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Module ONE advert, n /'{dvÆ:t/ inzerát, reklama Have you seen that advert for Nike sportswear?

age, n /eIdZ/ vek What age were you when your father died?

all, determiner, pron /O:l/ celý, všetok Have you done all your homework?

American, adj, n /@'merIk@n/ Ameri an / ka /, americký His mother is American but he was born in Wales.

and, linking word /@nd, {nd/ a I have one brother and two sisters, and they all live in France.

at, prep /@t, {t/ v, na Her auntie met her at the station.

basketball, n /'bA:skItbO:l/ basketbal I'm not very good at basketball – I'm not tall enough.

beach, n /bi:tS/ pláž Shall we go to the beach for a swim in the ocean?

because, linking word /bI'kÁz, bI'k@z/ pretože I like history because it's interesting.

bed, n /bed/ poste I usually go to bed before 11 o'clock at night.

best, adj /best/ najlepší, najlepšia This is the best Chinese restaurant in town.

book, n /bUk/ kniha Have you read any good books recently?

Brazil, n /br@'zIl/ Brazília Rio is the biggest city in Brazil.

Brazilian, n, adj /br@'zIli@n/ Brazíl an / ka /, brazílsky They serve a unique blend of Brazilian and Colombian coffee.

breakfast, n /'brekf@st/ ra ajky I usually have breakfast at 7.30.

brilliant, adj /'brIlj@nt/ skvelý, oslnivý The concert was really good last night, and Santana were brilliant.

Britain, n /'brItn/ Británia Britain is going to help France with the aircraft project.

brother, n /'bröD@/ brat Carla has two younger brothers.

but, linking word /b@t, böt/ ale He's not much good at schoolwork but he is good at sport.

butcher, n /'bUtS@/ mäsiarstvo, mäsiar Will you go and get some lamb from the butcher in the High Street?

café, n /'k{feI/ kaviare The coffee in that café is not very nice.

calculator, n /'k{lkj@leIt@/ kalkula ka You can use a calculator in this Maths test.

camping, n /'k{mpIÎ/ kempovanie, stanovanie Camping in France in the rain is not my favourite kind of holiday.

cartoon, n /kA:'tu:n/ kreslená rozprávka At Disneyworld we met lots of cartoon characters such as Donald Duck.

character, n /'k{rIkt@/ postava / literárna, divadelná He played the character of Othello in the school play.

chess, n /tSes/ šach Do you know how all the pieces move in chess?

childminder, n /'tSaIld"maInd@/ opatrovate ka detí We pay a childminder to look after our little girl when we're out.

city, n /'sIti/ mesto What is the capital city of England?

clean, adj /kli:n/ istý He took off his dirty shirt and put on a clean one.

clothes, n /kl@UDz, kl@Uz/ šaty, oble enie He got out of bed and put on his clothes.

collect, v /k@'lekt/ zbiera Can you collect all the books and put them on my desk?

comment, n /'kÁment/ poznámka, komentár My teacher made some very useful comments about my work.

computer game, n /k@m'pju:t@ geIm/

po íta ová hra You can pretend to be a football manager in this new computer game.

cook, v /kUk/ vari Shall I cook an omelette for you?

countryside, n /'köntrisaId/ vidiek Constable painted scenes from the English countryside.

dance, v /dA:ns/ tancova They danced and drank champagne until two in the morning.

diving, n /'daIvIÎ/ potápanie I dived into the pool and swam to the other end.

do, v /du:/ robi "What are you doing ?" "I'm making a cake."

doctor, n /'dÁkt@/ lekár Nina had to go to the doctor because she was ill.

early, adj /'Æ:li/ skorý/é/ - ráno It's really difficult to get up early on winter mornings.

eighteen, number /"eI'ti:n/ osemnás I'll be eighteen years old on January 25th.

electric guitar, n /I"lektrIk gI'tA:/ elektrická gitara She plugged in her electric guitar and started to play rock music.

email, n, v /'i: meIl/ elektronická správa, posla el. správu He e-mailed me to say he's not coming tomorrow.

every, determiner /'evri/ každý Every child has to go to school till they are sixteen.

factory, n /'f{kt@ri/ továre , závod She works as an engineer in a car factory.

factory worker, n /'f{kt@ri "wÆ:k@/

robotník v továrni The factory workers finish at five o'clock.

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false, adj /fO:ls/ klamný, nepravdivý, falošný He gave false information to the police.

family, n /'f{m@li/ rodina There are four girls and two boys in my family .

favourite, adj /'feIv@r@t/ ob úbený We chose Joe's favourite music for the party.

find out about sth, /faInd 'aUt @baUt "sömTIÎ/

zisti , vypátra , odhali You can find out more about this product on our website.

flat, n /fl{t/ byt She lives in one of the flats in that huge block over there.

food, n /fu:d/ jedlo She went to the shops to buy food and drink for the party.

football, n /'fUtbO:l/ futbal The England football team are playing Germany next week.

friend, n /frend/ priate She invited all her friends to the party.

friendship, n /'frendSIp/ priate stvo Our long friendship began at school.

from, prep /fr@m, frÁm/ z, od He took the train from London to Glasgow.

garage, n /'g{rIdZ/ garáž I'll put the car away in the garage.

gender, n /'dZend@/ rod I don't know what gender this cat is.

general, adj /'dZen@r@l/ všeobecný This book should give you a general introduction to the subject.

get up, /get 'öp/ vstáva I have to get up at five o'clock to get the early train.

glamorous, adj /'gl{m@r@s/ kúzelný She led an exciting and glamorous life.

go, v /g@U/ ís Sam's having a party, and I want to go.

go out, /g@U 'aUt/ ís von He goes out to work at eight and comes home at six.

grandmother, n /'gr{n"möD@/ stará mama This is a photograph of my grandmother in 1960.

group, n /gru:p/ skupina There's a group of islands off the coast of Scotland.

guess, v /ges/ háda , uhádnu The teacher soon guessed that the boys had been smoking.

guitar, n /gI'tA:/ gitara Most guitars have six strings but some have twelve.

gymnastics, n /dZIm'n{stIks/ gymnastika There will be a display by the Russian gymnastics team.

have, v /h@v, h{v/ ma Do you have today's newspaper?

hobby, n /'hÁbi/ zá uby My hobbies are playing the guitar and reading.

homework, n /'h@UmwÆ:k/ domáca úloha Have you finished your English homework?

housework, n /'haUswÆ:k/ domáce práce I need to do some housework – the flat is really untidy!

How, adv /haU/ ako How can I get from here to Glasgow?

Hungarian, n, adj /höÎ'ge@ri@n/ Ma ar/ka/, ma arský The binary system was discovered by a Hungarian.

husband, n /'hözb@nd/ manžel She met and married her husband in 1998.

I, pron /aI/ ja I saw Mike yesterday but he didn't see me.

ice hockey, n /'aIs "hÁki/ adový hokej The players were fighting at the ice hockey game.

imaginary, adj /I'm{dZ@n@ri/ vymyslený, imaginárny The story is about an imaginary princess called Cinderella.

in, adv, prep /In/ v, vo He had a pencil in his pocket.

information, n /"Inf@'meIS@n/ informácia How can I get more information about the sports programme?

iron, v /'aI@n/ železo There are large iron gates across the entrance to the prison.

job, n /dZÁb/ práca The students work in the chocolate factory in the summer holidays.

koala bear, n /k@U"A:l@ 'be@/ koala Koala bears move very slowly and always look tired.

late, adj, adv /leIt/ neskoro, neskorý I got up late and missed the bus.

learn, v /lÆ:n/ u i sa How long have you been learning English?

learn about sth, /'lÆ:n @baUt "sömTIÎ/

u i sa o, poznáva They're learning about the history of the USA.

like, v /laIk/ pá i sa, ma rád Katie likes John a lot.

listen to, /'lIs@n t@, tU/ po úva He likes to listen to the news on the radio in the morning.

live, v /lIv/ ži , býva "Where do you live?" "41 Redvers Street."

local, adj /'l@Uk@l/ miestny You can now get these foods in your local supermarket.

look after sb, /lUk 'A:ft@ "sömb@di/

stara sa o Will you look after the baby while I have a shower?

lot, n /lÁt/ množstvo, mnoho There were a lot of people at the concert last night.

love, v /löv/ milova Anna says she loves Steve and wants to marry him.

magazine, n /"m{g@'zi:n/ asopis I bought a magazine to read on the train.

make, v /meIk/ robi Do you want to make some cakes this afternoon?






manage, v /'m{nIdZ/ zvládnu , uspie After twenty minutes I finally managed to open the door.

manager, n /'m{nIdZ@/ riadite , manažér The managers spend all day in meetings and we do all the work!

maths, n /m{Ts/ matematika The new maths teacher is very good at geometry.

mechanic, n /mI'k{nIk/ mechanik The mechanic put a new engine in my car.

medicine, n /'meds@n/ liek Are you taking medicine for your cough?

meet, v /mi:t/ stretnú I'll meet you at 8 o'clock outside the cinema.

motorbike, n /'m@Ut@baIk/ motorka It's easier to get through the traffic on a motorbike than in a car.

nationality, n /"n{S@'n{l@ti/ národnos We have students of many different nationalities.

neighbour, n /'neIb@/ sused The neighbours on both sides of us are very friendly.

new, adj /nju:/ nový Have you heard the band's new album?

news, n /nju:z/ správy I heard some interesting news about Charlie.

