Angličtina: 4. střední škola

Rodina, lidé, vztahy

nevlastní bratr

Rodina, lidé, vztahy

juvenile

Rodina, lidé, vztahy

Rodina, lidé, vztahy

pensioner

Části těla

jizva

Části těla

eyelid

Části těla

Části těla

	scar	oční víčko	moustache
kidney	jizva	calf
nosní dírka	thumb		nostril
gland	žláza	eyelid

spine

Oblečení

braces

apron

bunda s kapucí	bačkora	hučka
smoking	šál	zástěra
plesové šaty	náušnice	slipy

Oblečení

	nightgown	noční košile	ball gown
scarf	šle	bathrobe	župan
plesové šaty	braces	bunda s kapucí	parka
mittens	palčáky	beanie	hučka

Oblečení

All the students were wearing black   .

He held her by the   .

There is a hole in his   .

Do I need a   ?

Zaměstnání

holič

Zaměstnání

software developer

Zaměstnání

software developer

barman	účetní	prodavač v potravinách
účetní	zelinář	služka
programátor	lesník	překladatel

Zaměstnání

programátor	clergyman	tesař	surgeon
carpenter		preacher	kazatel
tovární dělník	software developer	duchovní	grocer
barber	prodavač v potravinách	factory-worker

Zaměstnání

Marek is a jazz   .

The   took me to the hotel.

You should see a   about that cough.

He is a famous   . The dishes he makes are delicious.

Pocity, nálady

žal

Pocity, nálady

Johan is very   about football, he plays it every day.

He's too   to walk to work so he goes by car.

I   my job, it is boring.

I asked about the details because I was   .

Pocity, nálady

embarrassment

Pocity, nálady

Pocity, nálady

concern

Stavy, myšlenky

doubt

Stavy, myšlenky

náklonnost

Stavy, myšlenky

Lidé: mix

mateřské znaménko	joint	páteř	astonishment
defeat	nevlastní otec	spine	údiv
kloub	eyelash	oční řasa	stepfather
miner		mole	porážka

Lidé: mix

Lidé: mix

nevlastní matka

Exotická zvířata

seashell

Exotická zvířata

Ptáci

Ptáci

cuckoo

kukačka	červenka	kavka
skřivan	holub	sojka
volavka	sojka	straka

Ptáci

pták	vulture		woodpecker
pelican		crane
	blackbird	jeřáb	eagle
kingfisher		bird

Ptáci

Ptáci

straka

Ptáci

finch

Kytky, stromy

	water lily	plevel	ivy
larch		maple
	weed		ash
lily		spruce	jasan

Kytky, stromy

dub

Kytky, stromy

ash

Kytky, stromy

cherry tree

Kytky, stromy

Město

hospoda

Město

Město

Dům, části domu, nábytek

Dům, části domu, nábytek

nábytek

Dům, části domu, nábytek

šatník	broom		sponge
oven		wardrobe
	blanket		roof
peephole		shelf

Dům, části domu, nábytek

Zahrada, farma

Zahrada, farma

psí bouda

Zahrada, farma

Zahrada, farma

barn

tile

terasa	závěs	krb
krb	brázda	čajovna
ručník	potraviny	dlaždice

Místa a stavby: mix

Místa a stavby: mix

žito	lawn		wheelbarrow
curtain	dlaždice	hayloft
	rye	trávník	peephole
mall		tile	seník

Místa a stavby: mix

Místa a stavby: mix

pšenice

hosepipe

svěrák	sekera	kleště
skládací pravítko	smirkový papír	šroub
kolečko	šroubovák	hadice

Nářadí

kleště

Nářadí

	paintbrush		plane
sandpaper		watering can
	axe		gloves
sander		scalpel

Nářadí

Nářadí

handle

Nářadí

spare tyre

rezervní pneumatika	poznávací značka	baterie
spojka	kufr auta	zadní okno
čelní sklo	rychloměr	kolo

