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New OPPORTUNITIES Intermediate Page 1 of 34Anglicko slovensk slovnk

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MODULE ONE

Aborigine,n /"{b@'rIdZ@ni/ Aboriginovia - pvodn obyvatelia Austrlie Did you meet anyAborigines when you went to Australia?

adventure,n /@d'ventS@/ dobrodrustvo It's a book about Johnson's adventures at sea.advert,n /'{dv:t/ reklama, inzert Have you seen that advert for Nike sportswear?already

,

adv

/O:l'redi/ u I've seen that film already.

ambition,n /{m'bIS@n/ ambcia, cie, My ambition is to become a doctor.ambitious,adj /{m'bIS@s/ cieavedom, ambicizny We are looking for ambitious, hard-working young

people.ambitiously,adv /{m'bIS@sli/ cieavedome He ambitiously decided to try for the top job.ancient,adj /'eInS@nt/ starovek It looked like an ancient building that had not been used for centuries.archaeology,n /"A:ki'l@dZi/ archeolgia She wants to study archaeology.back out, /"b{k 'aUt @v,

v/vycvaz nieoho The salesman tried to back out of the deal.

base,n /beIs/ zklada The scientists worked from their base in Antarctica.be into sth, /bi 'Int@

"smTI/zaujmasa He's really into football these days.

biography,n /baI'gr@fi/ ivotopis, biografia He wrote a biography of Princess Diana.boring,adj /'bO:rI/ nudn The programme was so boring she fell asleep.botanist,n /'bt@nIst/ botanik The botanist discovered a new plant.brave,adj /breIv/ staton, odvny He was a brave man and gave his life to save others.bravely,adv /'breIvli/ statone The mountaineers battled bravely against the weather.bravery,n /'breIv@ri/ statonos, odvaha He was awarded a medal for his bravery.break down, /"breIk 'daUn/ pokazisa The car broke down in the middle of the motorway.bungee jumping,n /'bndZi

"dZmpI/skok na lane Zak went bungee jumping whilst on holiday in New Zealand.

by,prep /baI/ predloka s dopr. prostriedkom - sautobusom I go to work by bus.camel,n /'k{m@l/ ava The camel race was one of the best bits of our holiday.campsite,n /'k{mpsaIt/ kemp, stanov tbor In the storm, all the tents on the campsite were washedaway.cannibal,n /'k{n@b@l/ kanibal The cannibals hadn't eaten anyone for weeks!canoeing,n /k@'nu:I/ kanoing We could go canoeing this weekend.certainly,adv /'s:tnli/ urite This match will certainly be difficult for us to win.challenging,adj /'tS{l@ndZI/ nron, vyzvav Teaching is a very challenging job.changeable,adj /'tSeIndZ@b@l/ premenliv The weather is very changeable today.cheat,v /tSi:t/ podvies, vindlova Her son feels he has been cheated out of his inheritance.climbing,n /'klaImI/ horolezectvo, plhanie, lezenie We go climbing in the Welsh mountains.cold,adj /k@Uld/ studen, odmeran She's a really cold person, never smiling or friendly.comfortable,adj /'kmft@b@l,

'kmf@t / pohodlnAre you comfortable sitting on the floor?

constitutional

monarchy,n /"knst@tju:S@n@l 'mn@ki/ kontitun monarchia The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.cruise,n /kru:z/ plavba Let's go on a cruise to Alaska!dangerous,adj /'deIndZ@r@s/ nebezpen Police say the escaped prisoner is a very dangerous man.dark,adj /dA:k/ tmav It's only five o'clock, and it's already dark .darkness,n /'dA:kn@s/ tma The whole house was in darkness.death,n /deT/ smrAfter her husband's death, she lived alone for 20 years.desert,n /'dez@t/ p The people travelled on camels in the desert.desert island,n /"dez@t 'aIl@nd/ opusten ostrov The shipwrecked survivors swam to a desert island.despair,n /dI'spe@/ zfalstvo, bezndej I was in despair, until she phoned to say that she was all

right.desperate,adj /'desp@r@t/ zfal, bezndejn Many homeless families are in desperate situations.desperately,adv /'desp@r@tli/ zfalo, bezndejne They were desperately anxious to help.


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desperation,n /"desp@'reIS@n/ zfalstvo, bezndej In desperation she called the police for help.diary,n /'daI@ri/ dir I'll check my diary to see if I can come on Friday.die,v /daI/ zomrie Grandfather died last year.difficult,adj /'dIfIk@lt/ nron Skiing isn't difficult, but it takes practice.difficulty,n /'dIfIk@lti/ akos I had difficulty finding Kim's house.disaster,n /dI'zA:st@/ katastrofa Forty people were killed in the rail disaster.disastrous

,

adj /dI'zA:str@s/ katastroflny It will be disastrous if we lose.diving,n /'daIvI/ potpanie We went diving on the coral reef.dolphin,n /'dlfIn/ delfn You can swim with dolphins at that hotel in Hawaii.dream,v /dri:m/ snva My son dreams about becoming an astronaut.dying,adj /'daII/ posledn minta He scored his goal in the dying minutes of the game.ecosystem,n /'i:k@U"sIst@m/ ekosystm In the Earth's ecosystem, most animals and plants depend on others for

their existence.eco-tourism,n /'i:k@U

"tU@rIz@m/eko turistika Eco-tourism tries to be careful about its impact on the environment.

educational,adj /"edjU'keIS@n@l/ vchovn Her parents only bought educational games, she never had any fun.end,n /end/ koniec He met his end climbing mountains.environment,n /In'vaI@r@nm@nt/ ivotn prostredie We must protect the environment.ethnographer,n /eT'ngr@f@/ etnograf The ethnographer asked the old man if he could study his people.exciting,adj /Ik'saItI/ vzruujci It was a pretty exciting game.exhaust,v /Ig'zO:st/ vyerpa Looking after the kids exhausts me.exhausted,adj /Ig'zO:stId/ vyerpan I was so exhausted that I fell asleep on the couch.exhausting,adj /Ig'zO:stI/ vyerpvajci It had been an exhausting day and I couldn't wait to get to bed.exhaustion,n /Ig'zO:stS@n/ vyerpanie He was suffering from exhaustion and stayed in bed for a week.exotic,adj /Ig'ztIk/ exotick When I visit tropical places I love seeing exotic flowers and birds. expedition,n /"eksp@'dIS@n/ expedcia, vprava Ben went on an expedition to the South Pole.expensive,adj /Ik'spensIv/ drah, nkladn We can't afford this it's too expensive.exploration,n /"ekspl@'reIS@n/ prieskum, prebdanie They went on a journey of exploration in South America.explore

,

v

/Ik'splO:/ prebda, preskma They spent the afternoon exploring the town.

explorer,n /Ik'splO:r@/ bdate, prieskumnk Marco Polo was a famous explorer of Asia.extract,n /'ekstr{kt/ trok, extrakt The author read out a short extract from his novel.extreme mountain

biking,n /Ik"stri:m'maUnt@n"baIkI/

extrmne horsk bicyklovanie I think I'd enjoy extreme mountain biking as Ilove cycling.

extreme skiing,n /Ik"stri:m'ski:I/

extrmne lyovanie I tried extreme skiing last year but broke my leg. extreme sport,n /Ik"stri:m 'spO:t/ extrmne portyAny extreme sport appeals to me as I love dangerous sports.fail,v /feIl/ neuspie, neurobiskku She failed all her exams .failing,prep /'feIlI/ pri nedostatku / nedostvajc/ Failing her help, we shall have to try

something else.failure,n /'feIlj@/ nespech He went to Australia after his failure to get a job in England.fascinating,adj /'f{s@neItI/ fascinujca This is a fascinating book.fed up,adj /"fed 'p/ mados, byotrven I'm fed up with my job!flying,n /'flaII/ lietanie I don't want to go flying in that tiny plane!fossil,n /'fs@l/ foslie, skameneliny They found some fossils of early reptiles preserved in the

rock.four-wheel-drive,n /"fO: wi:l

'draIv/pohanie tyroch kolies Four-wheel-drives use a lot of fuel.

friend,n /frend/ priate Kate was new to the school but soon made friends.frightening,adj /'fraItnI/ straideln It's a very frightening film.get sth across, /"get smTI

@'krs/dostanieo k niekomu I tried to get the message across to her but she justlooked blank.

go through with, /g@U 'Tru: wID,

wIT/dokoni, pokraovaalej When the time came, I couldn't go through with it.


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guest house,n /'gest haUs/ privt, kde sa d ubytova, penzin We chose a guest house that did bedand breakfast.

hang-glide,v /'h{ glaId/ zvesn lietanie, lietanie na rogale I'd like to hang-glide, but it's anexpensive sport.

ice diving,n /'aIs "daIvI/ potpanie pod adom I'm not allowed to go ice diving as Mum says it can killyou.

ice-canyoning,n /"aIs 'k{nj@nI/ zlaovanie adovcov My friend went ice-canyoning and broke her leg.indigenous,adj /In'dIdZ@n@s/ domorod, pvodn Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.inhospitable,adj /"Inh'spIt@b@l/ nehostinn Siberia is one of the most inhospitable regions on Earth.instructor,n /In'strkt@/ intruktor I asked for a female instructor as women are better drivers.key,n /ki:/ k What do you think is the key to a happy life?learn about sth, /'l:n @baUt

"smTI/dozvediesa o... I learned about the accident when I rang to talk to her.

lines,n /laInz/ riadky Reading between the lines, I could tell she wanted to come home.listen to, /'lIs@n t@, tU/ pova James didn't listen to the instructions properly and got lost.living,n /'lIvI/ ivobytie He just about makes a living by working on the market.lonely,adj /'l@Unli/ osamel I felt really lonely while my parents were away.luckily,adv /'lk@li/ naastie Luckily, it didn't rain all day.luxurious,adj /lg'zjU@ri@s,

l@g'ZU@ri@s/luxusn, prepychov He has a luxurious apartment in the south of France.

make,v /meIk/ urobi She soon made friends with the girl next door.marathon,n /'m{r@T@n/ maratn He's going to run the New York marathon.microlight,n /'maIkr@UlaIt/ ultra ahk I didn't like flying in the microlight, it was too small.mid-twenties,n /"mId 'twentiz/ polovica dvadsiatych rokov She was in her mid-twenties when she had her

first child.miss sb, /'mIs "smb@di/ postrdaniekoho When my best friend went to another school, I missed him

terribly.moment,n /'m@Um@nt/ chva, momentAt the moment, I'm at RADA studying to be an actor.monarchy,n /'mn@ki/ monarchia In spite of many changes, the UK remains a monarchy.museum,n /mju:'zi:@m/ mzeum She is planning a class trip to the museum.nightlife,n /'naItlaIf/ non ivot The big attraction in Berlin is the nightlife.orchid,n /'O:kId/ orchidea I have two pots of orchids, one white and one purple.organisation,n /"O:g@naI'zeIS@n

/organizcia Liam's work was brilliant, but it lacked organisation.

organise,v /'O:g@naIz/ organizova She organised a concert to raise money for charity.organised,adj /'O:g@naIzd/ organizovan She was so well organised, you could tell exactly when she was

going to arrive.original,adj /@'rIdZIn@l/ pvodn The original plan was to catch the ferry.parachuting,n /'p{r@Su:tI/ parautistika, skkanie padkom I wanted to go parachuting but I just

couldn't jump out of the plane.participant,n /pA:'tIs@p@nt/ astnk Mark was a willing participant in the study.penguin,n /'pegwIn/ tuniakAll the penguins huddled together to keep warm.permanently

,

adv

/'p:m@n@ntli/ permanentne, stle Why don't you come and live with us permanently?

persuade sb to, /p@'sweId

"smb@di t@, tU/presvediniekoho The salesman couldn't persuade her to buy a new car.

planet,n /'pl{n@t/ planta Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.polar,adj /'p@Ul@/ polrny The polar regions of the Earth are some of the coldest on the planet.pony,n /'p@Uni/ ponk Ted liked to ride on the ponies when he visited the farm.practise,v /'pr{ktIs/ precviova I have to practise playing the trumpet every day.prefer,v /prI'f:/ uprednostova, preferova I prefer football to cricket.preparation,n /"prep@'reIS@n/ prprava He sometimes spends hours in preparation for an important game.prepare for, /prI'pe@ f@, fO:/ pripravisa You must prepare for the future by getting a well-paid job.price,n /praIs/ cena Having to move to Leeds was a small price to pay for being able to keep my job.price

,

v

/praIs/

oceni I think they've priced the house very reasonably.

privacy,n /'prIv@si/ skromie Teenagers need some privacy.