not.. at all, /"nÁt @t 'O:l/ vôbec nie It's fine, I'm not angry at all.

occupation, n /"Ákj@'peIS@n/ zamestnanie Please state your name and occupation.

office, n /'ÁfIs/ kancelária The manager's office is on the second floor.

old, adj /@Uld/ starý The old man had grey hair and a long beard.

on, prep /Án/ na Gloria was lying on the grass.

once, adv /wöns/ jedenkrát I've only been there once.

once or twice, /"wöns O: 'twaIs/

jeden - dvakrát I eat cornflakes for breakfast once or twice a week.

or, linking word /O:/ alebo Do you like this one or would you prefer the other one?

ordinary, adj /'O:d@n@ri/ oby ajný, bežný Nothing much has happened – it's been a very ordinary day.

own, v /@Un/ vlastni , vlastný When your sister goes to university you can have your own room.

paint, v /peInt/ ma ova I'm going to paint that wall yellow and the other walls blue.

painting, n /'peIntIÎ/ ma ba, obraz There's an exhibition of paintings and sculptures at the art gallery.

party, n /'pA:ti/ oslava We're having a party next Saturday for Jacky's birthday.

pen friend, n /'pen frend/ priate s ktorým si dopisujem My German pen friend is helping me to learn his language.

people, n /'pi:p@l/ udia There are too many people in this room.

photography, n /f@'tÁgr@fi/ fotografia He did fashion photography for Vogue magazine.

piano, n /pi'{n@U/ piano, klavír Can you play any good tunes on the piano?

picture, n /'pIktS@/ obrázok The photographer took some nice pictures of Oscar.

place, n /pleIs/ miesto I like this place a lot – they have really good food.

play, v /pleI/ hra Do you know how to play tennis?

Polish, adj /'p@UlIS/ Poliak / Polka, po ský My friend's Polish – he comes from Warsaw.

radio, n /'reIdi@U/ rádio Al switched the radio on to hear his favourite music programme.

read about sth/sb, /'ri:d @baUt/ íta o... Did you read about Brad Pitt in the newspaper yesterday?

reading, n /'ri:dIÎ/ ítanie She enjoys reading a book before she goes to sleep at night.

real, adj /rI@l/ skuto ný, reálny The story is based on a real person.

regularly, adv /'regj@l@li/ pravidelne The Glasers regularly travel all over the world.

ride, v /raId/ jazdi I learnt to ride a horse when I was five.

school, n /sku:l/ škola Mr Mamood is a teacher at my school.

science fiction, n /"saI@ns 'fIkS@n/ vedecko-fantastická literatúra Brian writes science fiction about people from other planets.

shop, n /SÁp/ obchod The town has some good clothes shops.

shopping, n /'SÁpIÎ/ nakupovanie I'll do the shopping this week – what do you want to eat?

shout, v /SaUt/ kri a "Stop!" he shouted.

shower, n /'SaU@/ sprcha Use the blue towel when you have your shower.

sing, v /sIÎ/ spieva Sophie sings in the church choir.

sister, n /'sIst@/ sestra I share a bedroom with my older sister.

speak, v /spi:k/ rozpráva Each leader spoke for about fifteen minutes.

sport, n /spO:t/ šport I like to play most sports, but basketball is my favourite.

stay out, /"steI 'aUt/ zosta vonku My dad doesn't let me stay out after 10 o'clock at night.

strict, adj /strIkt/ prísny Most of the teachers here are quite strict.






study, v /'stödi/ študova , skúma , u i sa They are studying the kinds of food that children eat.

supermarket, n /'su:p@"mA:kIt/ ve ký obchod When I need food for the whole week, I go to the supermarket.

swimming, n /'swImIÎ/ plávanie Do you want to go swimming or just lie on the beach?

take, v /teIk/ vzia I always take too many clothes when I go on holiday.

talk about sth, /'tO:k @baUt "sömTIÎ/

hovori o.... Today we're going to talk about flying and aeroplanes.

television, n /'tel@"vIZ@n, "tel@'vIZ@n/

televízia Many children watch too much television.

tell, v /tel/ poveda I can't tell you – it's a secret.

tennis, n /'tenIs/ tenis Roger Federer is a famous tennis player.

think, v /TIÎk/ myslie I think it's a brilliant film but Bob doesn't like it.

time, n /taIm/ as We had a great time on holiday this year.

title, n /'taItl/ názov, titul The title of his last book was 'Easy Computing'.

together, adv /t@'geD@/ spolu They spent the whole day together.

town, n /taUn/ mesto We lived in a small town on the south coast.

true, adj /tru:/ pravda, pravdivý "She's only 30 years old." "Is that true?"

try, v /traI/ skúsi , vyskúša Try to remember where you left your jacket.

Turkish, adj /'tÆ:kIS/ turecký We bought some Turkish sweets at a little shop in the market.

TV, n /"ti: 'vi:/ televízia What's on TV tonight?

twice, adv /twaIs/ dvakrát I've been to America twice this year.

typical, adj /'tIpIk@l/ typický Is this a typical British school, or is it unusual?

university, n /"ju:n@'vÆ:s@ti/ univerzita "Did you go to university?" "Yes, I went to Oxford."

use, v /ju:z/ použi Can I use your phone?

volleyball, n /'vÁlibO:l/ volejbal Mary has been picked for the school volleyball team.

walk, n /wO:k/ prechádzka I take the dog out for a walk twice a day.

watch, v /wÁtS/ pozera We watched a movie on TV.

weekend, n /"wi:k'end, 'wi:kend/

víkend From Monday to Friday I'm at college but I go home at weekends.

what, pron /wÁt/ o, aký, ktorý What are you doing?

where, adv, linking word /we@/ kde "Where's Rosa?" "Upstairs, I think."

windsurfing, n /'wInd"sÆ:fIÎ/ windsurfing Activities on this holiday include windsurfing and water-skiing.

with, prep /wID, wIT/ s, so She lives with her mum and her three brothers.

work, n /wÆ:k/ práca My work means I have to travel quite a lot.

work, v /wÆ:k/ pracova I work in a bank three days a week.

Module TWO about, adv, prep /@'baUt/ o I want a book about dinosaurs, please.

acting, n /'{ktIÎ/ herectvo, hranie He's brilliant at acting and has played many major parts.

active, adj /'{ktIv/ aktívny, inný Bob is over 70 but he's still active, and takes a long walk most days.

actor, n /'{kt@/ herec He wants to be an actor when he grows up.

after, adv /'A:ft@/ po I felt much better after my holiday.

always, adv /'O:lwIz, £weIz/ vždy, stále You should always clean your teeth after eating sweet things.

angry, adj /'{Îgri/ nahnevaný I am very angry because you stole my books.

another, adj /@'nöD@/ alší, ešte jeden Do you want another biscuit, or have you had enough?

art, n /A:t/ umenie /výtvarné/ She went to college to study art.

at, prep /@t, {t/ v, na Her auntie met her at the station.

aunt, n /A:nt/ teta My Aunt Jenny is my mum's sister.

bad, adj /b{d/ zlý I'm afraid there's some bad news.

bank, n /b{Îk/ banka I need to go to the bank to get some money.

before, adv /bI'fO:/ pred I usually have a shower before breakfast.

bored, adj /bO:d/ unudený She soon got bored with the game and stopped playing.

boyfriend, n /'bOIfrend/ priate Her new boyfriend is an artist.






brother, n /'bröD@/ brat Carla has two younger brothers, David and Jacob.

call, v /kO:l/ vola A person from the UK is often called a Brit.

capital city, n /"k{pItl 'sIti/ hlavné mesto Paris is the capital city of France.

chess, n /tSes/ šach You have to be clever to play chess well.

choir, n /kwaI@/ spevácky zbor Susan sings in the school choir.

cinema actor, n /'sIn@m@ "{kt@/ kinoherec He's a cinema actor but doesn't appear in the theatre.

club, n /klöb/ klub I'm a member of the local drama club.

college, n /'kÁlIdZ/ vysoká škola I want to go to art college to study painting.

complete, v /k@m'pli:t/ doplni Complete this sentence: "Two and two make – ."

computer, n /k@m'pju:t@/ po íta The school has three new Macintosh computers.

cousin, n /'köz@n/ bratanec, sesternica Jane and I are cousins – her mum and mine are sisters.

dancing, n /'dA:nsIÎ/ tancovanie We went dancing on New Year's Eve.

day, n /deI/ de Dad was away for four days on a business trip.

description, n /dI'skrIpS@n/ popis Johnny gave the police a description of the car.

dialogue, n /'daI@lÁg/ rozhovor, dialóg It was a boring film with badly written dialogue.

difficult, adj /'dIfIk@lt/ náro ný, ažký Skiing isn't difficult, but it takes practice.

difficulty, n /'dIfIk@lti/ problém I had difficulty finding Kim's house.

dinner, n /'dIn@/ ve era We'll have dinner at 8.

director, n /dI'rekt@, daI£/ riadite The director told the actors to take a break for lunch.

disco, n /'dIsk@U/ diskotéka They always play terrible music at the school disco!

dishonest, adj /dIs'Án@st/ ne estný She was dishonest and told people lies all the time.

dislike, v /dIs'laIk/ nema rád Why do you dislike her so much?


does, v /d@z, döz/ robi / 3. os.j. . /, pomocné sloveso pri otázke "Does that man work at the garage?" "Yes, he does."

don’t, v /d@Unt/ do not - pomocné sloveso pri zápore I don't know why they don't like me.

drama, n /'drA:m@/ divadelná hra He has written a new drama for the BBC.

drawing, n /'drO:IÎ/ nákres, návrh, ná rt She showed us a drawing of the house.

early, adj, adv /'Æ:li/ skorý, skoro /ráno/ It's really difficult to get up early on winter mornings.

email, n /'i: meIl/ elektronická správa When I got back to work I had 47 e-mails waiting for me.


fashion, n /'f{S@n/ móda The latest fashion is to wear skirts over trousers.

father, n /'fA:D@/ otec Ask your father to help you with your homework.

fifteen, number /"fIf'ti:n/ pätnás She lives in a village 15 miles south of Manchester.

film, n /fIlm/ film "Star Wars" is my favourite film.

footballer, n /'fUtbO:l@/ futbalista He's a professional footballer with a Scottish club.

for hours, /f@r 'aU@z/ hodiny/ ve mi dlho / I've been waiting at this bus stop for hours and I haven't seen a bus!

