Primary school Kosmonautů 15,

Ostrava, Czech Republic

PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE

EUROPEAN UNION

Teaching: An effective key to self-learning

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

THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Flag:

State emblemThe lion symbolizes the Czech part, the black eagle represents the Silesian part and the red and white eagle symbolizes the Moravian part.

●;- 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.

Distance fromCzech to Spainis 1 775km.

Area:Spain: 504 782 km²Czech: 78 866 km2

Population: Spain: 44 708 964Czech Republic: 10 000 000

Map

- 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.

Mountains

Around the Czech Republic are mountains.

The most famous ones are Krkonoše and Šumava.

Our highest mountain is Sněžka. It is in Krkonoše.

Our capital city „Prague“

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.

Our Currency

Attractions and historical monuments in Prague

Seat of our president

Petrin View Tower

.

Astronomical Clock (orloj)

and underground

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Quiz - famous Czech people

Who is in these pictures?

● Berdych

● Jágr

● Čech

● Sáblíková

Do you know these Czech products?What is in these pictures?

● Pilsner Urquel

● Škoda

● Slivovice