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progress,n /'pr@Ugres/ pokrok Parents want to be told about their child's progress at school.protection,n /pr@'tekS@n/ ochrana The trees gave them some protection against the rain.put on clothes, /"pUt n

'kl@UDz, 'kl@Uz/obliecsi He put on his clothes then went down to breakfast.

pyramids,n /'pIr@mIdz/ pyramda We went to Egypt to see the pyramids.race,n /reIs/ preteky They had a race to the South Pole and Amundsen got there before Scott.rainforest

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n

/'reIn"fr@st/ daov prales They're cutting down millions of trees and causing the destruction

of the rainforest.rainy,adj /'reIni/ upran It was a rainy day so the children played indoors.rapidly,adv /'r{p@dli/ rchlo, rapdne The disease was spreading more rapidly than expected.reasonably,adv /'ri:z@n@bli/ rozumne, slune The house was very reasonably priced.relieved,adj /rI'li:vd/ ukudnen, kudn, uvolnen We were all relieved when she returned home

safely.remarkable,adj /rI'mA:k@b@l/ pozoruhodn That's a remarkable achievement.remote,adj /rI'm@Ut/ vzdialen, odahl The fire was in a remote mountain area where no one lived.reserve,v /rI'z:v/ rezervcia We visited a wild animal reserve in Kenya.rheumatism,n /'ru:m@tIz@m/ reuma She had rheumatism and her fingers were swollen and painful.right now, /"raIt 'naU/ hneteraz, v tejto chvli I want you home right now, so don't give me any more

excuses.rock,n /rk/ skala They found a diamond in the middle of the rock.rock climbing,n /'rk "klaImI/ lezenie po skalch We went rock climbing at the weekend.round-the-world, /"raUnd D@

'w:ld/okolo sveta Mum and Dad are going on a round-the-world trip next year.

run out of sth, /rn 'aUt @v

"smTI/minnieo, We're always running out of milk at our house.

sad,adj /s{d/ smutn The movie had a very sad ending.sadden,v /'s{dn/ zarmti, trchli Her death saddened everyone greatly.sadly,adv /'s{dli/ smutne She smiled sadly.sadness,n /'s{dn@s/ smtok Even when she smiled, she had a kind of sadness.safari,n /s@'fA:ri/ safari We spent three weeks on safari in Kenya.safe,adj /seIf/ bezpen You can walk on the bridge it's perfectly safe.sailing,n /'seIlI/ plachtenie, plavenie They've invited us to go sailing this weekend.scientific,adj /"saI@n'tIfIk/ vedeck The scientist was working on a scientific experiment.set up, /"set 'p/ prestrie We set up the tables for the Christmas party.shock,v /Sk/ okova His arrogance shocked everybody who met him.skiing,n /'ski:I/ lyovanie We went skiing in Switzerland.skysurfing,n /'skaI"s:fI/ surfovanie vo vzduchu They jumped out of the aeroplane on their boards and

went skysurfing.sledge,n /sledZ/ snky Ben dragged his sledge through the snow.sleeping bag,n /'sli:pI b{g/ spack Because I forgot my sleeping bag I had to sleep on the ground.smoky,adj /'sm@Uki/ zadymen The room was crowded and smoky.snowboarding,n /'sn@UbO:dI/ snowboarding I prefer snowboarding to skiing.snowrafting,n /'sn@UrA:ftI/ raftovanie na snehu Snowrafting down a snowy mountain in a rubber boat is

fantastic fun!spirit,n /'spIrIt/ duch He said he could talk to the spirit of his dead mother.splitting,adj /'splItI/ trietiv He talks so loudly, he's given me a splitting headache.street-lugeing,n /"stri:t 'lu:ZI/ snkovanie They took their sleds and went street-lugeing down the hill.stunning,adj /'stnI/ ohromujci You look stunning in that dress.succeed,v /s@k'si:d/ uspie By pushing hard, he succeeded in opening the window.success,n /s@k'ses/ spech They were pleased with their success at the tournament.successful,adj /s@k'sesf@l/ spen They were successful in persuading him to join their team.successfully,adv /s@k'sesf@li/ spene They successfully completed the obstacle course.sunny

,

adj /'sni/ slnen It was a wonderful, warm, sunny summer's day.take up, /"teIk 'p/ zaas..., dasa na.. Mum and Dad decided to take up tennis this summer.


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take up, /"teIk 'p/ zaas..., dasa na..After she saw it on TV, Gran decided to take up ballroomdancing.

talk about sth, /'tO:k @baUt

"smTI/rozprvao... In the office, everyone talks about what was on TV the night before.

team,n /ti:m/ skupina, tm The sledge was pulled by a team of dogs.tent,n /tent/ stan We had to put up our tent in the dark.terrible,adj /'ter@b@l/ stran, hrozn We had terrible weather on the journey here.tiring,adj /'taI@rI/ unavujci The plane was in the air for 12 hours and it was a tiring journey.touch,v /ttS/ dotyk, spojenie He said he would get in touch by phone, but I haven't heard from

him.trek,n /trek/ cestovanie They went on a long and difficult trek through the jungle.trekker,n /'trek@/ cestovate The lonely trekker looked tired and weary.trekking,n /'trekI/ cestovanie We all went on a trekking holiday last year.tribe,n /traIb/ kme The Masai are one of the largest tribes in Kenya.trip,n /trIp/ vlet Dad's promised that we can go on a trip to Disneyland.trouble,n /'trb@l/ problm We had a lot of trouble parking the car.turn up for sth, /"t:n 'p f@

"smTI/prs, objavisa We all turned up for the wedding except for the bride!

uncomfortable,

adj /n'kmft@b@l,n'kmf@t / nepohodln I'm always so uncomfortable on long plane journeys.value,n /'v{lju:/ hodnota, cena That washing machine is good value for money at the price.variety,n /v@'raI@ti/ druh We tried three different varieties of cheese.volcano,n /vl'keIn@U/ sopka The volcano erupted without warning.wait for, /'weIt f@, fO:/ akana Dinner was late but wonderful well worth waiting for!whale,n /weIl/ veryba The whale is an endangered species.while,linking word /waIl/ chva, zatiao... I found the noise irritating but, after a while, I didn't notice it.white water rafting,n /"waIt wO:t@

'rA:ftI/raftovanie na perejch My brother went white water rafting at the weekend.

widow,n /'wId@U/ vdova She was a young, rich widow and did not intend to marry again.work for

,

/'w:k f@, fO:/

pracovapre

He had always had to work for a liv ing, nothing came easily.

worry about sth, /'wri @baUt

"smTI/mastarosti o nieo He worried about getting into university, as his grades werelow.

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a bit, /@ 'bIt/ trocha That child is a bit cheeky and not very well-mannered.absolutely,adv /'{bs@lu:tli,

"{bs@'lu:tli/absoltne I'll be absolutely amazed if we win.

action,n /'{kS@n/ in, akcia, / bojov film / The film star did all his own stunts in the action film. activist,n /'{kt@vIst/ aktivista The animal rights activists lay a false trail for the hunting dogs. actor,n /'{kt@/ herec He wants to be an actor when he grows up.actress,n /'{ktr@s/ hereka Elizabeth Taylor is a famous actress.adventure,n /@d'ventS@/ dobrodrun It's an adventure story about Johnson's travels at sea.album,n /'{lb@m/ album Do you have Madonna's new album?anarchist,n /'{n@kIst/ anarchista He's always been an anarchist and hates following rules.arrest,v /@'rest/ zatkn They arrested her for stealing.bacillus,n /b@'sIl@s/ bacil It was the kind of bacillus that caused diseases.bacteria,n /b{k'tI@ri@/ baktria This cleaning product kills bacteria.break up with sb, /"breIk 'p wID

"smb@di/rozssa s niekm I broke up with Rachel when I found out she'd lied to me.

brilliant,adj /'brIlj@nt/ brilantn, skvel Pele was a brilliant footballer.cab,n /k{b/ taxk We took a cab to the airport.candy,n /'k{ndi/ cukrk, cukrovinka Zak bought Suki candy because he knew she liked sweetfoods.


