Hello!

In your hands you hold the FOURTH issue of the school magazine "The Originals

11". Our magazine will be published two times a year and we hope you will always enjoy

reading it. In the FOURTH issue you are going to read about the most important news from

our school. This section is called "Our school“ and we hope it won't be the only part

you'll enjoy. The most important event which happened in our school this year was our trip

to London and that is why we decided to devote the whole issue to LONDON.

For more information about our trip to London you can look forward to articles such

as "London Eye, "Madamme Tussauds Museum" and "Family we stayed with".

Because our magazine is published before Christmas you can read about Christmas

traditions in articles like “Christmas in the UK and in the Czech Republic” and

“Christmas in London”.

We hope you will enjoy this issue and that you will also join us to create and improve

the following parts of our magazine. We need all of you, your help, advice and support.

Your editing team

London

London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Gr

and at the same time also the centre of the British Commonwealth of Nations

(Commonwealth of Nations).

London sprawls along both banks of the river Thames in the south of England, about

65 kilometres from the estuary into the North Sea. London belongs among the ten largest

cities in the world. There are about 8 million people living in London. The exact number is

not known.

The ethnic composition:

59,7 % white

18.4 % Asians

13.3% blacks

5,0% mixed ethnicity

3,4 % other

Sports:

London is the venue for one of the largest marathons in the world. There were Summer

Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948. In June 2005, London was selected as the place for

holding the Summer Olympic Games in 2012. London thus became the first Olympic city

where the summer Olympics were held three times

.Notable locations:

•Camden Town

• Covent Garden

• Chinatown

• Downing Street

• Horse Guards Parade

• South Waterfront

• Leicester Square

• The London Dungeon

•The London Zoo

Blažková déla, 9.

British cuisine

British cuisine has been described as unfussy dishes made with quality local

ingredients. Britain's culinary prowess is not new! In the past British cooking was among

the best in the world. Traditional British cuisine is substantial, yet simple and

wholesome. It consists of four meals a day. In the late 1980's, British cuisine started to

look for a new direction. In London especially, one can not only experiment with the best

of British, but the best of the world as there are many distinct ethnic cuisines to sample,

Chinese, Indian, Italian and Greek restaurants are amongst the most popular. Although

some traditional dishes such as roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, Cornish pasties, steak

and kidney pie, bread and butter pudding, treacle tart, spotted dick or fish and chips,

remain popular, there has been a significant shift in eating habits in Britain. Rice and

pasta have accounted for the decrease in potato consumption and the consumption of

meat has also fallen.

We ate a lot of meals with the family which took care of us during our stay. The

family cooked us fish and chips and we have to admit it was really tasty. Every morning

we had cornflakes with milk for breakfast. Here are some photos of food we ate in

Britain:

Vojtěch Konvička, Patrik Vašica, 9.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH MEALS

Fish and chips

It is a popular fast food dish that originated in Great Britain in 1858 or 1863. It

consists of fish (usually cod) fried in batter and thick French fries, which are traditionally

drizzled with malt vinegar and sprinkled with salt. Fish

and chips looks like this:

This dish is traditionally associated with Great

Britain and Ireland, where it is still very popular, as well

as with areas that were previously British colonies such

as Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Fish and chips has become a classic dish of the

British working class in the second half of the 19th century due to the rapid expansion of

trawling in the North Sea and the construction of the railroad that connected the ports of big

cities.

Fish and chips, however, is more than just a meal. It is also a social phenomenon,

which is closely connected to the culture of the country.

Sandwiches

Sandwich consists of two slices of bread with one or more types of fillings in

between. A typical sandwich looks like this:

The consumer of the first sandwich was

John Montague, the fourth Earl of Sandwich.

Sandwich filling usually consists of a variety

of vegetables, cheeses, meats, and then eggs and

various sauces. To prepare bread we use either

unmodified, or may be pre-lubricated butter, oil,

ketchup or mustard in order to highlight the

resulting flavour of the sandwiches. Italian

sandwich uses its own name Tramezzini

created by patriot and poet Gabriele

d'Annunzio. Another typical meal which is very

popular is potato with cheese and beans.

Bára Ovečková, 7.B

TOWER BRIDGE

Tower Bridge is very interesting bridge in London. The bridge crosses the River

Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. Tower

Bridge is one of five London bridges and it is now owned and maintained by the Bridge

House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation.

