Vocabulary New Opportunities Intermediate

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MODULE ONE

Aborigine, n /"{b@'rIdZ@ni/
Aboriginovia - pvodn obyvatelia Austrlie Did you meet any
Aborigines when you went to Australia?
adventure, n /@d'ventS@/
dobrodrustvo It's a book about Johnson's adventures at sea.
advert, n /'{dv:t/
reklama, inzert Have you seen that advert for Nike sportswear?
already, adv /O:l'redi/
u I've seen that film already.
ambition, n /{m'bIS@n/
ambcia, cie, My ambition is to become a doctor.
ambitious, adj /{m'bIS@s/
cieavedom, ambicizny We are looking for ambitious, hard-working young
people.
ambitiously, adv /{m'bIS@sli/
cieavedome He ambitiously decided to try for the top job.
ancient, adj /'eInS@nt/
starovek It looked like an ancient building that had not been used for centuries.
archaeology, n /"A:ki'l@dZi/
archeolgia She wants to study archaeology.
back out, /"b{k 'aUt @v,
v/
vycva z nieoho The salesman tried to back out of the deal.
base, n /beIs/
zklada The scientists worked from their base in Antarctica.
be into sth, /bi 'Int@
"smTI/
zaujma sa He's really into football these days.
biography, n /baI'gr@fi/
ivotopis, biografia He wrote a biography of Princess Diana.
boring, adj /'bO:rI/
nudn The programme was so boring she fell asleep.
botanist, n /'bt@nIst/
botanik The botanist discovered a new plant.
brave, adj /breIv/
staton, odvny He was a brave man and gave his life to save others.
bravely, adv /'breIvli/
statone The mountaineers battled bravely against the weather.
bravery, n /'breIv@ri/
statonos, odvaha He was awarded a medal for his bravery.
break down, /"breIk 'daUn/
pokazi sa The car broke down in the middle of the motorway.
bungee jumping, n /'bndZi
"dZmpI/
skok na lane Zak went bungee jumping whilst on holiday in New Zealand.
by, prep /baI/
predloka s dopr. prostriedkom - s autobusom I go to work by bus.
camel, n /'k{m@l/
ava The camel race was one of the best bits of our holiday.
campsite, n /'k{mpsaIt/
kemp, stanov tbor In the storm, all the tents on the campsite were washed
away.
cannibal, n /'k{n@b@l/
kanibal The cannibals hadn't eaten anyone for weeks!
canoeing, n /k@'nu:I/
kanoing We could go canoeing this weekend.
certainly, adv /'s:tnli/
urite This match will certainly be difficult for us to win.
challenging, adj /'tS{l@ndZI/
nron, vyzvav Teaching is a very challenging job.
changeable, adj /'tSeIndZ@b@l/
premenliv The weather is very changeable today.
cheat, v /tSi:t/
podvies, vindlova Her son feels he has been cheated out of his inheritance.
climbing, n /'klaImI/
horolezectvo, plhanie, lezenie We go climbing in the Welsh mountains.
cold, adj /k@Uld/
studen, odmeran She's a really cold person, never smiling or friendly.
comfortable, adj /'kmft@b@l,
'kmf@t /
pohodln Are you comfortable sitting on the floor?
constitutional
monarchy, n
/"knst@tju:S@n@
l 'mn@ki/
kontitun monarchia The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.
cruise, n /kru:z/
plavba Let's go on a cruise to Alaska!
dangerous, adj /'deIndZ@r@s/
nebezpen Police say the escaped prisoner is a very dangerous man.
dark, adj /dA:k/
tmav It's only five o'clock, and it's already dark .
darkness, n /'dA:kn@s/
tma The whole house was in darkness.
death, n /deT/
smr After her husband's death, she lived alone for 20 years.
desert, n /'dez@t/
p The people travelled on camels in the desert.
desert island, n /"dez@t 'aIl@nd/
opusten ostrov The shipwrecked survivors swam to a desert island.
despair, n /dI'spe@/
zfalstvo, bezndej I was in despair, until she phoned to say that she was all
right.
desperate, adj /'desp@r@t/
zfal, bezndejn Many homeless families are in desperate situations.
desperately, adv /'desp@r@tli/
zfalo, bezndejne They were desperately anxious to help.

desperation, n /"desp@'reIS@n/
zfalstvo, bezndej In desperation she called the police for help.
diary, n /'daI@ri/
dir I'll check my diary to see if I can come on Friday.
die, v /daI/
zomrie Grandfather died last year.
difficult, adj /'dIfIk@lt/
nron Skiing isn't difficult, but it takes practice.
difficulty, n /'dIfIk@lti/
akos I had difficulty finding Kim's house.
disaster, n /dI'zA:st@/
katastrofa Forty people were killed in the rail disaster.
disastrous, adj /dI'zA:str@s/
katastroflny It will be disastrous if we lose.
diving, n /'daIvI/
potpanie We went diving on the coral reef.
dolphin, n /'dlfIn/
delfn You can swim with dolphins at that hotel in Hawaii.
dream, v /dri:m/
snva My son dreams about becoming an astronaut.
dying, adj /'daII/
posledn minta He scored his goal in the dying minutes of the game.
ecosystem, n /'i:k@U"sIst@m/
ekosystm In the Earth's ecosystem, most animals and plants depend on others for
their existence.
eco-tourism, n /'i:k@U
"tU@rIz@m/
eko turistika Eco-tourism tries to be careful about its impact on the environment.
educational, adj /"edjU'keIS@n@l/
vchovn Her parents only bought educational games, she never had any fun.
end, n /end/
koniec He met his end climbing mountains.
environment, n /In'vaI@r@nm@nt/
ivotn prostredie We must protect the environment.
ethnographer, n /eT'ngr@f@/
etnograf The ethnographer asked the old man if he could study his people.
exciting, adj /Ik'saItI/
vzruujci It was a pretty exciting game.
exhaust, v /Ig'zO:st/
vyerpa Looking after the kids exhausts me.
exhausted, adj /Ig'zO:stId/
vyerpan I was so exhausted that I fell asleep on the couch.
exhausting, adj /Ig'zO:stI/
vyerpvajci It had been an exhausting day and I couldn't wait to get to bed.
exhaustion, n /Ig'zO:stS@n/
vyerpanie He was suffering from exhaustion and stayed in bed for a week.
exotic, adj /Ig'ztIk/
exotick When I visit tropical places I love seeing exotic flowers and birds.
expedition, n /"eksp@'dIS@n/
expedcia, vprava Ben went on an expedition to the South Pole.
expensive, adj /Ik'spensIv/
drah, nkladn We can't afford this it's too expensive.
exploration, n /"ekspl@'reIS@n/
prieskum, prebdanie They went on a journey of exploration in South America.
explore, v /Ik'splO:/
prebda, preskma They spent the afternoon exploring the town.
explorer, n /Ik'splO:r@/
bdate, prieskumnk Marco Polo was a famous explorer of Asia.
extract, n /'ekstr{kt/
trok, extrakt The author read out a short extract from his novel.
extreme mountain
biking, n
/Ik"stri:m
'maUnt@n
"baIkI/
extrmne horsk bicyklovanie I think I'd enjoy extreme mountain biking as I
love cycling.
extreme skiing, n /Ik"stri:m
'ski:I/
extrmne lyovanie I tried extreme skiing last year but broke my leg.
extreme sport, n /Ik"stri:m 'spO:t/
extrmne porty Any extreme sport appeals to me as I love dangerous sports.
fail, v /feIl/
neuspie, neurobi skku She failed all her exams .
failing, prep /'feIlI/
pri nedostatku / nedostvajc/ Failing her help, we shall have to try
something else.
failure, n /'feIlj@/
nespech He went to Australia after his failure to get a job in England.
fascinating, adj /'f{s@neItI/
fascinujca This is a fascinating book.
fed up, adj /"fed 'p/
ma dos, by otrven I'm fed up with my job!
flying, n /'flaII/
lietanie I don't want to go flying in that tiny plane!
fossil, n /'fs@l/
foslie, skameneliny They found some fossils of early reptiles preserved in the
rock.
four-wheel-drive, n /"fO: wi:l
'draIv/
pohanie tyroch kolies Four-wheel-drives use a lot of fuel.
friend, n /frend/
priate Kate was new to the school but soon made friends.
frightening, adj /'fraItnI/
straideln It's a very frightening film.
get sth across, /"get smTI
@'krs/
dosta nieo k niekomu I tried to get the message across to her but she just
looked blank.
go through with, /g@U 'Tru: wID,
wIT/
dokoni, pokraova alej When the time came, I couldn't go through with it.

guest house, n /'gest haUs/
privt, kde sa d ubytova, penzin We chose a guest house that did bed
and breakfast.
hang-glide, v /'h{ glaId/
zvesn lietanie, lietanie na rogale I'd like to hang-glide, but it's an
expensive sport.
ice diving, n /'aIs "daIvI/
potpanie pod adom I'm not allowed to go ice diving as Mum says it can kill
you.
ice-canyoning, n /"aIs 'k{nj@nI/
zlaovanie adovcov My friend went ice-canyoning and broke her leg.
indigenous, adj /In'dIdZ@n@s/
domorod, pvodn Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.
inhospitable, adj /"Inh'spIt@b@l/
nehostinn Siberia is one of the most inhospitable regions on Earth.
instructor, n /In'strkt@/
intruktor I asked for a female instructor as women are better drivers.
key, n /ki:/
k What do you think is the key to a happy life?
learn about sth, /'l:n @baUt
"smTI/
dozvedie sa o... I learned about the accident when I rang to talk to her.
lines, n /laInz/
riadky Reading between the lines, I could tell she wanted to come home.
listen to, /'lIs@n t@, tU/
pova James didn't listen to the instructions properly and got lost.
living, n /'lIvI/
ivobytie He just about makes a living by working on the market.
lonely, adj /'l@Unli/
osamel I felt really lonely while my parents were away.
luckily, adv /'lk@li/
naastie Luckily, it didn't rain all day.
luxurious, adj /lg'zjU@ri@s,
l@g'ZU@ri@s/
luxusn, prepychov He has a luxurious apartment in the south of France.
make, v /meIk/
urobi She soon made friends with the girl next door.
marathon, n /'m{r@T@n/
maratn He's going to run the New York marathon.
microlight, n /'maIkr@UlaIt/
ultra ahk I didn't like flying in the microlight, it was too small.
mid-twenties, n /"mId 'twentiz/
polovica dvadsiatych rokov She was in her mid-twenties when she had her
first child.
miss sb, /'mIs "smb@di/
postrda niekoho When my best friend went to another school, I missed him
terribly.
moment, n /'m@Um@nt/
chva, moment At the moment, I'm at RADA studying to be an actor.
monarchy, n /'mn@ki/
monarchia In spite of many changes, the UK remains a monarchy.
museum, n /mju:'zi:@m/
mzeum She is planning a class trip to the museum.
nightlife, n /'naItlaIf/
non ivot The big attraction in Berlin is the nightlife.
orchid, n /'O:kId/
orchidea I have two pots of orchids, one white and one purple.
organisation, n /"O:g@naI'zeIS@n
/
organizcia Liam's work was brilliant, but it lacked organisation.
organise, v /'O:g@naIz/
organizova She organised a concert to raise money for charity.
organised, adj /'O:g@naIzd/
organizovan She was so well organised, you could tell exactly when she was
going to arrive.
original, adj /@'rIdZIn@l/
pvodn The original plan was to catch the ferry.
parachuting, n /'p{r@Su:tI/
parautistika, skkanie padkom I wanted to go parachuting but I just
couldn't jump out of the plane.
participant, n /pA:'tIs@p@nt/
astnk Mark was a willing participant in the study.
penguin, n /'pegwIn/
tuniak All the penguins huddled together to keep warm.
permanently, adv /'p:m@n@ntli/
permanentne, stle Why don't you come and live with us permanently?
persuade sb to, /p@'sweId
"smb@di t@, tU/
presvedi niekoho The salesman couldn't persuade her to buy a new car.
planet, n /'pl{n@t/
planta Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
polar, adj /'p@Ul@/
polrny The polar regions of the Earth are some of the coldest on the planet.
pony, n /'p@Uni/
ponk Ted liked to ride on the ponies when he visited the farm.
practise, v /'pr{ktIs/
precviova I have to practise playing the trumpet every day.
prefer, v /prI'f:/
uprednostova, preferova I prefer football to cricket.
preparation, n /"prep@'reIS@n/
prprava He sometimes spends hours in preparation for an important game.
prepare for, /prI'pe@ f@, fO:/
pripravi sa You must prepare for the future by getting a well-paid job.
price, n /praIs/
cena Having to move to Leeds was a small price to pay for being able to keep my job.
price, v /praIs/
oceni I think they've priced the house very reasonably.
privacy, n /'prIv@si/
skromie Teenagers need some privacy.

progress, n /'pr@Ugres/
pokrok Parents want to be told about their child's progress at school.
protection, n /pr@'tekS@n/
ochrana The trees gave them some protection against the rain.
put on clothes, /"pUt n
'kl@UDz, 'kl@Uz/
obliec si He put on his clothes then went down to breakfast.
pyramids, n /'pIr@mIdz/
pyramda We went to Egypt to see the pyramids.
race, n /reIs/
preteky They had a race to the South Pole and Amundsen got there before Scott.
rainforest, n /'reIn"fr@st/
daov prales They're cutting down millions of trees and causing the destruction
of the rainforest.
rainy, adj /'reIni/
upran It was a rainy day so the children played indoors.
rapidly, adv /'r{p@dli/
rchlo, rapdne The disease was spreading more rapidly than expected.
reasonably, adv /'ri:z@n@bli/
rozumne, slune The house was very reasonably priced.
relieved, adj /rI'li:vd/
ukudnen, kudn, uvolnen We were all relieved when she returned home
safely.
remarkable, adj /rI'mA:k@b@l/
pozoruhodn That's a remarkable achievement.
remote, adj /rI'm@Ut/
vzdialen, odahl The fire was in a remote mountain area where no one lived.
reserve, v /rI'z:v/
rezervcia We visited a wild animal reserve in Kenya.
rheumatism, n /'ru:m@tIz@m/
reuma She had rheumatism and her fingers were swollen and painful.
right now, /"raIt 'naU/
hne teraz, v tejto chvli I want you home right now, so don't give me any more
excuses.
rock, n /rk/
skala They found a diamond in the middle of the rock.
rock climbing, n /'rk "klaImI/
lezenie po skalch We went rock climbing at the weekend.
round-the-world, /"raUnd D@
'w:ld/
okolo sveta Mum and Dad are going on a round-the-world trip next year.
run out of sth, /rn 'aUt @v
"smTI/
min nieo, We're always running out of milk at our house.
sad, adj /s{d/
smutn The movie had a very sad ending.
sadden, v /'s{dn/
zarmti, trchli Her death saddened everyone greatly.
sadly, adv /'s{dli/
smutne She smiled sadly.
sadness, n /'s{dn@s/
smtok Even when she smiled, she had a kind of sadness.
safari, n /s@'fA:ri/
safari We spent three weeks on safari in Kenya.
safe, adj /seIf/
bezpen You can walk on the bridge it's perfectly safe.
sailing, n /'seIlI/
plachtenie, plavenie They've invited us to go sailing this weekend.
scientific, adj /"saI@n'tIfIk/
vedeck The scientist was working on a scientific experiment.
set up, /"set 'p/
prestrie We set up the tables for the Christmas party.
shock, v /Sk/
okova His arrogance shocked everybody who met him.
skiing, n /'ski:I/
lyovanie We went skiing in Switzerland.
skysurfing, n /'skaI"s:fI/
surfovanie vo vzduchu They jumped out of the aeroplane on their boards and
went skysurfing.
sledge, n /sledZ/
snky Ben dragged his sledge through the snow.
sleeping bag, n /'sli:pI b{g/
spack Because I forgot my sleeping bag I had to sleep on the ground.
smoky, adj /'sm@Uki/
zadymen The room was crowded and smoky.
snowboarding, n /'sn@UbO:dI/
snowboarding I prefer snowboarding to skiing.
snowrafting, n /'sn@UrA:ftI/
raftovanie na snehu Snowrafting down a snowy mountain in a rubber boat is
fantastic fun!
spirit, n /'spIrIt/
duch He said he could talk to the spirit of his dead mother.
splitting, adj /'splItI/
trietiv He talks so loudly, he's given me a splitting headache.
street-lugeing, n /"stri:t 'lu:ZI/
snkovanie They took their sleds and went street-lugeing down the hill.
stunning, adj /'stnI/
ohromujci You look stunning in that dress.
succeed, v /s@k'si:d/
uspie By pushing hard, he succeeded in opening the window.
success, n /s@k'ses/
spech They were pleased with their success at the tournament.
successful, adj /s@k'sesf@l/
spen They were successful in persuading him to join their team.
successfully, adv /s@k'sesf@li/
spene They successfully completed the obstacle course.
sunny, adj /'sni/
slnen It was a wonderful, warm, sunny summer's day.
take up, /"teIk 'p/
zaa s..., da sa na.. Mum and Dad decided to take up tennis this summer.