Friday, n /'fraIdi/ piatok It's Kate's birthday on Friday.

friendly, adj /'frendli/ priate ský Everyone in the village was very friendly to us.

funny, adj /'föni/ smiešny, zábavný You look funny in that silly hat.

gardening, n /'gA:dnIÎ/ záhradní enie We did a bit of gardening this afternoon.

good, adj /gUd/ dobrý I love wearing really good clothes.

grandfather, n /'gr{nd"fA:D@/ starý otec The man in this painting is my mum's grandfather.

grandmother, n /'gr{n"möD@/ stará mama This is a photograph of my grandmother when she was young.

group, n /gru:p/ skupina The Hebrides is a group of islands off the coast of Scotland.

happy, adj /'h{pi/ š astný I was so happy to hear about your new baby!

hard, adj, adv /hA:d/ tvrdý The chairs were hard and uncomfortable to sit on.

hard-working, adj /"hA:d 'wÆ:kIÎ/ tvrdo pracujúci This class is full of hard-working pupils.

help, v /help/ pomôc Shall I help you clean the car?

helpful, adj /'helpf@l/ užito ný The teacher gave me some helpful advice.

history, n /'hIst@ri/ história She's studying history at university.

home, n /h@Um/ domov I wasn't feeling very well, so I stayed at home.






homework, n /'h@UmwÆ:k/ domáca úloha Have you finished your homework?

honest, adj /'Án@st/ estný My father was a very honest man and never told a lie.

hours, n /aU@z/ hodiny It was hours before they were rescued.

how, adv /haU/ ako How did you get my phone number?

in, prep /In/ v, vo He had a pencil in his pocket.

instrument, n /'Instr@m@nt/ nástroj Do you play any musical instruments?

interest, n /'Intr@st/ záujem She has shown a lot of interest in ballet.

interested in, /'Intr@st@d In/ zaujíma sa o... I was interested in stamps when I was little.

jazz, n /dZ{z/ džez He plays in a jazz band in the pub on Tuesdays.

kind, n /kaInd/ druh What kind of music do you like?

late, adj, adv /leIt/ neskorý, neskoro Sorry I'm late! I missed the bus.

lazy, adj /'leIzi/ lenivý Don't be so lazy – come and help me clean up.

like, v /laIk/ ma rád, pá i sa Katie likes John a lot.

literature, n /'lIt@r@tS@/ literatúra It's not just an old story, it's a major work of literature.

lot, n /lÁt/ množstvo, mnoho There were a lot of people at the concert last night.

machine, n /m@'Si:n/ stroj We've just bought a new washing machine.

match, v /m{tS/ priradi Match each question with its answer.

million, n /'mIlj@n/ milión Six million people live in the biggest city.

model, n /'mÁdl/ model He had a model of the Eiffel Tower on his desk.

Monday, n /'möndi/ pondelok It was raining on Monday but dry the rest of the week.

mood, n /mu:d/ nálada Dad's in a bad mood today. What's wrong?

mother, n /'möD@/ matka My mother taught me how to cook.

music, n /'mju:zIk/ hudba "Do you like this music?" "No, I prefer pop music."

music group, n /'mju:zIk gru:p/ hudobná skupina She goes to her music group on Wednesdays.

nature, n /'neItS@/ príroda Storms remind us of the power of nature.

nervous, adj /'nÆ:v@s/ nervózny Julie looked nervous before the test.

neutral, adj /'nju:tr@l/ neutrálny Switzerland was a neutral country during the war.

never, adv /'nev@/ nikdy I've never flown in a plane before.

noisy, adj /'nOIzi/ hlu ný You're too noisy. Be quiet!

nurse, n /nÆ:s/ zdravotná sestra He works as a nurse at the local hospital.

often, adv /'Áf@n, 'Áft@n/ asto I often go through the park on my way home from school.

on, prep /Án/ na Gloria was lying on the grass.

outgoing, adj /"aUt'g@UIÎ/ otvorený, nesebecký, spolo enský He likes girls with very outgoing personalities.

outside, adv, prep /aUt'saId/ vonku, mimo I'll wait for you outside the cinema.

painting, n /'peIntIÎ/ ma ba She's organising an exhibition of paintings and sculptures.

past, n /pA:st/ minulos Harlow was one of the great film stars of the past.

photo, n /'f@Ut@U/ fotky I took some photos of the wedding.

police, n /p@'li:s/ polícia Have the police caught the person who stole your car?

politician, n /"pÁl@'tIS@n/ politik He wants to be a politician and become a member of parliament.

pop star, n /'pÁp stA:/ hviezda populárnej hudby He met all the pop stars when he went to the Live Aid concert.

postcard, n /'p@UstkA:d/ poh adnica Mary's sent us a postcard from Spain.

practical, adj /'pr{ktIk@l/ praktický, He's not very practical around the house.

practice, n /'pr{ktIs/ cvi enie, výcvik We go to football practice every week.

practise, v /'pr{ktIs/ precvi ova I have to practise playing the trumpet every day.

preference, n /'pref@r@ns/ priorita There are several movies on tonight – do you have a preference?

probably, adv /'prÁb@bli/ pravdepodobne We'll probably go to France next year.

questionnaire, n /"kwestS@'ne@/ dotazník Students were asked to complete a questionnaire.

quiet, adj /'kwaI@t/ tichý We'll have to be quiet – my dad is sleeping.

really, adv /'rI@li/ skuto ne She's been really ill, and nearly died.

relaxed, adj /rI'l{kst/ uvolnený She looked happy and relaxed on her wedding day.

rock music, n /'rÁk "mju:zIk/ rocková hudba He plays rock music with a great band.






romantic, adj /r@U'm{ntIk, r@£/

romantický I wish my boyfriend was more romantic.

royal, adj /'rOI@l/ krá ovský She's going to marry a member of the royal family.

sad, adj /s{d/ smutný Linda looks very sad today – what's wrong?

Saturday, n /'s{t@di/ sobota What are you doing on Saturday?

science, n /'saI@ns/ prírodná veda We've been learning about electricity in our science lessons.

sea, n /si:/ more We swam in the Mediterranean Sea.

serious, adj /'sI@ri@s/ vážny It's a serious operation, but we think he'll be okay.

shy, adj /SaI/ hanblivý She's extremely shy with strangers.

singer, n /'sIÎ@/ spevák Susan is a singer with the Metropolitan Opera.

singing, n /'sIÎIÎ/ spievanie Singing is his life – he thinks of nothing else.

sister, n /'sIst@/ sestra I share a bedroom with my sister.

sixteen, number /"sIk'sti:n/ šestnás You need to be sixteen before you can leave school in Britain.

sixty, number /'sIksti/ šes desiat I'd like to stop work at sixty but I'll need to carry on.

sometimes, adv /'sömtaImz/ niekedy I go there for lunch sometimes.

Sunday, n /'söndi/ nede a I'll see you on Sunday.

swim, v /swIm/ pláva We swam in the lake and then got dry in the sunshine.

take, v /teIk/ zobra I always take too many clothes when I go on holiday.

talk about, /'tO:k @baUt/ rozpráva o I need to talk to you about your homework.

team, n /ti:m/ mužstvo, družstvo The cricket team has done well this year.

think, v /TIÎk/ myslie I think it's a brilliant film but Bob doesn't like it.

Thursday, n /'TÆ:zdi/ štvrtok Claire is going to hospital on Thursday.

tidy, adj /'taIdi/ úh adný, uprataný Make sure your room is tidy and there isn't stuff all over the floor.

Tuesday, n /'tju:zdi/ utorok Our next meeting is on Tuesday the 10th of March.

uncle, n /'öÎk@l/ ujo Uncle Mike always visits us at Christmas.

unfriendly, adj /ön'frendli/ nepriate ský Some of the kids in my class are really unfriendly to me.

unkind, adj /"ön'kaInd/ nepríjemný, neláskavý She said some very unkind things about my weight.

unromantic, adj /"önr@U'm{ntIk, "önr@£/

neromantický Her new boyfriend is unromantic – he never buys her flowers.

usually, adv /'ju:Zu@li, 'ju:Z@li/

zvy ajne I usually get up at about 8.

version, n /'vÆ:S@n/ verzia, znenie I prefer the original version of that song.

washing up, n /"wÁSIÎ 'öp/ umývanie riadu He never does the washing up after a meal.