Auto

pneumatika

Auto

Auto

kapota	horn		windscreen
headlight		battery	boční zrcátko
	speedometer		sideview-mirror
tyre		bonnet

Auto

handbrake

Auto

baton

taktovka	flétna	akordeon
xylofon	baskytara	housle
kytara	baskytara	smyčec

Hudební nástroje

Hudební nástroje

	clarinet		bass guitar
harmonica		cymbals
	saxophone		triangle
harp		organ

Hudební nástroje

Hudební nástroje

akordeon

Věci: mix

Věci: mix

rope

smyčec	police	zadní světlo
struna	bruska	mandolína
baskytara	lano	mikrofon

Věci: mix

cello

Věci: mix

	tile	dlaždice	battery
mouthpiece		fog light	šatník
poznávací značka	kettle		drill
wardrobe		numberplate	mlhové světlo

Nouns advanced

Cannibal

A cannibal is invited to a teambuilding week in the mountains.
The instructions say he can also bring one friend.
But when he arrives, he brings ten   . The organizer is shocked: “Come on Alan, the invitation said you can only bring one   !”
"Yeah, but it also said   your own food, didn’t it?!”

Nouns and pronouns hard

Adele

Why did Adele cross the road?
To say hello from   side.

Pohybová slovesa

The boy   his face against the window.

We   because none of us can drive.

He   the ball and fell on the ground.

I   my beliefs.

Komunikace (slovesa)

obtain

appreciate

Komunikace (slovesa)

Komunikace (slovesa)

She   me for our divorce.

The girl   at me so I asked her out.

I   her to take the job, it was amazing.

My friend   me to her party.

Vztahy mezi lidmi (slovesa)

najmout si

Vztahy mezi lidmi (slovesa)

Abstraktní slovesa

Abstraktní slovesa

Abstraktní slovesa

odstranit

Slovesa: mix

Slovesa: mix

Slovesa: mix

smlouvat	mind		influence
roll	rozšířit	bargain
vadit	approve	povzbuzovat	cheer
spin	schválit	spread	ovlivnit

Slovesa: mix

porazit

Kriminálka (slovesa)

zmizet

Kriminálka (slovesa)

Kriminálka (slovesa)

dare

Frázová slovesa: get, take

I’ll be away for two weeks. Could you take _ of my fish while I’m gone?

Frázová slovesa: get, take

Take these glasses _ – we don’t need them.

Frázová slovesa: get, take

důkladně si prohlédnout, pochopit

Frázová slovesa: get, take

take off

Frázová slovesa: get, take

Frázová slovesa: get, take

Frázová slovesa: ostatní

Back _!

Frázová slovesa: ostatní

When are they planning to turn _?

Frázová slovesa: ostatní

zklamat

Frázová slovesa: ostatní

Frázová slovesa: ostatní

put down

Frázová slovesa: ostatní

Frázová slovesa: mix

I'll   the bus at the next bus stop.

Ivo,   with your work! It's taking all day.

What do you   our new teacher?

They didn't   , they are still together.

Frázová slovesa: mix

Ukázalo se, že mě nemá rád.

It   that he didn't like me.

Frázová slovesa: mix

I hate heights. I'm scared I'll fall _.

Základní přídavná jména

tajný

Základní přídavná jména

Základní přídavná jména

That was a   evening, I really enjoyed it.

Men and women are   .

I love this room, it's really   , especially when it's raining.

These instructions are quite   , I don't know what to do.

Základní přídavná jména

Vlastnosti a popisy lidí

ustaraný

Vlastnosti a popisy lidí

witty

Vlastnosti a popisy lidí

rude

upřímný	hrubý, drzý	pořádkumilovný
žárlivý	nápaditý	zahanbený
zábavný, veselý	starostlivý	plešatý

Vlastnosti a popisy lidí

	grateful	veselý	humble
bald		responsible	šílený
skromný	merry		mad
caring		mean	lakomý

Vlastnosti a popisy lidí

Be careful, children can be very   to each other.

