1

/w/ = way

/e/ = let

/�/ = add

/i�/ = teeth

/i/ = bit

/ɑ�/ = art

/ɒ/ = dog

/ɔ�/ = form

/υ/ = put

/u�/ = do

/�/ = cup

/�/ = skirt

/ə/ = the

/ei/ = make

/əυ/ = home

/ai/ = fl y

/aυ/ = now

/ɔi/ = enjoy

/iə/ = near

/eə/ = care

/υə/ = poor

/�/ = main stress after /�ɑ�ftə/ /�/ = secondary stress afternoon /�ɑ�ftə�nu�n/

Abbreviations

noun = podstatné menoadj. = prídavné menoverb = slovesoadv. = príslovkapron = zámenoprep = predložkanumber = èíslovka

Published 2009

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

/ʃ/ = shop

/�/ = measure

/tʃ/ = cheese

/d�/ = join

/m/ = man

/n/ = not

/ŋ/ = ring

/h/ = hot

/l/ = let

/r/ = rain

/j/ = yet

Pearson Longman Slovak Ventures, s.r.o Reprezentantka pre SR: Kasalova 6Ing., Mgr. Agáta Vargová 949 01 NitraMobil: 0911 710 717 tel.: 037/ 65 20 261e-mail: slovakia@longman.sk fax: 037/ 77 20 190PhDr. Miroslava Novotná e-mail: sv@venturesbooks.comMobil: 0911 710 737 predaj@venturesbooks.come-mail: vychod@longman.sk www.slovakventures.sk

2

3

Back to School

abroad /ə�brɔ�d/ adv zahranièie, do zahranièia Many

British people go abroad for their holidays.

age /eid�/ n vek What age is your dad?

animal /��niməl/ n zviera They keep several animals in the

house – three rabbits, a cat and a dog.

answer /�ɑ�nsə/ v odpoveï I‘ll ask the questions and you

can answer them.

are there /�ɑ� ðə, ðeə/ v phr sú tam, je tam How many

children are there in the classroom?

art /ɑ�t/ n umenie I don‘t like art – I just can‘t draw.

ask /ɑ�sk/ v pýta� sa Ask your friend one question, and then

he‘ll ask you one.

at home /ət �həυm/ adv phr doma I left my workbook at home.

at the coast /ət ðə �kəυst/ adv phr na pobreží They spent

two weeks on holiday at the coast.

bag /b� / n vak, taška, vrecko Put your shopping in

this bag.

be into /bi �intə, �intυ/ phr v zaujíma� sa o I‘m not into

model aeroplanes – I prefer model railways.

be like /bi �laik/ phr v by� ako What was the weather like?

black /bl�k/ adj, n èierny I have a pair of black shoes on

my feet.

blackboard /�bl�kbɔ�d/ n tabu¾a Use this chalk to write

on the blackboard.

book /bυk/ n kniha This book is full of interesting information.

boyfriend /�bɔifrend/ n priate¾ John is Jenny‘s boyfriend

– they do everything together.

campsite k�mpsait/ n stanový tábor, camp We stayed

on a campsite in France last month.

can /kən, k�n/ aux môc�, vedie� I can say hello and goodbye

in Italian.

CD-Rom /�si� di� �rɒm/ n CD-ROM You can get the dictionary

as a book or on a CD-Rom.

chair /tʃeə/ n stolièka I bought six chairs to go with the dining

table.

classroom /�klɑ�srυm, �ru�m/ n trieda (miestnos�) There are twenty desks in my classroom.

clothes /kləυðz, kləυz/ n pl obleèenie Clothes keep you

warm and they make you look good, too.

cloudy /�klaυdi/ adj oblaèný It was cloudy today but it will

be sunny tomorrow.

coast /kəυst/ n pobrežie I was at the coast.

cold /kəυld/ adj chladný, studený Put your sweater on

– it´s cold outside.

computer /kəm�pju�tə/ n poèítaè I use my computer to

get my e-mail.

dancer /�dɑ�nsə/ n taneèník My sister is a dancer with the

Royal Ballet.

desk /desk/ n lavica, pracovný stôl He sat at his desk

and wrote a letter.

dictionary /�dikʃənəri/ n slovník Look up the spelling or

pronunciation in a dictionary.

DVD player /�di� vi� �di� �pleiə/ n DVD prehrávaè She

put the disk in the DVD player and watched the fi lm.

English /�iŋ liʃ/ n angliètina More people speak English

than any other language.

family /�f�məli/ n rodina She has a large family – four

sisters and fi ve brothers.

fan /f�n/ n fanúšik 3000 fans went to the rock concert.

fantastic /f�n�t�stik/ adj fantastický I think their music

is fantastic!

favourite /�feivərit/ adj ob¾úbený Which is your favourite

Harry Potter book?

film star /�film stɑ�/ n filmová hviezda Tom Cruise is a very

famous fi lm star and earns lots of money.

Friday /�fraidi, �dei/ n piatok Shall we go to the cinema

on Friday?

geography /d�i�ɒ rəfi, �d�ɒ �/ n zemepis This geography

lesson is about lakes and rivers in England.

girlfriend /� �lfrend/ n priate¾ka „Is she your girlfriend?“

„No, but we sometimes go to the cinema together.“

glue / lu�/ n lepidlo We can join the pieces of the model

together with glue.

grandparents /� r�n�peərənts/ n pl starí rodièia I

have two sets of grandparents – my mum‘s parents and my dad‘s

parents.

green / ri�n/ adj, n zelený The trees are not very green in

winter.

hasn’t (got) /�h�zənt/ aux nema� (3. os. j. è. ) My brother

hasn‘t got a chance of getting a girlfriend.

have (got) /həv, h�v/ aux ma� Have you got a dictionary?

history /�histəri/ n dejepis We learnt about the Roman

Empire in a history lesson.

hobbies /�hɒbiz/ n pl zá¾uby, hobby My hobbies are

fi shing, taking photographs and football.

holidays /�hɒlədiz/ n pl prázdniny Where are you going

for your holidays this year?

hotel /həυ�tel/ n hotel We stayed at a lovely hotel on the

side of the lake.

house /haυs/ n dom Our house is very small – it only has

one bedroom.

in the country /in ðə �k�ntri/ adv phr na vidieku We

live in a city, so we like to have holidays in the country.

instructions /in�str�kʃənz/ n pl inštrukcie, pokyny I can‘t understand the instructions for making this cake.

interest /�intrəst/ n záujem Making pottery is one of my

mother‘s interests.

interested in /�intrəstid in/ adj phr zaujíma� sa o I‘m not interested in collecting stamps – I prefer baseball and

cricket.

interesting /�intrəstiŋ/ adj zaujímavý My dad has an

interesting book about American history.

into /�intə, �intυ/ prep v, vo, do, dovnútra Put things into

your school bag.

is there /�iz ðə, ðeə/ v phr je tam „Is there anybody at

home?“ „Yes, I‘m in here.“

4

lesson /�lesən/ n lekcia, hodina Our next lesson is Chemistry

– I think it‘s really boring.

like /laik/ prep podobný, rovnaký, taký ako „What is

he like?“ „ He is like his father.“

likes and dislikes /�laiks ən �dislaiks/ n phr ob¾úbené a neob¾úbené veci Tell me your likes and dislikes before

I go to the shop for food.

maths /m�θs/ n matematika You can use a calculator

when you do these maths questions.

Monday /�m�ndi, dei/ n pondelok She has to go back to

work on Monday.

music /�mju�zik/ n hudba He likes classical music but I prefer

pop and rock.

name /neim/ n meno She changed her name from Benson

to Smith when she got married.

nationality /�n�ʃə�n�ləti/ n národnos� He changed his

nationality when he went to live in the USA.

not bad /�nɒt �b�d/ adj phr nie zlý „Do you like this new ice

cream?“ „Yes, it‘s not bad.“

notebook /�nəυtbυk/ n poznámkový blok The policeman

wrote my name down in his notebook.

page /peid�/ n strana How many words are there on this

page?

paper /�peipə/ n papier The printer has run out of paper.

PE /�pi� �i�/ n telesná výchova PE teachers need to be

very fi t and healthy.

pen /pen/ n pero Can I use your pen to write this down?

pencil /�pensəl/ n ceruzka The artist drew a picture with

a pencil.

pencil case /�pensəl keis/ n peraèník There are different

coloured pencils in my pencil case.

people /�pi�pəl/ n pl ¾udia There are thousands of people

outside the palace and they all want to see the Queen.

photo /�fəυtəυ/ n fotografia I took 20 photos yesterday

with my new camera.

place /pleis/ n miesto Crete is a great place for a summer

holiday.

poster /�pəυstə/ n poster, plagát There were posters

about the circus all over town.

price /prais/ n cena The price of this coat is £50.

question /�kwestʃən/ n otázka The questions in that exam

were really diffi cult.

rainy /�reini/ adj daždivý We were on holiday for 14 days

and ten of them were rainy.

read /ri�d/ v èíta� Read a book or play cards – it‘s rainy again

today.

red /red/ adj, n èervený The little girl had red paint all over

her clothes and hands.

rubber /�r�bə/ n guma He used the rubber to remove two

words from the sentence.

ruler /�ru�lə/ n pravítko A ruler is used for drawing straight

lines.

Saturday /�s�tədi, �dei/ n sobota We‘re going on holiday

next Saturday.

say hello /�sei hə�ləυ/ v phr poveda� ahoj, pozdravi� sa How do you say hello in Polish?

science /�saiəns/ n (prírodná) veda Chemistry, physics

and biology are the main science subjects.

scissors /�sizəz/ n nožnice Sarah cut out the picture with

her scissors.

shop /ʃɒp/ n obchod I‘d like to go to the shop for a Sunday

newspaper.

sister /�sistə/ n sestra My sister lives in the south of England.

sport /spɔ�t/ n šport Which sport is your favourite – football

or rugby?

Students‘ Book /�stju�dənts bυk/ n uèebnica Give

every pupil a Students‘ Book.

summer /�s�mə/ n leto We had a very rainy summer this year.

Sunday /�s�ndi, �dei/ n nede¾a He won a million pounds

on TV last Sunday!

sunny /�s�ni/ adj slneèný The weather is going to be bright

and sunny tomorrow.

talk /tɔ�k/ v rozpráva� I talked to my brother for two hours

on the phone yesterday.

teacher /�ti�tʃə/ n uèite¾ Our new teacher knows lots about

foreign languages.

television /�telə�vi�ən, �telə�vi�ən/ n televízia There‘s

a television programme about French tonight at 7:30.

thing /θiŋ/ n vec Will you get me a few things from the

supermarket, please?

Thursday /�θ�zdi, �dei/ n štvrtok I go to football practice

on Thursdays.

timetable /�taim�teibəl/ n rozvrh I don‘t know when the

next lesson starts – I‘ll check the timetable.

Tuesday /�tju�zdi, �dei/ n utorok The football match is

on Tuesday.

understand /��ndə�st�nd/ v rozumie� I don‘t understand

this question – what does it mean?

weather /�weðə/ n poèasie What‘s the weather like in Florida

in summer?

Wednesday /�wenzdi, �dei/ n streda Some shops close

on Wednesday afternoons.

weekend /�wi�k�end, �wi�kend/ n víkend Most people

don‘t have to work at the weekend.

whose /hu�z/ determiner, pron èí, èia, èie „Whose bag is

this?“ „It‘s mine, thank you very much.“

workbook /�w�kbυk/ n pracovný zošit, cvièebnica Write all the answers in your workbooks.

write /rait/ v písa� Write your name at the top of the page,

and then begin the test.

your language /jɔ� �l�ŋ wid�/ n phr tvoj/váš jazyk How do you say „hello“ in your language?

Module 1 Our World

a bit /ə �bit/ n kúsok, troška I feel a bit ill today – I‘m not

going to school.

a lot /ə �lɒt/ n ve¾a This shark has a lot of teeth.

5

activity /�k�tivəti/ n aktivita, èinnos� You can take part

in lots of activities on this holiday.

after /�ɑ�ftə/ adv, conj, prep potom, po, cez Let´s meet

after lunch.

all right /�ɔ�l �rait/ spoken v poriadku „Will you take my

photo?“ „All right, give me your camera.“

always /�ɔ�lwəz, �weiz/ adv vždy I always have a cup of

coffee for my breakfast.

amazing /ə�meiziŋ/ adj úžasný, ohromujúci The story

was so amazing I could hardly believe it.

angry /��ŋ ri/ adj nahnevaný Dad‘s angry because you

crashed his car.

around the world /ə�raυnd ðə �w�ld/ adv phr okolo sveta, po svete The students come from many countries

around the world.

back /b�k/ n chrbát She went to the doctor because her

back hurts.

beach /bi�tʃ/ n pláž The children looked for shells on the beach.

beautiful /�bju�tifəl/ adj krásny That actress has a beautiful

face but an ugly boyfriend.

because /bi�kɒz, bi�kəz/ conj pretože I don‘t like her

because she tells lies.

become /bi�k�m/ v sta� sa Study hard and you‘ll become

a brilliant English speaker.

behind sb’s back /bi�haind s�mbədiz �b�k/ adv phr za nieèím chrbtom He‘s always telling lies behind my back.

bill /bil/ n úèet Tell the waiter we‘d like the bill, please.

billion /�biljən/ n miliarda (US), bilión (GB) Paying for

hospitals and nurses costs billions of pounds.

birthday /�b�θdei/ n narodeniny My birthday is on the

seventh of July – when‘s yours?

brochure /�brəυʃə, �ʃυə/ n brožúra Let‘s pick up some

holiday brochures and decide where to go.

business /�biznəs/ n obchod, biznis, živnos� He works

hard for his Dad‘s business.

busy /�bizi/ adj zaneprázdnený, rušný You can‘t speak

to him just now, he‘s very busy.

buy /bai/ v kúpi� Will you buy me some sweets when you go

to the shop?

call /kɔ�l/ v zavola� I‘ll call you again tomorrow at the same time.

can’t /kɑ�nt/ aux nemôc� We can‘t go shopping because

we have no money.

can‘t stand /�kɑ�nt �st�nd/ v phr nemôc� vystá� My

brother can‘t stand you – he thinks you‘re horrible!

capital /�k�pitl/ n hlavné mesto Edinburgh is the capital

of Scotland.

card /kɑ�d/ n karta, poh¾adnica How many cards did you

get at Christmas?

castle /�kɑ�səl/ n zámok There are lots of castles in

Scotland and Ireland.

century /�sentʃəri/ n storoèie They built many of these

houses in the last century.

chat /tʃ�t/ v, n rozpráva� sa, keca�/ pokec I don‘t

want a long talk, just a short chat.

chatroom /�tʃ�trυm, �ru�m/ n chatroom People in

chatrooms don‘t always say who they really are.

chess /tʃes/ n šach A chess board has 64 squares on it, 32

black and 32 white.

church /tʃ�tʃ/ n kostol We go to church nearly every Sunday.

cinema /�sinəmə/ n kino What‘s on at the cinema this week?

class /klɑ�s/ n vyuèovacia hodina, lekcia Have you

done your homework for the History class?

classical music /�kl�sikəl �mju�zik/ n klasická hudba Mozart wrote classical music in the 18th century.

climate /�klaimət/ n klíma, podnebie All over the world

the climate is changing.

collecting /kə�lektiŋ/ n zbieranie Collecting things, like

stamps, books and records, is his hobby.

college /�kɒlid�/ n vysoká škola After school, he‘s going

on to college to study English.

competition /�kɒmpə�tiʃən/ n sú�až I like the competitions

in the newspaper at the weekend.

computer game /kəm�pju�tə eim/ n poèítaèová hra He played that computer game for four hours yesterday.

cooking /�kυkiŋ/ n varenie A chef does a lot of cooking in

a restaurant.

countryside /�k�ntrisaid/ n vidiek, príroda They‘ve ruined

the countryside with all these motorways.

cousin /�k�zən/ n bratranec, sesternica He‘s my cousin

– my mother‘s brother‘s son.

creative /kri�eitiv/ adj tvorivý Be creative - design a completely

new range of clothes.

culture /�k�ltʃə/ n kultúra Some things are polite in certain

cultures but rude in others.

customer service department /�k�stəmə �s�vis di�pɑ�tmənt/ n oddelenie služieb zákazníkom Tell

the Customer Service Department what your problem is.

cycle /�saikəl/ v bicyklova�, ís� na bicykli I cycle to school

on Mondays but I get the bus on the other days.

cycling /�saikliŋ/ n bicyklovanie Cycling is popular in

Holland because the roads are very fl at.

dad /d�d/ n ocko Does your dad still work in the bank?

dangerous /�deind�ərəs/ adj nebezpeèný This road is

dangerous – everyone drives very fast.

date of birth /�deit əv �b�θ/ n dátum narodenia Write

your name and date of birth at the top of the paper.

design /di�zain/ v navrhova� (dizajn) Architects design

buildings for a living.

different /�difrənt/ adj iný, odlišný That‘s not the magazine

I usually buy, it‘s a different one.

dog /dɒ / n pes I take the dog for a walk in the park every

morning.

don’t /dəυnt/ aux pom. sloveso, vyjadrenie záporu I don‘t like maths but I do like history.

drawing /�drɔ�iŋ/ n kreslenie Sadie made a drawing of a little

boy and a little girl.

drive /draiv/ v jazdi�, šoférova� Will you drive me to

the airport when I go on holiday?

6

dry /drai/ adj suchý It‘s hot and dry in the middle of the desert.

easy /�i�zi/ adj ¾ahký, jednoduchý Ask me some easy

questions about computers.

e-greeting /�i� � ri�tiŋ/ n internetové blahoželanie I send e-greetings instead of paper birthday cards.

e-mail /�i� meil/ n e-mail I got 17 e-mails from friends on my

birthday.

Emerald Isle /�emərəld �ail/ n Smaragdový ostrov People call Ireland „the Emerald Isle“ because it‘s very green.

every night /�evri �nait/ adv phr každú noc There are

lots of pubs, so you can go to a different one every night.

exam /i �z�m/ n skúška She passed the exams and will be

going to university next year.

exhibit /i �zibit/ n výstava There‘s a new exhibit on Egypt

at the museum.

explore /ik�splɔ�/ v prebáda� Doctor Livingstone explored

the unknown parts of Africa.

famous /�feiməs/ adj slávny They took photos of all the

famous places in Wales.

fantastic /f�n�t�stik/ adj fantastický The new fi lm is

out, and it‘s really fantastic!

fashion /�f�ʃən/ n móda She‘s interested in fashion, and

designs all her own clothes.

fishing /�fiʃiŋ/ n rybárèenie Fishing is one of Britain‘s

most popular activities.

football team /�fυtbɔ�l ti�m/ n futbalový tím Which

football team do you like best?

for /fə, fɔ�/ prep pre, na, pretože, za I‘m waiting for the

number 98 bus.

for example /fər i �zɑ�mpəl/ phr napríklad She likes

books and plays – for example, Shakespeare and Tolstoy.

French /frentʃ/ n, adj francúzština, francúzsky French is not a diffi cult language to learn.

friend /frend/ n kamarát He‘s an old friend – we‘ve known

him for many years.

friendly /�frendli/ adj priate¾ský The shop assistant was

very friendly and helpful.

fun /f�n/ n zábava Did you have fun with your friends?

funny /�f�ni/ adj zábavný The jokes he told were so funny

we couldn‘t stop laughing.

gadget /� �d�ət/ n prístroj I‘ve bought a great gadget for

cutting up onions.

get up / et �p / v phr vsta� Will you get up out of that chair,

please, and go to the shop for me?

get on with / et ɒn wið / phr v vychádza� s (niekým) She doesn‘t get on with her sister – they argue about

everything.

go / əυ/ v ís� Do you want to go with me to the party tonight?

go out with / əυ �aυt/ phr v chodi� s (chlapcom, dievèa�om) She‘s going out with my friend‘s brother.

good / υd/ adj dobrý Father Christmas only brings presents

to good, well-behaved children.

good at /� υd ət, �t/ adj phr dobrý v/vo My mum‘s very

good at Geography and History.

good fun /� υd �f�n/ n phr dobrá zábava He isn‘t really

rude – it‘s just good fun.

good idea /� υd ai�diə/ n phr dobrý nápad He turned his

good idea into a business and made lots of money.

grandma /� r�nmɑ�/ n starká, babièka Her grandma

looks after her when her mum is at work.

great / reit/ adj skvelý, ohromný It would be great if you

could come with us.

guitar / i�tɑ�/ n gitara My guitar has twelve strings instead

of the usual six.

guitarist / i�tɑ�rist/ n gitarista Jimi Hendrix was a brilliant

guitarist.

hardly ever /�hɑ�dli �evə/ adv phr sotva, �ažko I hardly

ever see my brother – he lives in South America.

hard-working /�hɑ�d �w�kiŋ/ adj tvrdo/�ažko pracujúci, usilovný She‘s a hard-working student and will

probably pass all her exams.

hate /heit/ v nema� rád, nenávidie� She hates getting

up so early in the mornings.

have a laugh /h�v ə �lɑ�f/ phr nasmia� sa, zabáva� sa We won‘t make any money but we‘ll have a laugh!

helpful /�helpfəl/ adj nápomocný His comments were

rude and not very helpful.

historic /hi�stɒrik/ adj historický In the 1960s the

Americans made the fi rst, historic landing on the moon.

home phone /�həυm �fəυn/ n pevná linka Ring me on

my home phone – my mobile isn‘t working.

honest /�ɒnəst/ adj èestný Jean is always honest and never

tells lies.

horse riding /�hɔ�s �raidiŋ/ n jazdenie na koni You can

go horse riding in the mountains on this holiday.

hundreds of /�h�ndrədz əv, ɒv/ n phr stovky There were

hundreds of people in the queue.

idea /ai�diə/ n myšlienka, nápad Use the ideas above

and your own ideas.

illustrate /�iləstreit/ v ilustrova� My sister illustrates

children‘s picture books.

in a mess /in ə �mes/ adj phr v neporiadku The room

was in a mess – there were clothes all over the fl oor.

information /�infə�meiʃən/ n informácie Where can I get

information about train times?

instant message /�instənt �mesid�/ n okamžitá správa When John sends me an instant message I see it straight away

on my screen.

inventor /in�ventə/ n vynálezca Edwin Land was the inventor

of the Polaroid camera.

Ireland /�aiələnd/ n Írsko Ireland is a great place for a quiet,

relaxing holiday.

Irish /�aiəriʃ/ adj írsky His mum is Irish – she comes from

Dublin.

Jamaica /d�ə�meikə/ n Jamajka Jamaica is an island in

the Caribbean.

keep in touch /�ki�p in �t�tʃ/ v phr osta� v kontakte We kept in touch by e-mail when he lived abroad.

7

kiss /kis/ v bozkáva� Grandma kissed me goodnight and

then went home to her house.

language /�l�ŋ wid�/ n jazyk He‘s very clever and can

speak at least six languages.

late /leit/ adj, adv neskorý, neskoro I got up late and

missed the bus this morning.

laugh /�lɑ�f/ n smiech He has a very loud laugh.

lazy /�leizi/ adj lenivý Ben is very lazy and never gets up

before 10 o‘clock.

leave it out /�li�v it �aυt/ phr vynecha� nieèo Leave it

out, Moni! I don‘t like being teased.

legend /�led�ənd/ n legenda Have you heard the legend of

the King of the Fairies?

letter /�letə/ n list When Mum worked abroad she sent me a

letter every week.

library /�laibrəri, �bri/ n knižnica Take these books back

to the library for me, please.

like /laik/ v ma� rád Most people don‘t like cold baths.

listener /�lisənə/ n poslucháè I talk too much, but she‘s

a good listener.

live /liv/ v ži� I live in Leeds now, but I come from Scotland.

Londoner /�l�ndənə/ n Londýnèan Millions of Londoners

travel to work on the Underground.

look after /�lυk �ɑ�ftə / phr v stara� sa o I‘m going to look

after their dogs while they are on holiday.

love /l�v/ v ¾úbi�, ma� rád I love chocolate – I can‘t stop

eating it.

lyrics /�liriks/ n pl text piesne The singer has forgotten the

lyrics of the song.

magic powers /�m�d�ik �paυəz/ n pl zázraèné sily The witch used her magic powers to turn me into a frog.

machine /mə�ʃi�n/ n prístroj, zariadenie A TV is a

machine for showing moving pictures.

make /meik/ v vyrobi� He made a machine for recording TV

programmes onto DVDs.

maybe /�meibi/ adv možno I don’t know – maybe I‘ll come

and maybe I won‘t.

meeting /�mi�tiŋ/ n stretnutie The teachers had a meeting

at two o‘clock.

mess /mes/ n neporiadok Don‘t make a mess in the kitchen.

I‘ve just cleaned it.

mind /maind/ v namieta�, prekáža� I don‘t mind Maths

but I don‘t like Chemistry.

mobile (phone) /�məυbail, �məυbail �fəυn/ n mobil, mobilný telefón If your car breaks down, use your mobile

(phone) to ring for help.

model aeroplanes /�mɒdl �eərəpleinz/ n modely lietadiel There‘s an exhibition of model aeroplanes this weekend.

moody /�mu�di/ adj náladový Helen was very moody and

angry when she lost.

much /m�tʃ/ adv ve¾a / ove¾a (+ 2.st. príd. m.) I‘m

going to school today because I feel much better.

mum /m�m/ n maminka My mum got married to my dad

in 1985.

museum /mju��ziəm/ n múzeum The Museum of Science

has lots of information on the planets.

Net /net/ n sie�, internet My computer has broken so I can‘t

use the Net.

never /�nevə/ adv nikdy I never go to clubs – I‘m not old

enough yet.

news /nju�z/ n správy, noviny Anna has some news – she

is getting married!

newspaper /�nju�s�peipə/ n noviny Have you seen the

Christmas quiz in today‘s newspaper?

night life /�nait laif/ n noèný život Leeds is very good for

night life – there are lots of bars and clubs.

none of your business /�n�n əv jɔ� �biznəs/ phr nie je to tvoja vec/záležitos� I‘m not telling you – it‘s none

of your business.

not very good /�nɒt veri � υd/ adj phr nie ve¾mi dobrý The new Maths teacher isn‘t very good – he talks too quickly.

(not) very much /��nɒt� veri �m�tʃ/ adv phr (nie) ve¾mi ve¾a / (nie) ve¾mi Jack didn‘t like the book very much and

didn‘t fi nish it.

now /naυ/ adv teraz I‘m going home now – it‘s after 12

o‘clock.

official /ə�fiʃəl/ adj oficiálny The government will produce

an offi cial report.

often /�ɒfən, �ɒftən/ adv èasto She often gets the answers

right but sometimes she‘s wrong.

okay /�əυ �kei/ adj dobrý, fajn, O. K. This book is okay, but

I don‘t want to read all of it.

