This document provides information about Italy, Bari, the International School of Bari, the Czech Republic, Brno, climate seasons, and the school in Brno. It describes Italy and Bari, noting Bari is the capital of the province of Bari and second most important economic center in Southern Italy. It describes the International School of Bari was founded for children of the international community and has a diverse student body. It also describes the Czech Republic and city of Brno, noting Brno is the second largest city and capital of the South Moravian Region. Climate seasons for both locations are summarized, including temperatures and weather patterns in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

1. ROČNÍ
OBDOBÍ
Vypracovali: Michal Kos a Pavlína Lesová

2. ITALY – our country
• Italy officially the Italian Republic is a country
located in south-central Europe.
• Italy's capital, Rome, was for centuries the
political centre of Western civilisation as the
capital of the Roman Empire.
• Modern Italy is a democratic republic. It has been
ranked the world's twenty third most-developed
country.
• The country's European political, social and
economic influence make it a major regional
power, alongside the United Kingdom, France,
Germany, and Russia.
• The country has a high public educatio level, high
labour force and is a highly globalised nation.

3. BARI – our city
• Bari is the capital city of the province of
Bari and of the Apulia region, on
the Adriatic Sea, in Italy.
• It is the second most important
economic centre of mainland Southern
Italy after Naples, and is well known as
a port and university city, as well as the
city of Saint Nicholas.
• The city itself has a decreasing
population of about 320,000, as of 2009,
over 116 km², while the fast-growing
urban area counts 653,028 inhabitants
over 203 km². Another 500,000 people
live in the metropolitan area.

4. Our school
• The International School of Bari was
founded to offer English language
education to the children of the
international community in the Apulia
area.
• The The International School of Bari
follows a standard American college
preparatory curriculum with additional
specialized classes for the Italian State
Exams. There is a program of extra-
curricular activities including sports, art,
music, modern dance, newspaper,
yearbook and drama.
• Sixty percent of the student body is
from the NATO community while the
rest is comprised of local international
businesses and nationals. With 14
nationalities represented, ISN offers a
very international atmosphere.

5. Climate in Bari
• Bari enjoys a semi-
arid Mediterranean
climate with mild
winters and warm
to hot, dry
summers. Snowfall
in winter is
possible.

6. Autumn and winter in Italy
• Autumn and winter are often unsettled
and unpredictable with strong
winds and abundant rainfall, coming
from Atlantic depressions and it is
often overcast. The ocean
keeps temperatures mild, and
frost and snow are rare (but possilbe).

7. Spring in Italy
• Spring is usually cool and fairly calm.

8. Summer in Italy
• In summer, it is quite dry and sunny
with only occasional rainfall,
temperatures are warm but rarely
uncomfortably hot due to the sea's
cooling influence during the day.

9. Czech Republic – our country
• The Czech Republik is a landlocked country
in Cenral Europe.
• The country borders Poland to the northeast,
Germany to the west and northwest, Austria
to the south and Slovakai to the east.
• The Czech Republic has been member of
NATO since 1999 and of the European
Union since 2004.
• The Czech Republik is a pluralist multi-party
parliementary representative democracy.
• Prezident Václav Klaus is the current head
of state.

10. Brno – our city
• Brno is the second
largest city in the Czech
Republic, located in the
southeast of the country.
• It was founded in 1243,
although the area had
been settled since the 5th
century.
• As of December 2009 the
population is 405 337.
• Brno is the capital of the
South Moravian Region.

11. Our school
• Our school was build in 1980.
It has two floors and ground
floor. There are a lot of
classrooms.
• We had also labs at school to,
chemical and biological
laboratory.
• In our school are not any
clubs. We have not school
orchestra, school choir, school
magazine. It is not a tradition
in our school.
• Very popular events in our
school are sports tournaments.

12. Climate in Czech Republic
• Average annual temperature: 9.4 °C (48.9 °F)
• Absolute maximum temperature: 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) (2000)
• Absolute minimum temperature: −26.4 °C (−15.5 °F) (1920)
• Average summer temperatures (June–August): 17.8 °C (64.0 °F)
• Average winter temperatures (December–February): 1.0 °C (33.8 °F)
• Warmest month: July
• Coldest month: January

13. Spring in Czech Republic
• During March, April and
May, the temperature
usually increases rapidly,
especially during April,
when the temperature
and weather tends to vary
widely during the day.
• Spring is also
characterized by high
levels in the rivers, due to
melting snow with
occasional flooding.

14. Summer in Czech Republic
• In summer, is quite dry
and sunny, temperatures are
warm.
• The warmest month of the
year is July, followed by
August and June. On average,
summer temperatures are
about 20 degrees higher then
during winter. Especially in the
last decade, temperatures
above 30 °C are not
unusual.
• Summer is also charakterized
by rain and storms.

15. Autumn in Czech Republic
• Autumn generally begins
in September, whitch is
still relatively warm and
dry. Durig October,
temperatures usually fall
below 15°C or 10°C and
deciduous trees begin to
shed their leaves.
• By the end of November,
temperatures usually
range around the freezing
point.

16. Winter in Czech Republic
• The coldest month is
usually January,
followed by February
and December.
During these month,
there is usually snow
in the mountains and
sometimes in the
major cities and
lowlands.

17. Sources:
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bari
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
• http://www.klimadiagramme.de/Europa/bari.html
• http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=41.126001&ln=16.8683788&z=4&k=2