He won’t talk to you. He’s very   .

I didn’t find the joke   .

Thanks a lot, you were really   .

Vlastnosti a popisy předmětů

The skin on his hands was hard and   from the cold.

This person doesn't exist, the profile is   .

The fog was really   in the morning.

It was four o'clock in the morning, so the bus was   .

Přídavná jména: mix

mocný, vlivný

Přídavná jména: mix

confusing

moudrý	všeobecný	soukromý
matoucí	matoucí	tajný
inteligentní	matoucí	překvapivý

Přídavná jména: mix

	private		equal
mean	ustaraný	evil	rovný, stejný
	caring		gentle
worried		deaf	lakomý

Adjectives and pronouns advanced

Optimist

Pessimist: "Things just can't get   worse!"
Optimist: "Nah, of course they can!"

Přídavná jména: mix

Příslovce času a četnosti

nedávno

Příslovce času a četnosti

fortnightly

occasionally

Příslovce času a četnosti

Příslovce způsobu

zdráhavě

Příslovce způsobu

tightly

Příslovce způsobu

gently

Příslovce způsobu

Příslovce míry

Příslovce: mix

Onomatopoie

twitter

Onomatopoie

citoslovce tupého úderu

Škola, školní vybavení, činnosti

Do you   what we did yesterday?

Did he pass or   the exam?

Tomorrow, my dad will   me how to ride a bike.

Did you   the chapter about the wizard yesterday?

Škola, školní vybavení, činnosti

Škola, školní vybavení, činnosti

vysoká škola

Škola, školní vybavení, činnosti

Škola, školní vybavení, činnosti

expel

Jazyk, gramatika, sloh

semicolon

Jazyk, gramatika, sloh

Nakupování

Nakupování

Nakupování

rozhlédnout se	close down	nemít, dojít	pay by cheque
dry cleaner's	ukončit činnost	be out of	pobočka
	reduced		branch
lid	snížená (o ceně)	look round	čistírna

Nakupování

v prodeji

Nakupování

platit kreditní kartou

Nakupování

consumer

Svět práce

Svět práce

Svět práce

Svět práce

Svět práce

nástupní plat

Svět práce

doporučení

Svět práce

apply

Peníze

Peníze

	credit card	zisk	tax
invest	bankovka	profit	investovat
utratit, utrácet	wealthy	bohatý, zámožný	spend
wealth	bohatství	note	daň

Peníze

dotace

Peníze

charge

Zdraví, nemoci, zdravý životní styl

immunity

Zdraví, nemoci, zdravý životní styl

omdlít, ztratit vědomí

Zdraví, nemoci, zdravý životní styl

Zdraví, nemoci, zdravý životní styl

Zdraví, nemoci, zdravý životní styl

Denní rutiny

jít spát

Svátky, životní události

Svátky, životní události

congratulations

Svátky, životní události

matriční úřad, ohlašovací úřad

Miminko

Miminko

Miminko

dummy

Miminko

teploměr

Móda

denim

Móda

límec

Móda

Líčení, šperky

Líčení, šperky

	mirror		brush
pendant	pleťové mléko	eyeshadow	parfém
oční stíny	face powder	přívěsek	lotion
blush	tvářenka	perfume	pudr

Líčení, šperky

razor

Líčení, šperky

kartáč

roast

párek	jehněčí	párek
želé	vepřové	omáčka
vepřové	pečeně	pečeně

Potraviny, jídla, nápoje

Potraviny, jídla, nápoje

Potraviny, jídla, nápoje

houba	mustard		pork
breadcrumbs		mushroom
	lamb	vepřové	pastry
starter	předkrm	beef	hovězí

Potraviny, jídla, nápoje

máta

Příprava jídla

Příprava jídla

dychtit, mít chuť	dine	slít, přecedit	grated cheese
simmer	mušle vařené v páře	melted chocolate
stolovat, jíst	drain	vařit na mírném ohni	crave
fry		steamed mussels	(u)smažit

