SPECIAL EDITION TRAVEL PODCAST

ENW...in Prague!

ENW Episode 389 | September 27th 2019

In this special edition podcast ENW visits four beguiling locations from the Czech capital city of Prague!

Part 1 | Topic Warm Ups[1] ENW 389

Warm Up 1 Odd One Out

Look at the 4 Czechia city flags. Which 1 is different form the other 3? Write your reason on the line below! If you don’t know - GUESS! [Think nation…]

Because…___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

A B

C D

Warm Up 2 Brainstorm

Read the word in the box. How many different words can you connect to that word? Write as many different words / phrases as you can!

$TKFIGU

Warm Up 3 Czechia Cities

Read the list of Czech towns & cities below. Then put them into the correct order by size of population! Number One should be fairly easy….

Cities: The Correct Order

1: _____________________ 1.391m 2: _____________________ 378k 3: _____________________ 314k 4: _____________________ 178k 5: _____________________ 106k 6: _____________________ 102k 7: _____________________ 100k 8: ______________________ 81k

Czechia Cities & towns A: brno

B: liberec C: olomouc

D: ostrava E: prague

F: plzen G: usti and labem

H: zlin

Part 2 | Pre-Listening / Reading[2] ENW 389

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1 Famous Prague Locations

The city of PRAGUE is one of the most beautiful in Europe. The city is a historical and cultural melting pot. But, can you name some of the famous Prague locations?

A B C D E F

1: Dancing House ____ 3: Astronomical Clock ____ 5: Charles Bridge ____2: Lennon Wall ____ 4: Kafka Museum ____ 6: Prague Castle ____

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2 PRAGUE Quiz

Read the sight questions about PRAGUE. Can you choose the correct answers? If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS!

1 | What is the population of Prague?a: 391,000 b: 131m c: 2.31m

9: Which badge is of a football club that doesn’t play in Prague?

2 | Prague Castle is the biggest in the world, how big is it?

a: 18 acres b: 22 acres c: 26 acres

3 | What year was the Charles Bridge opened?a: 1157 b: 1257 c: 1357

4 | Which rock band paid for Prague Castle’s illuminations?

a: AC/DC b: Rolling Stones c: Aerosmith

5 | The narrowest street in Prague is how wide?

a: 30cm b: 50cm c: 70cm

6 |On average how many litres of beer is drunk per person in Prague?

a: 55 b: 105 c: 155

7 | Which Mozart opera premiered in Prague?a: Magic Flute b: Don Giovanni c: Zaide

8 | Who is the patron saint of Bohemia?a: Kristof b: Wenceslas c: Franz

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 1[3] ENW 389

Location 1 A Church & A Street Corner

Read the title for the 1st part of this special Prague podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Vaclav Havel Airport is the main airport in Prague. B: Reinhard Heydrich was known as the Butcher of Prague.C: Prague was under Nazi occupation for 7 years.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 1 | GAP FILL

Read / Listen to Location 1. What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space.

Czech Resistance Good morning from the wonderful and incredibly beautiful city of Prague. It is ENWs 2nd day in the city after arriving late last night at Vaclav Havel 1: ________. The city has many wonderful and vibrant locations to explore, but for our first spot ENW is actually going to combine two different locations 7km apart but linked by a moment of supreme 2: ________ and sacrifice. Between 1939-45 the city was occupied by Nazi Germany with tens of thousands of Prague citizens imprisoned, tortured and murdered. One of the most 3: _________ Nazi officials Reinhard Heydrich - The Butcher of Prague - was placed in control of the country. After 3 years of Nazi occupation a plan by the exiled Czechoslovakian government called Operation Anthropoid was designed to assassinate Heydrich whilst he 4: ________ from his home in an open top Mercedes-Benz 320. On 27 May 1942 two Czechoslovakian paratroopers assassinated Heydrich as his car turned the corner on Holešovičkách Street. Before 5: ________ to take refuge in Saints Cyril & Methodius Cathedral. After several days fighting off attack by SS troops Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš - the two assassins were killed with other resistance fighters inside the cathedral. The bravery of these two men, and thousands like them are commemorated at these two locations and so ENW after first visiting the assassination site will walk to the church and explore the museum that is 6: ________ to the brave men and women of the Czech Resistance.

