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Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, [199-]

402 s.

ISBN 80-04-24587-0

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Úvodem 11 // 1 Reading newspapers 13 // Letters to the Editor; Fleet Stret; The agony aunts News and newspapers Predložka ,,o“ // 2 People, nations 23 // Culture shock; Britain’s Sikhs jubilant; Invitation to a reception; Personal names International relations Predložka ,,v“ // 3 Work and labour 34 // Instant Muscle, instant employment; Tribute to British workers; The Ł100 washing machine repair; U.S. turns to robots Work and labour Predložka ,,z“ // 4 Advertising and publicity 44 // Ads; Travel advertisements; An ad and a letter to the editor; BR advert “overemotive” // Novinárský styl Predložka ,,do“ // 5 Technology 56 // The life and legend of Thomas Edison; The explosion of science; The compact disc Energy // Predložky „od“ a „k“ // 6 Government 65 // How will they vote in the general election?; The Houses of Parliament; The U.S. Congress // Government Predložka „na“ I // 7 Social revolutions 76 // Social revolutions; H. Gr. Wells on Marx and the Marxists; Eastern Europe Through British Eyes // Economics Predložka „na“ II // 8 Population and race 87 // The population of the UK; American Indians; Australian aborigines; Black Americans; Harassing Asian Neighbours Population Predložka „po“ // Politics 98 // A victory of culture over power; The prisoner who took the castle Violent politics // Predložka ,,stí. Ceský 7. pád // War and armaments 108

On the road to Berlin; Hiroshima; The arms race in space Armed forces and war Složené predložky // Theatre 120 // The Czechoslovak Theatre; Just how dangerous is the duopoly?; The Barbican // Centre; Worthy revival of a classic stage comedy Theatre Get I // Cinema 130 // The western; Charlie Chaplin; London Film Festival // Film // Get II // Radio and television 141 // Radio and television in Britain; Viewing tastes; Soap Operas; Samples of radio // and TV programmes Radio and television Get III // Music 152 // The Prague String Quartet; The English National Anthem; My American musical // summer // Music // Put I // The fine arts 163 // The art of the American West; Painting in Britain Fine arts Put II // Architecture 175 // Architectural styles; Sir Christopher Wren; The height of ambition // Architecture // Take I // Literature 185 // America’s reading; British teenagers’ favourites in current reading; From the // reviews; From the Guinness Book of Records Literature I Take II // Folk heroes, legendary figures 195 // Robin Hood; Dick Whittington; Johnny Appleseed; Buffalo Bill Literature II Take III // 7 // 19 History 207 // Did King Arthur exist? Henry Ford’s collection of Americana; The pyramids of our times // History // Give ’ // 20 Wildlife 218 // From a country diary; Foxes move to London; Watching the swallows; A fable Wildlife // Pull // 21 Jobs 228 // How to apply for a job; Appointments vacant in education; Industry Industries // Turn // 22 Work 238 // Quebec’s

northern dynamo; The real American cowboy; Computers control the feeding of cows // Productivity // Call // 23 Change in life 246 // English philanthropists; A New Zealander starting a new life in England; Home // sweet home // Ageing // Keep // 24 Education 255 // Term time again; The Open University; Looking after young offenders; Call for lower class-size limit // Classroom language Make I // 25 Sports 266 // Wimbledon; Hang gliding; Get fit // Sports and games Make II // 26 Women 277 // The role of women in the making of America; Five American women ; Madame Butterfly — fact or fiction? // Out I // 27 Food 285 // Vitamins; How many edible plants do you know?; Bohemia, a new restaurant in // Dallas; Cocktail recipes Food Out II // 28 Nature 293 // Nostalgia on seeing snow in Derbyshire; U.S. National Park Service; A walk // through the wilderness Countryside, trees // Out III // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // 36 // 37 // 38 // 8 // ??? 302 // Tenants’ rights; Fire: four simple ways to reduce fire risk; Home video; Parlour games // Applied arts Off // Seasonal customs 310 // Halloween; The English Christmas season; Hogmanay; April Fool! // Fairy-tale ivorld Up ’ // Disasters 322 // Mount St Helens; Floods devastate Mississippi Valley; Nine killed in train crash; Destination disaster; Ten die in arms plant blast; Forest fires ravage Corsica Disasters Synonyma I // Conservation 331 // Conservation in Britain; Trees are better seen from a distance; What is ecology?;

// Conversations with a gorilla // Prípony // Science 338 // Who’s who in science; Nobel Prize awarding ceremony; From a small distant world Synonyma II // Exploration 345 // Who discovered America?; Captain Scott;Who’s who in exploration; The first men on the moon Space exploration Synonyma III // Sightseeing 355 // Washington, D.C.; London: From Westminster to Hyde Park; Shopping in London // Countries and their capitals Antonyma // The sea 364 // Science’s window on the sea; The mysterious songs of humpback whales; Crusoe boys; Ghost ship baffles experts The sea Expresivita // The life sciences 372 // Why it is right to follow the nose; Polarization as a navigational aid; Your life span could be ninety; Science on the difference between boys and girls Víceslovná pojmenování // Crime I 378 // Pinkerton detective agency sold; Households and burglaries; Met chief on crime // statistics; Armed robbery from atop an elevator: Ransom money of 1971 mystery hijack found by picnickers Crime I // Rčení a přísloví // Crime II // Kidnap wife freed; “Perfect crime” man free after 26 years; Pagett loses appeal on killing of girlfriend; Fifth US President to be shot, first to survive Crime II // Sémantické rozdíly // Crime III // Driver in dead trouble; The Yorkshire Ripper; The landlady // Crime III // Could you take the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency ? // Rejstřík 401

(OCoLC)85659056

cnb000055926