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Zdena Malá: Česky krok za krokem 2 – Pracovní sešit: Lekce 1–10

Zdena Malá: Czech Step by Step 2 – Workbook: Lessons 1–10

This workbook by Zdena Malá, Director of the Krystal Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies Centre, is a supplement to the publication by Lída Holá and Pavla Bořilová: Česky krok za krokem 2. It offers numerous activities and exercises for practising points dealt with in individual lessons of the textbook, with the emphasis on vocabulary and grammar. Also included are more difficult exercises suitable for faster and more demanding students, and appreciated by students from Slavonic countries. These extension exercises are designated with a + sign. All exercises, commentaries and explanations are in Czech only. The vocabulary used in the exercises and the texts matches the vocabulary for Česky krok za krokem 2. The workbook can be used not only as a supplement to Czech lessons, but also for independent home preparation and for teaching yourself. Hence the key to exercises at the back makes up an integral part of the publication. Softcover, photos, illustrations.

Jan Neruda: Povídky malostranské

Jan Neruda – Tales of the Little Quarter. Adapted by Lída Holá

The popular Tales of the Little Quarter by the well-known Czech author Jan Neruda are being published as part of the Adapted Czech Prose series for students of Czech as a foreign language. The adapted Tales by Neruda have already been published in several reprints and are now appearing in a new, clearer graphic format. The poet, novelist and journalist Jan Neruda (1834–1891) is one of the most famous 19th century Czech authors. His name has been given to one of the streets near Prague Castle, where he was born in the House at the Two Suns. Neruda lived his entire life in Prague and his work is also associated with the city. His tales present the people from the Little Quarter in Prague with psychological accuracy and gentle irony. Thanks to them we have the opportunity to discover not only forgotten old world charm, but also timeless portraits of human characters. This publication presents a brief portrait of Jan Neruda, six of his adapted tales and brief details of the house signs of old Prague. It also includes a set of grammatical and lexical exercises for each text, a Czech-English-German-Russian glossary and a key to the exercises. The volume also includes an audio CD with a complete recording of the book. This work is for students of Czech as a foreign language at B1 level. – Softcover – ISBN 978-80-87481-60-8