I attended a nursery in our town Jablonné v Podještědí when I was a two years old. I do not remember it because I was a very little. Then I attended a kindergarten in our town. There I played with other children, we went for walks, teachers taught us basic knowledge (colours, days of week, months, to go to toilet and so on), we ate there and then we went to sleep. Sometimes some child went home after lunch. Our parents took us from the kindergarten. I attended an elementary school in our town, too. I attended this school for nine years. I had many friends there. In my classroom there were eighteen girls and eleven boys. I had many subject there (Math, Czech, Art, Civics, Physics, Chemistry, P.E., English, Geography, History and Biology). We had very nice teachers there. I attended a school of art. I learnt to draw and play the piano there.

Now I study in grammar school F. X. Šaldy in Liberec. Our school is without barriers. Handicap people can attend and study in this school. There are two floors. On the ground floor there are offices (the headmaster's room, the deputy head's room and the secretariat), a staff room, cabinets of professors, a store, toilets, changing rooms, classrooms and the school dining-room. On the first floor there are cabinets of professors, classrooms, toilets and the atrium for students, who want to study and editor's office of the school magazine named Xaver. On the second floor there are cabinets of professors, classrooms, toilets, too. In our school there are two mezzanines, where are classrooms. When we go through the first mezzanine, then we go through the long corridor and there is next building, where are classrooms, cabinets of professors, toilets, the computer classroom and the art classroom. At the school there is a small playground with fake turf, a big playground and the car park. Our school is focused on humanities. We have many subjects. In the second year we chose the third language (Spanish or Russian) and we did not have Computers and Art or Music. In the third year we chose seminaries. In the fourth year we chose next seminary and we did not have Chemistry and Geography.

My favourite subjects are Art, English and Czech.

My ideal teacher is my mother. She has taught and brought up me since my childbirth.

I want to study in College of Education. I want to be a teacher like my mother. I want to have two children (boy and girl) and a nice husband. I want to live in a small beautiful house with a big garden and have a cat.

Education in Great Britain

class	school		age
	nursery school, playground or kindergarten		3, 4
reception class year 1	infant school	primary school	5,6
(1st standard assessment test) year 2					7
year 3					8
year 4			junior school		9
year 5					10
year 6					11
(2nd standard assessment test) year 7	secondary school (high school)		12
year 8					13
year 9					14
(3^rd standard assessment test) year 10					15
(start studying subjects for GCSEs) year 11 (take GCSEs)					16
year 12 (start studying for A-levels)			Sixth form college (further education, college)		17
year 13 (take A-levels)					18
first year (fresher)			University or Polytechnic		19
second year					20
third/final year					21
postgraduate	University		22, 23

British system of education

Schools in Britain are state and independent. Independent schools are very expensive. This sort of education is for rich people. Sometimes they have to learn during weekend at school. The state system of education is divided into four stages: pre-school and primary, secondary, further and higher education. Pre-schools attend children from 3 till 5 years. Children play many games there. When is child 5years old he starts go to infant school. In this school he can draw, paint, make musical activities and of course read, write a little and count. At 7 many children move to Junior school, where the work is more systematic. Secondary education is for pupils from 11 years. This education is divided into three main schools: About 90% students attend Comprehensive schools. Comprehensive means all-inclusive. These schools are large for many pupils. Second school is called Grammar school. There go about 4% pupils. Grammar school offers a mainly academic education for the 11 to 18 or 19 year age group. Last 6 % pupils go to Secondary Modern school. They attend this school until 16 years. After secondary education take pupils GCSE exam. This exam is made state of university. For our students is this exam something like leaving-examination. GCSE contains ten subjects. At 16 years. After GCSE students can transfer to Further education. The most well-know schools are 6-form colleges. These are schools where students get academic and non-academic education. This school prepares students to A-LEVEL exam. Students make this exam when they are 18. A-level is exam from thee or four subjects. When students want to go to some university or college, they send six applications. Form one application stand 12 pounds. Highest education usually lasts three or four years. The best universities in Great Britain are Oxford, Cambridge, Glasgow and so on.

