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Czech republic. Grundtvig project EFFECTS OF GENDER STEREOTYPES ON HUMAN ACTIVITIES November , 17-20 2010 Prague. 2% of the European Union = 78 864 km ² ( 21th place in Europe , 115th place in the world ). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Czech republic
Grundtvig project EFFECTS OF GENDER STEREOTYPES ON HUMAN ACTIVITIES
November, 17-20 2010Prague
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2% of the European Union = 78 864 km ² (21th place in Europe, 115th place in the world)
2% of the European Union = 78 864 km ² (21th place in Europe, 115th place in the world)
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Neighbouring countries:
Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria
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Administratively, the Czech Republic is divided into 14 regions; one of those being the capital city of Prague.
The largest region - Central Bohemia - surrounds Prague from all sides.
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10 515 000 inhabitants(13th place in Europe, 72 in the world)
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The list of the largest cities of the Czech Republic opens with the capital city of Prague, which is followed by Plzeň, Brno, Liberec and Ostrava.
• Plzeň • Brno
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Czech republic
Capital: Prague = Praha (1 240 000 inhabitants)
State system: parliamentary democracyHead of state: president elected for 5 years
since 2003 Václav KlausOficial language: CzechMinority languages: Slovak, German, PolishCurrency: Czech crown = Kč (1€=25Kč)
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History of the Czech republic• Czechoslovakia (First republic) was established on
October 28, 1918• the separation of the Sudetenland - 1938• In March 1939, the rest of the Czech provinces were
occupied by the German Army : the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was created
• World War II ended on May, 9, 1945• The communist party came to power in February 1948• Prague spring – 1968• Velvet revolution 1989 (November 17 = Student´s day)
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Famous persons of the Czech history
Politicians• Charles IV – one of the most significant Czech
sovereigns• Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk – philosopher and
the first Czechoslovak president• Václav Havel – the first
Czech president
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Famous persons of the Czech history
Thinkers• Saint Wenceslas – patron
of Bohemia
• Jan Hus – critic of clerical customs of the day• Johan Amos Comenius – author of the modern
conception of pedagogy and education
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Famous persons of the Czech history
Sportsmen• Ivan Hlinka – triple world champion in ice hockey, member of
the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, or International Ice Hockey Foundation
• Eliška Junková – winner of the German Grand Prix in the vehicle category up to 3,000 cm3 in 1927
• Emil Zátopek – quadruple Olympic winner in long-distance running
• Jaromír Jágr, Dominik Hašek – ice hockey • Martina Navrátilová, Ivan Lendl – tenis• Pavel Nedvěd, Petr Čech - football
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Famous persons of the Czech history
Musicians• Antonín Dvořák – composer, author of Rusalka opera and 9th
New World Symphony• Bedřich Smetana – co-founder of Czech national music,
author of e.g. The Bartered Bride • Ema Destinnová – opera interpreter who also acted with
Enrico Caruso• Leoš Janáček – opera composer and author of e.g. Jenůfa
(Her Step-Daughter)• Bohuslav Martinů – composer of orchestral, chamber and
concerto music
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Famous persons of the Czech history
Painters and artists• František Kupka – pioneer of Czech abstract painting• Alfons Mucha – top painter and Art Nouveau graphic
designer• Max Švabinský – top representative of monumental art,
author of the window painting in St. Vitus' Cathedral • Josef Sudek – founder of Czech modern photography• Jan Zrzavý – Czech painter, graphic designer, illustrator
and set designer• Miloš Forman – film director
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Famous persons of the Czech history
Writers• Karel Čapek – writer and philosopher• Franz Kafka – writer of German-Jewish origin,
author of short stories Metamorphosis and The Trial
• Bohumil Hrabal – author of poetic prose with grotesque fates of people
• Jaroslav Seifert – recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984
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Lifestyle in the Czech republic
Czech gastronomy (is not the healthiest)• Meat (pork, beef, poultry, rabbit)• Gravies and dumplings (bread dumplings,
potato dumplings, dumplings stuffed with smoked meat and even fruit)
• Soups• Deserts!!!
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Beverages
• Water (drinking water of a good quality everywhere)
• Beer (more than 60 breweries)• South Moravian wine• Becherovka = high-quality Czech liqueur made
purely from natural ingredients• Fernet (the origins of the bitter Fernet Stock
date to 1927)
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Lifestyle in the Czech republic
• Everybody knows to swimm and ski• 80% of Czechs know to play a music
instrument• 70% of families own a weekend house• Common practise: to visit theatres, concerts,
museums, culture monuments• 80% of teenagers (16-18 years) attend dance
lessons
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Prague - What you can´t miss
Charles bridge (built 1357) and Malá Strana
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What you can´t miss
Jewish town
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What you can´t miss
Baroque garden - Valdštejnská Garden
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What you can´t miss
National Historic Landmark Municipal House - one of the most significant Art Nouveau buildings in Prague
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Cafés!!!!
Café Louvre, Národní, Praha 1
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Kavárna Slavia,Národní, Praha 1
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Café Savoy, Vítězná 5, Praha 1
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Café Imperiál, Na Poříčí, Praha 1
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Czech vocabulary• Dobrý den hello• Dekuju thanks• Prosím please• Kolik? How much?• Pivo beer• Voda water• Kafe coffee• Čaj thé• Promiňte sorry• Ano yes• Ne now
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General position of a woman in czech society
• 44,2 % of economically active people are women• Their salary is for 20% lower than the men´s one• Only 28% of managers are women• 60% of university students are women• 22% of deputies in the Czech parliament are
women• 50% of marriages are going to divorce – majority
is required by women
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WELCOME!