The Czech Republic. Look at the places from the map. Match the words in the box with the correct place.

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1 Look at the places from the map. Match the words in the box with the correct place. movie-star brewery revolving auditorium functionalist architecture sample wines wildlife arcades seat of the president students sailing in the gorge coins French formal garden go fishing rock music climb a mountain symphonic orchestra Place Words from box My words Prague Brno Český Krumlov Olomouc Kroměříž Plzeň Telč Šumava Karlovy Vary Lednice-Valtice Area Bohemian Switzerland Kutná Hora Krkonoše Litomyšl Ostrava South Bohemia Write other words about the place in the third column. * * * * * * * * * Read these sentences. Write the name of the place according to the texts on the map. 1. This city is famous for a drink. 2. Here, you can see Pravčická brána, the largest sandstone arch in Europe. 3. A lot of celebrities come here to recover from illnesses. 4. Most of our Christmas carp come from here. 5. This is the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. 6. This town is famous for its parks and gardens. 7. Here, you can visit a castle and watch a theatre performance. 8. There are interesting buildings in this largest Moravian city. 9. This used to be the biggest industrial centre in the country. 10. Some of the Moravian Wine Trails will take you here. What place would you like to visit? Why?

2 ANSWER KEY Look at the places from the map. Match the words in the box with the correct place. movie-star brewery revolving auditorium functionalist architecture sample wines wildlife arcades seat of the president students sailing in the gorge coins French formal garden go fishing rock music climb a mountain symphonic orchestra Place Words from box My words Prague seat of the president Brno functionalist architecture Český Krumlov revolving auditorium Olomouc students Kroměříž French formal garden Plzeň brewery Telč arcades Šumava wildlife Karlovy Vary movie-star Lednice-Valtice Area sample wines Bohemian Switzerland sailing in the gorge Kutná Hora coins Krkonoše climb a mountain Litomyšl symphonic orchestra Ostrava rock music South Bohemia go fishing Write other words about the place in the third column. * * * * * * * * * Read these sentences. Write the name of the place according to the texts on the map. 1. Plzeň This city is famous for a drink. 2. České Švýcarsko Here, you can see Pravčická brána, the largest sandstone arch in Europe. 3. Karlovy Vary A lot of celebrities come here to recover from illnesses. 4. South Bohemia Most of our Christmas carp come from here. 5. Krkonoše This is the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. 6. Kroměříž This town is famous for its parks and gardens. 7. Český Krumlov Here, you can visit a castle and watch a theatre performance. 8. Brno There are interesting buildings in this largest Moravian city. 9. Ostrava This used to be the biggest industrial centre in the country. 10. Lednice-Valtice Area Some of the Moravian Wiane Trails will take you here.

3 Read what the people are saying. Where are they? Look at these footprints. They re big! It must be a wolf s! Oh the stone arch, it s so high. It s a pity we can t go up there. I love the beautiful smell all those flowers! This is a great place. Can you imagine living here? It doesn t matter that it s raining. We can walk in the arcades. Wow, I can listen to this music all day. I don t like this band. Let s go to another stage. We go skiing here every year. I love downhill but my parents prefer cross-country. I love this place the Gothic cathedral and the vineyards. It s so beautiful. It s so peaceful; and the water is warm. Let s have a swim! Imagine you are in one of these places. What would you say? Write it here. Tell your friends in class. Can they guess where you are?

4 ANSWER KEY Read what the people are saying. Where are they? Look at these footprints. They re big! It must be a wolf s! Oh the stone arch, it s so high. It s a pity we can t go up there. Šumava České Švýcarsko I love the beautiful smell all those flowers! This is a great place. Can you imagine living here? Olomouc / Kroměříž Brno It doesn t matter that it s raining. We can walk in the arcades. Wow, I can listen to this music all day. Telč Litomyšl I don t like this band. Let s go to another stage. We go skiing here every year. I love downhill but my parents prefer cross-country. Ostrava Krkonoše I love this place the Gothic cathedral and the vineyards. It s so beautiful. It s so peaceful; and the water is warm. Let s have a swim! Kutná Hora South Bohemia

5 Read the sentences. Find the words in the puzzle. The Czech Republic g e v i l l a g e r r o a d i o t a n e a s v c b u i l t n s t r e e t f l i t c h e r r y q e n o r e u c e n t r e l o a r m o a m i s d s t r e a t s e v e t r a n s n o s n s v e k o c a r p e t Sentences: 1. Tizian s paintings can be seen in the most famous in the world. And one, Apollo and Marsyas is in Kroměříž. 2. In Prague, there are a lot of buildings. 3. Last year, we saw Mel Gibson on the red at the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary! 4. In 2015, Plzeň was the European Capital of Culture, and even now they offer a variety of events, e.g. -theatre performances. 5. The Schwarzenberg Shipping Canal was in the 18th century as a transport route for timber from the Šumava to Vienna. 6. Palacký University in Olomouc was established in 1573 and is the second university in the Czech Republic 7. Český Krumlov has 300 protected buildings in the historical centre, the second largest castle complex in the Czech Republic and the oldest Baroque in the world. 8. The South-Bohemian of Holašovice was built in rural Baroque style and has been a UNESCO Word Heritage Site since The National Wine is in the Valtice Chateau and a wine exhibition is held every year at the beginning of May in the chateau riding hall. 10. In a suburb of Kutná Hora is a very special place: the Sedlec Ossuary. It s a small chapel which is decorated with bones and skeletons. This text is about Ostrava, but it is wrong. There are five mistakes. Can you find them all? Ostrava is in the North of Bohemia, close to the German border. It used to be called the steel head of the country because of its agriculture. Now, it s a lively natural centre. Write the correct text here:

6 ANSWER KEY Read the sentences. Find the words in the puzzle. g e v i l l a g e r r o a d i o t a n e a s v c b u i l t n s t r e e t f l i t c h e r r y q e n o r e u c e n t r e l o a r m o a m i s d s t r e a t s e v e t r a n s n o s n s v e k o c a r p e t Sentences: 1. Tizian s paintings can be seen in the most famous galleries in the world. And one, Apollo and Marsyas is in Kroměříž. 2. In Prague, there are a lot of government buildings. 3. Last year, we saw Mel Gibson on the red carpet at the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary! 4. In 2015, Plzeň was the European Capital of Culture, and even now they offer a variety of events, e.g. street-theatre performances. 5. The Schwarzenberg Shipping Canal was built in the 18th century as a transport route for timber from the Šumava to Vienna. 6. Palacký University in Olomouc was established in 1573 and is the second oldest university in the Czech Republic 7. Český Krumlov has 300 protected buildings in the historical centre, the second largest castle complex in the Czech Republic and the oldest Baroque theatre in the world. 8. The South-Bohemian village of Holašovice was built in rural Baroque style and has been a UNESCO Word Heritage Site since The National Wine Centre is in the Valtice Chateau and a wine exhibition is held every year at the beginning of May in the chateau riding hall. 10. In a suburb of Kutná Hora is a very special place: the Sedlec Ossuary. It s a small chapel which is decorated with human bones and skeletons. Ostrava is in the North of Moravia, close to the Polish border. It used to be called the steel heart of the country because of its industry. Now, it s a lively cultural centre.

7 Now make your own puzzle for your friends. Read the sentences. Find the words in the puzzle. Sentences: Puzzle made by Puzzle solved by

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