Olympics /ə�limpiks/ n sing/pl Olympiáda The London

Olympics are in 2012.

outgoing /�aυt� əυiŋ/ adj otvorený, spoloèenský My

sister loves meeting people and has an outgoing personality.

painting /�peintiŋ/ n ma¾ba The famous painting of the

Mona Lisa is in an art gallery in Paris.

parents /�peərənts/ n pl rodièia Both her parents work in

London all week.

park /pɑ�k/ n park I‘m going to take the dogs for a walk in

the park.

part /pɑ�t/ n èas� The fi rst part of the exam was okay but the

second part was diffi cult.

party /�pɑ�ti/ n párty, veèierok There‘s a party at Jimmy‘s

house on Saturday.

patient /�peiʃənt/ adj trpezlivý I don‘t like waiting – I‘m not

a patient person.

pay phone /�pei fəυn/ n telefónny automat Where‘s

the nearest pay phone? I need to call for a taxi.

pen friend /�penfrend/ n priate¾ na dopisovanie My

German penfriend wrote to me again last week.

personal details /�p�sənəl �di�teilz/ n pl osobné údaje To get a credit card you need to give us some personal details.

phone card /�fəυn kɑ�d/ n telefónna karta I haven‘t got

any money for the phone – can I use your phone card?

photography /fə�tɒ rəfi/ n fotografia We went to

a photography exhibition and saw lots of good photos.

8

piano /pi��nəυ/ n klavír I learned to play the piano when

I was fi ve.

PIN /pin/ n PIN Key in your PIN and the machine will give you

some cash.

poem /�pəυəm/ n báseò Wordsworth wrote a lot of poems

about the English Lake District.

Poland /�pəυlənd/ n Po¾sko Many people came to Leeds

from Poland in the 1930s.

popular /�pɒpjυlə/ adj populárny Ireland is a popular

place to go for a peaceful holiday.

population /�pɒpjυ�leiʃən/ n populácia, obyvate¾stvo The population of Poland is about 40 million.

portrait /�pɔ�trət/ n portrét Have you seen the portrait of

the Queen in the National Gallery?

prize /praiz/ n cena The newspaper is giving a prize for the

fi rst correct answer to the quiz.

problem /�prɒbləm/ n problém „What‘s the problem?“ „I can‘t

see properly.“

Queen /kwi�n/ n krá¾ovná Queen Elizabeth II visited India

recently.

reading /�ri�diŋ/ n èítanie Reading too much hurts my eyes.

real /riəl/ adj skutoèný, naozajstný It‘s not a real computer,

it‘s just a plastic box that he plays with.

record /ri�kɔ�d/ v nahra� Can you record that programme

for me tonight?

relax /ri�l�ks/ v relaxova�, oddychova� Come to

Ireland and relax in our beautiful countryside.

republic /ri�p�blik/ n republika General De Gaulle was

once the President of the French Republic.

restaurant /�restərɒnt/ n reštaurácia This restaurant

charges too much for its food.

river /�rivə/ n rieka The river goes right through the middle of

the town and then joins the sea.

Roman /�rəυmən/ adj rímsky The Roman army built many

roads in Britain.

room /rυm, ru�m/ n izba, miestnos� There are three

rooms downstairs and two more on the top fl oor.

Russia /�r�ʃə/ n Rusko It‘s very cold in some parts of Russia.

science lab /�saiəns l�b/ n vedecké laboratórium There‘s been an explosion in the science lab.

Scotland /�skɒtlənd/ n Škótsko There are only about 5 million

people in the whole of Scotland.

scuba diving /�sku�bə �daiviŋ/ n potápanie (s dýchacím prístrojom) The Great Barrier Reef is a great place to go

scuba diving.

see /si�/ v vidie� Can you move, please? I can‘t see the TV.

send /send/ v posla� Send me a postcard when you go on

holiday.

shopping /�ʃɒpiŋ/ n nakupovanie I‘m going into town to

do some shopping for clothes.

shopping centre /�ʃɒpiŋ �sentə/ n nákupné centrum The new shopping centre has lots of places to buy clothes.

shy /ʃai/ adj plachý, nesmelý Why is she standing in

the corner? Is she shy?

singing /�siŋiŋ/ n spievanie, spev Have you done much

singing in church choirs?

skateboarding /�skeitbɔ�diŋ/ n skateboardovanie Wear your knee and elbow pads when you go skateboarding.

skiing /�ski�iŋ/ n lyžovanie Switzerland in February is

a favourite place for skiing holidays.

snowy /�snəυ�i/ adj snežný, zasnežený Is it very snowy

in Poland in winter?

sometimes /�s�mtaimz/ adv niekedy Sometimes we go

to town at the weekend, but often we just stay at home.

song /sɒŋ/ n pieseò I don‘t like his songs – they‘re all about

how bad he feels.

sorry /�sɒri/ adj phr ¾úto, ¾utova� I‘m sorry I didn‘t call you

last night – the phone wasn‘t working.

speaker /�spi�kə/ n rozprávaè, hovorca Tonight‘s

speaker will be talking about gardening.

spend /spend/ v minú�, strávi� (èas) How much did you

spend on food this week?

stand /st�nd/ v vystá� „I hate writing!“ „Me, too. I can‘t

stand it.“

stone /stəυn/ n kameò He threw a stone into the lake and it

made a loud noise.

stop /stɒp/ v zastavi� I‘ve been working for six hours, so now

I‘m going to stop for tea.

story /�stɔ�ri/ n príbeh It‘s a story about a rich man and his

two sons.

street /stri�t/ n ulica Colin lives in the same street as me but

we have never met.

student /�stju�dənt/ n študent Most of the students are

going on the school trip to France.

surfing /�s�fiŋ/ n surfovanie You can go surfi ng off the

south coast of England.

swim /swim/ n plávanie Let‘s have a swim in the ocean

before we have dinner.

swimming /�swimiŋ/ n plávanie I can‘t go swimming

because I haven‘t got a swimming costume.

tease /ti�z/ v u�ahova� si z, dobera� si (niekoho) She teased him about his long hair, but she actually liked it.

teenager /�ti�neid�ə/ n tínedžer My dad liked really loud

music when he was a teenager.

tennis /�tenis/ n tenis I‘m going to take tennis lessons this

summer.

text /tekst/ v text I tried to phone him and text him but he

didn‘t answer.

text message /�tekst �mesid�/ n textová správa Use

your mobile phone to send him a text message.

the Internet /ði �intənet/ n internet The Internet is

a great way of doing research for your school projects.

the Net /ðə �net/ n sie�, internet We looked it up on the

Net and got the answer really quickly.

the news /ðə �nju�z/ n sing správy, noviny The news is

on TV at 10 o‘clock.

the Olympics /ði ə�limpiks/ n sing/pl Olympiáda London

will hold the Olympics in 2012.

9

the Queen /ðə �kwi�n/ n krá¾ovná The Queen lives in

Buckingham Palace.

the tube /ðə �tju�b/ n metro The quickest way around

London is on the tube.

think /θiŋk/ v myslie� I think I‘ve passed the exam but I‘m

not sure.

together /tə� eðə/ adv spolu Are you going to the cinema

too? Let‘s go together, then.

too /tu�/ adv tiež The house has fi ve bedrooms, and there‘s a

swimming pool, too.

town /taυn/ n mesto That part of France has a lot of countryside

and not very many towns.

tube /tju�b/ n metro Londoners call the underground railway

the tube.

Turkey /�t�ki/ n Turecko He went to Turkey because his

team were playing a football match in Istanbul.

underground railway /��ndə raυnd �reilwei/ n

podzemná železnica There are underground railways

in Moscow and Singapore.

untidy /�n�taidi/ adj neporiadny David‘s very untidy – he

leaves clothes all over the fl oor.

up /�p/ adv, prep hore John´s up in his bedroom.

use /ju�z/ v použi� I use my mobile phone every day to call

my mum.

usually /�ju��uəli, �ju��əli/ adv zvyèajne The bus usually

comes about fi ve minutes after I get to the bus stop.

very /�veri/ adv ve¾mi I was very late and missed the start

of the lesson.

video /�vidiəυ/ n video Do you want to rent a video or go to

the cinema?

village /�vilid�/ n dedina They live in a small village near

the town of Stratford.

visit /�vizit/ v navštívi� Are you going to visit your brother

in Mexico this year?

wait /weit/ v èaka� Wait for me – I‘m nearly ready.

walk /wɔ�k/ v kráèa�, chodi�, ís� (pešo) I need to walk

at least fi ve miles a day and lose a lot of weight.

walking /�wɔ�kiŋ/ n chodenie, chôdza Walking is good

for you if you want to keep fi t.

watch /wɒtʃ/ v pozera�, sledova� (TV, zápas ...) I want

to watch that programme on BBC1 at 7 o‘clock.

website /�websait/ n internetová stránka He downloads

a lot of music from different websites.

weekend /�wi�k�end, �wi�kend/ n víkend I don‘t work at

the weekends, I just relax.

wet /wet/ adj mokrý It was wet on Saturday so we didn‘t play

the match.

wonderful /�w�ndəfəl/ adj nádherný, úžasný Thank

you for the wonderful time at your birthday party.

world /w�ld/ n svet A third of the world‘s people have little

or nothing to eat.

writer /�raitə/ n spisovate¾ George Bernard Shaw was a

famous Irish writer.

Module 2 Neighbours

(7) am /�ei �em/ adv 7 hodín ráno We had to get to the

airport early as the plane took off at 7 am.

about /ə�baυt/ adv o, okolo I‘ll be home at about six o‘clock

today.

accent /��ksənt/ n akcent, prízvuk Maria speaks English

with a strong Italian accent.

adult /��d�lt, ə�d�lt/ n dospelý èlovek Adults are not

allowed into the youth club.

afraid /ə�freid/ adj majúci strach I am afraid of big dogs.

again /ə� en, ə� ein/ adv znovu I need to go to London

again tomorrow.

all /ɔ�l/ determiner, pron všetci, všetko All our kids are

bilingual.

all right /�ɔ�l �rait/ adj, adv v poriadku, v pohode „I‘ve

dropped the radio!“ „That‘s all right, I‘ll get a new one.“

all the time /�ɔ�l ðə �taim/ adv phr celý èas, stále He

plays computer games all the time and never goes outside.

alone /ə�ləυn/ adv sám The old woman lived alone after her

sons left home.

amusement park /ə�mju�zmənt pɑ�k/ n zábavný park We‘re going to the amusement parks in Florida for our holiday.!

area /�eəriə/ n oblas� My brother and my sister live in the

same area of north London.

Argentina /�ɑ�d�ən�ti�nə/ n Argentína They came from

Argentina ten years ago and now live in Manchester.

astronomer /ə�strɒnəmə/ n astronóm, hvezdár The

astronomer discovered a new star.

at night /ət �nait/ n phr v noci It‘s dangerous round here at

night – don‘t go out on your own.

Australia /ɒ�streiliə/ n Austrália We visited our

grandparents in Australia two years ago.

baby /�beibi/ n die�a, bábätko My brother and his wife

have a new baby – her name is Rachel.

bad /b�d/ adj zlý The plane was late because of the bad

weather.

Bangladesh /�b�ŋ lə�deʃ/ n Bangladéš Rakesh is going

to Bangladesh for his holidays next year.

bank /b�ŋk/ n banka I need to go to the bank and get some

money.

bathroom /�bɑ�θrυm, �ru�m/ n kúpe¾òa He left the tap

on, and the bathroom fl oor was covered in water.

be afraid of /bi ə�freid əv, ɒv/ adj phr ma� strach z You

shouldn‘t be afraid of the dark.

be from /�bi� frəm, frɒm/ prep phr by�/pochádza� z, zo I can´t recognise his accent – where is he from?

bed /bed/ n poste¾ I usually go to bed straight away.

before /bi�fɔ�/ adv pred Will you read me a story before I go

to bed?

Bengali /ben� ɔ�li/ adj bengálsky There‘s a display of Bengali

dancing tonight.

best wishes /�best �wiʃiz/ n phr všetko najlepšie Rosie has got married. I must send her my best wishes.

10

bilingual /bai�liŋ wəl/ adj dvojjazyèný The waiter is

bilingual – he speaks Spanish and English.

body /�bɒdi/ n telo She has a very small head and a huge body.

bottle of water /�bɒtl əv �wɔ�tə/ n phr f¾aša vody They

carried bottles of water on their trip up the mountain.

boy /bɔi/ n chlapec They have a big family – three boys and

four girls.

build /bild/ v stava� Tesco are building a new supermarket

in the centre of town.

burger /�b� ə/ n hamburger I had a burger and chips

for lunch.

certainly /�s�tnli/ adv urèite „Will you write this essay for

me?“ „No, I certainly won‘t!“

character /�k�riktə/ n postava vo filme, v knihe In

the TV series, his character has a wife and ten children.

check /tʃek/ v skontrolova� Give me your paper and I‘ll

check your answers.

cheese /tʃi�z/ n syr A piece of cheese after a meal helps to

clean your teeth.

chicken nuggets /�tʃikən �n� əts/ n pl kuracie medailóniky I‘d like chicken nuggets and chips, please.

children /�tʃildrən/ n pl deti My grandparents had my mum

and ten other children.

chips /tʃips/ n pl hranolky Some people eat chips with

everythin.!

choose /tʃu�z/ v vybra� Please choose a seat and wait for

the doctor to arrive.

city /�siti/ n mesto I love living in the city. It is so exciting.

click /klik/ v kliknú� Click on the search button if you want

to look for something.

clock /klɒk/ n hodiny When the clock struck twelve,

Cinderella ran out of the palace.

cola /�kəυlə/ n kola Can we have two colas and a lemonade

please?

concert hall /�kɒnsət hɔ�l/ n koncertná hala We went

to the concert hall to hear the orchestra.

control /kən�trəυl/ v ovláda�, riadi� He couldn‘t control

the car and it crashed into a tree.

cook /kυk/ n kuchár I‘m not a very good cook but I like to

eat a lot.

create /kri�eit/ v vytvori�, spôsobi� The new rules will

create a lot of problems.

curry /�k�ri/ n kari After the fi lm, we went to the Indian

restaurant for curry.

cut /k�t/ v krája�, striha� I cut the carrot into small pieces

and added it to the meat.

daughter /�dɔ�tə/ n dcéra It‘s my daughter‘s ninth birthday

today.

decision /di�si�ən/ n rozhodnutie When it was time to

make a decision, he didn‘t know what to do.

dentist /�dentist/ n zubár I have toothache so I‘m going to

the dentist today.

die /dai/ v zomrie� His grandmother died when he was only

three years old.

difficult /�difikəlt/ adj �ažký, zložitý The questions in this

exam are really diffi cult.

dinner /�dinə/ n veèera Come and have dinner with us – we

eat at 8 o‘clock.

door /dɔ�/ n dvere Somebody‘s knocking on the door – go

and let them in.

drink /driŋk/ v pi� We often drink a glass or two of wine with

dinner.

early /��li/ adj, adv skoro If you get there early you‘ll have to

wait for a few minutes.

east /i�st/ adj, adv, n východ, východný, východne She has a house on the east coast of Scotland, near

Aberdeen.

electrician /i�lek�triʃən, �elik�/ n elektrikár When

anything electrical breaks down, I always call the electrician.

electronic /i�lek�trɒnik, �elik�/ adj elektronický You can

use an electronic calculator in the exam.

ever /�evə/ adv niekedy Have you ever been to Spain in

the winter?

expensive /ik�spensiv/ adj drahý It‘s less expensive to go

to Spain in the winter than to stay in Britain.

extras /�ekstrəz/ n pl nieèo navyše On this car, the radio

and the special wheels are extras.

face /feis/ n tvár He has a handsome face but he‘s not a nice

person.

fantasy /�f�ntəsi/ n fantázia, predstava I sometimes

have this fantasy about being a famous actor.

feel /fi�l/ v cíti� I could feel the bump on my head.

finish /�finiʃ/ v dokonèi� I‘ll probably fi nish this work by

about 10 o‘clock.

fireplace /�faiəpleis/ n kozub, krb The cat sat in the fi replace

to keep himself warm.

fish /fiʃ/ n sing/pl ryba, ryby Dad caught a fi sh and brought

it home to cook for dinner.

food /fu�d/ n jedlo Italian food is my favourite.

free /fri�/ adj zadarmo You have to pay for the fi sh but the chips

are free.

from /frəm, frɒm/ prep z, zo Where do you come from?

fruit /fru�t/ n ovocie I try to eat fi ve pieces of fruit every day.

garden /� ɑ�dn/ n záhrada We grow vegetables in the small

garden at the back of the house.

gardening /� ɑ�dniŋ/ n záhradkárstvo Gardening is

a popular activity in the UK.

get old / et �əυld/ adj phr starnú� Well, she‘s getting old

now, she must be at least 60.

girl / �l/ n dievèa My mum lived in York with her parents

when she was a girl.

give / iv/ n da� If you don‘t want that food, give it to the dog.

good luck /� υd �l�k/ phr ve¾a š�astia Good luck in your

exams, from Mum and Dad,

group / ru�p/ n skupina There were fi ve groups of tourists

waiting outside the museum.

grow up /� rəυ ��p/ v vyrás� When I grow up I want to be

a doctor.

11

hairdresser /�heə�dresə/ n kaderník I asked the

hairdresser to cut my hair short.

ham /h�m/ n šunka Dad put some ham and cheese in his

sandwiches.

hamster /�h�mstə/ n škreèok My hamster only does two

things – run round his wheel and go to sleep.

happen /�h�pən/ v sta� sa I was walking to school when

a strange thing happened.

happy to see /�h�pi tə �si�/ š�astný, že vidí She was

happy to see her brother again after all those years.

hard /hɑ�d/ adj, adv �ažký, zložitý; usilovne They

worked hard but didn‘t earn a lot of money.

have a rest /h�v ə �rest/ v phr oddýchnu� si We walked

for miles, and then decided to have a rest.

head /hed/ n hlava Put something on your head when you

go out – it‘s raining.

head teacher /�hed �ti�tʃə/ n riadite¾ Everybody stopped

talking when the head teacher came into the classroom.

headache /�hedeik/ n boles� hlavy I got a headache after

reading all these books.

heart problem /�hɑ�t �prɒbləm/ n srdcový problém Grandad has heart problems and has to take medicine every day.

help /help/ v pomáha� You help me with my Maths and I‘ll

help you with your French.

homework /�həυmw�k/ n domáca úloha The teacher

gave us three problems for homework.

hospital /�hɒspitl/ n nemocnica My aunt works as a

nurse at the hospital.

hot dog /�hɒt dɒ / n párok v rožku When I have a hot

dog I add mustard and tomato sauce.

how many /�haυ �meni/ adv phr ko¾ko? How many

brothers and sisters do you have?

husband /�h�zbənd/ n manžel Grandma married her

husband in 1923.

ice cream /�ais �kri�m/ n zmrzlina There were so many

kinds of ice cream I didn‘t know which to choose.

ill /il/ adj chorý He was very ill and nearly died.

imaginary /i�m�d�ənəri/ adj vymyslený, imaginárny When I was little I talked to my imaginary friend.

in bed /in �bed/ n phr v posteli Dad won‘t read my little

sister a story unless she‘s in bed.

in front of /in �fr�nt əv/ adv phr pred I sat in front of the

computer for hours yesterday.

in hospital /in �hɒspitl/ n phr v nemocnici My mum had

a baby when she was in hospital.

is that all /iz �ð�t �ɔ�l/ phr je to všetko Is that all the

money you‘ve got?

job /d�ɒb/ n zamestnanie He got a job as a teacher.

joke /d�əυk/ v vtipkova� He is always joking and making

everyone laugh.

kebab /ki�b�b/ n kebab We ate kebab in the Indian

restaurant.

kids /kidz/ n pl deti He always tries to get home before his

kids go to bed.

kind of /�kaind əv, ɒv/ n phr druh (nieèoho) What kind

of food would you like to eat tonight?

kitchen /�kitʃin/ n kuchyòa Can you bring the plates in

from the kitchen and put them on the table?

know /nəυ/ v vedie�, pozna� Do you know your neighbours?

lamb /l�m/ n jahòacina I‘ll get a piece of lamb and cook

it for dinner.

life /laif/ n život He spent most of his life in Africa.

light /lait/ adj svetlý Jenny decided to wear a light blue dress.

living room /�liviŋ rυm, ru�m/ n obývaèka After we eat

we‘ll go into the living room and have a comfortable seat.

local /�ləυkəl/ adj lokálny, miestny We go to the local

Italian restaurant once a week.

look /lυk/ v pozera� I looked out of the window and saw a cat.

look who’s here /�lυk hu�z �hiə/ phr pozri kto tu je Well, look who‘s here! I wasn‘t expecting you!

lorry driver /�lɒri �draivə/ n vodiè nákladného auta The lorry crashed but the lorry driver was OK.

lose /lu�z/ v prehra� I played Susan at chess and lost every

game.

loud /laυd/ adj hluèný, hlasný She had such a loud voice,

I couldn‘t hear anything else.

lunch /l�ntʃ/ n obed We had chicken and salad for lunch.

meal /mi�l/ n jedlo The meal was so bad we refused to pay

for it.

mean /mi�n/ v znamena� „No Entry“ means that you can‘t

drive up the street from that end.

meat /mi�t/ n mäso Jack doesn‘t eat meat or fi sh.

mechanic /mi�k�nik/ n mechanik The mechanic

mended my car but he didn‘t charge me anything.

menu /�menju�/ n menu There were so many things on the

menu, I didn‘t know what to choose.

midnight /�midnait/ n polnoc At New Year we stayed up

till after midnight.

milk /milk/ n mlieko Gran bought extra milk as she wanted

to have cornfl akes for breakfast.

minute /�minət/ n minúta I need to be at the airport in 45

minutes.

money /�m�ni/ n peniaze Do you have any money? I need

to pay for the tickets.

move /mu�v/ v hýba�, pohnú� You can move this chess

piece in several different directions.

Mrs /�misiz/ title pani (oslovenie) Although she‘s married,

she prefers being called Ms not Mrs.

multicultural /�m�lti�k�ltʃərəl/ adj multikulturálny, mnohonárodnostný We live in a multicultural society with

people from many other countries.

nearly /�niəli/ adv takmer I‘ve nearly fi nished reading the book.

neighbour /�neibə/ v sused If we have a party we‘ll have to

invite our neighbours.

neighbourhood /�neibəhυd/ n susedstvo There are lots

of children to play with in my neighbourhood.

next door /�nekst �dɔ�/ adv (od) ved¾a Jamie bought the

house next door to his mum and dad.

12

next-door /�nekst dɔ�/ adj ved¾a bývajúci, susedný My next-door neighbour never cuts the grass in his garden.

noisy /�nɔizi/ adj hluèný The people next door often have

noisy parties late at night.

normal /�nɔ�məl/ adj normálny It was just a normal day

until the spaceship landed in the playground.

normally /�nɔ�məli/ adv normálne, bežne I normally walk

to school.

north /nɔ�θ/ adj, adv, n sever, severný, severne Newcastle is a city in the north of England.

office worker /�ɒfis �w�kə/ n úradník Offi ce workers

fi nish work at 5 o‘clock.

old /əυld/ adj starý She works as a nurse at a hospital for

old people.

only /�əυnli/ adj, adv iba, len Declan is only one – he can‘t

talk properly yet.

open /�əυpən/ adj otvorený The library is open till 4 o‘clock

on Saturday afternoons.

orange juice /�ɒrənd� d�u�s/ n pomaranèový džús Because she was driving, Suki only drank orange juice.

originally /ə�rid�ənəli/ adv pôvodne My family originally

came from Jamaica.

other /��ðə/ adj, pron iný, druhý Fred lives in Bristol but my

other brother, Adam, lives in Germany.

outside /aυt�said/ adv von, mimo We lived just outside

Manchester for many years.

personality /�p�sə�n�ləti/ n osobnos�, povaha She

has a wonderful personality – happy, friendly and kind.

pet /pet/ n domáce zvieratko Do you have any pets?

piece /pi�s/ n kus, kúsok, figúrka (v hre) There are 32

pieces in a game of chess.

pizza /�pi�tsə/ n pizza Dad cut the pizza into eight separate

pieces.

please /pli�z/ interj prosím Can I have two burgers and a cola,

please?

plumber /�pl�mə/ n inštalatér When the toilet didn‘t work,

I asked the plumber to fi x it.

pool /pu�l/ n bazén There were lots of people at the pool

today because of the warm weather.

practice /�pr�ktis/ n tréning The team has football

practice every Saturday morning.

prepare /pri�peə/ v pripravi� I‘ve prepared the meal – all

you need to do is cook it.

primary school /�praiməri �sku�l/ n základná škola He went to primary school in Scotland until he was eight years

old.

programme /�prəυ r�m/ n program There‘s a programme

about the police on BBC2 tonight.

quarter /�kwɔ�tə/ n štvrtina There were four of us, so we

cut the cake into quarters.

quiet /�kwaiət/ adj tichý My grandparents live in a quiet

area, there are no busy streets nearby.

rarely /�reəli/ adv zriedka My brother moved abroad, so I

rarely see him now.

ready /�redi/ adj hotový, pripravený Dinner will be ready

in fi ve minutes.

real life /�riəl �laif/ n skutoèný život In real life, nothing

exciting happens most of the time.

realistic /�riə�listik/ adj realistický This computer game

is very realistic.

rest /rest/ n oddych, pokoj I need a rest from cycling.

rice /rais/ n ryža Put some rice on your plate and I‘ll get

the curry.

roof /ru�f/ n strecha The strong wind blew part of the roof

off the house.

rose /rəυz/ n ruža The gardener was carrying a bunch of

white roses.

salad /�s�ləd/ n šalát Mum put tomatoes and lettuce in

the salad.

salmon /�s�mən/ n losos Salmon tastes great with eggs

and cream.

same /seim/ adj rovnaký, taký istý We were both wearing

the same dress to the party.

sandwich /�s�nwid�/ n obložený chlieb, sendviè Jake took sandwiches to school for lunch.

scared /skeəd/ adj vystrašený I was scared when those

people came and spoke to me.

secretary /�sekrətəri/ n sekretárka He asked his

secretary to type some letters.

shoe /ʃu�/ n topánka She bought three pairs of shoes

because they were cheap.

shop assistant /�ʃɒp ə�sistənt/ n predavaè The shop

assistant helped me with my bags.

show /ʃəυ/ v ukáza� My watch shows fi ve minutes past

three, but the station clock shows fi ve to.

shower /�ʃaυə/ n sprcha I‘m very hot and dirty so I‘m going

to take a shower.

school work /�sku�l w�k/ n príprava do školy Do you

have much school work to do tonight?

simulation /�simjυ�leiʃən/ n simulácia This computer

simulation lets you drive at 100 miles per hour.

sit /sit/ v sedie� Sit down at the table and I‘ll go and get

the food.

small /smɔ�l/ adj malý I only want a small piece of lamb and

a little rice, please.

smell /smel/ v vydáva� vôòu/zápach, voòa� Dad

baked a cake and it smelt delicious!

so /səυ/ adv tak, teda I‘m late, so I‘m going to miss the train.

sound /saυnd/ v znie� I‘ve never heard her sing before, but

she sounds great!

stadium /�steidiəm/ n štadión There was a huge shout

from the crowd in the football stadium.

still /stil/ adv stále Is anyone still hungry? There‘s still lots

of food.

straightaway /�streit ə�wei/ adv okamžite, bez váhania When I heard she was ill, I called her straight away.

strange /streind�/ adj zvláštny Her hair is a very strange

colour – green and blue mixed together.