Wednesday, n /'wenzdi/ streda Sorry, I can't go – I'm busy on Wednesday evening.

week, n /wi:k/ týžde I won't have time to finish it this week.

weekend, n /"wi:k'end, 'wi:kend/

víkend Did you have a pleasant weekend?

when, adv /wen/ kedy When did you get back?

where, adv /we@/ kde "Where's Rosa?" "Upstairs, I think."

why, adv /waI/ pre o Why are you so late?

writer, n /'raIt@/ spisovate J K Rowling is a well-known story book writer.

zoo, n /zu:/ zoologická záhrada Dad took me to the zoo to see the tigers.

Module THREE a.m., /"eI 'em/ skratka s asovým údajom znamenajúca dopoludnia I start work at 9

a.m.accept, v /@k'sept/ prija , akceptova Are you going to accept the job?

action film, n /'{kS@n fIlm/ ak ný film He's an actor in exciting action films.

adult, n /'{dölt, @'dölt/ dospelý When you are eighteen you become an adult, legally.

afternoon, n /"A:ft@'nu:n/ popoludnie I'll see you at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon.

agree, v /@'gri:/ súhlasi Paul and I don't agree on everything.

amazing, adj /@'meIzIÎ/ úžasný, ohromný What an amazing story!

ancient, adj /'eInS@nt/ staroveký Rome has many ancient temples.

and, linking word /@nd, @n, {nd/ a I have one brother and two sisters.






any, adj, pron /'eni/ nejaký, žiaden There weren't any children playing in the street.

around, prep /@'raUnd/ dokola, okolo There was a high fence around the school.

are/aren’t, v /A:, A:nt/ si, sme, ste, sú/ nie si, nie sme, .... I think this team are good, but my friends say they aren't.

art, n /A:t/ umenie / výtvarné / She went to college to study art.

art gallery, n /'A:t "g{l@ri/ galéria umenia The Mona Lisa is in a famous art gallery in Paris.

artificial, adj /"A:t@'fIS@l/ umelý Those flowers aren't real, they're artificial.

at, prep /@t, {t/ na, v Her auntie met her at the station.

bank, n /b{Îk/ banka I need to go to the bank to get some money.

beach, n /bi:tS/ pláž Shall we go to the beach and have a swim?

beautiful, adj /'bju:tIf@l/ nádherný Some of the fashion models were incredibly beautiful.

bird’s eye view, n /"bÆ:dz aI 'vju:/ poh ad z vtá ej perspektívy We got a bird's eye view of London from the plane.

birthday party, n /'bÆ:TdeI "pA:ti/ narodeninová oslava You're 21! Are you having a birthday party?

bridge, n /brIdZ/ most They're building a new bridge over the river.

brilliant, adj /'brIlj@nt/ skvelý, oslnivý The garden was full of brilliant yellows and reds.

brochure, n /'br@US@, £SU@/ brožúra Let's get some holiday brochures and decide where to go.

building, n /'bIldIÎ/ budova The science laboratory is in this building.

busy, adj /'bIzi/ zaneprázdnený She's a busy mother of three small children.

but, linking word /b@t, böt/ ale He's not much good at school work but he is good at sport.

bye, interj /baI/ pá, maj sa Bye, Max! It was nice meeting you!

café, n /'k{feI/ kaviare We had a cup of tea in the café.

capital, n /'k{pItl/ hlavné mesto London is the capital of England.

car park, n /'kA: pA:k/ parkovisko I parked in the underground car park.

castle, n /'kA:s@l/ hrad The castle stands on the top of the hill above the city.

cathedral, n /k@'Ti:dr@l/ chrám, dóm, katedrála Every city in England has a cathedral.

celebrity, n /s@'lebr@ti/ osobnos There were lots of TV celebrities at the party.

child, n /tSaIld/ die a I lived in the US when I was a child.

children, n /'tSIldr@n/ deti The adults sat in one room and the children played in another.

church, n /tSÆ:tS/ kostol We always go to church on Sundays.

cinema, n /'sIn@m@/ kino Shall we go to the cinema tonight?

close, v /kl@Uz/ zatvori Would you please close the window?

closed, adj /kl@Uzd/ zatvorený The school is closed for six weeks in the summer.

clothes shop, n /'kl@UDz SÁp, 'kl@Uz/

obchod s oble ením She works in a clothes shop and gets all her clothes cheap.

coffee, n /'kÁfi/ káva How much sugar do you want in your coffee?

come to, /'köm t@, tU/ prís k, ku Turn left when you come to the butcher's shop.

cultural, adj /'költS@r@l/ kultúrny What are the cultural differences between England and Pakistan?

cup, n /köp/ šálka Would you like a cup of tea?

department store, n /dI'pA:tm@nt stO:/

obchodný dom He works in a large department store on Oxford Street.

dinosaur, n /'daIn@sO:/ dinosaurus The dinosaurs lived on Earth millions of years ago.

disco, n /'dIsk@U/ diskotéka They always play terrible music at the school disco!

dream, n /dri:m/ sen I had a dream about my dog last night.

early, adj /'Æ:li/ skorý It often snows in early January.

easy, adj /'i:zi/ ahký, nenáro ný The test was really easy.

egg, n /eg/ vajce Our pet hen has laid two eggs.

entrance, n /'entr@ns/ vchod I'll meet you at the entrance to the shop.

evening, n /'i:vnIÎ/ ve er We usually eat at 7 in the evening.

event, n /I'vent/ udalos He described the events that took place before the fight.

excellent, adj /'eks@l@nt/ znamenitý, výborný He's an excellent piano player.

exhibition, n /"eks@'bIS@n/ výstava We went to an exhibition of modern paintings.

experience, n /Ik'spI@ri@ns/ skúsenos The new teacher has a lot of experience in the classroom.

famous, adj /'feIm@s/ známy Many famous actors live in Beverly Hills.






fantastic, adj /f{n't{stIk/ neskuto ný, fantastický It's a fantastic film – I really loved it!

festival, n /'fest@v@l/ slávnos , festival It won an award at the Cannes film festival.

fives, n /faIvz/ v piatich In fives you use your hand to hit the ball against a wall.

football club, n /'fUtbO:l klöb/ futbalový klub Which football club do you support?

football match, n /'fUtbO:l m{tS/ futbalový zápas Are you going to the football match on Saturday?

free, adj /fri:/ bezplatný, zadarmo There's a free gift with this month's magazine.

from ... to, /fr@m … t@/ od....do Office hours are from 9 in the morning to 5 in the evening.

from...until, /fr@m … @n'tIl/ od....do I'll be in the library from 1 o'clock till 3.30.

gallery, n /'g{l@ri/ galéria I bought the painting at a gallery in Bond Street.

get cold, v /get/ ochladi sa It gets very cold at night.

glass, n /glA:s/ sklo The ball hit the window and broke the glass.

go out, /g@U 'aUt/ ís von I'm going out with some friends from school on Friday night.

great, adj /greIt/ skvelý, ve ký Lily opened the present with great care.

half, n /hA:f/ polovica The first half of the game was pretty dull.

headline, n /'hedlaIn/ titulok Here are today's news headlines.

history, n /'hIst@ri/ dejiny, história She's studying history at university.

hotel, n /h@U'tel/ hotel We stayed in a small hotel in the centre of Paris.

how much...?, /"haU 'mötS/ ko ko / o cene / How much is that watch in the window?

in, adv, prep /In/ v, vo He had a pencil in his pocket.

incredible, adj /In'kred@b@l/ neuverite ný Winning the game gave me an incredible feeling.

information about, /"Inf@'meIS@n @baUt/

informácie, poznatky o I need some information about the ancient Romans.

interactive, adj /"Int@r'{ktIv/ interaktívny, vzájomne pôsobiaci He got an interactive robot dinosaur for Christmas.

interest, n /'Intr@st/ záujem She has shown a lot of interest in learning ballet.

interested in, /'Intr@stId In/ zaujíma sa o I'm not very interested in films – I prefer the theatre.

interesting, adj /'Intr@stIÎ/ zaujímavé A good teacher can make anything interesting.

internationally, adv /"Int@'n{S@n@li/ medzinárodne Brad Pitt is an internationally famous actor.

invitation to, /"Inv@'teIS@n t@, tU/

pozvanie na Did you get an invitation to Linda's party?

learn about, /'lÆ:n @baUt/ u i sa o This week we're going to learn about Spanish history.

life, n /laIf/ život I've lived in England all my life.

live, v /lIv/ ži , býva "Where do you live?" "41 Redvers Street."

love, v /löv/ milova Anna says she loves Steve and wants to marry him.

lovely, adj /'lövli/ krásny, roztomilý She has a lovely face and beautiful eyes.

maybe, adv /'meIbi/ možno Maybe they left before your letter arrived.

meal, n /mi:l/ jedlo Would you like to come over on Sunday for a meal?

miss, v /mIs/ chýba I really miss Mum's cooking now I'm at university.

modern, adj /'mÁdn/ moderný Communication is faster in the modern world.

morning, n /'mO:nIÎ/ ráno I saw Steve this morning on the bus.

museum, n /mju:'zi@m/ múzeum She's planning a trip to the Museum of Modern Art.

national, adj /'n{S@n@l/ národný He plays for a local club and also for the national team.

newsagent, n /'nju:z"eIdZ@nt/ novinový stánok There's a newsagent's at the end of our street.

next to, /'nekst t@, tU/ ved a There was a little girl sitting next to him.

nightclub, n /'naItklöb/ no ný podnik London has some great nightclubs.