take up, /"teIk 'p/
zaa s..., da sa na.. After she saw it on TV, Gran decided to take up ballroom
dancing.
talk about sth, /'tO:k @baUt
"smTI/
rozprva o... In the office, everyone talks about what was on TV the night before.
team, n /ti:m/
skupina, tm The sledge was pulled by a team of dogs.
tent, n /tent/
stan We had to put up our tent in the dark.
terrible, adj /'ter@b@l/
stran, hrozn We had terrible weather on the journey here.
tiring, adj /'taI@rI/
unavujci The plane was in the air for 12 hours and it was a tiring journey.
touch, v /ttS/
dotyk, spojenie He said he would get in touch by phone, but I haven't heard from
him.
trek, n /trek/
cestovanie They went on a long and difficult trek through the jungle.
trekker, n /'trek@/
cestovate The lonely trekker looked tired and weary.
trekking, n /'trekI/
cestovanie We all went on a trekking holiday last year.
tribe, n /traIb/
kme The Masai are one of the largest tribes in Kenya.
trip, n /trIp/
vlet Dad's promised that we can go on a trip to Disneyland.
trouble, n /'trb@l/
problm We had a lot of trouble parking the car.
turn up for sth, /"t:n 'p f@
"smTI/
prs, objavi sa We all turned up for the wedding except for the bride!
uncomfortable, adj /n'kmft@b@l,
n'kmf@t /
nepohodln I'm always so uncomfortable on long plane journeys.
value, n /'v{lju:/
hodnota, cena That washing machine is good value for money at the price.
variety, n /v@'raI@ti/
druh We tried three different varieties of cheese.
volcano, n /vl'keIn@U/
sopka The volcano erupted without warning.
wait for, /'weIt f@, fO:/
aka na Dinner was late but wonderful well worth waiting for!
whale, n /weIl/
veryba The whale is an endangered species.
while, linking word /waIl/
chva, zatia o... I found the noise irritating but, after a while, I didn't notice it.
white water rafting, n /"waIt wO:t@
'rA:ftI/
raftovanie na perejch My brother went white water rafting at the weekend.
widow, n /'wId@U/
vdova She was a young, rich widow and did not intend to marry again.
work for, /'w:k f@, fO:/
pracova pre He had always had to work for a living, nothing came easily.
worry about sth, /'wri @baUt
"smTI/
ma starosti o nieo He worried about getting into university, as his grades were
low.
MODULE TWO

a bit, /@ 'bIt/
trocha That child is a bit cheeky and not very well-mannered.
absolutely, adv /'{bs@lu:tli,
"{bs@'lu:tli/
absoltne I'll be absolutely amazed if we win.
action, n /'{kS@n/
in, akcia, / bojov film / The film star did all his own stunts in the action film.
activist, n /'{kt@vIst/
aktivista The animal rights activists lay a false trail for the hunting dogs.
actor, n /'{kt@/
herec He wants to be an actor when he grows up.
actress, n /'{ktr@s/
hereka Elizabeth Taylor is a famous actress.
adventure, n /@d'ventS@/
dobrodrun It's an adventure story about Johnson's travels at sea.
album, n /'{lb@m/
album Do you have Madonna's new album?
anarchist, n /'{n@kIst/
anarchista He's always been an anarchist and hates following rules.
arrest, v /@'rest/
zatkn They arrested her for stealing.
bacillus, n /b@'sIl@s/
bacil It was the kind of bacillus that caused diseases.
bacteria, n /b{k'tI@ri@/
baktria This cleaning product kills bacteria.
break up with sb, /"breIk 'p wID
"smb@di/
rozs sa s niekm I broke up with Rachel when I found out she'd lied to me.
brilliant, adj /'brIlj@nt/
brilantn, skvel Pele was a brilliant footballer.
cab, n /k{b/
taxk We took a cab to the airport.
candy, n /'k{ndi/
cukrk, cukrovinka Zak bought Suki candy because he knew she liked sweet
foods.

cartoon, n /kA:'tu:n/
rozprvka The children would watch cartoons all day if I let them!
character, n /'k{rIkt@/
charakter, rz The new road will spoil the quiet character of the village.
cholera, n /'kl@r@/
cholera There was an outbreak of cholera and many people died.
civil rights, n /"sIv@l 'raIts/
obianske prva He said the police had ignored his civil rights.
coconut, n /'k@Uk@nt/
kokosov orech Mum put some coconut in the cake mix.
coin (toss a -), n /kOIn/
minca / hodi si mincou / We tossed a coin to decide who would do the
washing up.
comedy, n /'km@di/
komdia All my favourite films are comedies.
completely, adv /k@m'pli:tli/
plne, kompletne She set out to invent a completely new language.
complicated, adj /'kmplIkeIt@d/
komplikovan These instructions are too complicated.
convinced, adj /k@n'vInst/
presveden I became convinced that Mara was lying to me.
costume, n /'kstjUm/
kostm At the fancy dress party everyone had to wear Star Trek costumes.
coward, n /'kaU@d/
zbabel They called me a coward because I wouldn't fight.
crime, n /kraIm/
zloin, /kriminlny prbeh/ My wife loves reading American crime novels.
deputy, n /'depj@ti/
zstupca She applied for the job of deputy head teacher.
detective, n /dI'tektIv/
detektvny I prefer British detective stories to US ones.
dialogue, n /'daI@lg/
dialg, rozhovor The author was terrible at description but great at dialogue.
disaster, n /dI'zA:st@/
katastrofa The film was about an air disaster and nearly put me off flying.
eccentric, adj /Ik'sentrIk/
vstredn My uncle is quite an eccentric.
educational, adj /"edjU'keIS@n@l/
vchovn Her parents only bought educational games, she never had any fun.
emergency service, /I'm:dZ@nsi
"s:vIs/
zchrann systm All the emergency services claimed they had too few staff.
exciting, adj /Ik'saItI/
vzruujci It was a pretty exciting game.
extremist, n /Ik'stri:mIst/
extrmista The bomb was planted by a white extremist group.
fall for sb, /'fO:l f@, fO:/
ma scit Ruby fell for Jack as soon as she saw him.
fantastic, adj /f{n't{stIk/
fantastick The book is full of fantastic stories about dragons.
fantasy, n /'f{nt@si/
fantzia Lord of the Rings is a fantasy story set in Middle Earth.
fantasy, n /'f{nt@si/
fantzia Several famous fantasy authors will be at the bookshop this afternoon.
fascinating, adj /'f{s@neItI/
fascinujci He told us fascinating stories about his adventures in Borneo.
fisherman, n /'fIS@m@n/
rybr The fisherman felt a tug on his line and began pulling it in.
funny, adj /'fni/
zbavn It was one of the funniest stories I've ever heard.
gang, n /g{/
gang He was beaten up by a gang of youths.
get away, /get @'weI/
unikn, dosta sa pre We get away from the city for short breaks as often as
possible,.
get out of, /get 'aUt @v,
v/
odstpi od... He tried to get out of the agreement but it was all down in writing.
ghost, n /g@Ust/
duch I don't believe in ghosts but I like listening to ghost stories.
go out with sb, /g@U 'aUt wID
"smb@di/
vyjs si s niekm von I'd like to go out with Daisy but she only likes Dan.
goodbye, interj /gUd'baI/
dovidenia Goodbye Chris! See you Monday.
grave, n /greIv/
hrob Joan put some flowers on her father's grave.
heads (coin), n /hedz/
hlava / mince / I called "tails" but the coin came down "heads".
heavily, adv /'hev@li/
husto It was still raining heavily.
hilarious, adj /hI'le@ri@s/
vesel, rozjaren The comedians were hilarious and we couldn't stop laughing.
historical, adj /hI'strIk@l/
historick The film is based on a historical event.
horror, n /'hr@/
horor He is famous for writing horror stories and film scripts.
imaginative, adj /I'm{dZ@n@tIv/
fantazijn, npadit It was an imaginative story about a world where there were
no men.
incredibly, adv /In'kred@bli/
neuveritene The children were incredibly excited about visiting Disney World.
interesting, adj /'Intr@stI/
zaujmav A good teacher can make any subject interesting.
jeweller, n /'dZu:@l@/
klenotnk The jeweller fixed my watch.
laboratory, n /l@'br@tri/
laboratrium They carried out the experiment in the laboratory.
legend, n /'ledZ@nd/
legenda She's written a book about Greek legends.

look at, /'lUk @t, {t/
pozrie sa na Look at that beautiful painting!
love, v /lv/
milova Gran likes to read love stories.
mad, adj /m{d/
zblznen do... Anna's mad about Steve and wants to marry him.
microscope, n /'maIkr@sk@Up/
mikroskop I examined the virus under a microscope.
music, n /'mju:zIk/
hudba Do you like this music?
musica, n /'mju:zIk@l/
muzikl Mum's gone to see a musical at the cinema.
mutter, v /'mt@/
mrmla, repta "Leave me alone," Jay muttered.
outlaw, v /'aUtlO:/
postavi mimo zkon The new rules will outlaw abortion.
outstanding, adj /aUt'st{ndI/
vynikajci, vznan Eddie got outstanding results in his exams.
part (=role), n /pA:t/
rola, postava Who played the part of Mozart in the film?
photography, n /f@'tgr@fi/
fotografia He developed an interest in photography.
plot, n /plt/
dej I found it difficult to follow the plot of the story.
quite, adv /kwaIt/
dos, celkom It can be quite cold at night.
rather, adv /'rA:D@/
dos, celkom I think you're being rather unfair.
rob, v /rb/
vykradn They decided to rob a bank.
romantic, adj /r@U'm{ntIk,
r@ /
romantick Barbara Cartland was famous for writing lots of romantic books.
scary, adj /'ske@ri/
straideln It's a really scary movie.
scene, n /si:n/
scna I loved the scene where the children arrived home.
science fiction, /"saI@ns 'fIkS@n/
vedecko fantastick When I read science fiction books I can escape everyday
life.
see sth in sb, /'si: "smTI In
"smb@di/
vidie nieo v niekom I could see she had the makings of a first class chef in
her.
sheriff, n /'Ser@f/
erif The sheriff arrested the cowboy and put him in jail.
shoot, v /Su:t/
zastreli He shot the man in the back.
situation, n /"sItSu'eIS@n/
situcia We are in a very difficult situation .
slide, v /slaId/
krycie sklko He examined the blood on the slide through the microscope.
slippers, n /'slIp@z/
papue I think I'll buy my Gran some slippers for her birthday.
special effect, n /"speS@l I'fekt/
pecilne efekty This science-fiction film has some fantastic special effects.
spy, v /spaI/
ptra, pehova He wrote the best spy stories ever written.
steal, v /sti:l/
ukradn Someone stole $5 from her pocket.
storyline, n /'stO:rilaIn/
prbeh The film has a strong storyline.
tails (coin), n /teIlz/
znak / na minci / The captain called "tails" and when he won he decided to bat
first.
test tube, n /'test tju:b/
testovacia trubica We put the liquid into a test tube and heated it to 100 degrees
Centigrade.
thriller, n /'TrIl@/
thriller, napnav prbeh I always buy a thriller to read on the plane.
top hat, n /"tp 'h{t/
cylinder The bridegroom wore a top hat and a bow tie.
toss (- a coin), v /ts/
hodi si They tossed a coin and the winner got to keep the prize.
totally, adv /'t@Utl i/
plne, kompletne The town was totally destroyed by the bombing.
travel, v /'tr{v@l/
cestova This publisher specialises in travel books.
triplet, n /'trIpl@t/
trojiky Di gave birth to triplets last year.
use, v /ju:z/
poui Can I use your phone?
used to, modal verb /'ju:st t@/
zvykol He used to go to our school but he left last year.
variety show, n /v@'raI@ti S@U/
estrda, variet Lots of different celebrities appeared in the variety show.
victim, n /'vIkt@m/
obe The victims of the bomb attack were taken to hospital.
wanted, adj /'wntId/
hadan He is a wanted criminal.
war, n /wO:/
vojna He was a prisoner during the Vietnam War.
wave, v /weIv/
mva We waved goodbye to Dad.
western, adj /'west@n/
zpadn He's always watching westerns he's mad about cowboys.
whenever, adv /wen'ev@/
kedykovek This picture will remind me of you whenever I look at it.
MODULE THREE

accident, n /'{ks@d@nt/
nehoda What would you do if I had an accident?
accommodation, n /@"km@'deIS@n/
ubytovanie I need to find some cheap accommodation.
addition, n /@'dIS@n/
prdavok, dodatok / naviac / He's studying German, in addition to French and
Spanish.
after-sun cream, n /"A:ft@ 'sn
kri:m/
mlieko po opaovan After sunbathing, she applied some after-sun cream.
air pollution, n /'e@ p@"lu:S@n/
zneistenie ovzduia There's a lot of air pollution from traffic fumes.
aisle, n /aIl/
ulika Please do not block the aisle with your bags.
baggage, n /'b{gIdZ/
batoina The porter will help you with your baggage.
balloon, n /b@'lu:n/
baln The hot-air balloon landed gently on the ground.
ballooning, n /b@'lu:nI/
lietanie balnom Richard loved ballooning and wanted to travel round the world.
block, n /blk/
blok She lives two blocks away.
boarding card, n /'bO:dI kA:d/
letenka He couldn't get on the plane because he'd lost his boarding card.
brutal, adj /'bru:t@l/
surov, krut, neznesiten It was a brutal winter and many old people died.
buy, v /baI/
kpi I wouldn't buy my computer from a shop in the high street.
calculate, v /'k{lkj@leIt/
pota Calculate what the cost will be in pounds and pence.
carriage, n /'k{rIdZ/
voze I prefer sitting in the first carriage of the train.
check in, /"tSek 'In/
zaregistrova sa, zapsa sa When I arrived at the hotel, I checked in at the
reception desk.
check-in, n /'tSek In/
vstupn kontrola At the check-in they confirmed that I had a window seat.
claustrophobia, n /"klO:str@'f@Ubi@/
klaustrofbia People who suffer from claustrophobia hate going into caves.
claustrophobic, adj /"klO:str@'f@UbIk/
klaustrofobick It was such a tiny room, I began to feel claustrophobic.
cold, n /k@Uld/
prechladnutie I had a bad cold and had to stay off school.
common, n /'km@n/
spolon, obyajn, ben They liked each other, but found they had nothing
in common.
commuter, n /k@'mju:t@/
lovek pravidelne dochdzajci do zamestnania a majci
predplatn lstok The train was packed with commuters going to work.
comply with, /k@m'plaI wID,
wIT/
prispsobi sa The headmaster said we had to comply with the school rules.
consider, v /k@n'sId@/
zvi, uvi The price is so high it's not even worth considering.
convinced, adj /k@n'vInst/
presveden I became convinced that Maria was lying to me.
couple, n /'kp@l/
pr, niekoko We bought a couple of oranges at the market stall.
customs, n /'kst@mz/
coln kontrola All baggage must go through customs.
cyclist, n /'saIklIst/
cyklista This part of the road is for cyclists only.
desperate, adj /'desp@r@t/
zfal Many homeless families are desperate for a place to live.
drag, v /dr{g/
vliec, aha He dragged the bags over to the bus.
drive, v /draIv/
jazdi, ofrova I learned to drive when I was seventeen.
emergency exit, n /I"m:dZ@nsi
'egzIt, 'eksIt/
nikov vchod When the fire broke out, everyone ran to the emergency exit.
exactly, adv /Ig'z{ktli/
presne I know exactly what is going to happen.
extortionate, adj /Ik'stO:S@n@t/
vydierask Many local taxi drivers charge extortionate rates.
ferry, n /'feri/
trajekt We went across to France on the ferry.
fine, adj /faIn/
skvele, vborne "Let's meet at seven." Okay, that's fine."
flight, n /flaIt/
let She booked a flight to New York.
flight attendant, n /'flaIt @"tend@nt/
letuka She wants to be a flight attendant but suffers from air sickness!
food tray, n /'fu:d treI/
tcky pod jedlo The flight attendants came round to collect the food trays.
gate, n /geIt/
brna, vchod Our flight leaves from Gate 13.
go (- by train, bus,
etc), v
/g@U/
s vlakom, autobusom, ... We went to the party by car.
go (- in a lorry, car,
etc), v
/g@U/
s v nkladnom aute, osobnom aute, ... Some went on the bus and the
rest went in Dave's car.
go (- on foot), v /g@U/
s peo The others went on foot as there was no room left on the bus.
hand (on the one -), n /h{nd/
na jednej strane... One the one hand he annoys me but on the other hand I do