13

study /�st�di/ v študova� What are you going to study at

university?

system /�sistəm/ n systém My computer runs on the Windows

system.

takeaway /�teikəwei/ n, adj jedlo so sebou Shall we

have a Chinese takeaway?

taxi driver /�t�ksi �draivə/ n taxikár The taxi drivers

know every street in London.

telescope /�teləskəυp/ n ïalekoh¾ad (vysúvací) He

used the telescope to look at the stars.

test /test/ n test I got 31 out of 100 in the Biology test.

the City /ðə �siti/ n phr mesto (Londýn - staré mesto) My brother earns a lot of money working in the City.

the same /ðə �seim/ adv phr rovnaký, taký istý Sunita

has the same birthday as me.

theatre /�θiətə/ n divadlo We‘re going to the theatre to see

„King Lear“.

time /taim/ n èas The time is now ten minutes to one.

tired /taiəd/ adj unavený He was very tired after his long

day at work.

today /tə�dei/ adv dnes It‘s Saturday, so there‘s no school today.

tomorrow /tə�mɒrəυ/ adv zajtra It‘s Monday tomorrow so

I have to go back to work.

town centre /�taυn �sentə/ n mestské centrum At

night, the town centre is full of people.

travel /�tr�vəl/ v cestova� They travelled by train to Ireland

and then caught a plane to America.

tuna /�tju�nə/ n tuniak At the café, I bought a tuna and

mayonnaise sandwich.

typical /�tipikəl/ adj typický This mountain scenery is

typical of Switzerland.

ugly /�� li/ adj škaredý, mrzký The hero of the story was

ugly but kind.

uncle /��ŋkəl/ n strýko My dad‘s brother, Uncle John, is a

teacher here.

unfriendly /�n�frendli/ adj nepriate¾ský He‘s an

unfriendly person and prefers to live alone.

unhappy /�n�h�pi/ adj neš�astný She was unhappy because

she never had any money.

university /�ju�nə�v�səti/ n univerzita What do you want

to study at university?

vegetables /�ved�təbəlz/ n pl zelenina Grandad grows

potatoes, onions and other vegetables.

vegetarian /�ved�ə�teəriən/ adj, n vegetarián Marie is

vegetarian and doesn‘t eat meat or fi sh.

vet /vet/ n veterinár The vet was very gentle with the cat.

virtual /�v�tʃuəl/ adj virtuálny In this computer game, you

can drive a virtual train along the railway.

waiter /�weitə/ n èašník Waiter, would you bring another

bottle of wine, please?

war /wɔ�/ n vojna Everyone was thankful when the war fi nally

ended.

water /�wɔ�tə/ n voda The waiter brought a bottle of mineral

water to the table.

wear /weə/ v nosi� (obleèené) I don‘t know what to wear

when I go to the party.

week /wi�k/ n týždeò There are seven days in a week.

well /wel/ adv dobre You speak English very well. Where did

you learn it?

where /weə/ adv, conj kde Where did your dad work before

he became a teacher?

wife /waif/ n manželka He and his wife have three young

sons.

win /win/ v zví�azi�, vyhra� I never win at chess – I‘m not

very good at it.

window /�windəυ/ n okno The house has very small

windows and dark rooms.

wishes /�wiʃiz/ n pl priania, želania Best wishes on your

birthday from Uncle Dan and Auntie Jean.

woman /�wυmən/ n žena How many women work in your

offi ce?

work /w�k/ v práca My sister works in a hospital for young

children.

worried /�w�rid/ adj znepokojený, utrápený I‘m

worried about Rosie – it‘s 12 o‘clock and she‘s not home yet.

yoghurt /�jɒ ət/ n jogurt I like to eat plain yoghurt with

strawberries and blueberries.

You must be joking! /bi �d�əυkiŋ/ phr Ty žartuješ! You must be joking! I‘m not going to lend you my car!

you never know /jυ �nevə �nəυ/ phr nikdy nevieš You

never know what‘s going to happen next.

Module 3 Life Stories

(seven/twenty) times /taimz/ n (sedem/ dvadsa�) krát I knocked three times but got no answer.

(two days / three years) ago /ə� əυ/ adv pred (dvoma dòami / troma rokmi) I was twelve years old

three months ago.

acting /��ktiŋ/ n herectvo She liked dancing and acting.

acting classes /��ktiŋ �klɑ�siz/ n hodiny herectva My sister took acting classes and wants to be a fi lm star.

adventure /əd�ventʃə/ n dobrodružstvo This book is

about their adventures in Africa in the 1920s.

ago /ə� əυ/ adv pred (rokmi) She moved thirty-fi ve years

ago.

air conditioning /�eə kən�diʃəniŋ/ n klimatizácia Our

new car has air conditioning.

another /ə�n�ðə/ adj iný, druhý She wasn‘t watching, and

ran into another car.

appear /ə�piə/ v objavi� sa She suddenly appeared from

nowhere.

April /�eiprəl/ n apríl It rained nearly every day in April.

army /�ɑ�mi/ n armáda, vojsko He was an offi cer in the

army.

arrest /tυ ə�rest/ v zatknú� The police tried to arrest the thief

but he got away.

as /əz, �z/ prep, adv ako She worked as a nurse.

14

as a child /əz ə �tʃaild/ adv phr ako die�a As a child I was

very quiet and shy.

at the back /ət ðə �b�k/ n vzadu We have a garden at the

front of the house, but not at the back.

at the front /ət ðə �fr�nt/ n vpredu We have a garden at

the front of the house, but not at the back.

August /�ɔ� əst/ n august We went to Venezuela for our

holidays in August.

aunt /ɑ�nt n teta My Aunt Joan – Dad‘s sister – is 60 this year.

back /b�k/ n pozadie That‘s my dog at the back of the photo.

baseball /�beisbɔ�l/ n bejzbal I went to see a game of

baseball but I don‘t understand the rules.

based on /�beist ɒn/ v phr založený na The fi lm is based

on a book he wrote about South Africa.

bedroom /�bedrυm, �ru�m/ n spálòa The house has

three bedrooms on the top fl oor.

believe /bi�li�v/ v veri� The police didn‘t believe his story.

best /best/ adj, n najlepší She made her best fi lm in 2001.

bestseller /�best�selə/ n bestseller The book was a

bestseller and it sold millions of copies.

biscuits /�biskits/ n pl keksy If you eat too many biscuits

you‘ll get fat!

black and white /�bl�k ən �wait/ n phr èierno-biely Do they still make black and white televisions?

boat /bəυt/ n èln He crossed the Atlantic in a small boat with

no engine.

bomb /bɒm/ n bomba They made the bomb safe before it

could explode.

born /bɔ�n/ adj narodený She was born in Kenya but lived

in Britain all her life.

bring /briŋ/ v prinies� Can you bring some drinks to

the party?

bring back /�briŋ �b�k/ phr v (na)vráti� Every time

Papillon escaped the police brought him back.

businessman /�biznismən/ n obchodník, podnikate¾ He was a doctor but now he‘s a businessman.

butterfly /�b�təflai/ n motý¾ The butterfl y stretched its

wings out in the sun.

call /kɔ�l/ v vola� People called him ‚Papillon‘ because he had

a tattoo of a butterfl y on his chest.

call sb names /�kɔ�l s�mbədi �neimz/ v phr prezýva� I hit him because he was calling me names!

candy /�k�ndi/ n sladkosti, cukrík Uncle Jack bought

me a box of candy from America.

catch /k�tʃ/ v chyti� You run as fast as you can, and I‘ll try

to catch you.

central heating /�sentrəl �hi�tiŋ/ n ústredné kúrenie The central heating keeps the house warm in winter.

chest /tʃest/ n hrudník You need to know your chest size

before you buy a shirt.

childhood /�tʃaildhυd/ n detstvo I had a very happy

childhood.

Christmas play /�krisməs �plei/ n vianoèná divadelná hra All the children have parts in the school Christmas play.

cliff /klif/ n útes The edge of the cliff is dangerous – don‘t

go near it!

colour TV /�k�lə ti� �vi�/ n farebná televízia We have a

colour TV, but my dad had a black and white one.

come on /kəm �ɒn/ phr v poïme Come on, let‘s go to the

football match.

company /�k�mpəni/ n spoloènos� My company makes

computers and washing machines.

composition /�kɒmpə�ziʃən/ n skladba, kompozícia He wrote many compositions for piano and orchestra.

cooker /�kυkə/ n variè, sporák Gran has a gas cooker but

would prefer an electric one.

cookie /�kυki/ n keks They had cookies and milk before they

went to bed.

criminal /ə �krimənəl/ n zloèinec The criminals went to

prison for ten years.

Croatia /krəυ�eiʃə/ n Chorvátsko We went to Croatia for

our holidays last year.

day /dei/ n deò I met him two days ago.

December /di�sembə/ n december In December, we all

look forward to the Christmas break.

decide /di�said/ v rozhodnú� (sa) I‘ve decided to work

harder at school next term.

destroy /di�strɔi/ v znièi� The strong wind and high waves

destroyed many houses along the coast.

dishwasher /�diʃ�wɒʃə/ n umývaèka riadu I put all the

dishes, knives and forks into the dishwasher.

drive-in /�draiv in/ adj podnik, kde je zákazník obslúžený, prièom nemusí vystúpi� z auta We went

to a drive-in burger place where you eat your meal in the car.

driving test /�draiviŋ test/ n test na vodièský preukaz I‘ve passed my driving test but Dad won‘t lend me the car.

dual nationality /�dju�əl n�ʃə�n�ləti/ n dvojitá národnos�/obèianstvo He has dual nationality – he‘s

Italian and British.

earthquake /��θkweik/ n zemetrasenie Thousands of

people died in the earthquake.

escape /i�skeip/ n únik There‘s been an escape at the

prison – three prisoners have got out.

escape /i�skeip/ v uniknú�, utiec� They escaped on

Sunday but the police caught them again on Tuesday.

factory /�f�ktəri/ n továreò This factory makes paper for

books and magazines.

fall /fɔ�l/ v spadnú� The book fell from his hands.

fall in love /�fɔ�l in �l�v/ phr za¾úbi� sa Mum and Dad fell

in love when they were nineteen.

February /�februəri, �febjυri/ n február My birthday is

on February 10th.

film /film/ n film In the fi lm, Steve McQueen played the part

of Papillon.

final /�fainl/ n finále The World Cup fi nal was held in

Germany.

finally /�fainl�i/ adv nakoniec, napokon The plane

fi nally took off after a wait of two hours.

15

find /faind/ v nájs� Each time he escaped, the police found

him again.

first /f�st/ adj, adv prvý My fi rst job was in a supermarket

in west London.

flat /fl�t/ n byt We rented a fl at on the third fl oor.

flower /�flaυə/ n kvet He always wore a fl ower in his jacket.

forget /fə� et/ v zabudnú� I‘ll never forget the fi rst time I

saw her.

free time /�fri� �taim/ n vo¾ný èas In my free time I like to

take photos of the countryside.

freezing /�fri�ziŋ/ adj mrznúci It‘s really cold – my feet

are freezing.

fridge /frid�/ n chladnièka There was hardly any food in

the fridge.

front /fr�nt/ n predok, predná èas� That‘s my dog, Homer,

at the front.

gas (= petrol) / �s/ n benzín We need to put gas in the car

before we leave.

get / et/ v dosta� When did she get her fi rst theatre part?

get away / et ə�wei/ phr v odís�, dosta� sa preè It‘s

nice to get away from town for a short time.

get married / et �m�rid/ adj phr oženi� sa/vyda� sa We‘re going to Las Vegas to get married.

ghost / əυst/ n duch This hotel is haunted by the ghost of a

beautiful woman.

glasses /� lɑ�siz/ n pl okuliare I need new glasses – I can‘t

see properly.

goal / əυl/ n gól; bránka Zidane scored a great goal for

France in the fi nal.

great uncle /� reit ��ŋkəl/ n pra-strýko Great Uncle

George is my mum‘s uncle.

guilty /� ilti/ adj vinný I feel very guilty because I broke his

CD player.

guy / ai/ n mladík That kind of clever guy is good at

everything.

hair /heə/ n vlasy The man with white hair in the photo is my

Uncle Jim.

handsome /�h�nsəm/ adj pekný, dobre vyzerajúci (o mužoch) She married a very handsome man.

Hollywood /�hɒliwυd/ n Hollywood Lots of fi lm stars live

in Hollywood.

home-made /�həυm �meid/ adj domáci, doma vyrobený Is this a home-made cake or did you buy it?

horrible /�hɒrəbəl/ adj strašný I think this is a horrible

place. It‘s full of noise and smoke.

ice-cold /�ais �kəυld/ adj chladený It was so hot, I really

wanted an ice-cold drink.

in the middle /in ðə �midl/ n phr uprostred He was in

the middle of the lake when he caught the fi sh.

in those days /in �ðəυz deiz/ v tých dòoch/èasoch In those days, people often sent their children away to school

in the countryside.

Indian /�indiən/ adj indický This Indian restaurant has really

good food.

interview /�intəvju�/ n rozhovor There was an interview

with the Prime Minister in the paper last week.

jacket /�d��kit/ n sako, bunda My mum is the woman in

the blue jacket.

January /�d��njuəri, �njυri/ n január It sometimes

snows here in January.

job /d�ɒb/ n zamestnanie He has a good job as a doctor.

July /d�υ�lai/ n júl In July we moved house.

jump /d��mp/ v skáka� He jumped into the sea.

jump off /�d��mp �ɒf/ v zoskoèi� He jumped off the board

into the swimming pool.

June /d�u�n/ n jún My sister got married in June.

jungle /�d��ŋ əl/ n džung¾a They got lost in the thick jungle.

keep warm /�ki�p �wɔ�m/ v phr udrža� teplo Make sure

you keep warm – it‘s very cold outside.

kindergarten /�kində ɑ�tn/ n materská škôlka My

three-year-old boy loves going to the kindergarten.

learn /l�n/ v uèi� sa Where did you learn to speak English?

left /left/ n ¾avá (strana) She live in the house on the left

of the church.

lemonade /�lemə�neid/ n limonáda The kids make

lemonade in the summer and sell it to the neighbours.

let’s start /�lets �stɑ�t/ v phr zaènime Right, let‘s start.

Who wants to ask the fi rst question?

mainly /�meinli/ adv hlavne, predovšetkým Mainly I

listen to classical music, but I also like rock and pop.

March /mɑ�tʃ/ n marec In March we planned our summer

holidays.

married /�m�rid/ adj ženatý/vydatá My brother is

married to an Italian woman.

marry /�m�ri/ v vyda� sa/oženi� sa He asked me to marry

him.

May /mei/ n máj The garden is full of fl owers in May.

Member of Parliament /�membər əv �pɑ�ləmənt/ n

èlen parlamentu The member of parliament for North

Leeds is speaking.

middle /�midl/ n stred, prostriedok That‘s me in the

middle of the photo.

minister /�ministə/ n minister All the ministers have

a meeting with Tony Blair every Friday morning.

mom /mɒm/ n maminka Mom, can I go to the movies?

move /mu�vd/ v pres�ahova� sa I was fi ve years old when

we moved to Australia.

movie /�mu�vi/ n film The movie was very sad and I cried.

murder /ə �m�də/ n vražda There has been a murder in

the next street.

near /niə/ adj, adv blízko We lived near the sea in a town

called Sandbanks.

night club /�nait kl�b/ n noèný klub She works as a

dancer at the new night club in town.

November /nəυ�vembə, nə�/ n november By November,

nearly all the trees have lost their leaves.

October /ɒk�təυbə/ n október In Britain, autumn starts

in October.

16

on the left /ɒn ðə �left/ n phr na¾avo Do they drive on the

right or the left in Japan?

on the right /ɒn ðə �rait/ adv napravo Do they drive on

the right or the left in Japan?

once /w�ns/ adv raz He was once a teacher at our school, but

now he‘s a policeman.

Oscar /�ɒskə/ n Oscar The fi lm star picked up her Oscar and

thanked everyone.

pale /peil/ adj bledý I thought she was ill because her face

was very pale.

part (= role) /pɑ�t/ n úloha, rola She‘s got a part in a

Hollywood fi lm.

pass /pɑ�s/ v spravi� (skúšku), prejs� I passed all my

exams last year.

petrol /�petrəl/ n benzín The garage had no petrol left.

physics /�fiziks/ n fyzika Physics is my favourite science

subject.

plan /pl�n/ v plánova� We plan to hire a car and drive

across Europe.

player /�pleiə/ n hráè The football players ran out onto

the fi eld.

plump /pl�mp/ adj bacu¾atý, moletný Mum is a little

plump but she doesn‘t want to lose weight.

police /pə�li�s/ n polícia The police arrested Papillon for

murder.

Prime Minister /�praim �ministə/ n premiér The Prime

Minister stood and answered the question.

prison /ə �prizən/ n väzenie The prison has high walls to

keep the prisoners in.

prisoner /�prizənə/ n väzeò The prisoners went out into the

fresh air to get some exercise.

radio /�reidiəυ/ n rádio She listens to the radio every morning.

record player /�rekɔ�d �pleiə/ n gramofón Grandad put

the record on the record player.

referee /�refə�ri�/ n rozhodca The referee said it wasn‘t

a goal.

remember /rə�membə/ v pamäta� I can‘t remember his

birthday – is it in March?

return /ri�t�n/ v vráti� sa When we returned from holiday,

we started saving for the next one.

right /rait/ n prvá (strana) She lives in the house on the

right.

rich /ritʃ/ adj bohatý She is a rich woman and has houses in

London, Paris and Rome.

rob /tə �rɒb/ v vykradnú�, vylúpi� They planned to rob

a bank.

robbery /�rɒbəri/ n krádež, lúpež He went to jail for the

robbery but said he didn‘t do it.

rock & roll /�rɒk ən �rəυl/ n rock & roll The Stones were

a famous rock & roll band in the 1960s.

romantic /rəυ�m�ntik, rə�/ adj romantický He was

very romantic and brought her fl owers every time they met.

sad /s�d/ adj smutný I was very sad when my lovely dog

died.

Saturday job /�s�tədi �d�ɒb/ n práca na sobotu My

brother has a Saturday job in the market.

score /skɔ�/ n výsledok, skóre I missed the beginning of

the game – what‘s the score?

sea /si�/ n more I like being near the sea and watching all the

ships go past.

second-hand /�sekənd �h�nd/ adj z druhej ruky She

wears second-hand clothes because they cost less money.

September /sep�tembə/ n september We started school

in September.

share /ʃeə/ v deli� sa o, ma� spoloèné She shares a

room with her sister.

sheep /ʃi�p/ n sing/pl ovca/ovce The dog will get all the

sheep together and bring them back to the farm.

shirt /ʃ�t/ n koše¾a I need a new shirt and tie for work.

short /ʃɔ�t/ adj krátky, nízky (o èloveku) She‘s very

short – she only comes up to my shoulder.

socks /sɒks/ n pl ponožky I can‘t fi nd a clean pair of football

socks.

son /s�n/ n syn My son works in a car factory as an engineer.

soon /su�n/ adv skoro, èoskoro Your mum and dad will be

home soon. We‘d better clean up the house.

South America /�saυθ ə�merikə/ n Južná Amerika Brazil

is the largest country in South America.

start /stɑ�t/ v zaèa� I‘ve started to make a model of the

famous ship, the „Golden Hind“.

stay /stei/ v zosta�, pobudnú� I don‘t feel well so I‘m

going to stay at home today.

store (= shop) /stɔ�/ n obchod There‘s a small food store

at the end of the street.

successful /sək�sesfəl/ adj úspešný He became a

successful actor and made many important fi lms.

tall /tɔ�l/ adj vysoký He‘s nearly two metres tall and he‘s only

fi fteen years old.

tattoo /tə�tu�, t��tu�/ n tetovanie He had a tattoo of a

butterfl y on his chest.

telephone /�teləfəυn/ n telefón My telephone rang, but

when I picked it up no-one answered.

television /�teləvi�ən, �telə�vi�ən/ n televízia I like

watching television but I don‘t like the news programmes.

tell /tel/ v poveda� Can you tell me the answer to this question?

the army /ði �ɑ�mi/ n phr armáda, vojsko People join the

army because they want to see the world.

the Fifties /ðə �fiftiz/ number, pl 50-te roky In the Fifties,

people were poorer but a lot happier.

the final /ðə �fainl/ n phr finále Only ten men played in

the fi nal.

the police /ðə pə�li�s/ n polícia The police caught the

burglar with the jewels in his pockets.

thief /ə �θi�f/ n zlodej A thief broke into our house and stole

our new TV.

toy /tɔi/ adj hraèka I bought him a toy train for his birthday.

tree house /�tri� haυs/ n domèek na strome Dad built

us a tree house at the bottom of the garden.

17

try /trai/ v pokúsi� sa Please try to be polite when your

grandmother is visiting.

T-shirt /�ti� ʃ�t/ n trièko He tore a hole in his T-shirt when

he climbed over the gate.

TV /�ti� �vi�/ n “telka“ I always watch TV in the evenings.

vacuum cleaner /�v�kjuəm �kli�nə, �kjυm�/ n vysávaè He used the vacuum cleaner to clean up the dog‘s hair.

Venezuela /�venə�zweilə/ n Venezuela Venezuela is in

South America.

washing machine /�wɒʃiŋ mə�ʃi�n/ n práèka Dad put

the clothes in the washing machine.

when /wen/ adv, conj kedy When did your brother go to India?

why /wai/ adv, conj preèo „I really like rock & roll music.“

„Why?“

winter /�wintə/ n zima There was no snow this winter and

not a lot of rain.

World Cup /�w�ld �k�p/ n svetový pohár England‘s

football team won the World Cup in 1966.

world’s best /�w�ldz �best/ adj phr najlepší na svete Michael Jordan is the world‘s best basketball player.

young /j�ŋ/ adj mladý She wrote her fi rst successful book

when she was very young.

Module 4 Mysteries

a few /ə �fju�/ determiner, adj zopár, nieko¾ko There were

only a few people at the bus stop.

abandon /ə�b�ndən/ v opusti� The thieves abandoned

the stolen car.

after /�ɑ�ftə/ adv, prep po After work, she went to her yoga

class.

alien /�eiliən/ n mimozemš�an The fi lm was about aliens

from the planet Jupiter.

another one /ə�n�ðə w�n/ det + pron iný, ïalší, druhý The biscuits tasted so good that I had another one.

any more /�eni �mɔ�/ adv ešte trochu, ešte nieèo / už nie If you ask any more questions, I‘ll scream! / They don´t live

here any more.

arm /ɑ�m/ n rameno The orangutan has very long arms and

a hairy orange body.

at once /ət �w�ns/ adv phr naraz, hneï, náhle Don‘t try

to do too many things at once.

Atlantic /ət�l�ntik/ n Atlantický oceán The plane

crossed the Atlantic and landed in New York.

author /�ɔ�θə/ n autor Some authors only write books for

children.

away /ə�wei/ adv preè The burglar ran away as fast as he

could.

be (five/twenty) years old /�jiəz �əυld/ adj phr ma� (5/20) rokov She was only twenty years old but she looked

older.

believe in /bi�li�v in/ v veri� na Do you believe in magic?

bookshelf /�bυkʃelf/ n polica na knihy I put the dictionary

back on the bookshelf, but I can‘t fi nd it now.

bookshop /�bυkʃɒp/ n kníhkupectvo I bought a book on

football at the bookshop.

box /bɒks/ n škatu¾a Where‘s the box for your new camera?

break /breik/ n prestávka I need a break from studying.

café /�k�fei/ n kaviareò In the café I had a coffee and a piece

of cake.

calm (down) /kɑ�m daυn / v phr utíši� She was very upset

and I tried to calm her down.

camera /�k�mərə/ n fotoaparát I have a new camera but

I‘m not very good at taking photos.

candle /�k�ndl/ n svieèka She had to use candles when

the electric light went out.

carry /�k�ri/ v nies� The huge wave carried the boat right

onto the beach.

cheap /tʃi�p/ adj lacný We bought some cheese, bread and

a cheap bottle of wine.

coast /kəυst/ n pobrežie My grandparents live by the coast.

coffee /�kɒfi/ n káva Let‘s go and have a coffee when the play

is fi nished.

come /k�m/ v prís� When the fl ood came, our cats were

sitting on the roof.

come out of /k�m �aυt əv, ɒv/ phr v vyjs� von z The children

came out of school and ran into the playground.

communicate /kə�mju�nikeit/ v komunikova� We

communicate with our brother in Canada by e-mail.

crime story /�kraim �stɔ�ri/ n kriminálny príbeh, detektívka This author writes crime stories about people

in California.

cross /krɒs/ v prejs� (krížom) cez How are we going to

cross the river? We don‘t have a boat.

dangerous /�deind�ərəs/ adj nebezpeèný It was a

dangerous road so I drove carefully.

dark /dɑ�k/ adj tmavý He was two metres tall, with long arms,

dark eyes and big teeth.

dark /dɑ�k/ n tma, temno Let´s go home – it´s getting dark.

day /dei/ n deò I spent a day at the beach.

death /deθ/ n smr� She was upset by the death of her

grandmother.

directions /di�rekʃənz, dai-/ n pl pokyny, nasmerovanie, návod She sent us directions on how to fi nd her house.

dirty /�d�ti/ adj špinavý His hands were dirty from

gardening.

disappear /�disə�piə/ v zmiznú� The rabbit disappeared

when the magician put it into his hat.

dive /daiv/ v ponori� sa, potopi� sa She dived into the

pool and began to swim.

dolphin /�dɒlfin/ n delfín We saw dolphins off the coast of

California last summer.

down /daυn/ adv dolu He sat down in front of the computer

and opened his e-mail.

during /�djυəriŋ/ prep poèas He worked at the market during

the summer holidays.

educate /�edjυkeit/ v vzdeláva� This school educates

handicapped children.

