Matrix PRE Unit 6 (2)

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Words from the text about volunteers, page 69



 
ability - schopnost, dovednost
BrE
/ə'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/ə'bɪlɪt̬i/

noun - a skill, something that you CAN do


accommodation
accommodation - ubytování
BrE
/əˌkɒmə'deɪʃn/
AmE
/əˌkɑ:mə'deɪʃn/

noun - a place to stay


adult
adult - dospělý, dospělák, dospělý člověk
BrE
/'ædʌlt/
AmE
/ə'dʌlt/

noun - a person who is of age, not a child or a teenager


adventure
adventure - dobrodružství
BrE
/əd'ventʃə/
AmE
/əd'ventʃər/

noun - an exciting experience, usually unusual and sometimes dangerous


advice
advice - rada, rady
BrE
/əd'vaɪs/
AmE
/əd'vaɪs/

noun - something that someone tells you in order to help you and show you what you should do


allowance
allowance - kapesné
BrE
/ə'laʊəns/
AmE
/ə'laʊəns/

noun - a small amount of money that can be spent


community
community - komunita
BrE
/kə'mju:nɪti/
AmE
/kə'mju:nɪt̬i/

noun - a group of people living together with similar beliefs etc.


 
condition - podmínka
BrE
/kən'dɪʃn/
AmE
/kən'dɪʃn/

noun - something that is necessary so that something else can happen


difference
difference - rozdíl, odlišnost
BrE
/'dɪfrəns/
AmE
/'dɪfrəns/

noun - an aspect in which two or more things are not the same


 
employment - zaměstnání
BrE
/ɪm'plɔɪmənt/
AmE
/ɪm'plɔɪmənt/

noun, formal - a job


 
enthusiasm - nadšení, verva
BrE
/ɪn'θju:ziˌæzəm/
AmE
/ɪn'θu:ziˌæzəm/

noun - excitement and strong desire


experience
experience - zkušenosti, praxe
BrE
/ɪks'pɪəriəns/
AmE
/ɪks'pɪriəns/

noun - knowledge or skill that you get from what you have gone through and from practice


 
full-time - na plný úvazek
BrE
/ˌfʊl'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌfʊl'taɪm/

adjective - (of a job) with the usual working hours


gorilla
gorilla - gorila
BrE
/gə'rɪlə/
AmE
/gə'rɪlə/

noun - a large ape with a strong black body


 
host - hostitel
BrE
/'həʊst/
AmE
/'hoʊst/

noun - a person who invites guests and takes care of them


 
incredible - neuvěřitelný
BrE
/ɪn'kredəbl/
AmE
/ɪn'kredəbl/

adjective - difficult to believe


 
independence - nezávislost, samostatnost
BrE
/ˌɪndə'pendəns/
AmE
/ˌɪndə'pendəns/

noun - a state of not needing or relying on anything or anybody


 
initiative - iniciativa
BrE
/ɪ'nɪʃətɪv/
AmE
/ɪ'nɪʃət̬ɪv/

noun - doing something without having to be told


 
loads of - spousty
BrE
/'ləʊdz ɒv/
AmE
/'loʊdz əv/

determiner - lots of, a great many of


offer
offer - nabídnout, nabízet
BrE
/'ɒfə/
AmE
/'ɑ:fər/

verb - to ask if somebody would like something


 
once-in-a-lifetime - jednou za život
BrE
/ˌwʌnsɪnə'laɪfˌtaɪm/
AmE
/ˌwʌnsɪnə'laɪfˌtaɪm/

adjective - happening only once in a person's life


 
outlook - pohled (na svět), náhled (na svět)
BrE
/'aʊtlʊk/
AmE
/'aʊtlʊk/

noun - a view of the world, an attitude to the world


 
part-time - na částečný úvazek
BrE
/'pɑ:tˌtaɪm/
AmE
/'pɑ:rtˌtaɪm/

adjective - (of a job) with shorter working hours than usual


 
participate - účastnit se
BrE
/pɑ:'tɪsəpeɪt/
AmE
/pɑ:r'tɪsəpeɪt/

verb - to take part in, to be involved in something


 
reference - doporučení
BrE
/'refrəns/
AmE
/'refrəns/

noun - a kind of comment written by somebody who knows you, which gives your potential employer some information about your character, abilities etc.


scrub
scrub - drhnout (kartáčem), vydrhnout (kartáčem)
BrE
/'skrʌb/
AmE
/'skrʌb/

verb - to clean something by rubbing it hard with an instrument, such as a stiff brush


settle down
settle down - usadit se
BrE
/ˌsetl'daʊn/
AmE
/ˌset̬l'daʊn/

verb - to get a job, buy a house, get married, have children, get a dog etc.


 
skill - dovednost, zručnost, um, umění
BrE
/'skɪl/
AmE
/'skɪl/

noun - the ability to do something well


stare
stare - zírat, civět, upřeně se dívat
BrE
/'steə/
AmE
/'ster/

verb - to look directly at something for a long time; to look at a person directly for a long time, which is unplesant for the person and impolite


 
support - podpora (finanční)
BrE
/sə'pɔ:t/
AmE
/sə'pɔ:rt/

noun - money you get from the goverment when you are unemployed etc.


 
voluntary - dobrovolný
BrE
/'vɒləntri/
AmE
/'vɑ:lənteri/

adjective - doing something because you want to do it, not because you were told to


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