like him.
hand (on the other -),
n
/h{nd/
na strane druhej... On the other hand, maybe I will go after all.
have (- nothing in
common), auxiliary verb
/h@v, h{v/
nema ni spolon s... I have nothing in common with my uncle, so I never
visit him.
have (- time to), auxiliary
verb
/h@v, h{v/
ma as na.... Do you have time to meet me for lunch?
have (would not have
it), v
/h@v, h{v/
nenecha nieo tak... You're making too much noise! I won't have it!
headache, n /'hedeIk/
boles hlavy I've got a terrible headache.
helicopter, n /'helIkpt@/
helikoptra The police helicopter flew overhead.
highlight, v /'haIlaIt/
vyzdvihn do popredia In his speech, the President highlighted the issue of
crime.
honeymoon, n /'hnimu:n/
medov tdne We're going to Greece for our honeymoon.
however, adv /haU'ev@/
avak She's a bright student. However, she does need to work harder.
information desk, n /"Inf@'meIS@n
desk/
informcie The man at the information desk told us which direction to take.
invader, n /In'veId@/
votrelec The book describes how invaders from space landed on Earth.
journey, n /'dZ:ni/
cesta How long does your journey to school take?
knowledge, n /'nlIdZ/
vedomosti, To become a taxi driver he first had to pass the knowledge.
lack of, /'l{k @v, v/
nezujem There was a general lack of interest in the lesson.
leap (- into clothes), v /li:p/
skoi I leapt into my pyjamas and pulled the blankets over my head.
life jacket, n /'laIf "dZ{kIt/
zchrann vesta Everyone on board the boat had to wear a life jacket.
locker, n /'lk@/
uzamykaten skrinka I put my hand luggage in the overhead locker.
loop, n /lu:p/
kuka, Join the loop of the "g" to the top of the "a".
lorry, n /'lri/
nkladn auto The lorry was carrying a load of wood.
lorry driver, n /'lri "draIv@/
vodi nkladnho auta The lorry driver fell asleep at the wheel.
luggage, n /'lgIdZ/
batoina You must not bring more than one item of luggage.
motorcyclist, n /'m@Ut@"saIklIst/
motocyklista All the motorcyclists were dressed in leather jackets and trousers.
motorist, n /'m@Ut@rIst/
motorista The motorist was speeding down the motorway.
mugging, n /'mgI/
napadnutie a okradnutie niekoho na verejnom priestranstve Crime
is on the increase, especially muggings and burglary.
narrow, adj /'n{r@U/
zky The old narrow roads had obviously not been built to take much traffic.
outback, /'aUtb{k/
vntrozemie, bu My penfriend in Australia lives in the outback.
overcrowding, n /"@Uv@'kraUdI/
preplnenie There is a lot of overcrowding in cities.
overhead, adj /'@Uv@hed,
"@Uv@'hed/
nad hlavou The work bench is fitted with an overhead shelf.
oversleep, v /"@Uv@'sli:p/
zaspa Matt overslept this morning and missed the bus.
passenger, n /'p{sIndZ@/
pasaier, cestujci The boat sank, but all the passengers and crew were
rescued.
passport control, n /'pA:spO:t
k@n"tr@Ul/
pasov kontrola It took us ages to get through passport control.
pedestrian, adj /p@'destri@n/
chodec He almost knocked down a pedestrian.
pedestrian crossing, n /p@"destri@n
'krsI/
prechod pre chodcov The car stopped at the pedestrian crossing.
pick ones way
through,
/"pIk wnz weI
'Tru:/
vybra sa cez... Carefully, she picked her way through all the broken glass.
pilot, n /'paIl@t/
pilot The pilot landed the plane safely on the runway.
planetarium, n /"pl{n@'te@ri@m/
planetrium There was a long queue outside the planetarium.
platform, n /'pl{tfO:m/
nstupite The train for Brighton leaves from Platform 4.
presentation, n /"prez@n'teIS@n/
prezentcia I gave a presentation to the class about my history project.
queue, n /kju:/
rad I joined the back of the queue.
reservation, n /"rez@'veIS@n/
rezervcia, zaistenie si I'd like to make a reservation for dinner tonight.
roadwork, n /'r@Udw:k/
prce na ceste All the cars slowed down because of the roadworks.
rucksack, n /'rks{k/
ruksak, batoh She set off with her rucksack on her back.

seat, n /si:t/
sedadlo, miesto na sedenie I couldn't get a seat on the bus this morning.
seat belt, n /'si:t belt/
bezpenostn ps Everyone had to fasten their seat belts before the plane
landed.
ship, n /SIp/
lo I was terrified that the ship might sink.
show up, /"S@U 'p/
ukza sa The fans waited for hours but the rock star didn't show up.
sit back, /"sIt 'b{k/
sadn a oprie sa The dentist asked me to sit back, open my mouth and relax.
slush, n /slS/
roztopen sneh, vachtanica Children were sliding around in the snow and
slush.
sore throat, n /"sO: 'Tr@Ut/
zaplen hrdlo I bought some medicine to help my sore throat.
strict, adj /strIkt/
prsny We have a strict policy of not allowing long hair at this school.
sum up, /"sm 'p/
rekapitulova, sumarizova To sum up, to keep fit you need to take exercise.
sunburn, n /'snb:n/
splenie od slnka He got very bad sunburn from lying in the sun all day.
tablet, n /'t{bl@t/
tableta She took two sleeping tablets.
take-off, n /'teIk f/
odlet Before take-off everyone on the plane had to fasten their seatbelts.
terrified, adj /'ter@faId/
vystraen I'm absolutely terrified of spiders.
ticket collector, n /'tIk@t k@"lekt@/
sprievodca o kontroluje lstky At the station, I handed my ticket to the ticket
collector.
time, n /taIm/
as I wish we'd had time to see all the family before we left.
traffic jam, n /'tr{fIk dZ{m/
zpcha na ceste We got stuck in a traffic jam.
travel, v /'tr{v@l/
cestova It's quicker if you travel by train.
trip, n /trIp/
vlet We went out for a day trip to the seaside.
trolley, n /'trli/
vozk Dad put our luggage on the trolley and then went to the check-in.
tube station, n /'tju:b "steIS@n/
stanica metra We went to the tube station and caught a tube to Hyde Park.
underground, adj /'nd@graUnd/
metro I travel to school on the underground.
upset, adj /"p'set/
majci aldon problmy She has an upset stomach and feels like being
sick.
van, n /v{n/
dodvka When the removal van was full, it set off for our new house.
well (as as), adv /wel/
tak ako aj... I bought a jacket as well as a coat.
worth, adj /w:T/
cenn, stojaci za... I think the house is a bargain and well worth considering.
yacht, n /jt/
jachta We bought the yacht although it needed new sails.
MODULE FOUR

addict, n /'{dIkt/
zvislos, zvis I think my brother's becoming an internet addict.
aid, n /eId/
pomoc We are sending aid to the victims of the war.
all-weather, adj /'O:l weD@/
do kadho poasia I've bought an all-weather jacket for when we go sailing.
barmy, adj /'bA:mi/
streten, natvrdl "That's a crazy idea. People will think we've gone barmy!"
bug sb, /'bg "smb@di/
otravova, doha k ialenstvu It really bugs me that I'm expected to clean
up but my brother isn't!
bury, v /'beri/
pochova We buried my brother in a small country churchyard.
car-wash, n /'kA: wS/
autoumyvre This car is really dirty! I'll take it to the car-wash.
casualty, n /'k{Zu@lti/
obe There were 20 casualties following an accident on the motorway.
celebrate, v /'sel@breIt/
oslavova The team celebrated by opening some bottles of champagne.
celebrity, n /s@'lebr@ti/
osobnos, celebrita There were lots of TV celebrities at the party.
chat room, n /'tS{t ru:m,
rUm/
strnka na chatovanie na internete I don't like using Internet chat rooms as
I can't see who I'm chatting to.
chat show, n /'tS{t S@U/
show zameran na rozhovory so slvnymi osobnosami Brosnan
appeared as a guest on her chat show.
columnist, n /'kl@mnIst/
fejtonista She's a famous columnist and writes about the royal family.
consecutive, adj /k@n'sekj@tIv/
po sebe idci, nsledn He was late for school on three consecutive days.
contract, n /'kntr{kt/
zmluva, kontrakt She's just signed a contract with a record company.
corner shop, n /'kO:n@ Sp/
obchod na rohu The corner shop at the end of the street stays open till ten
o'clock.
couch potato, n /'kaUtS
p@"teIt@U/
lenivec My brother's a couch potato every night he just sits there watching TV.

current affairs, n /"kr@nt @'fe@z/
sastn udalosti, zleitosti It was a currents affairs programme about
homeless people.
despite, prep /dI'spaIt/
napriek He struggled on despite the pain.
devious, adj /'di:vi@s/
krivolak, scestn, odchyln She had a devious scheme for making money.
documentary, n /"dkj@'ment@ri/
dokumentrny film We watched a documentary about dinosaurs.
dry cleaners, n /"draI 'kli:n@z/
istiare I spilt some wine on my white suit so I took it to the dry cleaner's.
earthquake, n /':TkweIk/
zemetrasenie 200 people were killed in the earthquake.
episode, n /'ep@s@Ud/
as, epizda There's another episode of "Star Trek" on tonight.
evacuate, v /I'v{kjueIt/
evakuova, vysahova The police evacuated us after they received a bomb
warning.
evacuation, n /I"v{kju'eIS@n/
vysahovanie, evakucia He helped in the evacuation of children from the area
of the fighting.
extract from, /'ekstr{kt fr@m,
frm/
as, vah, vpis I've only seen a short extract from the film.
fame, n /feIm/
slva Appearing in a television series brought him instant fame.
fan (=supporter), n /f{n/
fanik Thousands of football fans filled the stadium.
flat tyre, adj /fl{t 'taI@/
defekt, przdna pneumatika The car ran over some glass and got a flat tyre.
game show, n /'geIm S@U/
san show All the money they won on the game show went to charity.
glam but glum, /"gl{m b@t
'glm/
praliv, vzruujci ale smutn, nudn All the rich diners looked glam
but glum when told there was no food left.
hacker, n /'h{k@/
hacker The hacker managed to get into the bank's computer system.
hampered, adj /'h{mp@d/
prekazen The search for the men was hampered by bad weather.
homeless, adj /'h@Uml@s/
bezdomovec Every large city has homeless people sleeping on the streets.
hound sb, /'haUnd
"smb@di/
prenasledova, tva The photographers hounded the princess everywhere she
went.
hysteria, n /hI'stI@ri@/
hystria The explosion provoked mass hysteria.
ice rink, n /'aIs rIk/
klzisko We went skating at the ice rink every Sunday.
innocent of, /'In@s@nt @v,
v/
nevinn He was innocent of any crime so the police let him go.
Internet, n /'Int@net/
internet You can find all the latest information on the Internet.
ironmongers, n /'aI@n"mg@z/
eleziarstvo Dad used to buy his tools from the ironmonger's but it shut down.
jewellers, n /'dZu:@l@z/
klenotnctvo Toni went to the jeweller's to buy a watch.
journalist, n /'dZ:n@l Ist/
novinr There's a journalist on the phone he wants to interview you.
manicurist, n /'m{nIkjU@rIst/
manikrka The manicurist shaped and polished my nails.
mass, adj /m{s/
msov, hromadn The royal wedding was covered by the mass media.
monitor, n /'mnIt@/
monitor, triedny dohliada Ellie has been made a school monitor.
musician, n /mju:'zIS@n/
hudobnk Jack's a jazz musician, he plays the trumpet.
news, n /nju:z/
sprvy I listened to the news, hoping to hear the football results.
newsagent, n /'nju:z"eIdZ@nt/
novinov stnok There's a newsagent's at the end of our street.
newsreader, n /'nju:z"ri:d@/
modertor sprv I prefer the newsreader on the 7 o'clock evening news.
offender, n /@'fend@/
vinnk, previnilec In Feltham there is a prison for young offenders.
oppose, v /@'p@Uz/
oponova, postavi sa proti nieomu Many people oppose the plan to build
more houses in the area.
optician, n /p'tIS@n/
on lekr Go and see an optician if you're having trouble reading.
optimistic, adj /"pt@'mIstIk/
optimistick She was optimistic about her chances of passing the exam.
order, n /'O:d@/
objednvka / in order - aby / I went into town in order to buy her a present.
paparazzi, n /"p{p@'r{tsi/
paparazzi The paparazzi rushed towards the film stars, cameras clicking.
partnership, n /'pA:tn@SIp/
partnerstvo Their partnership ended last year when the business closed.
pierce, v /pI@s/
prebodn, prepichn After they pierce your ears they give you some earrings
to wear until they heal.
plumber, n /'plm@/
vodr When the toilet was blocked, Mum rang for a plumber.
popular, adj /'ppj@l@/
obben He's one of the most popular boys in the school.
popularity, n /"ppj@'l{r@ti/
obbenos, popularita Skiing has increased in popularity.
presenter, n /prI'zent@/
modertor He's a TV presenter on BBC 2's Newsnight.

press (the -), v /pres/
tla He hadn't even been arrested but the press declared him guilty.
publicity, n /p@'blIs@ti/
publicita Murder trials always get a lot of publicity.
publish, v /'pblIS/
vyda This company publishes a lot of children's books.
reality show, n /ri'{l@ti S@U/
reality show "Wife Swap" is an interesting TV reality show.
register, v /'redZIst@/
zapsa sa, registrova A gentle breeze registers 3 on the Beaufort scale.
reject sth for sth, /rI'dZekt
"smTI f@
"smTI/
odmietnu nieo kvli nieomu She rejected his marriage proposal for the
chance to live in Canada.
Richter scale, n /'rIkt@ skeIl/
Richterova stupnica The earthquake measured 7.4 on the Richter scale.
risk, n /rIsk/
riziko, nebezpeenstvo Looking after sick people is a serious health risk.
rubbish (=nonsense),
n
/'rbIS/
nezmysel, blbos He knows nothing about the subject and talks utter rubbish.
service, v /'s:vIs/
poskytova drbrske a opravrske sluby The mechanic serviced the
car.
single (pop music), n /'sIg@l/
singel - piese The group's single went straight to the top of the hit parade.
slowdown, n /'sl@UdaUn/
pokles After the hurricane, there was a slowdown in the tourist trade.
snake-eye camera, n /"sneIk aI
'k{m@r@/
typ fotoapartu Using his snake-eye camera he could see round corners.
soap opera, n /'s@Up "p@r@/
telenovela, seril She starred in a daytime soap opera on TV.
sparkle, n /'spA:k@l/
iskra She looks so sad, I wish I could put the sparkle back in her eyes.
star (=celebrity), n /stA:/
hviezda The actor was a star of the theatre and cinema.
stress, n /stres/
stres I don't cope well with stress.
suitable for, /'su:t@b@l f@,
'sju: /
vhodn pre The jigsaw wasn't suitable for children under three.
surf, v /s:f/
surfova We surfed every day when we were in Australia.
synthetic, adj /sIn'TetIk/
syntetick This factory makes clothes using synthetic fabrics.
tailor, n /'teIl@/
krajr The tailor measured me for a new suit.
text message, n /'tekst "mesIdZ/
sms My brother's an expert at sending text messages from his mobile.
top-up card, n /'tp p "kA:d/
dobjacia karta, kupn I paid to make more calls on my mobile phone by adding
to my top-up card.
tournament, n /'tU@n@m@nt/
turnaj Wimbledon is a famous tennis tournament.
treadmill, n /'tredmIl/
drina, She wondered how she could escape the treadmill of housework.
turn against sb, /"t:n @'genst
"smb@di,
@'geInst/
vzoprie sa When Liam refused to help her, she turned against him.
turn over to, /"t:n '@Uv@ t@,
tU/
prepn na The film was boring so he turned over to another channel.
turn sth on, /"t:n smTI
'n/
zapn As soon as she walked in she turned on the TV.
turn up, /"t:n 'p/
zosili She couldn't hear properly so she turned up the sound.
tyre, n /taI@/
pneumatika I had a flat tyre on the way home.
update, n /'pdeIt/
aktualizcia, modernizcia I've just downloaded an update for my iPod.
website, n /'websaIt/
webov strnka Visit our website at www.awl-elt.com/dictionaries.
MODULE FIVE

affective, adj /@'fektIv/
citov There was a very affective advert for Childline on TV last night.
aftershave, n /'A:ft@"SeIv/
voda po holen Are you wearing aftershave?
against, prep /@'genst,
@'geInst/
proti Philip was against the idea of selling the house.
amusing (advert), adj /@'mju:zI/
zbavn It was an amusing advert aimed specifically at children.
art form, n /'A:t fO:m/
forma umenia Some people think that photography has developed into an art form.
attractive, adj /@'tr{ktIv/
praliv His new girlfriend is very attractive.
awful, adj /'O:f@l/
hrozn, stran I think the adverts for Pot Noodle are absolutely awful!