18

end /end/ n koniec Why were they all so scared in the end?

enjoy /in�d�ɔi/ v teši� sa, ma� rados�/pôžitok We

like school but we enjoy holidays more.

enormous /i�nɔ�məs/ adj obrovský, nadrozmerný My dad grew an enormous onion.

especially /i�speʃəli/ adv obzvláš�, špeciálne All the

boys are very handsome – but especially Alan.

everywhere /�evriweə/ adv kdeko¾vek, všade Everywhere I go, she follows me.

extinct /ik�stiŋkt/ n vymrie�, vyhynú� Dinosaurs became

extinct millions of years ago.

fairy /�feəri/ n víla Children‘s books often have stories about

fairies in them.

fast /fɑ�st/ adv rýchlo He drove to the hospital really fast

when he heard she was ill.

feel /fi�l/ v cíti� (sa) As I didn‘t feel well, I left early and went

home to bed.

few /fju�/ determiner, adj málo, pár They only spoke a few

words.

figure /�fi ə/ n postava I saw the fi gure of a woman beside

the tree.

flood /fl�d/ n povodeò It rained so heavily that there was

a fl ood in the village.

floor /flɔ�/ n podlaha His room is horrible, because he leaves

dirty clothes all over the fl oor.

for hours /fər �aυəz/ (celé/dlhé)hodiny Sometimes I can

drive for hours but sometimes I get tired very quickly.

frightened /�fraitnd/ adj vystrašený She was frightened

by thunders and lightnings.

future /�fju�tʃə/ n budúcnos� Is it possible to see into

the future?

get dark / et �dɑ�k/ zotmie� sa In winter it starts to get

dark earlier in the day.

get out of / et �aυt əv, ɒv/ phr v dosta� sa von z, uniknú� When the building began to shake I got out of there

very quickly.

ghost / əυst/ n duch The ghost of a dark-haired lady

appears there at night.

giant /�d�aiənt/ adj gigantický The fi sherman caught a giant

fi sh but it escaped.

giant squid /�d�aiənt �skwid/ n kalamár obrovský The fi shermen caught a giant squid in their net.

great grandmother /� reit � r�n�m�ðə/ n prababièka My great grandmother will be eighty-six next birthday.

guide / aid/ n sprievodca The guide showed us round

the castle.

hairy /�heəri/ adj chlpatý The man had a hairy chest but no

hair on his head.

haunted /�hɔ�ntid/ adj strašidelný It may be a haunted

house but I‘ve never seen a ghost.

have a break /h�v ə �breik/ phr ma�/urobi� si prestávku Digging was hard work so I had a break for half an

hour.

hear /hiə/ v poèu� I couldn‘t hear what he said.

hobbit /�hɒbit/ n hobbit In „Lord of the Rings“, the hobbits

are half the size of normal humans.

honestly /�ɒnəstli/ adv èestne, úprimne She honestly

thought that the bread was free.

horrible /�hɒrəbəl/ adj príšerný, strašný Last week the

weather was horrible – we couldn´t leave the house.

horror film /�hɒrə film/ n horor Last night we went to see

a horror fi lm.

huge /hju�d�/ adj ve¾ký, obrovský A huge wave came

towards the boat.

human /�hju�mən/ adj ¾udský The creature had the body of

an animal but a very human face.

hunter /�h�ntə/ n lovec, po¾ovník The hunter was out all

day but didn‘t see any lions.

in the end /in ði �end/ n phr na koniec We argued for an

hour but in the end we agreed what to do.

kill /kil/ v zabi� The men killed the bear because it tried to

attack the children.

large /lɑ�d�/ adj ve¾ký, obrovský We made a very large

cake for her birthday party.

laugh /lɑ�f/ v smia� sa He‘s very polite – he always laughs

at my jokes.

light /lait/ n svetlo Put the light on so we can see what we‘re

doing.

like /laik/ prep ako She looked just like mum when she was

younger.

like this /laik �ðis/ adv phr takto The story starts like this:

‚Once upon a time…‘.

long /lɒŋ/ adj dlhý I wrote a long letter to Zack when he was

in Brazil.

look for /�lυk fə, fɔ�/ phr v h¾ada� The dog must have got

lost. I‘m going to look for him.

look out (of) /lυk �aυt/ phr v pozrie� von (z/zo) Look

out of the window and tell me if it‘s raining.

loudly /�laυdli/ adv nahlas He spoke loudly so that the

people at the back could hear.

map /m�p/ n mapa This street isn‘t on the map. Where are we?

mermaid /�m�meid/ n morská panna Mermaids are

half woman, half fi sh.

monster /�mɒnstə/ n príšera The monster in Loch Ness

is called Nessie.

motorway /�məυtəwei/ n dia¾nica, cesta pre motorové vozidlá The M1 motorway goes from London

to Leeds.

Neanderthal /ni��ndə�tɑ�l/ n neandertálec The

Neanderthals lived in Europe many centuries ago.

next day /�nekst �dei/ n phr nasledujúci deò He met her

on Friday and the very next day he asked her out.

noise /nɔiz/ n hluk The neighbours‘ TV makes a lot of noise

late at night.

ocean /�əυʃən/ n oceán They are going to cross the ocean

in a tiny boat.

off the coast /�ɒf ðə �kəυst/ n phr mimo pobrežia We

were just off the coast of Australia when the storm started.

19

old /əυld/ adj starý I visited the old castle.

old (= former) /əυld/ adj starý, bývalý I met an old friend

when I went shopping.

once /w�ns/ adv raz I only met him once.

one /w�n/ pron neurè. zámeno, nahrádza podst. meno (v SJ neprekladáme – this one = tento) He

wanted a dictionary but he didn‘t know which one to buy.

one day /�w�n �dei/ n phr jedného dòa One day, I plan to

travel round the world.

pay /pei/ v plati� They pay us on the last day of the month.

perfume /�p�fju�m/ n parfum Her favourite perfume was

Chanel No 5.

person /�p�sən/ n osoba Who was that person at the door?

plesiosaurus /�pli�siə�sɔ�rəs/ n plesiosaurus This

plesiosaurus died millions of years ago, and these are its

bones.

possibly /�pɒsəbli/ adv snáï, možno You are possibly

right, but I want to make sure.

prehistoric /�pri�hi�stɒrik/ adj prehistorický Dinosaurs

were prehistoric animals.

pretty /�priti/ adj pekný I think you look really pretty in that hat.

probably /�prɒbəbli/ adv pravdepodobne I‘ll probably

go to Canada to visit my aunt this winter.

push /pυʃ/ v tlaèi�, postrèi� He pushed me.

push through /pυʃ θru�/ phr v pretlaèi� sa, razi� si cestu He pushed his way through the crowd.

rabbit /�r�bit/ n zajac The rabbit ate through his cage and

escaped into the garden.

reader /�ri�də/ n èitate¾ He was only four but he was a very

good reader.

really /�riəli/ interj skutoène, naozaj „I‘m only twenty-

fi ve.“ „Really! I thought you were at least forty!“

receptionist /ri�sepʃənist/ n recepèný The receptionist

helped us to fi nd our room.

ride /raid/ n jazda Will you give me a ride on your bicycle?

right /rait/ interj skutoène, naozaj Right, I‘m fi nished.

Let‘s go home.

run /r�n/ v beha� The elephant started to run.

run after /r�n �ɑ�ftə/ v beža� za The boy stole her bag

and she ran after him.

save /seiv/ v zachráni� He saved the woman from falling

in the road.

save sb’s life /�seiv s�mbədiz �laif/ v phr zachráni� nieèí život She pulled him out of the water and saved his life.

scary /�skeəri/ adj strašidelný It was the most scary story

I ever heard.

scientist /�saiəntist/ n vedec Scientists are working on

medicines to help people with dangerous diseases.

scream /skri�m/ n výkrik We could hear loud screams from

the direction of the house.

sea monster /�si� �mɒnstə/ n morská príšera When

she saw the huge fi sh, she thought it was a sea monster.

sea water /�si� �wɔ�tə/ n morská voda The sea water

crashed over the side of the boat.

second /�sekənd/ adj druhý He fi nished the race in second

place.

see /si�/ v vidie� I could see the fi nish and tried to run faster.

shark /ʃɑ�k/ n žralok We sometimes see sharks near the

beaches in Australia.

school days /�sku�l deiz/ n pl školské dni Are school

days the happiest days of your life?

schoolgirl /�sku�l �l/ n školáèka She was only a schoolgirl

but she played brilliant tennis.

sink /siŋk/ v potopi� sa, klesnú� The sharp rocks made

a hole in the boat and it began to sink.

smell /smel/ v cíti� (èuchom) He could smell her perfume

as she walked past.

so /səυ/ adv tak, taký She was so happy that she gave me

a big kiss!

suddenly /�s�dnli/ adv zrazu Suddenly, I heard a loud

noise.

sun /s�n/ n slnko When it‘s very hot you need to stay out of

the sun.

sure /ʃɔ�/ adj istý I felt sure I knew him but I couldn‘t remember

his name.

tall /tɔ�l/ adj vysoký He was a very thin person, and nearly

two metres tall.

taste /teist/ v chuti� It tastes like vanilla ice cream.

teeth /ti�θ/ n zuby She brushes her teeth after every meal.

telepathy /tə�lepəθi/ n telepatia Mum always knows what

I‘m thinking – it must be telepathy.

Thailand /�tail�nd, �lənd/ n Thajsko In Thailand, clothes

are much cheaper than at home.

the future /ðə �fju�tʃə/ n budúcnos� In the future we‘ll

probably go to the Moon on holiday.

thought /θɔ�t/ n myšlienka I can read your thoughts – you

want an ice cream!

throw /θrəυ/ v hodi� I want to throw my computer out of the

window sometimes.

touch /t�tʃ/ v dotknú� sa She held the baby in her arms

and touched his face gently.

tourist /�tυərist/ n turista We don‘t get many tourists here

– there‘s nothing to see.

towards /tə�wɔ�dz/ adv oproti, smerom k/ku He walked

towards me with a smile on his face.

trumpet /�tr�mpit/ v trúbi� The elephant trumpeted loudly.

tsunami /tsυ�nɑ�mi/ n tsunami The tsunami swept thousand

of houses into the sea.

up the hill /��p ðə �hil/ prep phr hore kopcom Let‘s climb

up the hill and see what‘s at the top.

upstairs /��p�steəz/ adv hore schodmi This house is

strange because the living room is upstairs.

vampire /�v�mpaiə/ n upír The vampire bit him on the neck.

wave /weiv/ n vlna The waves were only small so we went

swimming in the sea.

werewolf /�w�wυlf/ n vlkolak At night he grew lots of hair

and turned into a werewolf.

who /hu�/ pron kto Who made that funny noise?

20

witch /witʃ/ n bosorka, èarodejnica The witch turned

the frog back into a prince.

wolf /wυlf/ n vlk Be careful – there are wolves in the woods.

wood (= trees) /wυd/ n les We went for a walk in the woods.

yeti /�jeti/ n Yeti They saw a yeti in the woods in the far north

of Canada.

zombie /�zɒmbi/ n zombi He was so tired he was acting

like a zombie.

Module 5 Looks

a pair /ə peə/ n pár He bought a pair of black trousers and a pair

of red socks.

a couple of /ə �k�pəl əv, ɒv/ pron pár, nieko¾ko She

knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.

actor /��ktə/ n herec Make up artists can make actors look

tired or ill.

agbada /� �bɑ�də/ n agbada (obleèenie mužov v Nigérii) All the Nigerian men were wearing colourful

agbadas.

age /eid�/ n vek He is very tall for his age.

album /��lbəm/ n album The new Robbie Williams album

is out today.

amazed /ə�meizd/ adj užasnutý, ohromený I was

amazed when Harrison Ford walked into the shop.

artificial /�ɑ�ti�fiʃəl/ adj umelý He lost his leg in a car

accident and after that he wore an artifi cial leg.

baggy /�b� i/ adj vrecovitý, neforemný Every pair of

jeans he tried on was too baggy.

beard /biəd/ n brada The old man had a long grey beard.

beauty /�bju�ti/ n krása Cinderella‘s sisters were jealous

of her beauty.

black /bl�k/ adj èierny The girl had long black hair.

blond /blɒnd/ adj blond He had blond hair and blue eyes.

blonde /blɒnd/ adj blond She had beautiful long blonde

hair.

blouse /blaυz/ n blúzka She bought a new blouse to wear

with her skirt.

blue /blu�/ adj modrý When the baby was born, her eyes

were blue.

Bolivia /bə�liviə/ n Bolívia Many people in Bolivia speak

Spanish.

boots /bu�ts/ n vysoké topánky, èižmy Mum wanted

some new boots but they didn‘t have any in her size.

bored /bɔ�d/ adj unudený The match was not very good,

and I was bored all the time.

boring /�bɔ�riŋ/ adj nudný This game is really boring. Is

there anything else on TV?

bright /brait/ adj jasný, žiarivý She wore a bright yellow

dress and a white sunhat.

brown /braυn/ adj hnedý His brown eyes were the colour

of chocolate.

building /�bildiŋ/ n budova He works in that new building

near the river.

casual /�k��uəl/ adj neformálny, ležérny He liked

wearing casual clothes – T-shirts and jeans were his favourites.

change /tʃeind�/ n zmena I‘ve made a change to this

sentence – I took out the word „excellent“.

changing room /�tʃeind�iŋ ru�m, �rυm/ n skúšobná kabínka, prezliekareò I tried on the trousers in the

changing room.

cheeks /tʃi�ks/ n pl líca All the children had red cheeks and

happy smiles.

clan /kl�n/ n klan The old Scots families were called clans.

climb /klaim/ v liez� He climbed Mount Everest in 1953.

coat /kəυt/ n kabát She decided to take a coat to keep her

warm.

colourful /�k�ləfəl/ adj farebný, pestrý She wears very

colourful clothes but he is always dressed in grey.

come into fashion /�k�m intə �f�ʃən/ v phr prís� do módy My old sixties clothes have come back into fashion

again!

comfortable /�k�mftəbəl, �k�mfət�/ adj pohodlný It

was such a comfortable chair I nearly fell asleep.

completely /kəm�pli�tli/ adv celkom, úplne Have you

completely fi nished all your dinner?

computer animation /kəm�pju�tər �ni�meiʃən/ n

poèítaèová animácia The computer animation in the fi lm

was good – the characters seemed alive.

computer generated /kəm�pju�tə �d�enəreitid/ adj

poèítaèom vytvorený The monster was obviously a

computer generated fi gure.

connect /kə�nekt/ v pripoji� (sa) He tried to connect his

computer to the Internet.

cost /kɒst/ v stá� (cena) This camera costs £300 and that

one costs £450.

couple /�k�pəl/ n dvojica We bought a couple of tops.

curly /�k�li/ adj kuèeravý She has curly hair and she can‘t

make it straight.

dark /dɑ�k/ n tma, temno I want you home before dark.

dark /dɑ�k/ adj tmavý Should I wear the dark jacket or the

light jacket?

designer name /di�zainə �neim/ n meno návrhára, módna znaèka She only buys clothes with designer names

on the labels.

director /di�rektə, dai�/ n riadite¾ The director and the

actor argued after the actor arrived late.

discount /�diskaυnt/ n z¾ava (z ceny tovaru) She gave

me a discount of 30 per cent off the original price.

do up /�du� ��p/ phr v zapnú�, zaviaza� I can‘t do up

these trousers – I‘m too fat.

dress /dres/ v obliec� She dressed the baby in a pink T-shirt.

dress /dres/ n šaty When she saw the dress she decided

to buy it.

dress up /�dres ��p/ phr v obliec� sa All the children

dressed up for the party.

dressed as /�drest əz, �z/ v phr obliec� sa ako/za They went to the party dressed as Romeo and Juliet.

21

dyed hair /�daid �heə/ n farbené vlasy The footballer

had blond dyed hair and wore an earring.

earrings /�iəriŋz/ n náušnice The singer‘s earrings were

so long they nearly touched her shoulders.

Ecuador /�ekwədɔ�/ n Ekvádor Ecuador is on the Pacifi c

coast in South America.

ending /�endiŋ/ n koniec Every story should have a beginning,

a middle and an ending.

enough /i�n�f/ adv dos�, dostatoène He drove well enough

to pass the test.

episode /�episəυd/ n epizóda The new TV series has ten

episodes, one every Friday.

euro /�jυərəυ/ n euro I exchanged my pounds sterling for euros.

exciting /ik�saitiŋ/ adj vzrušujúci I‘m going to be on TV!

Isn‘t it exciting!

fair /feə/ adj svetlý The baby‘s hair was fair and curly.

fashion /�f�ʃən/ n móda I don‘t really follow fashion.

fashion conscious /�f�ʃən �kɒnʃəs/ adj sledujúci /všímajúci si módu Men are becoming extremely

fashion conscious.

fashionable /�f�ʃənəbəl/ adj módny She‘s a very

fashionable woman and always wears the latest styles.

fat /f�t/ adj tuèný If you eat too much you will get fat.

feathers /�feðəz/ n pl perie She wore a huge hat with

feathers on the top.

festival /�festivəl/ n festival There‘s a festival in Basel every

year to celebrate Lent.

fine /fain/ adj fajn, dobre „Are you feeling OK?“ „Yes,

thanks, I‘m fi ne.“

formal /�fɔ�məl/ adj formálny We had to wear formal

clothes to the theatre – no trainers!

frightening /�fraitn�iŋ/ adj strašidelný ´The Exorcist‘

was the most frightening fi lm I‘ve ever seen!

good-looking /� υd �lυkiŋ/ adj dobre vyzerajúci She

would like a good-looking man with lots of money.

granny /� r�ni/ n starká We visit our granny a lot because

she only lives two streets away.

green / ri�n/ adj zelený With her green eyes and red hair

she was a natural beauty.

grey / rei/ adj sivý He was only 30 years old but he had grey

hair.

grey / rei/ adj sivý, šedivý Dad‘s hair is going grey.

handsome /�h�nsəm/ adj pekný (muž) He was a

handsome man but his clothes were not fashionable.

have an idea /no idea /h�v �s�m ai�diə, �nəυ/ phr ma� nápad / nema� žiadnu predstavu When the computer

breaks down I have no idea what to do.

heavy /�hevi/ adj �ažký She wore a heavy coat to keep the

rain out.

how /haυ/ adv ako (aký) How big was the spaceship?

how about /�haυ əbaυt/ adv phr a èo tak How about going

to the cinema?

how long /�haυ �lɒŋ/ adv phr ako dlho I wonder how long

I‘ll have to wait for the next bus.

how much /�haυ �m�tʃ/ adv phr ko¾ko How much is that

painting in the window?

I’m not sure /aim �nɒt �ʃɔ�/ phr nie som si istý I like

Zack but I‘m not sure whether he likes me.

idea /ai�diə/ n myšlienka, názor Our idea of beauty changes

over time.

image /�imid�/ n imidž, vzh¾ad, výzor He looked at his

image in the mirror.

important /im�pɔ�tənt/ adj dôležitý He is somebody

important in the Government.

in (= fashionable) /in/ adj moderný, in Flared trousers

are ‚in‘ again this year.

in the old days /in ði �əυld deiz/ n phr v staršom veku In the old days, boys didn‘t wear earrings.

interested in /�intrəstid in / adj zaujíma� sa o She was

very interested in my ideas for improving the business.

jacket /�d��kit/ n sako He wore a dark jacket with his jeans.

Japan /d�ə�p�n/ n Japonsko He‘s learning Japanese

because he‘s going to work in Japan next year.

jeans /d�i�nz/ n rifle I never buy designer jeans because

they cost too much.

jewellery /�d�u�əlri/ n šperky She doesn‘t have much

jewellery and it didn‘t cost much money.

jumper /�d��mpə/ n pulóver, sveter He bought a black

jumper to go with his black jeans.

kilt /kilt/ n kilt Scots soldiers often wear kilts on special

occasions.

kimono /ki�məυnəυ/ n kimono When she was on holiday

in Japan she bought a kimono.

label /�leibəl/ n štítok, lístok The label on my jumper says

„Made in China“.

least /li�st/ adv najmenej I am the least clever person in

my family.

less /les/ adv menej Getting into the car is less diffi cult than

walking all the way to the bus stop.

lifelike /�laiflaik/ adj ako živý The statue was so lifelike that

some people thought it was a real person.

light /lait/ adj svetlý Should I wear the dark trousers or the

light trousers?

lips /lips/ n pl pery The actor had very red lips because he

used make-up.

long /lɒŋ/ adj dlhý Her hair was so long she could sit on it.

make-up /�meik �p/ n make-up Where do you get the

money for all this make-up?

market /�mɑ�kit/ n trh, trhovisko I buy all my vegetables

at the market.

married /�m�rid/ adj vydatá/ženatý She‘s married – her

husband is a teacher at my school.

medium /�mi�diəm/ adj prostredný (ve¾kos�) Would

you like a small, medium or large cup of coffee?

middle-aged /�midl �eid�d/ adj v stredných rokoch Is

a person middle-aged when they are 40, or when they‘re 50?

model /�mɒdl/ n model When they fi lm the model it will look

like a real ship.

22

more /mɔ�/ adv viac He has more money than me, but I‘m

more good-looking.

moustache /mə�stɑ�ʃ/ n fúzy My boyfriend has grown

a moustache.

native /�neitiv/ adj pôvodný (obyvate¾, domorodec) The native people wore traditional clothes.

newsagent’s /�nju�z�eid�ənts/ n novinový stánok I went

to the newsagent‘s to buy a magazine.

Nigeria /nai�d�iəriə/ n Nigéria Many people in Nigeria

speak English all the time.

north /nɔ�θ/ n sever People in the north have paler faces.

nowadays /�naυədeiz/ adv v tejto dobe, dnes Nearly

everyone has a television nowadays.

occasion /ə�kei�ən/ n udalos� Her wedding day was a

special occasion and she didn‘t want it to rain.

old (= age) /əυld/ adj starý He‘s 65, but he doesn‘t feel old.

ordinary /�ɔ�dənəri/ adj bežný, všedný It‘s just an

ordinary day today, not a holiday.

over there /�əυvə �ðeə/ adv phr tamto You try the dress on

and I‘ll wait for you over there.

pale/dark skin /�peil �skin, �dɑ�k/ n bledá/tmavá pokožka I lay in the sun for a week and my pale skin turned dark.

pattern /�p�tən/ n vzor (na látke) I quite liked the pattern

on the jumper but the colours were horrible.

per cent/% /pə �sent/ adv, adj percento The sign said

‚20% discount on all shirts‘.

