| Word | Definition |
| polls (noun) | to show which person you want to win the election, or which plan or idea you want |
| to vote (verb) | the things happened to you or the knowledge you have |
| accesion (noun) | to not do something or not to be succesfull |
| experience (noun) | the act of becoming a part of an international organization |
| improvements | the group of people who control the country, the activity of controlling the country |
| to fail (noun) | the act of making something better, a change that makes something better |
| (Czech) government (noun) | the process of voting at elections |
In many parts of the country, lines formed at the polls on Friday before the 2 p.m. opening, and early exit polls indicated a "yes" vote of around 80 percent. In the small town of Ricany about 25 kilometers from Prague, polling station No. 2 on the town's main square saw a steady stream of voters throughout the day on Friday.
Outside the station, 22-year-old engineer Vit Safranek said he had voted in favor of accession. "We need proper rules, standards and laws here, and through preparations for EU accession I have seen improvements in standards that Czech governments have failed to implement on their own," he said. "We haven't done much on our own over the past 13 years, and I think that on many fronts we need help from Europe."
Augustina Holsanova, a 78-year-old pensioner, said she voted yes because it was the only reasonable choice. "It's where we belong," she said. "We should be in Europe and not be an isolated island in the middle of the continent."
Back in Prague at the school where President Klaus voted, another pensioner, 74-year-old Jaromira (last name withheld), said she had voted no. "We've had the Habsburgs, we've had the Nazis and then the Bolsheviks, and I have no intention of being ruled by Brussels," she said. "We should rule ourselves. There's no need for EU membership."
Helena Souckova, 40, said she voted yes for her children. "Both of my teenage sons are studying foreign languages, I want them to see the world, bring back their experiences and apply them here," she said. "If the Czechs said no, we'd be isolated from the rest of Europe. I grew up in an isolated country. I don't want that for my children."