Czech Republic

The following sites contain interesting information, and are also suitable for children.

http://www.multimap.com
- detailed maps of Europe, including the Czech Republic

http://www.czech-travel-guide.com/
- general information about the Czech Republic

http://www.hrad.cz/index_uk.html
- for information about Prague Castle

http://www.worldinfozone.com/country.php?country=CzechRepublic
- information about the Czech Republic

http://www.krnap.cz/krnap/english/natframe.html
- for facts about the countryside and national parks

http://www.czech-tradition.cz/tradition/Index_en.htm
- traditions in the Czech Republic

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Questions before watching the programme:
What do people from other European countries think of the Czech Republic?
Would you say the Czech Republic was a large or a small country?

Questions during viewing:
What sort of things would you find in the country?
Is the Czech Republic a place that has a lot of history? Where can you find it?

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After watching the programme:

STUDENT WORKSHEET

The pupils can answer some of the questions after watching the TV programme, while others need to be researched using an atlas, encyclopædia, text book, the ‘We are from’ website or other internet sites. Some questions can be filled in on the worksheet, but most will require a separate answer sheet.

Answers to the assignments

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Capital:	Prague
Population:	10,300,000
Area:	79,000 sq km
People per sq km:	130
Language:	Czech and Slovak
Currency:	Korun or Koruna, Kc (1 Kc = 100 haleru)

Answers to viewing questions

1. The largest rivers are called Labe and Vltava. In Spring the snow on the mountains melt, and the rivers 'burst to life'.
   
   
2. Sweet or savoury dumplings and beer!
   
   
3. Prague is also known as 'the city of 100 spires'.

Answers to optional assignments

1. Opinion question.
   
   
2. Opinion question.
   
   
3. Opinion question. It is likely that this legend has been passed down from many generations and has now become 'folk-lore'.
   
   
4. Opinion question.

Internet Assignment

In the section called 'Christmas' it says that the Czech word 'Koleda' means 'Carol', and it came from the Latin 'calendae' which was an ancient custom to the Romans - they used to wish happiness to their neighbours at the beginning of each month.