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/w/ = way/e/ = let// = add/i/ = teeth// = bit// = art// = dog// = form/υ/ = put/u/ = do// = cup// = skirt// = the/e/ = make/υ/ = home/a/ = fly/aυ/ = now// = enjoy// = near/e/ = care/υe/ = poor// = main stress after /ft/ // = seconadry stress afternoon /ftnun/

Abbreviations

Noun = podstatné menoAdj. = prídavné menoVerb = slovesoAdv. = príslovkaPron = zámenoPrep = predlo�kaNumber = èíslovka

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Pronunciation symbols

/p/ = pen /b/ = bad /t/ = tap /d/ = do/k/ = can// = get/f/ = few/v/ = view/θ/ = throw/ð/ = though/s/ = see/z/ = zoo// = shop// = measure/t/ = cheese/d/ = join/m/ = man/n/ = not/ŋ/ = ring/h/ = hot/l/ = let/r/ = rain/j/ = yet

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Module 1 AdventureAborigine /brdni/ noun Aboriginovia - pôvodní

obyvatelia Austrálie Did you meet any Aborigines when you went to Australia?

adventure /dvent/ noun dobrodru�stvo It�s a book about Johnson�s adventures at sea.

advert /dvt/ noun reklama, inzerát Have you seen that advert for Nike sportswear?

already /lredi/ adv u� I�ve seen that film already.ambition /mbn/ noun ambícia, cie3⁄4 My ambition

is to become a doctor.ambitious /mbs/ adj cie3⁄4avedomý, ambiciózny

We are looking for ambitious, hard-working young people.ambitiously /mbsli/ adv cie3⁄4avedome He ambitiously

decided to try for the top job.ancient /ennt/ adj staroveký It looked like an ancient

building that had not been used for centuries.archaeology /kildi/ noun archeológia She

wants to study archaeology.back out /bk aυt v, v/ vycúva� z nieèoho

The salesman tried to back out of the deal.base /bes/ noun základòa The scientists worked from their

base in Antarctica.be into sth /bi nt smθŋ/ zaujíma� sa He�s really

into football these days.biography /barfi/ noun �ivotopis, biografia He

wrote a biography of Princess Diana.boring /brŋ/ adj nudný The programme was so boring

she fell asleep.botanist /btnst/ noun botanik The botanist discovered

a new plant.brave /brev/ adj statoèný, odvá�ny He was a brave man

and gave his life to save others.bravely /brevli/ adv statoène The mountaineers battled

bravely against the weather.bravery /brevri/ noun statoènos�, odvaha He was

awarded a medal for his bravery.break down /brek daυn/ pokazi� sa The car broke

down in the middle of the motorway.bungee jumping /bndi dmpŋ/ noun skok na lane

Zak went bungee jumping whilst on holiday in New Zealand.by /ba/ prep predlo�ka s dopr. prostriedkom - ís�

autobusom I go to work by bus.camel /kml/ noun �ava The camel race was one of

the best bits of our holiday.campsite /kmpsat/ noun kemp, stanový tábor

In the storm, all the tents on the campsite were washed away.cannibal /knbl/ noun kanibal The cannibals hadn�t

eaten anyone for weeks!canoeing /knuŋ/ noun kanoing We could go canoeing

this weekend.certainly /stnli/ adv urèite This match will certainly be

difficult for us to win.

challenging /tlndŋ/ adj nároèný, vyzývavý Teaching is a very challenging job.

changeable /tendbl/ adj premenlivý The weather is very changeable today.

cheat /tit/ verb podvies�, �vindlova� Her son feels he has been cheated out of his inheritance.

climbing /klamŋ/ noun horolezectvo, �plhanie, lezenie We go climbing in the Welsh mountains.

cold /kυld/ adj studený, odmeraný She�s a really cold person, never smiling or friendly.

comfortable /kmftbl, kmft/ adj pohodlný Are you comfortable sitting on the floor?

constitutional monarchy /knsttjunl mnki/ noun kon�tituèná monarchia The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.

cruise /kruz/ noun plavba Let�s go on a cruise to Alaska!dangerous /dendrs/ adj nebezpeèný Police say

the escaped prisoner is a very dangerous man.dark /dk/ adj tmavý It�s only five o�clock, and it�s already

dark .darkness /dkns/ noun tma The whole house was in darkness.death /deθ/ noun smr� After her husband�s death, she lived

alone for 20 years.desert /dezt/ noun pú�� The people travelled on camels

in the desert.desert island /dezt alnd/ noun opustený ostrov

The shipwrecked survivors swam to a desert island.despair /dspe/ noun zúfalstvo, beznádej I was in despair,

until she phoned to say that she was all right.desperate /desprt/ adj zúfalý, beznádejný Many

homeless families are in desperate situations.desperately /desprtli/ adv zúfalo, beznádejne

They were desperately anxious to help.desperation /despren/ noun zúfalstvo, beznádej

In desperation she called the police for help.diary /dari/ noun diár I�ll check my diary to see if I can

come on Friday.die /da/ verb zomrie� Grandfather died last year.difficult /dfklt/ adj nároèný Skiing isn�t difficult, but it

takes practice.difficulty /dfklti/ noun �a�kos� I had difficulty finding

Kim�s house.disaster /dzst/ noun katastrofa Forty people were

killed in the rail disaster.disastrous /dzstrs/ adj katastrofálny It will be

disastrous if we lose.diving /davŋ/ noun potápanie We went diving on

the coral reef.dolphin /dlfn/ noun delfín You can swim with dolphins

at that hotel in Hawaii.dream /drim/ verb sníva� My son dreams about becoming

an astronaut.dying /daŋ/ adj posledná minúta He scored his goal

in the dying minutes of the game.

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ecosystem /ikυsstm/ noun ekosystém In the Earth�s ecosystem, most animals and plants depend on others for their existence.

eco-tourism /ikυ tυrzm/ noun eko turistika Eco-tourism tries to be careful about its impact on the environment.

educational /edjυkenl/ adj výchovný Her parents only bought educational games, she never had any fun.

end /end/ noun koniec He met his end climbing mountains.environment /nvarnmnt/ noun �ivotné prostredie

We must protect the environment.ethnographer /eθnrf/ noun etnograf The ethnographer

asked the old man if he could study his people.exciting /ksatŋ/ adj vzru�ujúci It was a pretty exciting game.exhaust /zst/ verb vyèerpa� Looking after the kids

exhausts me.exhausted /zstd/ adj vyèerpaný I was so exhausted

that I fell asleep on the couch.exhausting /zstŋ/ adj vyèerpávajúci It had been

an exhausting day and I couldn�t wait to get to bed.exhaustion /zstn/ noun vyèerpanie He was

suffering from exhaustion and stayed in bed for a week.exotic /ztk/ adj exotický When I visit tropical places

I love seeing exotic flowers and birds.expedition /ekspdn/ noun expedícia, výprava

Ben went on an expedition to the South Pole.expensive /kspensv/ adj drahý, nákladný We can�t

afford this � it�s too expensive.exploration /eksplren/ noun prieskum, prebá-

danie They went on a journey of exploration in South America.explore /kspl/ verb prebáda�, preskúma� They

spent the afternoon exploring the town.explorer /ksplr/ noun bádate3⁄4, prieskumník

Marco Polo was a famous explorer of Asia.extract /ekstrkt/ noun útr�ok, extrakt The author

read out a short extract from his novel.extreme mountain biking /kstrim maυntn

bakŋ/ noun extrémne horské bicyklovanie I think I�d enjoy extreme mountain biking as I love cycling.

extreme skiing /kstrim skiŋ/ noun extrémne ly�ovanie I tried extreme skiing last year but broke my leg.

extreme sport /kstrim spt/ noun extrémne �porty Any extreme sport appeals to me as I love dangerous sports.

fail /fel/ verb neuspie�, neurobi� skú�ku She failed all her exams .

failing /felŋ/ prep pri nedostatku / nedostávajúc/ Failing her help, we shall have to try something else.

failure /felj/ noun neúspech He went to Australia after his failure to get a job in England.

fascinating /fsnetŋ/ adj fascinujúca This is a fascinating book.

fed up /fed p/ adj ma� dos�, by� otrávený I�m fed up with my job!

flying /flaŋ/ noun lietanie I don�t want to go flying in that tiny plane!

fossil /fsl/ noun fosílie, skameneliny They found some fossils of early reptiles preserved in the rock.

four-wheel-drive /f wil drav/ noun poháòanie �tyroch kolies Four-wheel-drives use a lot of fuel.

friend /frend/ noun priate3⁄4 Kate was new to the school but soon made friends.

frightening /fratnŋ/ adj stra�idelný It�s a very frightening film.

get sth across /et smθŋ krs/ dosta� nieèo k niekomu I tried to get the message across to her but she just looked blank.

go through with /υ θru wð, wθ/ dokonèi�, pokraèova� ïalej When the time came, I couldn�t go through with it.

guest house /est haυs/ noun privát, kde sa dá ubytova�, penzión We chose a guest house that did bed and breakfast.

hang-glide /hŋ lad/ verb závesné lietanie, lietanie na rogale I�d like to hang-glide, but it�s an expensive sport.

ice diving /as davŋ/ noun potápanie pod 3⁄4adom I�m not allowed to go ice diving as Mum says it can kill you.

ice-canyoning /as knjnŋ/ noun zlaòovanie 3⁄4adovcov My friend went ice-canyoning and broke her leg.

indigenous /nddns/ adj domorodý, pôvodný Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.

inhospitable /nhsptbl/ adj nehostinný Siberia is one of the most inhospitable regions on Earth.

instructor /nstrkt/ noun in�truktor I asked for a female instructor as women are better drivers.

key /ki/ noun k3⁄4úè What do you think is the key to a happy life?learn about sth /ln baυt smθŋ/ dozvedie�

sa o... I learned about the accident when I rang to talk to her.lines /lanz/ noun riadky Reading between the lines, I could

tell she wanted to come home.listen to /lsn t, tυ/ poèúva� James didn�t listen

to the instructions properly and got lost.living /lvŋ/ noun �ivobytie He just about makes a living

by working on the market.lonely /lυnli/ adj osamelý I felt really lonely while my

parents were away.luckily /lkli/ adv na��astie Luckily, it didn�t rain all day.luxurious /lzjυris, lυris/ adj luxusný,

prepychový He has a luxurious apartment in the south of France.

make /mek/ verb urobi� She soon made friends with the girl next door.

marathon /mrθn/ noun maratón He�s going to run the New York marathon.

microlight /makrυlat/ noun ultra 3⁄4ahký I didn�t like flying in the microlight, it was too small.

mid-twenties /md twentiz/ noun polovica dvadsiatych rokov She was in her mid-twenties when she had her first child.

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miss sb /ms smbdi/ postráda� niekoho When my best friend went to another school, I missed him terribly.

moment /mυmnt/ noun chví3⁄4a, moment At the moment, I�m at RADA studying to be an actor.

monarchy /mnki/ noun monarchia In spite of many changes, the UK remains a monarchy.

museum /mjuzim/ noun múzeum She is planning a class trip to the museum.

nightlife /natlaf/ noun noèný �ivot The big attraction in Berlin is the nightlife.

orchid /kd/ noun orchidea I have two pots of orchids, one white and one purple.

organisation /nazen/ noun organizácia Liam�s work was brilliant, but it lacked organisation.

organise /naz/ verb organizova� She organised a concert to raise money for charity.

organised /nazd/ adj organizovaný She was so well organised, you could tell exactly when she was going to arrive.

original /rdnl/ adj pôvodný The original plan was to catch the ferry.

parachuting /prutŋ/ noun para�utistika, skákanie padákom I wanted to go parachuting but I just couldn�t jump out of the plane.

participant /ptspnt/ noun úèastník Mark was a willing participant in the study.

penguin /peŋwn/ noun tuèniak All the penguins huddled together to keep warm.

permanently /pmnntli/ adv permanentne, stále Why don�t you come and live with us permanently?

persuade sb to /pswed smbdi t, tυ/ presvedèi� niekoho The salesman couldn�t persuade her to buy a new car.

planet /plnt/ noun planéta Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.

polar /pυl/ adj polárny The polar regions of the Earth are some of the coldest on the planet.

pony /pυni/ noun poník Ted liked to ride on the ponies when he visited the farm.

practise /prkts/ verb precvièova� I have to practise playing the trumpet every day.

prefer /prf/ verb uprednostòova�, preferova� I prefer football to cricket.

preparation /prepren/ noun príprava He sometimes spends hours in preparation for an important game.

prepare for /prpe f, f/ pripravi� sa You must prepare for the future by getting a well-paid job.

price /pras/ noun cena Having to move to Leeds was a small price to pay for being able to keep my job.

price /pras/ verb oceni� I think they�ve priced the house very reasonably.

privacy /prvsi/ noun súkromie Teenagers need some privacy.progress /prυres/ noun pokrok Parents want to be told

about their child�s progress at school.

protection /prtekn/ noun ochrana The trees gave them some protection against the rain.

put on clothes /pυt n klυðz, klυz/ obliec� si He put on his clothes then went down to breakfast.

pyramids /prmdz/ noun pyramída We went to Egypt to see the pyramids.

race /res/ noun preteky They had a race to the South Pole and Amundsen got there before Scott.

rainforest /renfrst/ noun da�ïový prales They�re cutting down millions of trees and causing the destruction of the rainforest.

rainy /reni/ adj upr�aný It was a rainy day so the children played indoors.

rapidly /rpdli/ adv rýchlo, rapídne The disease was spreading more rapidly than expected.

reasonably /riznbli/ adv rozumne, slu�ne The house was very reasonably priced.

relieved /rlivd/ adj uk3⁄4udnený, k3⁄4udný, uvolnený We were all relieved when she returned home safely.

remarkable /rmkbl/ adj pozoruhodný That�s a remarkable achievement.

remote /rmυt/ adj vzdialený, od3⁄4ahlý The fire was in a remote mountain area where no one lived.

reserve /rzv/ verb rezervácia We visited a wild animal reserve in Kenya.

rheumatism /rumtzm/ noun reuma She had rheumatism and her fingers were swollen and painful.

right now /rat naυ/ hneï teraz, v tejto chvíli I want you home right now, so don�t give me any more excuses.

rock /rk/ noun skala They found a diamond in the middle of the rock.

rock climbing /rk klamŋ/ noun lezenie po skalách We went rock climbing at the weekend.

round-the-world /raυnd ð wld/ okolo sveta Mum and Dad are going on a round-the-world trip next year.

run out of sth /rn aυt v smθŋ/ minú� nieèo We�re always running out of milk at our house.

sad /sd/ adj smutný The movie had a very sad ending.sadden /sdn/ verb zarmúti�, trúchli� Her death

saddened everyone greatly.sadly /sdli/ adv smutne She smiled sadly.sadness /sdns/ noun smútok Even when she smiled,

she had a kind of sadness.safari /sfri/ noun safari We spent three weeks on safari

in Kenya.safe /sef/ adj bezpeèný You can walk on the bridge � it�s

perfectly safe.sailing /selŋ/ noun plachtenie, plavenie They�ve

invited us to go sailing this weekend.scientific /santfk/ adj vedecký The scientist was

working on a scientific experiment.set up /set p/ prestrie� We set up the tables for the Christmas

party.shock /k/ verb �okova� His arrogance shocked everybody

who met him.