The bridge consists of two bridge towers tied together at the upper level by two

horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal tension forces exerted by the

suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical

components of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two

walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery

are housed in the base of each tower͘ The bridge’s present colour scheme dates from 1977,

when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee. Originally it

was painted a mid greenish-blue colour.

The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whilst the

bridge’s twin towers, high-level walkways and Victorian engine rooms form part of the

Tower Bridge Exhibition, for which an admission charge is made. The nearest London

Underground tube stations are Tower Hill on the Circle and District lines, London Bridge on

the Jubilee and Northern lines and Bermondsey on the Jubilee line, and the nearest

Docklands Light Railway station is Tower Gateway. The nearest National Rail stations are at

Fenchurch Street and London Bridge.

Sabina Čubová, 7.B

The London Eye

The London Eye is sometimes called the Millennium wheel. It is a big ferris wheel on

the South of the river Thames in London. It is 135 metres high and its diameter is 120 metres

and it is also Europe's tallest ferris wheel. The Eye itself has 32 capsules and it can carry 25

people. The main architect of the London Eye is Frank Anatole. Coca Cola has been a sponsor

of the London Eye since 2015 so you can see a lot of its logos there.

My opinion:

This sight was not actually my favourite in London but I still enjoyed it. The ride inside

the capsule was about 130 minutes long. I took a lot photos there too! We went to a 4D

cinema near the eye after the ride and it was also a cool experience.

Dominik Kardaš, 9.C

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds is a famous wax museum based in London with offices in

Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Las Vegas and New York and Vienna. It was founded by Marie

Tussaud, sculptor creating wax figures.

Madame Tussaud (1761 - 1850) was born as Marie Grosholtz in Strasbourg. She

worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius, a physician who was able to create wax

models. Curtius was the one who inspired Tussaud to make wax figurines.

Tussaud created her first wax figure of Voltaire in 1777. Among other celebrities

whose figurines she created at that time were Jean Jacques Rousseau and Benjamin Franklin.

One of the main attractions of the Madame Tussauds Museum is the Chamber of Horrors. In

this section we were shown some victims of the French Revolution and also newly created

figures of known murderers and other criminals.

Tussaud gradually adds other characters, for example, Horatio Nelson, and Sir Walter

Scott in 1842 and his likeness, which is currently located at the entrance to the museum.

I liked Katniss Everdeen - Jennifer Lawrence in Madame Tussauds because I love Hunger

Games. Then I also liked Marvel superheroes because I like Marvel movies. I enjoyed seeing

most of the figurines but I didn´t like Emma Watson because other figurines looked much

better and more realistic.

Jiří Mokryš, 7.B

Madame Tussauds Museum

When I found out that I was going to travel to London, I was looking forward do

Wednesday because we planned to go to „ Harry Potter Studios“͘ But because the studio

was closed, we were visiting the Wax Museum of Madame Tussauds instead. When I

entered the museum I was very surprised as figurines looked very realistic.

In the first room we could see many famous actors. We could take photos celebrities

such as George Clooney and many others. I liked Robert Pattinson who is famous thanks to

film „The Twilight Saga“. I liked Brad Pitt with Angelina Jolie as well. In other rooms we saw

the representatives of the British royal family. We also saw a lot of famous sportsmen, for

example Usain Bolt or boxer Muhammad Ali. There were also a lot of famous singers like

Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Madonna or Beatles. We took photos with Barack

Obama, David Cameron or Dalai

Lama. There was also a room of

horror in the museum. This

room was really scary. We

learnt a lot about British history

while sitting in the typical British

cab. Our visit to the museum we

finished with 4D cinema and

shopping in a small shop.

Petra Thérová, 9.C

School in London

The best thing in London in my opinion

was the school. I don’t like sightseeing because it

is a little bit boring and that is why I decided to

describe the school. Our teacher´s name was

Faith. She was a nice person. She was funny,

friendly and chatty. I love people like her.

During our lessons we focused mainly on

conversation. We played some English games

too. It was fun. I was very happy that I weren’t in

the second group. Their teacher wasn't as nice as

our teacher. At least I don't think so.

We weren’t the only class of Czech

tourists at the school. After the last lesson we got

our certificates. After our last lesson we took a photo with Faith. It was very difficult to say

goodbye to her because we liked here so much.

I think that my English has improved due to my stay in England. My grammar and

accent are better. The school was very good.

