<p> The Czech Republic</p><p>The Czech Republic is the state in the centre of Europe with an area about 79 thousand square kilometres and population about 10 million people. Our country consists of three parts -…………….., Moravia and………….. Neighbours of the Czech Republic are ………..in the north, ……………..in the south, Slovakia in the east and ……………..in the west. The Czech Republic is a democratic republic with the president as the head of state.</p><p>The Giant Mountains are the highest mountains with the highest peak Sněžka, Sněžka (Snowdon) is 1 602 m high. Next mountains are Krušné Mountains, ………….., Vysočina, ………….., Jeseníky and others. You can find lots of protected areas or national parks in our mountains.</p><p>The longest river is…………………– it is 430 km long and there are some dams on this river, for example Orlík or………….. Our biggest river is ………….flowing to the North Sea. </p><p>There are also many lakes in the Czech Republic – the biggest and the most beautiful is Mácha´s Lake. Next lakes are: Černé lake and Čertovo lake in Šumava Mountains. South Bohemia is famous for its ponds, Rožmberk is the largest one.</p><p>The capital city of the Czech Republic is ………….and it is one of the most visited towns in Europe. Capital city of Moravia is …………with the Masaryk University and the Masaryk circle which is well known for its races. The capital city of Silesia is Opava. Other cities of the Czech Republic are for example ………..with famous brewery, ………….with steeplechase horse-racing, Ostrava, Hradec Králové and others. </p><p>In the Czech Republic we can visit many castles, too. For example -…………., Lednice, …………….., Český Krumlov and so on. Czech countyside can offer the tourists many places of interest, for example sandy rocks in……………., caves in Moravský Kras with the greatest abyss ……………….and many others. </p><p>Many tourists visit our popular spa towns, for example……………., Mariánské Lázně, …………………., Poděbrady and others. Plzeň, Kolín or ………………are famous for automobile industry.</p><p>Fill in blank spaces: </p><p>Svojanov, Poland, Bohemia, Beskydy, Silesia, Šumava, Pardubice, Brno, Český Ráj, Germany, Karlovy Vary, Kopřivnice, Františkovy Lázně, Macocha, Austria, the Vltava, Prague , Slapy, the Elbe, Plzeň, Karlštejn</p><p>Vocabulary: peak - vrchol, protected area – chráněná oblast, dam - přehrada, flow - téci, pond - rybník, countryside – příroda, krajina, offer - nabídnout, race – závod, place of interest – zajímavé místo, sandy rocks – pískovcové skály, abyss - jeskyně, brewery - pivovar, spa town – lázeňské město </p>