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skiing /skiŋ/ noun ly�ovanie We went skiing in Switzerland.

skysurfing /skasfŋ/ noun surfovanie vo vzduchu They jumped out of the aeroplane on their boards and went skysurfing.

sledge /sled/ noun sánky Ben dragged his sledge through the snow.

sleeping bag /slipŋ b/ noun spacák Because I forgot my sleeping bag I had to sleep on the ground.

smoky /smυki/ adj zadymený The room was crowded and smoky.

snowboarding /snυbdŋ/ noun snowboarding I prefer snowboarding to skiing.

snowrafting /snυrftŋ/ noun raftovanie na snehu Snowrafting down a snowy mountain in a rubber boat is fantastic fun!

spirit /sprt/ noun duch He said he could talk to the spirit of his dead mother.

splitting /spltŋ/ adj trie�tivý He talks so loudly, he�s given me a splitting headache.

street-lugeing /strit luŋ/ noun sánkovanie They took their sleds and went street-lugeing down the hill.

stunning /stnŋ/ adj ohromujúci You look stunning in that dress.

succeed /sksid/ verb uspie� By pushing hard, he succeeded in opening the window.

success /skses/ noun úspech They were pleased with their success at the tournament.

successful /sksesfl/ adj úspe�ný They were successful in persuading him to join their team.

successfully /sksesfli/ adv úspe�ne They successfully completed the obstacle course.

sunny /sni/ adj slneèný It was a wonderful, warm, sunny summer�s day.

take up /tek p/ zaèa� s..., da� sa na.. Mum and Dad decided to take up tennis this summer.

take up /tek p/ zaèa� s..., da� sa na.. After she saw it on TV, Gran decided to take up ballroom dancing.

talk about sth /tk baυt smθŋ/ rozpráva� o... In the office, everyone talks about what was on TV the night before.

team /tim/ noun skupina, tím The sledge was pulled by a team of dogs.

tent /tent/ noun stan We had to put up our tent in the dark.terrible /terbl/ adj stra�ný, hrozný We had terrible

weather on the journey here.tiring /tarŋ/ adj unavujúci The plane was in the air

for 12 hours and it was a tiring journey.touch /tt/ verb dotyk, spojenie He said he would get

in touch by phone, but I haven�t heard from him.trek /trek/ noun cestovanie They went on a long and difficult

trek through the jungle.trekker /trek/ noun cestovate3⁄4 The lonely trekker looked

tired and weary.

trekking /trekŋ/ noun cestovanie We all went on a trekking holiday last year.

tribe /trab/ noun kmeò The Masai are one of the largest tribes in Kenya.

trip /trp/ noun výlet Dad�s promised that we can go on a trip to Disneyland.

trouble /trbl/ noun problém We had a lot of trouble parking the car.

turn up for sth /tn p f smθŋ/ prís�, objavi� sa We all turned up for the wedding except for the bride!

uncomfortable /nkmftbl, nkmft/ adj nepoho-dlný I�m always so uncomfortable on long plane journeys.

value /vlju/ noun hodnota, cena That washing machine is good value for money at the price.

variety /vrati/ noun druh We tried three different varieties of cheese.

volcano /vlkenυ/ noun sopka The volcano erupted without warning.

wait for /wet f, f/ èaka� na Dinner was late but wonderful � well worth waiting for!

whale /wel/ noun ve3⁄4ryba The whale is an endangered species.

while /wal/ linking word chví3⁄4a, zatia3⁄4 èo... I found the noise irritating but, after a while, I didn�t notice it.

white water rafting /wat wt rftŋ/ noun raftovanie na perejách My brother went white water rafting at the weekend.

widow /wdυ/ noun vdova She was a young, rich widow and did not intend to marry again.

work for /wk f, f/ pracova� pre He had always had to work for a living, nothing came easily.

worry about sth /wri baυt smθŋ/ ma� starosti o nieèo He worried about getting into university, as his grades were low.

Module 2 Storiesa bit / bt/ trocha That child is a bit cheeky and not very

well-mannered.absolutely /bslutli, bslutli/ adv absolútne

I�ll be absolutely amazed if we win.action /kn/ noun èin, akcia /bojový film/ The film

star did all his own stunts in the action film.activist /ktvst/ noun aktivista The animal rights

activists lay a false trail for the hunting dogs.actor /kt/ noun herec He wants to be an actor when

he grows up.actress /ktrs/ noun hereèka Elizabeth Taylor is a famous

actress.adventure /dvent/ noun dobrodru�ný It�s an adventure

story about Johnson�s travels at sea.album /lbm/ noun album Do you have Madonna�s new album?anarchist /nkst/ noun anarchista He�s always been

an anarchist and hates following rules.

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arrest /rest/ verb zatknú� They arrested her for stealing.bacillus /bsls/ noun bacil It was the kind of bacillus that

caused diseases.bacteria /bktri/ noun baktéria This cleaning product

kills bacteria.break up with sb /brek p wð smbdi/ rozís�

sa s niekým I broke up with Rachel when I found out she�d lied to me.

brilliant /brljnt/ adj brilantný, skvelý Pele was a brilliant footballer.

cab /kb/ noun taxík We took a cab to the airport.candy /kndi/ noun cukrík, cukrovinka Zak bought

Suki candy because he knew she liked sweet foods.cartoon /ktun/ noun rozprávka The children would

watch cartoons all day if I let them!character /krkt/ noun charakter, ráz The new road

will spoil the quiet character of the village.cholera /klr/ noun cholera There was an outbreak

of cholera and many people died.civil rights /svl rats/ noun obèianske práva He

said the police had ignored his civil rights.coconut /kυknt/ noun kokosový orech Mum put

some coconut in the cake mix.coin (toss a -) /kn/ noun minca / hodi� si mincou /

We tossed a coin to decide who would do the washing up.comedy /kmdi/ noun komédia All my favourite films

are comedies.completely /kmplitli/ adv úplne, kompletne She

set out to invent a completely new language.complicated /kmplketd/ adj komplikovaný

These instructions are too complicated.convinced /knvnst/ adj presvedèený I became

convinced that Mara was lying to me.costume /kstjυm/ noun kostým At the fancy dress party

everyone had to wear Star Trek costumes.coward /kaυd/ noun zbabelý They called me a coward

because I wouldn�t fight.crime /kram/ noun zloèin, /kriminálny príbeh/ My

wife loves reading American crime novels.deputy /depjti/ noun zástupca She applied for the job

of deputy head teacher.detective /dtektv/ noun detektívny I prefer British

detective stories to US ones.dialogue /dal/ noun dialóg, rozhovor The author

was terrible at description but great at dialogue.disaster /dzst/ noun katastrofa The film was about

an air disaster and nearly put me off flying.eccentric /ksentrk/ adj výstredný My uncle is quite

an eccentric.educational /edjυkenl/ adj výchovný Her parents

only bought educational games, she never had any fun.emergency service /mdnsi svs/

záchranný systém All the emergency services claimed they had too few staff.

exciting /ksatŋ/ adj vzru�ujúci It was a pretty exciting game.

extremist /kstrimst/ noun extrémista The bomb was planted by a white extremist group.

fall for sb /fl f, f/ ma� súcit Ruby fell for Jack as soon as she saw him.

fantastic /fntstk/ adj fantastický The book is full of fantastic stories about dragons.

fantasy /fntsi/ noun fantázia Lord of the Rings is a fantasy story set in Middle Earth.

fantasy /fntsi/ noun fantázia Several famous fantasy authors will be at the bookshop this afternoon.

fascinating /fsnetŋ/ adj fascinujúci He told us fascinating stories about his adventures in Borneo.

fisherman /fmn/ noun rybár The fisherman felt a tug on his line and began pulling it in.

funny /fni/ adj zábavný It was one of the funniest stories I�ve ever heard.

gang /ŋ/ noun gang He was beaten up by a gang of youths.get away /et we/ uniknú�, dosta� sa preè We

get away from the city for short breaks as often as possible,.get out of /et aυt v, v/ odstúpi� od... He tried

to get out of the agreement but it was all down in writing.ghost /υst/ noun duch I don�t believe in ghosts but I like

listening to ghost stories.go out with sb /υ aυt wð smbdi/ vyjs� si s niekým

von I�d like to go out with Daisy but she only likes Dan.goodbye /υdba/ interj dovidenia Goodbye Chris! See

you Monday.grave /rev/ noun hrob Joan put some flowers on her

father�s grave.heads (coin) /hedz/ noun hlava / mince / I called �tails�

but the coin came down �heads�.heavily /hevli/ adv husto It was still raining heavily.hilarious /hleris/ adj veselý, rozjarený The comedians

were hilarious and we couldn�t stop laughing.historical /hstrkl/ adj historický The film is based

on a historical event.horror /hr/ noun horor He is famous for writing horror

stories and film scripts.imaginative /mdntv/ adj fantazijný, nápa-

ditý It was an imaginative story about a world where there were no men.

incredibly /nkredbli/ adv neuverite3⁄4ne The children were incredibly excited about visiting Disney World.

interesting /ntrstŋ/ adj zaujímavý A good teacher can make any subject interesting.

jeweller /dul/ noun klenotník The jeweller fixed my watch.laboratory /lbrtri/ noun laboratórium They carried

out the experiment in the laboratory.legend /lednd/ noun legenda She�s written a book

about Greek legends.look at /lυk t, t/ pozrie� sa na Look at that beautiful painting!love /lv/ verb milova� Gran likes to read love stories.

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mad /md/ adj zbláznený do... Anna�s mad about Steve and wants to marry him.

microscope /makrskυp/ noun mikroskop I examined the virus under a microscope.

music /mjuzk/ noun hudba Do you like this music?musica /mjuzkl/ noun muzikál Mum�s gone to see

a musical at the cinema.mutter /mt/ verb mrmla�, repta� �Leave me alone,�

Jay muttered.outlaw /aυtl/ verb postavi� mimo zákon The new

rules will outlaw abortion.outstanding /aυtstndŋ/ adj vynikajúci, význaèný

Eddie got outstanding results in his exams.part (=role) /pt/ noun rola, postava Who played the part

of Mozart in the film?photography /ftrfi/ noun fotografia He developed

an interest in photography.plot /plt/ noun dej I found it difficult to follow the plot of the story.quite /kwat/ adv dos�, celkom It can be quite cold at night.rather /rð/ adv dos�, celkom I think you�re being

rather unfair.rob /rb/ verb vykradnú� They decided to rob a bank.romantic /rυmntk, r/ adj romantický Barbara

Cartland was famous for writing lots of romantic books.scary /skeri/ adj stra�idelný It�s a really scary movie.scene /sin/ noun scéna I loved the scene where the children

arrived home.science fiction /sans fkn/ vedecko fantastický

When I read science fiction books I can escape everyday life.see sth in sb /si smθŋ n smbdi/ vidie� nieèo

v niekom I could see she had the makings of a first class chef in her.

sheriff /erf/ noun �erif The sheriff arrested the cowboy and put him in jail.

shoot /ut/ verb zastreli� He shot the man in the back.situation /stuen/ noun situácia We are in a very

difficult situation .slide /slad/ verb krycie sklíèko He examined the blood on

the slide through the microscope.slippers /slpz/ noun papuèe I think I�ll buy my Gran

some slippers for her birthday.special effect /spel fekt/ noun �peciálne efekty

This science-fiction film has some fantastic special effects.spy /spa/ verb pátra�, �pehova� He wrote the best spy

stories ever written.steal /stil/ verb ukradnú� Someone stole $5 from her pocket.storyline /strilan/ noun príbeh The film has a strong

storyline.tails (coin) /telz/ noun znak / na minci / The captain

called �tails� and when he won he decided to bat first.test tube /test tjub/ noun testovacia trubica We put

the liquid into a test tube and heated it to 100 degrees Centigrade.thriller /θrl/ noun thriller, napínavý príbeh I always

buy a thriller to read on the plane.

top hat /tp ht/ noun cylinder The bridegroom worea top hat and a bow tie.

toss (- a coin) /ts/ verb hodi� si They tossed a coin and the winner got to keep the prize.

totally /tυtli/ adv úplne, kompletne The town was totally destroyed by the bombing.

travel /trvl/ verb cestova� This publisher specialises in travel books.

triplet /trplt/ noun trojièky Di gave birth to triplets last year.

use /juz/ verb pou�i� Can I use your phone?used to /just t/ modal verb zvykol He used to go to our

school but he left last year.variety show /vrati υ/ noun estráda, varieté

Lots of different celebrities appeared in the variety show.victim /vktm/ noun obe� The victims of the bomb attack

were taken to hospital.wanted /wntd/ adj h3⁄4adaný He is a wanted criminal.war /w/ noun vojna He was a prisoner during the Vietnam War.wave /wev/ verb máva� We waved goodbye to Dad.western /westn/ adj západný He�s always watching

westerns � he�s mad about cowboys.whenever /wenev/ adv kedyko3⁄4vek This picture will

remind me of you whenever I look at it.

Module 3 Travelaccident /ksdnt/ noun nehoda What would you do

if I had an accident?accommodation /kmden/ noun ubytovanie

I need to find some cheap accommodation.addition /dn/ noun prídavok, dodatok / naviac

/ He�s studying German, in addition to French and Spanish.after-sun cream /ft sn krim/ noun mlieko po

opa3⁄4ovaní After sunbathing, she applied some after-sun cream.air pollution /e plun/ noun zneèistenie

ovzdu�ia There�s a lot of air pollution from traffic fumes.aisle /al/ noun ulièka Please do not block the aisle with your

bags.baggage /bd/ noun bato�ina The porter will help you

with your baggage.balloon /blun/ noun balón The hot-air balloon landed

gently on the ground.ballooning /blunŋ/ noun lietanie balónom Richard

loved ballooning and wanted to travel round the world.block /blk/ noun blok She lives two blocks away.boarding card /bdŋ kd/ noun letenka He couldn�t

get on the plane because he�d lost his boarding card.brutal /brutl/ adj surový, krutý, neznesite3⁄4ný It was

a brutal winter and many old people died.buy /ba/ verb kúpi� I wouldn�t buy my computer from a shop

in the high street.calculate /klkjlet/ verb poèíta� Calculate what the cost

will be in pounds and pence.

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carriage /krd/ noun vozeò I prefer sitting in the first carriage of the train.

check in /tek n/ zaregistrova� sa, zapísa� sa When I arrived at the hotel, I checked in at the reception desk.

check-in /tek n/ noun vstupná kontrola At the check-in they confirmed that I had a window seat.

claustrophobia /klstrfυbi/ noun klaustrofóbia People who suffer from claustrophobia hate going into caves.

claustrophobic /klstrfυbk/ adj klaustrofobický It was such a tiny room, I began to feel claustrophobic.

cold /kυld/ noun prechladnutie I had a bad cold and had to stay off school.

common /kmn/ noun spoloèný, obyèajný, be�ný They liked each other, but found they had nothing in common.

commuter /kmjut/ noun èlovek pravidelne dochádzajúci do zamestnania a majúci predplatný lístok The train was packed with commuters going to work.

comply with /kmpla wð, wθ/ prispôsobi� sa The headmaster said we had to comply with the school rules.

consider /knsd/ verb zvá�i�, uvá�i� The price is so high it�s not even worth considering.

convinced /knvnst/ adj presvedèený I became convinced that Maria was lying to me.

couple /kpl/ noun pár, nieko3⁄4ko We bought a couple of oranges at the market stall.

customs /kstmz/ noun colná kontrola All baggage must go through customs.

cyclist /saklst/ noun cyklista This part of the road isfor cyclists only.

desperate /desprt/ adj zúfalý Many homeless families are desperate for a place to live.

drag /dr/ verb vliec�, �aha� He dragged the bags over to the bus.

drive /drav/ verb jazdi�, �oférova� I learned to drive when I was seventeen.

emergency exit /mdnsi ezt, ekst/ noun únikový východ When the fire broke out, everyone ranto the emergency exit.

exactly /zktli/ adv presne I know exactly what is going to happen.

extortionate /kstnt/ adj vydieraèský Many local taxi drivers charge extortionate rates.

ferry /feri/ noun trajekt We went across to France on the ferry.fine /fan/ adj skvele, výborne �Let�s meet at seven.�

Okay, that�s fine.�flight /flat/ noun let She booked a flight to New York.flight attendant /flat tendnt/ noun letu�ka She

wants to be a flight attendant but suffers from air sickness!food tray /fud tre/ noun tácky pod jedlo The flight

attendants came round to collect the food trays.gate /et/ noun brána, vchod Our flight leaves from

Gate 13.go (- by train, bus, etc) /υ/ verb ís� vlakom,

autobusom, ... We went to the party by car.

go (- in a lorry, car, etc) /υ/ verb ís� v nákladnom aute, osobnom aute, ... Some went on the bus andthe rest went in Dave�s car.

go (- on foot) /υ/ verb ís� pe�o The others went on foot as there was no room left on the bus.

hand (on the one -) /hnd/ noun na jednej strane... One the one hand he annoys me but on the other hand I do like him.

hand (on the other -) /hnd/ noun na strane druhej... On the other hand, maybe I will go after all.

have (- nothing in common) /hv, hv/ auxiliary verb nema� niè spoloèné s... I have nothing in common with my uncle, so I never visit him.

have (- time to) /hv, hv/ auxiliary verb ma� èas na.... Do you have time to meet me for lunch?

have (would not have it) /hv, hv/ verb nenecha� nieèo tak... You�re making too much noise! I won�t have it!

headache /hedek/ noun boles� hlavy I�ve got a terrible headache.

helicopter /helkpt/ noun helikoptéra The police helicopter flew overhead.

highlight /halat/ verb vyzdvihnú� do popredia In his speech, the President highlighted the issue of crime.

honeymoon /hnimun/ noun medové tý�dne We�re going to Greece for our honeymoon.

however /haυev/ adv av�ak She�s a bright student. However, she does need to work harder.

information desk /nfmen desk/ noun informácie The man at the information desk told us which direction to take.

invader /nved/ noun votrelec The book describes how invaders from space landed on Earth.

journey /dni/ noun cesta How long does your journey to school take?

knowledge /nld/ noun vedomosti, To become a taxi driver he first had to pass the knowledge.

lack of /lk v, v/ nezáujem There was a general lack of interest in the lesson.

leap (- into clothes) /lip/ verb skoèi� I leapt into my pyjamas and pulled the blankets over my head.

life jacket /laf dkt/ noun záchranná vesta Everyone on board the boat had to wear a life jacket.

locker /lk/ noun uzamykate3⁄4ná skrinka I put my hand luggage in the overhead locker.

loop /lup/ noun k3⁄4uèka, Join the loop of the �g� to the top of the �a�.

lorry /lri/ noun nákladné auto The lorry was carrying a load of wood.

lorry driver /lri drav/ noun vodiè nákladného auta The lorry driver fell asleep at the wheel.

luggage /ld/ noun bato�ina You must not bring more than one item of luggage.

motorcyclist /mυtsaklst/ noun motocyklistaAll the motorcyclists were dressed in leather jacketsand trousers.