Q & A

1 | What is the name of the cathedral? ______________________2 | What was Heydrich’s nickname? ______________________3 | How far are the two locations apart? ______________________4 | What type of car was used? ______________________5 | What month was the assassination carried out? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 2 ENW 389[4]

Location 2 A Wall & A Castle

Read the title for the 2nd part of this special Prague podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Prague Castle was first built in 1187.B: Lennon Wall is opposite the British Embassy in Prague.C: Prague Castle stretches for over 700,000 square metres.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 2 | Wrong Word!

Read / Listen to Location 2. Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below.

A Castle Overlooking A Graffitied Wall After a thought-provoking morning reflecting on one of city’s lightest periods ENW has crossed the River Vltava and strolled the 2km to our 2nd location, which once more actually turns out to be two different spots. The 1st is a wall dedicated to one of the most famous politicians in the world and the 2nd is just 15 mins away that dominates Prague’s skyline - its world famous castle. The Lennon Wall is named after John Lennon the English musician who was murdered in Liverpool in December 1980. Opposite the French Embassy the wall began as a memorial to the former Beatle but then spread to include anti-communist poems when Czechoslovakia was behind the Iron Curtain. The original John Lennon mural has long disappeared under new images but the global ideas of peace and love promoted by Lennon and his artist wife Yoko Ono remain central to the wall. Overlooking the wall is Prague Castle, the largest castle in the world at more than 70,000 square metres. With around 1.8 million visitors per year the castle complex includes 4 churches, 4 discos, 5 grand halls, 4 towers and 11 different types of garden! First built in 870 the castle is now a UNESCO WHS and an all inclusive ticket costs just €13.60! ENW has planned ahead and bought our ticket online back in June so we are ready to buy the long queues!

Write the Correct Words!1: __________ 2: __________ 3: __________ 4: __________ 5: ___________ 6: __________

Q & A

1 | How far is Lennon Wall from the cathedral? ______________________2 | When was John Lennon murdered? ______________________3 | How many gardens does Prague Castle have? ______________________4 | What month did ENW buy their ticket? ______________________5 | How much did the castle ticket cost? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 3 ENW 389[5]

Location 3 Charles Bridge

Read the title for the 3rd part of this special Prague podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: King Charles IV of Bohemia was also the Holy Roman Emperor.B: The Charles Bridge is 1,621 metres long.C: 5:21am, 9th July, 1357 is a palindrome.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 3 | Jumbled Paragraphs

Read / Listen to Location 3. What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph.

A Mist Covered Bridge (A) Why his ENW up so early? (B) So, after not getting much sleep we decided to get up and have a little jog the 3.5km from our hotel to the bridge. (C) Good morning and welcome to Day 2 of ENW in Prague and you find us at the very early time of 5:21am as we approach one of Prague’s most recognisable sites - the Charles Bridge. (D) Sadly, we managed to book into a hotel that is right next to one the loudest bars we have ever come across.

(A) The bridge is named after King Charles IV who was King of Bohemia from 1346-1378 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1355-1378.(B) It is a warm, but rather eerie early September morning in Prague and the River Vltava has a gothic feel to it as the sun tries to break through the mist. (C) The bridge is made from Bohemian sandstone, 621 metres long, 10 metres wide and has 16 arches.

(A) Why were these numbers so important to Charles IV? (B) Well the clever podcasters out there will have realised that when you put the date and time together, 1357-9-7-531 it becomes a palindrome!(C) Czech legend has it that due to Charles IVs belief in numerology construction began at 5:31am on the 9th July, 1357.(D) There is another reason why ENW wanted to come to the Charles Bridge so early and that is because of a quirky fact connected to the bridge.

P 1: ____ ____ ____ ____ P 2: ____ ____ ____ P 3: ____ ____ ____ ____

Q & A

1 | Which king of Bohemia is the bridge named after? ______________________2 | What date was the bridge first constructed? ______________________3 | How wide is the bridge? ______________________4 | Why did ENW not sleep very well? ______________________5 | What time did ENW reach the bridge? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 4[6] ENW 389

Beer SpaLocation 4

Read the title for the 4th part of this special Prague podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: The beer spa uses brewed beer for spa water.B: The spa includes high dosages of Vitamin C.C: The beer spa is located in the Old Town district of the city.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 4 | Which Word?

Read / Listen to Location 4 Read the 7 words in the box and then put them in the correct place.

1| extracts 2| patrons 3| stoking 4| conveniently 5 |summer 6| enzymes 7 | weary

A Place to Bathe and Drink!

It has been a long summer trip for ENW, we left Hiroshima on August 22nd and won’t get back home until September 18th. So our final location in Prague is an opportunity to relax our weary muscles before the long flight back to Japan. With this in mind we are heading to a rather unusual spa located in the Old Town of Prague. Yet the spa we are heading to on our last morning in Prague does not use water. Nope, ENW will be soaking in beer!