backbone, n /'b{kb@Un/
chrbtica The Pennines are the backbone of England.
bad, adj /b{d/
zl Eating too much sugar is bad for you.
be taken in, /bi "teIk@n 'In/
by vtiahnut do... She was easily taken in by the salesman's clever talk.
billboard, n /'bIlbO:d/
bilboard, vek reklamn tabua She was amazed to see her face on a huge
billboard advertising shampoo.
blues, n /blu:z/
blues - druh hudba New Orleans is the birthplace of the blues.
body building, n /'bdi "bIldI/
posilovanie Body building gives you huge muscles that some people find
attractive.
book, v /bUk/
zajedna si, Have you booked a holiday this year?
boring, adj /'bO:rI/
nudn The programme was so boring she fell asleep.
breath, n /breT/
dych, zvan Her honesty was a breath of fresh air after all his lies.
brilliant, adj /'brIlj@nt/
skvel, oslniv I've just seen a brilliant advert for mashed potatoes.
cake, n /keIk/
kol, torta This machine looks complicated, but it's actually a piece of cake to use!
capture, v /'k{ptS@/
zachyti She smiled at me and I wanted to capture the moment for ever.
chance, n /tSA:ns/
anca There's only a slight chance of rain.
charger, n /'tSA:dZ@/
nabjaka He connected the flat battery to the charger.
clever, adj /'klev@/
mdry Paul is good-looking, clever and charming.
colourful, adj /'kl@f@l/
farebn They have a garden full of colourful flowers.
compact, adj /k@m'p{kt,
'kmp{kt/
pevn, kompaktn He was strong and had a compact shape, ideal for
gymnastics.
complain, v /k@m'pleIn/
saova sa The children all complained about the food.
conquest, n /'kkwest/
dobytie The play is about the Spanish conquest of Central America.
consist of, /k@n'sIst @v,
v/
pozostva z... The class consists of children from various countries.
country music, n /'kntri
"mju:zIk/
country hudba I've got tickets for a country music concert tomorrow.
cool (=good), adj /ku:l/
modern, trendov He thinks he's really cool, wearing that stupid hat!
cool (=temperature),
adj
/ku:l/
chladn It was hot in the day, but pleasantly cool at night.
debut, n /'deIbju:/
prv verejn vystpenie Lee made his debut in the TV film, 'Kung Fu'.
delicious, adj /dI'lIS@s/
chutn This soup is delicious!
disabled, adj /dIs'eIb@ld/
invalidn There's a lift for disabled people.
distinctive, adj /dI'stIktIv/
typick, prznan She has a distinctive style of writing.
download, v /'daUnl@Ud/
stiahnu si / nahra si I downloaded the anti-virus update from the Internet this
morning.
dragon, n /'dr{g@n/
drak The egg opened and out stepped a tiny, fire-breathing dragon.
dreamy, adj /'dri:mi/
zasnvan The song brought back memories and a dreamy smile lit up her face.
dull, adj /dl/
hlpy, akopdny The book was great, but the movie is dull.
durable, adj /'djU@r@b@l/
trvanliv Plastic is a durable material.
edge, n /edZ/
okraj, hrana, vhoda Colin has the edge over Darren when it comes to dancing.
emigrate from...to, /'emIgreIt fr@m
. . . t@, tU/
vysahova sa z...kam We emigrated from England to Spain because of the
weather.
enough, adv /I'nf/
dos The water wasn't hot enough for a bath.
exaggeration, n /Ig"z{dZ@'reIS@n
/
prehanie, It would be an exaggeration to call it a disaster.
exclusive, adj /Ik'sklu:sIv/
exkluzvny She got an exclusive interview with Nelson Mandela.
fantastic, adj /f{n't{stIk/
asn, fantastick It's fantastic value at only 3.99.
fade, v /feId/
zvdn, vybledn The curtains have faded to a pale green.
favour, n /'feIv@/
priaze, nklonnos, lskavos I'm not in favour of you being out late at
night.
five-star, adj /'faIv stA:/
p hviezdikov It was a five-star hotel in the guide, so we booked for a week.
flat screen, n /"fl{t 'skri:n/
ploch obrazovka Jess bought a TV with a flat screen because it took up less
space.
flowchart, n /'fl@U tSA:t/
vvojov diagram The flowchart clearly showed the management structure.
forecast, n /'fO:kA:st/
predpove Have you heard the weather forecast?

funny, adj /'fni/
smieny What was that funny noise?
guaranteed, adj /"g{r@n'ti:d/
zaruen, garantovan You'll earn a guaranteed 30,000, and possibly more.
go up to sb, /g@U 'p t@
"smb@di/
s hore, vyletie She went up to the boy and slapped his face.
golden eagle, n /"g@Uld@n 'i:g@l/
zlat orol The golden eagle swooped down and caught the rabbit in its claws.
greeting, n /'gri:tI/
pozdrav The two men exchanged greetings.
hard, adv /hA:d/
vytrval, usilovn I tried really hard to win, but I only came second.
helmet, n /'helm@t/
prilba You have to wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike.
help out with sth, /"help 'aUt wID
"smTI/
vypomc s niem I promised to help out with the children's party.
high, adj /haI/
vysok This suit is made of very high quality cloth.
honey, n /'hni/
med The jazz singer's voice was as smooth as honey.
horse, n /hO:s/
k He eats like a horse but never puts on any weight.
imperial eagle, n /Im"pI@ri@l
'i:g@l/
cisrsky orol The imperial eagle was a symbol of Rome.
instructor, n /In'strkt@/
intruktor, kolite My driving instructor told me I was ready to take my driving
test.
intensive course, n /In"tensIv 'kO:s/
intenzvny kurz Mum had a one-week intensive course in swimming.
introductory, adj /"Intr@'dkt@ri/
vodn There was an introductory offer of a free meal for two.
intuition, n /"Intju'IS@n/
intucia My intuition told me not to trust him.
invader, n /In'veId@/
votrelec, njazdnk Invaders destroyed the town.
irresistible, adj /"Ir@'zIst@b@l/
neodolaten The chocolate cake was irresistible.
jazz, n /dZ{z/
dez We went to the jazz festival in Newport.
keyboard, n /'ki:bO:d/
klvesnica She spilled tea all over the computer keyboard.
last, v /lA:st/
trva The hot weather lasted for two weeks.
league, n /li:g/
liga They need to improve their position in the league.
leek, n /li:k/
pr The leek is the national symbol of Wales.
legendary, adj /'ledZ@nd@ri/
legendrny And now, the legendary singer, Frank Sinatra!
lonely hearts, n /"l@Unli 'hA:ts/
osamel srdcia / zoznamka v novinch He put an advert in the lonely
hearts column of the newspaper.
lost and found, n /"lst @n 'faUnd/
straty a nlezy We wrote a description of the dog and put it in the Lost and Found.
manipulate, v /m@'nIpjUleIt/
manipulova He is willing to manipulate his friends if it will help his career.
metallic, adj /m@'t{lIk/
kovov There's a scratch in the metallic paint on my car.
middle-aged, adj /"mIdl 'eIdZd/
v strednom veku The couple looked middle-aged but were dressed like
teenagers.
nowadays, adv /'naU@deIz/
tieto dni, v tejto dobe More people have cars nowadays.
offensive, adj /@'fensIv/
urliv Lots of people complained that the advert was offensive.
opinion, n /@'pInj@n/
nzor In our opinion the new head teacher is wonderful!
out-of-this-world, adj /"aUt @v DIs
'w:ld/
mimo tohto sveta The billionaire paid for an out-of-this-world trip on the
spaceship.
perfect, adj /'p:fIkt/
dokonal, bezchybn She speaks perfect English.
permanent, adj /'p:m@n@nt/
stly, permanentn With broadband you have a permanent connection to the
Internet.
personally, adv /'p:s@n@li/
osobne Personally, I don't like war movies.
powerful, adj /'paU@f@l/
siln, vkonn We'll need some powerful computers to perform these calculations.
properly, adv /'prp@li/
sprvne, poriadne The computer printer isn't working properly.
questionnaire, n /"kwestS@'ne@/
dotaznk Could you fill in this questionnaire?
range (mountain -), n /reIndZ/
psmo, priestor He built a railway through the high mountain range.
rap, n /r{p/
rap - druh hudby You don't sing the words in a rap song, you just speak them.
read through sth, /"ri:d 'Tru:
"smTI/
preta nieo Sadie read through the book from cover to cover.
red deer, n /"red 'dI@/
jele We approached the red deer carefully.
refreshing, adj /rI'freSI/
osvieujci I'd love a long, cool, refreshing drink of water.
reliable, adj /rI'laI@b@l/
spoahliv Rick is a good, reliable worker.

resistance to, /rI'zIst@ns t@,
tU/
odpor, prekka There was strong resistance to the scheme.
revival, n /rI'vaIv@l/
oivenie zujmu, obrodenie There's been a revival of seventies music lately.
ridiculous, adj /rI'dIkj@l@s/
smieny That's a ridiculous idea!
ring sb up, /"rI smb@di
'p/
zavola niekomu He rang me up on his mobile to say he'd be late.
roe deer, n /'r@U dI@/
srnec We could see the roe deer through the trees in the forest.
sale, n /seIl/
predaj Her house is for sale for 100,000.
saxophone, n /'s{ks@f@Un/
saxofn My uncle plays the saxophone in a jazz band.
sensual, adj /'senSu@l/
zmyslov She likes sensual pleasures such as sunbathing.
serious, adj /'sI@ri@s/
vny There's been a serious road accident.
sexist, n /'seksIst/
sexistick Her boss has a very sexist attitude.
shocking, adj /'SkI/
okujci It's shocking that so many young people are homeless in this country.
shop around, /"Sp @'raUnd/
hada najlepiu cenu tovaru We had to shop around to find a bargain.
silly, adj /'sIli/
hlpy That was a silly thing to do!
sit back, /"sIt 'b{k/
sadn si Just sit back and enjoy the show.
sniff, v /snIf/
ohrnova nos, vetri, ucha At least he's offered you a job that's not to be
sniffed at!
snorkelling, n /'snO:k@lI/
norchlovanie We tried snorkelling when we were in Hawaii.
software, n /'sftwe@/
software First you need to load the software onto your computer.
special, adj /'speS@l/
pecilny We have a very special guest with us this evening.
squirrel, v /'skwIr@l/
uetri si, odloi si By December I had $300 squirreled away.
standard, adj /'st{nd@d/
ben, tandardn I'd like a standard return ticket to Leeds, please.
start off by, /"stA:t 'f baI/
zaa, vyrazi He started off by painting the ceiling and then did the walls.
stylish, adj /'staIlIS/
vkusn, mdny Joe always wears very stylish clothes.
successful, adj /s@k'sesf@l/
spen They were successful in persuading him to join their team.
suite, n /swi:t/
apartmn They've booked us into the honeymoon suite.
take sth back, /"teIk smTI
'b{k/
vzia nieo sp There was a mark on the dress so she took it back to the shop.
tasteless, adj /'teIstl@s/
bez chuti Some of her clothes are really tasteless!
tasty, adj /'teIsti/
chutn This pizza is really tasty.
tempt, v /tempt/
poka, zvdza She tried to tempt me to have a cigarette.
terrible, adj /'ter@b@l/
hrozn, stran I have a terrible headache.
throw sth away, /"Tr@U smTI
@'weI/
zahodi nieo I didn't know whether to throw the coat away or give it to charity.
tight, adj /taIt/
obtiahnut She was wearing a tight white T-shirt.
top (- quality), adj /tp/
vrcholov, naj... This shop only sells top quality products.
try sth on, /"traI smTI
'n/
vyska si nieo She tried six dresses on but didn't like any of them.
unique, adj /ju:'ni:k/
jedinen, uniktny Everyone's personality is unique.
unusual, adj /n'ju:Zu@l,
Z@l/
nezvyajn He has an unusual name.
wanted, adj /'wntId/
hadan Put your old computer in the "For Sale or Wanted" column.
washable (machine -),
adj
/'wS@b@l/
vhodn na pranie / v prke / He read the label to see if the jumper was
machine-washable.
washing powder, n /'wSI "paUd@/
prac prok She put the washing powder into the machine and switched it on.
waterproof, adj /'wO:t@pru:f/
vodeodoln David bought a waterproof jacket for the hiking trip.
weird, adj /wI@d/
prern, tajupln, nadprirodzen It was quite a weird experience.
welcome, n /'welk@m/
privtanie Strangers do not get a welcome in this town.
work, v /w:k/
pracova, fungova The TV isn't working properly I can't get Channel 5.
young, n /j/
mlde Health, fitness and good looks are wasted on the young.
MODULE SIX

artistic, adj /A:'tIstIk/
umelecky zaloen I'm not very artistic I can't paint or draw.
attitude, n /'{tItju:d/
vzah, postoj I think it's best to have a relaxed attitude to money.
aware, adj /@'we@/
vedom si... I was aware of someone standing behind me.
babysit for, /'beIbisIt f@,
fO:/
stri niekomu deti I sometimes babysit for my neighbours so they can go out.
bad-tempered, adj /"b{d 'temp@d/
nema dobr nladu, namosren Why is Tim so bad-tempered today?
bald, adj /bO:ld/
holohlav He's going bald.
battered, adj /'b{t@d/
rozbit, roztlen He took out a battered old book and began to read.
best, n /best/
najlepie They can only ask you to do your best.
blond, adj /blnd/
svetl, blond He had blond hair before he went bald.
boot, n /bu:t/
kufor / auta / There's an emergency first-aid kit in the boot.
bother, n /'bD@/
trpenie I'm not even going to ask her it's not worth the bother.
bright, adj /braIt/
jasn, bystr, chytr He's the brightest student I've ever taught.
brilliance, n /'brIlj@ns/
skvelos, brilantnos He is also respected for his brilliance as an artist.
bulging, adj /'bldZI/
vypukl, vydut Her bulging eyes showed how afraid she was.
carefree, adj /'ke@fri:/
bezstarostn At that time we were young and carefree.
carrier bag, n /'k{ri@ b{g/
nkupn taka - vinou plastov Dad put the plastic carrier bags into the
recycling bin.
cast, v /kA:st/
prideli lohu, obsadi herca do lohy As usual, they cast Hugh Grant as
the typical Englishman.
charity shop, n /'tS{r@ti Sp/
charitatvny obchod I bought two second-hand books from the charity shop.
cheerful, adj /'tSI@f@l/
vesel I feel really cheerful today because the holiday starts tomorrow.
chemists, n /'kem@sts/
lekre Dad bought some cough medicine at the chemist's.
chin, n /tSIn/
brada He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
civil rights, adj /"sIv@l 'raIts/
obianske prva He was elected leader of the civil rights movement in America.
clutch, v /kltS/
pevne zovrie, uchopi She was clutching a black bag.
collie, n /'kli/
klia The collie herded the sheep into the pen.
common, adj /'km@n/
ben, spolon, Dogs and cats don't have a lot in common.
communicate with, /k@'mju:nIkeIt
wID, wIT/
komunikova s.. We communicate with each other by email.
complex, adj /'kmpleks/
zloit, spletit This is a very complex problem.
complexion, n /k@m'plekS@n/
ple, vzhad, She had a lovely complexion.
confident, adj /'knf@d@nt/
sebaist, spoliehajci sa na... Jenny seems very confident about her exam.
congressman, n /'kgr@sm@n/
kongresman He used to be a congressman in the US House of Representatives.
conviction, n /k@n'vIkS@n/
presvedenie She spoke with great conviction.
crash into sth, /"kr{S 'Int@
"smTI/
nabra do... The racing car crashed into the barrier but the driver was unhurt.
creative, adj /kri'eItIv/
tvoriv, kreatvny He's one of Japan's most talented and creative film directors.
critical, adj /'krItIk@l/
kritick Dad's very critical of the way I dress.
dark (hair), adj /dA:k/
tmav He was over 80 but he still had dark hair.
depressed, adj /dI'prest/
sklesl, deprimovan She felt very depressed after losing her job.
dinosaur, n /'daIn@sO:/
dinosaurus The dinosaurs died millions of years ago.
disc jockey, n /'dIsk "dZki/
DJ On the radio the disc jockey was playing my favourite record.
disorganised, adj /dIs'O:g@naIzd/
neupraven, neorganizovan I've never known such a disorganised student.
do ones best, /"du: wnz
'best/
urobi to naj o sa d The student promised to do his best to organise his work.
doorway, n /'dO:weI/
vchod He stood in the doorway watching us.
drench, v /drentS/
zma, premoi I got totally drenched in the rain.
dynamic, adj /daI'n{mIk/
dynamick The new teacher is very dynamic.
elderly, adj /'eld@li/
star His parents are quite elderly.
eyebrow, n /'aIbraU/
oboie He raised his eyebrows in surprise.
face, n /feIs/
tvr It was really hard to keep a straight face when he told me!

fair (hair), adj /fe@/
svetl He's very fair and burns easily in the sun.
fogey (old -), n /'f@Ugi/
spiatonk, malometiak, dedulo He's such an old fogey he wont have a TV
in the house!
forehead, n /'fr@d, 'fO:hed/
elo You've got a spot in the middle of your forehead.
freckle, n /'frek@l/
peha She has freckles all over her nose.
fringe, n /frIndZ/
ofina My fringe needs cutting.
gather round, /"g{D@ 'raUnd/
zhromadi sa okolo The children gathered round Dad as he gave out the party
bags.
gear (=clothes), n /gI@/
rba, obleenie, vstroj She's getting changed into her party gear.
generous, adj /'dZen@r@s/
tedr Ella's such a generous person she'd give you her last penny.
genius, n /'dZi:ni@s/
gnius Einstein was a genius.
get at sb, /'get @t
"smb@di/
vyzveda od niekoho Her Mum's always getting at her for one thing or another.
get on with sb, /get 'n wID
"smb@di/
vychdza s niekm Rachel gets on really well with Jack.
get on with sth, /get 'n wID
"smTI/
pokraova I tried to get on with my homework despite the noise from the TV.
get sb down, /"get smb@di
'daUn/
vyerpva, deprimova, trpi The exams are really getting me down, I
don't think I'll pass.
get together, /"get t@'geD@/
stretn sa Let's get together after school.
give up, /"gIv 'p/
vzda sa I give up. What's the correct answer?
give up trying, /"gIv p 'traI
I/
viac sa nepoka, vzda sa pokusov He's given up trying to climb
Everest.
go out together, /g@U 'aUt
t@"geD@/
s spolu von We decided to go out together for a meal.
good-looking, adj /"gUd 'lUkI/
dobre vyzerajci He used to be a very good-looking man.
granny, n /'gr{ni/
stark I feel too young to be anybody's granny!
greenhouse effect, n /'gri:nhaUs
I"fekt/
sklenkov efekt The greenhouse effect is causing global warming.
grey (hair), adj /greI/
ed, ediv He went grey at the age of forty-one.
half-hidden, adj /"hA:f 'hIdn/
spolovice skryt The number of the house was half-hidden by the ivy on the wall.
hard-working, adj /"hA:d 'w:kI/
ako pracujci She's always been a hard-working student.
heed the call, /"hi:d D@ 'kO:l/
vimn si povolanie, venova pozornos povolaniu Jack heeded the
call and went to join the army.
helpful, adj /'helpf@l/
npomocn, pomocn The teacher made some helpful comments.
honest, adj /'n@st/
estn My father was a very honest man.
impatient, adj /Im'peIS@nt/
netrpezliv The officer was got very impatient with me when I didn't understand.
influence, n /'Influ@ns/
vplyv Your health is strongly influenced by the food that you eat.
insensitive, adj /In'sens@tIv/
necitliv, nevnmav Sometimes he can be rather insensitive.
intend to do sth, /In"tend t@ 'du:
"smTI/
zama, hodla I intend to pass my exams and go to university.
joke, n /dZ@Uk/
vtip He keeps making jokes about my hair.
junk food, n /'dZk fu:d/
nezdrav jedlo You eat too much junk food.
knock, v /nk/
udivi omri, prekvapi I was knocked out by how beautiful she looked!
look after, /lUk 'A:ft@/
stara sa o... Jess asked me to look after her cat while she was on holiday.
loser, n /'lu:z@/
porazen The loser has to buy everyone a drink.
lottery, n /'lt@ri/
lotria What would you do if you won the lottery?
materialistic, adj /m@"tI@ri@'lIstIk/
materialistick He's a very materialistic person and is always buying things.
mathematical, adj /"m{T@'m{tIk@l/
matematick She was a mathematical genius.
military, adj /'mIl@t@ri/
vojensk Her father was a military man and they travelled all over the world.
model, n /'mdl/
modelka She was a model for a fashion house in Paris.
moody, adj /'mu:di/
nladov After his divorce, he became moody and began drinking too much.
moustache, n /m@'stA:S/
fzy He's shaved off his moustache.
movement, n /'mu:vm@nt/
pohyb, hnutie The civil rights movement of the 1960s was unpopular with many