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motorist /mυtrst/ noun motorista The motorist was speeding down the motorway.

mugging /mŋ/ noun napadnutie a okradnutie niekoho na verejnom priestranstve Crime ison the increase, especially muggings and burglary.

narrow /nrυ/ adj úzky The old narrow roads had obviously not been built to take much traffic.

outback /aυtbk/ vnútrozemie, bu� My penfriendin Australia lives in the outback.

overcrowding /υvkraυdŋ/ noun preplnenie There is a lot of overcrowding in cities.

overhead /υvhed, υvhed/ adj nad hlavou The work bench is fitted with an overhead shelf.

oversleep /υvslip/ verb zaspa� Matt overslept this morning and missed the bus.

passenger /psnd/ noun pasa�ier, cestujúci The boat sank, but all the passengers and crew were rescued.

passport control /pspt kntrυl/ noun pasová kontrola It took us ages to get through passport control.

pedestrian /pdestrin/ adj chodec He almost knocked down a pedestrian.

pedestrian crossing /pdestrin krsŋ/ noun prechod pre chodcov The car stopped at the pedestrian crossing.

pick one�s way through /pk wnz we θru/ vybra� sa cez... Carefully, she picked her way through all the broken glass.

pilot /palt/ noun pilot The pilot landed the plane safelyon the runway.

planetarium /plnterim/ noun planetárium There was a long queue outside the planetarium.

platform /pltfm/ noun nástupi�te The train for Brighton leaves from Platform 4.

presentation /preznten/ noun prezentáciaI gave a presentation to the class about my history project.

queue /kju/ noun rad I joined the back of the queue.reservation /rezven/ noun rezervácia, zaistenie

si I�d like to make a reservation for dinner tonight.roadwork /rυdwk/ noun práce na ceste All the cars

slowed down because of the roadworks.rucksack /rksk/ noun ruksak, batoh She set off with her

rucksack on her back.seat /sit/ noun sedadlo, miesto na sedenie I couldn�t

get a seat on the bus this morning.seat belt /sit belt/ noun bezpeènostný pás Everyone

had to fasten their seat belts before the plane landed.ship /p/ noun loï I was terrified that the ship might sink.show up /υ p/ ukáza� sa The fans waited for hours

but the rock star didn�t show up.sit back /st bk/ sadnú� a oprie� sa The dentist

asked me to sit back, open my mouth and relax.slush /sl/ noun roztopený sneh, èvachtanica

Children were sliding around in the snow and slush.sore throat /s θrυt/ noun zapálené hrdlo I bought

some medicine to help my sore throat.

strict /strkt/ adj prísny We have a strict policy of not allowing long hair at this school.

sum up /sm p/ rekapitulova�, sumarizova� To sum up, to keep fit you need to take exercise.

sunburn /snbn/ noun spálenie od slnka He got very bad sunburn from lying in the sun all day.

tablet /tblt/ noun tableta She took two sleeping tablets.take-off /tek f/ noun odlet Before take-off everyone

on the plane had to fasten their seatbelts.terrified /terfad/ adj vystra�ený I�m absolutely terrified

of spiders.ticket collector /tkt klekt/ noun sprievodca èo

kontroluje lístky At the station, I handed my ticket to the ticket collector.

time /tam/ noun èas I wish we�d had time to see all the family before we left.

traffic jam /trfk dm/ noun zápcha na ceste We got stuck in a traffic jam.

travel /trvl/ verb cestova� It�s quicker if you travel by train.trip /trp/ noun výlet We went out for a day trip to the seaside.trolley /trli/ noun vozík Dad put our luggage on the trolley

and then went to the check-in.tube station /tjub sten/ noun stanica metra We

went to the tube station and caught a tube to Hyde Park.underground /ndraυnd/ adj metro I travel to school

on the underground.upset /pset/ adj majúci �alúdoèné problémy She

has an upset stomach and feels like being sick.van /vn/ noun dodávka When the removal van was full, it

set off for our new house.well (as � as) /wel/ adv tak ako aj... I bought a jacket

as well as a coat.worth /wθ/ adj cenný, stojaci za... I think the house is

a bargain and well worth considering.yacht /jt/ noun jachta We bought the yacht although it

needed new sails.

Module 4 The Mediaaddict /dkt/ noun závislos�, závis� I think my

brother�s becoming an internet addict.aid /ed/ noun pomoc We are sending aid to the victims

of the war.all-weather /l weð/ adj do ka�dého poèasia I�ve

bought an all-weather jacket for when we go sailing.barmy /bmi/ adj stre�tený, natvrdlý �That�s a crazy

idea. People will think we�ve gone barmy!�bug sb /b smbdi/ otravova�, doháòa�

k �ialenstvu It really bugs me that I�m expected to clean up but my brother isn�t!

bury /beri/ verb pochova� We buried my brother in a small country churchyard.

car-wash /k w/ noun autoumyváreò This car is really dirty! I�ll take it to the car-wash.

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casualty /kulti/ noun obe� There were 20 casualties following an accident on the motorway.

celebrate /selbret/ verb oslavova� The team celebrated by opening some bottles of champagne.

celebrity /slebrti/ noun osobnos�, celebrita There were lots of TV celebrities at the party.

chat room /tt rum, rυm/ noun stránka na chatovanie na internete I don�t like using Internet chat rooms as I can�t see who I�m chatting to.

chat show /tt υ/ noun show zameranána rozhovory so slávnymi osobnos�ami Brosnan appeared as a guest on her chat show.

columnist /klmnst/ noun fejtonista She�s a famous columnist and writes about the royal family.

consecutive /knsekjtv/ adj po sebe idúci, následný He was late for school on three consecutive days.

contract /kntrkt/ noun zmluva, kontrakt She�s just signed a contract with a record company.

corner shop /kn p/ noun obchod na rohu The corner shop at the end of the street stays open till ten o�clock.

couch potato /kaυt ptetυ/ noun lenivec My brother�s a couch potato � every night he just sits therewatching TV.

current affairs /krnt fez/ noun súèastné udalosti, zále�itosti It was a currents affairs programme about homeless people.

despite /dspat/ prep napriek He struggled on despite the pain.

devious /divis/ adj krivolaký, scestný, odchylný She had a devious scheme for making money.

documentary /dkjmentri/ noun dokumentárny film We watched a documentary about dinosaurs.

dry cleaner�s /dra klinz/ noun èistiareò I spilt some wine on my white suit so I took it to the dry cleaner�s.

earthquake /θkwek/ noun zemetrasenie 200 people were killed in the earthquake.

episode /epsυd/ noun èas�, epizóda There�s another episode of �Star Trek� on tonight.

evacuate /vkjuet/ verb evakuova�, vys�ahova� The police evacuated us after they received a bomb warning.

evacuation /vkjuen/ noun vys�ahovanie, evakuácia He helped in the evacuation of children fromthe area of the fighting.

extract from /ekstrkt frm, frm/ èas�, vý�ah, výpis I�ve only seen a short extract from the film.

fame /fem/ noun sláva Appearing in a television series brought him instant fame.

fan (=supporter) /fn/ noun fanú�ik Thousandsof football fans filled the stadium.

flat tyre /flt ta/ adj defekt, prázdna pneumatika The car ran over some glass and got a flat tyre.

game show /em υ/ noun sú�a�ná show Allthe money they won on the game show went to charity.

glam but glum /lm bt lm/ prí�a�livý, vzru�ujúci ale smutný, nudný All the rich diners looked glam but glum when told there was no food left.

hacker /hk/ noun hacker The hacker managed to get into the bank�s computer system.

hampered /hmpd/ adj prekazený The search forthe men was hampered by bad weather.

homeless /hυmls/ adj bezdomovec Every large city has homeless people sleeping on the streets.

hound sb /haυnd smbdi/ prenasledova�, �tva� The photographers hounded the princess everywhere she went.

hysteria /hstri/ noun hystéria The explosion provoked mass hysteria.

ice rink /as rŋk/ noun klzisko We went skating at the ice rink every Sunday.

innocent of /nsnt v, v/ nevinný He was innocent of any crime so the police let him go.

Internet /ntnet/ noun internet You can find all the latest information on the Internet.

ironmonger�s /anmŋz/ noun �eleziarstvo Dad used to buy his tools from the ironmonger�s but it shut down.

jeweller�s /dulz/ noun klenotníctvo Toni went to the jeweller�s to buy a watch.

journalist /dnlst/ noun novinár There�s a journalist on the phone � he wants to interview you.

manicurist /mnkjυrst/ noun manikérka The manicurist shaped and polished my nails.

mass /ms/ adj mäsový, hromadný The royal wedding was covered by the mass media.

monitor /mnt/ noun monitor, triedny dohliadaè Ellie has been made a school monitor.

musician /mjuzn/ noun hudobník Jack�s a jazz musician, he plays the trumpet.

news /njuz/ noun správy I listened to the news, hopingto hear the football results.

newsagent /njuzednt/ noun novinový stánok There�s a newsagent�s at the end of our street.

newsreader /njuzrid/ noun moderátor správI prefer the newsreader on the 7 o�clock evening news.

offender /fend/ noun vinník, previnilec In Feltham there is a prison for young offenders.

oppose /pυz/ verb oponova�, postavi� sa proti nieèomu Many people oppose the plan to build more houses in the area.

optician /ptn/ noun oèný lekár Go and seean optician if you�re having trouble reading.

optimistic /ptmstk/ adj optimistický She was optimistic about her chances of passing the exam.

order /d/ noun objednávka / in order to - aby / I went into town in order to buy her a present.

paparazzi /pprtsi/ noun paparazzi The paparazzi rushed towards the film stars, cameras clicking.

partnership /ptnp/ noun partnerstvo Their partnership ended last year when the business closed.

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pierce /ps/ verb prebodnú�, prepichnú� After they pierce your ears they give you some earrings to wear until they heal.

plumber /plm/ noun vodár When the toilet was blocked, Mum rang for a plumber.

popular /ppjl/ adj ob3⁄4úbený He�s one of the most popular boys in the school.

popularity /ppjlrti/ noun ob3⁄4úbenos�, popularita Skiing has increased in popularity.

presenter /przent/ noun moderátor He�s a TV presenter on BBC 2�s Newsnight.

press (the -) /pres/ verb tlaè He hadn�t even been arrested but the press declared him guilty.

publicity /pblsti/ noun publicita Murder trials always get a lot of publicity.

publish /pbl/ verb vyda� This company publishes a lot of children�s books.

reality show /rilti υ/ noun reality show �Wife Swap� is an interesting TV reality show.

register /redst/ verb zapísa� sa, registrova�A gentle breeze registers 3 on the Beaufort scale.

reject sth for sth /rdekt smθŋ f smθŋ/ odmietnu� nieèo kvôli nieèomu She rejected his marriage proposal for the chance to live in Canada.

Richter scale /rkt skel/ noun Richterova stupnica The earthquake measured 7.4 on the Richter scale.

risk /rsk/ noun riziko, nebezpeèenstvo Looking after sick people is a serious health risk.

rubbish (=nonsense) /rb/ noun nezmysel, blbos� He knows nothing about the subject and talks utter rubbish.

service /svs/ verb poskytova� údr�bárskea opravárske slu�by The mechanic serviced the car.

single (pop music) /sŋl/ noun singel - pieseòThe group�s single went straight to the top of the hit parade.

slowdown /slυdaυn/ noun pokles After the hurricane, there was a slowdown in the tourist trade.

snake-eye camera /snek a kmr/ noun typ fotoaparátu Using his snake-eye camera he could see round corners.

soap opera /sυp pr/ noun telenovela, seriál She starred in a daytime soap opera on TV.

sparkle /spkl/ noun iskra She looks so sad, I wishI could put the sparkle back in her eyes.

star (=celebrity) /st/ noun hviezda The actor wasa star of the theatre and cinema.

stress /stres/ noun stres I don�t cope well with stress.suitable for /sutbl f, sju/ vhodný pre The jigsaw

wasn�t suitable for children under three.surf /sf/ verb surfova� We surfed every day when we were

in Australia.synthetic /snθetk/ adj syntetický This factory makes

clothes using synthetic fabrics.tailor /tel/ noun krajèír The tailor measured me for

a new suit.

text message /tekst mesd/ noun sms My brother�san expert at sending text messages from his mobile.

top-up card /tp p kd/ noun dobíjacia karta, kupón I paid to make more calls on my mobile phone by adding to my top-up card.

tournament /tυnmnt/ noun turnaj Wimbledon isa famous tennis tournament.

treadmill /tredml/ noun drina, She wondered how she could escape the treadmill of housework.

turn against sb /tn enst smbdi, enst/ vzoprie� sa When Liam refused to help her, she turned against him.

turn over to /tn υv t, tυ/ prepnú� na The film was boring so he turned over to another channel.

turn sth on /tn smθŋ n/ zapnú� As soon as she walked in she turned on the TV.

turn up /tn p/ zosili� She couldn�t hear properly so she turned up the sound.

tyre /ta/ noun pneumatika I had a flat tyre on the way home.update /pdet/ noun aktualizácia, modernizácia

I�ve just downloaded an update for my iPod.website /websat/ noun webová stránka Visit our

website at www.awl-elt.com/dictionaries.

Module 5 Advertisingaffective /fektv/ adj citový There was a very affective

advert for Childline on TV last night.aftershave /ftev/ noun voda po holení Are you

wearing aftershave?against /enst, enst/ prep proti Philip was against

the idea of selling the house.amusing (advert) /mjuzŋ/ adj zábavný It was

an amusing advert aimed specifically at children.art form /t fm/ noun forma umenia Some people

think that photography has developed into an art form.attractive /trktv/ adj prí�a�livý His new girlfriend is

very attractive.awful /fl/ adj hrozný, stra�ný I think the adverts

for Pot Noodle are absolutely awful!backbone /bkbυn/ noun chrbtica The Pennines are

the backbone of England.bad /bd/ adj zlý Eating too much sugar is bad for you.be taken in /bi tekn n/ by� vtiahnutý do... She

was easily taken in by the salesman�s clever talk.billboard /blbd/ noun bilboard, ve3⁄4ká reklamná

tabu3⁄4a She was amazed to see her face on a huge billboard advertising shampoo.

blues /bluz/ noun blues - druh hudba New Orleans is the birthplace of the blues.

body building /bdi bldŋ/ noun posilòovanie Body building gives you huge muscles that some people find attractive.

book /bυk/ verb zajedna� si, Have you booked a holiday this year?