Katka Molková, 9.C

Accommodation

with our host

family

Before we went to London, the teachers

gave us some documents with information about our host family. I got a document with

name Veronica Deema. After hearing the name, I imagined young black-haired woman. We

arrived at the car park where our host family was supposed to wait for us. I waited with

three other girls for our family. When I saw Veronica, I realised that she looked exactly like I

imagined. She had three sons and one cat. She prepared one room for three girls and a room

for one girl. We agree that we would wake up at six o’clock so that we would have time to

eat breakfast. For our breakfast we usually had cornflakes and toasts with jam. For our snack

we had sandwich, granola bar, chips, fruit and something to drink. We usually had dinner

about an hour after arriving to our temporary home. Dinner was different every day. We had

for example fish and pasta in sauce. It was delicious. On Friday morning we woke up earlier

because we had an early meeting at quarter to seven. We took a photo with Veronica near

our bus.

Petra Thérová, 9.C

FAMILY in London

On 8th November, we took a bus and left the Czech Republic. We drove through

Germany, Belgium and France. We stopped in France and sailed by ferry to England. The

journey took about 20 hours.

It was 9th November, 20:00 pm, when we met our family in London. I mean, we lived in a

house of that family while we were in London.

Almost everyone was nervous. We asked ourselves questions like: „What if they will

force me to eat a lot? “or „What if they will be very weird? „What if my English is bad and

they will not understand what I want to tell them? Or I will not understand what they will

want to tell me? But I think, no one of us had bad family and it was good experience for all of

us-.

I can tell you more about my family in London. We lived in a house owned by a nice

woman called Jasmine Dowling. She was about 40 years old and she lived with two

daughters called Sophia (14) and Carmen (15). Unfortunately, her daughters were shy, so

they did not talk to us, but they greeted us, of course. People in England are very polite.

They are definitely more polite than in Czech Republic.

We learned that Jasmine had bad experience with men so she did not live with any of

them. Jasmine did not have pets because before she started doing this job, she worked as a

nanny and some of the kids she took care of could have an allergy.

Jasmine was very nice to us and I am glad that I met her.

Natálie Smetanová. 9.C

Interwiev with or family in London

1.What’s your name ?

Karen Meaney

2. Tell us something about your family.

My husband and I live here with our own dog Georgie. My husband Barry is a surveyor. We

have one son who is a teacher and his wife is also a teacher. They have two beautiful

children aged 8 and 10.

3. What is your job? Are you satisfied?

Yes very much as I meet lovely people from all over the Europe. I am organiser in this area

for the students.

4. What’s your favourite film?

Love actually.

5. What is typical English food? Do you like it?

Roast dinner. I love it.

6. How many years have you lived in London?

57 years, from my birth.

7. How often it rains in London?

Not as much as some foreign people think but more than we like.

8. What can you recommend us, which places we should visit when we are in London?

Boat Trip on river Thames, Hewer castle, St. Paul’s cathedral.

9. Write at least three things, which you like in London. (What are your benefits here, or

what other cities do not)

Very historical

Very cultural

A friendly nation

10. What do you dislike in London?

MacDonalds everywhere

Can be expensive

Crowded tube

11. Are you satisfied with your queen and the government?

Yes to both the Queen and the government is now led by David Cameron who I believe is an

intelligent and fair individual in a difficult world.

12. What is your opinion on the Czech Republic?

Unfortunately I have never visited the country, but the people are friendly, polite and they

show a great intelligence.

13. Would you live there?

Yes I would as I have seen many photos and it looks very interesting and the people are very

nice.

14. Do you prefer FC Arsenal or Chelsea?

I am a girl and cannot answer this question, but Barry loves Manchester United.

15. Have you ever met any famous people?

Yes - Phil Collins, Sir John Major, David Essex, Billie Jean King and Kojak.

16. Why did you decide to take us into your family?

We like to meet new people and the students make our house lively and happy since our

children don't live here anymore.

17. Did you have students from other countries in your family in the past?

We have had many students visit us from different countries such as France, Germany,

China, Spain and Poland.

18. When you think back about this week, did you like it?

Very much, I would say these students were the best that has ever stayed here. EVER!

19. Were there any problems during this week ?

No. I wish they could stay longer.

20. Do you think that we can speak English well? Yes, I do. When I compare it to other

nationalities Czech pupils are great in English!

Erik Daško, Natanael damec, 9.