Peru /pə�ru�/ n Peru I‘d like to go and see the ruins in the

mountains of Peru.

picture /�piktʃə/ n obrázok I took lots of pictures at the wedding.

pierced eyebrow/nose/lip /�piəst �aibraυ, �nəυz, �lip/ adj phr prepichnuté oboèie/nos/pera (piercing v oboèí...) Punks often have pierced eyebrows.

plump /pl�mp/ adj bacu¾atý, moletný I know I‘m getting

plump because my skirts don‘t fi t me any more.

poncho /�pɒntʃəυ/ n ponèo My mum wore a poncho when

she was a teenager.

ponytail /�pəυniteil/ n cop, „konský chvost“ She tied

her hair back in a ponytail.

practical /�pr�ktikəl/ adj praktický It‘s just not practical

to wear a long dress to school every day.

pretty /�priti/ adj pekná (o žene) She was very pretty and

had lots of boyfriends.

produce /prə�dju�s/ v (vy)tvori�, (vy)robi� The factory

produces incredible 100 cars every hour.

put on /pυt �ɒn/ phr v obliec� si Put on your coat before

you go outside.

reaction /ri��kʃən/ n reakcia What‘s your reaction to her

suggestions?

recently /�ri�səntli/ adv nedávno She was in hospital

recently and still doesn‘t feel well.

red /red/ adj èervený, ryšavý Her boyfriend has bright red

hair and a beard.

region /�ri�d�ən/ n región, kraj Yorkshire is a region in the

north of England.

robe /rəυb/ n rúcho, šat; župan Mum has a long white

robe – she wears it over her pyjamas.

round /raυnd/ adj okrúhly Her round face makes her look

fatter than she really is.

scene /si�n/ n scéna In this scene he fi ghts with the monster

and they fall into the river.

season /�si�zən/ n roèné obdobie The four seasons of

the year are spring, summer, autumn and winter.

sex (=gender) /seks/ n pohlavie She didn‘t want to know

the sex of the baby before it arrived.

shaved head /�ʃeivd �hed/ n oholená hlava His shaved

head made him look dangerous.

shirt /ʃ�t/ n koše¾a Mum has bought Dad a new shirt.

shoes /ʃu�z/ n topánky I needed to buy some new shoes

for the wedding.

short /ʃɔ�t/ adj nízky (èlovek) He was only 1 metre 60 cm

– too short for the part of Superman.

short /ʃɔ�t/ adj krátky My brother‘s hair is so short I can see

his skin through it!

shorts /ʃɔ�ts/ n krátke nohavice As soon as I get home,

I change into my T-shirt and shorts.

side /said/ n bok, strana The car hit the side of the building

but the driver was okay.

sixty /�siksti/ n šes�desiat It was a sixty centimetre

model.

size /saiz/ n ve¾kos� I liked the dress but they didn‘t have

it in my size.

skirt /sk�t/ n sukòa She liked the skirt but it was too expensive.

sleeve /sli�v/ n rukáv This jumper has one sleeve longer than

the other.

slim /slim/ adj štíhly, útly I think my mum is slim but she wants

to lose more weight.

socks /sɒks/ n ponožky Gran always buys Dad socks for

Christmas.

south /saυθ/ n juh spaceship /�speis�ʃip/ n vesmírna loï The fi rst spaceship

did not have any people on it.

special effects /�speʃəl i�fekts/ n špeciálne efekty The latest Star Wars movie has some amazing special effects.

spectacular /spek�t�kjυlə/ adj ve¾kolepý, pôsobivý They got a spectacular view of the Earth from space.

spiky hair /�spaiki �heə/ n ježaté vlasy, „na ježka“ His grey spiky hair reminds me of a pineapple.

square /skweə/ adj hranatý, štvorcový His square face

makes him look serious.

straight /streit/ adj rovný She had long straight hair down

to her waist.

suit /su�t, sju�t/ n oblek, kostýmHe bought a new suit

for the wedding.

sunbathing /�s�n�beiðiŋ/ n opa¾ovanie sa Sunbathing

can be dangerous if you stay out too long.

sunglasses /�s�n� lɑ�siz/ n slneèné okuliare I bought

some new sunglasses for my holiday.

sure /ʃɔ�/ adj, adv istý What about this one?‘ ‚I‘m not sure.‘

23

take /teik/ v vzia�, zabra� How long did it take to do the

make - up of the actors?

take (3 hours / 5 months) /teik/ v phr trva� (3 hodiny / 5mesiacov) I wonder how long it takes to drive from London

to Paris.

take off /�teik �ɒf/ v zobliec� / vyzu� si She took off her

clothes and put on her swimsuit.

tall /tɔ�l/ adj vysoký He was very tall and so he could see over

everybody‘s heads.

teenager /�ti�neid�ə/ n tínedžer My brother is a teenager

but I think he acts like a child.

the 1960s /ðə �nainti�n �sikstiz/ n phr 60-te roky In

Britain, short skirts were very fashionable in the 1960s.

the north /ðə �nɔ�θ/ n phr sever The Arctic is in the north

and the Antarctic is in the south.

the south /ðə �saυθ/ n juh The Arctic is in the north and the

Antarctic is in the south.

thin /θin/ adj tenký, chudý You‘re too thin – you should

eat more.

through the ages /�θru� ði �eid�iz/ phr v priebehu rokov There‘s an exhibition of army uniforms through the ages.

tie /tai/ n kravata The man who reads the news on TV always

wears colourful ties.

tight /tait/ adj tesný, obtiahnutý, úzky Every shirt he

tried on was too tight.

tiring /�taiəriŋ/ adj únavný, vyèerpávajúci He had a tiring

day at work and just wanted to go to bed.

tongue /t�ŋ/ n jazyk The baby‘s tongue was yellow so she

took him to the doctor‘s.

too /tu�/ adv príliš These trousers are too small for me – the

legs stop just below my knees!

top /tɒp/ n top (typ odevu) I need some new tops for my

holiday.

totally /�təυtl�i/ adv úplne, totálne She is totally in love

with him.

traditional /trə�diʃənəl/ adj tradièný In England, it’s

traditional to eat too much on Christmas Day.

trainers /�treinəz/ n tenisky He tried on the trainers but

they weren‘t very comfortable.

trick /trik/ n trik This gold ring isn‘t real! It‘s a trick to get my

money!

trick photography /�trik fə�tɒ rəfi/ n fotomontáž He

used trick photography to show a monkey‘s head on a man‘s

body.

trilogy /�triləd�i/ n trilógia They‘ve made the trilogy „Lord

of the Rings“ into three fantastic fi lms.

trousers /�traυzəz/ n nohavice Dad doesn‘t have a pair of

jeans, he always wears trousers.

try on /�trai �ɒn/ v vyskúša� si (odev, obuv) The sales

assistant helped me to try on the shoes.

T-shirt /�ti� ʃ�t/ n trièko She tried on the T-shirt but it was

too long.

TV series /�ti� �vi� �siəri�z/ n televízny seriál EastEnders is a well-known British TV series.

unmarried /�n�m�rid/ adj slobodný She was an unmarried

girl and didn‘t want a husband.

voice /vɔis/ n hlas When he picked up the phone he recognised

her voice immediately.

volcano /vɒl�keinəυ/ n sopka Mount Etna is a famous volcano

in Italy.

wedding /�wediŋ/ n svadba We invited a hundred people

to the wedding.

white /wait/ adj biely My grandma‘s hair is white as snow.

wide /waid/ adj široký The river is 30 metres wide at this point.

wig /wi / n parochòa I know he‘s wearing a wig, but his hair

looks real to me.

with time /wið �taim, wiθ�/ n phr èasom Your work would

improve with time – just keep trying.

worst /w�st/ adj najhorší It was the worst day of my life and

I couldn‘t wait for it to end.

Yoruba /�jɒrυbə/ n Yoruba Yoruba is one of the four main

languages in Nigeria.

young /j�ŋ/ adj mladý My daughter is too young to go to

school yet.

Module 6 Holidays

accident /��ksidənt/ n nehoda There‘s been an accident

– two cars have crashed.

active /��ktiv/ adj aktívny I like active holidays – you can

do lots of different things all day.

adventurous /əd�ventʃərəs/ adj dobrodružný They‘d

like to do something adventurous on holiday this year.

affect /ə�fekt/ v ovplyvni� Your exam results will affect

which university you can go to.

afternoon /�ɑ�ftə�nu�n/ n poobedie Have lunch fi rst and

then go shopping in the afternoon.

airport /�eəpɔ�t/ n letisko I need to be at the airport at 7 am.

amazing /ə�meiziŋ/ adj úžasný, ohromujúci That

hotel‘s an amazing place to stay.

amusement park /ə�mju�zmənt pɑ�k/ n zábavný park We‘ll go to an amusement park when we get to Florida.

anybody /�enibɒdi/ pron niekto, nikto Can you see

anybody there? I can‘t see anybody through the window.

anything /�eniθiŋ/ pron nieèo, niè Is there anything you

can tell me about the fi lm you saw?

anywhere /�eniweə/ adv niekde, nikde I can‘t think of

anywhere I want to go.

apostrophe /ə�pɒstrəfi/ n apostrof An apostrophe tells

you that there‘s a letter missing from a word.

arctic fox /�ɑ�ktik �fɒks/ n polárna líška Arctic foxes

are white.

arrive /ə�raiv/ v prís�, pricestova� When we arrived, he

was cooking.

at first /ət �f�st/ adv phr spoèiatku, na prvý raz I didn‘t

like chess at fi rst but now I enjoy it a lot.

at sea /ət �si�/ n phr na mori The ship will be at sea for six

weeks.

24

beach /bi�tʃ/ n pláž Let‘s go to the beach and have a swim.

beach hut /�bi�tʃ h�t/ n plážový chata You can get changed

into your swimming costume in the beach hut.

beach volleyball /�bi�tʃ �vɒlibɔ�l/ n plážový volejbal Beach volleyball has fewer players than ordinary volleyball.

beautiful /�bju�tifəl/ adj krásny There‘s a beautiful sandy

beach just down the road.

bird /b�d/ n vták I put food out in the garden for the birds

in winter.

boring /�bɔ�riŋ/ adj nudný It‘s boring to just sit on the beach

all day and read.

borrow /�bɒrəυ/ v požièa� si Can I borrow your towel and

give it back to you tomorrow?

brave /breiv/ adj statoèný She‘s very brave to go to South

America alone.

bus /b�s/ n autobus The 285 bus goes from the airport to Kingston.

camping /�k�mpiŋ/ n táborenie, kempovanie I want

to go camping in Wales.

campsite /�k�mpsait/ n stanový tábor, kemp We‘ll

drive to France and stay at a campsite for two weeks.

cathedral /kə�θi�drəl/ n katedrála The choir sings in the

cathedral every Sunday.

chocolate /�tʃɒklət/ n èokoláda I must stop eating chocolate

and lose some weight!

cloud /klaυd/ n oblak, mrak When the sun goes behind

that cloud it will get dark.

collect /kə�lekt/ v zbiera� They walked along the beach

and collected shells.

comma /�kɒmə/ n èiarka If you use commas, like this,

people pause when they read the sentence.

contact /�kɒnt�kt/ v kontaktova� She tried to contact the

ship but the radio wasn‘t working.

Costa Rica /�kɒstə �ri�kə/ n Kostarika They fi lmed

‚Jurassic Park‘ in Costa Rica.

cottage /�kɒtid�/ n chalupa The old cottage had tiny

rooms and low ceilings.

crazy /�kreizi/ adj šialený He drives like a crazy person – all

over the road.

cycling /�saikliŋ/ v bicyklovanie They‘re going cycling in

France next year.

dangerous /�deind�ərəs/ adj nebezpeèný It’s dangerous

to get into a car with somebody you don‘t know.

dash /d�ʃ/ n pomlèka You can write numbers as ‚3 to 5‘ or

use a dash, as in ‚3–5‘.

daylight /�deilait/ n denné svetlo They searched for the

climbers again when daylight returned.

departure /di�pɑ�tʃə/ n odchod The next departure will

leave Gate 3 at 7 o‘clock.

direct /di�rekt, dai�/ adj, adv priamy, priamo Do you

want to go the long way round or the most direct way?

disaster /di�zɑ�stə/ n katastrofa People gave money to

help the victims of the disaster.

discount /�diskaυnt/ n z¾ava (cena tovaru) If you buy

your ticket before you go, you get a discount off the price.

dog sledge /�dɒ sled�/ n psie záprahy saní They race

dog sledges across the frozen snow.

drinking water /�driŋkiŋ �wɔ�tə/ n pitná voda Can I get

drinking water from this tap?

engine /�end�in/ n motor The engine stopped when the

water got into it.

enjoyable /in�d�ɔiəbəl/ adj zábavný It‘ll be more enjoyable

if we all go together.

evening /�i�vniŋ/ n veèer They spent an enjoyable evening

at the theatre.

everything /�evriθiŋ/ pron všetko Everything in this shop

is really expensive.

exciting /ik�saitiŋ/ adj vzrušujúci It‘s more exciting to go

skiing than to stay at home.

exclamation mark /�eksklə�meiʃən mɑ�k/ n výkrièník There‘s an exclamation mark at the end of this sentence!

Amazing!

excursion /ik�sk�ʃən/ n exkurzia It‘s £10 extra for the

excursion to the volcano.

fanatic /fə�n�tik/ n fanatik, zanietenec The gym is always

full of health fanatics keeping fi t.

Finland /�finlənd/ n Fínsko Finland gets very cold in winter.

Finn /fin/ n Fín Many successful racing drivers are Finns.

fire /faiə/ n oheò There was a fi re in the hotel and many

people were hurt.

fishing /�fiʃiŋ/ n rybárèenie Do you want to go fi shing at

the weekend?

fishing boat /�fiʃiŋ bəυt/ n rybárska loï Let‘s go and

see what the fi shing boats have caught today.

football /�fυtbɔ�l/ n futbal She wants to play football for

England when she‘s older.

for miles /fə �mailz/ phr (vidie�) na míle You can see for

miles from the top of that mountain.

frontier /�fr�ntiə/ n hranica This used to be the frontier

between France and Germany.

full stop /�fυl �stɒp/ n bodka There‘s a full stop at the end

of every sentence.

get home / et �həυm/ dosta� sa domov If you miss the

last bus, how are you going to get home?

go wrong /� əυ �rɒŋ/ v phr pokazi� sa, nevychádza� It all went wrong after I wrote ‚2 times 4 is 7‘.

great / reit/ adj ve¾kolepý I‘ve had a great time – thanks

very much!

half-term /�hɑ�f �t�m/ n polrok (v škole) Do you get

a week off school at half-term?

healthy /�helθi/ adj zdravý I was very healthy this winter

– no colds or illnesses.

heights /haits/ n pl výšky I don‘t like heights, so I don‘t climb

mountains.

heli-skiing /�heli �ski�iŋ/ n lyžovanie (vyvezenie sa na svah helikoptérou) Heli-skiing is expensive but you

can ski where nobody else has been.

hide /haid/ v skry� You hide, and I‘ll count to ten and then

come and fi nd you.

25

hit /hit/ v narazi� He broke his leg when the car hit the tree.

horrible /�hɒrəbəl/ adj hrozný, strašný That horrible

man was very rude to me.

hotel /həυ�tel/ n hotel I‘ll stay at a hotel near the airport.

hunt /h�nt/ v lovi� The owl hunts for small animals to eat

at night.

icy /�aisi/ adj ¾adový They went swimming in the icy water

of Lake Louise.

igloo /�i lu�/ n iglu Most Inuit people live in houses nowadays

and not in igloos.

imagine /i�m�d�in/ v predstavi� si Try to imagine what

living in the Arctic is like.

lose weight /�lu�z �weit/ schudnú� I‘ve been trying to

lose weight but I‘ve put on three kilos.

lovely /�l�vli/ adj pôvabný, krásny The journey up the

California coast is really lovely.

luck /l�k/ n š�astie You need lots of luck to win a big prize

on the Lottery.

mean /mi�n/ v znamena� A dictionary tells you what words

and phrases mean.

metro /�metrəυ/ n metro The Metro is the name for the

Paris underground railway.

mile /mail/ n mí¾a The nearest town is ten miles away.

mineral water /�minərəl �wɔ�tə/ n minerálna voda This mineral water comes from high up in the mountains of

Switzerland.

moment /�məυmənt/ n moment For just a moment I thought

the prize was mine.

mountains /�maυntənz/ n hory They saw bears when they

went to the mountains.

nature lover /�neitʃə �l�və/ n milovník prírody Nature

lovers can go walking or bird watching on this holiday.

navy /�neivi/ n námorníctvo Finally, a US Navy ship

rescued him.

nearby /niə�bai/ adv neïaleko, nablízku I washed my

clothes in a stream nearby.

no /nəυ/ determiner žiadny There‘s no milk in the fridge.

nobody /�nəυbədi/ pron nik Nobody wanted to go fi rst.

northern /�nɔ�ðən/ adj severný There are fi shing villages

all along the northern coast.

Norway /�nɔ�wei/ n Nórsko You can sail along the coast of

Norway by ship.

nothing /�n�θiŋ/ pron niè There‘s nothing in the cupboard.

nowhere /�nəυweə/ adv nikde There‘s nowhere to sit.

one more thing /�w�n mɔ� �θiŋ/ phr ešte jedna vec One more thing – before you go, don‘t forget your map!

packet /�p�kit/ n balíèek Get a packet of biscuits and we

can eat them on the journey.

path /pɑ�θ/ n cestièka, chodník This path goes from here

to the top of the hill.

peanut /�pi�n�t/ n búrsky oriešok Does this chocolate

have peanuts in it?

platform /�pl�tfɔ�m/ n nástupište Harry caught his train

from platform 9 at Kings Cross station.

polar bear /�pəυlə �beə/ n polárny medveï You can

just see a polar bear on the ice over there.

question mark /�kwestʃən mɑ�k/ n otáznik Is the question

mark the curly sign at the end of this sentence?

quite /kwait/ adv celkom, dos� It‘s very cold here but my

feet are quite warm in these boots.

rain /rein/ n dážï There has been rain and snow for the last

two weeks.

rainwater /�rein�wɔ�tə/ n dažïová voda Rainwater

poured down the roof and came in through the window.

relative /�relətiv/ n príbuzný All my relatives live in Scotland

apart from Uncle Ian.

rescue /�reskju�/ v zachráni� They sent a boat out to rescue

him from the sea.

road /rəυd/ n cesta Does this road go from Bradford to Halifax?

rock /rɒk/ n skala Don‘t cut your feet on the rocks at the edge

of the beach.

ruin /�ru�in/ n zrúcanina The castle was a ruin – only one

wall was still standing.

sail /seil/ v plavi� sa My uncle sailed his boat round the coast

of Scotland.

sailing /�seiliŋ/ n plavba, plachtenie You can‘t go sailing

if you haven‘t got a boat.

sand /s�nd/ n piesok How much sand is there in the Sahara

Desert?

sauna /�sɔ�nə/ n sauna I‘m going for a sauna and then I‘ll

have a swim.

scary /�skeəri/ adj strašidelný At some scary places you

can fall into the sea if you‘re not careful.

sculpture /�sk�lptʃə/ n socha The museum has some

sculptures by Henry Moore.

sea /si�/ n more The water in the sea was very cold.

seagull /�si� �l/ n èajka The seagulls follow the fi shing boats

and steal pieces of fi sh.

seal /si�l/ n tuleò The seals are all lying on the rocks in the sun.

shadow /�ʃ�dəυ/ n tieò Stand in the shadows when the

sun is very hot.

sightseeing /�sait�si�iŋ/ n prezeranie pamiatok, We‘ll rest in the morning and go sightseeing in the afternoon.

single /�siŋ əl/ adj slobodný She‘s still single but she‘s

getting married next year.

single ticket /�siŋ əl �tikit/ n jednosmerný lístok I just want a single ticket because I‘m not coming back.

ski resort /�ski� ri�zɔ�t/ n lyžiarske stredisko In

winter it‘s a ski resort but in summer people go walking in the

mountains.

skiing /�ski�iŋ/ n lyžovanie Lots of people go skiing in

the winter.

sky /skai/ n obloha The sky got very dark and it began to rain.

sledge /sled�/ n sane You can go on excursions by sledge.

snorkelling /�snɔ�kəliŋ/ n potápanie, šnorchlovanie Can we go snorkelling when we go to Australia?

snowman /�snəυm�n/ n snehuliak The snowman has a

carrot for a nose and two stones for eyes.

26

snowmobile /�snəυməbi�l/ n snežný skúter We can

cross the ice in a snowmobile.

snowshoe /�snəυʃu�/ n snežnice Snowshoes let you walk

across the top of thick snow.

solar power /�səυlə �paυə/ n solárna/slneèná energia In sunny California, they use solar power to produce electricity.

somebody /�s�mbədi/ pron niekto Somebody has to win

the big prize – perhaps it will be you.

something /�s�mθiŋ/ pron nieèo Please write and tell me

something about your country.

somewhere /�s�mweə/ adv niekde I can‘t fi nd my watch

– I know I put it somewhere.

split up /�split ��p/ phr v rozís� sa She split up with her

boyfriend yesterday.

station /�steiʃən/ n stanica The train leaves Leeds station

at 6 am and gets to London at 8 am.

storm /stɔ�m/ n búrka There were storms and heavy rain,

but the plane landed safely in London.

student ticket /�stju�dənt �tikit/ n študentský lístok Get a student ticket – it costs less than the ordinary ticket.

sunshine /�s�nʃain/ n slneèné svetlo This town gets

eight hours of sunshine a day in summer.

surfing /�s�fiŋ/ n surfovanie You can go surfi ng off the

south coast of England.

Sweden /�swi�dn/ n Švédsko Some parts of Sweden have

very little sunshine in winter.

sweets /swi�ts/ n pl sladkosti The station shop sells

sweets, newspapers and books.

swimming /�swimiŋ/ n plávanie The class goes

swimming every Thursday afternoon.

swimming pool /�swimiŋ pu�l/ n plaváreò Go to the

swimming pool if you‘re hot and want to get cool.

tennis /�tenis/ n tenis Roger plays tennis for Switzerland.

tent /tent/ n stanica We stayed in a tent because we couldn‘t

fi nd a hotel.

the navy /ðə �neivi/ n phr námorníctvo He joined the

navy because he liked ships and sailing.

torch /tɔ�tʃ/ n baterka, (vrecková) lampa Take a torch,

because the street light isn‘t working.

tourism /�tυərizəm/ n turizmus This country makes a lot

of money from tourism.

tourist information office /�tυərist infə�meiʃən �ɒfis// n turistická informaèná kancelária Go to the tourist

information offi ce and ask about places to stay.

tower /�taυə/ n veža Many tourists visit the Eiffel Tower when

they go to Paris.

train /trein/ n vlak There are fi fteen trains a day to London

from here.

transport /�tr�nspɔ�t/ n doprava, transport Ask at

the desk for more information on bus transport in the city.

trip /trip/ n výlet We want to take a short trip to the Lake

District.

turn round /�t�n �raυnd/ phr v otoèi� sa When you get to

the top of the stairs, turn round and you‘ll see the railway station.

two-day /�tu� dei/ adj dvojdenný We took a two-day trip to

Cardiff while we were in London.

umbrella /�m�brelə/ n dáždnik You can use an umbrella

when it rains.

unusual /�n�ju��uəl, ��əl/ adj nezvyèajný He has an

unusual accent – where‘s he from?

view /vju�/ n výh¾ad The view from the top of the mountain

is fantastic.

volleyball /�vɒlibɔ�l/ n volejbal Have you ever played

volleyball at school?

water /�wɔ�tə/ n voda There wasn‘t enough food and water.

water park /�wɔ�tə pɑ�k/ n vodný park They went to a

water park and had a great time.

western /�westən/ adj západný I lived on the western side

of the country, near Liverpool.

wind /wind/ n vietor The wind blew the trees over in the

park.

wonderful /�w�ndəfəl/ adj èarovný, úžasný Disneyworld is wonderful for young children.

wreck /rek/ n vrak There were many wrecks on the dangerous

rocks along the coast.

wrong /rɒŋ/ adj zlý, nesprávny He showed me the wrong

way, I got lost.

youth hostel /�ju�θ �hɒstl/ n ubytovòa I once stayed at

a youth hostel in Wales.

Module 7 Performers

aborigine /��bə�rid�əni/ n domorodec, pôvodný obyvate¾ Austrálie The Aborigines were the fi rst people

to live in Australia.

acrobat /��krəb�t/ n akrobat The acrobats walked along

a rope 20 metres above the ground.

actor /��ktə/ n herec George Clooney is a famous actor in

fi lms and on TV.

actress /��ktrəs/ n hereèka Did you go to a special school

to learn to be an actress?

assistant /ə�sistənt/ n asistent Her assistant makes sure

she gets everywhere on time.

audience /�ɔ�diəns/ n publikum Two people from the

audience helped the comedian with his act.

ballet /�b�lei/ n balet I like going to the ballet but he prefers

the theatre.

be on (= showing) /bi �ɒn/ v by� na programe That

new fi lm is on at the Odeon cinema this week.

below /bi�ləυ/ prep, adv pod, dole, nižšie We climbed up

the tower and looked down at the people below.

bike /baik/ n bicykel That clown can ride a bike across a

rope ten metres above the ground!

boarding school /�bɔ�diŋ sku�l/ n internátna škola They went to boarding school and only saw their parents on

the holidays.

bread /bred/ n chlieb He bakes his own bread and it tastes

wonderful.

27

burning /�b�niŋ/ adj horiaci They lit a burning cross on the

mountain as a signal.

camp /k�mp/ n stanový tábor, kemp The boys are

going to a camp in the Lake District this weekend.

carnival /�kɑ�nivəl/ n karneval There‘s a carnival in town

every year at this time.

ceiling /�si�liŋ/ n strop Can you put these lights on the

ceiling, please?

celebration /�selə�breiʃən/ n oslava They‘re having

a celebration because it‘s her birthday.

circus /�s�kəs/ n cirkus This circus does not use any

animals in its performances.

clapping /�kl�piŋ/ n potlesk An actor likes to hear the

sound of clapping.

clown /klaυn/ n klaun The clowns made us laugh when they

threw buckets of water at each other.

comedian /kə�mi�diən/ n komediant Rowan Atkinson is

a popular English comedian.

complicated /�kɒmplikeitid/ adj komplikovaný The

directions he gave me were very complicated and I got lost.

contortionist /kən�tɔ�ʃənist/ n hadí muž/žena The

contortionist could bend her legs back over her head.

cool /ku�l/ adj cool, fajn, skvelý So you really met George

Clooney? Cool!

Cossack /�kɒs�k/ n kozák Cossacks are very good

dancers.

cost /kɒst/ v stá� (cena) How much did your computer cost?

crisps /krisps/ n pl zemiakové lupienky I take an orange

and a bag of crisps for lunch.

crocodile /krɒkədail/ n krokodíl I could only see the

crocodile‘s eyes above the water.

dancer /�dɑ�nsə/ n taneèník She‘s training to be a dancer

at the National Ballet School.

danger /�deind�ə/ n nebezpeèenstvo Every time she

steps onto the rope she is in real danger.

desert /�dezət/ n púš� We went into the Australian desert

and looked at the millions of stars in the night sky.

diet /�daiət/ n diéta I‘m going on a diet because I need to lose

some weight.

do homework /�du� �həυmw�k/ v phr robi�/písa� domácu úlohu I do my homework as soon as I get home.

dollar /�dɒlə/ n dolár There are 100 cents in a dollar.

drum /dr�m/ n bubon Some people played drums and

others danced to the music.

each other /�i�tʃ ��ðə/ pron jeden druhému/druhého, navzájom We help each other when the homework is diffi cult.

energetic /�enə�d�etik/ adj èulý, aktívny I don‘t feel

energetic today – I‘m too tired.

fence /fens/ n plot Can you repair the fence between your

garden and mine?

fire fighter /�faiə �faitə/ n hasiè The fi re fi ghters saved the

woman and her children from the burning house.

fit /fit/ adj fit, v kondícii You need to be very fi t to run

a marathon.

flamenco /flə�meŋkəυ/ n flamengo They danced the

fl amenco and the waltz.

get down / et �daυn/ phr v zís�, zliez� How are we going

to get down the mountain?

get into / et �intə, �intυ/ phr v dosta� sa do Get into

some nice clothes and we‘ll go out for a meal.

get on / et �ɒn/ phr v nastúpi� Get on my back and I‘ll carry

you the rest of the way.

get together /� et tə� eðə/ phr v zís� sa, stretnú� sa Let‘s all get together for lunch tomorrow.

glass / lɑ�s/ n sklo The walls of the building are made of glass.

go on tour /� əυ ɒn �tυə/ v phr ís� na turné The play is

going on tour next week, for six months.

ground / raυnd/ n zem, terén The ground is very hard

because the weather has been so cold.

guess / es/ v háda� I‘ll pick a card and you guess which

one it is.

gymnasium /d�im�neiziəm/ n telocvièòa PE lessons

take place in the gymnasium.

gymnast /�d�imn�st, �nəst/ n gymnasta Many gymnasts

at the Olympics are only teenagers.

have to /�h�v tə, tυ/ v musie� Do you have to go? Can‘t

you stay till tomorrow?

hold /həυld/ v drža� He has to lift that huge weight and hold

it above his head for 30 seconds.

hoover /�hu�və/ v vysáva� She hoovered up all the dog hair

off the carpet.

horizontal /�hɒri�zɒntl/ adj horizontálny, vodorovný Horizontal lines go across from left to right.

hula hoop /�hu�lə hu�p/ n kruh hula hop Swing a hula

hoop round your waist and you might lose weight.

human statue /�hju�mən �st�tʃu�/ n ¾udská socha He painted himself white and stood in the street like a human

statue.

humour /�hju�mə/ n humor This is not the time for humour!