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boring /brŋ/ adj nudný The programme was so boring she fell asleep.

breath /breθ/ noun dych, závan Her honesty was a breath of fresh air after all his lies.

brilliant /brljnt/ adj skvelý, oslnivý I�ve just seena brilliant advert for mashed potatoes.

cake /kek/ noun koláè, torta This machine looks complicated, but it�s actually a piece of cake to use!

capture /kpt/ verb zachyti� She smiled at me andI wanted to capture the moment for ever.

chance /tns/ noun �anca There�s only a slight chance of rain.

charger /td/ noun nabíjaèka He connected the flat battery to the charger.

clever /klev/ adj múdry Paul is good-looking, clever and charming.

colourful /klfl/ adj farebný They have a garden full of colourful flowers.

compact /kmpkt, kmpkt/ adj pevný, kompaktný He was strong and had a compact shape, ideal for gymnastics.

complain /kmplen/ verb s�a�ova� sa The children all complained about the food.

conquest /kŋkwest/ noun dobytie The play is aboutthe Spanish conquest of Central America.

consist of /knsst v, v/ pozostáva� z... The class consists of children from various countries.

country music /kntri mjuzk/ noun country hudba I�ve got tickets for a country music concert tomorrow.

cool (=good) /kul/ adj moderný, trendový He thinks he�s really cool, wearing that stupid hat!

cool (=temperature) /kul/ adj chladný It was hotin the day, but pleasantly cool at night.

debut /debju/ noun prvé verejné vystúpenie Lee made his debut in the TV film, �Kung Fu�.

delicious /dls/ adj chutný This soup is delicious!disabled /dsebld/ adj invalidný There�s a lift

for disabled people.distinctive /dstŋktv/ adj typický, príznaèný She

has a distinctive style of writing.download /daυnlυd/ verb stiahnu� si / nahra� si

I downloaded the anti-virus update from the Internet this morning.dragon /drn/ noun drak The egg opened and out

stepped a tiny, fire-breathing dragon.dreamy /drimi/ adj zasnívaný The song brought back

memories and a dreamy smile lit up her face.dull /dl/ adj hlúpy, �a�kopádny The book was great, but

the movie is dull.durable /djυrbl/ adj trvanlivý Plastic is a durable

material.edge /ed/ noun okraj, hrana, výhoda Colin has the edge

over Darren when it comes to dancing.emigrate from...to /emret frm . . . t, tυ/

vys�ahova� sa z...kam We emigrated from Englandto Spain because of the weather.

enough /nf/ adv dos� The water wasn�t hot enoughfor a bath.

exaggeration /zdren/ noun preháòanieIt would be an exaggeration to call it a disaster.

exclusive /ksklusv/ adj exkluzívny She got an exclusive interview with Nelson Mandela.

fantastic /fntstk/ adj ú�asný, fantastický It�s fantastic value at only £3.99.

fade /fed/ verb zvädnú�, vyblednú� The curtains have faded to a pale green.

favour /fev/ noun priazeò, náklonnos�, láskavos� I�m not in favour of you being out late at night.

five-star /fav st/ adj pä� hviezdièkový It was a five-star hotel in the guide, so we booked for a week.

flat screen /flt skrin/ noun plochá obrazovka Jess bought a TV with a flat screen because it took up less space.

flowchart /flυtt/ noun vývojový diagramThe flowchart clearly showed the management structure.

forecast /fkst/ noun predpoveï Have you heardthe weather forecast?

funny /fni/ adj smie�ny What was that funny noise?guaranteed /rntid/ adj zaruèený, garantovaný

You�ll earn a guaranteed £30,000, and possibly more.go up to sb /υ p t smbdi/ ís� hore, vyletie�

She went up to the boy and slapped his face.golden eagle /υldn il/ noun zlatý orol The golden

eagle swooped down and caught the rabbit in its claws.greeting /ritŋ/ noun pozdrav The two men exchanged

greetings.hard /hd/ adv vytrvalý, usilovný I tried really hard to win,

but I only came second.helmet /helmt/ noun prilba You have to wear a helmet

when you ride a motorbike.help out with sth /help aυt wð smθŋ/ vypomôc�

s nieèím I promised to help out with the children�s party.high /ha/ adj vysoký This suit is made of very high quality cloth.honey /hni/ noun med The jazz singer�s voice was as

smooth as honey.horse /hs/ noun kôò He eats like a horse but never puts on

any weight.imperial eagle /mpril il/ noun cisársky orol

The imperial eagle was a symbol of Rome.instructor /nstrkt/ noun in�truktor, �kolite3⁄4 My

driving instructor told me I was ready to take my driving test.intensive course /ntensv ks/ noun intenzívny

kurz Mum had a one-week intensive course in swimming.introductory /ntrdktri/ adj úvodný There was

an introductory offer of a free meal for two.intuition /ntjun/ noun intuícia My intuition told me

not to trust him.invader /nved/ noun votrelec, nájazdník Invaders

destroyed the town.irresistible /rzstbl/ adj neodolate3⁄4ný The chocolate

cake was irresistible.

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jazz /dz/ noun d�ez We went to the jazz festivalin Newport.

keyboard /kibd/ noun klávesnica She spilled tea all over the computer keyboard.

last /lst/ verb trva� The hot weather lasted for two weeks.league /li/ noun liga They need to improve their position

in the league.leek /lik/ noun pór The leek is the national symbol of Wales.legendary /ledndri/ adj legendárny And now,

the legendary singer, Frank Sinatra!lonely hearts /lυnli hts/ noun osamelé srdcia /

zoznamka v novinách He put an advert in the lonely hearts column of the newspaper.

lost and found /lst n faυnd/ noun straty a nálezy We wrote a description of the dog and put it in the Lost and Found.

manipulate /mnpjυlet/ verb manipulova� He is willing to manipulate his friends if it will help his career.

metallic /mtlk/ adj kovový There�s a scratch inthe metallic paint on my car.

middle-aged /mdl edd/ adj v strednom vekuThe couple looked middle-aged but were dressed like teenagers.

nowadays /naυdez/ adv tieto dni, v tejto dobe More people have cars nowadays.

offensive /fensv/ adj urá�livý Lots of people complained that the advert was offensive.

opinion /pnjn/ noun názor In our opinion the new head teacher is wonderful!

out-of-this-world /aυt v ðs wld/ adj mimo tohto sveta The billionaire paid for an out-of-this-world tripon the spaceship.

perfect /pfkt/ adj dokonalý, bezchybný She speaks perfect English.

permanent /pmnnt/ adj stály, permanentný With broadband you have a permanent connection to the Internet.

personally /psnli/ adv osobne Personally, I don�t like war movies.

powerful /paυfl/ adj silný, výkonný We�ll need some powerful computers to perform these calculations.

properly /prpli/ adv správne, poriadne The computer printer isn�t working properly.

questionnaire /kwestne/ noun dotazník Could you fill in this questionnaire?

range (mountain -) /rend/ noun pásmo, priestor He built a railway through the high mountain range.

rap /rp/ noun rap - druh hudby You don�t sing the words in a rap song, you just speak them.

read through sth /rid θru smθŋ/ preèíta� nieèo Sadie read through the book from cover to cover.

red deer /red d/ noun jeleò We approached the red deer carefully.

refreshing /rfreŋ/ adj osvie�ujúci I�d love a long, cool, refreshing drink of water.

reliable /rlabl/ adj spo3⁄4ahlivý Rick is a good, reliable worker.

resistance to /rzstns t, tυ/ odpor, preká�ka There was strong resistance to the scheme.

revival /rvavl/ noun o�ivenie záujmu, obrodenie There�s been a revival of seventies music lately.

ridiculous /rdkjls/ adj smie�ny That�s a ridiculous idea!ring sb up /rŋ smbdi p/ zavola� niekomu He

rang me up on his mobile to say he�d be late.roe deer /rυ d/ noun srnec We could see the roe deer

through the trees in the forest.sale /sel/ noun predaj Her house is for sale for £100,000.saxophone /sksfυn/ noun saxofón My uncle plays

the saxophone in a jazz band.sensual /senul/ adj zmyslový She likes sensual

pleasures such as sunbathing.serious /sris/ adj vá�ny There�s been a serious road

accident.sexist /seksst/ noun sexistický Her boss has a very

sexist attitude.shocking /kŋ/ adj �okujúci It�s shocking that so many

young people are homeless in this country.shop around /p raυnd/ h3⁄4ada� najlep�iu cenu

tovaru We had to shop around to find a bargain.silly /sli/ adj hlúpy That was a silly thing to do!sit back /st bk/ sadnú� si Just sit back and enjoy

the show.sniff /snf/ verb ohrnova� nos, vetri�, èucha� At least

he�s offered you a job � that�s not to be sniffed at!snorkelling /snklŋ/ noun �norchlovanie We tried

snorkelling when we were in Hawaii.software /sftwe/ noun software First you need to load

the software onto your computer.special /spel/ adj �peciálny We have a very special

guest with us this evening.squirrel /skwrl/ verb u�etri� si, odlo�i� si

By December I had $300 squirreled away.standard /stndd/ adj be�ný, �tandardný I�d like

a standard return ticket to Leeds, please.start off by /stt f ba/ zaèa�, vyrazi� He started

off by painting the ceiling and then did the walls.stylish /stal/ adj vkusný, módny Joe always wears

very stylish clothes.successful /sksesfl/ adj úspe�ný They were

successful in persuading him to join their team.suite /swit/ noun apartmán They�ve booked us into

the honeymoon suite.take sth back /tek smθŋ bk/ vzia� nieèo spä�

There was a mark on the dress so she took it back to the shop.tasteless /testls/ adj bez chuti Some of her clothes

are really tasteless!tasty /testi/ adj chutný This pizza is really tasty.tempt /tempt/ verb pokú�a�, zvádza� She tried to tempt

me to have a cigarette.terrible /terbl/ adj hrozný, stra�ný I have a terrible

headache.

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throw sth away /θrυ smθŋ we/ zahodi� nieèo I didn�t know whether to throw the coat away or give it to charity.

tight /tat/ adj obtiahnutý She was wearing a tight white T-shirt.

top (- quality) /tp/ adj vrcholový, naj... This shop only sells top quality products.

try sth on /tra smθŋ n/ vyskú�a� si nieèo She tried six dresses on but didn�t like any of them.

unique /junik/ adj jedineèný, unikátny Everyone�s personality is unique.

unusual /njuul, l/ adj nezvyèajný He hasan unusual name.

wanted /wntd/ adj h3⁄4adaný Put your old computerin the �For Sale or Wanted� column.

washable (machine -) /wbl/ adj vhodný na pranie / v práèke / He read the label to see if the jumper was machine-washable.

washing powder /wŋ paυd/ noun prací prá�ok She put the washing powder into the machine and switched it on.

waterproof /wtpruf/ adj vodeodolný David bought a waterproof jacket for the hiking trip.

weird /wd/ adj prí�erný, tajuplný, nadprirodzený It was quite a weird experience.

welcome /welkm/ noun privítanie Strangers do not get a welcome in this town.

work /wk/ verb pracova�, fungova� The TV isn�t working properly � I can�t get Channel 5.

young /jŋ/ noun mláde� Health, fitness and good looks are wasted on the young.

Module 6 Peopleartistic /tstk/ adj umelecky zalo�ený I�m not very

artistic � I can�t paint or draw.attitude /ttjud/ noun vz�ah, postoj I think it�s best

to have a relaxed attitude to money.aware /we/ adj vedomý si... I was aware of someone

standing behind me.babysit for /bebist f, f/ strá�i� niekomu deti

I sometimes babysit for my neighbours so they can go out.bad-tempered /bd tempd/ adj nema� dobrú

náladu, namosúrený Why is Tim so bad-tempered today?bald /bld/ adj holohlavý He�s going bald.battered /btd/ adj rozbitý, roztlèený He took out

a battered old book and began to read.best /best/ noun najlep�ie They can only ask you to do your best.blond /blnd/ adj svetlý, blond He had blond hair before

he went bald.boot /but/ noun kufor / auta / There�s an emergency

first-aid kit in the boot.bother /bð/ noun trápenie I�m not even going to ask her

� it�s not worth the bother.bright /brat/ adj jasný, bystrý, chytrý He�s the brightest

student I�ve ever taught.

brilliance /brljns/ noun skvelos�, brilantnos� He is also respected for his brilliance as an artist.

bulging /bldŋ/ adj vypuklý, vydutý Her bulging eyes showed how afraid she was.

carefree /kefri/ adj bezstarostný At that time we were young and carefree.

carrier bag /kri b/ noun nákupná ta�ka - väè�inou plastová Dad put the plastic carrier bagsinto the recycling bin.

cast /kst/ verb prideli� úlohu, obsadi� herca do úlohy As usual, they cast Hugh Grant as the typical Englishman.

charity shop /trti p/ noun charitatívny obchod I bought two second-hand books from the charity shop.

cheerful /tfl/ adj veselý I feel really cheerful today because the holiday starts tomorrow.

chemist�s /kemsts/ noun lekáreò Dad bought some cough medicine at the chemist�s.

chin /tn/ noun brada He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.civil rights /svl rats/ adj obèianske práva He was

elected leader of the civil rights movement in America.clutch /klt/ verb pevne zovrie�, uchopi� She was

clutching a black bag.collie /kli/ noun kólia The collie herded the sheep into the pen.common /kmn/ adj be�ný, spoloèný Dogs and cats

don�t have a lot in common.communicate with /kmjunket wð, wθ/

komunikova� s.. We communicate with each other by email.complex /kmpleks/ adj zlo�itý, spletitý This is a very

complex problem.complexion /kmplekn/ noun ple�, vzh3⁄4ad She had

a lovely complexion.confident /knfdnt/ adj sebaistý, spoliehajúci

sa na... Jenny seems very confident about her exam.congressman /kŋrsmn/ noun kongresman He

used to be a congressman in the US House of Representatives.conviction /knvkn/ noun presvedèenie She

spoke with great conviction.crash into sth /kr nt smθŋ/ nabúra� do...

The racing car crashed into the barrier but the driver was unhurt.creative /krietv/ adj tvorivý, kreatívny He�s one

of Japan�s most talented and creative film directors.critical /krtkl/ adj kritický Dad�s very critical of the way

I dress.dark (hair) /dk/ adj tmavý He was over 80 but he still

had dark hair.depressed /dprest/ adj skleslý, deprimovaný She

felt very depressed after losing her job.dinosaur /dans/ noun dinosaurus The dinosaurs

died millions of years ago.disc jockey /dsk dki/ noun DJ On the radio the disc

jockey was playing my favourite record.disorganised /dsnazd/ adj neupravený,

neorganizovaný I�ve never known such a disorganised student.

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do one�s best /du wnz best/ urobi� to naj èo sa dá The student promised to do his best to organise his work.

doorway /dwe/ noun vchod He stood in the doorway watching us.

drench /drent/ verb zmáèa�, premoèi� I got totally drenched in the rain.

dynamic /danmk/ adj dynamický The new teacher is very dynamic.

elderly /eldli/ adj star�í His parents are quite elderly.eyebrow /abraυ/ noun oboèie He raised his eyebrows

in surprise.face /fes/ noun tvár It was really hard to keep a straight face

when he told me!fair (hair) /fe/ adj svetlý He�s very fair and burns easily

in the sun.fogey (old -) /fυi/ noun spiatoèník, malome�tiak,

dedulo He�s such an old fogey he won�t have a TV in the house!forehead /frd, fhed/ noun èelo You�ve got a spot

in the middle of your forehead.freckle /frekl/ noun peha She has freckles all over her nose.fringe /frnd/ noun ofina My fringe needs cutting.gather round /ð raυnd/ zhroma�di� sa okolo

The children gathered round Dad as he gave out the party bags.gear (=clothes) // noun róba, obleèenie, výstroj

She�s getting changed into her party gear.generous /denrs/ adj �tedrý Ella�s such a generous

person she�d give you her last penny.genius /dinis/ noun génius Einstein was a genius.get at sb /et t smbdi/ vyzveda� od niekoho

Her Mum�s always getting at her for one thing or another.get on with sb /et n wð smbdi/ vychádza�

s niekým Rachel gets on really well with Jack.get on with sth /et n wð smθŋ/ pokraèova�

I tried to get on with my homework despite the noise from the TV.get sb down /et smbdi daυn/ vyèerpáva�,

deprimova�, trápi� The exams are really getting me down, I don�t think I�ll pass.

get together /et teð/ stretnú� sa Let�s get together after school.

give up /v p/ vzda� sa I give up. What�s the correct answer?

give up trying /v p traŋ/ viac sa nepokú�a�, vzda� sa pokusov He�s given up trying to climb Everest.

go out together /υ aυt teð/ ís� spolu von We decided to go out together for a meal.

good-looking /υd lυkŋ/ adj dobre vyzerajúci He used to be a very good-looking man.

granny /rni/ noun starká I feel too young to be anybody�s granny!

greenhouse effect /rinhaυs fekt/ noun skleníkový efekt The greenhouse effect is causing global warming.

grey (hair) /re/ adj �edý, �edivý He went grey atthe age of forty-one.

half-hidden /hf hdn/ adj spolovice skrytýThe number of the house was half-hidden by the ivy on the wall.

hard-working /hd wkŋ/ adj �a�ko pracujúci She�s always been a hard-working student.

heed the call /hid ð kl/ v�imnú� si povolanie, venova� pozornos� povolaniu Jack heeded the call and went to join the army.

helpful /helpfl/ adj nápomocný, pomocný The teacher made some helpful comments.

honest /nst/ adj èestný My father was a very honest man.

impatient /mpent/ adj netrpezlivý The officer was got very impatient with me when I didn�t understand.

influence /nfluns/ noun vplyv Your health is strongly influenced by the food that you eat.

insensitive /nsenstv/ adj necitlivý, nevnímavý Sometimes he can be rather insensitive.

intend to do sth /ntend t du smθŋ/ zamý�3⁄4a�, hodla� I intend to pass my exams and go to university.

joke /dυk/ noun vtip He keeps making jokes about my hair.junk food /dŋk fud/ noun nezdravé jedlo You eat

too much junk food.knock /nk/ verb udivi� omráèi�, prekvapi� I was

knocked out by how beautiful she looked!look after /lυk ft/ stara� sa o... Jess asked me to look

after her cat while she was on holiday.loser /luz/ noun porazený The loser has to buy everyone a drink.lottery /ltri/ noun lotéria What would you do if you won

the lottery?materialistic /mtrilstk/ adj materialistický

He�s a very materialistic person and is always buying things.mathematical /mθmtkl/ adj matematický

She was a mathematical genius.military /mltri/ adj vojenský Her father was a military

man and they travelled all over the world.model /mdl/ noun modelka She was a model for a fashion

house in Paris.moody /mudi/ adj náladový After his divorce, he became

moody and began drinking too much.moustache /mst/ noun fúzy He�s shaved off his

moustache.movement /muvmnt/ noun pohyb, hnutie The civil

rights movement of the 1960s was unpopular with many people.nerve (what a -!) /nv/ noun nervy He asked me to lend

him £100! What a nerve he�s got!ordinary /dnri/ adj obyèajný Nothing much has

happened � it�s been a very ordinary day.outgoing /aυtυŋ/ adj spoloèenský, ústretový

She was a girl with a very outgoing personality.overweight /υvwet/ adj nadváha, ma� nadváhu

I�m ten pounds overweight.panda /pnd/ noun panda èervená - indický

stromový cicavec My little brother though the panda was a black and white bear!