American education

In USA are two sort of schools too. Public, which are free and private schools. In american education students aren't evaluated by marks but by grades from A to F. A is the best and F is the worst. The youngest children from 3 to 6 go to pre-school. This education includes nursery schools and kindergartens. In a similar way like in CR 6 years old child start go to elementary school Years in USA are called grades, so this school last from first grade until fifth grade. The children in this school learn to read, write, history, arts, music and so on there. Secondary education pupils get in High schools (Middle schools). They can start study there when they are 11.High Schools are divided into Junior High and High Schools. Secondary schools in USA have got worse level then Czech. The elementary school leaving qualification is usually the High School Diploma. This exam isn't compulsory. Students take this exam in 18. Another examination is SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), which can be taken in Mathematic and English. After SAT students can start study on some university or college. In USA are many well-known universities, for example Harvard, Yale, Princeton and so on. Universities in USA are the best around the world so it is reason why it is very expensive. Students in USA don't get money from their parents so they have to start working when they want study.

Music:
The Czech Republic:
Bedřich Smetana was a famous composer. He was born in Litomyšl and lived in 19th century (1824 - 1884) and wrote many operas. His opera Libuše was a first performance (in 1881) that was played in the National Theater. His other operas are for example The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta), Two Widows (Dvě vdovy) and The Secret. He didn't write only operas so his other works are for example The Czech Dances and From My Life. His music was based on Czech folk music. He turned deaf at the end of his life.
Antonín Dvořák lived in 19th century (1841 - 1904) and was born in Nelahozeves over Vltava. The Moravian Double-song (Moravské dvojzpěvy) and The Slavonic Dances (Slovanské tance) brought him a success and he became very quickly glorious. His famous operas are The Water Nymph (Rusalka) and The Devil and Katherine (Čert a Káča). He went to America and there he became a director of National Conservatoire in New York. He wrote the symphony From the New World.
The United Kingdom:
Benjamin Britten was an English composer and pianist. He lived in 20th century (1913 - 1976). He began to compose at the age of 5 like an infant prodigy (zázračné dítě). He studied at Royal College of Music. He started to be a composer in 1934. Symphonieta was one of his first works. He needed money that is why he wrote incidental music for films. His other works are Variations on Theme of Frank Bridge, War Requiem (It was composed on verses Wilfred Owen.), Les Illuminations (Song cycle that was composed on prose by Arthur Rimbaud. It was wrote in Canada) and Peter Grimes (It was a first opera and composed in England.) Later his operas were based on William Shakespeare's comedies. Benjamin Britten got Order of Merit - for music (řád zásluhy za hudbu).
The Beatles was a beat group. It has influence on all the next music generations. This group came to existence in 1960 in Liverpool. Its members were John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. They stopped playing in 1970.
The United States of America:
Louis Armstrong was an American singer and trumpet player. He was a leader of a orchestra. He played with groups: Hot Five, Hot Seven and All Stars.
George Gershwin was an American and lived in 20th century (1898 - 1937). His music was based on typical American folk music and jazz. His first success was a song The Swanee. His most famous songs are Do It Again, The Man I Love, Liza, Somebody Loves Me, Soon and I got Rhythm. He wrote musicals, for example Rosalie and The Gold Girl (Zlaté děvče). He wrote comedy I Sing About You that was very successful. He traveled to Europe and he composed the symphony The American in Paris. His most famous work is Porgy and Bess that was different from other operas this age. It was the folk opera. George Gerschwin made up the folk opera. There you can find jazz elements. Jazz was typical for this age.


Painting:
The Czech Republic:
Alfons Mucha lived in the end of 90th century to beginning of 20th century (1860 - 1939). He was a painter, graphic artist and designer. He worked in the USA and Paris. There he had his own paint school in Paris. He is a representative of secession. He was well - known in France because of his portraits of Sara Bernhard who was a famous actress.
The United Kingdom:
John Constable
William Hoghart
The United States of America:
Andy Warhol was an American painter and a creator of underground films. He is a representative of pop - art. His family came from Slovakia.

