Area: 79 000 km2

Population: 10 251 000 inh.Capital city: Prague – 1,2 mil inh.Head of the state: presidentCurrency: Czech crown

Country Area

Turkey 781 000 km2

Spain 505 000 km2

Greece 132 000 km2

Austria 84 000 km2

Czech republic 79 000 km2

Belgium 31 OOO km2

Country Population

Turkey 68,1 mil

Spain 43,8 mil

Greece 11,1 mil

Belgium 10,5 mil

Czech republic 10,3 mil

Austria 8,3 mil

Ice-hockey players:

Dominik Hašek

Jaromír Jágr – Nagano 1998

Truck driver Karel Loprais - Rallye Dakar

Writers:

Milan Kundera

Franz Kafka

Scientist Otto Wichterle

- contact lenses

Educator Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius)

“teacher of nations“

Beer Pilsner Urquell

Becherovka

Škoda cars Baťa shoes

Spas

Moviethree Oskars the world film production makes

movies in the CR

Famous horse Starokladrubský kůňOld Kladruby horse

Christmas: typical meal: fish soup and a fried

carp with potatoe salad

giving presents after dinner on 24th December

Ježíšek brings the presents

Easter: typical meal:filling, crossbuns, baked cake in the shape of a lamb

dyeing eggs

boys whip girls by pomlázka on Easter Sunday

Educational system: 2,5 – 5 years Kindergarden 6 – 15 years Basic School16 – 19 years Secondary School :

4 years finished with the School Leaving Exam 2 or 3 years finished with Vocational Certificate

19 - …. years UniversityPublic schools are free… (until the age of

26)

Bachelor (Bc.) 3 yearsEngineer (Ing.) 5 yearsMaster (Mgr., MVDr.,MUDr., JUDr.) 4,5 or 6

years

Doctoral studies

Can be included in the regular system and can have a special assistent, it is not common yet (because of money).

There are special schools for blind, deaf, mentally disabled pupils.

There are special schools for gifted children.

to pay app. 20 euro for registration to the entrance exam

to pass entrance exams (oral, written form) the programme takes 4 or 5 years, Master

degree practice – one week observation and two

weeks of teaching in the third year- one month of teaching in the fourth year

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