Příprava jídla

bake

Příprava jídla

plech na pečení

V restauraci

prostřít stůl	vinegar	barman, výčepní	tip
table for two	kávová lžička	salt and pepper	spropitné, dýško
	lay the table	vrátit	barman
send back	ocet	teaspoon	stůl pro dva

Sportovní vybavení

stopky

Sportovní vybavení

Sportovní pojmy

Sportovní pojmy

mistrovství

Sportovní pojmy

Vybavení na cesty

Vybavení na cesty

pohled

Aktivity na cestách

západ slunce

Aktivity na cestách

Aktivity na cestách

	go skiing	vybalit zavazadla	go camping
have a massage		unpack your bags
jít na výlet s průvodcem	campfire	jet stanovat	go scuba-diving
in the open air	pod širákem, pod širým nebem	go on a guided tour

Aktivity na cestách

Řešení problémů při cestování

A: What flight was that?

A: We can offer you a free seat on the next flight to your destination.

A: That would be tomorrow at 9 A.M.

A: Unfortunately, no. But we can offer you a voucher for a complimentary breakfast.

V hotelu

A: Grand Hotel reception, how can we help you?

A: We don’t have any slots for today. Is tomorrow morning okay?

A: We have a slot available at 10 or 11. Which one would you prefer?

A: It is booked. Please, come to the spa 5 minutes in advance.

Na letišti

A: Madam is this your purse?

A: We need to look inside.

A: Do you have any liquids in there?

A: You have to put all your liquids into a plastic bag.

A: So, put it there.

A: We will have to scan your purse again.

V letadle

bezcelní, osvobozený od cla

V letadle

V letadle

dálkový let	runway	předmět	departures board
long-haul flight	prosvítit, prozářit, snímat	object	přímý let
výdej zavazadel	direct flight		baggage reclaim
lounge		scan

V letadle

international

Kino a televize

Kino a televize

obsazení	film crew	publikum	funny
cookery programmes	zeslabit, ztišit	review	pořady o vaření
	turn down	filmový štáb	audience
direct	režírovat	cast	zábavný, legrační

Kino a televize

vysílat se

Knihy

Knihy

Knihy

fantasy

Knihy

strhující kniha

Technologie

Technologie

poslední, nejmodernější	desktop computer		charger
latest	připojit	cordless mouse	průlom, pokrok, posun
stolní počítač	breakthrough		portable
connect		laptop	přenosný

Technologie

Technologie

stroj	connection	účet	account
screen		machine	sdílet
kód	update	zálohovat	share
back up	spojení	code	obrazovka

Technologie

spadnout, zhroutit se (o aplikaci)

Texty, média

učebnice

Texty, média

Texty, média

komiksový miniseriál	front page	sloupek	comic strip
comic	komiks	bill	titulní strana
zpráva	postcard		message
phrase	fráze	column	účet

Texty, média

daily paper

Středověk

	royal	sedlák	saint
princess	mír	monk
světec	fortification	válka	peace
war	princezna	peasant	královský

Středověk

peace

Umění

	sketchpad		canvas
singer	fotografování	photography
	painter	ateliér	portrait
drawing		studio	kresba

Umění

Náboženství, víra

Politika

místní

Politika

Politika

Politika

Politika

home country

Životní prostřední, katastrofy

sucho

Životní prostřední, katastrofy

Životní prostřední, katastrofy

Životní prostřední, katastrofy

leak

Krimi

napadení

Krimi

Krimi

napadení	victim	zloděj	community service
robbery	domácí násilí	thief
potíže	assault	oběť	trouble
punishment	trest	domestic violence	veřejně prospěšné práce

Krimi

fraud

Anglická synonyma: slovesa

break

Anglická synonyma: přídavná jména, příslovce

fake

Synonyma slov použitých ve větách

Where is that FUNNY hat I bought?

Anglická synonyma: mix

pretty

Anglická antonyma: slovesa

choose

Anglická antonyma: přídavná jména, příslovce

easy

Anglická antonyma: mix

nice

Kolokace: přídavná a podstatná jména

rainy

Kolokace: slovesa

It was easy, I didn't even _ sweat.

