žákovský projekt

1. Primary school Kosmonautů 15,
Ostrava, Czech Republic

2. PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE
EUROPEAN UNION
Teaching: An effective key to self-learning

3. What is this project about?
● This project is trying to teach involved students
new things by teaching other pupils in primary
and secondary schools.
What are the benefits for students?
● Learning something new
● Meeting foreign people
● Making new friends
● Improving English
● Promoting our country
● Travelling abroad and learning about culture

4. THE CZECH REPUBLIC

5. Flag:
State emblem
The lion symbolizes the Czech part,
the black eagle represents the Silesian
part and the red and white eagle
symbolizes the Moravian part.

6. ●;
- The Czech Republic is in Europe.
The capital city is Prague.
It is the largest city in our republic,
the second largest city is Brno.
- The Czech Republic borders with
Germany, Austria , Slovakia and Poland.
- The Czech Republic is divided into 3 historic regions:
Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.

7. Distance from
Czech to Spain
is 1 775km.
Area:
Spain: 504 782 km²
Czech: 78 866 km2
Population: Spain: 44 708 964
Czech Republic: 10 000 000

8. Map

9. - The Czech Republic is not a big country.
-The Czech Republic has no seas.
- Our river biggest river Labe flows to the North sea.
- But the longest river of the country is the Vltava river.

10. Mountains
Around the Czech Republic are mountains.
The most famous ones are Krkonoše and Šumava.
Our highest mountain is Sněžka. It is in Krkonoše.

11. Our capital city „Prague“

12. Some important Information
● 10.5 million people live in the Czech Republic.
● 1 260 000 people live in Prabue.
● Prague is on the Vltava River.
● Prague has 3 metro lines.
● Our national currency is Czech crown (koruna).
● Prague Castle is a complex of buildings and dominates the skyline of Prague.
● One dominant is Petrin View Tower which is a little copy of the Eiffel Tower.
It is 60 metres high.
● Charles bridge is decorated with sculptures and statues of saints names.
It is very popular place of interest.
● Another famous attraction is the Astronomical Clock and the Old Town Square.

13. Our Currency

14. Attractions and historical monuments in Prague
Seat of our
president

15. Petrin View Tower
.

16. Astronomical Clock (orloj)
and underground

17. Ostrava
● Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic
● Ostrava has about 300 000 people.
● The town hall tower is 85.6 meters high.

18. Lower Vítkovice
are famous for its historical heavy industry factories
● This area is registered in the list of European cultural heritage.
● It Includes Ironworks with a unique industrial architecture.
● A former gas tank was rebuilt into a modern concert hall.

19. Colours of Ostrava and museum
● Colours are an international music festival
which is held annually in Ostrava in the Lower
Vítkovice part for three days in July.
● Museum was the first ever opened museum in
Ostrava

20. Landek
● It is a little hill covered with woods in the Ostrava outskirt.
● The hill is only 280 meters above sea level, but it is clearly
visible from afar.
● A settlement of mammoth hunters from the Stone Age, aged
about 30 000 years, was found there.
● A little statuette of a woman made by the mammoth hunters is
a unique example of prehistoric art.

21. Tourist attractions
in the Czech Republic
8 million foreign tourists visited the Czech Republic last year.
Lednice Chateau is one of the most beautiful romanticism building in the
Czech and in 1996 Lednice was added on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

22. Hluboká and Orlík
Hluboká Chateau is open to the public and is one of the most attractive
sights in the Czech Republic. The castle is owned by the state.
Orlík Chateau is surrounded by Orlik dam waters from three sides.

23. Karlštejn and Czech Krumlov castle
Karlštejn Castle was built to protect the imperial crown jewellery and holy relics.
Films are often made there, for example Czech music film „Night at Karlstejn“.
Czech Krumlov is a very popular tourist destination.
In 1963 the town was declared an urban conservation.
Karlštejn: Czech Krumlov castle

24. Quiz - famous Czech people
Who is in these pictures?
● Berdych
● Jágr
● Čech
● Sáblíková

25. Do you know these Czech products?
What is in these pictures?
● Pilsner Urquel
● Škoda
● Slivovice