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cartoon,n /kA:'tu:n/ rozprvka The children would watch cartoons all day if I let them!character,n /'k{rIkt@/ charakter, rz The new road will spoil the quiet character of the village.cholera,n /'kl@r@/ cholera There was an outbreak of cholera and many people died.civil rights,n /"sIv@l 'raIts/ obianske prva He said the police had ignored his civil rights.coconut,n /'k@Uk@nt/ kokosov orech Mum put some coconut in the cake mix.coin (toss a -),n /kOIn/ minca / hodisi mincou / We tossed a coin to decide who would do the

washing up.comedy,n /'km@di/ komdiaAll my favourite films are comedies.completely,adv /k@m'pli:tli/ plne, kompletne She set out to invent a completely new language.complicated,adj /'kmplIkeIt@d/ komplikovan These instructions are too complicated.convinced,adj /k@n'vInst/ presveden I became convinced that Mara was lying to me.costume,n /'kstjUm/ kostmAt the fancy dress party everyone had to wear Star Trek costumes.coward,n /'kaU@d/ zbabel They called me a coward because I wouldn't fight.crime,n /kraIm/ zloin, /kriminlny prbeh/ My wife loves reading American crime novels.deputy,n /'depj@ti/ zstupca She applied for the job of deputy head teacher.detective,n /dI'tektIv/ detektvny I prefer British detective stories to US ones.dialogue,n /'daI@lg/ dialg, rozhovor The author was terrible at description but great at dialogue.disaster,n /dI'zA:st@/ katastrofa The film was about an air disaster and nearly put me off flying.eccentric,adj /Ik'sentrIk/ vstredn My uncle is quite an eccentric.educational,adj /"edjU'keIS@n@l/ vchovn Her parents only bought educational games, she never had any fun.emergency service, /I'm:dZ@nsi

"s:vIs/zchrann systmAll the emergency services claimed they had too few staff.

exciting,adj /Ik'saItI/ vzruujci It was a pretty exciting game.extremist,n /Ik'stri:mIst/ extrmista The bomb was planted by a white extremist group.fall for sb, /'fO:l f@, fO:/ mascit Ruby fell for Jack as soon as she saw him.fantastic,adj /f{n't{stIk/ fantastick The book is full of fantastic stories about dragons.fantasy,n /'f{nt@si/ fantzia Lord of the Rings is a fantasy story set in Middle Earth.fantasy,n /'f{nt@si/ fantzia Several famous fantasy authors will be at the bookshop this afternoon.fascinating

,

adj

/'f{s@neItI/ fascinujci He told us fascinating stories about his adventures in Borneo.

fisherman,n /'fIS@m@n/ rybr The fisherman felt a tug on his line and began pulling it in. funny,adj /'fni/ zbavn It was one of the funniest stories I've ever heard.gang,n /g{/ gang He was beaten up by a gang of youths.get away, /get @'weI/ unikn, dostasa pre We get away from the city for short breaks as often as

possible,.get out of, /get 'aUt @v,

v/odstpiod... He tried to get out of the agreement but it was all down in writing.

ghost,n /g@Ust/ duch I don't believe in ghosts but I like listening to ghost stories.go out with sb, /g@U 'aUt wID

"smb@di/vyjssi s niekm von I'd like to go out with Daisy but she only likes Dan.

goodbye,interj /gUd'baI/ dovidenia Goodbye Chris! See you Monday.grave,n /greIv/ hrob Joan put some flowers on her father's grave.heads (coin),n /hedz/ hlava / mince / I called "tails" but the coin came down "heads".heavily,adv /'hev@li/ husto It was still raining heavily.hilarious,adj /hI'le@ri@s/ vesel, rozjaren The comedians were hilarious and we couldn't stop laughing.historical,adj /hI'strIk@l/ historick The film is based on a historical event.horror,n /'hr@/ horor He is famous for writing horror stories and film scripts.imaginative,adj /I'm{dZ@n@tIv/ fantazijn, npadit It was an imaginative story about a world where there were

no men.incredibly,adv /In'kred@bli/ neuveritene The children were incredibly excited about visiting Disney World.interesting,adj /'Intr@stI/ zaujmavA good teacher can make any subject interesting.jeweller,n /'dZu:@l@/ klenotnk The jeweller fixed my watch.laboratory

,

n /l@'br@tri/ laboratrium They carried out the experiment in the laboratory.legend,n /'ledZ@nd/ legenda She's written a book about Greek legends.


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look at, /'lUk @t, {t/ pozriesa na Look at that beautiful painting!love,v /lv/ milova Gran likes to read love stories.mad,adj /m{d/ zblznen do...Anna's mad about Steve and wants to marry him.microscope,n /'maIkr@sk@Up/ mikroskop I examined the virus under a microscope.music,n /'mju:zIk/ hudba Do you like this music?musica,n /'mju:zIk@l/ muzikl Mum's gone to see a musical at the cinema.mutter

,

v /'mt@/ mrmla, repta "Leave me alone," Jay muttered.outlaw,v /'aUtlO:/ postavimimo zkon The new rules will outlaw abortion.outstanding,adj /aUt'st{ndI/ vynikajci, vznan Eddie got outstanding results in his exams.part (=role),n /pA:t/ rola, postava Who played the part of Mozart in the film?photography,n /f@'tgr@fi/ fotografia He developed an interest in photography.plot,n /plt/ dej I found it difficult to follow the plot of the story.quite,adv /kwaIt/ dos, celkom It can be quite cold at night.rather,adv /'rA:D@/ dos, celkom I think you're being rather unfair.rob,v /rb/ vykradn They decided to rob a bank.romantic,adj /r@U'm{ntIk,

r@ /romantick Barbara Cartland was famous for writing lots of romantic books.

scary,adj /'ske@ri/ straideln It's a really scary movie.scene,n /si:n/ scna I loved the scene where the children arrived home.

science fiction, /"saI@ns 'fIkS@n/ vedecko fantastick When I read science fiction books I can escape everydaylife.

see sth in sb, /'si: "smTI In

"smb@di/vidienieo v niekom I could see she had the makings of a first class chef inher.

sheriff,n /'Ser@f/ erif The sheriff arrested the cowboy and put him in jail.shoot,v /Su:t/ zastreli He shot the man in the back.situation,n /"sItSu'eIS@n/ situcia We are in a very difficult situation .slide,v /slaId/ krycie sklko He examined the blood on the slide through the microscope.slippers,n /'slIp@z/ papue I think I'll buy my Gran some slippers for her birthday. special effect,n /"speS@l I'fekt/ pecilne efekty This science-fiction film has some fantastic special effects.spy,v /spaI/ ptra, pehova He wrote the best spy stories ever written.steal,v /sti:l/ ukradn Someone stole $5 from her pocket.storyline,n /'stO:rilaIn/ prbeh The film has a strong storyline.tails (coin),n /teIlz/ znak / na minci / The captain called "tails" and when he won he decided to bat

first.test tube,n /'test tju:b/ testovacia trubica We put the liquid into a test tube and heated it to 100 degrees

Centigrade.thriller,n /'TrIl@/ thriller, napnav prbeh I always buy a thriller to read on the plane.top hat,n /"tp 'h{t/ cylinder The bridegroom wore a top hat and a bow tie.toss (- a coin),v /ts/ hodisi They tossed a coin and the winner got to keep the prize.totally,adv /'t@Utl i/ plne, kompletne The town was totally destroyed by the bombing.travel

,

v

/'tr{v@l/

cestova This publisher specialises in travel books.

triplet,n /'trIpl@t/ trojiky Di gave birth to triplets last year.use,v /ju:z/ poui Can I use your phone?used to,modal verb /'ju:st t@/ zvykol He used to go to our school but he left last year.variety show,n /v@'raI@ti S@U/ estrda, variet Lots of different celebrities appeared in the variety show.victim,n /'vIkt@m/ obe The victims of the bomb attack were taken to hospital.wanted,adj /'wntId/ hadan He is a wanted criminal.war,n /wO:/ vojna He was a prisoner during the Vietnam War.wave,v /weIv/ mva We waved goodbye to Dad.western,adj /'west@n/ zpadn He's always watching westerns he's mad about cowboys.whenever,adv /wen'ev@/ kedykovek This picture will remind me of you whenever I look at it.

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accident,n /'{ks@d@nt/ nehoda What would you do if I had an accident?accommodation,n /@"km@'deIS@n/ ubytovanie I need to find some cheap accommodation.addition,n /@'dIS@n/ prdavok, dodatok / naviac / He's studying German, in addition to French and

Spanish.after-sun cream,n /"A:ft@ 'sn

kri:m/mlieko po opaovanAfter sunbathing, she applied some after-sun cream.

air pollution,n /'e@ p@"lu:S@n/ zneistenie ovzduia There's a lot of air pollution from traffic fumes.aisle,n /aIl/ ulika Please do not block the aisle with your bags.baggage,n /'b{gIdZ/ batoina The porter will help you with your baggage.balloon,n /b@'lu:n/ baln The hot-air balloon landed gently on the ground.ballooning,n /b@'lu:nI/ lietanie balnom Richard loved ballooning and wanted to travel round the world.block,n /blk/ blok She lives two blocks away.boarding card,n /'bO:dI kA:d/ letenka He couldn't get on the plane because he'd lost his boarding card.brutal,adj /'bru:t@l/ surov, krut, neznesiten It was a brutal winter and many old people died.buy,v /baI/ kpi I wouldn't buy my computer from a shop in the high street.calculate,v /'k{lkj@leIt/ pota Calculate what the cost will be in pounds and pence.carriage,n /'k{rIdZ/ voze I prefer sitting in the first carriage of the train.check in, /"tSek 'In/ zaregistrovasa, zapsasa When I arrived at the hotel, I checked in at the

reception desk.check-in,n /'tSek In/ vstupn kontrolaAt the check-in they confirmed that I had a window seat.claustrophobia,n /"klO:str@'f@Ubi@/ klaustrofbia People who suffer from claustrophobia hate going into caves.claustrophobic,adj /"klO:str@'f@UbIk/ klaustrofobick It was such a tiny room, I began to feel claustrophobic.cold,n /k@Uld/ prechladnutie I had a bad cold and had to stay off school.common,n /'km@n/ spolon, obyajn, ben They liked each other, but found they had nothing

in common.commuter,n /k@'mju:t@/ lovek pravidelne dochdzajci do zamestnania a majci

predplatn lstok The train was packed with commuters going to work.comply with, /k@m'plaI wID,

wIT/prispsobisa The headmaster said we had to comply with the school rules.

consider,v /k@n'sId@/ zvi, uvi The price is so high it's not even worth considering.convinced,adj /k@n'vInst/ presveden I became convinced that Maria was lying to me.couple,n /'kp@l/ pr, niekoko We bought a couple of oranges at the market stall.customs,n /'kst@mz/ coln kontrolaAll baggage must go through customs.cyclist,n /'saIklIst/ cyklista This part of the road is for cyclists only.desperate,adj /'desp@r@t/ zfal Many homeless families are desperate for a place to live.drag,v /dr{g/ vliec, aha He dragged the bags over to the bus.drive,v /draIv/ jazdi, ofrova I learned to drive when I was seventeen.emergency exit,n /I"m:dZ@nsi

'egzIt, 'eksIt/nikov vchod When the fire broke out, everyone ran to the emergency exit.

exactly,adv /Ig'z{ktli/ presne I know exactly what is going to happen.extortionate,adj /Ik'stO:S@n@t/ vydierask Many local taxi drivers charge extortionate rates.ferry,n /'feri/ trajekt We went across to France on the ferry.fine,adj /faIn/ skvele, vborne "Let's meet at seven." Okay, that's fine."flight,n /flaIt/ let She booked a flight to New York.flight attendant,n /'flaIt @"tend@nt/ letuka She wants to be a flight attendant but suffers from air sickness!food tray,n /'fu:d treI/ tcky pod jedlo The flight attendants came round to collect the food trays.gate,n /geIt/ brna, vchod Our flight leaves from Gate 13.go (- by train, bus,

etc),v /g@U/ svlakom, autobusom, ... We went to the party by car.go (- in a lorry, car,

etc),v /g@U/ sv nkladnom aute, osobnom aute, ... Some went on the bus and therest went in Dave's car.go (- on foot),v /g@U/ speo The others went on foot as there was no room left on the bus.hand (on the one -),n /h{nd/ na jednej strane... One the one hand he annoys me but on the other hand I do