The Beer Spa uses the same ingredients and natural extracts that are used to brew Czech Krušovice® beer. The yeast, hops and malt along with hop oils promises to open our pores and increase our vitality. Additionally, the high doses of vitamin B, and active enzymes will reinvigorate our skin, stimulate our metabolism and ease fatigue and stress!

ENW is ready to try new things - especially if it will help us prepare for our long journey back to Japan via Helsinki. We booked ourselves into the oldest Beer Spa in Prague conveniently titled Original Beer Spa! One hour in the tub costs just 87 Euros and the room also comes with a mini sauna. A further bonus for ENW is the beer spa also comes with a tap in which patrons can use to fill their glasses up with beer for drinking! How many glasses can we drink in an hour…?

Q & A

1 | How much does the beer spa cost? ______________________2 | What is the name of the beer spa? ______________________3 | Which type of beer is used for the spa waters? ______________________4 | How many days will ENW be away from home? ______________________5 | Which city will ENW stopover in on the way home? ______________________

Part 4 | Post Listening / Reading[7] ENW 389

Writing Which One?

Writing

Which as your favourite Prague location? Write as many reasons! Research the city and find TWO more locations you would like to visit. Write about your choices and explain why you chose them!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did you Know..?And finally…

(U) He supported the 1989 Velvet Revolution that swept aside communist rule for good in the country and died aged 70 in 1992. (V) Many of the protest leaders, including students, either fled the country or were arrested. (W) That Prague was the setting for one the most famous political demonstrations of the post-war 20th Century? (X) Dubček was removed as leader and later became a forestry inspector in Bratislava. (Y) The USSR, the de facto leaders of the Warsaw Pact of Eastern European countries angered by his reforms launched an invasion on August 20-21 1969. (Z) In April 1958 Alexander Dubček the first secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia attempted to introduce liberal political and economic reforms.

______________________________

[8] ENW 389Extra | Video Links

Prague Locations Video

1 | Saints Cyrils & Methodius Cathedralhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V0sCLJEHWg [02:17]Church Memorial

2 | The John Lennon Wall Prague https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9ozyJtpetA [01:54]Introduction to the history of the wall.

3 | Charles Bridgehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFn7TwJ1DcU [04:34]A Brief Intro

4 | Beer Spa Praguehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x0VvTZ061Y [3:10]The Original Beer Spa

Prague Extra 1 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blAKCJcXC5c [02:28]Operation Anthropoid 2016 Trailer

Prague Extra 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqe1c4qA-TA [03:44]Famous Helsinki People

Prague Extra 3 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjToDHxp20U [01:00]King Charles IV

Prague Extra 4 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz6c2MS71Lo [07:12]Prague Spring

[9] ENW 389ANSWERS

Warm Up 1(C) Is the flag of Czechia! A =Plzen / B=Prague / D = Brno

Warm Up 3 | Czechia Cities by Size1: Prague / 2: Brno / 3: Ostrava / 4: Plzen /

5: Liberec / 6: Olomouc / 7: Usti nad Labem / 8: Zlin

Pre - Listening 11: C / 2: F / 3: B / 4: E / 5: A / 6: D

Pre - Listening 2 | Quiz1: B / 2: A / 3: C / 4: B / 5: B / 6: C / 7: B / 8: B / 9: C

Location 1 | Czech ResitanceYes or No? A: YES B: YES C: NOQ & A 1: Sts. Cyril & Methodius 2: The Butcher of Prague 3: 7km 4: Mercedes 5: May

Czech Resistance Good morning from the wonderful and incredibly beautiful city of Prague. It is ENWs 2nd day in the city after arriving late last night at Vaclav Havel Airport. The city has many wonderful and vibrant locations to explore, but for our first spot ENW is actually going to combine two different locations 7km apart but linked by a moment of supreme bravery and sacrifice.

Between 1939-45 the city was occupied by Nazi Germany with tens of thousands of Prague citizens imprisoned, tortured and murdered. One of the most ruthless Nazi officials Reinhard Heydrich - The Butcher of Prague - was placed in control of the country. After 3 years of Nazi occupation a plan by the exiled Czechoslovakian government called Operation Anthropoid was designed to assassinate Heydrich whilst he travelled from his home in an open top Mercedes-Benz 320. On 27 May 1942 two Czechoslovakian paratroopers assassinated Heydrich as his car turned the corner on Holešovičkách Street. Before fleeing to take refuge in Saints Cyril & Methodius Cathedral. After several days fighting off attack by SS troops Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš - the two assassins were killed with other resistance fighters inside the cathedral. The bravery of these two men, and thousands like them are commemorated at these two locations and so ENW after first visiting the assassination site will walk to the church and explore the museum that is dedicated to the brave men and women of the Czech Resistance.