people.
nerve (what a -!), n /n:v/
nervy He asked me to lend him 100! What a nerve he's got!
ordinary, adj /'O:d@n@ri/
obyajn Nothing much has happened it's been a very ordinary day.
outgoing, adj /"aUt'g@UI/
spoloensk, stretov She was a girl with a very outgoing personality.
overweight, adj /"@Uv@'weIt/
nadvha, ma nadvhu I'm ten pounds overweight.
panda, n /'p{nd@/
panda erven - indick stromov cicavec My little brother though the
panda was a black and white bear!
patient with, /'peIS@nt wID,
wIT/
trpezliv The teacher was very patient with me when I couldn't understand.
persistent, adj /p@'sIst@nt/
vytrval neodbytn There have been persistent rumours that he is leaving.
philosophical, adj /"fIl@'sfIk@l/
filozofick She was by nature a philosophical person.
prophesy, v /'prf@saI/
veti, prorokova He prophesied that a flood would cover the Earth.
plaits, n /pl{ts/
copy She always wore her hair in plaits when she went swimming.
pneumonia, n /nju:'m@Uni@/
zpal pc Grandad is in hospital with pneumonia.
political, adj /p@'lItIk@l/
politick The US has two main political parties.
pony-tail, n /'p@Uni teIl/
konsk chvost - druh esu I'm growing my hair so I can have a pony-tail.
point sth out, /"pOInt smTI
'aUt/
poukza na, upozorni Mum pointed out that I still owed her 10.
prediction, n /prI'dIkS@n/
predpove Here are our predictions for next year's fashions.
put up with sth, /pUt 'p wID
"smTI/
vysporiada sa, zmieri sa s... We couldn't put up with the noise and
complained to the police.
rage, v /reIdZ/
zri The war between Germany and Britain raged on for many rears.
rattle, v /'r{tl/
rachoti, lomozi, The earthquake only lasted a few seconds, but it rattled all the
doors and windows.
red (go bright -), adj /red/
erven She went red with embarrassment.
red (hair), adj /red/
ryav vlasy Her red hair goes well with that green dress.
revolt against sb, /rI'v@Ult @"genst
"smb@di/
vzbri sa proti The students revolted against the government over civil rights.
roam, v /r@Um/
potulova sa Gangs of thieves roam the city.
satisfied with, /'s{t@sfaId wID,
wIT/
spokojn s... The teacher said he was satisfied with the quality of my work.
scientific, adj /"saI@n'tIfIk/
vedeck He's a respected member of the scientific community.
selfish, adj /'selfIS/
sebeck That was a very selfish thing to do.
senator, n /'sen@t@/
sentor Senator Dole is running for President.
sensitive, adj /'sens@tIv/
citliv, vnmav He was very sensitive to other people's needs.
shark, n /SA:k/
ralok Sharks were circling around our boat.
shoulder-length, adj /'S@Uld@ leT/
dka po plecia She had dark, shoulder-length hair.
shy, adj /SaI/
hanbliv She's painfully shy with strangers.
slim, adj /slIm/
chud You're looking a lot slimmer have you lost weight?
smug, adj /smg/
samoby, domav "I told you that would happen," she said, trying not to
sound too smug.
snack, n /sn{k/
ahk jedlo We didn't have time for a meal so we just had a snack.
snorkel, v /'snO:k@l/
norchlova We went snorkelling in the sea and saw lots of different fish.
sociable, adj /'s@US@b@l/
spoloensk They're a pleasant, sociable couple.
speculation, n /"spekj@'leIS@n/
pekulcia There is speculation that the president is ill.
sporting, adj /'spO:tI/
portov She likes the sporting types as boyfriends.
spot, v /spt/
vyptra, vystopova I've just spotted a great place for a picnic.
stall, v /stO:l/
zosta tra The car stalled at the junction.
straight, adj /streIt/
rovn, vny I really wanted to laugh but I managed to keep a straight face.
stubborn, adj /'stb@n/
tvrdohlav Steve can be very stubborn sometimes.
stuff, n /stf/
ltka, materil, What's that green stuff on the wall?
sun cream, n /'sn kri:m/
krm na opaovanie Liam covered himself with sun cream before sunbathing.
sun tan, n /'sn t{n/
oplenie After a week, Arthur had a lovely sun tan.
sunburnt, adj /'snb:nt/
splen od slnka Be careful not to get sunburnt.

sure, adj /SO:/
ist, spoahliv, zaruen It will be difficult to win, that's for sure.
suspiciously, adv /s@'spIS@sli/
podozrievavo, nedverivo Meg looked at me suspiciously.
sympathetic, adj /"sImp@'TetIk/
scitn My parents weren't very sympathetic when I told them I had no money left.
take sth up, /"teIk smTI
'p/
zaa s... Mum's taken up yoga.
taste in, /'teIst In/
vkus Jill has poor taste in men her last boyfriend stole her car!
tell, v /tel/
poveda He spent all his father's money, so what does that tell you about him?
tell sb off, /"tel smb@di
'f/
vynada niekomu The teacher told her off for running in the corridor.
tolerant, adj /'tl@r@nt/
tolerantn We should be tolerant of other people's beliefs.
tool kit, n /'tu:l kIt/
kufrk s nstrojmi I realised I'd left my tool kit in the garage.
tour, n /tU@/
turn In the summer the band went on tour to North America.
tramp, n /tr{mp/
tulk The tramp was asleep in a shop doorway.
trendy, adj /'trendi/
modern, trendov These trendy bars are all very expensive!
umbrella, n /m'brel@/
ddnik It started to rain so I put up my umbrella.
well-built, adj /"wel 'bIlt/
dobre stavan He was very well-built and exercised at the gym every week.
worth, adj /w:T/
cenn, stojaci za... I'm not even going to ask her it's not worth the bother.
wrinkles, n /'rIk@lz/
vzorky Although she's 95 she has hardly any wrinkles!
MODULE SEVEN

access to, /'{kses t@, tU/
prstup I can get access to the Internet on my computer.
according to, /@'kO:dI t@,
tU/
poda... According to Rachel, Keith started the fight.
against, prep /@'genst,
@'geInst/
proti Philip was against the idea of selling the house.
analytical, adj /"{n@'lItIk@l/
analytick She has an analytical mind.
apparently, adv /@'p{r@ntli/
zrejme, patrne Apparently, he doesn't like his job.
argument against/for, /'A:gj@m@nt
@"genst, f@/
dvod / argument za a proti There are arguments for and against wearing
school uniform.
assessment, n /@'sesm@nt/
odhad, ohodnotenie What's Michael's assessment of the situation?
astronomy, n /@'strn@mi/
astronmia Chris wants to study astronomy but his parents don't approve.
bark, v /bA:k/
teka I knocked on the door and a dog barked inside the house.
boarding school, n /'bO:dI sku:l/
interntna kola We send our son to boarding school because we work abroad.
box, v /bks/
boxova He boxed for his university when he was younger.
boyfriend, n /'bOIfrend/
priate Her boyfriend is an artist.
catch up with sth, /"k{tS 'p wID
"smTI/
dohoni I ran but I couldn't catch up with the bus.
charming, adj /'tSA:mI/
okzujci, pvabn What a charming child!
choir, n /kwaI@/
zbor Sue sings in the school choir.
coastal, adj /'k@Ust@l/
pobren The coastal regions of Italy are very beautiful.
compulsory, adj /k@m'pls@ri/
povinn Some countries have compulsory military service.
conclusion, n /k@n'klu:Z@n/
zver, rozhodnutie I've come to the conclusion that she's lying.
currently, adv /'kr@ntli/
teraz They are currently on holiday in New Zealand.
curriculum, n /k@'rIkj@l@m/
osnovy, tudijn pln Greek will be on the curriculum next term.
dedicated, adj /'dedIkeIt@d/
oddan, zasvten Our staff are all very dedicated.
detector, n /dI'tekt@/
detektor We need new batteries for the smoke detector.
difficult, adj /'dIfIk@lt/
nron Skiing isn't difficult, but it takes practice.
dismiss sb, /dIs'mIs
"smb@di/
prepusti He was always late for work, so the manager dismissed him.
eat out, /"i:t 'aUt/
jes vonku, mimo domu I didn't feel like cooking so I decided to eat out.
effort, n /'ef@t/
nmaha You should make an effort to find exactly the right present.
elective (=option at
/I'lektIv/
volebn, voliten Discuss this list of elective subjects with your parents.

school), adj
elementary school, n /"el@'ment@ri
"sku:l/
zkladn kola My youngest child has just started at elementary school.
eliminate, v /I'lIm@neIt/
odstrni, eliminova We can never completely eliminate crime from our
society.
embarrassing, adj /Im'b{r@sI/
zahanbujce, It was very embarrassing because he heard what I said about him.
enormous, adj /I'nO:m@s/
obrovsk, enormn It cost an enormous amount of money.
facility, n /f@'sIl@ti/
vybavenie, zariadenie The sports facilities at our school are very good.
factfile, n /'f{ktfaIl/
poznmkov blok/ ann I found your factfile very helpful when doing my
homework.
fall behind with, /"fO:l bI'haInd
wID, wIT/
zaosta za... Suzie had been ill and had fallen behind with her studies.
for (=in favour of), prep /f@, fO:/
by za... I'm all for the idea of giving everybody a good education.
furthermore, adv /"f:D@'mO:/
mimotoho You're grounded, and furthermore, I'm stopping your pocket money.
future, n /'fju:tS@/
budcnos Young people often don't think about their future.
get on well with sb, /"get n 'wel
wID "smb@di/
vychdza s niekm We get on well with our parents.
get on with, /get 'n wID,
wIT/
pokraova Stop talking and get on with your work!
get sb to do sth, /"get smb@di
t@ 'du:
"smTI/
printi niekoho urobi nieo I got her to cook the meal by promising to do
the washing up.
give sth up, /"gIv smTI
'p/
vzda sa nieoho She's given up eating chocolate.
go into work, /"g@U Int@
'w:k/
s do prce Jed had to go into work at five o'clock every morning.
go on to be, /g@U 'n t@ bi/
pokraova He went on to become a millionaire.
go on to do sth, /g@U "n t@
'du: "smTI/
pokraova Later, he went on to try and do something about world poverty.
go over sth, /g@U '@Uv@
"smTI/
prejs si nieo I decided to go over my notes before the exam.
go through sth, /g@U 'Tru:
"smTI/
pokraova alej, dokoni I asked the teacher to go through the points I
didn't understand.
grade, n /greId/
stupe There are five different grades of hotel.
gravity, n /'gr{v@ti/
gravitcia The spaceship travelled beyond the pull of the Earth's gravity.
hand, n /h{nd/
ruka On the one hand, he's rich; on the other hand, he's ugly.
harp, v /hA:p/
stle nara I wish they'd stop harping on about the fact they're vegetarians.
heavy metal, n /"hevi metl
'mju:zIk/
heavy metal - druh hudby I like music with a strong beat, especially heavy
metal.
hip hop, n /'hIp hp/
hip hop My brother prefers hip hop music .
imitation of, /"Im@'teIS@n @v,
v/
napodobenina She can do a good imitation of the English teacher.
inspiration, n /"Insp@'reIS@n/
inpircia Monet's work has always been my inspiration.
interested in, /'Intr@st@d In/
zaujma sa o... My brother has always been interested in football.
jealous of, /'dZel@s @v, v/
iarli na She was jealous of all the attention her sister got.
kayak, n /'kaI{k/
kajak She paddled the kayak smoothly through the water.
lift, v /lIft/
vah, odvoz Can you give me a lift into town?
link, v /lIk/
spojova Lung cancer has been linked to cigarette smoking.
log on, /"lg 'n/
prihlsi sa He logged on to the Internet.
look sth up, /"lUk smTI
'p/
vyhada nieo I didn't know what was on TV so I looked it up in the paper.
lyrics, n /'lIrIks/
text - piesne I write the music and Max writes the lyrics.
mandolin, n /"m{nd@'lIn/
mandolna She played a tune on the mandolin.
martial art, n /"mA:S@l 'A:t/
bojov umenie Kung Fu is a popular martial art.

mean, v /mi:n/
znamena Just because he apologised, that doesn't mean very much.
method-acting, n /"meT@d '{ktI/
hranie poda metdy Stanislavskho At drama school, we were taught
method-acting.
m-learning, /'em "l:nI/
uenie sa cez mobil I checked my mobile to see if the teacher had sent an m-
learning lesson.
moreover, adv /mO:r'@Uv@/
mimoto, a o viac I have always lived here, and moreover, I do not plan to move.
mosquito, n /m@'ski:t@U/
komr I'm covered in mosquito bites!
motivate sb, /'m@UtIveIt
"smb@di/
motivova niekoho A good teacher has to be able to motivate her students.
optional, adj /'pS@n@l/
voliten, nepovinn All children have to study maths and English, but French is
optional.
oral, adj /'O:r@l/
stny There will be an oral test tomorrow.
part, n /pA:t/
as, / take part - zastni sa / All the teachers took part in the school play.
plan on doing sth, /"pl{n n
'du:I "smTI/
naplnova We are planning on going to Rome at Easter.
prestigious, adj /pr@'stIdZ@s/
prestny Oxford is a highly prestigious university.
private school, n /'praIv@t sku:l/
skromn kola We've been thinking of sending him to a private school.
promote, v /pr@'m@Ut/
povi He is hoping to be promoted to manager soon.
put sth off, /"pUt smTI
'f/
odloi na neskr, pozdra I put off telling her the bad news as long as I
could.
qualified, adj /'kwl@faId/
kvalifikovan Gibbons is highly qualified for the job.
red, adj /red/
erven Her face went bright red when she realised they'd heard what she said.
sandcastle, n /'s{nd"kA:s@l/
hrad z piesku The children built a sandcastle on the beach.
self-testing, adj /"self 'testI/
samo testovanie, seba testovanie I finished the self-testing exercises but I
still can't judge my ability.
set sth up, /"set smTI
'p/
nastavi nieo I set up the video recorder to record my favourite TV programme.
show business, n /'S@U "bIzn@s/
filmov/ divadeln svet, obchod She had a long career in show business.
sightseeing, n /'saIt"si:I/
pozeranie pamtihodnost In the afternoon we all went sightseeing round the
town.
sponsor, v /'spns@/
sponzorova, podporova Coca-Cola have offered to sponsor the tournament.
stand, v /st{nd/
znies I can't stand people who only talk about themselves.
state school, n /'steIt sku:l/
ttna kola She had a state school education and went on to Oxford University.
statue, n /'st{tSu:/
socha There's a statue of Queen Victoria in the square.
strict, adj /strIkt/
prsny Most of the teachers here are quite strict.
stuck, adj /stk/
prilepen, uviaznut John got stuck up the tree!
stunt, n /stnt/
kaskadrsky ksok There's a great stunt in which his car has to jump across a
15 metre gap.
sword fighting, n /'sO:d "faItI/
ermovanie There was a lot of sword fighting in the film.
take up a subject, /teIk 'p @
"sbdZIkt/
zaa s... He decided to take up French next term.
tend, v /tend/
ma sklon Older students tend to be more interested in class.
trip, n /trIp/
vlet I'd like to go on the school trip to Yorkshire next month.
uncooperative, adj /"nk@U'p@r@tIv
/
nespolupracujci He was so uncooperative I asked him to leave the team.
unlikely, adj /n'laIkli/
nepravdepodobn It is unlikely that you will get your money back.
visual, adj /'vIZu@l/
zrakov, vizulny The movie has a strong visual impact.
vocational, adj /v@U'keIS@n@l/
odborn, tkajci sa povolania Vocational education and training courses
take place at the college all year.
wallet, n /'wl@t/
peaenka I've only got about 10 in my wallet.
web, n /web/
web Which are the best education-related sites on the Web?
worthwhile, adj /"w:T'waIl/
stojaci za to It's worthwhile checking the price of a camera in several shops.
zero gravity, n /"zI@r@U
'gr{v@ti/
nulov zemsk pralivos/ gravitcia At zero gravity the astronauts
began to float around.
MODULE EIGHT