nightlife, n /'naItlaIf/ no ný život Las Vegas is famous for its nightlife.

note, n /n@Ut/ poznámka, záznam Mum wrote a note to my teacher when I was sick.

o’clock, /@'klÁk/ hodina / s asovým údajom The news will be on TV at 9 o'clock.

office, n /'ÁfIs/ kancelária The manager's office is on the second floor.

on, adv, prep /Án/ na Gloria was lying on the grass.

open, v /'@Up@n/ otvori The restaurant doesn't open till 7 o'clock.

opposite, prep /'Áp@zIt/ oproti The church is opposite the station.

out, adv, prep /aUt/ von She turned and walked out.






over, adv, prep /'@Uv@/ nad, ponad He jumped over the fence.

p.m., /"pi: 'em/ skratka s asovým údajom znamenajúca popoludní I leave work at 5.30 p.m.

palace, n /'p{l@s/ palác Buckingham Palace is where the Queen lives.

park, n /pA:k/ park, parkova We parked behind the school.

part, n /pA:t/ as Part of the roof had fallen down.

party, n /'pA:ti/ oslava We're having a party next Saturday.

past, prep /pA:st/ po I'll meet you at my house at ten minutes past nine.

petrol, n /'petr@l/ benzín I had to stop to fill the car up with petrol.

petrol station, n /'petr@l "steIS@n/ erpacia stanica This petrol station always charges low prices.

planet, n /'pl{n@t/ planéta Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.

plant, n /plA:nt/ rastlina Don't forget to water the plants while I'm on holiday.

play, n /pleI/ hra We're studying a Shakespeare play for our exam this year.

pop, adj /pÁp/ buchnú , tresknú , I jumped with surprise when the balloon popped.

post office, n /'p@Ust "ÁfIs/ pošta She's going to the post office to get some stamps.

price, n /praIs/ cena The price of petrol has gone up this month.

pub, n /pöb/ hostinec I'll meet you at the pub for a drink.

quarter, n /'kwO:t@/ štvrtina She cut the cake into quarters.

queen, n /kwi:n/ krá ovná Queen Victoria was on the throne for over 60 years.

railway station, n /'reIlweI "steIS@n/

železni ná stanica I'm catching a train at the railway station at 5 o'clock.

really, adv /'rI@li/ skuto ne Yeah, he's a really nice guy.

record, v /rI'kO:d/ zapísa , zaznamena Record details of all the money you spend.

reject, v /rI'dZekt/ odmietnu Your application has been rejected.

replica of, /'replIk@ @v, Áv/

replika, kópia Each player got a small replica of the cup when they won.

resort, n /rI'zO:t/ miesto na rekreáciu Scarborough is a popular tourist resort on the coast.

restaurant, n /'rest@rÁnt/ reštaurácia They had dinner in a Chinese restaurant.

ride, n, v /raId/ jazda, jazdi I had my first ride on a horse when I was five.

rocket, n /'rÁk@t/ raketa, prudko stúpa Sales of CDs have rocketed since he appeared on TV.

royal, adj /'rOI@l/ krá ovský The royal family have several palaces around the country.

sauna, n /'sO:n@/ sauna She has a sauna and then a cool shower.


science museum, n /'saI@ns mju:"zi@m/

vedecké múzeum They have a replica of the moon rocket at the science museum.

shopping centre, n /'SÁpIÎ "sent@/ obchodné centrum The shopping centre gets very crowded at Christmas.

sixties, n /'sIkstiz/ šes desiate roky My dad was born in the sixties – 1967, I think.

ski, n, v /ski:/ lyže, lyžova sa He put on his skis and set off down the slope.

ski centre, n /'ski: "sent@/ lyžiarske centrum Gstaad is a ski centre for very rich people.

ski slope, n /'ski: sl@Up/ zjazdovka I only use the very gentle ski slopes.

slope, n /sl@Up/ svah The house was built on a slope and had a great view.

solar system, n /'s@Ul@ "sIst@m/ slne ná sústava What's the biggest planet in our solar system?

soon, adv /su:n/ skoro We'll have to leave soon if we want to catch the bus.

sound, v /saUnd/ znie That sounds like a great idea!

souvenir, n /"su:v@'nI@, 'su:v@nI@/

suvenír Did you bring any souvenirs home from America?

spectacular, adj /spek't{kj@l@/ efektný, nápadný We got a spectacular view of Niagara Falls.

sports centre, n /'spO:ts "sent@/ športové stredisko They've given us lottery money to build a new sports centre.

square, n /skwe@/ námestie There's a market in the village square every Saturday.

strategy, n /'str{t@dZi/ taktika, stratégia What's your strategy for the next election?

street, n /stri:t/ ulica Go to the end of the street and turn left.

swimming pool, n /'swImIÎ pu:l/ bazén They have a huge house with an indoor swimming pool.

team, n /ti:m/ družstvo, tím The school cricket team lost again this week.






thanks, /T{Îks/ v aka "Lunch is ready." "Thanks, Mum."

theatre, n /'TI@t@/ divadlo "King Lear" is on at the theatre tomorrow.

there, adv /De@/ tam We got there about 3 o'clock in the morning.

there are/aren’t, /De@r 'A:, 'A:nt/

sú, nie sú There are lots of places to eat in the city.

there is/isn’t, /De@r 'Iz, 'Iznt/ je, nie je There's a cash machine outside the bank.

ticket, n /'tIkIt/ lístok How much is a bus ticket to London?

time, n /taIm/ as We had a great time at the beach yesterday.

to, prep /t@, tU/ k, ku, na, do Give that one to me and get another one for yourself.

tourist, n /'tU@rIst/ turista A group of Japanese tourists were looking at the castle.

town, n /taUn/ mesto We lived in a small town on the south coast of England.

train, n /treIn/ vlak I caught the nine o'clock train to Boston.

T-shirt, n /'ti: SÆ:t/ tri ko s kr. rukávom She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.

tube, n /tju:b/ trubica He was very ill, and they fed him through a tube.

tube station, n /'tju:b "steIS@n/ stanica metra Change to the Piccadilly Line at Oxford Circus tube station.

under, adv /'önd@/ pod Clare found the letter under a pile of papers.

until, prep /ön'tIl, @n£/ až do The game will continue until someone wins.

view, n /vju:/ výh ad There's a wonderful view from the top of the mountain.

village, n /'vIlIdZ/ dedina She comes from a small village and doesn't like big cities.

virtual, adj /'vÆ:tSu@l/ virtuálny You can get a virtual tour of the city on this website.

wax, n /w{ks/ vosk Wax polish protects your car against the weather.

website, n /'websaIt/ web stránka Visit our website at www.awl-elt.com/dictionaries.

wheel, n /wi:l/ koleso A bicycle has two wheels.

with, prep /wID, wIT/ s, so Can I come with you?

world, n /wÆ:ld/ svet Students from all over the world study here.

write, v /raIt/ písa We teach children how to read and write.

write back, /"raIt 'b{k/ odpísa spä That's all my news. Please write back soon.

zone, n /z@Un/ pásmo, oblas They took his car away because he parked in a no-parking zone.

Module FOUR abroad, adv /@'brO:d/ v zahrani í, do zahrani ia Have you travelled abroad much?

activity, n /{k'tIv@ti/ innos Do you enjoy sporting activities?

actor, n /'{kt@/ herec He wants to be an actor in films when he grows up.

actress, n /'{ktr@s/ here ka Elizabeth Taylor is a famous actress.

airport, n /'e@pO:t/ letisko I went to the airport and caught a plane to Mexico.

also, adv /'O:ls@U/ tiež, aj Jan plays the guitar, and she also plays the piano.

anyway, adv /'eniweI/ napriek tomu / po zápore / She wasn't sure it was the right book, but she bought it anyway.

apple, n /'{p@l/ jablko Can I have a kilo of apples, please?

April, n /'eIpr@l/ apríl My birthday is on April 6th.

area, n /'e@ri@/ oblas Camden is my favourite area of London.

August, n /'O:g@st/ august It's Friday August 10th.

autumn, n /'O:t@m/ jese The leaves will fall off the trees in autumn.

baby, n /'beIbi/ malé die a She had a three-month-old baby in her arms.

backpack, n /'b{kp{k/ batoh I carried everything I needed for the walk in a backpack.

backpacking, n /'b{k"p{kIÎ/ nosenie nákladu na chrbte, We're going backpacking in Nepal.

bag, n /b{g/ taška, sá ok She brought her lunch in a paper bag.

bald, adj /bO:ld/ holohlavý He's slightly bald but still has some hair left.

banana, n /b@'nA:n@/ banán He gave the monkey a bunch of bananas.

beauty, n /'bju:ti/ krása She was a woman of great beauty.

because, linking word /bI'kÁz, bI'k@z/ pretože I like history because it's interesting.

bike, n /baIk/ bicykel He fell off his bike and cut his knee.

binoculars, n /bI'nÁkj@l@z/ alekoh ad She uses a pair of binoculars for watching birds.

birdwatching, n /'bÆ:d"wÁtSIÎ/ pozorovanie vtákov They spend a lot of time birdwatching in the woods.






birthday, n /'bÆ:TdeI/ narodeniny It's my birthday next week.

bit, n /bIt/ kúsok Can I have a bit of paper to write on?

black, adj /bl{k/ ierny Her hair was as black as night.

borrow, v /'bÁr@U/ poži a si He borrowed £2000 from his father to start a business.

break, v /breIk/ rozbi , zlomi She accidentally dropped the bowl and broke it.

broken, adj /'br@Uk@n/ rozbitý Be careful of the broken glass.

budgie, n /'bödZi/ andulka I'd like to get a budgie from the pet shop.

but, linking word /b@t, böt/ ale He's not very good at schoolwork but he is good at sport.

buy, v /baI/ kúpi I buy my computer games from a shop in the high street.

camera, n /'k{m@r@/ fotoaparát Bring your camera – then you can take lots of photographs.

camping, n /'k{mpIÎ/ stanovanie We went camping in France in the summer.

can, v /k@n, k{n/ vedie , môc Pete can speak Spanish well.

canyon, n /'k{nj@n/ ka on The Grand Canyon is one of America's most popular tourist attractions.

caption, n /'k{pS@n/ titul, text There was a photograph with the caption "Mr and Mrs Smith at their daughter's wedding".

carnival, n /'kA:n@v@l/ karneval The Venice carnival takes place in February every year.

carry, v /'k{ri/ nies Steve carried a tray of drinks into the room.

cassette, n /k@'set/ kazeta I need a blank video cassette to record that programme.

cat, n /k{t/ ma ka I don't like cats as pets – I prefer dogs.