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patient with /pent wð, wθ/ trpezlivý The teacher was very patient with me when I couldn�t understand.

persistent /psstnt/ adj vytrvalý, neodbytný There have been persistent rumours that he is leaving.

philosophical /flsfkl/ adj filozofický She wasby nature a philosophical person.

prophesy /prfsa/ verb ve�ti�, prorokova� He prophesied that a flood would cover the Earth.

plaits /plts/ noun copy She always wore her hair in plaits when she went swimming.

pneumonia /njumυni/ noun zápal p3⁄4úc Grandad is in hospital with pneumonia.

political /pltkl/ adj politický The US has two main political parties.

pony-tail /pυni tel/ noun konský chvost - druh úèesu I�m growing my hair so I can have a pony-tail.

point sth out /pnt smθŋ aυt/ poukáza� na, upozorni� Mum pointed out that I still owed her £10.

prediction /prdkn/ noun predpoveï Here are our predictions for next year�s fashions.

put up with sth /pυt p wð smθŋ/ vysporiada� sa, zmieri� sa s... We couldn�t put up with the noise and complained to the police.

rage /red/ verb zúri� The war between Germany and Britain raged on for many rears.

rattle /rtl/ verb rachoti�, lomozi�, The earthquake only lasted a few seconds, but it rattled all the doors and windows.

red (go bright -) /red/ adj èervený She went redwith embarrassment.

red (hair) /red/ adj ry�avé vlasy Her red hair goes well with that green dress.

revolt against sb /rvυlt enst smbdi/ vzbúri� sa proti The students revolted against the government over civil rights.

roam /rυm/ verb potulova� sa Gangs of thieves roam the city.

satisfied with /stsfad wð, wθ/ spokojný s... The teacher said he was satisfied with the quality of my work.

scientific /santfk/ adj vedecký He�s a respected member of the scientific community.

selfish /self/ adj sebecký That was a very selfish thing to do.senator /sent/ noun senátor Senator Dole is running

for President.sensitive /senstv/ adj citlivý, vnímavý He was very

sensitive to other people�s needs.shark /k/ noun �ralok Sharks were circling around our

boat.shoulder-length /υld leŋθ/ adj då�ka po plecia

She had dark, shoulder-length hair.shy /a/ adj hanblivý She�s painfully shy with strangers.slim /slm/ adj chudý You�re looking a lot slimmer � have

you lost weight?smug /sm/ adj samo3⁄4úby, domý�3⁄4avý �I told you that

would happen,� she said, trying not to sound too smug.

snack /snk/ noun 3⁄4ahké jedlo We didn�t have time fora meal so we just had a snack.

snorkel /snkl/ verb �norchlova� We went snorkelling in the sea and saw lots of different fish.

sociable /sυbl/ adj spoloèenský They�re a pleasant, sociable couple.

speculation /spekjlen/ noun �pekulácia There is speculation that the president is ill.

sporting /sptŋ/ adj �portový She likes the sporting types as boyfriends.

spot /spt/ verb vypátra�, vystopova� I�ve just spotted a great place for a picnic.

stall /stl/ verb zosta� trèa� The car stalled at the junction.straight /stret/ adj rovný, vá�ny I really wanted to laugh

but I managed to keep a straight face.stubborn /stbn/ adj tvrdohlavý Steve can be very

stubborn sometimes.stuff /stf/ noun látka, materiál What�s that green stuff

on the wall?sun cream /sn krim/ noun krém na opa3⁄4ovanie

Liam covered himself with sun cream before sunbathing.sun tan /sn tn/ noun opálenie After a week, Arthur had

a lovely sun tan.sunburnt /snbnt/ adj spálený od slnka Be careful

not to get sunburnt.sure // adj istý, spo3⁄4ahlivý, zaruèený It will be

difficult to win, that�s for sure.suspiciously /sspsli/ adv podozrievavo, nedôverèivo

Meg looked at me suspiciously.sympathetic /smpθetk/ adj súcitný My parents

weren�t very sympathetic when I told them I had no money left.take sth up /tek smθŋ p/ zaèa� s... Mum�s taken

up yoga.taste in /test n/ vkus Jill has poor taste in men � her last

boyfriend stole her car!tell /tel/ verb poveda� He spent all his father�s money, so what

does that tell you about him?tell sb off /tel smbdi f/ vynada� niekomu The teacher

told her off for running in the corridor.tolerant /tlrnt/ adj tolerantný We should be tolerant

of other people�s beliefs.tool kit /tul kt/ noun kufrík s nástrojmi I realised I�d

left my tool kit in the garage.tour /tυ/ noun turné In the summer the band went on tour

to North America.tramp /trmp/ noun tulák The tramp was asleep in a shop doorway.trendy /trendi/ adj moderný, trendový These trendy

bars are all very expensive!umbrella /mbrel/ noun dá�dnik It started to rain so

I put up my umbrella.well-built /wel blt/ adj dobre stavaný He was very

well-built and exercised at the gym every week.worth /wθ/ adj cenný, stojaci za... I�m not even going

to ask her � it�s not worth the bother.

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wrinkles /rŋklz/ noun vzorky Although she�s 95 she has hardly any wrinkles!

Module 7 Learningaccess to /kses t, tυ/ prístup I can get access to

the Internet on my computer.according to /kdŋ t, tυ/ pod3⁄4a... According to

Rachel, Keith started the fight.against /enst, enst/ prep proti Philip was against

the idea of selling the house.analytical /nltkl/ adj analytický She has an analytical

mind.apparently /prntli/ adv zrejme, patrne Apparently,

he doesn�t like his job.argument against/for /jmnt enst, f/

dôvod / argument za a proti There are arguments for and against wearing school uniform.

assessment /sesmnt/ noun odhad, ohodnotenie What�s Michael�s assessment of the situation?

astronomy /strnmi/ noun astronómia Chris wants to study astronomy but his parents don�t approve.

bark /bk/ verb �teka� I knocked on the door and a dog barked inside the house.

boarding school /bdŋ skul/ noun internátna �kola We send our son to boarding school because we work abroad.

box /bks/ verb boxova� He boxed for his university when he was younger.

boyfriend /bfrend/ noun priate3⁄4 Her boyfriend isan artist.

catch up with sth /kt p wð smθŋ/ dohoni� I ran but I couldn�t catch up with the bus.

charming /tmŋ/ adj okúz3⁄4ujúci, pôvabný What a charming child!

choir /kwa/ noun zbor Sue sings in the school choir.coastal /kυstl/ adj pobre�ný The coastal regions of Italy

are very beautiful.compulsory /kmplsri/ adj povinný Some countries

have compulsory military service.conclusion /knklun/ noun záver, rozhodnutie

I�ve come to the conclusion that she�s lying.currently /krntli/ adv teraz They are currently on holiday

in New Zealand.curriculum /krkjlm/ noun osnovy, �tudijný

plán Greek will be on the curriculum next term.dedicated /dedketd/ adj oddaný, zasvätený Our

staff are all very dedicated.detector /dtekt/ noun detektor We need new batteries

for the smoke detector.difficult /dfklt/ adj nároèný Skiing isn�t difficult, but it

takes practice.dismiss sb /dsms smbdi/ prepusti� He was

always late for work, so the manager dismissed him.

eat out /it aυt/ jes� vonku, mimo domu I didn�t feel like cooking so I decided to eat out.

effort /eft/ noun námaha You should make an effort to find exactly the right present.

elective (=option at school) /lektv/ adj volebný, volite3⁄4ný Discuss this list of elective subjects with your parents.

elementary school /elmentri skul/ noun základná �kola My youngest child has just started at elementary school.

eliminate /lmnet/ verb odstráni�, eliminova� We can never completely eliminate crime from our society.

embarrassing /mbrsŋ/ adj zahanbujúce, It was very embarrassing because he heard what I said about him.

enormous /nms/ adj obrovský, enormný It cost an enormous amount of money.

facility /fslti/ noun vybavenie, zariadenie The sports facilities at our school are very good.

factfile /fktfal/ noun poznámkový blok/ �anónI found your factfile very helpful when doing my homework.

fall behind with /fl bhand wð, wθ/ zaosta� za... Suzie had been ill and had fallen behind with her studies.

for (=in favour of) /f, f/ prep by� za... I�m all forthe idea of giving everybody a good education.

furthermore /fðm/ adv mimotoho You�re grounded, and furthermore, I�m stopping your pocket money.

future /fjut/ noun budúcnos� Young people often don�t think about their future.

get on well with sb /et n wel wð smbdi/ vychádza� s niekým We get on well with our parents.

get on with /et n wð, wθ/ pokraèova� Stop talking and get on with your work!

get sb to do sth /et smbdi t du smθŋ/ prinúti� niekoho urobi� nieèo I got her to cook the meal by promising to do the washing up.

give sth up /v smθŋ p/ vzda� sa nieèoho She�s given up eating chocolate.

go into work /υ nt wk/ ís� do práce Jed had to go into work at five o�clock every morning.

go on to be /υ n t bi/ pokraèova� He went on to become a millionaire.

go on to do sth /υ n t du smθŋ/ pokraèova� Later, he went on to try and do something about world poverty.

go over sth /υ υv smθŋ/ prejs� si nieèoI decided to go over my notes before the exam.

go through sth /υ θru smθŋ/ pokraèova� ïalej, dokonèi� I asked the teacher to go through the points I didn�t understand.

grade /red/ noun stupeò There are five different grades of hotel.

gravity /rvti/ noun gravitácia The spaceship travelled beyond the pull of the Earth�s gravity.

hand /hnd/ noun ruka On the one hand, he�s rich; on the other hand, he�s ugly.

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harp /hp/ verb stále nará�a� I wish they�d stop harping on about the fact they�re vegetarians.

heavy metal /hevi metl mjuzk/ noun heavy metal - druh hudby I like music with a strong beat, especially heavy metal.

hip hop /hp hp/ noun hip hop My brother prefers hip hop music .

imitation of /mten v, v/ napodobenina She can do a good imitation of the English teacher.

inspiration /nspren/ noun in�pirácia Monet�s work has always been my inspiration.

interested in /ntrstd n/ zaujíma� sa o... My brother has always been interested in football.

jealous of /dels v, v/ �iarli� na She was jealousof all the attention her sister got.

kayak /kak/ noun kajak She paddled the kayak smoothly through the water.

lift /lft/ verb vý�ah, odvoz Can you give me a lift into town?link /lŋk/ verb spojova� Lung cancer has been linked

to cigarette smoking.log on /l n/ prihlási� sa He logged on to the Internet.look sth up /lυk smθŋ p/ vyh3⁄4ada� nieèo I didn�t

know what was on TV so I looked it up in the paper.lyrics /lrks/ noun text - piesne I write the music and Max

writes the lyrics.mandolin /mndln/ noun mandolína She played

a tune on the mandolin.martial art /ml t/ noun bojové umenie Kung Fu

is a popular martial art.mean /min/ verb znamena� Just because he apologised,

that doesn�t mean very much.method-acting /meθd ktŋ/ noun hranie pod3⁄4a

metódy Stanislavského At drama school, we were taught method-acting.

m-learning /em lnŋ/ uèenie sa cez mobil I checked my mobile to see if the teacher had sent an m-learning lesson.

moreover /mrυv/ adv mimoto, a èo viac I have always lived here, and moreover, I do not plan to move.

mosquito /mskitυ/ noun komár I�m covered in mosquito bites!

motivate sb /mυtvet smbdi/ motivova� niekoho A good teacher has to be able to motivate her students.

optional /pnl/ adj volite3⁄4ný, nepovinný All children have to study maths and English, but French is optional.

oral /rl/ adj ústny There will be an oral test tomorrow.part /pt/ noun èas�, / take part - zúèastni� sa / All

the teachers took part in the school play.plan on doing sth /pln n duŋ smθŋ/

naplánova� We are planning on going to Rome at Easter.prestigious /prstds/ adj prestí�ny Oxford is a highly

prestigious university.private school /pravt skul/ noun súkromná

�kola We�ve been thinking of sending him to a private school.promote /prmυt/ verb pový�i� He is hoping to be

promoted to manager soon.

put sth off /pυt smθŋ f/ odlo�i� na neskôr, pozdr�a� I put off telling her the bad news as long as I could.

qualified /kwlfad/ adj kvalifikovaný Gibbons is highly qualified for the job.

red /red/ adj èervený Her face went bright red when she realised they�d heard what she said.

sandcastle /sndksl/ noun hrad z piesku The children built a sandcastle on the beach.

self-testing /self testŋ/ adj samo testovanie, seba testovanie I finished the self-testing exercises but I still can�t judge my ability.

set sth up /set smθŋ p/ nastavi� nieèo I set up the video recorder to record my favourite TV programme.

show business /υ bzns/ noun filmový/ divadelný svet, obchod She had a long career in show business.

sightseeing /satsiŋ/ noun pozeranie pamätihod-ností In the afternoon we all went sightseeing round the town.

sponsor /spns/ verb sponzorova�, podporova� Coca-Cola have offered to sponsor the tournament.

stand /stnd/ verb znies� I can�t stand people who only talk about themselves.

state school /stet skul/ noun �tátna �kola She hada state school education and went on to Oxford University.

statue /sttu/ noun socha There�s a statue of Queen Victoria in the square.

strict /strkt/ adj prísny Most of the teachers here are quite strict.stuck /stk/ adj prilepený, uviaznutý John got stuck

up the tree!stunt /stnt/ noun kaskadérsky kúsok There�s a great

stunt in which his car has to jump across a 15 metre gap.sword fighting /sd fatŋ/ noun �ermovanie There

was a lot of sword fighting in the film.take up a subject /tek p sbdkt/ zaèa� s...

He decided to take up French next term.tend /tend/ verb ma� sklon Older students tend to be more

interested in class.trip /trp/ noun výlet I�d like to go on the school trip

to Yorkshire next month.uncooperative /nkυprtv/ adj nespolupracujúci

He was so uncooperative I asked him to leave the team.unlikely /nlakli/ adj nepravdepodobný It is unlikely

that you will get your money back.visual /vul/ adj zrakový, vizuálny The movie has

a strong visual impact.vocational /vυkenl/ adj odborný, týkajúci

sa povolania Vocational education and training courses take place at the college all year.

wallet /wlt/ noun peòa�enka I�ve only got about £10 in my wallet.

web /web/ noun web Which are the best education-related sites on the Web?

worthwhile /wθwal/ adj stojaci za to It�s worthwhile checking the price of a camera in several shops.

