Family
Name a few family activities
doing yard work, playing board games, hiking trips, cooking, having a barbecue
How can people travel around a city?
by buses, trams, trolleys, on foot, by car, by bike etc.
What equipment helps you to do household jobs?
a robot vacuum, a clothesline/clothes horse, a steam mop, a feather duster, a washing machine, a dishwasher, a dryer
Describe a typical Czech classroom.
Usually clean and organized. There are about 20 to 30 students in one class. The room has white or light-colored walls, big windows, and a lot of natural light. At the front, there is a teacher’s desk and a whiteboard or an interactive board. Above the board, there is often a picture of the president
What is the Czech Easter Monday tradition of boys visiting girls called?
whipping
A small amount of money which you earn and get from your parents, and which you can use for buying things that you want
pocket money/allowance
What is Hněvín famous for?
lookout tower, restaurant, and exhibitions, views
Where do students live when they study at university?
residence halls, dorms
What kinds of secondary schools can you name?
grammar, vocational, technical, religious
Thanskgiving is celebrated in October. True or false?
False. On the fourth Thursday of November (USA)
Name a few family celebrations
birthdays, name days, anniversaries, religious festivals, weddings
What is a system of vehicles such as buses and trains that operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by citizens called?
public transport
Types of houses:
A large building that is divided into apartments
block of flats
Name branches of study/study programs offered in our school (only Nursing school)
Nursing Assistant, Massage therapy, Social Services, Medical lycée
What is the traditional Halloween activity where children dress up in costumes and go door-to-door asking for candy?
trick or treat
A term for a family group consisting of parents and their children
nuclear family
Where is The Church of the Assumption of The Virgin Mary located in Most?
on the edge of the town
Types of houses:
A house that is joined to another similar house on only one side
semi-detached house
What do you have to do to enter a university?
pass the maturita exam, choose a university and study program, send an application, pay the application fee, take entrance exams or interviews, wait for the results
What is the traditional Czech Christmas drink?
mulled wine, eggnog, mead
A term for the family members that exist outside of the nuclear family including your grandparents and more distantly related family members such as cousins, aunties and uncles
extended family
A verb: to make the same journey regularly between work and home
commute
Types of houses:
A house built as part of a continuous row in a uniform style
a terraced house
Describe a typical Czech school year.
The school year in Czechia starts on September 1st and ends at the end of June. It is divided into two semesters (or terms).
In the first semester, students go to school from September until the end of January. In January, they get a mid-term school report with their marks.
The second semester starts in February and ends in June. In June, students get their final school report (vysvědčení), which shows their results for the whole year.
bank holidays, fall break, X-mas holidays, spring break, Easter holiday, summer holiday
Where did the tradition of decorating Christmas trees originate?
Germany