Často zaměňovaná slova

She doesn't know what to _ about it.

Britská a americká angličtina

biscuit

Přísloví a pořekadla

Neukusuj více, než dokážeš pokousat.

don’t             chew

Anglické idiomy

ukousnout víc než dokážeš rozkousat = Ukousnou si příliš velké sousto.

to              

Anglické idiomy

to sit _

Citáty v angličtině

Není nic lepšího než přítel, až na přítele s čokoládou.

There             , unless it is a friend     . (Linda Grayson)

Citáty v angličtině

Znát sám sebe je začátkem veškeré moudrosti.

Knowing               . (Aristotle)

Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí

New South Wales is part of _.

Vocabulary hard

26 letters

The alphabet has 26 letters, right? But when I recite it, I only come   with 25. I can't   why.

Present simple vs. present continuous

I _ what you are saying.

Past simple tense (irregular verbs)

She _ on the grass and watched a plane fly overhead.

Past simple tense (irregular verbs)

Music band

When the band   together in 2016, they   worried about being compared to other bands. They   music which was very different from anyone else’s. As the lead singer   up in Spain, he   to play castanets, the Spanish national instrument. One of the guitarists   up in France so he liked to listen to French rock music and   inspired by it. Other members of the band   special skills too. So, when they all   for the first time, they   that their music would be exceptional. Their first song   them popular. They   over million copies of their album. However, the fame that it   influenced the band so much that they   up in 2017 and the members   different lifestyle. They   more time with their families, they   to the concerts of other bands and they   things that enjoyed. Thanks to that they   happy again.

Past simple tense (irregular verbs)

They (to hear) the good news.

Present perfect tense

_ the newspaper today?

Present perfect tense

I already (to try) getting up earlier, but I just can't wake up.

Present perfect tense

Přemýšlel jsem o tom tři hodiny.

          .

Past perfect

The police arrived but the thief _.

Past perfect

Neztratil tašku?

          ?

Past simple vs. past continuous: Travel

I _ the food in Italy, it was too greasy and heavy.

Past simple vs. past continuous

The students were talking when the teacher (to come) in.

Past simple vs. past continuous

We (to go) to the church yesterday while you were gone.

Past simple vs. past continuous

They _ me silly questions.

Past simple vs. past continuous

To jsem dělal, ale něco mě vyrušilo.

I         something interrupted me.

Past simple vs. present perfect: Sports

Wayne Gretzky _ from ice hockey in 1999.

Past simple vs. present perfect

Monika (to be) to Canada twice.

Past simple vs. present perfect

_ at the wrong time?

Present perfect: simple vs. continuous

It _ for hours. If it continues, we won't be able to drive to school.

Present perfect simple vs. continuous: Sports

He _ his baseball swings.

Present perfect: simple vs. continuous

I _ it so far.

Past simple vs. past perfect

I _ down and had a cup of coffee.

Talking about the past: mix

Messenger

Nikol: Hi, Martin. How are you?
Martin: I’m fine, thanks.
Martin: I’m sorry that I   your call yesterday. I   at the library.
Nikol: That’s alright. What   there?
Martin: I   . I will have three exams next week.
Martin: What   ?
Nikol: I   at home yesterday. I   TV and   to music.
Martin: Did you like the song I   you?
Nikol: Do you mean the one you also   on Facebook?
Martin: Yes, that one.
Nikol: I really   it!

Talking about the past: mix

This time last week, I _ TV.

Talking about the past: mix

The thieves (to hide) in the kitchen when the police came in. (they were hidden when the police came in)

Talking about the past: mix

Zapomněl jsem si peněženku.

        .

Future tenses: continuous vs. perfect

I _ for you when your bus arrives.

Will vs. going to

It is Iva's birthday next week, so we _ buy her some flowers.