Cambridge

Cambridge is a university town and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on

the River Cam about 50 miles (80 km) north of London. At the United Kingdom Census in

2011, its population was 123,867, including 24,488 students. There is an archaeological

evidence of settlement in the area in the Bronze Age and in Roman Britain; under Viking

rule, Cambridge became an important trading centre. The first town charters were granted

in the 12th century, although city status was not conferred until 1951. Cambridge is the

home of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and one of the top five universities in

the world. The university includes the Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the

Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings,

along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, the chimney of

Addenbrooke's Hospital and St John's

College Chapel tower. Cambridge is at the

heart of the high-technology Silicon Fen

with industries such as software and

bioscience and many start-up companies

spun out of the university. Over 40% of the

workforce have a higher education

qualification, more than twice the national

average. Cambridge is also home to the

Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the

largest biomedical research clusters in the

world, soon to be home to AstraZeneca, a

hotel and relocated Papworth Hospital.

Parker's Piece hosted the first ever game of

Association football. The Strawberry Fair

music and arts festival and Midsummer

Fairs are held on Midsummer Common, and

the annual Cambridge Beer Festival takes place on Jesus Green. Settlements have existed

around the Cambridge area since prehistoric times. The earliest clear evidence of occupation

is the remains of a 3,500-year-old farmstead discovered at the site of Fitzwilliam College.

There is further archaeological evidence of occupation through the Iron Age, with evidence

of settlement on Castle Hill in the 1st century BC, perhaps relating to wider cultural changes

occurring in southeastern Britain at this time linked to the arrival of the Belgae.

Matěj Janůlek, 8.B

Brighton

Brighton is located on the south coast of England. Brighton is one of the largest and

most famous coastal centers of Great Britain. The town is a popular tourist resort with many

hotels, restaurants and entertainment centers. Brighton and Hove are also important

educational centers with two universities and many

schools.

We were in Brighton in November and the sea

was very cold. There were waves and it was very

beautiful. There were a lot of seagulls.

I found a lot of beautiful seashells and stones on the

beach there.

We also visited the Sea Life Centre. There were a lot

of fishes and turtles and other sea animals.

It was very big. We went under the water and there were fish all around us. There was an

open aquarium too. We could touch the starfish there. At the end we visited a shop with

souvenirs.

Then we went to Royal Pavilion, but only to the park. Royal Pavilion was very big. In the park

there were squirrels and we touched them. They were very cute.

Barča damcová, 7.B

Christmas

in the Czech Republic and Great Britain

Christmas is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Among the

Christmas symbols belong evergreen trees, candles, stars, angels, bells but each country has

different customs and traditions.

In Czech Republic, four weeks before Christmas the Advent begins. We decorate our

houses with Christmas wreaths and candles. Everybody runs

from one shop to another and looks for some presents. We

also send Christmas cards to our friends and relatives. Mothers

make some sweets, usually vanilkové rohlíčky and Christmas

cake. On the morning of Christmas Eve we decorate a

Christmas tree with electric lights, glass balls and some sweets

and we put some presents under the tree͘ We don´t eat

anything all day, but the Christmas Dinner is very rich. We start

the dinner with traditional Christmas soup͘ It´s a soup with

grouts and mushrooms. We finish the dinner with fried carp

and potato salad. During the dinner we drink some wine, fizz or

Coca Cola. After the dinner we unwrap the presents and listen

to Christmas Carols. Then we watch TV͘ t 10 o´clock pm we go

to Midnight Mass. On Christmas Day we are usually at home

and we go to church again or we visit our relatives. We do the same on the second Christmas

Day too. Some people go skiing to the mountains, where they can celebrate New Year´s Day͘

Christmas in Britain is a little bit different than Christmas in the Czech Republic. British

homes are decorated with ivy, holy, mistletoe, electric lights and a Christmas wreath on the

door͘ Christmas trees are decorated on Christmas Eve but they don´t celebrate it͘ Children

put their socks at the foot of the bed. They believe that Santa Claus will come down through

the chimney and will fill the socks with sweets. Parents put some presents under the tree

and in the morning of Christmas Day they open the presents. For Christmas Dinner they

usually eat roast turkey or goose with vegetables, and then they have a Christmas pudding

which is prepared long before Christmas. In the evening they play some games and watch

the Queen´s Christmas Speech on TV͘ On the next day, they usually organize some parties

with their friends or relatives. This day is called Boxing Day, because in the past people gave

boxes with presents to servants, postmen, etc.

Patricie Sovová, 9.