Presenting Cultures
November 11, 2015
Videoconferencing in English

Warm-up speaking
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—Which places / events / traditions in the Czech Republic would you describe as
—stunning / impressive / memorable / astonishing?
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Presenting places
—Every tram in ___________ congregates in front of the station, and there´s an infectious buzz
about the place in the early afternoon, after work. A steady stream of people plough up and down
______--a somewhat hazardous coctail of cobbles, steaming manholes and tram lines, which leads to
_________. Don´t let that stop you from looking up at the five-storey mansions, laden with a
fantastic mantle of decorations, some grotesquely disfigured by pollutants.
—To the left as you head up _______ is ______ (literally „cabbage market“). The chaotic vegetable
market on a sloping cobbled square, now beginning to return to the brisk trade of its pre-war days,
and somewhat ill-served by the mishmash of buildings which line its edges. At its centre is the
petrified diarrhoea of the huge _________ fountain by Fischer von Erlach: in the good old days,
when it worked properly, live carp was sold from its waters at Christmas,
—________ is better known for its pubs than cafés, though of course you can get a coffee in either.
During the summer, outdoor tables abound the various cafés around ____________More specifically,
________ and _____ are both trendy art venues to hang out in. As for pubs, the local brew is
Starobrno but the best places are actually the ones which don´t serve it. Try ____________
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Map dictation
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Map dictation
—Central Shanghai is divided in into two areas: pudong east of the huangpu river and puxi (west of
the huangpu river).
—The historical heart of the former international settlement close to the river is called bund.
—From here, east nanjing road chinas busiest shopping street runs west to Renmin Square. This
square is a home to the Shanghai Museum, Grand Theatre and the frantic Metro Line 1 and 2
interchange. West nanjing road continues west from here in a glitzy blur of mall, hotels and
well-heeled shoppers.
—South of the bund, the Old town is a maze of narrow lanes with laundry hung from the windows and
smoky temples.
—West of the Old Town, the former French concession is a large quarter of shops, bars and
restaurants.

Watching – speaking - listening
—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaIjr9kzakM
—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77EDgeq5e78
—0:40-1:10, 2:10
—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PgIZLtnDlE
—2:50
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Presenting festivals
—13. October
—29:25

Christmas in GB
—Matching
—Words and phrases
—Christmas dinner
—Christmas issues
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Christmas in the Czech Republic
—What?
—How?
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Quiz
—https://docs.google.com/document/d/1goBQtS2QVEr5RmWsmlfYHf4b82yt7FVKTEQK-9KJfqg/edit
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