Tenses advanced

Scrabble

My dog once   all the Scrabble tiles. He   leaving messages around the house for days.

Tenses hard

Last words

I'll never forget my grandfather's last words,
"Stop   the ladder, you little bastard!"

Tenses: mix

_ your mom that you would clean your room?

Definite article

This garden is _ bigger than ours.

Zero article

_ tigers can be dangerous.

Few, less, little, much, many

His parents don't give him _ work to do.

Nouns: countable, uncountable

Do you like _ milk?

Some, any, no, every

_ matter what you say, I won't change my mind.

Another, other, either, neither, each

_ of my cats is black. They are both white.

Another, other, either, neither, each

Simona miluje čokoládu. Já taky.

Simona loves chocolate.       .

Modal verbs and infinitive

Susan should _ drinking tea, she looks stressed.

Modal verbs: present simple

I don't believe you. That _ be true.

Modal verbs: past simple

She _ her father's car when she was only 15.

Can vs. could

_ you open the window, please?

Can vs. could

She thought she _ trust him.

Must, have to, can

You _ say such terrible things.

Must, have to, can

To nemůže být Marek, Marek je ještě v práci.

        , he is still at work.

Should

Your room is really messy. You _ tidy it.

Modal verbs: mix

I _ be late. I would be punished.

Gerund vs. infinitive

My sister wants _ with us.

Gerund vs. infinitive

I don't fancy _ out tonight.

Infinitive clauses

My boss told _ the report before Friday.

Infinitive clauses

Požádala jsi ho, aby zaplatil za jídlo?

              ?

Have something done

Your hair is too long. You need to _.

Have something done

Obvykle si necháváme ložnice přetapetovat každý rok.

          every year.

Used to

Pracovali jste dříve spolu?

            ?

Verb patterns: mix

Do you fancy _ on a day trip to London?

Prefixes

Two percent of people in this country are _literate.

Suffixes

When I grow up I want to become a princ_.

Word forms

There is a lot of (confuse) about the new rules.

Word forms

The hurricane is very _.

Word forms

Many people have tried to   in doing this.

The party was a great   .

My aunt is a   businesswoman.

We have   finished the experiment.

Questions with auxiliary verbs

They play football every week. football every week?

Second and third conditional

If I met a famous singer, I _ ask him/her to sing for me.

Wish, unless, if only, if not

_ you were here.

Conditionals: mix

If you had told me the truth, I _ angry.

Passive voice

Dům bude brzo postaven.

The         soon.

Passive voice

The robbers (catch) by the police an hour ago.

Passive voice

Moje auto nebylo ukradeno.

          .

Reported speech

Slyšela jsem, že ten dopis roztrhal.

I               .

Thought, though, through, taught, tough

They didn't go out even it was a beautiful day.

Fables

The Wolf and the Lamb

The Wolf was drinking from a brook when he suddenly saw a little lamb drinking down the stream from him. “I could eat the lamb,” he thought to himself. “I just need an excuse to catch it.”

Decided that he would eat the lamb, he called to it: “How dare you muddle the water that I am drinking?” “No, master, if the water is muddled where you are, it’s not my fault, because it runs from you to me.”

“Well then, why did you call me bad names a year ago?” the wolf asked again, determined to eat the lamb. “I didn’t,” answered the lamb “because I am just six months old.”

Knowing that it was true, the wolf said: “I don’t care. If it was not you then it was your father!” And with these words, he needed no more excuse and he rushed at the lamb and ate it.

Simple Wikipedia

Esperanto

Esperanto is a constructed auxiliary language. Its creator was L. L. Zamenhof. He created the language to make international communication easier. His goal was to design Esperanto in such a way that people can learn it much more easily than any other national language.

At first, Zamenhof called the language La Internacia Lingvo, which means „The International Language“ in Esperanto. Soon, people began calling it by the simpler name Esperanto, which means „one who hopes“. There are people who speak Esperanto in many countries and in all the major continents. No one knows exactly how many people now speak Esperanto in the world. Most sources say that there are between several hundred thousand and two million Esperanto speakers. A few people grew up speaking Esperanto as their first language. There may perhaps be around 2,000 of these people. Esperanto is the most-used constructed language in the world.