Location 2 | Lennon Wall & Prague CastleYes or No? A: NO B: NO C: YESQ & A 1: 2km 2: December 1980 3: 11 gardens 4: June 5: 13.60 Euros

A Castle Overlooking A Graffitied Wall After a thought-provoking morning reflecting on one of city’s darkest periods ENW has crossed the River Vltava and strolled the 2km to our 2nd location, which once more actually turns out to be two different spots. The 1st is a wall dedicated to one of the most famous musicians in the world and the 2nd is just 15 mins away that dominates Prague’s skyline - its world famous castle.

The Lennon Wall is named after John Lennon the English musician who was murdered in New York in December 1980. Opposite the French Embassy the wall began as a memorial to the former Beatle but then spread to include anti-communist slogans when Czechoslovakia was behind the Iron Curtain. The original John Lennon has long disappeared under new images but the global ideas of peace and love promoted by Lennon and his artist wife Yoko Ono remain central to the wall.

Overlooking the wall is Prague Castle, the largest castle in the world at more than 70,000 square metres. With around 1.8 million visitors per year the castle complex includes 4 churches, 4 palaces, 5 grand halls, 4 towers and 11 different types of garden! First built in 870 the castle is now a UNESCO WHS and an all inclusive ticket costs just €13.60! ENW has planned ahead and bought our ticket online back in June so we are ready to skip the long queues!

Location 3 | King Charles BridgeYes or No? A: YES B: NO C: YESQ & A 1: Charles IV 2: 1357 3: 10m 4: Hotel next to noisy bar 5: 05:21

A Mist Covered Bridge

(C) Good morning and welcome to Day 2 of ENW in Prague and you find us at the very early time of 5:21am as we approach one of Prague’s most recognisable sites - the Charles Bridge. (A) Why his ENW up so early? (D) Sadly, we managed to book into a hotel that is right next to one the loudest bars we have ever come across. (B) So, after not getting much sleep we decided to get up and have a little jog the 3.5km from our hotel to the bridge.

(B) It is a warm, but rather eerie early September morning in Prague and the River Vltava has a gothic feel to it as the sun tries to break through the mist. (A) The bridge is named after King Charles IV who was King of Bohemia from 1346-1378 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1355-1378. (C) The bridge is made from Bohemian sandstone, 621 metres long, 10 metres wide and has 16 arches.

(D) There is another reason why ENW wanted to come to the Charles Bridge so early and that is because of a quirky fact connected to the bridge. (C) Czech legend has it that due to Charles IVs belief in numerology construction began at 5:31am on the 9th July, 1357. (A) Why were these numbers so important to Charles IV? (B) Well the clever podcasters out there will have realised that when you put the date and time together - 1357-9-7-1357 it becomes a palindrome!

Location 4 |Beer SpaYes or No? A: NO B: YES C: YESQ & A 1: 87 Euros 2: Original Beer Spa 3: Krusovice 4: 27 Days 5: Helsinki

A Place to Bathe and Drink!

It has been a long summer trip for ENW, we left Hiroshima on August 22nd and won’t get back home until September 18th. So our final location in Prague is an opportunity to relax our weary muscles before the long flight back to Japan. With this in mind we are heading to a rather unusual spa located in the Old Town of Prague. Yet the spa we are heading to on our last morning in Prague does not use water. Nope, ENW will be soaking in beer!

The Beer Spa uses the same ingredients and natural extracts that are used to brew Czech Krušovice® beer. The yeast, hops and malt along with hop oils promises to open our pores and increase our vitality. Additionally, the high doses of vitamin B, and active enzymes will reinvigorate our skin, stimulate our metabolism and ease fatigue and stress!

ENW is ready to try new things - especially if it will help us prepare for our long journey back to Japan via Helsinki. We booked ourselves into the oldest Beer Spa in Prague conveniently titled Original Beer Spa! One hour in the tub costs just 87 Euros and the room also comes with a mini sauna. A further bonus for ENW is the beer spa also comes with a tap in which patrons can use to fill their glasses up with beer for drinking! How many glasses can we drink in an hour…?

And Finally…W / Z / Y / V / X / U

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