CD player, n /"si: 'di: "pleI@/ CD prehráva He takes his CD player everywhere with him.

Celsius, n /'selsi@s/ stupe Celzia The temperature today will be 32 degrees Celsius.

change, n, v /tSeIndZ/ zmena, zmeni As we travelled, the view changed from mountains to fields.

changeable, adj /'tSeIndZ@b@l/ premenlivý The weather will be changeable – sometimes rainy, sometimes dry.

check, v /tSek/ kontrolova The firemen check all the equipment daily.

children, n /'tSIldr@n/ deti She wants to have five children when she grows up.

class, n /klA:s/ trieda Mary is in the same class as me.

classroom, n /'klA:s£rUm, £ru:m/

trieda - miestnos One corner of the classroom is for reading books.

climbing, n /'klaImIÎ/ lezenie, horolezectvo We go climbing most weekends.

cloud, n /klaUd/ mrak There were no clouds in the sky.

cloudy, adj /'klaUdi/ zamra ené It's very cloudy today – there's no sun.

cold, adj /k@Uld/ studený This room's really cold! Turn the heating up.

come round to, /köm 'raUnd t@, tU/

zájs k niekomu, zastavi sa u niekoho Come round to my house tomorrow and we'll study together.

cottage, n /'kÁtIdZ/ chata They have a house in town and a small cottage in the country.

countryside, n /'köntrisaId/ vidiek Let's go for a walk in the countryside.

December, n /dI'semb@/ december The war began in the middle of December.

degree, n /dI'gri:/ stupe It's ten degrees colder outside than it is in here.

desert, n /'dez@t/ púš The Sahara desert is one of the driest places in the world.

dictionary, n /'dIkS@n@ri/ slovník If you don't understand a word, look it up in a dictionary.

difference, n /'dIf@r@ns/ rozdiel The difference between the two students is that Ross works harder.

different from, /'dIf@r@nt fr@m, frÁm/

odlišný od A CD is different from a record – it's smaller, and usually silver.

difficulty, n /'dIfIk@lti/ problém I had difficulty finding Kim's house.

dinner, n /'dIn@/ ve era We'll have dinner at 8.

diving, n /'daIvIÎ/ potápanie I practised my diving for two hours this morning.

dog, n /dÁg/ pes We got a big dog to frighten burglars away.

dry, adj /draI/ suchý Get a dry towel out of the cupboard.

eagle, n /'i:g@l/ orol You can sometimes see eagles in the Scottish Highlands.

elephant, n /'el@f@nt/ slon The elephant picked up the tree as if it weighed nothing at all.

encyclopedia, n /In"saIkl@'pi:di@/ encyklopédia Look up Mozart in the Encyclopedia of Music.

environment, n /In'vaIr@nm@nt/ životné prostredie We must protect the environment.

equipment, n /I'kwIpm@nt/ vybavenie, nástroje They use the most modern scientific equipment for their experiments.






everything, pron /'evriTIÎ/ všetko She argues about everything I say.

excuse me, /Ik'skju:z mi/ prepá te Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to Oxford Street?

experience, n /Ik'spI@ri@ns/ skúsenos The new teacher has a lot of experience in the classroom.

fame, n /feIm/ sláva Appearing in a TV series brought him instant fame.

famous, adj /'feIm@s/ slávny Many famous actors live in Beverly Hills.

fast, adj /fA:st/ rýchly He has always loved fast cars.

favour, n /'feIv@/ láskavos Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I'm here? Thanks.

February, n /'febru@ri, 'febjUri/

február We went on holiday at the end of February.

fifth, n /fIfT/ piaty- radová íslovka For her fifth birthday she got a little bicycle.

first, adv, adj, determiner /fÆ:st/ prvý- radová íslovka January is the first month of the year.

fishing, n /'fISIÎ/ ryba ka We went fishing in the river at the weekend.

fishing rod, n /'fISIÎ rÁd/ rybársky prút His fishing rod was very expensive.

floor, n /flO:/ podlaha There was a pile of books on the floor next to his desk.

for, prep /f@, fO:/ pre, za, I've been at this school for six years.

forest, n /'fÁr@st/ les I found these flowers beneath a tree in the forest.

fourth, n /fO:T/ štvrtý This is the fourth time I've asked you.



from... to, /fr@m ... t@/ od....do Office hours are from 9 in the morning to 5 in the evening.

garden, n /'gA:dn/ záhrada Our house has a small garden with a few flowers.


golf, n /gÁlf/ golf Can you teach me how to play golf?

golf club, n /'gÁlf klöb/ golfový klub He joined the golf club and now he plays every week.

gourmet, n /'gU@meI/ gurmán He's a bit of a gourmet – he knows lots about food.

green, adj, n /gri:n/ zelený She was wearing a green sweater and a blue skirt.

guide, n /gaId/ sprievodca The guide showed us everything in the city.

guide book, n /'gaId bUk/ sprievodca - kniha I'd like to buy a guide book before we go to Rome.

helmet, n /'helm@t/ prilba You have to wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike.

hi, interj /haI/ ahoj Hi! How are you?

history, n /'hIst@ri/ dejiny She's studying history at university.

hobby, n /'hÁbi/ zá uba My hobbies are playing the guitar and reading.

holiday, n /'hÁl@di/ prázdniny, sviatok Did you have a nice holiday?

horse riding, n /'hO:s "raIdIÎ/ jazdenie na koni They went on a horse riding trip into the hills.

hot, adj /hÁt/ horúci It was a very hot day and we got really thirsty.

hundreds of, /'höndr@dz @v, Áv/

stovky There were hundreds of people at the carnival.

hunger, n /'höÎg@/ hlad The baby was crying with hunger.

hungry, adj /'höÎgri/ hladný I'm hungry – is lunch almost ready?

husband, n /'hözb@nd/ manžel Have you met my husband Roy?

icy, adj /'aIsi/ adový It was an icy winter morning and the car wouldn't start.


January, n /'dZ{nju@ri, £njUri/

január It's very cold here in January.

July, n /dZU'laI/ júl We got married last July.

June, n /dZu:n/ jún We're going on holiday in June.

kitchen, n /'kItS@n/ kuchy a Jo is in the kitchen making a sandwich.

knife, n /naIf/ nôž This knife is very sharp – don't cut yourself.

library, n /'laIbr@ri, £bri/ knižnica Will you take the books back to the library today, please?

like, prep /laIk/ ako, aké What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?

llama, n /'lA:m@/ lama That llama looks like a sheep with long legs and big ears.

lunch, n /löntS/ obed At 12.30 there will be a break for lunch.

map, n /m{p/ mapa Do you have a street map of Mexico City?






March, n /mA:tS/ marec She started work here last March.

May, n /meI/ máj I haven't heard from her since last May.

metre, n /'mi:t@/ meter He can run 100 metres in less than 12 seconds.

minus, prep /'maIn@s/ mínus 12 minus 7 equals 5 (12 – 7 = 5).

mobile phone, n /"m@UbaIl 'f@Un/ mobilný telefón I'll give you my mobile phone number.

month, n /mönT/ mesiac She'll be 10 years old this month.

mountain, n /'maUnt@n/ hora She is the first woman to climb this mountain.

natural, adj /'n{tS@r@l/ prírodné Asia has many earthquakes and other natural disasters.

need, v /ni:d/ potrebova These plants need plenty of light and water.

New Year’s Day, /"nju: jI@z 'deI/ Nový Rok - 1.1. Everybody gets a holiday from work on New Year's Day.

normal, adj /'nO:m@l/ normálny It started out as a normal day, but things soon changed.

north, n, adj /nO:T/ sever, It will be windy in the north today.

notebook, n /'n@UtbUk/ zápisník I spent most of the class drawing in my notebook.

November, n /n@U'vemb@, n@£/

november We met last November.

