Matrix PRE Unit 8 (4)

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 03.10.2005

Listening and Speaking, pages 98–99



aeroplane
aeroplane - letadlo, letoun
BrE
/'eərəpleɪn/
AmE
/'erəpleɪn/

noun - a vehicle that travels through the air, it has two wings


 
amuse - pobavit
BrE
/ə'mju:z/
AmE
/ə'mju:z/

verb - to make somebody laugh or have fun


clover
clover - jetel, jetelový lístek
BrE
/'kləʊvə/
AmE
/'kloʊvər/

noun - a wild plant that has pink or white flowers and leaves made up of three parts (sometimes four)


 
embassy - ambasáda, velvyslanectví
BrE
/'embəsi/
AmE
/'embəsi/

noun - a place in a foreign country with diplomats who represent their own country


fisherman
fisherman - rybář
BrE
/'fɪʃəmən/
AmE
/'fɪʃərmən/

noun - a person whose job is to catch fish


four-leaf clover
four-leaf clover - čtyřlístek
BrE
/'fɔ:ˌli:f'kləʊvə/
AmE
/'fɔ:rˌli:f'kloʊvər/

noun - a clover leaf made up of four parts, it is believed to bring good luck


horseshoe
horseshoe - podkova, koňská podkova
BrE
/'hɔ:sʃu:/
AmE
/'hɔ:rsʃu:/

noun - a piece of metal that is fastened to a hoof of a horse, it looks like the letter 'U'


chimney sweep
chimney sweep - kominík
BrE
/'tʃɪmnɪswi:p/
AmE
/'tʃɪmnɪswi:p/

noun - a person whose job is to clean chimneys


insurance
insurance - pojištění
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərəns/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrəns/

noun - an arrangement in which you pay some money to a company and if something bad happens to you or your property, they pay the cost etc.


 
insurance company - pojišťovna
BrE
/ɪn'ʃʊərənsˌkʌmpəni/
AmE
/ɪn'ʃʊrənsˌkʌmpəni/

noun - a company that people pay some money and if something bad happens to them or their property, it pays the cost etc.


ladder
ladder - žebřík
BrE
/'lædə/
AmE
/'lædər/

noun - a piece of equipment that is used to climb up something, it consists of two long pieces of wood or ropes on the sides and steps between them


lucky
lucky - mající štěstí, šťastný (mající štěstí)
BrE
/'lʌki/
AmE
/'lʌki/

adjective - having good luck


make up
make up - vymyslet si (něco co není pravda)
BrE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌmeɪk 'ʌp/

verb - to invent something which is not true


 
news story - zpráva
BrE
/'nju:zˌstɔ:ri/
AmE
/'nu:zˌstɔ:ri/

noun - a piece of news presented on TV or in a newspaper


 
on board - na palubě
BrE
/ɒn'bɔ:d/
AmE
/ɑ:n'bɔ:rd/

adverb - on a ship etc.


 
pretend - předstírat
BrE
/prɪ'tend/
AmE
/prɪ'tend/

verb - to act like something is true but it is not, to act in a deceptive way


sailing
sailing - plachtění, jízda na plachetnici, jízda na lodi
BrE
/'seɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'seɪlɪŋ/

noun - a sport in which you go on a boat with a sail


 
unlucky - nemající štěstí, mající smůlu
BrE
/ʌn'lʌki/
AmE
/ʌn'lʌki/

adjective - not being lucky, having bad luck




Pokračovat můžete zde:

ALL LEVELS

Matrix PRE Unit 8 (1)

Vocabulary section, pages 94–95
ALL LEVELS

Matrix PRE Unit 8 (3)

Grammar section, pages 96–97
ALL LEVELS

Matrix PRE Unit 8 (6)

Writing a story, pages 102–103
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