abroad, adv /@'brO:d/
v zahrani, do zahraniia Have you travelled abroad much?
acclaim, n /@'kleIm/
uvtanie, ovcie His first novel received widespread acclaim.
advisor, n /@d'vaIz@/
poradca The careers advisor wasn't sure he was in the right job!
agent, n /'eIdZ@nt/
agent, zstupca Our company has an agent in Madrid.
architect, n /'A:kItekt/
architekt Her dad is an architect.
art, n /A:t/
umenie She went to college to study art.
attach, v /@'t{tS/
pripevni, nakloni, zska I'm very attached to my old car I'd hate to damage
it.
big, adj /bIg/
vek She comes from a big family eight brothers!
booming, adj /'bu:mI/
prudko rastci Business was booming so everyone got a bonus.
brave, adj /breIv/
staton, odvny He wasn't brave enough to dive into the deep water.
bravery, n /'breIv@ri/
statonos He was awarded a medal for his bravery.
business, n /'bIzn@s/
obchod You need a lot of money to succeed in business .
calm down, /"kA:m 'daUn/
ukudni sa Calm down and tell me what happened.
careful, adj /'ke@f@l/
opatrn Be careful crossing the road.
case, n /keIs/
prpad This is the worst case of animal cruelty I have ever seen.
cashier, n /k{'SI@/
pokladnk At the supermarket I paid the cashier by cheque.
charm, n /tSA:m/
pvab, kzlo Oxford has a lot of charm.
come up with an idea, /km "p wID
@n aI'dI@/
vyjs, objavi sa, prs s She came up with an idea to stop the motorway
development.
committed, adj /k@'mItId/
oddan He seems committed to his work.
composer, n /k@m'p@Uz@/
skladate The composer of the song was John Lennon.
confident, adj /'knfId@nt/
sebaist, spoliehajci sa na... Jenny seems very confident about her exam.
construction, n /k@n'strkS@n/
stavba, budovanie He works in construction with Buildalot Limited.
construction worker, n /k@n'strkS@n
"w:k@/
stavebn robotnk Construction workers can hurt their backs lifting heavy
weights.
contradict, v /"kntr@'dIkt/
odporova Their stories contradicted each other.
cost of living, n /"kst @v 'lIvI/
ivotn nklady Average wages have increased in line with the cost of living.
count up, /"kaUnt 'p/
spota I'll count up the money.
creative, adj /kri'eItIv/
tvoriv He's one of Japan's most talented and creative film directors.
curriculum vitae, n /k@"rIkj@l@m
'vi:taI/
ivotopis I sent in my curriculum vitae with my job application.
deaf, adj /def/
hluch He went deaf for a while after the explosion.
declining, adj /dI'klaInI/
klesajci Europe's declining industries mean more people are out of work.
description, n /dI'skrIpS@n/
popis, opis His description fitted the missing woman.
deserter, n /dI'z:t@/
uteenec, dezertr The deserter was shot at dawn.
design, n /dI'zaIn/
nvrhrstvo, dizajn I'd like to go into fashion design when I leave college.
desperation, n /"desp@'reIS@n/
zfalstvo He acted in sheer desperation.
digital, adj /'dIdZItl/
digitlny They've made a digital recording of the concert.
director, n /dI'rekt@, daI /
riadite How is the new marketing director doing?
disillusioned, adj /"dIs@'lu:Z@nd/
sklaman He became disillusioned with religion.
doubt, n /daUt/
pochybnos I have no doubt you'll be successful in whatever you choose to do.
downtown, adj, adv /"daUn'taUn/
v centre mesta She works in a bar downtown.
dramatically, adv /dr@'m{tIkli/
dramaticky The Internet has grown dramatically.
dress up for, /"dres 'p f@,
fO:/
obliec sa na... She dressed up for the party.
electrician, n /I"lek'trIS@n,
"elIk /
elektrikr All the lights in the building went out and we sent for the electrician.
emotional, adj /I'm@US@n@l/
citov, emocionlny It was a very emotional reunion.
engineering, n /"endZ@'nI@rI/
strojrenstvo, ininierstvo The course will introduce young people to
engineering.
escalator, n /'esk@leIt@/
vah We took the escalator to the third floor of the store.

fabulously, adv /'f{bj@l@sli/
bjne, vybjene The rock star was fabulously rich and had houses in five
countries.
farm worker, n /'fA:m "w:k@/
farmrsky robotnk Farm workers get paid very little.
farming, n /'fA:mI/
farmrenie You don't want to go into farming if you want to make a lot of money!
fashion, n /'f{S@n/
mda She wants to follow a career in fashion.
fashion model, n /'f{S@n "mdl/
modelka That fashion model is very thin do you think she eats anything?
fast-food, adj /'fA:st fu:d/
rchle oberstvenie We stopped at the fast-food restaurant for a quick meal.
firefighter, n /'faI@"faIt@/
poiarnik The firefighter dashed into the burning house to save the child.
fit, v /fIt/
hodi a, zapada The man we arrested fits the description Mr Smith gave us
earlier.
flexible, adj /'fleks@b@l/
poddajn, prun, flexibiln They're usually quite flexible about the hours I
work.
flirtation, n /fl:'teIS@n/
flirt, pohrvanie sa He had a brief flirtation with photography as a career.
forestry worker, n /'fr@stri
"w:k@/
lesn robotnk The forestry workers cut down the dead tree.
foundation, n /faUn'deIS@n/
nadcia The university has set up a foundation for educational research.
gas station (AmE), n /'g{s "steIS@n/
benznov pumpa In Florida we hired a car and filled up at the gas station.
generous, adj /'dZen@r@s/
tedr It was really generous of Jack to take us all on holiday.
go on about sth, /g@U 'n @baUt
"smTI/
pokraova I wish my brother would stop going on about his girlfriend.
gonna, auxiliary verb /'gn@/
going go - blzka budcnos We're gonna spend the evening in Bar Rita.
gruesome, adj /'gru:s@m/
prern This castle has a gruesome history.
handicapped, adj /'h{ndik{pt/
hendikepovan, telesne postihnut "Mind" is a charity for mentally
handicapped people.
hand-made, adj /"h{nd 'meId/
rune roben We bought some hand-made chocolates.
hopeful, n /'h@Upf@l/
pln ndeje, ndejn There was a queue of hopefuls down the street when the
competition started.
indoors, adv /"In'dO:z/
vo vntri Keep the plant indoors during the winter.
information
technology, n
/Inf@"meIS@n
tek'nl@dZi/
informan technolgie She wanted a job in the Information Technology
department.
insane, adj /In'seIn/
ialen, duevne chor Don't be insane! You can't possibly jump down from
here!
insist, v /In'sIst/
trva na nieom Don insisted that he hadn't gone out of the house at all.
inspiration, n /"Insp@'reIS@n/
inpircia These gardening programmes give people inspiration for their own
homes.
intercultural, adj /"Int@'kltS@r@l/
interkulturlny We have set up this centre to improve intercultural understanding
in the city.
interrupt, v /"Int@'rpt/
prerui I tried to explain, but people kept interrupting me.
interview, n /'Int@vju:/
pohovor, interview I've got a job interview this afternoon.
job, n /dZb/
prca, zamestnanie I'm going to spend the weekend doing various odd jobs in
the house.
labrador, n /'l{br@dO:/
labrador Labradors are often trained as guide dogs for the blind.
law, n /lO:/
prvo Law is a career that takes years of study.
lifestyle, n /'laIfstaIl/
ivotn tl They have a very exciting lifestyle.
light-hearted, adj /"laIt 'hA:tId/
optimistick, vesel, bezstarostn The film took a light-hearted look at life in
an Alaskan winter.
literature, n /'lIt@r@tS@/
literatra I'm interested in French literature.
location, n /l@U'keIS@n/
umiestnenie, pozemok They shot "Lord of the Rings" on location in New
Zealand.
logical, adj /'ldZIk@l/
logick There's no logical reason for you to be jealous.
look around, /"lUk @'raUnd/
obzrie si We'll look around the house and then tell you what we think.
loving, adj /'lvI/
milujci His loving wife looked after him while he was ill.
make, v /meIk/
robi I think you've made a mistake thinking that he'll like that present.
make out (- you
understand),
/meIk 'aUt/
tvrdi, predstiera, domnieva sa He made out that he understood me.
make up a story, /"meIk p @
'stO:ri/
vymyslie si He often makes up stories for his little girl at bedtime.

make up sth, /"meIk 'p
"smTI/
vymyslie si She made up an excuse about being too ill to go to work.
media (the -), n /'mi:di@/
mdi The media have been very unkind to her she's OK really.
medicine, n /'meds@n/
medicna I've been in medicine for 30 years now.
menace, n /'men@s/
hrozba, nebezpeenstvo Leaking gas ovens are a menace to old people.
miner, n /'maIn@/
bank There was a strike by coal miners when Thatcher was Prime Minister.
mistake, n /mI'steIk/
chyba These sums are wrong - I made a mistake with the calculations.
mom (AmE), n /mm/
mami Mom, can we go swimming?
motivated, adj /'m@UtIveItId/
motivovan The students are all highly motivated to succeed.
mugging, n /'mgI/
napadnutie a okradnutie niekoho na verejnom priestranstve The
police decided to crack down on mugging in the town centre.
musician, n /mju:'zIS@n/
hudobnk, muzikant Bill likes being a session musician as he plays for different
groups.
national anthem, n /"n{S@n@l
'{nT@m/
nrodn hymna The crowd sang the national anthem before the match started.
neighbourhood, n /'neIb@hUd/
susedstvo He grew up in a tough neighbourhood.
nurse, n /n:s/
zdravotn sestra My mum worked as a nurse with old people all her life.
odd job, n /"d 'dZb/
prleitostn prca There's lots of odd jobs need doing around the house.
organised, adj /'O:g@naIzd/
organizovan, pripraven Alice was very organised about the holiday, down to
the last detail.
outdoors, adv /"aUt'dO:z/
vonku In the summer we often eat outdoors.
patient, adj /'peIS@nt/
trpezliv Just be patient and wait.
perform, v /p@'fO:m/
hra, vystupova Many students performed in the school play.
phenomenon, n /fI'nm@n@n/
kaz, jav Earthquakes and hurricanes are natural phenomena.
police officer, n /p@'li:s "fIs@/
policajt The police officers caught the burglars.
politician, n /"pl@'tIS@n/
politik I don't trust politicians who try too hard to get my vote.
practical, adj /'pr{ktIk@l/
praktick He's more suited to a practical occupation like plumbing.
prime minister, n /"praIm
'mIn@st@/
predseda vldy, premir The prime minister lives at 10 Downing Street.
private life, n /'praIv@t laIf/
skromn ivot Politicians don't like the media reporting about their private lives.
properly, adv /'prp@li/
poriadne The computer printer isn't working properly.
pull a gun on, /"pUl @ 'gn
n/
vytiahnu zbra na... One of the men pulled a gun on the shopkeeper.
pushy, adj /'pUSi/
dotierav The salesman was so pushy I walked out of the shop.
receptionist, n /rI'sepS@nIst/
recepn The receptionist booked us into the hotel and gave us our keys.
reliable, adj /rI'laI@b@l/
spoahliv Rick is a good, reliable worker.
respected, adj /rI'spektId/
ven, repektovan He's a well respected teacher.
retire, v /rI'taI@/
s do dchodku I'm going to retire when I'm 60.
risk, n /rIsk/
riziko Most sports involve taking a risk of being injured.
rock and roll, n /"rk @n 'r@Ul/
rock and roll Grace is lead singer in a rock and roll band.
run away from, /"rn @'weI
fr@m, frm/
utiec od/z... His older brother was always hitting him so he ran away from home.
runaway, adj /'rn@weI/
osoba kt. odniekia utiekla, uteenec London is where many runaway
children go to when they leave home.
sack (get the -), n /s{k/
dosta vyhadzov She got the sack for being rude to the customers.
salt, n /sO:lt/
so The chef added salt to the food for flavour.
science, n /'saI@ns/
veda She wants to pursue a career in the sciences.
sci-fi, adj, n /'saI faI/
vedecko fantastick The aliens in the sci-fi film were terrifying.
sculptor, n /'sklpt@/
sochr The sculptor took five years to complete this statue.
sensitive, adj /'sens@tIv/
citliv He was very sensitive to other people's needs.
session musician, /'seS@n
mju:"zIS@n/
hudobnk na veierkoch Bill likes being a session musician as he plays for
different groups.
settle down in, /"setl 'daUn In/
zabva sa, udomcni sa We are settling down well in our new house.
sewage, n /'sju:IdZ, 'su: /
splaky, odpadov voda / sewage works - kanalizan stanice /

The sewage works treats all the waste products from the pipeline.
shop assistant, n /'Sp @"sIst@nt/
predavaka She works as a shop assistant in a clothes shop.
smelling salts, n /'smelI sO:lts/
dchacia so The doctor waved smelling salts under her nose to wake her.
snack bar, n /'sn{k bA:/
rchle oberstvenie, Chris had a cup of coffee at the snack bar.
sniff, v /snIf/
poahova nosom, smrka, ucha Stop sniffing and blow your nose.
soldier, n /'s@UldZ@/
vojak There are around 1000 soldiers in the capital city tonight.
speak up, /"spi:k 'p/
hovori hlasnejie Speak up or they won't hear you at the back of the room.
specialist, n /'speS@lIst/
odbornk, pecialista She works as a cancer specialist at the local hospital.
speech, n /spi:tS/
re The President will make a speech to Congress later today.
spoilt for choice, /"spOIlt f@
'tSOIs/
vek vber, nevedie si vybra There were so many meals on the menu we
were spoilt for choice.
sport, n /spO:t/
port I like to play most sports, but basketball is my favourite.
sticky, adj /'stIki/
neprjemn, dusn Things are getting a bit sticky we're under attack all the
time.
street cleaner, n /'stri:t "kli:n@/
zameta ulc The streets were so filthy the street cleaners went on strike.
stressful, adj /'stresf@l/
stresujci Pilots have a stressful job.
stunt, n /stnt/
kaskadrsky ksok There's a great stunt in which his car has to jump across a
15 metre gap.
stuntman, n /'stntm{n/
kaskadr In the film the stuntman had to jump out of a burning building.
stuntwoman, n /'stnt"wUm@n/
kaskadrka The stuntwoman will crash the car into the building.
suspect, n /'sspekt/
podozriv Two suspects were arrested today in connection with the robbery.
sympathetic, adj /"sImp@'TetIk/
scitn, astn My parents weren't very sympathetic when I told them I had no
money left.
take a day off, /"teIk @ deI 'f/
vzia si de vona Take a day off work if you're not feeling well.
take sth down, /"teIk smTI
'daUn/
zapsa nieo I answered the phone and took down a message for Marta.
talented, adj /'t{l@ntId/
talentovan She's a very talented musician and composer.
tattoo, v /t@'tu:, t{'tu:/
vytetova He asked them to tattoo a lion on his chest.
taxi driver, n /'t{ksi "draIv@/
taxikr She asked the taxi driver to take her to the station.
tear sb apart, /"te@ smb@di
@'pA:t/
roztrha, rozorva niekoho Her son's death tore her apart.
tolerant, adj /'tl@r@nt/
tolerantn We should be tolerant of other people's beliefs.
tourism, n /'tU@rIz@m/
turizmus, turistika The island's main industry is tourism.
travel, v /'tr{v@l/
cestova He wants to work in travel after he leaves school.
travel agent, /'tr{v@l
"eIdZ@nt/
zstupca cestovnej kancelrie We went to a travel agent's on the High
Street.
trend, n /trend/
smerovanie, trend There's a trend toward more part-time employment.
turn up at, /"t:n 'p @t,
{t/
ukza sa, objavi sa He turned up at the wedding although he hadn't been
invited.
understanding, n /"nd@'st{ndI/
porozumenie My understanding of computers is very limited.
vet, n /vet/
veterinr I took the dog to the vet for an injection.
window cleaner, n /'wInd@U
"kli:n@/
isti okien The window cleaner cleaned my windows inside and out!
workaholic, n /"w:k@'hlIk/
posadnut prcou He's a workaholic and is hardly ever at home.
write down, /"raIt 'daUn/
napsa nieo I'll read out the numbers, you write them down.
MODULE NINE

accumulated, adj /@'kju:mjUleItId/
nahromaden The accumulated dust and dirt filled two bin bags.
adventurous, adj /@d'ventS@r@s/
dobrodrun Andy is a very adventurous rock-climber.
aerobics, n /e@'r@UbIks/
aerobik Are you going to aerobics tonight?
affective, adj /@'fektIv/
emotvny There was a very affective advert for Childline on TV last night.
allergy, n /'{l@dZi/
alergia He has an allergy to cats.
anyway, adv /'eniweI/
napriek tomu Catherine wasn't sure the book was the right one, but she bought it
anyway.