I‘m serious!

hyena /hai�i�nə/ n hyena The hyenas ate the rest when the

lion had fi nished.

I can’t see a thing /ai �kɑ�nt si� ə �θiŋ/ phr niè nevidím That man‘s hat is so big, I can‘t see a thing from here!

ice skater /�ais �skeitə/ n korèuliar na ¾ade They freeze

the lake so that ice skaters can use it in winter.

inside /in�said/ adv vo vnútri He made the card appear

inside the glass box – it was magic!

invite /in�vait/ v pozva� Did they invite you to their party

next week?

join /d�ɔin/ v pripoji� sa, prida� sa Twenty more

performers joined the 30 already inside the tent.

juggle /�d�� əl/ v žonglova� She can juggle three balls at

the same time.

juggler /�d�� lə/ n žonglér The juggler kept six balls in the

air at once.

kick /kik/ v kopnú� Kick this ball and see if you can score a goal.

lake /leik/ n jazero There‘s a pleasant walk round the lake.

28

leave /li�v/ v odís� He left at six o‘clock.

leave home /�li�v �həυm/ v phr odís� z domu She was

only 15 when she left home and went to live in London.

let’s (+verb) /lets/ v phr poïme, nechajme, urobme ... Do you want to meet again tomorrow?‘ ‚Yes, let‘s (do that)!‘

limbo (dancing) /�limbəυ/ n limbo (tanec) There‘s

a limbo dancing competition on the beach tonight.

lines /lainz/ n riadky, text The actress forgot her lines in

the middle of the play.

look up /�lυk ��p/ phr v vyh¾ada� (v slovníku) Look up

all the diffi cult words in the dictionary.

loose /lu�s/ adj vo¾né (obleèenie) Do you prefer loose

trousers or tight ones?

lower /�ləυə/ adv nižšie My house is lower down the hill.

magician /mə�d�iʃən/ n kúzelník The magician pulled three

birds out of his hat.

Mali /�mɑ�li/ n Mali Have you ever met anyone from Mali?

mask /mɑ�sk/ n maska The doctor wore a mask – he didn‘t

want to catch any diseases.

meanwhile /�mi�nwail/ adv zatia¾, medzitým I‘ll start

a fi re. Meanwhile, you can prepare the food.

mistake /mi�steik/ n chyba There are too many mistakes

in your homework.

monkey /�m�ŋki/ n opica The monkeys were running up

and down the trees in excitement.

movement /�mu�vmənt/ n pohyb The soldier saw a

movement in the trees to his left.

musical /�mju�zikəl/ adj hudobný He‘s written a musical

version of the book.

musician /mju��ziʃən/ n hudobník There are four musicians

and one singer in the band.

necessary /�nesəsəri/ adj nevyhnutný You can‘t do the

job if you don‘t have the necessary tools.

on fire /ɒn �faiə/ adv phr horie�, by� v ohni My house is

on fi re! Get me a bucket of water!

on your own /�ɒn jər �əυn/ adv phr sám, svojpomocne I can‘t help you any more, you have to do it on your own.

opera house /�ɒpərə haυs/ n budova opery La Scala is

a famous opera house in Milan.

out of tune /�aυt əv �tju�n/ adj phr rozladený This piano

sounds terrible – it‘s out of tune.

own /əυn/ pron vlastný I need to buy my own book.

Palestine /�p�ləstain/ n Palestína Palestine is in the Middle

East, near Israel.

perform /pə�fɔ�m/ v predvies�, (za)hra�, úèinkova� We will now perform Beethoven‘s Ninth Symphony.

performance /pə�fɔ�məns/ n predstavenie The audience

thought the actors‘ performance was excellent.

physical /�fizikəl/ adj fyzický Dancing uses a lot of physical

energy.

pole /pəυl/ n ståp People used to dance around a pole in May

in some English villages.

police officer /pə�li�s �ɒfisə/ n policajt The police offi cer

stepped into the road and stopped the cars.

popcorn /�pɒpkɔ�n/ n pukance They ate popcorn all the

way through the fi lm.

possible /�pɒsəbəl/ adj možný It‘s not possible to cross the

river here because it‘s too deep.

power cut /�paυə k�t/ n výpadok elektriny I lost all

the fi les on my computer when that power cut happened.

practise /�pr�ktis/ v precvièova� Practise saying that in

French and then write it down.

punk /p�ŋk/ n pank I liked punk when I was younger, but now

I prefer classical music.

pupil /�pju�pəl/ n žiak There are thirty pupils in my class

this year.

pyramid /�pirəmid/ n pyramída We went to see the

pyramids in the Egyptian desert.

rainforest /�rein�fɒrəst/ n dažïový les It is very wet and

hot in the South American rainforest.

refugee /�refjυ�d�i�/ n uteèenec The refugees left their

own country during the war.

reggae /�re ei/ n rege Reggae (music) originally came from

the West Indies.

royal /�rɔiəl/ adj krá¾ovský Some tourists come to London

just to see the Royal Family.

rubber /�r�bə/ n guma I carry a rubber in case I need to

correct any mistakes.

secret /�si�krət/ n tajomstvo He wouldn‘t tell us the secret

of his magic tricks.

shame /ʃeim/ n hanba It is a shame you missed the show.

shoulder /�ʃəυldə/ n plece Put little John on your shoulders

and then he‘ll be able to see.

show /ʃəυ/ n šou, predstavenie We had dinner and then

went to see a show at the theatre.

similar /�simələ/ adj podobný, rovnaký They all look

similar to me – I can‘t tell the difference.

singer /�siŋə/ n spevák How many singers are there in

your choir?

skater /�skeitə/ n korèuliar The skater fell over and broke

her leg on the ice.

skill /skil/ n zruènos� The clowns look funny but they also

need great skill to do their tricks.

southern /�s�ðən/ adj južný Brighton is a town in the southern

part of England.

station /�steiʃən/ n stanica Do you want to go to the bus

station or the train station?

step /step/ n krok I‘d like to learn the steps of that dance.

storyteller /�stɔ�ri�telə/ n rozprávaè príbehov I like

reading his books because he‘s a good storyteller.

stranger /�streind�ə/ n cudzinec A stranger appeared

– a man I didn‘t know.

strongwoman /�strɒŋ�wυmən/ n silná žena, siláèka The strongwoman in this circus can break metal bars in two.

sword /sɔ�d/ n meè People still fi ght with swords, but only

as a sport.

swordfighting /�sɔ�d�faitiŋ/ n šerm Swordfi ghting is an

Olympic sport.

29

symphony /�simfəni/ n symfónia This symphony lasts for

nearly two hours.

tennis racket /�tenis �r�kit/ n tenisová raketa He

smashed his tennis racket on the ground and broke it.

tour /tυə/ n turné, zájazd, cesta They had a short tour

of Prague.

trapeze artist /trə�pi�z �ɑ�tist/ n akrobat na visutej hrazde The trapeze artist performed on a swing high up in

the roof of the tent.

tune /tju�n/ n melódia, nápev He played a tune on the

piano.

villager /�vilid�ə/ n dedinèan The villagers chased the

vampire with burning torches.

wait /weit/ v èaka� What are you waiting for?

wait for /�weit fə, fɔ�/ phr v èaka� na Don‘t wait for me, I‘ll

meet you later at the restaurant.

wash up /�wɒʃ ��p/ phr v umy� riad If you don‘t wash up

soon, there will be no more clean dishes.

way /wei/ n cesta, spôsob Do you want to learn the easy

way or the diffi cult way?

What a shame! /�wɒt ə �ʃeim/ spoken Aká hanba! What a shame – you missed the big prize by one number!

whole /həυl/ adj celý Tell the whole story, not just the end

part.

why don’t we /�wai dəυnt wi/ phr preèo sa ne- (spýtame, pozrieme. . .) Why don‘t we ask Sunil to

come with us?

working class /�w�kiŋ �klɑ�s/ adj robotnícka trieda In Scotland, lots of working class people play golf.

would /wυd/ aux by (podmieòovací spôsob) She

would like a good-looking man with lots of money.

would you like to /wυd jυ �laik tə, tυ/ v phr chcel by si (robi� nieèo) Would you like to try again later?

youth club /�ju�θ kl�b/ n mládežnícky klub All the

young people go to the youth club on Wednesday evenings.

Module 8 Technology

3D /�θri� �di�/ n, adj 3D He didn‘t draw the machine, he made

a 3D model of it.

across /ə�krɒs/ adv, prep krížom, cez The boat goes

across the bay to Oakland.

adapt /ə�d�pt/ v prispôsobi� sa, adaptova� sa She

always adapted easily to new situations.

alarm clock /ə�lɑ�m klɒk/ n budík The alarm clock wakes

me up and I‘m not late for school.

alive /ə�laiv/ adj nažive, živý He was still alive when the

ambulance reached the hospital.

already /ɔ�l�redi/ adv už He was already making the meal

when she walked through the door.

animation /��ni�meiʃən/ n animácia We had to wear

special glasses to see the 3D animation in the fi lm.

badge /b�d�/ n odznak We have to wear a school badge

on our uniforms.

ballroom /�bɔ�lrυm, �ru�m/ n taneèná sála They danced

round the ballroom.

be sb’s turn /bi �s�mbədiz �t�n/ phr v by� na rade It‘s

my turn to throw the dice.

bedtime story /�bedtaim �stɔ�ri/ n rozprávka na dobrú noc Will you read me a bedtime story, Daddy?

biology /bai�ɒləd�i/ n biológia We learn about the human

body in Biology lessons.

birthday present /�b�θdei �prezənt/ n narodeninový dar They gave me a holiday in America as a birthday present!

blog /blɒ / n blog If you don‘t like writing a paper diary, why

don‘t you start a blog?

body temperature /�bɒdi �temprətʃə/ n telesná teplota Normal human body temperature is about 37 degrees Centigrade.

breathe /bri�ð/ v dýcha� The doctor asked her to breathe

in and out slowly.

cake /keik/ n koláè, torta She bought a cake for his birthday.

calculator /�k�lkjυleitə/ n kalkulaèka You can use

calculators in this exam.

camera /�k�mərə/ n fotoaparát They bought a new camera

before the holiday.

captain /�k�ptən/ n kapitán The captain will decide where

the ship should go.

chemistry /�keməstri/ n chémia Chemistry was always

my favourite subject in school.

chip /tʃip/ n èip A small computer chip can hold a lot of

information

close /kləυz/ v zavrie� Sally closed the door gently and went

down the stairs.

computer /kəm�pju�tə/ n poèítaè His new computer is

much faster.

computer studies /kəm�pju�tə �st�diz/ n informatika Computer studies is a very popular subject in my school.

design /di�zain/ v navrhnú�, projektova� She designed

a range of clothes for older women.

design /di�zain/ n návrh, vonkajšia úprava a course

in graphic design

diary /�daiəri/ n denník My friend writes in her diary every day.

digital camera /�did�itl �k�mərə/ n digitálny fotoaparát You don‘t need to buy fi lm for a digital camera.

document /�dɒkjυmənt/ n dokument He signed the

document at the bottom.

domestic robot /də�mestik �rəυbɒt/ n domáci robot Mum would like to have lots of domestic robots to do the

housework.

download /�daυn�ləυd/ v stiahnu� (PC) I tried to download

some music but the computer broke down.

dragon /�dr� ən/ n drak In this story, the prince killed the

dragon and married the princess.

DVD player /�di� vi� �di� �pleiə/ n DVD prehrávaè We

put the disk in the DVD player and watched the fi lm.

Earth /�θ/ n Zem The Earth is getting warmer.

e-book /�i� bυks/ n elektronická kniha I read the e-book

using special glasses so I could see the pictures moving.

30

education /�edjυ�keiʃən/ n vzdelanie He‘s continuing his

education at university for the next three years.

electricity /i�lek�trisəti, �elik�/ n elektrina How much is

the electricity bill this month?

engineer /�end�i�niə/ n inžinier My friend Al was once an

engineer for an oil company in the North Sea.

field /fi�ld/ n pole The cows were eating grass in the fi eld.

flat screen TV /�fl�t skri�n ti� �vi�/ n plochá TV obrazovka Dad wants a fl at screen TV but Mum says they‘re

too expensive.

folk story /�fəυk �stɔ�ri/ n ¾udový príbeh Gran told me

an Irish folk story.

global positioning system /� ləυbəl pə�ziʃəniŋ �sistəm/ n GPS This global positioning system will tell you

where you are at all times.

GPS /�d�i� pi� �es/ n GPS Mum has a GPS system in the car

because she‘s always getting lost.

handheld computer /�h�ndheld kəm�pju�tə/ n

vreckový poèítaè He plays games on his handheld

computer when he should be studying.

headphones /�hedfəυnz/ n slúchadlá Mum pulled

the headphones off my head because she didn‘t want to

shout.

helmet /�helmət/ n prilba The astronaut put on his helmet

and stepped out of the spaceship.

I’ll (= I will) /ail/ aux skrátený tvar pom. slovesa pre vyjadrenie budúceho èasu (+ sloveso) I don‘t

think I‘ll go to school tomorrow because I don‘t feel well.

insert /in�s�t/ v vloži� She inserted the disk into the DVD

player.

joke /d�əυk/ n vtip Have you heard the joke about the

Englishman, the Scotsman and the Welshman?

keyboard /�ki�bɔ�d/ n klávesnica Tom‘s knocked a cup of

coffee all over the computer keyboard.

knock /nɒk/ v klopa�, udrie� The dog jumped up and

knocked the table over.

land /l�nd/ v pristá� The plane landed on time.

laptop /�l�ptɒp/ n laptop, notebook On the train, he

opened his laptop and read his e-mail.

leaf, leaves /li�f, li�vz/ n list, listy It was winter and there

were no leaves on the trees.

little brother /�litl �br�ðə/ n braèek My little brother is

three years younger than me.

locate /ləυ�keit/ v lokalizova� When the TV broke down,

the engineer located the problem.

location /ləυ�keiʃən/ n poloha, lokácia The GPS tells

you your exact location on Earth.

love life /�l�v laif/ n ¾úbostný /milostný život I don‘t

have much of a love life at present because I‘m too busy.

mega /�me ə/ adv mega The people who started Google

are now mega rich.

metal /�metl/ n kov Gold and silver are both metals.

microchip /�maikrəυ�tʃip/ n mikroèip There is a microchip

inside my computer.

mobile phone with camera /�məυbail fəυn wið �k�mərə/ n mobilný telefón s fotoaparátom I‘ve got a

new mobile phone with camera – now I can take photos wherever

I am.

moving /�mu�viŋ/ adj pohybujúci sa Cartoons in

the newspaper are just drawings but on TV they‘re moving

pictures.

MP3 player /�em pi� �θri� �pleiə/ n MP3 prehrávaè There are 1500 songs on my MP3 player.

pen drive /�pen draiv/ n USB k¾úè I put the data on my

pen drive and put it in my shirt pocket.

pick up /�pik ��p/ phr v zdvihnú� The dog picked up the

bone and ran away into the garden.

pocket money /�pɒkit �m�ni/ n vreckové My brother

gets £5 pocket money every week from Mum and Dad.

presenter /pri�zentə/ n moderátor The presenter asked

the fi lm star about his latest movie.

princess /�prin�ses/ n princezná She became a princess

when she married a prince.

program /�prəυ r�m/ n program (PC) She wrote a

program for the computer.

pure /pjυə/ adj èistý, rýdzi, pravý The guide said the

statue was made of pure gold.

react /ri��kt/ v reagova� This computer program reacts to

your instructions and remembers them.

refuse /ri�fju�z/ v odmietnu� The food was really bad and

we refused to pay the bill.

robot /�rəυbɒt/ n robot The robots do lots of work in the

factory.

satellite /�s�təlait/ n satelit This satellite gets signals from

one country and sends them back down to another.

scan /sk�n/ v skenova� Josh scanned the photograph into

the computer.

shout /ʃaυt/ v krièa� All the players were shouting at the

referee.

signal /�si nəl/ n signál I can‘t get a signal on my mobile

phone.

silicon /�silikən/ n silikón The microchip in this computer is

made from silicon.

site /sait/ n strana Where is the site for the new school going

to be?

smart /smɑ�t/ adj bystrý, inteligentný; vkusný The

smart kids get good grades and go off to college.

smart clothes /�smɑ�t �kləυðz, ��kləυz/ n elegantné, vkusné, upravené obleèenie In the future, MP3

players and computers could be part of smart clothes.

smile /smail/ v usmieva� sa The little girl smiled happily

when she opened her presents.

solar system /�səυlə �sistəm/ n slneèná sústava How

many planets are there in our solar system?

space /speis/ n vesmír The spaceship travelled through

space to other planets.

spacesuit /�speis�su�t, �sju�t/ n skafander The astronaut

put on his spacesuit and walked into the rocket.

31

spoilt /spɔilt/ adj rozmaznaný She‘s a very spoilt child

– her parents give her everything she wants.

stairs /steəz/ n pl schody These stairs go up to the roof.

stare /steə/ v zíza� They stared at us in amazement when

we started singing.

table (= maths) /�teibəl/ n tabu¾ka Table 3 gives

information on students‘ test results.

techy /�teki/ n technický typ (èlovek) He‘s a bit of a techy

– he‘ll be able to repair your computer.

the Earth /ði ��θ/ n Zem The spaceship left the Earth and

fl ew towards Venus.

three-dimensional /�θri� dai�menʃənəl, �di�/ adj

troj-rozmerný First, build a three-dimensional model of

the rocket.

to track /tə �tr�k/ v sledova�, stopova� He tracked the

students through the microchips in their school badges.

top /tɒp/ n vrchol, top When they reached the top of the hill

they could see for miles.

tracker (=electronic) /�tr�kə/ n stopovaè The vet put

an electronic tracker in the dog‘s neck.

treasure /�tre�ə/ n poklad Captain Hook buried his

treasure on the island.

tunnel /�t�nl/ n tunel The train from London to Paris goes

through the Channel Tunnel.

uncomfortable /�n�k�mftəbəl, �n�k�mfət�/ adj

nepohodlný The sofa looked great but it was very

uncomfortable.

unhealthy /�n�helθi/ adj nezdravý Jack‘s very unhealthy

because he doesn‘t exercise or eat properly.

unknown /�n�nəυn/ adj neznámy A few months ago she

was an unknown singer, but now she‘s a star.

unlucky /�n�l�ki/ adj neš�astný She‘s always unlucky at

cards and never wins.

upload /�p�ləυd/ v nahra� (PC) I uploaded the document

from my computer to the website.

useful /�ju�sfəl/ adj užitoèný I think the pen drive is a useful

little gadget.

video camera /�vidiəυ �k�mərə/ n video kamera Use

your video camera to fi lm the wedding.

wag /w� / v vrtie� The dog wagged his tail when he saw me.

walkie-talkie watch /�wɔ�ki tɔ�ki �wɒtʃ/ n hodinky s vysielaèkou Why do you want a walkie-talkie watch when

you could just use two radios?

welcome /�welkəm/ interj vitajte Welcome back, it‘s lovely

to see you again.

will /wil/ aux pomocné sloveso na vyjadrenie budúceho èasu I will buy some milk on the way home.

wizard /�wizəd/ n veštec, jasnovidec He read her a

story about a wizard from a country far away.

write back /�rait �b�k/ phr v odpísa�, napísa� spä� I wrote to her four times but she never wrote back.

Module 9 Style

really /�riəli/ adv skutoène, naozaj It is really cold outside

today.

advantage /əd�vɑ�ntid�/ n výhoda The advantage of

e-mail is that it is very quick.

along /ə�lɒŋ/ adv, prep pozdåž, popri, po It‘s quicker if you

go along the river.

animal skin /��niməl skin/ n zvieracia koža Animal

skins kept the men warm at night.

anti-war /��nti �wɔ�/ adj protivojnový There‘s an anti-

war poster on the wall.

back to front /�b�k tə �fr�nt/ idiom odzadu dopredu Can you say the alphabet back to front, from Z to A?

ban /b�n/ v zakáza� They‘ve banned those fans – they‘re not

allowed to take beer into the stadium.

band /b�nd/ n skupina, kapela Fifteen different bands

played at the concert.

baseball cap /�beisbɔ�l k�p/ n šiltovka He wears his

baseball cap back to front to show how cool he is.

be sick of /bi �sik əv, ɒv/ adj phr by� otrávený, sýty, chorý z (èoho); ma� nieèoho po krk I‘m sick of

vegetables – I want some meat!

bedside table /�bedsaid �teibəl/ n noèný stolík I put

my book on the bedside table and went to sleep.

bedspread /�bedspred/ n poste¾ná prikrývka The

bedspread goes on top of the blankets.

bit /bit/ n troška This bit is still dirty!

block /blɒk/ n blok (budova) Several companies have

their offi ces in this block.

blues /blu�z/ n blues (typ hudby) If I feel sad I sometimes

play blues.

body piercing /�bɒdi �piəsiŋ/ n prepichnutie, piercing na tele She does tattoos and body piercing.

break /breik/ n prestávka Can we take a break from work

and get something to eat?

brick /brik/ n tehla Brick buildings can be a number of different

colours.

bright /brait/ adj jasný, žiarivý Some apples are bright green

in colour.

buffalo /�b�fələυ/ n bizón There were once millions of buffalo

in North America.

care /keər/ v stara� sa He doesn‘t care what other people

think.

CD player /�si� �di� �pleiə/ n CD prehrávaè My new car

has a CD player and a radio.

ceremony /�serəməni/ n obrad, slávnos� There will be

a ceremony on Sunday to remember the dead soldiers.

chain /tʃein/ n re�az She wears a cross on a chain round

her neck.

chimney /�tʃimni/ n komín If you want a real fi re, you need

a chimney and a fi replace.

classical /�kl�sikəl/ adj klasický This radio station only

plays classical music.

32

cloth /klɒθ/ n plátno, látka His car doesn‘t have a roof,

just a cloth cover.

comedy /kɒmədi/ n komédia It was a very good comedy

– we laughed a lot.

concrete /�kɒŋkri�t/ n betón The bridge over the river is

made of concrete.

construction /kən�str�kʃən/ n konštrukcia There has

been a lot of construction in the city centre.

cotton /�kɒtn/ n bavlna T-shirts are usually made from

cotton.

cow /kaυ/ n krava The cows were standing under the trees

to keep out of the rain.

curtain /�k�tn/ n záclona We need to buy some curtains

for the living room window.

cushion /�kυʃən/ n vankúš Put a cushion on the fl oor

– you‘ll be more comfortable.

cyclist /�saiklist/ n cyklista This path is for cyclists and

walkers only.

dark /dɑ�k/ adj tmavý Spinach is dark green.

decorate /�dekəreit/ v zdobi�, dekorova�; ma¾ova� (miestnos�) They‘ve decorated the living room in green

and black.

designer clothes /di�zainə �kləυðz, ��kləυz/ n znaèkové obleèenie (od módneho návrhára) Designer clothes

are really expensive.

difference /�difərəns/ n rozdiel What’s the difference

between these two MP3 players?

dreadlocks /�dredlɒks/ n dredy Bob Marley wore his hair

in dreadlocks.

exercise /�eksəsaiz/ n cvièenie This grammar exercise

is very diffi cult.

eyebrow /�aibraυ/ n oboèie His hair is white but his eyebrows

are still black.

fanatical /fə�n�tikəl/ adj fanatický She‘s fanatical about

health and fi tness.

fashion model /�f�ʃən �mɒdl/ n model, modelka Fashion models earn lots of money.

flared /fleəd/ adj zvoncové, rozšírené (nohavice) Flared trousers are in fashion again.

folk /fəυk/ n folk (hudba) There will be lots of folk groups

at the festival.

follow /�fɒləυ/ v nasledova� You go fi rst and I‘ll follow.

ger / �/ n ger Mongolian speakers call these tents ‚gers‘.

glass / lɑ�s/ n sklo Windows are made of glass.

gold / əυld/ n zlato Her ring is made of gold.

gone (be) / ɒn/ adj (by�) preè, zmiznú� When I turned

round to speak to him again, he was gone.

goth / ɒθ/ n goth (subkultúra) Goths like to dress in black

clothes and make-up.

half an hour /�hɑ�f ən �aυə/ n pol hodiny It will take half

an hour – 40 minutes at the most.

hall /hɔ�l/ n hala This hall isn‘t big enough to hold 1000

people.

herd /h�d/ n èrieda There‘s a herd of sheep in that fi eld.

hip hop /�hip hɒp/ n hip hop Hip hop is good music to

dance to.

holiday home /�hɒlədi həυm/ n prázdninový dom They work in London but have a holiday home in Italy.

hood /hυd/ n kapucòa The hood on my jacket doesn‘t keep

the rain out.

house /haυs/ n house (hudobný štýl) I prefer rock and

roll to house.

hurry up /�h�ri ��p/ phr v ponáh¾a� sa Hurry up, we‘ll be

late for the train!

in the past /in ðə �pɑ�st/ adj phr v minulosti In the past,

people didn‘t have MP3 players.

in time /in �taim/ n phr po èase, èasom It‘s diffi cult now,

but in time it will become easier.

jazz /d��z/ n džez Jazz musicians improvise a lot.

jealous /�d�eləs/ adj žiarlivý She‘s jealous of my new

mobile phone.

lampshade /�l�mpʃeid/ n tienidlo lampy I don‘t like the

pattern of fl owers on that lampshade.

layout /�leiaυt/ n rozloženie Have you changed the layout

of the furniture in your room?

leather /�leðə/ n koža You‘ll be warm in this leather jacket.

leave at home /�li�v ət �həυm/ v phr necha� doma I‘ll leave my jacket at home because it‘s going to be sunny today.

light /lait/ adj svetlý The young leaves of this plant are

always light green.

living area /�liviŋ �eəriə/ n obývacia èas� The living

area has four big chairs and a sofa.

look like /�lυk laik/ v phr vyzera� ako He‘s very similar to

his sister – he looks like her.

low /ləυ/ adj nízky It was low and long building.

made of /�meid əv, ɒv/ v phr vyrobený z/zo My

school desk is made of wood but my desk at home is made

of metal.

make it /�meik it/ phr v zvládnu� to, spravi� to You‘ll

have to hurry to make it to the plane in time.

mat /m�t/ n rohožka Wipe your feet on the mat before you

come in.

mess /mes/ n neporiadok Your dog left a terrible mess all

over the carpet.

messy /�mesi/ adj neporiadny She‘s always been messy

and not tidy at all.

metal /�metl/ n kov This desk is made of metal but I prefer

wooden ones.

metal /�metl/ n metal (hud. štýl) I don‘t like metal – it‘s too

loud and I get a headache.