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like him.hand (on the other -),n /h{nd/ na strane druhej... On the other hand, maybe I will go after all.have (- nothing in

common),auxiliary verb /h@v, h{v/ nemanispolon s... I have nothing in common with my uncle, so I nevervisit him.have (- time to),auxiliaryverb /h@v, h{v/ maas na.... Do you have time to meet me for lunch?have (would not have

it),v /h@v, h{v/ nenechanieo tak... You're making too much noise! I won't have it!headache,n /'hedeIk/ boleshlavy I've got a terrible headache.helicopter,n /'helIkpt@/ helikoptra The police helicopter flew overhead.highlight,v /'haIlaIt/ vyzdvihndo popredia In his speech, the President highlighted the issue of

crime.honeymoon,n /'hnimu:n/ medov tdne We're going to Greece for our honeymoon.however,adv /haU'ev@/ avak She's a bright student. However, she does need to work harder.information desk,n /"Inf@'meIS@n

desk/informcie The man at the information desk told us which direction to take.

invader,n /In'veId@/ votrelec The book describes how invaders from space landed on Earth.journey,n /'dZ:ni/ cesta How long does your journey to school take?knowledge,n /'nlIdZ/ vedomosti, To become a taxi driver he first had to pass the knowledge.lack of, /'l{k @v, v/ nezujem There was a general lack of interest in the lesson.leap (- into clothes),v /li:p/ skoi I leapt into my pyjamas and pulled the blankets over my head.life jacket,n /'laIf "dZ{kIt/ zchrann vesta Everyone on board the boat had to wear a life jacket.locker,n /'lk@/ uzamykaten skrinka I put my hand luggage in the overhead locker.loop,n /lu:p/ kuka, Join the loop of the "g" to the top of the "a".lorry,n /'lri/ nkladn auto The lorry was carrying a load of wood.lorry driver,n /'lri "draIv@/ vodinkladnho auta The lorry driver fell asleep at the wheel.luggage,n /'lgIdZ/ batoina You must not bring more than one item of luggage.motorcyclist,n /'m@Ut@"saIklIst/ motocyklistaAll the motorcyclists were dressed in leather jackets and trousers.motorist,n /'m@Ut@rIst/ motorista The motorist was speeding down the motorway.mugging,n /'mgI/ napadnutie a okradnutie niekoho na verejnom priestranstve Crimeis on the increase, especially muggings and burglary.narrow,adj /'n{r@U/ zky The old narrow roads had obviously not been built to take much traffic.outback, /'aUtb{k/ vntrozemie, bu My penfriend in Australia lives in the outback.overcrowding,n /"@Uv@'kraUdI/ preplnenie There is a lot of overcrowding in cities.overhead,adj /'@Uv@hed,

"@Uv@'hed/nad hlavou The work bench is fitted with an overhead shelf.

oversleep,v /"@Uv@'sli:p/ zaspa Matt overslept this morning and missed the bus.passenger,n /'p{sIndZ@/ pasaier, cestujci The boat sank, but all the passengers and crew were

rescued.passport control,n /'pA:spO:t

k@n"tr@Ul/pasov kontrola It took us ages to get through passport control.

pedestrian,adj /p@'destri@n/ chodec He almost knocked down a pedestrian.pedestrian crossing,n /p@"destri@n

'krsI/prechod pre chodcov The car stopped at the pedestrian crossing.

pick ones way

through,

/"pIk wnz weI

'Tru:/vybrasa cez... Carefully, she picked her way through all the broken glass.

pilot,n /'paIl@t/ pilot The pilot landed the plane safely on the runway.planetarium,n /"pl{n@'te@ri@m/ planetrium There was a long queue outside the planetarium.platform,n /'pl{tfO:m/ nstupite The train for Brighton leaves from Platform 4.presentation,n /"prez@n'teIS@n/ prezentcia I gave a presentation to the class about my history project.queue,n /kju:/ rad I joined the back of the queue.reservation,n /"rez@'veIS@n/ rezervcia, zaistenie si I'd like to make a reservation for dinner tonight.roadwork,n /'r@Udw:k/ prce na cesteAll the cars slowed down because of the roadworks.rucksack,n /'rks{k/ ruksak, batoh She set off with her rucksack on her back.


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seat,n /si:t/ sedadlo, miesto na sedenie I couldn't get a seat on the bus this morning.seat belt,n /'si:t belt/ bezpenostn ps Everyone had to fasten their seat belts before the plane

landed.ship,n /SIp/ lo I was terrified that the ship might sink.show up, /"S@U 'p/ ukzasa The fans waited for hours but the rock star didn't show up.sit back, /"sIt 'b{k/ sadna opriesa The dentist asked me to sit back, open my mouth and relax.slush,n /slS/ roztopen sneh, vachtanica Children were sliding around in the snow and

slush.sore throat,n /"sO: 'Tr@Ut/ zaplen hrdlo I bought some medicine to help my sore throat.strict,adj /strIkt/ prsny 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,n /'snb:n/ splenie od slnka He got very bad sunburn from lying in the sun all day.tablet,n /'t{bl@t/ tableta She took two sleeping tablets.take-off,n /'teIk f/ odlet Before take-off everyone on the plane had to fasten their seatbelts.terrified,adj /'ter@faId/ vystraen I'm absolutely terrified of spiders.ticket collector,n /'tIk@t k@"lekt@/ sprievodca o kontroluje lstkyAt the station, I handed my ticket to the ticket

collector.time,n /taIm/ as I wish we'd had time to see all the family before we left.traffic jam,n /'tr{fIk dZ{m/ zpcha na ceste We got stuck in a traffic jam.travel,v /'tr{v@l/ cestova It's quicker if you travel by train.trip,n /trIp/ vlet We went out for a day trip to the seaside.trolley,n /'trli/ vozk Dad put our luggage on the trolley and then went to the check-in.tube station,n /'tju:b "steIS@n/ stanica metra We went to the tube station and caught a tube to Hyde Park.underground,adj /'nd@graUnd/ metro I travel to school on the underground.upset,adj /"p'set/ majci aldon problmy She has an upset stomach and feels like being

sick.van,n /v{n/ dodvka When the removal van was full, it set off for our new house.well (as as),adv /wel/ tak ako aj... I bought a jacket as well as a coat.worth,adj /w:T/ cenn, stojaci za... I think the house is a bargain and well worth considering.yacht,n /jt/ jachta We bought the yacht although it needed new sails.

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addict,n /'{dIkt/ zvislos, zvis I think my brother's becoming an internet addict.aid,n /eId/ pomoc We are sending aid to the victims of the war.all-weather,adj /'O:l weD@/ do kadho poasia I've bought an all-weather jacket for when we go sailing.barmy,adj /'bA:mi/ streten, natvrdl "That's a crazy idea. People will think we've gone barmy!"bug sb, /'bg "smb@di/ otravova, dohak ialenstvu It really bugs me that I'm expected to clean

up but my brother isn't!bury,v /'beri/ pochova We buried my brother in a small country churchyard.car-wash,n /'kA: wS/ autoumyvre This car is really dirty! I'll take it to the car-wash. casualty,n /'k{Zu@lti/ obe There were 20 casualties following an accident on the motorway.celebrate,v /'sel@breIt/ oslavova The team celebrated by opening some bottles of champagne.celebrity,n /s@'lebr@ti/ osobnos, celebrita There were lots of TV celebrities at the party.chat room,n /'tS{t ru:m,

rUm/strnka na chatovanie na internete I don't like using Internet chat rooms asI can't see who I'm chatting to.

chat show,n /'tS{t S@U/ show zameran na rozhovory so slvnymi osobnosami Brosnanappeared as a guest on her chat show.

columnist,n /'kl@mnIst/ fejtonista She's a famous columnist and writes about the royal family.consecutive,adj /k@n'sekj@tIv/ po sebe idci, nsledn He was late for school on three consecutive days.contract,n /'kntr{kt/ zmluva, kontrakt She's just signed a contract with a record company.corner shop,n /'kO:n@ Sp/ obchod na rohu The corner shop at the end of the street stays open till ten

o'clock.couch potato

,

n

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current affairs,n /"kr@nt @'fe@z/ sastn udalosti, zleitosti It was a currents affairs programme abouthomeless people.

despite,prep /dI'spaIt/ napriek He struggled on despite the pain.devious,adj /'di:vi@s/ krivolak, scestn, odchyln She had a devious scheme for making money.documentary,n /"dkj@'ment@ri/ dokumentrny film We watched a documentary about dinosaurs.dry cleaners,n /"draI 'kli:n@z/ istiare I spilt some wine on my white suit so I took it to the dry cleaner's. earthquake,n /':TkweIk/ zemetrasenie 200 people were killed in the earthquake.episode,n /'ep@s@Ud/ as, epizda There's another episode of "Star Trek" on tonight.evacuate,v /I'v{kjueIt/ evakuova, vysahova The police evacuated us after they received a bomb

warning.evacuation,n /I"v{kju'eIS@n/ vysahovanie, evakucia He helped in the evacuation of children from the area

of the fighting.extract from, /'ekstr{kt fr@m,

frm/as, vah, vpis I've only seen a short extract from the film.

fame,n /feIm/ slvaAppearing in a television series brought him instant fame.fan (=supporter),n /f{n/ fanik Thousands of football fans filled the stadium.flat tyre,adj /fl{t 'taI@/ defekt, przdna pneumatika The car ran over some glass and got a flat tyre.game show,n /'geIm S@U/ san showAll the money they won on the game show went to charity.glam but glum, /"gl{m b@t

'glm/praliv, vzruujci ale smutn, nudnAll the rich diners looked glambut glum when told there was no food left.

hacker,n /'h{k@/ hacker The hacker managed to get into the bank's computer system.hampered,adj /'h{mp@d/ prekazen The search for the men was hampered by bad weather.homeless,adj /'h@Uml@s/ bezdomovec Every large city has homeless people sleeping on the streets.hound sb, /'haUnd

"smb@di/prenasledova, tva The photographers hounded the princess everywhere shewent.

hysteria,n /hI'stI@ri@/ hystria The explosion provoked mass hysteria.ice rink,n /'aIs rIk/ klzisko We went skating at the ice rink every Sunday.innocent of, /'In@s@nt @v,

v/nevinn He was innocent of any crime so the police let him go.