application for, /"{plI'keIS@n
f@, fO:/
prihlka, iados She sent in an application for a job in the newsroom.
apply for, /@'plaI f@, fO:/
iada, uchdza sa o He applied for a grant to study at Oxford University.
article, n /'A:tIk@l/
lnok I read an interesting article about drugs.
association, n /@"s@Usi'eIS@n,
@"s@USi /
zvzok Her family has strong associations with Scotland.
association for sb, /@"s@Usi'eIS@n,
@"s@USi /
asocicia Morocco has strong associations for me.
asylum, n /@'saIl@m/
azyl When he arrived in Britain he applied for political asylum.
attractive, adj /@'tr{ktIv/
praliv His new girlfriend is very attractive.
autobiographical, adj /"O:t@UbaI@'gr{fI
k@l/
autobiografick The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Joseph
Ackerley.
barbarous, adj /'bA:b@r@s/
neudsk, krut, barbarsk His crimes were so barbarous the police refused
to give details.
barbecue, n /'bA:bIkju:/
opekaka, piknik We had a barbecue on the beach.
baseball, n /'beIsbO:l/
baseball Who's your favourite baseball player?
basketball, n /'bA:skItbO:l/
basketbal I'm not very good at basketball.
beef, n /bi:f/
hovdzie We had roast beef, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding for dinner.
border (=frontier), n /'bO:d@/
hranica We were not allowed to cross the border between the two parts of the island.
bounce, n /baUns/
prunos This shampoo will put real bounce in your hair.
bound out of, /"baUnd 'aUt @v,
v/
skoi, odrazi sa z He was late, so he bound out of bed and ran downstairs.
bring, v /brI/
printi, prinies I couldn't bring myself to tell her that he'd left.
catch up with sb, /"k{tS 'p wID
"smb@di/
dohoni niekoho If you work hard you might catch up with the other students.
cheer up, /"tSI@r 'p/
vzprui, vzmui sa Cheer up, it could be worse!
cheerful, adj /'tSI@f@l/
vesel, prjemn Tom seems a very cheerful child.
childish, adj /'tSaIldIS/
detsk Stop being so childish.
childlike, adj /'tSaIldlaIk/
detsk He showed a childlike innocence although he was in his twenties.
come up, /km 'p/
prs The school holidays are coming up in a few weeks.
crew cut, n /'kru: kt/
nakrtko ostrihan vlasy, jeko, vojensk strih His crew cut was so
short I could see his scalp!
cricket, n /'krIk@t/
kriket England beat the Australians at cricket this summer.
culture, n /'kltS@/
kultra You have to spend time in a country if you want to understand its culture.
current, adj /'kr@nt/
sasn Who is her current boyfriend?
current, adj /'kr@nt/
sasn She wears all the current fashions.
custom, n /'kst@m/
zvyk She follows Islamic custom by covering her hair.
decade, n /'dekeId/
desaroie, dekda The building is now four decades old.
deduce, v /dI'dju:s/
usudzova, dedukova From his accent, I deduced that he was not English.
deficient in, /dI'fIS@nt In/
nedostaton, trpiaci nedostatkom Your diet is deficient in protein, so eat
more meat and fish.
descendant, n /dI'send@nt/
potomok, nsledovnk He's a descendant of Abraham Lincoln.
desirable, adj /dI'zaI@r@b@l/
vhodn, iadci She's bought a desirable apartment in the centre of the city.
dialect, n /'daI@lekt/
nreie, dialekt Chinese people speak many different dialects.
direct, adj /dI'rekt, daI /
priamy Be direct and say exactly what you think.
directly, adv /dI'rektli, daI /
priamo You can order the book directly from the publisher.
distaste, n /dIs'teIst/
nechu He has a great distaste for foreign films.
do, auxiliary verb /du:/
robi Can you do me a favour? I need a lift.
Dreamtime, n /'dri:mtaIm/
vysnvan as The aborigines talk about the Dreamtime and their ancestors.
drive-in, n /'draIv In/
kino kam sa chod autom We saw a movie at the drive-in.
drop sb off, /"drp smb@di
'f/
vyloi niekoho niekde We dropped Dad off outside the station.
energised with, /'en@dZaIzd
wID, wIT/
doda energiu, zaktivizova, oivi She was energised with a desire to win
the race.

enigmatic, adj /"enIg'm{tIk/
zhadn She's so enigmatic I haven't a clue what she's thinking.
envious, adj /'envi@s/
iarliv I'm really envious of your CD collection.
environmental, adj /In"vaI@r@n'ment
l/
tkajci sa ivotnho prostredia The wrecked oil tanker did serious
environmental damage.
essence of, /'es@ns @v, v/
podstata It's the very essence of the problem and I don't know how to solve it.
even if, /'i:v@n If/
aj keby, dokonca I wouldn't do another job, even if they offered me more money.
even though, /"i:v@n 'D@U/
napriek tomu e, aj keby She wouldn't go to the party even though I offered to
babysit.
exchange rate, n /Iks'tSeIndZ
reIt/
vmenn kurz The exchange rate for the dollar is 5 French francs.
exchange student, n /Iks'tSeIndZ
"stju:d@nt/
vmenn tudent Li is an exchange student from China.
expression, n /Ik'spreS@n/
vraz What does the expression "by yourself" mean?
favour, n /'feIv@/
lskavos Can you do me a favour? I need a lift.
find, v /faInd/
njs, povaova I'm finding it difficult to get used to my new job.
finicky, adj /'fInIki/
afektovan She's finicky about what she eats.
finish sth off, /"fInIS smTI
'f/
dokoni nieo My sister didn't eat all her cake so I finished it off for her.
fish and chips, n /"fIS @n 'tSIps/
hranolky s rybou Get some fish and chips on your way home.
flowery, adj /'flaU@ri/
kvetovan She wore a skirt with a bright flowery pattern.
football, n /'fUtbO:l/
futbal The children are playing football.
football (American -),
n
/'fUtbO:l/
americk futbal pripomnajci rugby He got a chance to play American
football in the big leagues.
french fries, n /"frentS 'fraIz/
hranolky I had a burger and some french fries for lunch.
fundamental, adj /"fnd@'mentl/
zkladn, elementrny What are the fundamental differences between men and
women?
gesture, n /'dZestS@/
gesto He made a gesture towards the door to show it was time to leave.
get back from, /get 'b{k fr@m,
frm/
vrti sa sp When do you get back from your holidays?
get used to, /get 'ju:st t@,
tU/
zvykn si Now that I don't have a car, I'll have to get used to catching the bus.
go back home, /"g@U b{k
'h@Um/
vrti sa sp domov I went back home to check that I'd turned the alarm on.
go out sw, /g@U 'aUt
"smwe@/
chodi von On Fridays, we sometimes go out to the cinema.
go over, /g@U '@Uv@/
prejs si Can we just go over the rules once more?
go through, /g@U 'Tru:/
prejs, pokraova alej Let's go through the instructions once again.
go under, /g@U 'nd@/
s popod Go under the bridge and then turn right.
golf, n /glf/
golf She had a natural talent for golf and hoped to turn professional.
good-naturedly, adv /gUd 'neItS@dli/
lskavo, priatesky She smiled good-naturedly at the girl and gave her a sweet.
grace, n /greIs/
pvab, arm The dancer moved with such grace!
graceful, adj /'greIsf@l/
pvabn, armantn She has very graceful movements.
greasy, adj /'gri:si/
mastn, umasten I hate greasy fish and chips.
great, adj /greIt/
skvel That's great! When do you start the new job?
groupie, n /'gru:pi/
lovek, ktor niekomu alebo nieomu fand a jazd za tm vade
He was a tennis groupie and went to watch games all over the country.
hamburger, n /'h{mb:g@/
obloen ema s farkou The fast-food chain offered two hamburgers for the
price of one.
hang on a second, /"h{ 'n @
"sek@nd/
poka, vydra Hang on a second, guys, I've left my bag in my locker.
hazardous, adj /'h{z@d@s/
hazardn It was a hazardous journey through the mountains.
help sb out, /"help smb@di
'aUt/
vypomc niekomu s I promised to help him out with his homework.
homeland, n /'h@Uml{nd/
domovsk krajina, vlas She returned to her homeland, Somalia.
hope, v /h@Up/
dfa "Do you think Tom will come to the party?" "I hope so."

hot dog, /'ht dg/
prok v roku I asked for a hot dog with mustard.
humour, n /'hju:m@/
humor, art I really like Sam he's got a great sense of humour.
identification, n /aI"dentIfI'keIS@
n/
identifikcia, zistenie totonosti You need some identification to travel
across the border.
immersed in, /I'm:st In/
ponori sa, pohri sa He was so immersed in his work, he lost track of time.
immigrant, n /'ImIgr@nt/
prisahovalec, imigrant My father came to England as an immigrant.
imply, v /Im'plaI/
naznaova What exactly are you implying?
in order to, /In 'O:d@ t@, tU/
aby I have to pass my exams in order to go to university.
influence, n /'Influ@ns/
vplyv The food that you eat has an important influence on your health.
insolent, adj /'Ins@l@nt/
drz, domav Don't be so insolent!
interest, n /'Intr@st/
zujem She has shown no interest in learning ballet.
irrational, adj /I'r{S@n@l/
nerozumn, nezmyseln absurdn She has an irrational fear of mice.
irrational, adj /I'r{S@n@l/
nerozumn, nezmyseln absurdn He was quite irrational about not
wanting me to go!
jumper, n /'dZmp@/
pulver, mikina It felt cold so he put a jumper on over his T-shirt.
kangaroo, n /"k{g@'ru:/
kengura, klokan On holiday in Australia, we had kangaroo steak for dinner.
ketchup, n /'ketS@p/
keup Do you want ketchup on your burger?
laboriously, adv /l@'bO:ri@sli/
pracovito, namhavo He kept laboriously putting one box on top of another for
hours and hours.
landlady, n /'l{nd"leIdi/
domca, majiteka hotelu, penzinu The landlady would only rent out her
rooms to non-smokers.
landlord, n /'l{ndlO:d/
domci, hospodr The landlord charged a 750 deposit in case of any damage.
legally, adv /'li:g@li/
leglne, zkonne They are still legally married.
liking, n /'laIkI/
zuba, nklonnos She had a liking for champagne.
literary, adj /'lIt@r@ri/
literrny She won a literary prize for her first book.
lively, adj /'laIvli/
iv, pln ivota She has a group of lively six-year-olds to look after.
lively, adj /'laIvli/
iv, pln ivota He's a lively child, always running around.
lucky thing, /"lki 'TI/
astie It was a lucky thing we missed the bus, as it crashed.
match, n /m{tS/
zpas Did you watch the match between Kenya and Ireland?
maybe, adv /'meIbi/
mono, asi Maybe they haven't got your letter yet.
mayonnaise, n /"meI@'neIz/
majonza She had egg and mayonnaise sandwiches for her lunch.
means, n /mi:nz/
prostriedok Email is becoming an important means of communication.
mind, n /maInd/
myse I'm keeping an open mind about what to do.
mood, n /mu:d/
nlada Dad's in a bad mood today.
move on, /"mu:v 'n/
presun sa The nightclub was boring so we moved on to another.
mustard, n /'mst@d/
horica a hamburger with ketchup and mustard
native, adj /'neItIv/
rodn Her native language is Spanish.
nerve-wracking, adk /'n:v "r{kI/
nervy drsajci It was nerve-wracking waiting for the test results.
neutral, adj /'nju:tr@l/
neutrlny Switzerland was a neutral country during the war.
nomad, n /'n@Um{d/
nomd, koovnk The nomads of the desert move from place to place by camel.
obligation, n /"blI'geIS@n/
povinnos You have an obligation to inform the police of any accident on the road.
obligatory, adj /@'blIg@t@ri/
povinn Attending school is obligatory.
OK, adj /"@U 'keI/
v poriadku, bez problmov "Can he stay overnight?" "That's OK with me, but
check with Mum."
on the left/right, /n D@ 'left,
'raIt/
vavo/ vpravo The newsagent's is on the right just after the bookshop.
open (an mind), adj /'@Up@n/
nezaujat I'm keeping an open mind about what to do.
open-door policy, n /"@Up@n 'dO:
"pl@si/
prijmacia/ otvoren politika Many countries would like an open-door policy on
refugees.
oppression, n /@'preS@n/
tlak, tlak They suffered years of oppression.
order, n /'O:d@/
aby Plants need light in order to live.
ornament, n /'O:n@m@nt/
ornament, ozdoba There was a china cat along with other ornaments on the
piano.
overcrowded, adj /"@Uv@'kraUdId/
preplnen Britain's overcrowded prisons need to be rebuilt.

parking lot, n /'pA:kI lt/
parkovacie miesto We left the car in the parking lot.
pass, v /pA:s/
poda Pass me the salt and pepper, please.
passage, n /'p{sIdZ/
cesta They were the first to discover the western passage through the mountains.
past, adj /pA:st/
minul, posledn He's been pretty miserable over the past few weeks.
peer, n /pI@/
achtic He's a peer Lord Foster of somewhere or other.
pepper, n /'pep@/
korenie The soup needs a little more salt and pepper
persecution, n /"p:sI'kju:S@n/
prenasledovanie He suffered persecution for his political beliefs.
phrase, n /freIz/
frza He always starts the class with the phrase "Good morning!"
phrasebook, n /'freIzbUk/
frazeologick slovnk, konverzan prruka We bought a German
phrasebook when we were on holiday in Berlin.
pick sb up, /"pIk smb@di
'p/
vyzdvihn niekoho I promised to pick her up at six o'clock.
pick sth up, /"pIk smTI
'p/
pochyti nieo She picked up some German when she was on holiday in Berlin.
pitiful, adj /'pItIf@l/
poutovaniahodn We came across the pitiful sight of homeless children.
pity, n /'pIti/
scit, tos I felt a lot of pity for the dead man's family.
pluck, v /plk/
vytrhn, odtrhn She plucked a rose from her garden.
poison, n /'pOIz@n/
jed The plant's leaves contain a poison.
poisonous, adj /'pOIz@n@s/
jedovat Many household chemicals are poisonous.
poke sb, /'p@Uk
"smb@di/
stri do niekoho, tuchn She poked him with her elbow to stop him from
falling asleep.
popcorn, n /'ppkO:n/
pop corn - praen kukurica We bought some popcorn before going in to see
the film.
posh, adj /pS/
nbl, extra The Ritz is a very posh hotel.
poverty, n /'pv@ti/
chudoba Millions of people are living in poverty.
profession, n /pr@'feS@n/
povolanie, profesia I spent most of my life in the teaching profession.
professional, adj /pr@'feS@n@l/
profesionlny You'll need professional legal advice.
proverb, n /'prv:b/
prslovie Mum's favourite proverb is "Many hands make light work."
pub food, n /'pb fu:d/
jedlo v krme Sometimes pub food can be better value than in a restaurant.
reggae, n /'regeI/
reggae - hudba Bob Marley made reggae music popular.
relaxed, adj /rI'l{kst/
uvolnen She looked happy and relaxed on her wedding day.
rent, v /rent/
prenaja si We rent the flat from my uncle.
reserved, adj /rI'z:vd/
zdranliv, rezervovan She's very reserved until she gets to know you.
rib, n /rIb/
rebro She poked him in the ribs to wake him up.
roast beef, n /"r@Ust 'bi:f/
peen hovdzie We had roast beef, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding for
dinner.
rugby, n /'rgbi/
rugby He injured his leg playing rugby.
sacred, adj /'seIkr@d/
svt To Hindus, the River Ganges is sacred.
second, adj /'sek@nd/
druh There are two keys the first is for the main door and the second is for the
office.
self-image, n /"self 'ImIdZ/
vlastn celkov dojem, vonkajie psobenie, image Depression
affects people with a poor self-image.
sense of humour, n /"sens @v
'hju:m@/
zmysel pre humor He has a great sense of humour and is always making us
laugh.
skeleton, n /'skel@t@n/
kostra We found the skeleton of a cat.
ski-jumping, n /'ski: "dZmpI/
skoky na lyiach We watched the ski-jumping at the Winter Olympics.
sloppy, adj /'slpi/
nedbal, neporiadny This was a sloppy piece of work, Smith.
so that, /'s@U D@t, D{t/
aby Mum gave me some money so that I could buy Dad a present.
soccer, n /'sk@/
futbal A lot of soccer fans were annoyed when the match was called off.
sound, v /saUnd/
znie It sounds strange to say this, but I really like broccoli!
specimen, n /'spes@m@n/
ukka, vstavn kus He's a very odd specimen of the human race.
spicy, adj /'spaIsi/
korenist I love spicy food, especially Indian curries.
spontaneity, n /"spnt@'ni:@ti/
spontnnos He brings enthusiasm and spontaneity to our work.
spring, v /sprI/
skoi, vyskoi Tim's cat sprang into my lap.

strange, adj /streIndZ/
udn It sounds strange to say this, but I really like broccoli!
sure, adj /SO:/
zaruen spoahliv OK, sure, I'll see you there, then.
surfing, n /'s:fI/
surfovanie I prefer the surfing in Hawaii to anywhere else.
swan, n /swn/
labu Swans are protected by the royal family.
thank sb for, /'T{k
"smb@di f@,
fO:/
poakova za Thank you for seeing me to the door.
think about sth, /'TIk @baUt
"smTI/
prema o.. I have been thinking about our holiday.
turn of phrase, n /"t:n @v 'freIz/
efektn formulcia, veta, frza She sometimes has an unpleasant turn of
phrase.
turning, n /'t:nI/
odboka Go past the church and it's the next turning on your left.
unintentionally, adv /"nIn'tenS@n@li/
nemyselne I hit the cyclist unintentionally.
unpredictable, adj /"nprI'dIkt@b@l/
nepredvdaten Global warming has made the weather more unpredictable.
unquestioned, adj /n'kwestS@nd/
nevysloven The whole approach is based on unquestioned assumptions.
used to, modal verb /'ju:st t@, tU/
zvykn si You'll get used to doing this after a few years in the job.
various, adj /'ve@ri@s/
rzne There are various ways of sending money abroad.
versed, adj /v:st/
sksen, zbehl He was well versed in the art of flattery.
vice versa, adv /"vaIs 'v:s@/
naopak Films that the boys like don't appeal to the girls, and vice versa.
vinegar, n /'vInIg@/
ocot Shake the bottle well to mix the oil with the vinegar.
vital, adj /'vaItl/
ivotn, ivotne dleit It's vital to concentrate when you are driving.
warm, adj /wO:m/
lskav, vrel He's lovely and warm towards his children.
well versed in, /"wel 'v:st In/
vemi sksen, zbehl He was well versed in the art of flattery.
well-lit, adj /"wel 'lIt/
dobre osvetlen The street was very well-lit and I could see him clearly.
whatever, determiner /wt'ev@/
hocio, okovek We could do whatever we liked.
wherever, adv /we@r'ev@/
hocikde, kamkovek They followed us wherever we went.
whoever, pron /hu:'ev@/
ktokovek, hocikto Whoever did this must be crazy.
yeah, interj /je@/
ba, no Yeah, you can borrow my car, but bring it back by seven.
MODULE TEN