October, n /Ák't@Ub@/ október We moved in last October.

of course, /@v 'kO:s/ samozrejme Well, she won, of course – she's the best!

often, adv /'Áf@n, 'Áft@n/ asto I often go through the park on my way home from school.

one, n, pron /wön/ jeden I have one brother and two sisters.

orange, n /'Ár@ndZ/ pomaran I've got two ham sandwiches and an orange for lunch.

organise, v /'O:g@naIz/ organizova , usporiada She's organised a meeting for 2 o'clock this afternoon.

outdoor, adj /"aUt'dO:/ vonkajší There's an outdoor swimming pool in the back garden.

over, adv, prep /'@Uv@/ nad, ponad He jumped over the wall.

parent, n /'pe@r@nt/ rodi My parents are coming to visit next week.

pen, n /pen/ pero I need a pen and some paper.

pet shop, n /'pet SÁp/ obchod s domácimi milá ikmi Dad went to the pet shop and got me a rabbit.


popular, adj /'pÁpj@l@/ ob úbený, populárny He's one of the most popular boys in the school.

project, n /'prÁdZekt/ projekt This is part of a project to make the city more attractive.

racket, n /'r{k@t/ raketa I have an old wooden tennis racket at home.

rain, n /reIn/ dáž If the rain stops, we'll go out.

rainy, adj /'reIni/ daždivý It was a rainy evening and all the streets were wet.

really, adv /'rI@li/ skuto ne, naozaj She's been really ill.

remember, v /rI'memb@/ pamäta si, zapamäta si I couldn't remember her name.

riding, n /'raIdIÎ/ jazdenie They went out riding an hour ago and haven't come back yet.

riding boots, n /'raIdIÎ bu:ts/ jazdecké ižmy I'm going to buy a new pair of riding boots.

right, interj /raIt/ tak, Right! I'm going out for a walk now.

roof, n /ru:f/ strecha The roof of the church has been damaged in the storm.

round, adv /raUnd/ dokoola, okolo Come round to my house at about 5 o'clock.

ruler, n /'ru:l@/ pravítko I need a 30-centimetre ruler to measure this line.

sailing, n /'seIlIÎ/ plachtenie /na plachetnici/ They've invited us to go sailing this weekend.

season, n /'si:z@n/ ro né obdobie Spring is my favourite season of the year.

second, adj, pron /'sek@nd/ druhý There are two keys – the first is for the main door and the second is for the office.

September, n /sep'temb@/ september Lisa's birthday is on September 21st.

sightseeing, n /'saIt"si:IÎ/ prehliadka pamätihodností In the afternoon we all went sightseeing round the town.

skating, n /'skeItIÎ/ kor u ovanie They went skating on the lake in Central Park.

skiing, n /'ski:IÎ/ lyžovanie We went skiing in Switzerland.

snowy, adj /'sn@Ui/ zasnežený Tomorrow will be a snowy day and very cold.

sometimes, adv /'sömtaImz/ niekedy I go there for lunch sometimes.

son, n /sön/ syn I have two sons and a daughter.

sorry, /'sÁri/ utujem I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.






south, n, adj /saUT/ juh It's warmer in the south of the country.

species, n /'spi:Si:z/ druh Three different species of bear live in the woods.

spider, n /'spaId@/ pavúk There were spider's webs all over the old house.

spring, n /sprIÎ/ jar I like spring because all the plants start to grow again.

start, v /stA:t/ za a Now you're here, we can start the meeting.

state, n /steIt/ štát The President comes from the state of Texas.

statue, n /'st{tSu:/ socha There's a statue of King Charles on a horse.

stay, v /steI/ zosta He went to Chicago and stayed in a cheap hotel.

stay at, /'steI @t, {t/ zosta v I'm staying at the Hilton Hotel in Leeds tonight.

stay with sb, /'steI wID "sömb@di/

zosta s niekým I'll stay with my brother when I go to London.

stereo, n /"steri@U/ stereo She bought a new stereo last week at the music shop.

summer, n /'söm@/ leto Last summer we went on holiday to Florida.

sun, n /sön/ slnko The sun's gone behind a cloud.

sunbathe, v /'sönbeID/ opa ova sa Her mother often sunbathes in the back garden.

sunbathing, n /'sön"beIDIÎ/ opa ovanie We spent a week sunbathing and swimming in the sea.

sure, interj /SO:/ jasné, bez problémov "Can I bring my friend?" "Sure, that's fine."

surfboard, n /'sÆ:fbO:d/ surf He lost his surfboard after a big wave took it out to sea.

surfing, n /'sÆ:fIÎ/ surfovanie When we were in Hawaii we went surfing every day.

symbol, n /'sImb@l/ symbol That symbol means the truck is carrying a dangerous chemical.

teach, v /ti:tS/ u i She teaches history to the sixth year.


temperature, n /'tempr@tS@/ teplota The temperature drops at night to 2 degrees C.

their, adj /De@/ ich The children closed their eyes.

these, adj, pron /Di:z/ tieto These are the books you need this year.

thing, n /TIÎ/ vec What's this little round thing for?

third, adj, n /TÆ:d/ tretí Josh came third in the race.

thirty, number /'TÆ:ti/ tridsa The house was built thirty years ago.

those, adj, pron /D@Uz/ tamtie Are those your shoes?


today, adv /t@'deI/ dnes It's Linda's birthday today.

tomorrow, adv /t@'mÁr@U/ zajtra Shall we go shopping tomorrow?

too, adv /tu:/ tiež, aj Jan plays the guitar, and she plays the piano too.

tree, n /tri:/ strom He has three apple trees in his garden.

trek, n /trek/ cestovanie They made the lonely trek through the forest.

trekking, n /'trekIÎ/ cestovanie We're going trekking in the Himalayas.

trip, n /trIp/ výlet Dad's promised us a trip to Disneyland.

T-shirt, n /'ti: SÆ:t/ tri ko s krátkym rukávom She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.

twenty-five, number /"twenti 'faIv/ dvadsa pä He spent twenty-five years in the music industry.

twenty-third, n /"twenti 'TÆ:d/ dvadsiaty tretí It's her twenty-third birthday next week.

untidy, adj /ön'taIdi/ neuprataný, neupravený Why is your bedroom always so untidy?

usually, adv /'ju:Zu@li, £Z@li/ zvy ajne I usually get up at about 8.

variety, n /v@'raI@ti/ druh, odroda We tried three different varieties of cheese.

very, adv /'veri/ ve mi We finished the job very quickly.

video, n /'vIdi@U/ video Have you got a video of "Robocop 3"?

walk, v /wO:k/ krá a , ís pešo I usually walk to college.

walking, n /'wO:kIÎ/ krá anie, prechádzanie sa, turistika We spent a week walking in the hills.

walking boots, n /'wO:kIÎ bu:ts/ turistické topánky My walking boots are letting the rain in.

wall, n /wO:l/ stena We stuck pictures on the classroom walls.

warm, adj /wO:m/ teplý, teplo It's lovely and warm in this room.

weather, n /'weD@/ po asie Did you have good weather on your trip?

wet, adj /wet/ mokrý Her hair is wet – give her a dry towel.

where, adv /we@/ kde "Where's Rosa?" "Upstairs, I think."






who, pron /hu:/ kto Who's your favourite singer?

whose, determiner, pron /hu:z/ í, ia, ie Whose jacket is this?

wind, n /wInd/ vietor It was hard to hear him because of the wind.

windy, adj /'wIndi/ veterný, veterno It was too windy to go for a walk.

winter, n /'wInt@/ zima It gets very cold here in winter.

wooden, adj /'wUdn/ drevený At the front of the castle was a wooden door.

wow, interj /waU/ ó..., Wow, what a beautiful house!

zero, n /'zI@r@U/ nula Make x greater than or equal to zero.

Module FIVE actor, n /'{kt@/ herec He wants to be an actor when he grows up.


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

proti Philip was against the idea of selling the house.

ago, adv /@'g@U/ pred Rob and Di got married two years ago.

anatomy of, /@'n{t@mi @v, Áv/

anatómia We learned about the anatomy of butterflies.

and then, /@n 'Den/ a potom He stopped, and then he turned round and walked the other way.

angry, adj /'{Îgri/ nahnevaný I am very angry with you for telling lies.

archaeologist, n /"A:ki'Ál@dZIst/ archeológ The archaeologists will dig up the field and look for evidence of ancient houses.

archaeology, n /"A:ki'Ál@dZi/ archeológia She wants to study archaeology and history.

architect, n /'A:kItekt/ architekt Her dad is an architect, and designs buildings.

architecture, n /'A:kItektS@/ architektúra The city of Chicago has some beautiful architecture.

army, n /'A:mi/ armáda He joined the army when the war started.

art, n /A:t/ umenie She went to college to study art.

artist, n /'A:tIst/ umelec It's hard to make money as an artist.

as, prep /@z, {z/ tak, ako He's as tall as his father now.

atomic bomb, n /@"tÁmIk 'bÁm/ atómová bomba The atomic bomb destroyed a large part of the city.

attack, n /@'t{k/ útok, napadnutie After the attack he was afraid to go out when it was dark.

aunt, n /A:nt/ teta I'm going to stay with my Aunt Mary in Dundee.

be, v /bi, bi:/ by , existova Donald was nine years old when his mother died.

before, adv, prep /bI'fO:/ pred I got up before 7 o'clock.

begin, v /bI'gIn/ za a The meeting will begin at 10:00.

between...and..., /bI'twi:n … @nd/

medzi.....a... I can't decide between chocolate or strawberry ice-cream.

biography, n /baI'Ágr@fi/ životopis He wrote a biography of Princess Diana.

biologist, n /baI'Ál@dZIst/ biológ She works as a biologist with the government.

biology, n /baI'Ál@dZi/ biológia Biology is my favourite subject.

black, adj, n /bl{k/ ierny The bank's symbol is a black horse.

body, n /'bÁdi/ telo Our bodies need vitamins to stay healthy.

boy, n /bOI/ chlapec She is married now and has two boys.

brain, n /breIn/ mozog She has a very quick and clever brain.

brother, n /'bröD@/ brat This is my older brother Dave.

build, v /bIld/ stava , postavi They are going to build a hotel near the beach.

burn, v /bÆ:n/ horie , spáli We can burn all this rubbish in the back garden.

business, n /'bIzn@s/ obchod You need a lot of money to succeed in business.

businessman, n /'bIzn@sm@n/ obchodník He's a successful businessman in Cardiff.

businesswoman, n /'bIzn@s"wUm@n/ obchodní ka She gives advice to leading businesswomen.

buy, v /baI/ kúpi I buy my computer games from a shop in the high street.

cave, n /keIv/ jasky a They found the drawings in a cave in the French mountains.

