Jak vybrat jazykový kurz?

25. 5. 2010 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

S blížícími se prázdninami jste možná začali uvažovat o jazykovém kurzu v zahraničí jako o jedné z možností jak strávit léto.
Jazykové pobyty jsou výhodné jako způsob, jak si vylepšit znalost jazyků a v případech některých kurzů i získat mezinárodně uznávané jazykové certifikáty.
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Our Civic Duty

28. 5. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

Well, it seems the election campaign is well underway.
We are being bombarded from all sides with flyers and leaflets, billboards, talking heads on TV, campaign rallies, and now even fist-fights.
I have to say that few, if any, of my friends are enthusiastic about this election.
Repeatedly, I hear that none of the political parties can be trusted.
The politicians are just concerned with ....

Time is Money ... Really

29. 4. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

About one year ago I was reviewing some of the topics for the graduating exam with some of my students who were preparing for Maturita.
On that particular day we were discussing “Business and Economics,” a topic I had encouraged my colleagues to add to the list of English topics for Maturita.
Almost everyone has to make some sort of economic decision daily and English is the world language of ....

The Great Visa Debate

4. 4. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

Recent events on both sides of the Atlantic have renewed interest about that lingering question of whether Czechs, Poles, Hungarians, Slovaks, and other peoples of former Eastern bloc countries should be able to visit the United States without obtaining a visa.
Obviously, the answer isn’t that simple, and there are surely lots of issues to consider which the average person probably doesn’t ....

Military life – from a wife’s perspective!

29. 3. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

Imagine that you are deep in the bush country of Kenya, East Africa… in the distance you can see the treetops swaying because the elephants are swiftly moving through the jungle.
Night time is drawing nearer and the jungle animals are calling to each other.
You and your family are camped at the camp site where Prince Charles of England had once camped.
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Basketball Players From Alabama Are Coming to the Czech Republic!

14. 3. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

Last fall when we were planning a trip to the Czech Republic, we were surprised and thrilled to see a special photo in our local weekly newspaper, The Wetumpka Herald.
The caption below the photograph noted that the group of basketball players in the photo had gone to the Czech Republic to conduct sports clinics and play basketball! For the past two summers basketball players from Wetumpka, ....

The World of Figure Skating

13. 2. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

As you readers know, the winter Olympics are started.
It is at this time that many are glued to their televisions, awaiting the next outstanding athlete to sweep in and take a Gold Medal.
With all the different winter events taking place, most people have a favorite.
My personal favorite event is figure ....

College is Near

6. 2. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

In the middle of my senior year of high school, it is a busy time.
Everyday my schedule is filled with school, work, swim practice, play practice, and much more.
I have this in common with many of my peers.
Every year students go through these busy times together.
Seniors especially, though, in ending high school and getting ready for the next step of their life, are even more ....

A Mission To Pluto

19. 1. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

An interesting event is taking place in the US.
As it caught my attention, I decided to send some information your way.
NASA, a major space research center in the United States, is sending a spacecraft to the planet, Pluto.
This spacecraft is named "New Horizons" and it is expected to be sent off very soon.
At the speed of 100 times that of a jet plane, New Horizons will take about nine ....

Memoirs of a Geisha – a Review

14. 1. 2006 | Četba a poslech - Magazín

If there is one film you should view before the Oscars roll around this year, that film should be Memoirs of a Geisha, directed by Rob Marshall.
The main character, the character in the title, is Chiyo who narrates the story of her life, beginning from childhood when she and her sister, Satsu, are sent away to an okiya (a geisha house) due to their mother’s illness.
Upon arrival at the ....