Internet,n /'Int@net/ internet You can find all the latest information on the Internet.ironmongers,n /'aI@n"mg@z/ eleziarstvo Dad used to buy his tools from the ironmonger's but it shut down.jewellers,n /'dZu:@l@z/ klenotnctvo Toni went to the jeweller's to buy a watch.journalist,n /'dZ:n@l Ist/ novinr There's a journalist on the phone he wants to interview you.manicurist,n /'m{nIkjU@rIst/ manikrka The manicurist shaped and polished my nails.mass,adj /m{s/ msov, hromadn The royal wedding was covered by the mass media.monitor,n /'mnIt@/ monitor, triedny dohliada Ellie has been made a school monitor.musician,n /mju:'zIS@n/ hudobnk Jack's a jazz musician, he plays the trumpet.news,n /nju:z/ sprvy I listened to the news, hoping to hear the football results.newsagent,n /'nju:z"eIdZ@nt/ novinov stnok There's a newsagent's at the end of our street.newsreader,n /'nju:z"ri:d@/ modertor sprv I prefer the newsreader on the 7 o'clock evening news.offender,n /@'fend@/ vinnk, previnilec In Feltham there is a prison for young offenders.oppose,v /@'p@Uz/ oponova, postavisa proti nieomu Many people oppose the plan to build

more houses in the area.optician,n /p'tIS@n/ on lekr Go and see an optician if you're having trouble reading.optimistic,adj /"pt@'mIstIk/ optimistick She was optimistic about her chances of passing the exam.order,n /'O:d@/ objednvka / in order - aby / I went into town in order to buy her a present.paparazzi,n /"p{p@'r{tsi/ paparazzi The paparazzi rushed towards the film stars, cameras clicking.partnership,n /'pA:tn@SIp/ partnerstvo Their partnership ended last year when the business closed.pierce,v /pI@s/ prebodn, prepichnAfter they pierce your ears they give you some earrings

to wear until they heal.plumber,n /'plm@/ vodr When the toilet was blocked, Mum rang for a plumber.popular,adj /'ppj@l@/ obben He's one of the most popular boys in the school.popularity

,

n

/"ppj@'l{r@ti/

obbenos

, popularita

Skiing has increased in popularity.presenter,n /prI'zent@/ modertor He's a TV presenter on BBC 2's Newsnight.


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press (the -),v /pres/ tla He hadn't even been arrested but the press declared him guilty.publicity,n /p@'blIs@ti/ publicita Murder trials always get a lot of publicity.publish,v /'pblIS/ vyda This company publishes a lot of children's books.reality show,n /ri'{l@ti S@U/ reality show "Wife Swap" is an interesting TV reality show.register,v /'redZIst@/ zapsasa, registrovaA gentle breeze registers 3 on the Beaufort scale.reject sth for sth, /rI'dZekt

"smTI f@"smTI/odmietnunieo kvli nieomu She rejected his marriage proposal for thechance to live in Canada.

Richter scale,n /'rIkt@ skeIl/ Richterova stupnica The earthquake measured 7.4 on the Richter scale.risk,n /rIsk/ riziko, nebezpeenstvo Looking after sick people is a serious health risk.rubbish (=nonsense),n /'rbIS/ nezmysel, blbos He knows nothing about the subject and talks utter rubbish.service,v /'s:vIs/ poskytovadrbrske a opravrske sluby The mechanic serviced the

car.single (pop music),n /'sIg@l/ singel - piese The group's single went straight to the top of the hit parade.slowdown,n /'sl@UdaUn/ poklesAfter the hurricane, there was a slowdown in the tourist trade.snake-eye camera,n /"sneIk aI

'k{m@r@/typ fotoapartu Using his snake-eye camera he could see round corners.

soap opera,n /'s@Up "p@r@/ telenovela, seril She starred in a daytime soap opera on TV.sparkle,n /'spA:k@l/ iskra She looks so sad, I wish I could put the sparkle back in her eyes.

star (=celebrity),n /stA:/ hviezda The actor was a star of the theatre and cinema.stress,n /stres/ stres I don't cope well with stress.suitable for, /'su:t@b@l f@,

'sju: / vhodn pre The jigsaw wasn't suitable for children under three.

surf,v /s:f/ surfova We surfed every day when we were in Australia.synthetic,adj /sIn'TetIk/ syntetick This factory makes clothes using synthetic fabrics.tailor,n /'teIl@/ krajr The tailor measured me for a new suit.text message,n /'tekst "mesIdZ/ sms My brother's an expert at sending text messages from his mobile.top-up card,n /'tp p "kA:d/ dobjacia karta, kupn I paid to make more calls on my mobile phone by adding

to my top-up card.tournament,n /'tU@n@m@nt/ turnaj Wimbledon is a famous tennis tournament.treadmill,n /'tredmIl/ drina, She wondered how she could escape the treadmill of housework.turn against sb, /"t:n @'genst

"smb@di,

@'geInst/vzopriesa When Liam refused to help her, she turned against him.

turn over to, /"t:n '@Uv@ t@,

tU/prepnna The film was boring so he turned over to another channel.

turn sth on, /"t:n smTI

'n/zapnAs soon as she walked in she turned on the TV.

turn up, /"t:n 'p/ zosili She couldn't hear properly so she turned up the sound.tyre,n /taI@/ pneumatika I had a flat tyre on the way home.update,n /'pdeIt/ aktualizcia, modernizcia I've just downloaded an update for my iPod.website,n /'websaIt/ webov strnka Visit our website at www.awl-elt.com/dictionaries.

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affective,adj /@'fektIv/ citov There was a very affective advert for Childline on TV last night.aftershave,n /'A:ft@"SeIv/ voda po holenAre you wearing aftershave?against,prep /@'genst,

@'geInst/proti Philip was against the idea of selling the house.

amusing (advert),adj /@'mju:zI/ zbavn It was an amusing advert aimed specifically at children.art form,n /'A:t fO:m/ forma umenia Some people think that photography has developed into an art form.attractive,adj /@'tr{ktIv/ praliv His new girlfriend is very attractive.awful,adj /'O:f@l/ hrozn, stran I think the adverts for Pot Noodle are absolutely awful!


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backbone,n /'b{kb@Un/ chrbtica The Pennines are the backbone of England.bad,adj /b{d/ zl Eating too much sugar is bad for you.be taken in, /bi "teIk@n 'In/ byvtiahnut do... She was easily taken in by the salesman's clever talk.billboard,n /'bIlbO:d/ bilboard, vek reklamn tabua She was amazed to see her face on a huge

billboard advertising shampoo.blues,n /blu:z/ blues - druh hudba New Orleans is the birthplace of the blues.body building,n /'bdi "bIldI/ posilovanie Body building gives you huge muscles that some people find

attractive.book,v /bUk/ zajednasi, Have you booked a holiday this year?boring,adj /'bO:rI/ nudn The programme was so boring she fell asleep.breath,n /breT/ dych, zvan Her honesty was a breath of fresh air after all his lies.brilliant,adj /'brIlj@nt/ skvel, oslniv I've just seen a brilliant advert for mashed potatoes.cake,n /keIk/ kol, torta This machine looks complicated, but it's actually a piece of cake to use! capture,v /'k{ptS@/ zachyti She smiled at me and I wanted to capture the moment for ever.chance,n /tSA:ns/ anca There's only a slight chance of rain.charger,n /'tSA:dZ@/ nabjaka He connected the flat battery to the charger.clever,adj /'klev@/ mdry Paul is good-looking, clever and charming.colourful,adj /'kl@f@l/ farebn They have a garden full of colourful flowers.compact,adj /k@m'p{kt,'kmp{kt/ pevn, kompaktn He was strong and had a compact shape, ideal forgymnastics.complain,v /k@m'pleIn/ saovasa The children all complained about the food.conquest,n /'kkwest/ dobytie The play is about the Spanish conquest of Central America.consist of, /k@n'sIst @v,

v/pozostvaz... The class consists of children from various countries.

country music,n /'kntri"mju:zIk/

country hudba I've got tickets for a country music concert tomorrow.cool (=good),adj /ku:l/ modern, trendov He thinks he's really cool, wearing that stupid hat!cool (=temperature),adj /ku:l/ chladn It was hot in the day, but pleasantly cool at night.debut,n /'deIbju:/ prv verejn vystpenie Lee made his debut in the TV film, 'Kung Fu'.delicious,adj /dI'lIS@s/ chutn This soup is delicious!disabled,adj /dIs'eIb@ld/ invalidn There's a lift for disabled people.distinctive,adj /dI'stIktIv/ typick, prznan She has a distinctive style of writing.download,v /'daUnl@Ud/ stiahnusi / nahrasi I downloaded the anti-virus update from the Internet this

morning.dragon,n /'dr{g@n/ drak The egg opened and out stepped a tiny, fire-breathing dragon.dreamy,adj /'dri:mi/ zasnvan The song brought back memories and a dreamy smile lit up her face. dull,adj /dl/ hlpy, akopdny The book was great, but the movie is dull.durable,adj /'djU@r@b@l/ trvanliv Plastic is a durable material.edge,n /edZ/ okraj, hrana, vhoda Colin has the edge over Darren when it comes to dancing.emigrate from...to, /'emIgreIt fr@m

. . . t@, tU/vysahovasa z...kam We emigrated from England to Spain because of theweather.

enough,adv /I'nf/ dos The water wasn't hot enough for a bath.exaggeration,n /Ig"z{dZ@'reIS@n

/prehanie, It would be an exaggeration to call it a disaster.

exclusive,adj /Ik'sklu:sIv/ exkluzvny She got an exclusive interview with Nelson Mandela.fantastic,adj /f{n't{stIk/ asn, fantastick It's fantastic value at only 3.99.fade,v /feId/ zvdn, vybledn The curtains have faded to a pale green.favour,n /'feIv@/ priaze, nklonnos, lskavos I'm not in favour of you being out late at

night.five-star,adj /'faIv stA:/ phviezdikov It was a five-star hotel in the guide, so we booked for a week.flat screen,n /"fl{t 'skri:n/ ploch obrazovka Jess bought a TV with a flat screen because it took up less

space.flowchart,n /'fl@U tSA:t/ vvojov diagram The flowchart clearly showed the management structure.forecast,n /'fO:kA:st/ predpove Have you heard the weather forecast?


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funny,adj /'fni/ smieny What was that funny noise?guaranteed,adj /"g{r@n'ti:d/ zaruen, garantovan You'll earn a guaranteed 30,000, and possibly more.go up to sb, /g@U 'p t@

"smb@di/shore, vyletie She went up to the boy and slapped his face.

golden eagle,n /"g@Uld@n 'i:g@l/ zlat orol The golden eagle swooped down and caught the rabbit in its claws.greeting,n /'gri:tI/ pozdrav The two men exchanged greetings.hard

,

adv

/hA:d/ vytrval, usilovn I tried really hard to win, but I only came second.

helmet,n /'helm@t/ prilba You have to wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike.help out with sth, /"help 'aUt wID

"smTI/vypomcs niem I promised to help out with the children's party.

high,adj /haI/ vysok This suit is made of very high quality cloth. honey,n /'hni/ med The jazz singer's voice was as smooth as honey.horse,n /hO:s/ k He eats like a horse but never puts on any weight.imperial eagle,n /Im"pI@ri@l

'i:g@l/cisrsky orol The imperial eagle was a symbol of Rome.

instructor,n /In'strkt@/ intruktor, kolite My driving instructor told me I was ready to take my drivingtest.