Films II

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones is a series of films created by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford as Indiana himself. The first film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, came out in 1981 and the fourth and so far the latest, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008.

The adventurous stories are about an archaeology professor who travels around the world looking for treasures and getting into trouble. The creators were inspired by James Bond movies but wanted to film something without too many weapons and fancy gadgets. Another connection to the famous spy movies is that Sean Connery, one of the actors playing Bond, plays Indiana’s father in one of the movies (despite having been just twelve years older than Ford).

Although he is mostly called “Indiana”, it is not the main character’s actual name. It is revealed only later in the movies that his name is in fact Henry Walton Jones. Indiana is a nickname that Lucas gave the character based on his own real-life dog. Lucas is also known for being the creator of Star Wars. That’s why it shouldn’t surprise us to find pictures of the two Star Wars droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO, on the wall of a temple Indiana visits.

Bands

ABBA

Wikijunior: Big cats

Jaguar

Jaguars live in the rain forests and more open countryside in South and Central America, and are the largest members of the cat family there. Jaguars are strong swimmers and climbers, and they often prefer to live by rivers, in swamps, and in dense forest with thick cover for stalking prey.

Jaguars look very similar to leopards, but they behave more like tigers. The jaguar has the strongest jaw structure in the cat family. Its powerful cheek muscles and lower jaw gives the Jaguar a much more rounded face than the leopard. Jaguars are also rather short-legged compared to other cats, which increases their strength rather than their speed.

Jaguars mostly take large prey, such as deer and peccaries, but they are great opportunists and will eat anything from frogs and mice to birds, fish, and domestic livestock. Jaguars can run quite quickly, but do not have much endurance and rarely make long chases. Their strong, muscular jaws let them crush through large, thick bones and they can even crunch through a turtle's shell quickly. This great strength allows these cats to crush the skull of prey animals rather than suffocating them with a neck bite, as most cats do. Jaguars have very good night vision and do most of their hunting on the ground at night. They are nocturnal creatures, meaning that they prefer to be active at night. Jaguars will sometimes wait by the water, hitting it occasionally with their tail. When fish are attracted by this, they swipe out with a paw, spearing the fish on their claws.

Famous Paintings

The Great Wave

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is probably the most famous Japanese work of art. Created by Hokusai, it is not a painting, but a woodblock print. That means that more people are involved in creating the work. First, the artist (in this case Hokusai) creates a design, then a carver creates a number of wooden blocks (one for each colour), destroying the design while doing that, and finally, printers print the design on a paper. This way, there can be as many as five thousand copies of the work. That’s why The Great Wave can be seen in New York, London, Japan, or Brussels.

Compared to the huge wave, representing the power and greatness of nature, the people in the picture are barely noticeable. Each boat has, in fact, ten people on it. Seeing how small they are helps us imagine the size of the wave.

In the background of the print is Mount Fuji, an active volcano which is a Japanese national symbol and an inspiration for many artworks.

Wikipedia

Titanic

Titanic was under the command of Capt. Edward Smith, who also went down with the ship. The ocean liner carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe who were seeking a new life in the United States. The first-class accommodation was designed to be the pinnacle of comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins. A high-powered radiotelegraph transmitter was available for sending passenger 'marconigrams' and for the ship's operational use. Although Titanic had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, it only carried enough lifeboats for 1,178 people—about half the number on board, and one third of her total capacity—due to outdated maritime safety regulations. The ship carried 16 lifeboat davits which could lower three lifeboats each, for a total of 48 boats. However, Titanic carried only a total of 20 lifeboats, four of which were collapsible and proved hard to launch during the sinking.

Barack Obama

Nature Protection

Fables

The Fox and the Hedgehog

Science and Technology

Cancer and Screening

National Parks

Mesa Verde