Sculpture:
The Czech Republic:
Ladislav Šaloun has his sculptures in our town Hořice. His statues are for example Jan Hus and Krakonoš.

The United Kingdom:
Henry Moore was an English and lived in 20th century (1898 - 1986). His famous sculptures were Reclining Figures (It was inspired the Battle of England when the people were in the underground.) and Mother With Children. He inspired in primitive sculptures of Africa too.

The United States of America:
David Smith

Architecture:
The Czech Republic:
Josef Zítek designed the National Theater.
The United Kingdom:
Sir Christopher Wren built St. Paul's Cathedral. He was buried there and his epitaph says: “Reader, if you seek a monument, look about you.”
The United States of America:
James Hoban came from Ireland to the USA where he lived. He designed The White House.

Film:
The Czech Republic:
Miloš Forman was born in 1932 and since 1968 he lives and works in the USA. He is a stage - manager (director, režisér). His films are One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus. Both of these films got the Oscars, Amadeus in 1985.

The United Kingdom:
David Lean lived in 20th century (1908 - 1991). He was a British stage - manager. His films are The Bridge Above River Kwai, Big Illusions, Olivier Twist and Doctor Živago.
The United States of America:
Charles Chaplin lived in the end of 19th century to 20th century (1889 - 1977). He was British actor, but he lived in the USA. He started to play in the theater, later he became a film - star. He played mostly in the dumb films (němé filmy). He played in films The Kid, The Great Dictator, The Modern Period and so on.

Theatre:
The Czech Republic:
Josef Kajetán Tyl wrote for example Lantern (Lucerna) and Strakonice's Bag - piper (Strakonický dudák).
Jiří Voskovec
Jan Werich
Jaroslav Ježek
The United Kingdom:
William Shakespeare lived in 16th century (1564 - 1616). He was born at Stratford - upon - Avon. He was English dramatist and poet. His well - known plays are for example Othello, Hamlet. Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Macbeth and so on.
George Bernard Shaw was a world famous dramatist. He lived in the end of 19th century to 20th century (1856 - 1950). His most famous play is Pygmalion which became world known in its film musical version under the title My Fair Lady.
Samuel Beckett was born in 1906. He wrote a drama Waiting for Godot.
The United States of America:
Tennessee Williams lived in 20th century (1914 - 1983). He wrote plays Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Edward Albee was born in 1928. His plays are The American Dream and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

Literature - fiction:
The Czech Republic:
Milan Kundera
Jaroslav Hašek
Karel Čapek
The United Kingdom:
Jonathan Swift lived in the end of 17th century to 18th century (1667 - 1745). He wrote satirical novel Gulliver's Travel.
Charles Dickens lived in 19th century (1812 - 1870). He is a representative of realism. He wrote David Copperfield, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Oliver Twist and Little Dorrit.
The United States of America:
Mark Twain lived in 19th century (1835 - 1910). He wrote Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and The Prince and the Pauper.
John Steinbeck lived in 20th century (1902 - 1968). He wrote a novel The Grapes of Wrath.
Ernest Hemingway lived in the end of 19th century to 20th century (1899 - 1961). He wrote the novelette The Old Man and the Sea, novels A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls (from the Spanish civil war).

headmaster - ředitel

deputy head - zástupce ředitele

teacher - učitel/ka

professor/ess - profesor/ka

char - uklízečka

secretary - sekretářka

school porter - školník

clerk - účetní

butcher - řezník

businessman - obchodník

greengrocer - zelinář

dustman - popelář

policeman - policista

engineer - inženýr

scientist - vědec

actor/actress - herec/čka

singer - zpěvák/čka

journalist - novinář/ka

miner - horník

architect - architekt

cook - kuchař

doctor - doktor/ka

surgeon - chirurg

nurse - sestra

chemist - lékárník

ambulance driver - řidič sanitky

rescuer - záchranář

wood cutter - řezbář

smith - kovář

potter - hrnčíř

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