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zero gravity /zrυ rvti/ noun nulová zemská prí�a�livos�/ gravitácia At zero gravity the astronauts began to float around.

Module 8 Careersabroad /brd/ adv v zahranièí, do zahranièia

Have you travelled abroad much?acclaim /klem/ noun uvítanie, ovácie His first novel

received widespread acclaim.advisor /dvaz/ noun poradca The careers advisor

wasn�t sure he was in the right job!agent /ednt/ noun agent, zástupca Our company

has an agent in Madrid.architect /ktekt/ noun architekt Her dad is an architect.art /t/ noun umenie She went to college to study art.attach /tt/ verb pripevni�, nakloni�, získa� I�m

very attached to my old car � I�d hate to damage it.big /b/ adj ve3⁄4ký She comes from a big family � eight

brothers!booming /bumŋ/ adj prudko rastúci Business was

booming so everyone got a bonus.brave /brev/ adj statoèný, odvá�ny He wasn�t brave

enough to dive into the deep water.bravery /brevri/ noun statoènos� He was awarded

a medal for his bravery.business /bzns/ noun obchod You need a lot of money

to succeed in business .calm down /km daυn/ uk3⁄4udni� sa Calm down and

tell me what happened.careful /kefl/ adj opatrný Be careful crossing the road.case /kes/ noun prípad This is the worst case of animal

cruelty I have ever seen.cashier /k/ noun pokladník At the supermarket I paid

the cashier by cheque.charm /tm/ noun pôvab, kúzlo Oxford has a lot of charm.come up with an idea /km p wð n ad/

vyjs�, objavi� sa, prís� s She came up with an idea to stop the motorway development.

committed /kmtd/ adj oddaný He seems committed to his work.

composer /kmpυz/ noun skladate3⁄4 The composer of the song was John Lennon.

confident /knfdnt/ adj sebaistý, spoliehajúci sa na... Jenny seems very confident about her exam.

construction /knstrkn/ noun stavba, budovanie He works in construction with Buildalot Limited.

construction worker /knstrkn wk/ noun stavebný robotník Construction workers can hurt their backs lifting heavy weights.

contradict /kntrdkt/ verb odporova� Their stories contradicted each other.

cost of living /kst v lvŋ/ noun �ivotné náklady Average wages have increased in line with the cost of living.

count up /kaυnt p/ spoèíta� I�ll count up the money.creative /krietv/ adj tvorivý He�s one of Japan�s most

talented and creative film directors.curriculum vitae /krkjlm vita/ noun �ivotopis

I sent in my curriculum vitae with my job application.deaf /def/ adj hluchý He went deaf for a while after

the explosion.declining /dklanŋ/ adj klesajúci Europe�s declining

industries mean more people are out of work.description /dskrpn/ noun popis, opis His description

fitted the missing woman.deserter /dzt/ noun uteèenec, dezertér The deserter

was shot at dawn.design /dzan/ noun návrhárstvo, dizajn I�d like to go

into fashion design when I leave college.desperation /despren/ noun zúfalstvo He acted

in sheer desperation.digital /ddtl/ adj digitálny They�ve made a digital

recording of the concert.director /drekt, da/ noun riadite3⁄4 How is the new

marketing director doing?disillusioned /dslund/ adj sklamaný He became

disillusioned with religion.doubt /daυt/ noun pochybnos� I have no doubt you�ll be

successful in whatever you choose to do.downtown /daυntaυn/ adj, adv v centre mesta She

works in a bar downtown.dramatically /drmtkli/ adv dramaticky The Internet

has grown dramatically.dress up for /dres p f, f/ obliec� sa na... She

dressed up for the party.electrician /lektrn, elk/ noun elektrikár All the

lights in the building went out and we sent for the electrician.emotional /mυnl/ adj citový, emocionálny It was

a very emotional reunion.engineering /endnrŋ/ noun strojárenstvo,

in�inierstvo The course will introduce young peopleto engineering.

escalator /esklet/ noun vý�ah We took the escalatorto the third floor of the store.

fabulously /fbjlsli/ adv bájne, vybájene The rock star was fabulously rich and had houses in five countries.

farm worker /fm wk/ noun farmársky robotník Farm workers get paid very little.

farming /fmŋ/ noun farmárèenie You don�t wantto go into farming if you want to make a lot of money!

fashion /fn/ noun móda She wants to follow a career in fashion.

fashion model /fn mdl/ noun modelka That fashion model is very thin � do you think she eats anything?

fast-food /fst fud/ adj rýchle obèerstvenie We stopped at the fast-food restaurant for a quick meal.

firefighter /fafat/ noun po�iarnik The firefighter dashed into the burning house to save the child.

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fit /ft/ verb hodi� a, zapada� The man we arrested fitsthe description Mr Smith gave us earlier.

flexible /fleksbl/ adj poddajný, pru�ný, flexibilný They�re usually quite flexible about the hours I work.

flirtation /flten/ noun flirt, pohrávanie sa He had a brief flirtation with photography as a career.

forestry worker /frstri wk/ noun lesný robotník The forestry workers cut down the dead tree.

foundation /faυnden/ noun nadácia The university has set up a foundation for educational research.

gas station (AmE) /s sten/ noun benzínová pumpa In Florida we hired a car and filled up at the gas station.

generous /denrs/ adj �tedrý It was really generous of Jack to take us all on holiday.

go on about sth /υ n baυt smθŋ/ pokraèova� I wish my brother would stop going on about his girlfriend.

gonna /n/ auxiliary verb going go - blízka budúcnos� We�re gonna spend the evening in Bar Rita.

gruesome /rusm/ adj prí�erný This castle hasa gruesome history.

handicapped /hndikpt/ adj hendikepovaný, telesne postihnutý �Mind� is a charity for mentally handicapped people.

hand-made /hnd med/ adj ruène robený We bought some hand-made chocolates.

hopeful /hυpfl/ noun plný nádeje, nádejný There was a queue of hopefuls down the street when the competition started.

indoors /ndz/ adv vo vnútri Keep the plant indoors during the winter.

information technology /nfmen teknldi/ noun informaèné technológie She wanted a job inthe Information Technology department.

insane /nsen/ adj �ialený, du�evne chorý Don�t be insane! You can�t possibly jump down from here!

insist /nsst/ verb trva� na nieèom Don insisted that he hadn�t gone out of the house at all.

inspiration /nspren/ noun in�pirácia These gardening programmes give people inspiration for their own homes.

intercultural /ntkltrl/ adj inter-kulturálny We have set up this centre to improve intercultural understanding in the city.

interrupt /ntrpt/ verb preru�i� I tried to explain, but people kept interrupting me.

interview /ntvju/ noun pohovor, interview I�ve got a job interview this afternoon.

job /db/ noun práca, zamestnanie I�m going to spend the weekend doing various odd jobs in the house.

labrador /lbrd/ noun labrador Labradors are often trained as guide dogs for the blind.

law /l/ noun právo Law is a career that takes years of study.lifestyle /lafstal/ noun �ivotný �týl They have a very

exciting lifestyle.

light-hearted /lat htd/ adj optimistický, veselý, bezstarostný The film took a light-hearted look at life in an Alaskan winter.

literature /ltrt/ noun literatúra I�m interested in French literature.

location /lυken/ noun umiestnenie, pozemok They shot �Lord of the Rings� on location in New Zealand.

logical /ldkl/ adj logický There�s no logical reasonfor you to be jealous.

look around /lυk raυnd/ obzrie� si We�ll look around the house and then tell you what we think.

loving /lvŋ/ adj milujúci His loving wife looked after him while he was ill.

make /mek/ verb robi� I think you�ve made a mistake thinking that he�ll like that present.

make out (- you understand) /mek aυt/ tvrdi�, predstiera�, domnieva� sa He made out that he understood me.

make up a story /mek p stri/ vymyslie� si He often makes up stories for his little girl at bedtime.

make up sth /mek p smθŋ/ vymyslie� si She made up an excuse about being too ill to go to work.

media (the -) /midi/ noun médiá The media have been very unkind to her � she�s OK really.

medicine /medsn/ noun medicína I�ve been in medicine for 30 years now.

menace /mens/ noun hrozba, nebezpeèenstvo Leaking gas ovens are a menace to old people.

miner /man/ noun baník There was a strike by coal miners when Thatcher was Prime Minister.

mistake /mstek/ noun chyba These sums are wrong -I made a mistake with the calculations.

mom (AmE) /mm/ noun mami Mom, can we go swimming?

motivated /mυtvetd/ adj motivovaný The students are all highly motivated to succeed.

mugging /mŋ/ noun napadnutie a okradnutie niekoho na verejnom priestranstve The police decided to crack down on mugging in the town centre.

musician /mjuzn/ noun hudobník, muzikant Bill likes being a session musician as he plays for different groups.

national anthem /nnl nθm/ noun národná hymna The crowd sang the national anthem before the match started.

neighbourhood /nebhυd/ noun susedstvo He grew up in a tough neighbourhood.

nurse /ns/ noun zdravotná sestra My mum worked as a nurse with old people all her life.

odd job /d db/ noun príle�itostná práca There�s lots of odd jobs need doing around the house.

organised /nazd/ adj organizovaný, pripravený Alice was very organised about the holiday, down to the last detail.

outdoors /aυtdz/ adv vonku In the summer we often eat outdoors.

patient /pent/ adj trpezlivý Just be patient and wait.

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perform /pfm/ verb hra�, vystupova� Many students performed in the school play.

phenomenon /fnmnn/ noun úkaz, jav Earthquakes and hurricanes are natural phenomena.

police officer /plis fs/ noun policajt The police officers caught the burglars.

politician /pltn/ noun politik I don�t trust politicians who try too hard to get my vote.

practical /prktkl/ adj praktický He�s more suitedto a practical occupation like plumbing.

prime minister /pram mnst/ noun predseda vlády, premiér The prime minister lives at 10 Downing Street.

private life /pravt laf/ noun súkromný �ivot Politicians don�t like the media reporting about their private lives.

properly /prpli/ adv poriadne The computer printer isn�t working properly.

pull a gun on /pυl n n/ vytiahnu� zbraò na... One of the men pulled a gun on the shopkeeper.

pushy /pυi/ adj dotieravý The salesman was so pushyI walked out of the shop.

receptionist /rsepnst/ noun recepèná The receptionist booked us into the hotel and gave us our keys.

reliable /rlabl/ adj spo3⁄4ahlivý Rick is a good, reliable worker.

respected /rspektd/ adj vá�ený, re�pektovaný He�s a well respected teacher.

retire /rta/ verb ís� do dôchodku I�m going to retire when I�m 60.

risk /rsk/ noun riziko Most sports involve taking a riskof being injured.

rock and roll /rk n rυl/ noun rock and roll Grace is lead singer in a rock and roll band.

run away from /rn we frm, frm/ utiec� od/z... His older brother was always hitting him so he ran away from home.

runaway /rnwe/ adj osoba kt. odniekia3⁄4 utiekla, uteèenec London is where many runaway children go to when they leave home.

sack (get the -) /sk/ noun dosta� vyhadzov She got the sack for being rude to the customers.

salt /slt/ noun so3⁄4 The chef added salt to the foodfor flavour.

science /sans/ noun veda She wants to pursue a career in the sciences.

sci-fi /sa fa/ adj, noun vedecko fantastický The aliens in the sci-fi film were terrifying.

sculptor /sklpt/ noun sochár The sculptor took five years to complete this statue.

sensitive /senstv/ adj citlivý He was very sensitiveto other people�s needs.

session musician /sen mjuzn/ hudobníkna veèierkoch Bill likes being a session musician as he plays for different groups.

settle down in /setl daυn n/ zabýva� sa, udomácni� sa We are settling down well in our new house.

sewage /sjud, su/ noun spla�ky, odpadová voda / sewage works - kanalizaèné stanice / The sewage works treats all the waste products from the pipeline.

shop assistant /p sstnt/ noun predavaèka She works as a shop assistant in a clothes shop.

smelling salts /smelŋ slts/ noun dýchacia so3⁄4The doctor waved smelling salts under her nose to wake her.

snack bar /snk b/ noun rýchle obèerstvenie Chris had a cup of coffee at the snack bar.

sniff /snf/ verb po�ahova� nosom, smrka�, èucha� Stop sniffing and blow your nose.

soldier /sυld/ noun vojak There are around 1000 soldiers in the capital city tonight.

speak up /spik p/ hovori� hlasnej�ie Speak up or they won�t hear you at the back of the room.

specialist /spelst/ noun odborník, �pecialista She works as a cancer specialist at the local hospital.

speech /spit/ noun reè The President will make a speech to Congress later today.

spoilt for choice /splt f ts/ ve3⁄4ký výber, nevedie� si vybra� There were so many meals on the menu we were spoilt for choice.

sport /spt/ noun �port I like to play most sports, but basketball is my favourite.

sticky /stki/ adj nepríjemný, dusný Things are getting a bit sticky � we�re under attack all the time.

street cleaner /strit klin/ noun zametaè ulícThe streets were so filthy the street cleaners went on strike.

stressful /stresfl/ adj stresujúci Pilots have a stressful job.stunt /stnt/ noun kaskadérsky kúsok There�s a great

stunt in which his car has to jump across a 15 metre gap.stuntman /stntmn/ noun kaskadér In the film

the stuntman had to jump out of a burning building.stuntwoman /stntwυmn/ noun kaskadérka

The stuntwoman will crash the car into the building.suspect /sspekt/ noun podozrivý Two suspects were

arrested today in connection with the robbery.sympathetic /smpθetk/ adj súcitný, úèastný

My parents weren�t very sympathetic when I told them I had no money left.

take a day off /tek de f/ vzia� si deò vo3⁄4na Take a day off work if you�re not feeling well.

take sth down /tek smθŋ daυn/ zapísa� nieèoI answered the phone and took down a message for Marta.

talented /tlntd/ adj talentovaný She�s a very talented musician and composer.

tattoo /ttu, ttu/ verb vytetova� He asked them to tattoo a lion on his chest.

taxi driver /tksi drav/ noun taxikár She askedthe taxi driver to take her to the station.

tear sb apart /te smbdi pt/ roztrha�, rozorva� niekoho Her son�s death tore her apart.

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tolerant /tlrnt/ adj tolerantný We should be tolerant of other people�s beliefs.

tourism /tυrzm/ noun turizmus, turistika The island�s main industry is tourism.

travel /trvl/ verb cestova� He wants to work in travel after he leaves school.

travel agent /trvl ednt/ zástupca cestovnej kancelárie We went to a travel agent�s on the High Street.

trend /trend/ noun smerovanie, trend There�s a trend toward more part-time employment.

turn up at /tn p t, t/ ukáza� sa, objavi� sa He turned up at the wedding although he hadn�t been invited.

understanding /ndstndŋ/ noun porozumenie My understanding of computers is very limited.

vet /vet/ noun veterinár I took the dog to the vet for an injection.window cleaner /wndυ klin/ noun èistiè okien

The window cleaner cleaned my windows inside and out!workaholic /wkhlk/ noun posadnutý prácou

He�s a workaholic and is hardly ever at home.write down /rat daυn/ napísa� nieèo I�ll read out

the numbers, you write them down.