Mongolian /mɒŋ� əυliən/ n, adj Mongol, mongolský You can tell he‘s Mongolian by the type of hat he‘s wearing.

motor /�məυtə/ n motor The motor on the washing machine

has broken.

movable /�mu�vəbəl/ adj pohyblivý This table isn‘t

movable – it‘s stuck to the fl oor.

Native American /�neitiv ə�merikən/ n, adj Indián Native Americans still own some land in the USA.

33

new hippies /�nju� �hipiz/ n nový hippisáci New

hippies like to listen to music from the 1960s.

not really /�nɒt �riəli/ adv phr nie naozaj, nie skutoène I told him classical music is great, but he‘s not really interested.

of my own /əv mai �əυn/ pron samostatne, sám When

my sister went to university I fi nally got a room of my own.

office /�ɒfis/ n kancelária, úrad The offi ce is open from

9 am till 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

opening time /�əυpəniŋ taim/ n otváracie hodiny The

opening times for this offi ce are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

organise /�ɔ� ənaiz/ v organizova�, usporiada� I‘ve

organised my photos by the year I took them.

own /əυn/ pron vlastný, svoj I have my own bedroom,

I don´t have to share it with my brothers.

paint /peint/ v ma¾ova� I‘m going to paint one wall black and

the other three purple.

paper /�peipə/ n papier The company printed the books on

very thin paper.

past /pɑ�st/ adv okolo, pozdåž He cycled past and smiled

at me.

past /pɑ�st/ n minulos� She is always thinking of her past.

plastic /�pl�stik/ n plast, umelá hmota She‘s too small

to have a metal knife and fork so these are made of plastic.

pop /pɒp/ n pop Radio One plays mostly pop (music).

portable /�pɔ�təbəl/ adj prenosný, cestovný I got a

portable DVD player for Christmas.

poster /�pəυstə/ n poster, plagát I have posters of Robbie

Williams on my bedroom wall.

practical /�pr�ktikəl/ adj praktický Socks and ties are

very practical presents, but not exciting.

punk /p�ŋk/ n pank People with very colourful hair liked

punk music.

put up /pυt ��p/ phr v vyvesi�, vylepi� I‘ve put some of my

drawings up on the wall.

R and B /�ɑ�r ən �bi�/ n R and B (hud. štýl) I like R and B

from the 1980s.

rap /r�p/ n rep People who can‘t sing invented rap!

rectangular /rek�t�ŋ jυlə/ adj pravouhlý, obdåžnikový This book is rectangular.

reggae /�re ei/ n rege Bob Marley was one of the stars

of reggae.

residence /�rezidəns/ n sídlo, bydlisko They have one

residence in Scotland and one in France.

ring /riŋ/ n krúžok That girl‘s wearing a ring in her nose!

rock /rɒk/ n rock (hud. štýl) Status Quo are a famous

rock band.

rocker /�rɒkə/ n rocker Your dad looks like a sixties rocker.

room /ru�m, rυm/ n izba, miestnos� How many rooms

are there in the castle?

round /raυnd/ adj okrúhly, gu¾atý A football is round.

rug /r� / n rohožka, koberèek I haven‘t got a carpet in my

room, just a small rug on the wooden fl oor.

ruin /�ru�in/ v znièi� I‘ve ruined my jeans – I spilt wine all

over them.

scarf, scarves /skɑ�f, skɑ�vz/ n šál, šatka, šály, šatky Wear a scarf – it‘s cold outside.

set /set/ v položi�, umiestni� She fi lled the pot and set it

on the cooker.

set up /�set ��p/ phr v nastavi� (prístroj) I‘ve not set up

my music system yet.

shoelaces /�ʃu��leisiz/ n šnúrky do topánok Her

shoes had very bright red shoelaces.

should /ʃəd, ʃυd/ aux ma� povinnos�, mal by Should

we go, or should we stay?

sick /sik/ adj chorý, zle (na zvracanie) I am feeling sick

today.

silver /�silvə/ n striebro Some coins were made of real silver.

slogan /�sləυ ən/ n slogan, heslo Somebody has

sprayed anti-war slogans on the wall.

smick /smik/ n smicker (subkultúra tínedžer uznávajúci rap) You can see smicks in Belfast on a Saturday

night.

soul /səυl/ n soul (hud. štýl) Black musicians and singers

often play or sing soul.

square /skweə/ adj štvorcový The bottom of a pyramid

is square.

stone /stəυn/ n kameò The walls of my house are made

from stone.

storey /�stɔ�ri/ n poschodie The house has two storeys,

and the bedrooms are upstairs.

stove /stəυv/ n sporák, piecka The stove burns wood and

keeps the room warm.

straw /strɔ�/ n slama You can make beds for farm animals

out of straw.

suburb /�s�b�b/ n predmestie I was driving through the

London suburbs for hours.

sweatshirt /�swet�ʃ�t/ n mikina She was wearing a

sweatshirt and tracksuit bottoms.

take down /�teik �daυn/ phr v zloži�, da� dolu, rozmontova� They took down the tent when the exhibition fi nished.

tatami /tə�tɑ�mi/ n tatami You must take your shoes off and

kneel on the tatami.

tax /t�ks/ n daò, poplatok They charged me tax on

everything I bought.

teepee /�ti�pi�/ n típí What‘s the difference between a teepee

and a wigwam?

the truth /ðə �tru�θ/ n phr pravda The truth is, I have no idea.

through /θru�/ adv cez, skrz, naprieè We‘ll go through

the tunnel under the river.

throw away /�θrəυ ə�wei/ v odhodi� Don‘t just throw that

away – put it in the bin.

tie /tai/ v (za-, u-, pri-)viaza�, When he fell asleep we tied

his shoelaces together.

tight /tait/ adj tesný, úzky, obtiahnutý These trousers

are too tight – I can‘t get them on.

tracksuit /�tr�ksu�t, �sju�t/ n tepláková súprava, športové obleèenie He took off his tracksuit just before

the race started.

34

traffic /�tr�fik/ n doprava There‘s lots of traffic on the

motorway today.

triangular /trai��ŋ jυlə/ adj trojuholníkový Each side

of a pyramid is triangular.

truth /tru�θ/ n pravda Please tell me the truth.

uncool /��n�ku�l/ adj nie cool, nevhodné It‘s extremely

uncool to take your dad to the party.

underwear /��ndəweə/ n spodná bielizeò It‘s so cold

I‘ll have to put on my woollen underwear.

unpack /�n�p�k/ v vybali� I haven‘t unpacked my suitcase

yet – my clothes are still in it.

wall /wɔ�l/ n stena, múr This wall has a window that looks

out onto the park.

wardrobe /�wɔ�drəυb/ n skriòa Hang your new clothes in

the wardrobe.

wigwam /�wi w�m/ n vigvam The boys put up a wigwam

and played Cowboys and Indians.

wood /wυd/ n drevo Paper is made from wood.

wooden /�wυdn/ adj drevený These wooden toys are safe

for little children.

woollen /�wυlən/ adj vlnený Woollen clothes are warm.

youth centre /�ju�θ �sentə/ n mládežnícke centrum The youth centre tries to help young people.

yurt /j�t/ n jurta The ceremony will take place in a Mongolian

yurt.

Module 10 Winners

accept /ək�sept/ v akceptova�, prija� They want to give

me a medal - do you think I should accept?

achieve /ə�tʃi�v/ v dosiahnu� If you work really hard,

there‘s nothing you can‘t achieve.

achievement /ə�tʃi�vmənt/ n úspech, dosiahnutie He was the fi rst man on the moon – it was his greatest

achievement.

all /ɔ�l/ determiner všetko, všetci I ate all the grapes.

ambitious /�m�biʃəs/ adj ambiciózny, ctižiadostivý She‘s ambitious, and wants to get the top job in the company.

argue /�ɑ� ju�/ v háda� sa Don‘t argue with me, I‘m always

right!

army /�ɑ�mi/ n armáda The US Army has soldiers in many

countries.

article /�ɑ�tikəl/ n èlánok Look, John, there‘s an article

about you in the newspaper.

as well /əz �wel/ adv taktiež, aj, rovnako Will you have

enough money left to buy the shoes as well?

astronaut /��strənɔ�t/ n astronaut The astronauts will

return to Earth next Wednesday after two weeks in space.

athletics /�θ�letiks, əθ�/ n sing atletika The athletics

events will take place in this stadium.

backhand /�b�kh�nd/ n backhand (tenisový úder) Federer has a terrifi c backhand.

be nice to /bi �nais tə, tυ/ v pekne sa správa� k If

you‘re nice to me, I‘ll buy you an ice cream later.

be sorry /bi �sɒri/ v ¾utova� I‘m sorry I forgot your birthday,

but here‘s your card anyway.

beat (= defeat) /bi�t/ v porazi� Nobody beat her in any of

her matches last year.

beetroot /�bi�tru�t/ n èervená repa This soup is made

from beetroot.

Belarus /�belə�ru�s/ n Bielorusko Belarus was part of

the Soviet Union till 1991.

borsch /bɔ�ʃ/ n boršè Borsch looks a bit strange but it tastes

delicious.

bossy /�bɒsi/ adj panovaèný Don‘t be so bossy! I want to

do it my way.

bravery /�breivəri/ n statoènos� The police offi ce got a

medal for bravery after she stopped the robbery.

break a record /�breik ə �rekɔ�d/ idiom zlomi� rekord Radcliffe broke the record for the New York marathon.

bright future /ə �brait �fju�tʃə/ n phr skvelá, jasná budúcnos� He‘s so good at maths, he has a bright future

as a scientist.

bye /bai/ interj ahoj (rozlúèenie) Bye, Fred. I‘ll see you

tomorrow.

cards /kɑ�dz/ n sing karty You can lose a lot if you play

cards for money.

challenge /�tʃ�lənd�/ n výzva It will be very diffi cult, but I

like a challenge.

championship /�tʃ�mpiənʃip/ n šampionát Wimbledon

is the most important tennis championship in the world.

check-up (medical) /�tʃek �p/ n kontrola (lekárska) I go for a check-up every year to make sure I‘m healthy.

chess /tʃes/ n šach Do you need to be really clever to play

chess?

Christmas /�krisməs/ n Vianoce It often snows at Christmas

in Poland.

Christmas tree /�krisməs tri�/ n vianoèný stromèek I want to get a really big Christmas tree this year.

climbing /�klaimiŋ/ n horolezectvo, lezenie I don‘t like

climbing – I‘m scared of heights.

coach /kəυtʃ/ n tréner Smith is a coach of the Scottish

national football team.

come second /k�m �sekənd/ v phr prís� ako druhý She wants to win, not come second or third.

complete /kəm�pli�t/ adj úplný, celý, kompletný I have

the complete set of Shakespeare‘s plays.

computer games /kəm�pju�tə eimz/ n pl poèítaèové hry Stop playing computer games and do your homework!

congratulations /kən� r�tʃυ�leiʃənz/ n pl gratulácia, blahoželanie Congratulations on your wedding to

Rachel.

crack /kr�k/ n prasklina There‘s a crack in this window

– were you playing football in here again?

defend /di�fend/ v bráni�, ochraòova� United won last

year and this year they‘re defending the championship.

dinner /�dinə/ n veèera Let‘s have dinner early tonight - I‘m

hungry.

35

disabled /dis�eibəld/ adj imobilný, hendikepovaný There is a ramp to help disabled people in wheelchairs to get

into the building.

dish (= meal) /diʃ/ n jedlo, chod We had a Chinese meal

and they brought ten different dishes to the table.

dominoes /�dɒminəυz/ n sing domino Dad thinks dominoes

is a game for old men.

draughts /drɑ�fts/ n sing šípky Draughts is a very easy game,

even for young children.

driving lesson /�draiviŋ �lesən/ n vodièský kurz How

many driving lessons did you have before you passed your test?

electric shock /i�lektrik �ʃɒk/ n elektrický šok He got

an electric shock because the wires were loose.

emergency /i�m�d�ənsi/ adj, n núdzový He was rescued

after he made an emergency call to the navy.

equip /i�kwip/ v vybavi�, zariadi� The climbers have

equipped themselves with food and clothing.

excellent /�eksələnt/ adj vynikajúci, znamenitý He‘s

an excellent driver – he passed his test fi rst time.

expedition /�ekspə�diʃən/ n expedícia She‘s organising

a climbing expedition to Mount Everest.

explorer /ik�splɔ�rə/ n výskumník, prieskumník Explorers have brought back many kinds of plant from different

countries.

follow (= watch the progress of) /�fɒləυ/ v sledova� (postup napr. futbalového tímu) Do you follow

Manchester United or Chelsea?

football /�fυtbɔ�l/ n futbal More people watch football in

Britain than any other sport.

golf / ɒlf/ n golf They play 18 holes of golf every weekend.

govern /� �vən/ v vládnu� As President, he governed the

country for over 40 years.

Grand Prix (pl Grands Prix) /� rɒn �pri�/ n Grand Prix,Ve¾ká cena He came second in the Belgian Grand Prix last year.

history /�histəri/ n história She was the most successful

woman golfer in history.

ice hockey /�ais �hɒki/ n ¾adový hokej Canada has got

a very good ice hockey team.

improve /im�pru�v/ v zlepši�, zdokonali� He wants to

improve his exam results and get into university.

incredible /in�kredəbəl/ adj neuverite¾ný He won the

match with an incredible goal.

inform /in�fɔ�m/ v informova� I have to inform you that

you have not paid your electricity bill.

institute /�institju�t/ n inštitút, ústav The Institute gives

awards to the best students in every year.

invite /in�vait/ v pozva� niekoho v I have been invited to

a wedding in July.

invite sb out /in�vait s�mbədi �aυt/ v phr pozva� niekoho von (do reštaurácie, kaviarne...) If you

like her, why don‘t you invite her out for dinner?

it doesn’t matter /it �d�zənt �m�tə/ phr to nevadí, to nie je dôležité „What did you say?“ „It doesn‘t matter,

I‘ll do it myself.“

it was nothing /it wəz �n�θiŋ/ phr to niè nebolo, niet za èo Don‘t thank me, it was nothing – I was happy to help.

journey /�d��ni/ n cesta The journey to the village takes

three days by boat.

junior /�d�u�niə/ adj mladý, juniorský She‘s the best

player in their junior tennis team.

last time /�lɑ�st taim/ n phr minule, naposledy, posledný krát Last time they lost 3–0. This time they want

to win.

left-handed /�left �h�ndid/ adj ¾avák Left-handed

people‘s writing sometimes leans backwards.

like /laik/ adv ako They sell great foods like pasta and Italian

sausage.

loads of /�ləυdz əv, ɒv/ pron ve¾a, fúra There are loads

of things to do on this holiday.

Malaysia /mə�leiziə/ n Malajzia The next Grand Prix takes

place in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

male /meil/ adj, n mužský, muž Federer is possibly the

best ever male tennis player.

matter /�m�tə/ v záleža� (na nieèom), by� dôležitý Does it matter?

medal /�medl/ n medaila She won the silver medal – she

came second in the race.

minus (30ºC) /�mainəs/ adj mínus Temperatures in the

mountains can go as low as minus 24ºC.

moon /mu�n/ n mesiac The moon is bright tonight.

motor racing /�məυtə �reisiŋ/ n automobilové preteky Motor racing is a very expensive sport.

Ms /məz, miz/ title sleèna/pani (oslovenie bez oh¾adu na stav) She likes to be called Ms Smith so that

nobody knows whether she‘s married.

nice /nais/ adj pekný She is a very nice woman.

Nobel prize /�nəυbel �praiz/ n Nobelova cena They gave

the Nobel prize for Literature to Terry Pratchett.

North Pole /�nɔ�θ �pəυl/ n severný pól It took sixteen

hours to reach the North Pole.

not at all /�nɒt ət �ɔ�l/ interj nie je za èo „Thanks very

much.“ „Not at all, I‘d love to help.“

nothing /�n�θiŋ/ n niè I had nothing to eat.

number one /�n�mbə �w�n/ n phr èíslo jedna He‘s the

world‘s number one bestselling author.

okay /�əυ �kei/ adj O. K., dobre „‘I can‘t come tonight.“

„That‘s okay, I‘ll see you next week.“

Olympic Games /ə�limpik � eimz/ n pl Olympijské hry The Olympic Games are the number one sporting event in

the world.

Open /�əυpən/ n Open (turnaj) The Open is on TV all day

today.

operate /�ɒpəreit/ v operova� They will operate on his hand

tomorrow morning.

operation /�ɒpə�reiʃən/ n operácia He needs to have an

operation to cure the trouble with his leg.

place /pleis/ n miesto I have to train hard so that I am not

in last place.

36

plan /pl�n/ n plán His plan is to start slowly and then get

faster towards the end.

pool /pu�l/ n biliard You play pool on a big green table.

position /pə�ziʃən/ n pozícia She was in third position after

the fi rst two races.

preparation /�prepə�reiʃən/ n príprava Do you need to

do a lot of preparation before a game?

professional /prə�feʃənəl/ adj profesionálny Navratilova

was a very successful professional tennis player.

pull /pυl/ v �aha� Pull the door, don‘t push it.

quality /�kwɒləti/ n kvalita You pay more for the metal one

because it‘s better quality.

raise /reiz/ v zozbiera�, získa� I‘m running to raise money

for a children‘s charity.

reach (= get to) /ri�tʃ/ v dosiahnu� They plan to reach New

York on the fi fteenth day.

record /�rekɔ�d/ n rekord You got here in record time!

recover /ri�k�və/ v zotavi� sa After the race they‘re going

to spend a week in London to recover.

recovery /ri�k�vəri/ n zotavenie sa He made a very quick

recovery after the operation.

repair /ri�peə/ v opravi� Can you repair the car by Tuesday?

rugby /�r� bi/ n ragby You play rugby with an oval ball.

rush /r�ʃ/ v súri�, hna� I hate to rush you, but we have very

little time.

sci-fi /�sai fai/ adj sci-fi I used to read a lot of sci-fi books.

second /�sekənd/ adj druhý He was second in the race and

so got the silver medal.

semi-finals /�semi �fainəlz/ n pl semifinále City beat

them in the semi-fi nals of the competition.

serious /�siəriəs/ adj seriózny, vážny Golf isn‘t a serious

sport – it‘s just hitting a little ball into a hole.

skiing /�ski�iŋ/ n lyžovanie I‘m going skiing in Italy next

winter.

sorry /�sɒri/ adj ¾utujúci, zarmútený He said he was sorry.

soup /su�p/ n polievka I had the most delicious soup for

tea last night.

South Pole /�saυθ �pəυl/ n južný pól They travelled to the

South Pole in dreadful weather.

sporting event /�spɔ�tiŋ i�vent/ n športová udalos� This the biggest sporting event Newcastle has ever held.

Taiwan /�tai�wɑ�n/ n Taiwan Taiwan used to be called

Formosa many years ago.

thanks /θ�ŋks/ interj ïakujem Bye! Thanks!

thanks for doing something /�θ�ŋks fə �du�iŋ �s�mθiŋ/ phr ïakujem za nieèo Thanks for helping me.

thanks for something /�θ�ŋks fə �s�mθiŋ/ phr

ïakujem za nieèo Thanks for everything, it was great fun.

the Moon /ðə �mu�n/ n phr Mesiac You can‘t see the Moon

tonight because of the clouds.

the North Pole /ðə �nɔ�θ �pəυl/ n phr severný pól He

took a team of dogs across the ice to the North Pole.

the Open /ði �əυpən/ n phr Open (turnaj) Anybody can

enter the Open golf competition.

the South Pole /ðə �saυθ �pəυl/ n južný pól The scientists

are studying the weather at the South Pole.

third/fourth place /�θ�d �pleis, �fɔ�θ/ n phr tretie/štvrté miesto He was in fourth place so he didn‘t get a

medal.

tournament /�tυənəmənt/ n turnaj There‘s a big golf

tournament in Spain next month.

train /trein/ v trénova�, (vy-)uèi� sa, vzdeláva� sa She wants to train to be a doctor, but it takes so long.

treat /tri�t/ v lieèi� They treat many different diseases at

this hospital.

treatment /�tri�tmənt/ n lieèba What‘s the best treatment

for a twisted ankle?

truly /�tru�li/ adv skutoène, ozaj, úprimne He was one

of the truly great tennis players.

under-fives /��ndə �faivz/ n pl do pä� rokov This

holiday company has a special play group for the under-fi ves.

unfortunately /�n�fɔ�tʃənətli/ adv naneš�astie, bohužia¾ Unfortunately, Sadie is too old to get a free child

seat on the plane.

view /vju�/ n výh¾ad There‘s a wonderful view of the sea

from the top of the mountain.

volt /vəυlt/ n volt Britain‘s electricity system uses 240 volts.

Wimbledon /�wimbəldən/ n Wimbledon He played at

Wimbledon many times but never got past the semi-fi nals.

World War II /�w�ld wɔ� �tu�/ n II. svetová vojna My

dad was with the army in Germany in World War II.

yuk /j�k/ interj fuj Yuk! That tastes disgusting!

37

CHALLENGES 2Preh¾ad gramatiky v slovenèine

Sekcia Grammar Reference, Workbook strany 109 - 128

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 109

Sloveso have got / has got (ma�)(Module Back to School, strany 3-4)

Použitie:keï hovoríme o vlastníctve:

He’s got a dictionary. (Má slovník.)

- She hasn’t got a Workbook. (Nemá pracovný zošit.)- I’ve got two dogs and a cat. (Mám dva psy a maèku.)- My parents have got a small house in the countryside.

(Moji rodièia majú domèek na vidieku.)

keï hovoríme o èlenoch rodiny: - I’ve got a brother and a sister. (Mám brata a sestru.)- She’s got a big family. (Má ve¾kú rodinu.)

keï hovoríme o vzh¾ade vecí alebo ¾udí, o èasových plánoch:- David’s got dark hair. (Dávid má tmavé vlasy.)- We haven’t got math on Monday. (V pondelok nemáme matematiku.)- You’ve got a test today. (Dnes máte test.)

Forma:

Oznamovacia veta kladnáI/ You/ We/ TheyHe/ She/ It

‘ve got (have got)‘s got (has got)

blue eyes.

ZáporI/ You/ We/ TheyHe/ She/ It

haven’t got (have not got)hasn’t got (has not got)

a computer.

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovede

Have

Has

I/ you/ we/ they

he/ she/ it

got a tattoo?

got dark hair?

Yes, I /we/ you/ they have.

Yes, he/she/it has.

No, I/ we/ you/ they haven’t.

No, he/she/it hasn’t.

38

Doplòovacie otázky /(wh-)

What have has

I/ you/ we/ they he/ she/ it

got?

got?

Väzba there is / there are

Použitie:There is / there are používame na vyjadrenie toho, že niekde nieèo je, alebo nie je (nachádza sa / nenachádza sa).

- There’s a photo of a film star on page 70.

(Na strane 70 je fotka filmovej hviezdy.)- There aren’t any texts about animals in this book.

(V tejto uèebnici nie sú žiadne texty o zvieratách.)- There isn’t any good music on the radio.

(V rádiu nie je žiadna tobrá hudba.)- There’s a bar on the corner. (Na rohu je bar.)- There are some new CDs. (Tam sú nejaké nové CD.)- There are police officers outside. (Vonku sú nejakí policajti.)

Forma:

Oznamovacia veta kladnáThere’s (is) a good shopping centre.There are some nice snack bars.

Oznamovacia veta zápornáThere isn’t (is not) an information centre.There aren’t (are not) any youth clubs.

Zis�ovacie otázky / (áno/nie) Krátke odpovedeIs there a cinema?Are there any skateboard parks?

Yes, there is.Yes, there are.

No, there isn’t.No, there aren’t.

Doplòovacie otázky /(wh-)What shops are there?

Privlastòovacie ‘s – Possessive ‘s

Použitie:-’s a –s’ používame na vyjadrenie privlastòovania:

- Is this Peter’s jacket? (Je toto Petrova bunda?)- These are my friends’ CDs. (Toto sú CD mojich kamarátov.)

39

Forma:

Jednotné èíslo podstatných mien

+ ‘s teacher’s

Jednotné èíslo podst. m. konèiacich na s

+ ‘s Charles’s

Pravidelné množné èíslo podstatných mien

+ (s)’ (s je už súèas�ou tvaru množného èísla)

teams’

Nepravidelné množné èíslo podstatných mien

+ ‘s men’s, people’s, children’s, women’s

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 110

Privlastòovacie zámenáPossessive pronouns and possessive adjectives

Použitie: Nesamostatné privlastòovacie zámená (v angliètine privlast. prídavné mená) používame pred podstatnými menami:

- My sister is 19. (Moja sestra má 19.)- That’s our house. (Toto je náš dom.)- Is this your new boyfriend? (Je to tvoj nový priate¾?)

Samostatné privlastòovacie zámená (v angliètine privlastòovacie zámená) stoja na konci vety, majú význam zhodný s nesamostatným zámenom, ale nespájajú sa s podstatným menom:

- Are these Carol’s books? No, they’re mine. (Sú to Caroline knihy? Nie, sú moje.)- Do you like this house? It’s ours. (Páèi sa ti tento dom? Je náš.)

Forma:

Nesamostatné privlastòovacie zámená (spájajú sa s podst. menom)

Samostatné privlastòovacie zámená (bez podstatného mena)

my (môj)your (tvoj)his (jeho)her (jej)

its (toho / jejo, jej)our (náš)your (váš)their (ich)

mineyours

hishers

-oursyourstheirs

40

Modálne sloveso can (vedie�) na vyjadrenie schopnosti Can for ability

Použitie:Can (v zápore can’t / cannot) s infinitívom bez to používame na vyjadrenie schopnosti:

- I can read in English but I can’t speak. (Po anglicky viem èíta�, no neviem hovori�.)

Forma:

Oznamovacia veta kladnáI/ You/ He/ She/ It/ We/ They can swim.

ZáporI/ You/ He/ She/ It/ We/ They can’t / cannot swim.

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovede

CanI / he/ she/ it /we/ you/ they

swim?Yes, I / he/ she/ it/we/ you/ they can.

No, I / he/ she/ it /we/ you/ they can’t.

Doplòovacie otázky /(wh-)What can you do?

Minulý èas slovesa by� (to be): was a were

Použitie:Tvary was a were sú tvary slovesa by� (to be) v minulom èase. Was a were používame na vyjadrenie dejov, ktoré sa odohrali v minulosti.

