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SLOVAKIA – MY HOMELAND

SLOVAKIA – MY HOMELAND. 1. Country and its people 2. Recommended places 3. Customs, traditions, conventions 4. Stereotypes and prejudices 5. Membership in the European Union. Comment on the following quotation. Patriotism is your conviction that this country

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SLOVAKIA – MY HOMELAND

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  1. SLOVAKIA – MY HOMELAND 1. Country and its people 2. Recommended places 3. Customs, traditions, conventions 4. Stereotypes and prejudices 5. Membership in the European Union

  2. Comment on the following quotation. Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw

  3. Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics: LOCATION HISTORY TOWNS AND PLACES TO VISIT TRADITIONS, HABITS NATIONAL SYMBOLS, FACTS SLOVAKIA STEREOTYPES ABOUT SLOVAKS SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION SOUVENIRS

  4. Look at the pictures and describe our national symbols. STATE EMBLEM FLAG ANTHEM SEAL

  5. Look at the mapsand describe Slovakia’s location. Which countries does Slovakia border ? What are its natural borders?

  6. These are the events that played an important role in the history of Slovakia. Comment on some of them. ● The Great Moravian Empire (830 – 896) ● The Austrian-Hungarian Empire (10th cent. – 1918) ● World War I. (1914 -1918) ●World War II. (1939 – 1945) ● Slovak National Uprising (1944) ● Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960 – 1990) ● Prague Spring (1967 – 1968) ● Velvet Revolution (November 1989) ● Independent Slovak Republic (1993) ● Membership in the European Union (2004)

  7. Can you recognise the places in the pictures below? Which of them have you visited? What are they famous for? 3. 1. 2. 6. 5. 4. 10. 9. 7. 8. 13. 11. 12.

  8. What holidays do Slovaks celebrate? What traditions are kept during these festive days? How do you spend these holidays?

  9. Describe the lifestyle of the Slovak people in the pictures below. 1. 3. 5. 2. 4. 8. 7. 6. How are Slovaks perceived by foreigners?

  10. Explain the system of government in Slovakia.

  11. What food and drinks are typical for Slovakia? How would you describe them to foreigners?

  12. Who are the people in the pictures below? 2. 3. 4. 1. Cyril and Methodius Alexander Dubček Ľudovít Štúr 6. Peter Dvorský 7. 5. 8. 9. Ladislav Chudík M.R.Štefánik Marta Siracká Jánošík Andrej Hlinka What are (were) they famous for?

  13. Name the souvenirs. Which would you give as a present to a foreigner? 3. 2. 1. 4. 6. 5.

  14. Comment on the changes which were brought by the European Union entry in May 1st, 2004. • Slovak – one of the official languages of EU • EU funded projects • exchange programmes, study abroad • better conditions for travelling • market economy • job opportunities • multiculturalism • brain-drain Which of them are positive and which negative? How can Slovakia contribute to the European Union?

  15. Plan a week summer stay for a group of foreign teenagers in Slovakia. Choose the ideas from the list below.

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