Module 9 Culture Shockaccumulated /kjumjυletd/ adj nahromadený

The accumulated dust and dirt filled two bin bags.adventurous /dventrs/ adj dobrodru�ný Andy is

a very adventurous rock-climber.aerobics /erυbks/ noun aerobik Are you going to

aerobics tonight?affective /fektv/ adj emotívny There was a very

affective advert for Childline on TV last night.allergy /ldi/ noun alergia He has an allergy to cats.anyway /eniwe/ adv napriek tomu Catherine wasn�t

sure the book was the right one, but she bought it anyway.application for /plken f, f/ prihlá�ka,

�iados� She sent in an application for a job in the newsroom.apply for /pla f, f/ �iada�, uchádza� sa o He

applied for a grant to study at Oxford University.article /tkl/ noun èlánok I read an interesting article

about drugs.association /sυsien, sυi/ noun zväzok Her

family has strong associations with Scotland.association for sb /sυsien, sυi/

asociácia Morocco has strong associations for me.asylum /salm/ noun azyl When he arrived in Britain he

applied for political asylum.attractive /trktv/ adj prí�a�livý His new girlfriend is

very attractive.autobiographical /tυbarfkl/ adj autobio-

grafický The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Joseph Ackerley.

barbarous /bbrs/ adj ne3⁄4udský, krutý, barbarský His crimes were so barbarous the police refused to give details.

barbecue /bbkju/ noun opekaèka, piknik We had a barbecue on the beach.

baseball /besbl/ noun baseball Who�s your favourite baseball player?

basketball /bsktbl/ noun basketbal I�m not very good at basketball.

beef /bif/ noun hovädzie We had roast beef, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding for dinner.

border (=frontier) /bd/ noun hranica We were not allowed to cross the border between the two parts of the island.

bounce /baυns/ noun pru�nos� This shampoo will put real bounce in your hair.

bound out of /baυnd aυt v, v/ skoèi�, odrazi� sa z He was late, so he bound out of bed and ran downstairs.

bring /brŋ/ verb prinúti�, prinies� I couldn�t bring myself to tell her that he�d left.

catch up with sb /kt p wð smbdi/ dohoni� niekoho If you work hard you might catch up with the other students.

cheer up /tr p/ vzpru�i�, vzmu�i� sa Cheer up, it could be worse!

cheerful /tfl/ adj veselý, príjemný Tom seemsa very cheerful child.

childish /tald/ adj detský Stop being so childish.childlike /taldlak/ adj detský He showed a childlike

innocence although he was in his twenties.come up /km p/ prís� The school holidays are coming

up in a few weeks.crew cut /kru kt/ noun nakrátko ostrihané vlasy,

je�ko, vojenský strih His crew cut was so short I could see his scalp!

cricket /krkt/ noun kriket England beat the Australians at cricket this summer.

culture /klt/ noun kultúra You have to spend time ina country if you want to understand its culture.

current /krnt/ adj súèasný Who is her current boyfriend?

current /krnt/ adj súèasný She wears all the current fashions.

custom /kstm/ noun zvyk She follows Islamic custom by covering her hair.

decade /deked/ noun desa�roèie, dekáda The building is now four decades old.

deduce /ddjus/ verb usudzova�, dedukova� From his accent, I deduced that he was not English.

deficient in /dfnt n/ nedostatoèný, trpiaci nedostatkom Your diet is deficient in protein, so eat more meat and fish.

descendant /dsendnt/ noun potomok, následovník He�s a descendant of Abraham Lincoln.

desirable /dzarbl/ adj vhodný, �iadúci She�s bought a desirable apartment in the centre of the city.

dialect /dalekt/ noun náreèie, dialekt Chinese people speak many different dialects.

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direct /drekt, da/ adj priamy Be direct and say exactly what you think.

directly /drektli, da/ adv priamo You can order the book directly from the publisher.

distaste /dstest/ noun nechu� He has a great distaste for foreign films.

do /du/ auxiliary verb robi� Can you do me a favour? I need a lift.

Dreamtime /drimtam/ noun vysnívaný èas The aborigines talk about the Dreamtime and their ancestors.

drive-in /drav n/ noun kino kam sa chodí autom We saw a movie at the drive-in.

drop sb off /drp smbdi f/ vylo�i� niekoho niekde We dropped Dad off outside the station.

energised with /endazd wð, wθ/ doda� energiu, zaktivizova�, o�ivi� She was energised with a desire to win the race.

enigmatic /enmtk/ adj záhadný She�s so enigmatic I haven�t a clue what she�s thinking.

envious /envis/ adj �iarlivý I�m really envious of your CD collection.

environmental /nvarnmentl/ adj týkajúci sa �i-votného prostredia The wrecked oil tanker did serious environmental damage.

essence of /esns v, v/ podstata It�s the very essence of the problem and I don�t know how to solve it.

even if /ivn f/ aj keby, dokonca I wouldn�t do another job, even if they offered me more money.

even though /ivn ðυ/ napriek tomu �e, aj keby She wouldn�t go to the party even though I offeredto babysit.

exchange rate /kstend ret/ noun výmenný kurz The exchange rate for the dollar is 5 French francs.

exchange student /kstend stjudnt/ noun výmenný �tudent Li is an exchange student from China.

expression /kspren/ noun výraz What does the expression �by yourself� mean?

favour /fev/ noun láskavos� Can you do me a favour? I need a lift.

find /fand/ verb nájs�, pova�ova� I�m finding it difficultto get used to my new job.

finicky /fnki/ adj afektovaný She�s finicky about what she eats.

finish sth off /fn smθŋ f/ dokonèi� nieèo My sister didn�t eat all her cake so I finished it off for her.

fish and chips /f n tps/ noun hranolky s rybou Get some fish and chips on your way home.

flowery /flaυri/ adj kvetovaný She wore a skirt witha bright flowery pattern.

football /fυtbl/ noun futbal The children are playing football.

football (American -) /fυtbl/ noun americký futbal pripomínajúci rugby He got a chance to play American football in the big leagues.

french fries /frent fraz/ noun hranolky I had a burger and some french fries for lunch.

fundamental /fndmentl/ adj základný, elementárny What are the fundamental differences between men and women?

gesture /dest/ noun gesto He made a gesture towards the door to show it was time to leave.

get back from /et bk frm, frm/ vráti� sa spä� When do you get back from your holidays?

get used to /et just t, tυ/ zvyknú� si Now thatI don�t have a car, I�ll have to get used to catching the bus.

go back home /υ bk hυm/ vráti� sa spä� domov I went back home to check that I�d turned the alarm on.

go out sw /υ aυt smwe/ chodi� von On Fridays, we sometimes go out to the cinema.

go over /υ υv/ prejs� si Can we just go over the rules once more?

go through /υ θru/ prejs�, pokraèova� ïalej Let�s go through the instructions once again.

go under /υ nd/ ís� popod Go under the bridge and then turn right.

golf /lf/ noun golf She had a natural talent for golf and hoped to turn professional.

good-naturedly /υd netdli/ adv láskavo, priate3⁄4sky She smiled good-naturedly at the girl and gave her a sweet.

grace /res/ noun pôvab, �arm The dancer movedwith such grace!

graceful /resfl/ adj pôvabný, �armantný She has very graceful movements.

greasy /risi/ adj mastný, umastený I hate greasy fish and chips.

great /ret/ adj skvelý That�s great! When do you startthe new job?

groupie /rupi/ noun èlovek, ktorý niekomu alebo nieèomu fandí a jazdí za tým v�ade He was a tennis groupie and went to watch games all over the country.

hamburger /hmb/ noun oblo�ená �em3⁄4as fa�írkou The fast-food chain offered two hamburgers for the price of one.

hang on a second /hŋ n seknd/ poèka�, vydr�a� Hang on a second, guys, I�ve left my bag in my locker.

hazardous /hzds/ adj hazardný It was a hazardous journey through the mountains.

help sb out /help smbdi aυt/ vypomôc� niekomu s I promised to help him out with his homework.

homeland /hυmlnd/ noun domovská krajina, vlas� She returned to her homeland, Somalia.

hope /hυp/ verb dúfa� �Do you think Tom will come tothe party?� �I hope so.�

hot dog /ht d/ párok v ro�ku I asked for a hot dog with mustard.

humour /hjum/ noun humor, �art I really like Sam � he�s got a great sense of humour.

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identification /adentfken/ noun identifikácia, zistenie toto�nosti You need some identification to travel across the border.

immersed in /mst n/ ponori� sa, pohrú�i� sa He was so immersed in his work, he lost track of time.

immigrant /mrnt/ noun pris�ahovalec, imigrant My father came to England as an immigrant.

imply /mpla/ verb naznaèova� What exactly are you implying?

in order to /n d t, tυ/ aby I have to pass my exams in order to go to university.

influence /nfluns/ noun vplyv The food that you eat has an important influence on your health.

insolent /nslnt/ adj drzý, domý�3⁄4avý Don�t be so insolent!

interest /ntrst/ noun záujem She has shown no interest in learning ballet.

irrational /rnl/ adj nerozumný, nezmyselný absurdný She has an irrational fear of mice.

irrational /rnl/ adj nerozumný, nezmyselný absurdný He was quite irrational about not wanting me to go!

jumper /dmp/ noun pulóver, mikina It felt cold so he put a jumper on over his T-shirt.

kangaroo /kŋru/ noun kengura, klokan On holiday in Australia, we had kangaroo steak for dinner.

ketchup /ketp/ noun keèup Do you want ketchup on your burger?

laboriously /lbrisli/ adv pracovito, namáhavo He kept laboriously putting one box on top of another for hours and hours.

landlady /lndledi/ noun domáca, majite3⁄4ka hotelu, penziónu The landlady would only rent out her rooms to non-smokers.

landlord /lndld/ noun domáci, hospodár The landlord charged a £750 deposit in case of any damage.

legally /lili/ adv legálne, zákonne They are still legally married.

liking /lakŋ/ noun zá3⁄4uba, náklonnos� She had a liking for champagne.

literary /ltrri/ adj literárny She won a literary prizefor her first book.

lively /lavli/ adj �ivý, plný �ivota She has a group of lively six-year-olds to look after.

lively /lavli/ adj �ivý, plný �ivota He�s a lively child, always running around.

lucky thing /lki θŋ/ ��astie It was a lucky thing we missed the bus, as it crashed.

match /mt/ noun zápas Did you watch the match between Kenya and Ireland?

maybe /mebi/ adv mo�no, asi Maybe they haven�t got your letter yet.

mayonnaise /menez/ noun majonéza She had egg and mayonnaise sandwiches for her lunch.

means /minz/ noun prostriedok Email is becomingan important means of communication.

mind /mand/ noun myse3⁄4 I�m keeping an open mind about what to do.

mood /mud/ noun nálada Dad�s in a bad mood today.move on /muv n/ presunú� sa The nightclub was

boring so we moved on to another.mustard /mstd/ noun horèica a hamburger with ketchup

and mustardnative /netv/ adj rodný Her native language is Spanish.nerve-wracking /nv rkŋ/ adk nervy drásajúci

It was nerve-wracking waiting for the test results.neutral /njutrl/ adj neutrálny Switzerland was a neutral

country during the war.nomad /nυmd/ noun nomád, koèovník The nomads

of the desert move from place to place by camel.obligation /blen/ noun povinnos� You have

an obligation to inform the police of any accident on the road.obligatory /bltri/ adj povinný Attending school is

obligatory.OK /υ ke/ adj v poriadku, bez problémov �Can he

stay overnight?� �That�s OK with me, but check with Mum.�on the left/right /n ð left, rat/ v3⁄4avo/ vpravo

The newsagent�s is on the right just after the bookshop.open (an � mind) /υpn/ adj nezaujatý I�m keeping an

open mind about what to do.open-door policy /υpn d plsi/ noun

prijímacia/ otvorená politika Many countries would like an open-door policy on refugees.

oppression /pren/ noun tlak, útlak They suffered years of oppression.

order /d/ noun aby Plants need light in order to live.ornament /nmnt/ noun ornament, ozdoba There

was a china cat along with other ornaments on the piano.overcrowded /υvkraυdd/ adj preplnený Britain�s

overcrowded prisons need to be rebuilt.parking lot /pkŋ lt/ noun parkovacie miesto We

left the car in the parking lot.pass /ps/ verb poda� Pass me the salt and pepper, please.passage /psd/ noun cesta They were the first to discover

the western passage through the mountains.past /pst/ adj minulý, posledný He�s been pretty

miserable over the past few weeks.peer /p/ noun �3⁄4achtic He�s a peer � Lord Foster of somewhere

or other.pepper /pep/ noun korenie The soup needs a little more

salt and pepperpersecution /pskjun/ noun prenasledovanie

He suffered persecution for his political beliefs.phrase /frez/ noun fráza He always starts the class with

the phrase �Good morning!�phrasebook /frezbυk/ noun frazeologický slovník,

konverzaèná príruèka We bought a German phrasebook when we were on holiday in Berlin.

pick sb up /pk smbdi p/ vyzdvihnú� niekoho I promised to pick her up at six o�clock.

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pick sth up /pk smθŋ p/ pochyti� nieèo She picked up some German when she was on holiday in Berlin.

pitiful /ptfl/ adj po3⁄4utovaniahodný We came across the pitiful sight of homeless children.

pity /pti/ noun súcit, 3⁄4útos� I felt a lot of pity for the dead man�s family.

pluck /plk/ verb vytrhnú�, odtrhnú� She plucked a rose from her garden.

poison /pzn/ noun jed The plant�s leaves containa poison.

poisonous /pzns/ adj jedovatý Many household chemicals are poisonous.

poke sb /pυk smbdi/ strèi� do niekoho, �tuchnú� She poked him with her elbow to stop himfrom falling asleep.

popcorn /ppkn/ noun pop corn - pra�ená kukurica We bought some popcorn before going in to see the film.

posh /p/ adj nóbl, extra The Ritz is a very posh hotel.poverty /pvti/ noun chudoba Millions of people are

living in poverty.profession /prfen/ noun povolanie, profesia I spent

most of my life in the teaching profession.professional /prfenl/ adj profesionálny You�ll

need professional legal advice.proverb /prvb/ noun príslovie Mum�s favourite

proverb is �Many hands make light work.�pub food /pb fud/ noun jedlo v krème Sometimes

pub food can be better value than in a restaurant.reggae /ree/ noun reggae - hudba Bob Marley made

reggae music popular.relaxed /rlkst/ adj uvolnený She looked happy and

relaxed on her wedding day.rent /rent/ verb prenaja� si We rent the flat from my uncle.reserved /rzvd/ adj zdr�anlivý, rezervovaný

She�s very reserved until she gets to know you.rib /rb/ noun rebro She poked him in the ribs to wake him up.roast beef /rυst bif/ noun peèené hovädzie We

had roast beef, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding for dinner.rugby /rbi/ noun rugby He injured his leg playing rugby.sacred /sekrd/ adj svätý To Hindus, the River Ganges

is sacred.second /seknd/ adj druhý There are two keys � the first is

for the main door and the second is for the office.self-image /self md/ noun vlastný celkový

dojem, vonkaj�ie pôsobenie, image Depression affects people with a poor self-image.

sense of humour /sens v hjum/ noun zmysel pre humor He has a great sense of humour and is always making us laugh.

skeleton /skeltn/ noun kostra We found the skeleton of a cat.

ski-jumping /ski dmpŋ/ noun skoky na ly�iach We watched the ski-jumping at the Winter Olympics.

sloppy /slpi/ adj nedbalý, neporiadny This wasa sloppy piece of work, Smith.

so that /sυ ðt, ðt/ aby Mum gave me some money so that I could buy Dad a present.

soccer /sk/ noun futbal A lot of soccer fans were annoyed when the match was called off.

sound /saυnd/ verb znie� It sounds strange to say this, butI really like broccoli!

specimen /spesmn/ noun uká�ka, výstavný kus He�s a very odd specimen of the human race.

spicy /spasi/ adj korenistý I love spicy food, especially Indian curries.

spontaneity /spntniti/ noun spontánnos� He brings enthusiasm and spontaneity to our work.

spring /sprŋ/ verb skoèi�, vyskoèi� Tim�s cat sprang into my lap.

strange /strend/ adj èudný It sounds strange to say this, but I really like broccoli!

sure // adj zaruèený, spo3⁄4ahlivý OK, sure, I�ll see you there, then.

surfing /sfŋ/ noun surfovanie I prefer the surfingin Hawaii to anywhere else.

swan /swn/ noun labu� Swans are protected by the royal family.thank sb for /θŋk smbdi f, f/ poïakova� za

Thank you for seeing me to the door.think about sth /θŋk baυt smθŋ/ premý�3⁄4a�

o.. I have been thinking about our holiday.turn of phrase /tn v frez/ noun efektná

formulácia, veta, fráza She sometimes has an unpleasant turn of phrase.

turning /tnŋ/ noun odboèka Go past the church and it�s the next turning on your left.

unintentionally /nntennli/ adv neúmyselne I hit the cyclist unintentionally.

unpredictable /nprdktbl/ adj nepredvídate3⁄4ný Global warming has made the weather more unpredictable.

unquestioned /nkwestnd/ adj nevyslovenýThe whole approach is based on unquestioned assumptions.

used to /just t, tυ/ modal verb zvyknú� si You�ll get used to doing this after a few years in the job.

various /veris/ adj rôzne There are various waysof sending money abroad.

versed /vst/ adj skúsený, zbehlý He was well versed in the art of flattery.

vice versa /vas vs/ adv naopak Films that the boys like don�t appeal to the girls, and vice versa.

vinegar /vn/ noun ocot Shake the bottle well to mix the oil with the vinegar.

vital /vatl/ adj �ivotné, �ivotne dôle�ité It�s vitalto concentrate when you are driving.

warm /wm/ adj láskavý, vrelý He�s lovely and warm towards his children.

well versed in /wel vst n/ ve3⁄4mi skúsený, zbehlý He was well versed in the art of flattery.