Aids, n /eIdz/
AIDS They say he has Aids and is seriously ill.
alarm clock, n /@'lA:m klk/
budk I bought an alarm clock because I was always late for work.
archaeologist, n /"A:ki'l@dZIst/
archeolg The archaeologist found a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
ashes, n /'{SIz/
popol The police sifted through the ashes of the fire, looking for clues.
austerity, n /O:'ster@ti/
sporn opatrenia There was a period of austerity after the war.
bad, adj /b{d/
zl That's not a bad price for a TV that big!
battery, n /'b{t@ri/
batrie The radio needs new batteries.
bear, v /be@/
ma na pamti Bear in mind that I'm only doing this as a favour.
bewildered, adj /bI'wIld@d/
zmten The children looked bewildered and scared.
bewildering, adj /bI'wIld@rI/
mtci In the shop there was a bewildering variety of fruit.
bossy, adj /'bsi/
panovan She's a bossy little girl and always wants her own way.
breath, n /breT/
dych When I heard her sing it completely took my breath away!
breathtaking, adj /'breT"teIkI/
berci dych, asn The photo shows a breathtaking view of the Grand Canyon.
bronze, n /brnz/
bronz The medal for third place was made of bronze.
bugler, n /'bju:gl@/
truba At the funeral, the bugler played the Last Post.
butterfly, n /'bt@flaI/
mot Some butterflies look very like moths.
calendar, n /'k{l@nd@/
kalendr I made a note of his birthday on the calendar.
cancer, n /'k{ns@/
rakovina He died of lung cancer.
capsule (time -), n /'k{psju:l/
puzdro, kapsula We buried the time capsule for people of the future to find.
careless, adj /'ke@l@s/
nedbal, neopatrn Try not to be so careless in future.
cart, n /kA:t/
voz, kra She met a farmer with his horse and cart.

carton, n /'kA:tn/
kartn I'd like six cartons of orange juice.
case (a in point), n /keIs/
prpad, I said your work was getting better, and this latest essay is a case in point.
cash machine, n /'k{S m@"Si:n/
bankomat The cash machine swallowed my card and I had no money!
ceramics, n /s@'r{mIks/
keramika Sonia teaches ceramics at Columbia College.
charming, adj /'tSA:mI/
okzujce, pvabn What a charming child!
cheat sb, /'tSi:t "smb@di/
oklama niekoho He cheated her at cards.
civilisation, n /"sIv@l
aI'zeIS@n/
civilizcia The archaeologist was fascinated by the ancient civilisation of Egypt.
civilised, adj /'sIv@l aIzd/
civilizovan France is a very civilised country.
clay, n /kleI/
hlina, l He made a figure out of clay.
coffee maker, n /'kfi "meIk@/
kvovar She poured two cups of coffee from the coffee maker.
come up with, /km 'p wID,
wIT/
prs s..., odpoveda I tried to come up with an answer, but my mind was a
blank.
companion, n /k@m'p{nj@n/
spolonk, druh One of her travelling companions became ill.
confronted with, /k@n'frntId
wID, wIT/
konfrontova, st pred niem tvrou v tvr He admitted his guilt when
confronted with the evidence.
considered, adj /k@n'sId@d/
bran do vahy, povaovan All things considered, I think the day went well.
contrast, n /'kntrA:st/
opak, rozpor, kontrast There was a great contrast between the rich and the
poor areas of the city.
cuneiform, n /'kju:nifO:m/
klinov psmo He was studying the cuneiform writing of ancient Mesopotamia.
curator, n /kjU'reIt@/
riadite, kurtor He's curator of fine art at the Metropolitan.
definitely, adv /'defIn@tli/
urite I'll definitely phone you tonight.
dense, adj /dens/
hust They hacked their way through the dense tropical jungle.
documentary, n /"dkj@'ment@ri/
dokumentrny film We watched a documentary about dinosaurs.
domestication, n /d@"mestI'keIS@n
/
zdomcnenie The domestication of this breed of dog took hundreds of years.
drizzle, n /'drIzl/
mrholenie A light drizzle had started by the time we left.
ecstatic, adj /Ik'st{tIk/
naden, v extze When Beckham scored, the crowd was ecstatic.
effect, n /I'fekt/
dsledok, efekt We do not know what the long-term effects of pollution are on the
Earth.
empire, n /'empaI@/
ra She's reading "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire".
eruption, n /I'rpS@n/
vbuch, erupcia The village was destroyed by the volcanic eruption.
excessive, adj /Ik'sesIv/
nadmern, prehnan Excessive dieting can be very harmful.
execute sb, /'eksIkju:t
"smb@di/
popravi They executed the murderer at midnight.
fact, n /f{kt/
fakt, v skutonosti I don't want to go, really. In fact, I'm not going.
fertile, adj /'f:taIl/
rodn The soil was fertile and produced enough food for the whole village.
find sth out, /"faInd smTI
'aUt/
zisti nieo Jack found out that Suki has been seeing Norman.
fit, v /fIt/
by v kondcii, fit I'm not as fit as I used to be in my twenties.
fountain, n /'faUnt@n/
fontna Tourists throw coins into the Trevi fountain in Rome.
fours (on all -), n /fO:z/
tyri / konatiny / He was down on all fours playing with the puppy.
full of sth, /'fUl @v
"smTI/
pln nieoho The glass was full of orange juice.
fusion, n /'fju:Z@n/
splynutie, fzia He plays an unusual style of jazz fusion.
gadget, n /'g{dZ@t/
zariadenie, siastka I bought a handy little gadget for opening bottles.
genre, n /'Znr@/
ner He started a whole new genre of impressionist painting.
gladiator, n /'gl{dieIt@/
gladitor In ancient Rome, gladiators fought lions in the Coliseum.
go out, /g@U 'aUt/
s von They decided to go out for a meal.
go up in smoke, /g@U "p In
'sm@Uk/
rozplyn sa Her plan to sail to Africa went up in smoke when the engine failed.
grandeur, n /'gr{ndZ@/
vzneenos, vekos Her paintings capture the grandeur of the mountains.
granite, n /'gr{n@t/
ula The building was made of grey, sparkling granite.

graze, v /greIz/
odrie, pokriaba Tim fell off his bicycle and grazed his knees.
grow up in, /"gr@U 'p In/
vyrs She grew up in Belgium but has lived in Scotland for years.
guide, n /gaId/
sprievodca The guide pointed out the cathedral on the left.
gunpowder, n /'gn"paUd@/
pun prach Their plan was to blow up parliament with barrels of gunpowder.
healthcare, n /'helTke@/
zdravotn starostlivos The UK healthcare system is free but we pay for it
through our taxes.
hitchhike, v /'hItShaIk/
stopova He had hitchhiked down from Glasgow.
hold, v /h@Uld/
dra The play held me spellbound right up to the end.
hooligan, n /'hu:lIg@n/
chulign A gang of football hooligans attacked the shop.
humidity, n /hju:'mId@ti/
vlhkos It was hot but damp and the humidity was very high.
impress sb, /Im'pres
"smb@di/
urobi dojem, ovplyvni He tried to impress her with his vast knowledge of
world affairs.
impressed, adj /Im'prest/
vemi ovplyvnen,, dojat I was really impressed by how well the team played
in its first game.
inclined to, /In'klaInd t@,
tU/
naklonen, nchyln It seemed unlikely that her story was true, but I was
inclined to believe her.
indifferent, adj /In'dIf@r@nt/
ahostajn How could a father be so indifferent to his own children?
investigate, v /In'vestIgeIt/
vyetrova Police are investigating the robbery.
irrigation channel, n /"IrI'geIS@n
"tS{nl/
zavodovac kanl They dug an irrigation channel to water the crops.
kettle, n /'ketl/
kanvica I'll put the kettle on.
key ring, n /'ki: rI/
kenka She added the luggage key to her key ring.
kiosk, n /'ki:sk/
stnok We stopped at the kiosk in the shopping centre to buy a newspaper.
leave sth on, /"li:v smTI
'n/
necha nieo zapnut The old lady leaves the TV on all day.
loneliness, n /'l@Unlin@s/
osamelos She has no family and suffers from loneliness and poverty.
look after sb, /lUk 'A:ft@
"smb@di/
stara sa o... It would be nice if someone could look after her when she gets old.
lost, adj /lst/
straten After walking for several hours, we realised that we were lost.
lost, adj /lst/
straten He set up an expedition to find the lost city of Atlantis.
make, n /meIk/
znaka This is a very popular make of washing machine.
marble, n /'mA:b@l/
ula The columns were made of white marble.
master, n /'mA:st@/
majster My brother is a master of kung fu.
mean, v /mi:n/
znamena "Start" and "begin" mean basically the same thing.
medicine, n /'meds@n/
medicna Medicine is a difficult career to choose.
mess, n /mes/
neporiadok I'm afraid my room's a bit of a mess.
microwave oven, n /"maIkr@weIv
'v@n/
mikrovlnka We only use the microwave oven to heat up food.
mind, n /maInd/
myse Bear in mind that you have to pick up Gran on the way back.
monastery, n /'mn@stri/
kltor The monks from the monastery grow their own vegetables.
moss, n /ms/
mach The tree trunk was covered in moss.
motorbike, n /'m@Ut@baIk/
motorka He bought her a Harley Davidson motorbike for her birthday.
mouse (computer), n /maUs/
my I moved the mouse to the next page of the document.
naive, adj /naI'i:v/
naivn I was young and naive then.
naturalist, n /'n{tS@r@lIst/
naturalista, prrodopisec As a naturalist, he's always outdoors studying plants
and animals.
nuclear weapon, n /"nju:kli@
'wep@n/
nuklerne zbrane Some countries arm themselves with nuclear weapons.
ornamental (-
gardens), adj
/"O:n@'mentl/
ozdobn, dekoratvny We went to visit the ornamental gardens at Versailles.
otherwise, adv /'D@waIz/
v opanom prpade Hurry up! Otherwise we'll miss the bus.
owl, n /aUl/
sova The owl swooped down and caught the mouse in its claws.
palace, n /'p{l@s/
palc The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.
palmtop computer, n /"pA:mtp
pota do ruky I don't like palmtop computers because the screen is too small.

k@m'pju:t@/
pastor, n /'pA:st@/
pastor The pastor of Holy Trinity church visited the old people's home.
personal stereo, n /"p:s@n@l
'steri@U, 'stI@r /
osobn kazetov prehrva I have a personal stereo but I now want an MP3
player.
pitiful, adj /'pItIf@l/
poutovaniahodn The children had been abandoned and were in a pitiful state.
pity, n /'pIti/
koda It's a pity you can't come.
pizza, n /'pi:ts@/
pizza He made a cheese, tomato and mushroom pizza for dinner.
planet, n /'pl{n@t/
planta Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
plough, v /plaU/
pluh He still has an old horse-drawn plough.
plunge down, /"plndZ 'daUn/
ponori sa The pearl divers plunged down to the seabed for oysters.
potter, v /'pt@/
hrniar He makes his living as a potter, selling ceramics to the tourists.
pray, v /preI/
modli sa Let us pray for peace.
prehistoric, adj /"pri:hI'strIk/
prehistorick There were some prehistoric cave drawings on the wall.
primitive, adj /'prIm@tIv/
primitvny The soldiers made a primitive shelter to sleep in.
principal (=main), adj /'prIns@p@l/
hlavn Coffee is Brazil's principal export.
put off by, /pUt 'f baI/
odpudzova I've been put off eating pork by seeing how badly pigs are treated.
pyramid, n /'pIr@mId/
pyramda He bought a paperweight in the shape of a pyramid.
rapids, n /'r{pIdz/
pereje The canoeist was injured whilst canoeing down the rapids.
recommendation, n /"rek@men'deIS@
n/
odporanie The report made recommendations on how schools can improve their
teaching.
recover, v /rI'kv@/
zotavi sa I hope I recover from this flu before my holiday starts.
re-enact, v /"ri: I'n{kt/
znova zahra In the film they re-enacted the Battle of Waterloo.
regret, v /rI'gret/
utova I really regret leaving school so young.
remote, n /rI'm@Ut/
ovlda My brother and I fight over who holds the TV remote!
scramble, v /'skr{mb@l/
liez, driapa sa I scrambled up onto the roof of the house.
security system, n /sI'kjU@r@ti
"sIst@m/
bezpenostn systm He tested the bank's security system for any
weaknesses.
shade, n /SeId/
tie I'd rather sit in the shade than in the sun.
shiver, v /'SIv@/
trias sa I was cold and wet and I couldn't stop shivering.
shocked, adj /Skt/
okovan The shocked passers-by saw the bus explode.
silly of sb to, /'sIli @v
"smb@di t@, tU/
hlpe od niekoho... It was silly of Gran to say he could stay he'll never leave!
smoke, n /sm@Uk/
vypari sa My dreams of becoming rich have gone up in smoke.
social services, n /"s@US@l
's:vIsIz/
socilne sluby She rang social services asking for help to feed the children.
souvenir, n /"su:v@'nI@/
suvenr The boomerang was a souvenir of our holiday in Australia.
speciality, n /"speSi'{l@ti/
pecialita Fish is our speciality.
spellbound, adj /'spelbaUnd/
okzlen, oaren They watched spellbound as the magician cut himself in half.
spellbound, adj /'spelbaUnd/
okzlen, oaren He held the children spellbound with his stories.
squirrel, n /'skwIr@l/
veverika The squirrels eat all the food I put out for the birds!
stairway, n /'ste@weI/
schodisko She climbed up the stairway to the next floor of the palace.
stateroom, n /'steItrUm,
ru:m/
reprezentan sl, vldny salnik The councillors held their meeting in the
stateroom.
steep, adj /sti:p/
strm, prkry I can't ride my bike here it's too steep.
strike, v /straIk/
urobi dojem It strikes me that you may not be telling the truth.
stroll, v /str@Ul/
prechdza sa, potulova We strolled along the beach.
struggle up sth, /"strg@l 'p
"smTI/
razi si cestu, namha sa They struggled up the hill to see the view from the
top.
stuffy, adj /'stfi/
zatuchnut, dusn It's very stuffy in here can I open a window?
stupid of sb to, /'stju:pId @v
"smb@di t@, tU/
by hlpe od niekoho It was stupid of me to lend him the money, I'll never get it
back.
surgeon, n /'s:dZ@n/
chirurg The surgeon performed the operation in two hours.

surgery, n /'s:dZ@ri/
ordincia, chirurgia She had surgery to remove a lump from her neck.
surveyor, n /s@'veI@/
radn odhadca Before buying the house, we asked a surveyor to look at it.
tablet (clay/stone -), n /'t{bl@t/
tabula, dotika They found large stone tablets with strange writing on them.
take over, /"teIk '@Uv@/
prebra nieo She has taken over the running of the business.
take sth up, /"teIk smTI
'p/
zaa s niem I'm going to take up something easy like hang-gliding!
tapestry, n /'t{p@stri/
gobeln On the wall there was a tapestry showing a hunting scene.
telescope, n /'tel@sk@Up/
alekohad Through the telescope I could see details of the moon's surface.
temple, n /'temp@l/
chrm The Temple of Heavenly Peace is in Beijing.
things (all
considered), n
/TIz/
veci, okolnosti/ berc do vahy vetky okolnosti All things considered,
I prefer living in the North of England.
time, n /taIm/
as Don't waste time, get on with it!
time capsule, n /'taIm
"k{psju:l/
asov pzdro, kapsula We buried the time capsule for people of the future to
find.
tone, n /t@Un/
tn "Hi, Jane," Rod called out in a friendly tone of voice.
track, n /tr{k/
stopa The soldier left no track to show where he had gone.
turn sth off, /"t:n smTI
'f/
vypn nieo Sheila turned off the lights before she went to bed.
unbelievable, adj /"nbI'li:v@b@l/
neuveriten Jack's had some unbelievable luck in the last few years.
undergrowth, n /'nd@gr@UT/
podrast I promised Mum I'd cut back the undergrowth beneath the trees.
vast, adj /vA:st/
rozsiahly, nesmierny The Romans once controlled a vast empire.
voluntary work, n /'vl@nt@ri
w:k/
dobrovon prca Joe does some voluntary work at the hospital.
walkman, n /'wO:km@n/
walkman, mal kazetov prehrva She has a Walkman but would like to
replace it with an iPod.
waste, v /weIst/
mrha, My father thought I would just waste time at college.
wheeled, adj /wi:ld/
kolesov, s kolesami The wheeled cart ran over my foot
wilderness, n /'wIld@n@s/
divoina Fifty years ago, this area was just a wilderness.
work sth out, /"w:k smTI
'aUt/
vypracova, vypota I'll try and work out the quickest route.

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