- We were in Spain last summer. (Minulý rok v lete sme boli v Španielsku.)- It was cold and rainy yesterday. (Vèera bolo zima a daždivo.)- I was very short in primary school. (Na základnej škole sem bol nízky.)- Sarah wasn’t at school yesterday. (Sarah vèera nebola v škole.)- They weren’t very happy after the match. (Po zápase neboli ve¾mi š�astní.)- There was a man at the bus stop. (Na zástavke bol muž.)- There were a lot of people at the concert. (Na koncerte bolo ve¾a ¾udí.)- There wasn’t much food at the party. (Na veèierku nebolo ve¾a jedla.)

Forma:

Oznamovacia veta kladnáI/ He/ She/ ItWe/ You/ They

waswere

cold.

ThereThere

waswere

a problem.three people.

ZáporI/ He/ She/ ItWe/ You/ They

wasn’t (was not)weren’t (were not)

comfortable.

ThereThere

wasn’t (was not)weren’t (were not)

any food.many people.

41

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovedeWas

Were

I/ he/ she/ it

we/ you/ they

hot?

Yes, I/ he/she/it was.

Yes, we/you/they were.

No, I/ he/she/it wasn’t.

No, we/you/they weren’t.

WasWere

therethere

any water?a lot of problems?

Yes, there was.Yes, there were.

No, there wasn’t.No, there weren’t.

Doplòovacie otázky /(wh-)

Where was were

I/ he/ she/ it we/ you/ they

yesterday?

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 112

Jednoduchý prítomný èas - Present simple(Module 1, strana 6)

Použitie:Keï hovoríme o aktivitách, ktoré sa opakujú:

- We go out every weekend. (Každý víkend chodíme von.)- I write letters to my sister. (Píšem listy mojej sestre.)

Keï hovoríme o nieèom, èo je všeobecná pravda: - She likes playing computer games. (Rada hráva poèítaèové hry.)- It rains a lot in England. (V Anglicku ve¾a prší.)

Forma:

Oznamovacia veta kladnáI/ You/ We/ TheyHe/ She/ It

likelikes*

texting.

ZáporI/ You/ We/ TheyHe/ She/ It

don’t (do not) likedoesn’t (does not) like

texting.

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovedeDoDoes

I/ you/ we/ theyhe/ she/ it

like dogs?like dogs?

Yes, I /we/ you/ they do.Yes, he/she/it does.

No, I/ we/ you/ they don’t.No, he/she/it doesn’t.

Doplòovacie otázky /(wh-)

When dodoes

youhe

use the Internet?

42

* Pravopis slovies v tretej osobe jednotného èísla (he/ she/ it) pre jednoduchý prítomný èas v kladnej oznamovacej vete

Väèšina slovies + s play - playsSlovesá do, go a slovesá konèiace sa na ch, sh, s, x

+ esdo - doeswatch - watches

Slovesá konèiace sa na spoluhlásku + -yzmena y na i a pridáme + es

study - studies

Slovesá konèiace sa na samohlásku + -y + s play - playsHave has have - has

Príslovky frekvencie - Adverbs of frequency(Lekcia 10, strana 38)

Toto sú príslovky frekvencie:

0% 100%

never hardly ever sometimes often usually always

Príslovky frekvencie používame s jednoduchým prítomným èasom na vyjadrenie, ako èasto sa dej odohráva.

Stoja pred plnovýznamovým slovesom ALE za slovesom to be:

- She often phones her friends. (Èasto volá svojim priate¾om.)- We don’t often go abroad. (Nechodíme èasto do zahranièia.)- What do they usually do at the weekends. (Èo zvyèajne robia cez víkend?)- We are never late. (Nikdy nechodíme neskoro.)- He isn’t often at home. (Nie je èasto doma).

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 113

Prítomný priebehový èas Present continuous(Module 2, strana 16)

Použitie:Prítomný priebehový èas používame, na vyjadrenie deja prebiehajúceho práve teraz alebo v priebehu najbižšej doby:

- We can’t go out now, it’s raining. (Nemôžeme teraz ís� von, prší.)- She’s cooking a curry. (Varí kari.)

Forma:

Oznamovacia veta kladnáI He/ She/ItWe/ You/ They

‘m (am)‘s (is)‘s (is)‘re (are)

cooking* lunch.cooking lunch.raining.having a good time.

43

ZáporIHe/ She/ ItWe/ You/ They

‘m not (am not)isn’t (is not)isn’t (is not)aren’t (are not)

cooking* lunch.cooking lunch.raining.having a good time.

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovedeAm

Is

Are

I

he/ she/

itwe/ you/ they

having a good time?

having lunch?

raining?speaking English?

Yes, I am.

Yes, he/ she/ it is.

Yes, we/ you/ they are.

No, I’m not.

No, he/ she/ it isn’t.

No, we/ you/ they aren’t.

Doplòovacie otázky /(wh-)What are you cooking?

* Pravopis plnovýznamových slovies v prítomnom priebehovom èase

Väèšina slovies + ing listen - listening

Slovesá konèiace na spoluhlásku + eodoberieme e a pridáme + ing

drive - driving

Jednoslabièné slovesá konèiace na samohlásku + spoluhlásku

zdvojíme spoluhlásku + ing

stop - stopping

Príslovky èasu - Time adverbials

Nasledujúce príslovky èasu používame s prítomným priebehovým èasom: just (práve), now (teraz), at the moment (v tejto chvíli), at present (v súèasnosti, teraz).

Ich pozícia vo vete môže by�:mezi slovesom to be a slovesom s príponou –ing:

- I’m just writing a letter. (Práve píšem list.)

na konci vety:- We’re having lunch at the moment. (V tejto chvíli obedujeme.)

na zaèiatku vety:- At present, many students are revising for their exams.

(V súèasnosti si väèšina študentov opakuje na skúšky.)

44

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 114Jednoduchý prítomný èas a prítomný priebehový èas

Present simple and Present continuous(Module 2, strana 16)

Použitie:Jednoduchý prítomný èas používame, keï hovoríme o dejoch, ktoré sa opakujú, alebo ak hovoríme o nieèom, èo je všeobecná pravda.Prítomný priebehový èas používame, keï hovoríme o deji prebiehajúcom teraz alebo v blízkej dobe.

Porovnajte tieto vety:- They don’t speak English. (Nehovoria po anglicky, všeobecne – nevedia hovori� po

anglicky.)- They aren’t speaking English. (Nehovoria po anglicky, práve teraz – v iných situáciách

pravdepodobne po anglicky hovoria.)

- My parents work hard. (Moji rodièia usilovne pracujú, všeobecne – sú to usilovní ¾udia.)- My parents are working outside London this month. (Moji rodièia pracujú tento mesiac

mimo Londýna, práve teraz - je to výnimoèná situácia inak pracujú v Londýne.)

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 115

Èleny – Articles a/an, the(Module 2, strana 23)

Neurèitý èlen a / an sa spája s jednotným èíslom poèítate¾ných podstatných mien. - a používáme pred vyslovenou spoluhláskou a book / a window / a year (v slove year vyslovujeme spoluhl. j )

- an používame pred vyslovenou samohláskou. an actress / an exam / an hour (v slove hour vyslovujeme na zaèiatku samohl. a )

Neurèité èleny a / an používame, ak nezáleží na tom, o ktorej veci èi osobe hovoríme, alebo ak o nieèom hovoríme prvý raz:

- We need a car. (Potrebujeme auto - nejaké, nie konkrétne.)- They have a big garden. (Majú ve¾kú záhradu – hovorím o nej prvý raz)

Urèitý èlen the sa spája s jednotným i množným èíslom podstatných mien. Urèitý èlen the používame, ak hovoríme o konkrétnej veci, osobu/vec spomíname po druhýkrát alebo poslucháè vie, o ktorej osobe/veci hovoríme:

- They have a cat and a dog. The dog is dangerous. (Majú maèku a psa. Ten pes je nebezpeèný.)

- Feed the dog. She is hungry. (Nakàm psa. Je hladný - náš pes, je jasné, ktorého myslím.)

45

Existuje ve¾a spojení, kde sa èlen nepoužíva: at night, at home, at school, in hospital, in bed, by train, by plane, by taxi, before lunch,

after dinner, go to school, go to work, go home, have breakfast, have lunch.

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 116

Jednoduchý minulý èas - Past simple(Module 3, strana 26)

Použitie:Jednoduchý minulý èas používame, keï hovoríme o udalostiach, ktoré sa v minulosti zaèali aj skonèili:

- Nicole Kidman acted in a school play. (Nicole Kidman hrala v školskej hre.)- She went to acting classes. (Chodila na kurz herectva.)

Forma:V jednoduchom minulom èase máme dva druhy slovies: pravidelné a nepravidelné.

Oznamovacia veta kladná

I/ He/ She/ It/ We/ You/ They

lived* (pravidelné sloveso) in Paris.

saw (nepravidelné sloveso) a horror film.

ZáporI/ He/ She/ It/ We/ You/They

didn’t (did not)

study acting.go to dancing school.

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovede

DidI/ he/ she/ it/ we/ you/ they

like singing?

meet Nicole Kidman?

Yes, I/ he/ she/ it/ we/ you/ they did.

No, I/ he/ she/ it/ we/ you/ they didn’t.

Doplòovacie otázky /(wh-)Where did they live?When did you see the film?

* Pravopis pravidelných plnovýznamových slovies v jednoduchom minulom èase

Väèšina pravidelných slovies + ed listen - listenedSlovesá konèiace sa na -e + d arrive - arrivedSlovesá konèiace sa na spoluhlásku + -y zmena y na i + ed carry - carriedJednoslabièné slovesá konèiace sa na samohlásku + spoluhlásku

zdvojíme spoluhlásku + ed

travel - travelledstop - stopped

46

Nepravidelné slovesá v jednoduchom minulom èase majú odlišný tvar v oznamovacej kladnej vete:go - went see - saw meet - met

POZOR ! Tvary nepravidelných slovies je nutné sa nauèi� naspamä�,

ich tabu¾ka je na strane 109 v Student’s book.

V zápore a otázke používame pomocné sloveso did - didn’t a nepravidelné sloveso ostáva v základnom tvare. - Where did you go yesterday? (Kam si vèera išiel?) - I bought a T-shirt but I didn’t buy a jacket. (Kúpila som si trièko, ale nekúpila som si bundu.)

Prislovky èasu - Time adverbials

V jednoduchom minulom èase používame èasto tieto príslovky èasu: last year/ month/ week/ night (minulý rok, mesiac, týždeò...); two years/ five days/ three weeks ago (pred 2 rokmi, 5 dòami, 3 týždòami); in 2001/ the

19th century/ summer; ( v 2001, 19. storoèí, lete), when I was a child (keï som bol die�a)…

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 117

Minulý èas priebehový - Past continuous(Module 4, strana 36)

Použitie:Minulý èas priebehový používame na vyjadrenie dejov - ktoré sa v minulosti odohrávali dlhšiu dobu, v istom èasovom úseku:

- I was reading all day. (Celý deò som èítal.)- We were trying to do our homework. (Pokúšali sme sa robi� domácu úlohu.)

- ktoré sa odohrávali po dlhšiu dobu a tvoria pozadie k vyjadreniu iného, kratšieho deja v minulosti:

- When I was walking in the park, my dog ran away. (Keï som sa prechádzala v parku – dlhší dej, môj pes ušiel - kratší dej.)

- It was raining when the match started. (Pršalo – dlhší dej, keï zápas zaèal - kratší dej.)

Forma:

Oznamovacia veta kladnáI/ He/ She/ (It)We/ You/ They

was readingwere watching

a magazine.TV.

ZáporI/ He/ She/ (It)We/ You/ They

wasn’t drinkingweren’t studying.

coffee.

47

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovedeWas

Were

I/ he/ she/ (it)

we/ you/ they

talking on the phone?

standing?

Yes, I/ he/ she/ (it) was.

Yes, we/ you/ they were.

No,I/ he/ she/ (it) wasn’t.

No, we/ you/ they weren’t.

Doplòovacie otázky /(wh-)Where was she staying?

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 118Jednoduchý minulý èas a minulý priebehový èas

Past simple and Past Continuous(Module 4, strana 37)

Použitie:

dlhší dej v minulosti: èas minulý priebehový≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈

___________________________ X___________________________jedna udalos� v minulosti: jednoduchý minulý èas

Ak používame obidva minulé èasy v jednom súvetí, minulý priebehový èas opisuje okolnost/pozadie udalosti a jednoduchý minulý èas kratší dej:

- When he was having lunch, he heard a dog outside.

(Keï obedoval – dlhšia udalos�, zaèul vonku psa.)- John phoned when I was watching the Wimbledon final.

(John zavolal - kratšia udalos�, keï som sledoval finále Wimbledonu.)

Všimnite si, že èiarku po when používame, pokia¾ súvetie zaèína vetou s when.

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 119

Zastupovacie zámená one, ones, another, another one(Module 4, strana 43)

Použitie a forma:One a ones používame, keï nechceme opakova� poèítate¾né podstatné meno. One používame pre jednotné èíslo, ones pre množné èíslo:

- Which dress do you prefer? The red one. (Ktoré šaty sa ti páèia viac? Tie èervené. - one nahrádza slovo dress.)

- Did you buy any of the cakes? Yes, the ones with chocolate cream. (Kúpila si niektoré z tých koláèov? Áno, tie s tým èokoládovým krémom - ones nahrádza slovo cakes.)

Pozn.: V slovenèine tieto slová jednoducho vynecháme.

48

Another (ïalší, ešte jeden) používame pred poèítate¾nými podstatnými menami v jednotnom èísle.Another one (iný) používame, ak hovoríme o nejakej ïalšej alebo inej veci:

- Can I have another cup of coffee? (Mohla by som dosta� ïalšiu šálku kávy?)- This book is dirty, I’d like another one. (Táto kniha je špinavá, rada by som inú - one

nahrádza slovo book.)

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 120Stupòovanie prídavných mien

Comparatives and superlatives adjectives(Module 5, strana 46)

Použitie:Druhý stupeò prídavných mien používame na porovnanie dvoch ¾udí, miest alebo vecí. Po prídavnom mene v 2.stupni používame porovnávaciu spojku than (ako/než):

- She is taller than me, but I am more intelligent than her. (Ona je vyššia ako ja, ale ja som inteligentnejšia ako ona.)

Tretí stupeò prídavných mien používame, keï porovnávame troch alebo viacerých ¾udí, tri alebo viac miest a vecí, alebo ak chceme vyjadri�, že je nieèo unikátne:

- Who is the fastest runner in your class? (Kto je najrýchlejší bežec u vás v triede?)

POZOR! V 3. stupni nepoužívame po prídavnom mene predložku of:- What is the fastest animal in the world NIE of the world. (Ktoré zviera je najrýchlejšie

na svete?)- He’s the worst player in the team. NIE of the team (Je najhorší hráè v tíme.)

Forma:

Jednoslabièné prídavné mená Druhý stupeò Tretí stupeò

cheapold

+ er / + estcheaperolder

the cheapestthe oldest

nicewhite

+ r / + stnicerwhiter

the nicestthe whitest

fatsad

zdvojená spoluhláska po krátkej samohláske + er / + est

fattersadder

the fattestthe saddest

Dvojslabièné prídavné menákonèiace na -y

Druhý stupeò Tretí stupeò

prettytrendy

zmena y na i + er / est

prettiertrendier

the prettiestthe trendiest

49

Dvojslabièné a viacslabièné prídavné mená

Druhý stupeò Tretí stupeò

boring + more / + the most

more boring the most boringcomfortable more comfortable the most comfortablebeautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

Nepravidelné prídavné mená Špeciálny tvar Špeciálny tvar good better the bestbad worse the worst

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 121Poèítate¾né a nepoèítate¾né podstatné mená so zámenami some, any, no, a lot of

Countable & uncountable nouns with some, any, no, a lot of

(Module 6, strana 56)

some (nejaký), any (nejaký / žiadny), no (žiadny), a lot of (ve¾a)

Použitie a forma:Podstatné mená v angliètine môžu by� poèítate¾né (a man - muž, a table - stôl) a nepoèítate¾né (milk - mlieko, money - peniaze).

Poèítate¾né podstatné mená:- tvoria jednotné aj množné èíslo (1 flower – 2 flowers)- môžu by� použité s èíslovkou (I have two cats - Mám dve maèky. There are six men in

the team - V tíme je šes� mužov.)

Nepoèítate¾né podstatné mená:- nemajú množné èíslo a sloveso za nimi je vždy v jednotnom èísle (Money isn’t everything.

- Peniaze nie sú všetko.)- nepoužívají sa s èíslovkou (I’ve got some / a lot of time - Mám trochu / ve¾a èasu.)- neurèitý èlen a / an sa pri nich nepoužíva (I bought bread and milk. – Kúpil som chlieb

a mlieko.)

Some a any používame pred množným èíslom poèítate¾ných podstatných mien a s nepoèítate¾nými podstatnými menami. Some obvykle používame v kladných oznamovacích vetách a any v otázke a zápore.

Poèítate¾né podstatné mená Nepoèítate¾né podstatné menáWe’ve got some (nejaké) apples. I need some (nejaké) money.Do you know any (nejaké) good clubs? Did you buy any (nejaké) meat?I don’t eat any (žiadne) cakes. There isn’t any (žiadna) cola.

No používame pred poèítate¾nými podstatnými menami v množnom èísle a pred nepoèítate¾nými podstatnými menami:

- I’ve got no money at all. (Nemám vôbec žiadne peniaze.)- There are no students in the classroom. (V triede nie sú žiadni študenti.)

Pozn.: Táto veta by mohla tiež znie� There aren’t any students...

- I’ve got no problems at all. (Nemám vôbec žiadne problémy.)

50

A lot of používame pred poèítate¾nými podstatnými menami v množnom èísle a pred nepoèítate¾nými podstatnými menami:

- We’ve got a lot of friends. (Máme ve¾a priate¾ov.)- They earn a lot of money. (Zarábajú ve¾a peòazí.)

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 122Neurèité zámená - Indefinite pronouns

(Module 6, strana 63)

Použitie a forma:Neurèité zámená sú: somebody (niekto), something (nieèo), somewhere (niekde), anybody

(niekto, nikto), anything (nieèo, niè), anywhere (niekde, nikde), nobody (nikto), nothing (niè), nowhere (nikde), everybody (všetci), everywhere (všade), everything (všetko).

Somebody, anybody, everybody a nobody používame, keï hovoríme o ¾uïoch.Something, anything, everything používame, keï hovoríme o veciach.Somewhere, anywhere, everywhere a nowhere používame, keï hovoríme o miestach

Zámená zaèínajúce na some - (somebody, something, somewhere) používame v kladnej oznamovacej vete:

- Somebody brought a salad. (Niekto priniesol šalát.)- There are sandwiches somewhere in the kitchen. (Niekde v kuchyni sú sendvièe.)

Zámená zaèínajúce na any - (anybody, anything, anywhere) používame v otázke a v zápore - v otázke vo význame niekto / nieèo / niekde, so záporom vo význame nikto / niè / nikde:

- Is there anything to eat? (Je tu nieèo na zjedenie?)- I can’t see anybody! (Nikoho nevidím.)

POZOR!Nobody, nothing a nowhere majú záporný význam - ak sa objavia vo vete,

už nedávame žiadny ïalší zápor:

- Nobody likes it. / NIE Nobody doesn’t like it./ (Nikomu sa to nepáèi.)- There’s nothing left. / NIE There isn’t nothing left./ (Niè nezostalo.)

Po všetkých neurèitých zámenách je tvar slovesa v jednotnom èísle:- Everybody is in the garden. (Všetci sú v záhrade.)- There is nobody at the door. (Za dverami nik nie je.)

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 123Modálne slovesá can, can’t, have to, not have to

(Module 7, strana 66)

can (smie�, môc�), can’t (nesmie�, nemôc�), have to (musie�), not have to (nemusie�)

51

Použitie:Can používame na vyjadrenie nieèoho, èo je dovolené alebo možné:

- You can leave now. (Teraz môžeš odís�.)- In football you can touch the ball with your head. (Vo futbale sa smiete dotknú� lopty

hlavou.)

Can’t používame na vyjadrenie nieèoho, èo nie je dovolené, alebo nie je možné:- You can’t go there. (Nemôžete tam ís�.)- In football you can’t touch the ball with your hands. (Vo futbale sa nesmiete lopty dotknú�

rukou.)

Can’t sa tiež používa na vyjadrenie nieèoho, èo nevieme / nedokážeme: - I can’t drive. (Neviem šoférova�.)

Have to používame na vyjadrenie nieèoho, èo je potrebné /nutné:- You have to do your homework. (Musíš si robi� domáce úlohy.)- She has to go there. (Musí tam ís�.)

Not have to používame na vyjadrenie nieèoho, èo nie je potrebné / nutné:- We don’t have to get up early at the weekend. (Cez víkend nemusíme skoro vstáva�.)- He doesn’t have to stay here. (Nemusí tu zosta�.)

Forma:Can a can’t používame s neurèitkom bez to:

- We can go now. (Teraz môžete ís�.)- You can’t be late. (Nesmiete prís� neskoro.)

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 124Použitie slovesa will pre predpovede

Will for predictions(Module 8, strana 76)

Použitie:Will a won’t používame pre budúci èas, ak chceme vyjadri� predpoveï:

- Your boyfriend will love this present. (Tvojmu prite¾ovi sa ten darèek bude ve¾mi páèi�.)- Don’t worry, you won’t be ill. (Neboj sa, nebudeš chorý.)

Forma:Po will a won’t používame infinitív bez to:

Kladná oznamovcia veta- In the future, people will stop going to the cinema. (V budúcnosti ¾udia prestanú

chodi� do kina.)- There will be more electronic equipment in our homes. (V našich domovoch bude

viac elektrických prístrojov.)

Zápor- There won’t be many traditional TV sets. (Nebude ve¾a tradièných televízorov.)- We won’t buy many books. (Nebudeme kupova� ve¾a kníh.)

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovedeWill shopping on the Internet become more popular? (Stane sa nakupovanie na internete populárnejšie?)

Yes, it will. No, it won’t.

Doplòovacie otázky / (wh-)

Where will people buy clothes? (Kde si budú ¾udia kupova� obleèenie?)

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 125

Budúce podmienkové súvetia - Future Conditional(Module 8, strana 83)

Použitie:Budúce podmienkové súvetia používame, keï hovoríme o možných budúcich udalostiach, ktoré závisia od iných budúcich javov:

- If the rain stops, the match will begin. (Ak prestane prša�, zápas zaène.)- You will get fat if you don’t do any sport. (Budeš tuèný, ak nebudeš športova�..)

Forma:

Veta s if Hlavná vetaIf + jednoduchý prítomný èas !

If you arrive late,(Ak prídete neskoro,

will / won’t + infinitív bez to

they won’t let you in.nepustia vás dnu.)

Hlavná veta Veta s ifwill / won’t + infinitív bez to

I won’t go out tonight(Nepôjdem dnes vonku,

if + jednoduchý prítomný èas !

if I have a lot of homework.ak budem ma� ve¾a domácich úloh.)

Všimnite si, že èiarku používame len ak súvetie zaèína vetou s if.

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 126

Predprítomný èas - Present Perfect(Module 9, strana 86)

Použitie:Predprítomný èas používame na vyjadrenie dejov, ktoré sa odohrali v minulosti, ale priniesli výsledky alebo majú následky v prítomnosti.

- The teacher has gone out. (Uèite¾ odišiel – už tu nie je, žiaci zostali sami.)- He hasn’t cut his hair. (Neostrihal si vlasy – má ich stále dlhé.)

52

Forma:

Oznamovcia veta kladná

I/ We/ You/ They have /’vecleaned the house.seen a ghost.

He/ She/ It has /’splayed football.lost the ball.

Zápor

I/ We/ You/ They have not / havent’tcleaned the house.seen a ghost.

He/ She/ It has not / hasn’tplayed football.lost the ball.

Zis�ovacie otázky /(áno/nie) Krátke odpovedeHave

Has

I/ you/ we/ they

he/ she/ it

painted the walls?had lunch?

talked to you?build a shelf?

Yes, I/ we/ you / they have.

Yes, he/ she /it has.

No, I/ we/ you/ they haven’t.

No, he/ she/ it hasn’t.

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 127Vyjadrenie zámerov a plánov - Intentions and arrangements

(Module 10, strana 97)

Použitie:Na vyjadrenie našich plánov do budúcnosti používame väzbu be going to:

- I’m going to change my hairstyle. (Chystám se zmeni� úèes.)- My parents are going to move to Italy. (Moji rodièia sa budú s�ahova� do Talianska.)

Na vyjadrenie plánov, ktoré sú už zariadené a na 100% sa stanú, používame prítomný priebehový èas:

- I’m starting a new job in June. (V júni zaèínam novú prácu. - všetko je už zariadené)- We’re going to the theatre tonight. (Veèer ideme do divadla. - už máme vstupenky)

GRAMMAR REFERENCE WB strana 128

Otázky - Questions (Module 10, strana 103)

Forma:Zis�ovacie otázky (s odpoveïou áno/nie) zaèínajú pomocným slovesom:

- Are you Czech? (Si Èech?)- Do you come from Australia? (Pochádzaš z Austrálie?)

53

54

Doplòujúce otázky majú na zaèiatku opytovacie zámeno zámenom what, which, who, when,

where, why, how:- What do you usually have for breakfast? (Èo obvykle raòajkuješ?)- Where are you going? (Kam ideš?)

V otázkách na množstvo používame:how much – ak sa pýtame na nepoèítate¾né podstatné mená how many – ak sa pýtame na poèítate¾né podstatné mená

- How much sugar do you put in your tea? (Ko¾ko cukru si dávaš do èaju?)- How many good friends do you have? (Ko¾ko dobrých priate¾ov máš?)

Otázky na podmet majú na zaèiatku zámená who alebo what. Slovosled je ako v oznamovacej vete.

- Who bought this cake? (Kto kúpil ten koláè?)- What happened to you? (Èo sa ti stalo?)

Porovnajte otázky na podmet s otázkami na predmet:

Peter likes Lucy.. (Peter má rád Luciu.)Peter (podmet – kto, èo) likes Lucy (predmet A - koho, èo).

- Who likes Lucy? (Kto má rád Luciu?) – odpoveï je Peter (t.j. podmet)- Who does Peter like? (Koho má Peter rád?) - odpoveï je Lucy (t.j.predmet)

55

56