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well-lit /wel lt/ adj dobre osvetlený The street was very well-lit and I could see him clearly.

whatever /wtev/ determiner hocièo, èoko3⁄4vek We could do whatever we liked.

wherever /werev/ adv hocikde, kamko3⁄4vek They followed us wherever we went.

whoever /huev/ pron ktoko3⁄4vek, hocikto Whoever did this must be crazy.

yeah /je/ interj ba, áno Yeah, you can borrow my car, but bring it back by seven.

Module 10 CivilisationAids /edz/ noun AIDS They say he has Aids and is seriously ill.alarm clock /lm klk/ noun budík I bought an alarm

clock because I was always late for work.archaeologist /kildst/ noun archeológ

The archaeologist found a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings.ashes /z/ noun popol The police sifted through the ashes

of the fire, looking for clues.austerity /sterti/ noun úsporné opatrenia There

was a period of austerity after the war.bad /bd/ adj zlý That�s not a bad price for a TV that big!battery /btri/ noun batérie The radio needs new

batteries.bear /be/ verb ma� na pamäti Bear in mind that I�m only

doing this as a favour.bewildered /bwldd/ adj zmätený The children looked

bewildered and scared.bewildering /bwldrŋ/ adj mätúci In the shop there

was a bewildering variety of fruit.bossy /bsi/ adj panovaèný She�s a bossy little girl and

always wants her own way.breath /breθ/ noun dych When I heard her sing it completely

took my breath away!breathtaking /breθtekŋ/ adj berúci dych, ú�asný

The photo shows a breathtaking view of the Grand Canyon.bronze /brnz/ noun bronz The medal for third place was

made of bronze.bugler /bjul/ noun trubaè At the funeral, the bugler

played the Last Post.butterfly /btfla/ noun motý3⁄4 Some butterflies look

very like moths.calendar /klnd/ noun kalendár I made a note of his

birthday on the calendar.cancer /kns/ noun rakovina He died of lung cancer.capsule (time -) /kpsjul/ noun puzdro, kapsula

We buried the time capsule for people of the future to find.careless /kels/ adj nedbalý, neopatrný Try not to be

so careless in future.cart /kt/ noun voz, kára She met a farmer with his horse and cart.carton /ktn/ noun kartón I�d like six cartons of orange juice.case (a � in point) /kes/ noun prípad, I said your work

was getting better, and this latest essay is a case in point.

cash machine /k min/ noun bankomat The cash machine swallowed my card and I had no money!

ceramics /srmks/ noun keramika Sonia teaches ceramics at Columbia College.

charming /tmŋ/ adj okúz3⁄4ujúce, pôvabné What a charming child!

cheat sb /tit smbdi/ oklama� niekoho He cheated her at cards.

civilisation /svlazen/ noun civilizáciaThe archaeologist was fascinated by the ancient civilisation of Egypt.

civilised /svlazd/ adj civilizovaný France is a very civilised country.

clay /kle/ noun hlina, íl He made a figure out of clay.coffee maker /kfi mek/ noun kávovar She poured

two cups of coffee from the coffee maker.come up with /km p wð, wθ/ prís� s...,

odpoveda� I tried to come up with an answer, but my mind was a blank.

companion /kmpnjn/ noun spoloèník, druh One of her travelling companions became ill.

confronted with /knfrntd wð, wθ/ konfrontova�, stá� pred nieèím tvárou v tvár He admitted his guilt when confronted with the evidence.

considered /knsdd/ adj braný do úvahy, pova�ovaný All things considered, I think the day went well.

contrast /kntrst/ noun opak, rozpor, kontrast There was a great contrast between the rich and the poor areas of the city.

cuneiform /kjunifm/ noun klinové písmo He was studying the cuneiform writing of ancient Mesopotamia.

curator /kjυret/ noun riadite3⁄4, kurátor He�s curator of fine art at the Metropolitan.

definitely /defntli/ adv urèite I�ll definitely phone you tonight.

dense /dens/ adj hustý They hacked their way throughthe dense tropical jungle.

documentary /dkjmentri/ noun dokumentárny film We watched a documentary about dinosaurs.

domestication /dmestken/ noun zdomácnenie The domestication of this breed of dog took hundreds of years.

drizzle /drzl/ noun mrholenie A light drizzle had started by the time we left.

ecstatic /ksttk/ adj nad�ený, v extáze When Beckham scored, the crowd was ecstatic.

effect /fekt/ noun dôsledok, efekt We do not know what the long-term effects of pollution are on the Earth.

empire /empa/ noun rí�a She�s reading �The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire�.

eruption /rpn/ noun výbuch, erupcia The village was destroyed by the volcanic eruption.

excessive /ksesv/ adj nadmerný, prehnaný Excessive dieting can be very harmful.

execute sb /ekskjut smbdi/ popravi� They executed the murderer at midnight.

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fact /fkt/ noun fakt, v skutoènosti I don�t want to go, really. In fact, I�m not going.

fertile /ftal/ adj úrodný The soil was fertile and produced enough food for the whole village.

find sth out /fand smθŋ aυt/ zisti� nieèo Jack found out that Suki has been seeing Norman.

fit /ft/ verb by� v kondícii, fit I�m not as fit as I used to be in my twenties.

fountain /faυntn/ noun fontána Tourists throw coinsinto the Trevi fountain in Rome.

fours (on all -) /fz/ noun �tyri / konèatiny / He was down on all fours playing with the puppy.

full of sth /fυl v smθŋ/ plný nieèoho The glass was full of orange juice.

fusion /fjun/ noun splynutie, fúzia He plays an unusual style of jazz fusion.

gadget /dt/ noun zariadenie, súèiastka I bought a handy little gadget for opening bottles.

genre /nr/ noun �áner He started a whole new genreof impressionist painting.

gladiator /ldiet/ noun gladiátor In ancient Rome, gladiators fought lions in the Coliseum.

go out /υ aυt/ ís� von They decided to go out fora meal.

go up in smoke /υ p n smυk/ rozplynú� sa Her plan to sail to Africa went up in smoke when the engine failed.

grandeur /rnd/ noun vzne�enos�, ve3⁄4kos� Her paintings capture the grandeur of the mountains.

granite /rnt/ noun �ula The building was made of grey, sparkling granite.

graze /rez/ verb odrie�, po�kriaba� Tim fell off his bicycle and grazed his knees.

grow up in /rυ p n/ vyrás� She grew up in Belgium but has lived in Scotland for years.

guide /ad/ noun sprievodca The guide pointed outthe cathedral on the left.

gunpowder /npaυd/ noun pu�ný prach Their plan was to blow up parliament with barrels of gunpowder.

healthcare /helθke/ noun zdravotná starostlivos� The UK healthcare system is free but we pay for it through our taxes.

hitchhike /hthak/ verb stopova� He had hitchhiked down from Glasgow.

hold /hυld/ verb dr�a� The play held me spellbound right up to the end.

hooligan /huln/ noun chuligán A gang of football hooligans attacked the shop.

humidity /hjumdti/ noun vlhkos� It was hot but damp and the humidity was very high.

impress sb /mpres smbdi/ urobi� dojem, ovplyvni� He tried to impress her with his vast knowledgeof world affairs.

impressed /mprest/ adj ve3⁄4mi ovplyvnený,, dojatý I was really impressed by how well the team playedin its first game.

inclined to /nkland t, tυ/ naklonený, náchylný It seemed unlikely that her story was true, but I was inclinedto believe her.

indifferent /ndfrnt/ adj 3⁄4ahostajný How coulda father be so indifferent to his own children?

investigate /nvestet/ verb vy�etrova� Police are investigating the robbery.

irrigation channel /ren tnl/ noun zavodòovací kanál They dug an irrigation channel to water the crops.

kettle /ketl/ noun kanvica I�ll put the kettle on.key ring /ki rŋ/ noun k3⁄4úèenka She added the luggage

key to her key ring.kiosk /kisk/ noun stánok We stopped at the kiosk

in the shopping centre to buy a newspaper.leave sth on /liv smθŋ n/ necha� nieèo

zapnuté The old lady leaves the TV on all day.loneliness /lυnlins/ noun osamelos� She has no family

and suffers from loneliness and poverty.look after sb /lυk ft smbdi/ stara� sa o... It would

be nice if someone could look after her when she gets old.lost /lst/ adj stratený After walking for several hours, we

realised that we were lost.lost /lst/ adj stratený He set up an expedition to find

the lost city of Atlantis.make /mek/ noun znaèka This is a very popular make

of washing machine.marble /mbl/ noun �ula The columns were made of white

marble.master /mst/ noun majster My brother is a master of kung fu.mean /min/ verb znamena� �Start� and �begin� mean

basically the same thing.medicine /medsn/ noun medicína Medicine is a difficult

career to choose.mess /mes/ noun neporiadok I�m afraid my room�s a bit

of a mess.microwave oven /makrwev vn/ noun

mikrovlnka We only use the microwave oven to heat up food.mind /mand/ noun myse3⁄4 Bear in mind that you have to pick

up Gran on the way back.monastery /mnstri/ noun klá�tor The monks from

the monastery grow their own vegetables.moss /ms/ noun mach The tree trunk was covered in moss.motorbike /mυtbak/ noun motorka He bought her

a Harley Davidson motorbike for her birthday.mouse (computer) /maυs/ noun my� I moved the mouse

to the next page of the document.naive /naiv/ adj naivný I was young and naive then.naturalist /ntrlst/ noun naturalista, prírodopisec

As a naturalist, he�s always outdoors studying plants and animals.nuclear weapon /njukli wepn/ noun nukleárne

zbrane Some countries arm themselves with nuclear weapons.ornamental (- gardens) /nmentl/ adj ozdobný,

dekoratívny We went to visit the ornamental gardensat Versailles.

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otherwise /ðwaz/ adv v opaènom prípade Hurry up! Otherwise we�ll miss the bus.

owl /aυl/ noun sova The owl swooped down and caughtthe mouse in its claws.

palace /pls/ noun palác The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.

palmtop computer /pmtp kmpjut/ noun poèítaè do ruky I don�t like palmtop computers because the screen is too small.

pastor /pst/ noun pastor The pastor of Holy Trinity church visited the old people�s home.

personal stereo /psnl steriυ, str/ noun osobný kazetový prehrávaè I have a personal stereo but I now want an MP3 player.

pitiful /ptfl/ adj po3⁄4utovaniahodný The children had been abandoned and were in a pitiful state.

pity /pti/ noun �koda It�s a pity you can�t come.pizza /pits/ noun pizza He made a cheese, tomato and

mushroom pizza for dinner.planet /plnt/ noun planéta Mercury is the smallest

planet in our solar system.plough /plaυ/ verb pluh He still has an old horse-drawn

plough.plunge down /plnd daυn/ ponori� sa The pearl

divers plunged down to the seabed for oysters.potter /pt/ verb hrnèiar He makes his living as a potter,

selling ceramics to the tourists.pray /pre/ verb modli� sa Let us pray for peace.prehistoric /prihstrk/ adj prehistorický There

were some prehistoric cave drawings on the wall.primitive /prmtv/ adj primitívny The soldiers made

a primitive shelter to sleep in.principal (=main) /prnspl/ adj hlavný Coffee is

Brazil�s principal export.put off by /pυt f ba/ odpudzova� I�ve been put off

eating pork by seeing how badly pigs are treated.pyramid /prmd/ noun pyramída He bought a paperweight

in the shape of a pyramid.rapids /rpdz/ noun pereje The canoeist was injured

whilst canoeing down the rapids.recommendation /rekmenden/ noun

odporúèanie The report made recommendations on how schools can improve their teaching.

recover /rkv/ verb zotavi� sa I hope I recover from this flu before my holiday starts.

re-enact /ri nkt/ verb znova zahra� In the film they re-enacted the Battle of Waterloo.

regret /rret/ verb 3⁄4utova� I really regret leaving school so young.remote /rmυt/ noun ovládaè My brother and I fight over

who holds the TV remote!scramble /skrmbl/ verb liez�, driapa� sa I scrambled

up onto the roof of the house.security system /skjυrti sstm/ noun bezpeè-

nostný systém He tested the bank�s security system for any weaknesses.

shade /ed/ noun tieò I�d rather sit in the shade than inthe sun.

shiver /v/ verb trias� sa I was cold and wet and I couldn�t stop shivering.

shocked /kt/ adj �okovaný The shocked passers-by saw the bus explode.

silly of sb to /sli v smbdi t, tυ/ hlúpe od niekoho... It was silly of Gran to say he could stay � he�ll never leave!

smoke /smυk/ noun vypari� sa My dreams of becoming rich have gone up in smoke.

social services /sυl svsz/ noun sociálne slu�by She rang social services asking for help to feedthe children.

souvenir /suvn/ noun suvenír The boomerang wasa souvenir of our holiday in Australia.

speciality /speilti/ noun �pecialita Fish is our speciality.

spellbound /spelbaυnd/ adj okúzlený, oèarený They watched spellbound as the magician cut himself in half.

spellbound /spelbaυnd/ adj okúzlený, oèarený He held the children spellbound with his stories.

squirrel /skwrl/ noun veverièka The squirrels eat allthe food I put out for the birds!

stairway /stewe/ noun schodisko She climbed upthe stairway to the next floor of the palace.

stateroom /stetrυm, rum/ noun reprezentaèný sál, vládny salónik The councillors held their meetingin the stateroom.

steep /stip/ adj strmý, príkry I can�t ride my bike here � it�s too steep.

strike /strak/ verb urobi� dojem It strikes me that you may not be telling the truth.

stroll /strυl/ verb prechádza� sa, potulova� We strolled along the beach.

struggle up sth /strl p smθŋ/ razi� si cestu, namáha� sa They struggled up the hill to see the view from the top.

stuffy /stfi/ adj zatuchnutý, dusný It�s very stuffyin here � can I open a window?

stupid of sb to /stjupd v smbdi t, tυ/ by� hlúpe od niekoho It was stupid of me to lend himthe money, I�ll never get it back.

surgeon /sdn/ noun chirurg The surgeon performed the operation in two hours.

surgery /sdri/ noun ordinácia, chirurgia She had surgery to remove a lump from her neck.

surveyor /sve/ noun úradný odhadca Before buying the house, we asked a surveyor to look at it.

tablet (clay/stone -) /tblt/ noun tabula, do�tièka They found large stone tablets with strange writing on them.

take over /tek υv/ prebra� nieèo She has taken over the running of the business.

take sth up /tek smθŋ p/ zaèa� s nieèím I�m going to take up something easy like hang-gliding!

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tapestry /tpstri/ noun gobelín On the wall there wasa tapestry showing a hunting scene.

telescope /telskυp/ noun ïalekoh3⁄4ad Throughthe telescope I could see details of the moon�s surface.

temple /templ/ noun chrám The Temple of Heavenly Peace is in Beijing.

things (all � considered) /θŋz/ noun veci, okolnosti/ berúc do úvahy v�etky okolnosti All things considered, I prefer living in the North of England.

time /tam/ noun èas Don�t waste time, get on with it!time capsule /tam kpsjul/ noun èasové púzdro,

kapsula We buried the time capsule for people of the future to find.

tone /tυn/ noun tón �Hi, Jane,� Rod called out in a friendly tone of voice.

track /trk/ noun stopa The soldier left no track to show where he had gone.

turn sth off /tn smθŋ f/ vypnú� nieèo Sheila turned off the lights before she went to bed.

unbelievable /nblivbl/ adj neuverite3⁄4ný Jack�s had some unbelievable luck in the last few years.

undergrowth /ndrυθ/ noun podrast I promised Mum I�d cut back the undergrowth beneath the trees.

vast /vst/ adj rozsiahly, nesmierny The Romans once controlled a vast empire.

voluntary work /vlntri wk/ noun dobrovo3⁄4ná práca Joe does some voluntary work at the hospital.

walkman /wkmn/ noun walkman, malý kazetový prehrávaè She has a Walkman but would like to replace it with an iPod.

waste /west/ verb mrha�, My father thought I would just waste time at college.

wheeled /wild/ adj kolesový, s kolesami The wheeled cart ran over my foot

wilderness /wldns/ noun divoèina Fifty years ago, this area was just a wilderness.

work sth out /wk smθŋ aυt/ vypracova�, vypoèíta� I�ll try and work out the quickest route.

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