJG2va5yYk • http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=gaSbW_z6i58
94. We also like to listen…
Helena Vondráčková Petr Muk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_M6WEXS3oA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-vMK14pUUg
95. And I like these singers …
Radůza Čechomor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnvKRIk6AxM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8zBm265v9Y
96. Our parents behave the same way as
in any European country (eg. in Estonia)
97. And this is one basic school in Hradec
(One of many. There are more of them there.)
My daughter´s 1st day in school. And this was even in newspaper
98. Our children have 2 months of summer
holiday and start school in the age of 6
99. My daughter likes singers such as…
OL - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prokEP5okQo
EF - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FGIxmdWeh0
Olga Lounová Ewa Farna
100. And back again to Hradec Králové
- it´s a very nice town: royal and historical:
Lion with crown is a symbol of royal power.
101. And this is 20th century Hradec Králové…
Ulrich Square F. L. Rieger Square
102. Some traces of the early 20th century…
The Elbe Embankment The Power station
103. And this is a contemporary city…
My secondary school University library
104. And this is Hradec Králové of today…
University Swimming pool
106. What can I say about Hradec Králové?
• It has around 100 000 people…
• It is old – mid 13th century royal dowry town
• It is green – it has many large and nice parks
• It has nice 2 rivers – Labe and Orlice…
• It has university and it was also the centre of
our national revival in 19th century.…
• Hradec is much like Tartu… That´s what I feel.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hradec_Kr%C3%A1lov%C3%A9
107. So let´s go for a short walk…
Walking around… Enjoy time and places…
• 8 min. (8.31) • 4 min. (4.28)
• http://www.youtube.com/
• http://www.youtube.co
watch?v=cctJAuIXI1M
m/watch?v=8yow0SoX
• 5 min. (4.57) Nbs
• http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=AeXvh4Bti8Y
• 5 min. (5.22)
• http://www.youtube.com/w
• 2 min. (2.21) atch?v=QGya5ft1Ryg
• http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=9SKhbZC6B98
108. There are nice places close to Hradec…
Chlumec nad Cidlinou Doudleby nad Orlicí
109. And other nice places are near to it…
Častolovice Hrádek u Nechanic
111. Hradec is in North Eastern Bohemia
• Its region has around 600 000 inhabitants
• It is hilly and has highest mountains in my country
• It produces Skoda cars, beer and glass
• It is placed on the North East End of my country
• More information about Hradec Králové Region:
• http://www.kr-kralovehradecky.cz/en/default.htm
112. Hradec Králové has a nice area around
Krkonoše, Orlické hory, Adršpach, Kuks, Český ráj…
121. Estonia - Czechia
1,332,893 inhabitants 10, 505, 445 inhabitants
45, 226 square km 78, 867 square km
122. Czech nation´s
tastes + hobbies
Our history
Do-it-yourself
Gardening
Family cottages
Cycling and hiking
Travelling
Beer or Kofola
Tea and Coffee
Dumplings and pork
Apples, cherries, plums
Carp for Christmas
123. Czechs do many things, but they often
do like tennis, ice hockey and soccer…
• Petra Kvitová – a tennis player
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_Kvitov%C3%A1
• Jaromír Jágr – an ice-hockey player
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWXH8fqiaLY
127. Jágr plays in the USA and Canada
We like to follow ice-hockey everywhere and celebrate it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4iWbYJ8ed0
Finals with Czech Rep. – Russia, 2010 World Championship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wev4RvZWXno
128. We like jogging more and more…
Nonetheless we are not the best at it.