intensive course,n /In"tensIv 'kO:s/ intenzvny kurz Mum had a one-week intensive course in swimming.introductory,adj /"Intr@'dkt@ri/ vodn There was an introductory offer of a free meal for two.intuition,n /"Intju'IS@n/ intucia My intuition told me not to trust him.invader,n /In'veId@/ votrelec, njazdnk Invaders destroyed the town.irresistible,adj /"Ir@'zIst@b@l/ neodolaten The chocolate cake was irresistible.jazz,n /dZ{z/ dez We went to the jazz festival in Newport.keyboard,n /'ki:bO:d/ klvesnica She spilled tea all over the computer keyboard.last,v /lA:st/ trva The hot weather lasted for two weeks.league,n /li:g/ liga They need to improve their position in the league.leek,n /li:k/ pr The leek is the national symbol of Wales.legendary,adj /'ledZ@nd@ri/ legendrnyAnd now, the legendary singer, Frank Sinatra!lonely hearts,n /"l@Unli 'hA:ts/ osamel srdcia / zoznamka v novinch He put an advert in the lonely

hearts column of the newspaper.lost and found,n /"lst @n 'faUnd/ straty a nlezy We wrote a description of the dog and put it in the Lost and Found.manipulate,v /m@'nIpjUleIt/ manipulova He is willing to manipulate his friends if it will help his career.metallic,adj /m@'t{lIk/ kovov There's a scratch in the metallic paint on my car.middle-aged,adj /"mIdl 'eIdZd/ v strednom veku The couple looked middle-aged but were dressed like

teenagers.nowadays,adv /'naU@deIz/ tieto dni, v tejto dobe More people have cars nowadays.offensive,adj /@'fensIv/ urliv Lots of people complained that the advert was offensive.opinion,n /@'pInj@n/ nzor In our opinion the new head teacher is wonderful!out-of-this-world,adj /"aUt @v DIs

'w:ld/mimo tohto sveta The billionaire paid for an out-of-this-world trip on thespaceship.

perfect,adj /'p:fIkt/ dokonal, bezchybn She speaks perfect English.permanent,adj /'p:m@n@nt/ stly, permanentn With broadband you have a permanent connection to the

Internet.personally,adv /'p:s@n@li/ osobne Personally, I don't like war movies.powerful,adj /'paU@f@l/ siln, vkonn We'll need some powerful computers to perform these calculations.properly,adv /'prp@li/ sprvne, poriadne The computer printer isn't working properly.questionnaire,n /"kwestS@'ne@/ dotaznk Could you fill in this questionnaire?range (mountain -),n /reIndZ/ psmo, priestor He built a railway through the high mountain range.rap,n /r{p/ rap - druh hudby You don't sing the words in a rap song, you just speak them.read through sth, /"ri:d 'Tru:

"smTI/pretanieo Sadie read through the book from cover to cover.

red deer,n /"red 'dI@/ jele We approached the red deer carefully.refreshing,adj /rI'freSI/ osvieujci I'd love a long, cool, refreshing drink of water.reliable,adj /rI'laI@b@l/ spoahliv Rick is a good, reliable worker.


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resistance to, /rI'zIst@ns t@,

tU/odpor, prekka There was strong resistance to the scheme.

revival,n /rI'vaIv@l/ oivenie zujmu, obrodenie There's been a revival of seventies music lately.ridiculous,adj /rI'dIkj@l@s/ smieny That's a ridiculous idea!ring sb up, /"rI smb@di

'p/zavolaniekomu He rang me up on his mobile to say he'd be late.

roe deer,n /'r@U dI@/ srnec We could see the roe deer through the trees in the forest.sale,n /seIl/ predaj Her house is for sale for 100,000.saxophone,n /'s{ks@f@Un/ saxofn My uncle plays the saxophone in a jazz band.sensual,adj /'senSu@l/ zmyslov She likes sensual pleasures such as sunbathing.serious,adj /'sI@ri@s/ vny There's been a serious road accident.sexist,n /'seksIst/ sexistick Her boss has a very sexist attitude.shocking,adj /'SkI/ okujci It's shocking that so many young people are homeless in this country.shop around, /"Sp @'raUnd/ hadanajlepiu cenu tovaru We had to shop around to find a bargain.silly,adj /'sIli/ hlpy That was a silly thing to do!sit back, /"sIt 'b{k/ sadnsi Just sit back and enjoy the show.sniff,v /snIf/ ohrnovanos, vetri, uchaAt least he's offered you a job that's not to be

sniffed at!snorkelling,n /'snO:k@lI/ norchlovanie We tried snorkelling when we were in Hawaii.software,n /'sftwe@/ software First you need to load the software onto your computer.special,adj /'speS@l/ pecilny We have a very special guest with us this evening.squirrel,v /'skwIr@l/ uetrisi, odloisi By December I had $300 squirreled away.standard,adj /'st{nd@d/ ben, tandardn I'd like a standard return ticket to Leeds, please.start off by, /"stA:t 'f baI/ zaa, vyrazi He started off by painting the ceiling and then did the walls.stylish,adj /'staIlIS/ vkusn, mdny Joe always wears very stylish clothes.successful,adj /s@k'sesf@l/ spen They were successful in persuading him to join their team.suite,n /swi:t/ apartmn They've booked us into the honeymoon suite.take sth back, /"teIk smTI

'b{k/vzianieo sp There was a mark on the dress so she took it back to the shop.

tasteless,adj /'teIstl@s/ bez chuti Some of her clothes are really tasteless!tasty,adj /'teIsti/ chutn This pizza is really tasty.tempt,v /tempt/ poka, zvdza She tried to tempt me to have a cigarette.terrible,adj /'ter@b@l/ hrozn, stran I have a terrible headache.throw sth away, /"Tr@U smTI

@'weI/zahodinieo I didn't know whether to throw the coat away or give it to charity.

tight,adj /taIt/ obtiahnut She was wearing a tight white T-shirt.top (- quality),adj /tp/ vrcholov, naj... This shop only sells top quality products.try sth on, /"traI smTI

'n/vyskasi nieo She tried six dresses on but didn't like any of them.

unique,adj /ju:'ni:k/ jedinen, uniktny Everyone's personality is unique.unusual,adj /n'ju:Zu@l,

Z@l/nezvyajn He has an unusual name.

wanted,adj /'wntId/ hadan Put your old computer in the "For Sale or Wanted" column.washable (machine -),adj /'wS@b@l/ vhodn na pranie / v prke / He read the label to see if the jumper wasmachine-washable.washing powder,n /'wSI "paUd@/ prac prok She put the washing powder into the machine and switched it on.waterproof,adj /'wO:t@pru:f/ vodeodoln David bought a waterproof jacket for the hiking trip.weird,adj /wI@d/ prern, tajupln, nadprirodzen It was quite a weird experience.welcome,n /'welk@m/ privtanie Strangers do not get a welcome in this town.work,v /w:k/ pracova, fungova The TV isn't working properly I can't get Channel 5.young,n /j/ mlde Health, fitness and good looks are wasted on the young.

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artistic,adj /A:'tIstIk/ umelecky zaloen I'm not very artistic I can't paint or draw.attitude,n /'{tItju:d/ vzah, postoj I think it's best to have a relaxed attitude to money.aware,adj /@'we@/ vedom si... I was aware of someone standing behind me.babysit for, /'beIbisIt f@,

fO:/striniekomu deti I sometimes babysit for my neighbours so they can go out.

bad-tempered,

adj /"b{d 'temp@d/ nemadobr nladu, namosren Why is Tim so bad-tempered today?bald,adj /bO:ld/ holohlav He's going bald.battered,adj /'b{t@d/ rozbit, roztlen He took out a battered old book and began to read.best,n /best/ najlepie They can only ask you to do your best.blond,adj /blnd/ svetl, blond He had blond hair before he went bald.boot,n /bu:t/ kufor / auta / There's an emergency first-aid kit in the boot.bother,n /'bD@/ trpenie I'm not even going to ask her it's not worth the bother.bright,adj /braIt/ jasn, bystr, chytr He's the brightest student I've ever taught.brilliance,n /'brIlj@ns/ skvelos, brilantnos He is also respected for his brilliance as an artist. bulging,adj /'bldZI/ vypukl, vydut Her bulging eyes showed how afraid she was.carefree,adj /'ke@fri:/ bezstarostnAt that time we were young and carefree.carrier bag,n /'k{ri@ b{g/ nkupn taka - vinou plastov Dad put the plastic carrier bags into therecycling bin.cast,v /kA:st/ pridelilohu, obsadiherca do lohyAs usual, they cast Hugh Grant as

the typical Englishman.charity shop,n /'tS{r@ti Sp/ charitatvny obchod I bought two second-hand books from the charity shop.cheerful,adj /'tSI@f@l/ vesel I feel really cheerful today because the holiday starts tomorrow.chemists,n /'kem@sts/ lekre Dad bought some cough medicine at the chemist's.chin,n /tSIn/ brada He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.civil rights,adj /"sIv@l 'raIts/ obianske prva He was elected leader of the civil rights movement in America. clutch,v /kltS/ pevne zovrie, uchopi She was clutching a black bag.collie,n /'kli/ klia The collie herded the sheep into the pen.common,adj /'km@n/ ben, spolon, Dogs and cats don't have a lot in common.communicate with, /k@'mju:nIkeIt

wID, wIT/ komunikovas.. We communicate with each other by email.complex,adj /'kmpleks/ zloit, spletit This is a very complex problem.complexion,n /k@m'plekS@n/ ple, vzhad, She had a lovely complexion.confident,adj /'knf@d@nt/ sebaist, spoliehajci sa na... Jenny seems very confident about her exam.congressman,n /'kgr@sm@n/ kongresman He used to be a congressman in the US House of Representatives.conviction,n /k@n'vIkS@n/ presvedenie She spoke with great conviction.crash into sth, /"kr{S 'Int@

"smTI/nabrado... The racing car crashed into the barrier but the driver was unhurt.

creative,adj /kri'eItIv/ tvoriv, kreatvny He's one of Japan's most talented and creative film directors.critical,adj /'krItIk@l/ kritick Dad's very critical of the way I dress.dark (hair),adj /dA:k/ tmav He was over 80 but he still had dark hair.depressed,adj /dI'prest/ sklesl, deprimovan She felt very depressed after losing her job.dinosaur,n /'daIn@sO:/ dinosaurus The dinosaurs died millions of years ago.disc jockey,n /'dIsk "dZki/ DJ On the radio the disc jockey was playing my favourite record.disorganised,adj /dIs'O:g@naIzd/ neupraven, neorganizovan I've never known such a disorganised student.do ones best, /"du: wnz

'best/urobito naj o sa d The student promised to do his best to organise his work.

doorway,n /'dO:weI/ vchod He stood in the doorway watching us.drench,v /drentS/ zma, premoi I got totally drenched in the rain.dynamic,adj /daI'n{mIk/ dynamick The new teacher is very dynamic.elderly,adj /'eld@li/ star His parents are quite elderly.eyebrow,n /'aIbraU/ oboie He raised his eyebrows in surprise.face,n /feIs/ tvr It was really hard to keep a straight face when he told me!


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fair (hair),adj /fe@/ svetl He's very fair and burns easily in the sun.fogey (old -),n /'f@Ugi/ spiatonk, malometiak, dedulo He's such an old fogey he wont have a TV

in the house!forehead,n /'fr@d, 'fO:hed/ elo You've got a spot in the middle of your forehead.freckle,n /'frek@l/ peha She has freckles all over her nose.fringe,n /frIndZ/ ofina My fringe needs cutting.gather round, /"g{D@ 'raUnd/ zhromadisa okolo The children gathered round Dad as he gave out the party

bags.gear (=clothes),n /gI@/ rba, obleenie, vstroj She's getting changed into her party gear.generous,adj /'dZen@r@s/ tedr Ella's such a generous person she'd give you her last penny.genius,n /'dZi:ni@s/ gnius Einstein was a genius.get at sb, /'get @t

"smb@di/vyzvedaod niekoho Her Mum's always getting at her for one thing or another.

get on with sb, /get 'n wID

"smb@di/vychdzas niekm Rachel gets on really well with Jack.

get on with sth, /get 'n wID

"smTI/pokraova I tried to get on with my homework despite the noise from the TV.

get sb down, /"get smb@di

'daUn/vyerpva, deprimova, trpi The exams are really getting me down, Idon't think I'll pass.

get together, /"get t@'geD@/ stretnsa Let's get together after school.give up, /"gIv 'p/ vzdasa I give up. What's the correct answer?give up trying, /"gIv p 'traI

I/viac sa nepoka, vzdasa pokusov He's given up trying to climbEverest.

go out together, /g@U 'aUt

t@"geD@/sspolu von We decided to go out together for a meal.

good-looking,adj /"gUd 'lUkI/ dobre vyzerajci He used to be a very good-looking man.granny,n /'gr{ni/ stark I feel too young to be anybody's granny!greenhouse effect,n /'gri:nhaUs

I"fekt/sklenkov efekt The greenhouse effect is causing global warming.

grey (hair),adj /greI/ ed, ediv He went grey at the age of forty-one.half-hidden,adj /"hA:f 'hIdn/ spolovice skryt The number of the house was half-hidden by the ivy on the wall.hard-working,adj /"hA:d 'w:kI/ ako pracujci She's always been a hard-working student.heed the call, /"hi:d D@ 'kO:l/ vimnsi povolanie, venovapozornospovolaniu Jack heeded the

call and went to join the army.helpful,adj /'helpf@l/ npomocn, pomocn The teacher made some helpful comments.honest,adj /'n@st/ estn My father was a very honest man.impatient,adj /Im'peIS@nt/ netrpezliv The officer was got very impatient with me when I didn't understand.influence,n /'Influ@ns/ vplyv Your health is strongly influenced by the food that you eat.insensitive,adj /In'sens@tIv/ necitliv, nevnmav Sometimes he can be rather insensitive.intend to do sth, /In"tend t@ 'du:

"smTI/zama, hodla I intend to pass my exams and go to university.

joke,n /dZ@Uk/ vtip He keeps making jokes about my hair.junk food,n /'dZk fu:d/ nezdrav jedlo You eat too much junk food.knock,v /nk/ udiviomri, prekvapi I was knocked out by how beautiful she looked!look after, /lUk 'A:ft@/ starasa o... Jess asked me to look after her cat while she was on holiday.loser,n /'lu:z@/ porazen The loser has to buy everyone a drink.lottery,n /'lt@ri/ lotria What would you do if you won the lottery?materialistic,adj /m@"tI@ri@'lIstIk/ materialistick He's a very materialistic person and is always buying things. mathematical,adj /"m{T@'m{tIk@l/ matematick She was a mathematical genius.military,adj /'mIl@t@ri/ vojensk Her father was a military man and they travelled all over the world. model,n /'mdl/ modelka She was a model for a fashion house in Paris.moody,adj /'mu:di/ nladovAfter his divorce, he became moody and began drinking too much.moustache,n /m@'stA:S/ fzy He's shaved off his moustache.movement,n /'mu:vm@nt/ pohyb, hnutie The civil rights movement of the 1960s was unpopular with many


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sure,adj /SO:/ ist, spoahliv, zaruen It will be difficult to win, that's for sure.suspiciously,adv /s@'spIS@sli/ podozrievavo, nedverivo Meg looked at me suspiciously.sympathetic,adj /"sImp@'TetIk/ scitn My parents weren't very sympathetic when I told them I had no money left.take sth up, /"teIk smTI

'p/zaas... Mum's taken up yoga.

taste in, /'teIst In/ vkus Jill has poor taste in men her last boyfriend stole her car!tell

,

v

/tel/ poveda He spent all his father's money, so what does that tell you about him?

tell sb off, /"tel smb@di

'f/vynadaniekomu The teacher told her off for running in the corridor.

tolerant,adj /'tl@r@nt/ tolerantn We should be tolerant of other people's beliefs.tool kit,n /'tu:l kIt/ kufrk s nstrojmi I realised I'd left my tool kit in the garage.tour,n /tU@/ turn In the summer the band went on tour to North America.tramp,n /tr{mp/ tulk The tramp was asleep in a shop doorway.trendy,adj /'trendi/ modern, trendov These trendy bars are all very expensive!umbrella,n /m'brel@/ ddnik It started to rain so I put up my umbrella.well-built,adj /"wel 'bIlt/ dobre stavan He was very well-built and exercised at the gym every week.worth,adj /w:T/ cenn, stojaci za... I'm not even going to ask her it's not worth the bother.wrinkles

,

n /'rIk@lz/ vzorkyAlthough she's 95 she has hardly any wrinkles!MODULE SEVENaccess to, /'{kses t@, tU/ prstup I can get access to the Internet on my computer.according to, /@'kO:dI t@,

tU/poda...According to Rachel, Keith started the fight.

against,prep /@'genst,@'geInst/

proti Philip was against the idea of selling the house.analytical,adj /"{n@'lItIk@l/ analytick She has an analytical mind.apparently,adv /@'p{r@ntli/ zrejme, patrneApparently, he doesn't like his job.argument against/for, /'A:gj@m@nt

@"genst, f@/dvod / argument za a proti There are arguments for and against wearingschool uniform.

assessment,n /@'sesm@nt/ odhad, ohodnotenie What's Michael's assessment of the situation?astronomy,n /@'strn@mi/ astronmia Chris wants to study astronomy but his parents don't approve.bark,v /bA:k/ teka I knocked on the door and a dog barked inside the house.boarding school,n /'bO:dI sku:l/ interntna kola We send our son to boarding school because we work abroad.box,v /bks/ boxova He boxed for his university when he was younger.boyfriend,n /'bOIfrend/ priate Her boyfriend is an artist.catch up with sth, /"k{tS 'p wID

"smTI/dohoni I ran but I couldn't catch up with the bus.

charming,adj /'tSA:mI/ okzujci, pvabn What a charming child!choir,n /kwaI@/ zbor Sue sings in the school choir.coastal,adj /'k@Ust@l/ pobren The coastal regions of Italy are very beautiful.compulsory,adj /k@m'pls@ri/ povinn Some countries have compulsory military service.conclusion,n /k@n'klu:Z@n/ zver, rozhodnutie I've come to the conclusion that she's lying.currently,adv /'kr@ntli/ teraz They are currently on holiday in New Zealand.curriculum,n /k@'rIkj@l@m/ osnovy, tudijn pln Greek will be on the curriculum next term.dedicated,adj /'dedIkeIt@d/ oddan, zasvten Our staff are all very dedicated.detector,n /dI'tekt@/ detektor We need new batteries for the smoke detector.difficult,adj /'dIfIk@lt/ nron Skiing isn't difficult, but it takes practice.dismiss sb, /dIs'mIs

"smb@di/prepusti He was always late for work, so the manager dismissed him.

eat out, /"i:t 'aUt/ jesvonku, mimo domu I didn't feel like cooking so I decided to eat out.effort,n /'ef@t/ nmaha You should make an effort to find exactly the right present.elective (=option at /I'lektIv/ volebn, voliten Discuss this list of elective subjects with your parents.


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school),adjelementary school,n /"el@'ment@ri

"sku:l/zkladn kola My youngest child has just started at elementary school.

eliminate,v /I'lIm@neIt/ odstrni, eliminova We can never completely eliminate crime from oursociety.

embarrassing,adj /Im'b{r@sI/ zahanbujce, It was very embarrassing because he heard what I said about him.enormous,adj /I'nO:m@s/ obrovsk, enormn It cost an enormous amount of money.facility,n /f@'sIl@ti/ vybavenie, zariadenie The sports facilities at our school are very good.factfile,n /'f{ktfaIl/ poznmkov blok/ ann I found your factfile very helpful when doing my

homework.fall behind with, /"fO:l bI'haInd

wID, wIT/zaostaza... Suzie had been ill and had fallen behind with her studies.

for (=in favour of),prep /f@, fO:/ byza... I'm all for the idea of giving everybody a good education.furthermore,adv /"f:D@'mO:/ mimotoho You're grounded, and furthermore, I'm stopping your pocket money.future,n /'fju:tS@/ budcnos Young people often don't think about their future.get on well with sb, /"get n 'wel

wID "smb@di/vychdzas niekm We get on well with our parents.

get on with, /get 'n wID,

wIT/pokraova Stop talking and get on with your work!

get sb to do sth, /"get smb@di

t@ 'du:

"smTI/printiniekoho urobinieo I got her to cook the meal by promising to dothe washing up.

give sth up, /"gIv smTI

'p/vzdasa nieoho She's given up eating chocolate.

go into work, /"g@U Int@

'w:k/sdo prce Jed had to go into work at five o'clock every morning.

go on to be, /g@U 'n t@ bi/ pokraova He went on to become a millionaire.go on to do sth, /g@U "n t@

'du: "smTI/pokraova Later, he went on to try and do something about world poverty.

go over sth, /g@U '@Uv@

"smTI/prejssi nieo I decided to go over my notes before the exam.

go through sth, /g@U 'Tru:

"smTI/pokraovaalej, dokoni I asked the teacher to go through the points Ididn't understand.

grade,n /greId/ stupe There are five different grades of hotel.gravity,n /'gr{v@ti/ gravitcia The spaceship travelled beyond the pull of the Earth's gravity.hand,n /h{nd/ ruka On the one hand, he's rich; on the other hand, he's ugly.harp,v /hA:p/ stle nara I wish they'd stop harping on about the fact they're vegetarians.heavy metal,n /"hevi metl

'mju:zIk/heavy metal - druh hudby I like music with a strong beat, especially heavymetal.

hip hop,n /'hIp hp/ hip hop My brother prefers hip hop music .imitation of, /"Im@'teIS@n @v,

v/napodobenina She can do a good imitation of the English teacher.

inspiration,n /"Insp@'reIS@n/ inpircia Monet's work has always been my inspiration.interested in, /'Intr@st@d In/ zaujmasa o... My brother has always been interested in football.jealous of, /'dZel@s @v, v/ iarlina She was jealous of all the attention her sister got.kayak,n /'kaI{k/ kajak She paddled the kayak smoothly through the water.lift,v /lIft/ vah, odvoz Can you give me a lift into town?link,v /lIk/ spojova Lung cancer has been linked to cigarette smoking.log on, /"lg 'n/ prihlsisa He logged on to the Internet.look sth up, /"lUk smTI

'p/vyhadanieo I didn't know what was on TV so I looked it up in the paper.

lyrics,n /'lIrIks/ text - piesne I write the music and Max writes the lyrics.mandolin,n /"m{nd@'lIn/ mandolna She played a tune on the mandolin.martial art,n /"mA:S@l 'A:t/ bojov umenie Kung Fu is a popular martial art.


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mean,v /mi:n/ znamena Just because he apologised, that doesn't mean very much.method-acting,n /"meT@d '{ktI/ hranie poda metdy StanislavskhoAt drama school, we were taught

method-acting.m-learning, /'em "l:nI/ uenie sa cez mobil I checked my mobile to see if the teacher had sent an m-

learning lesson.moreover,adv /mO:r'@Uv@/ mimoto, a o viac I have always lived here, and moreover, I do not plan to move.mosquito,n /m@'ski:t@U/ komr I'm covered in mosquito bites!motivate sb

,

/'m@UtIveIt"smb@di/ motivova

niekoho

A good teacher has to be able to motivate her students.

optional,adj /'pS@n@l/ voliten, nepovinnAll children have to study maths and English, but French is

optional.oral,adj /'O:r@l/ stny There will be an oral test tomorrow.part,n /pA:t/ as, / take part - zastnisa /All the teachers took part in the school play.plan on doing sth, /"pl{n n

'du:I "smTI/naplnova We are planning on going to Rome at Easter.

prestigious,adj /pr@'stIdZ@s/ prestny Oxford is a highly prestigious university.private school,n /'praIv@t sku:l/ skromn kola We've been thinking of sending him to a private school.promote,v /pr@'m@Ut/ povi He is hoping to be promoted to manager soon.put sth off, /"pUt smTI

'f/odloina neskr, pozdra I put off telling her the bad news as long as Icould.

qualified,adj /'kwl@faId/ kvalifikovan Gibbons is highly qualified for the job.red,adj /red/ erven Her face went bright red when she realised they'd heard what she said.sandcastle,n /'s{nd"kA:s@l/ hrad z piesku The children built a sandcastle on the beach.self-testing,adj /"self 'testI/ samo testovanie, seba testovanie I finished the self-testing exercises but I

still can't judge my ability.set sth up, /"set smTI

'p/nastavinieo I set up the video recorder to record my favourite TV programme.

show business,n /'S@U "bIzn@s/ filmov/ divadeln svet, obchod She had a long career in show business.sightseeing,n /'saIt"si:I/ pozeranie pamtihodnost In the afternoon we all went sightseeing round the

town.sponsor,v /'spns@/ sponzorova, podporova Coca-Cola have offered to sponsor the tournament.stand,v /st{nd/ znies I can't stand people who only talk about themselves.state school,n /'steIt sku:l/ ttna kola She had a state school education and went on to Oxford University.statue,n /'st{tSu:/ socha There's a statue of Queen Victoria in the square.strict,adj /strIkt/ prsny Most of the teachers here are quite strict.stuck,adj /stk/ prilepen, uviaznut John got stuck up the tree!stunt,n /stnt/ kaskadrsky ksok There's a great stunt in which his car has to jump across a

15 metre gap.sword fighting,n /'sO:d "faItI/ ermovanie There was a lot of sword fighting in the film.take up a subject, /teIk 'p @

"sbdZIkt/zaas... He decided to take up French next term.

tend,v /tend/ masklon Older students tend to be more interested in class.trip

,n /trIp/ vlet I'd like to go on the school trip to Yorkshire next month.uncooperative,adj /"nk@U'p@r@tIv

/nespolupracujci He was so uncooperative I asked him to leave the team.

unlikely,adj /n'laIkli/ nepravdepodobn It is unlikely that you will get your money back.visual,adj /'vIZu@l/ zrakov, vizulny The movie has a strong visual impact.vocational,adj /v@U'keIS@n@l/ odborn, tkajci sa povolania Vocational education and training courses

take place at the college all year.wallet,n /'wl@t/ peaenka I've only got about 10 in my wallet.web,n /web/ web Which are the best education-related sites on the Web?worthwhile,adj /"w:T'waIl/ stojaci za to It's worthwhile checking the price of a camera in several shops.zero gravity,n /"zI@r@U

'gr{v@ti/nulov zemsk pralivos/ gravitciaAt zero gravity the astronautsbegan to float around.

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abroad,adv /@'brO:d/ v zahrani, do zahraniia Have you travelled abroad much?acclaim,n /@'kleIm/ uvtanie, ovcie His first novel received widespread acclaim.advisor,n /@d'vaIz@/ poradca The careers advisor wasn't sure he was in the right job!agent,n /'eIdZ@nt/ agent, zstupca Our company has an agent in Madrid.architect,n /'A:kItekt/ architekt Her dad is an architect.art,n /A:t/ umenie She went to college to study art.attach,v /@'t{tS/ pripevni, nakloni, zska I'm very attached to my old car I'd hate to damage

it.big,adj /bIg/ vek She comes from a big family eight brothers!booming,adj /'bu:mI/ prudko rastci Business was booming so everyone got a bonus.brave,adj /breIv/ staton, odvny He wasn't brave enough to dive into the deep water.bravery,n /'breIv@ri/ statonos He was awarded a medal for his bravery.business,n /'bIzn@s/ obchod You need a lot of money to succeed in business .calm down, /"kA:m 'daUn/ ukudnisa Calm down and tell me what happened.careful,adj /'ke@f@l/ opatrn Be careful crossing the road.case,n /keIs/ prpad This is the worst case of animal cruelty I have ever seen. cashier

,

n

/k{'SI@/ pokladnkAt the supermarket I paid the cashier by cheque.

charm,n /tSA:m/ pvab, kzlo Oxford has a lot of charm.come up with an idea, /km "p wID

@n aI'dI@/vyjs, objavisa, prss She came up with an idea to stop the motorwaydevelopment.

committed,adj /k@'mItId/ oddan He seems committed to his work.composer,n /k@m'p@Uz@/ skladate The composer of the song was John Lennon.confident,adj /'knfId@nt/ sebaist, spoliehajci sa na... Jenny seems very confident about her exam.construction,n /k@n'strkS@n/ stavba, budovanie He works in construction with Buildalot Limited.construction worker,n /k@n'strkS@n

"w:k@/stavebn robotnk Construction workers can hurt their backs lifting heavyweights.

contradict,v /"kntr@'dIkt/ odporova Their stories contradicted each other.cost of living

,

n

/"kst @v 'lIvI/ ivotn nkladyAverage wages have increased in line with the cost of living.

count up, /"kaUnt 'p/ spota I'll count up the money.creative,adj /kri'eItIv/ tvoriv He's one of Japan's most talented and creative film directors.curriculum vitae,n /k@"rIkj@l@m

'vi:taI/ivotopis I sent in my curriculum vitae with my job application.

deaf,adj /def/ hluch He went deaf for a while after the explosion.declining,adj /dI'klaInI/ klesajci Europe's declining industries mean more people are out of work.description,n /dI'skrIpS@n/ popis, opis His description fitted the missing woman.deserter,n /dI'z:t@/ uteenec, dezertr The deserter was shot at dawn.design,n /dI'zaIn/ nvrhrstvo, dizajn I'd like to go into fashion design when I leave college.desperation,n /"desp@'reIS@n/ zfalstvo He acted in sheer desperation.digital

,

adj /'dIdZItl/ digitlny They've made a digital recording of the concert.director,n /dI'rekt@, daI / riadite How is the new marketing director doing?disillusioned,adj /"dIs@'lu:Z@nd/ sklaman He became disillusioned with religion.doubt,n /daUt/ pochybnos I have no doubt you'll be successful in whatever you choose to do.downtown,adj, adv /"daUn'taUn/ v centre mesta She works in a bar downtown.dramatically,adv /dr@'m{tIkli/ dramaticky The Internet has grown dramatically.dress up for, /"dres 'p f@,

fO:/obliecsa na... She dressed up for the party.

electrician,n /I"lek'trIS@n,"elIk /

elektrikrAll the lights in the building went out and we sent for the electrician.emotional,adj /I'm@US@n@l/ citov, emocionlny It was a very emotional reunion.engineering

,

n /"endZ@'nI@rI/ strojrenstvo, ininierstvo The course will introduce young people toengineering.escalator,n /'esk@leIt@/ vah We took the escalator to the third floor of the store.


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fabulously,adv /'f{bj@l@sli/ bjne, vybjene The rock star was fabulously rich and had houses in fivecountries.

farm worker,n /'fA:m "w:k@/ farmrsky robotnk Farm workers get paid very little.farming,n /'fA:mI/ farmrenie You don't want to go into farming if you want to make a lot of money!fashion,n /'f{S@n/ mda She wants to follow a career in fashion.fashion model,n /'f{S@n "mdl/ modelka That fashion model is very thin do you think she eats anything?fast-food,adj /'fA:st fu:d/ rchle oberstvenie We stopped at the fast-food restaurant for a quick meal.firefighter,n /'faI@"faIt@/ poiarnik The firefighter dashed into the burning house to save the child.fit,v /fIt/ hodia, zapada The man we arrested fits the description Mr Smith gave us

earlier.flexible,adj /'fleks@b@l/ poddajn, prun, flexibiln They're usually quite flexible about the hours I

work.flirtation,n /fl:'teIS@n/ flirt, pohrvanie sa He had a brief flirtation with photography as a career.forestry worker,n /'fr@stri

"w:k@/lesn robotnk The forestry workers cut down the dead tree.

foundation,n /faUn'deIS@n/ nadcia The university has set up a foundation for educational research.gas station (AmE),n /'g{s "steIS@n/ benznov pumpa In Florida we hired a car and filled up at the gas station.generous,adj /'dZen@r@s/ tedr It was really generous of Jack to take us all on holiday.go on about sth, /g@U 'n @baUt

"smTI/pokraova I wish my brother would stop going on about his girlfriend.

gonna,auxiliary verb /'gn@/ going go - blzka budcnos We're gonna spend the evening in Bar Rita.gruesome,adj /'gru:s@m/ prern This castle has a gruesome history.handicapped,adj /'h{ndik{pt/ hendikepovan, telesne postihnut "Mind" is a charity for mentally

handicapped people.hand-made,adj /"h{nd 'meId/ rune roben We bought some hand-made chocolates.hopeful,n /'h@Upf@l/ pln ndeje, ndejn There was a queue of hopefuls down the street when the

competition started.indoors,adv /"In'dO:z/ vo vntri Keep the plant indoors during the winter.information

technology,n /Inf@"meIS@ntek'nl@dZi/ informan technolgie She wanted a job in the Information Technologydepartment.insane,adj /In'seIn/ ialen, duevne chor Don't be insane! You can't possibly jump down from

here!insist,v /In'sIst/ trvana nieom Don insisted that he hadn't gone out of the house at all.inspiration,n /"Insp@'reIS@n/ inpircia These gardening programmes give people inspiration for their own

homes.intercultural,adj /"Int@'kltS@r@l/ interkulturlny We have set up this centre to improve intercultural understanding

in the city.interrupt,v /"Int@'rpt/ prerui I tried to explain, but people kept interrupting me.interview,n /'Int@vju:/ pohovor, interview I've got

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