CD-ROM, n /"si: di: 'rÁm/ CD- ROM I've put all my files on a CD-ROM for you.

century, n /'sentS@ri/ storo ie The church was built in the 13th century.

challenge, v /'tS{l@ndZ/ vyzva , vyzýva , výzva Getting students interested is a challenge for most






teachers.chemist, n /'kem@st/ lekáre Go down to the chemist's and get me some flu medicine.

chemistry, n /'kem@stri/ chémia Chemistry tells us how different substances join together.

child, n /tSaIld/ die a I lived in the USA when I was a child.

come down, /köm 'daUn/ zís dole Come down out of that tree before you hurt yourself.

commercially, adv /k@'mÆ:S@li/ obchodne, komer ne People liked the film but it wasn't commercially successful.

continue, -ing, v /k@n'tInju:/ pokra ova I tried to say something but he just continued speaking.

dangerous, adj /'deIndZ@r@s/ nebezpe ný Police say the escaped prisoner is a very dangerous man.

date, n /deIt/ dátum What was the date yesterday – was it the sixth?

daughter, n /'dO:t@/ dcéra They have two daughters and a son.

death, n /deT/ smr After her husband's death, she lived alone for 20 years.

defeat, n /dI'fi:t/ porážka Seles suffered a defeat in the final.

design, v /dI'zaIn/ navrhnú I've designed a machine for picking dirty clothes off the floor!

destroy, v /dI'strOI/ zni i The bombs have destroyed most of the city.

development of, /dI'vel@pm@nt @v, Áv/

vývoj, výskum There's been a new development in the search for a cure for cancer.

die, v /daI/ zomrie He died at the age of 78.

discover, v /dIs'köv@/ objavi Anna discovered a secret entrance to the old house.

discovery of, /dIs'köv@ri @v, Áv/

objavi The scientists have announced the discovery of a new planet.


draw, v /drO:/ kresli The kids drew pictures of themselves.

drawing, n /'drO:IÎ/ kresba She showed us a drawing of the house.

drink, v /drIÎk/ pi Rob was drinking a Coke.

element, n /'el@m@nt/ prvok Curium is an element that was named after Pierre and Marie Curie.

engineer, n /"endZ@'nI@/ inžinier She works as an engineer in the car factory.

engineering, n /"endZ@'nI@rIÎ/ strojárenstvo The course will introduce young people to engineering.

escape to, /I'skeIp t@, tU/ uniknú , utiec We have a little cottage that we escape to at weekends.


evidence of, /'ev@d@ns @v, Áv/

dôkaz There was no evidence that he was involved in the crime.

execute sb, /'eksIkju:t "sömb@di/

popravi They executed him for the murders of three people.

execution of sb, /"eksI'kju:S@n @v "sömb@di/

poprava, vykonanie rozsudku His execution took place at midnight on the 24th.

experiment, n /Ik'sper@m@nt/ pokus, experiment We did an experiment to show what acid does to metal.

exploration, n /"ekspl@'reIS@n/ prieskum There has been little exploration of this part of Antarctica.

explore, v /Ik'splO:/ preskúma We'll explore the rest of the town in the afternoon.

father, n /'fA:D@/ otec Ask your father to help you with your homework.

female, adj /'fi:meIl/ ženský, sami í The zoo has a female tiger and two male lions.

find, v /faInd/ nájs The boys found a gold watch buried under a tree.

from, prep /fr@m, frÁm/ z, zo He took the train from London to Glasgow.

genius, n /'dZi:ni@s/ génius Einstein was a genius.

girl, n /gÆ:l/ diev a Lots of girls like riding horses.

give, v /gIv/ da Give me the keys – I'll open the door.



grandfather, n /'gr{nd"fA:D@/ starý otec My grandfather lived till he was 93.

grandmother, n /'gr{n"möD@/ stará mama This is a photograph of my grandmother.

group, n /gru:p/ skupina There's a group of islands off the coast.

hair, n /he@/ vlasy Go and brush your hair before we go out.

half-sister, n /'hA:f "sIst@/ nevlastná sestra She's my half-sister – the daughter of my dad's first wife.

handwriting, n /'h{nd"raItIÎ/ rukopis I can't read your handwriting.






happily, adv /'h{p@li/ š astne They're very happily married.

hard, adj /hA:d/ tvrdý The chairs were hard and uncomfortable to sit on.

hate, v /heIt/ nenávidie I hate poetry – it's so boring.

have, v /h@v, h{v/ ma , pomocné sloveso Have you met her friend Laura?

helicopter, n /'helIkÁpt@/ helikoptéra A police helicopter flew over the accident area.

help, n, v /help/ pomôc , pomoc Shall I help you clean the car?


husband, n /'hözb@nd/ manžel Have you met my husband Roy?

idea, n /aI'dI@/ myšlienka, nápad I think that's a great idea!

incredible, adj /In'kred@b@l/ neuverite ný Winning the game gave me an incredible feeling.

independence, n /"IndI'pend@ns/ nezávislos Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960.

intelligent, adj /In'telIdZ@nt/ inteligentný Lisa is a very intelligent student.

Internet, n /'Int@net/ internet You can find all the latest information on the Internet.

introduce, v /"Intr@'dju:s/ predstavi Eric introduced me to his mother.

invade, v /In'veId/ napadnú , vtrhnú do Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.

invasion of, /In'veIZ@n @v, Áv/

vpád, invázia They lived here at the time of the Roman invasion of England.

invent, v /In'vent/ vymyslie , vynájs Who invented the first computer?

invention of, /In'venS@n @v, Áv/

vynález When was the invention of the telephone?

island, n /'aIl@nd/ ostrov Skye is an island off the west coast of Scotland.

jealous, adj /'dZel@s/ žiarlivý She gets jealous when her sister gets new clothes.

king, n /kIÎ/ krá The King of Spain is visiting England.

land, v /l{nd/ pristá The plane from Belfast landed two hours late.

later, adv /'leIt@/ neskôr You'll have to finish that later.

Latin, n /'l{tIn/ latin ina Many of our English words are based on Latin.

leader, n /'li:d@/ vodca There was a meeting of world leaders in Madrid.

leave, v /li:v/ necha , opusti , odís We left the party about midnight.

leave for, /'li:v f@, fO:/ odís do.... She's leaving for Australia in two weeks.

live in, /'lIv In/ ži , býva v.... I lived in Edinburgh for five years.

lose, v /lu:z/ strati I may lose my camera if I take it on the trip.

love, n /löv/ láska Anna has fallen in love with Steve and wants to marry him.


male, adj /meIl/ mužský, mužského pohlavia There are still very few male nurses.

man, n /m{n/ muž Two men were standing at the door.

marry, v /'m{ri/ zosobáši sa I asked her to marry me.

mathematician, n /"m{T@m@'tIS@n/ matematik He was a mathematician who worked on the first computers.

mathematics, n /"m{T@'m{tIks/ matematika Everybody needs to know a little mathematics.

meet, v /mi:t/ stretnú I'll meet you at 8 o'clock.

microchip, n /'maIkr@U"tSIp/ mikro ip The microchip in this computer is the fastest ever made.

military, adj /'mIl@t@ri/ vojenský He collects old military vehicles as a hobby.

mirror, n /'mIr@/ zrkadlo Anna looked at her reflection in the mirror.

Miss, n /mIs/ sle na Our teacher is Miss Rogers.


moon, n /mu:n/ Mesiac Who was the first person to land on the moon?

mother, n /'möD@/ matka My mother taught me how to cook.

move to, /'mu:v t@, tU/ s ahova sa do...... She's moving to Manchester because of her job.

Mr, n /'mIst@/ pán Mr Smith is the headteacher.

Mrs, n /'mIsIz/ pani Mrs Smith has won £2 million on the lottery.

Ms, n /mIz/ neutrálne oslovenie pre ženu Dear Ms Johnson, thank you for your letter.

murder, v /'mÆ:d@/ zabi He murdered his first two wives and took their money.

music, n /'mju:zIk/ hudba Do you like this music?

musician, n /mju:'zIS@n/ hudobník The musicians are ready to start playing now.






nearly, adv /'nI@li/ takmer I could answer nearly all the questions.

nephew, n /'nefju:/ synovec My nephew is a policeman, just like his dad.


niece, n /ni:s/ neter She's not his daughter, she's his niece.

noble, n /'n@Ub@l/ uš achtilé It was very noble of you to share your prize.

observation, n /"Ábz@'veIS@n/ pozorovanie, sledovanie You can learn a lot about animals by observation.

observe, v /@b'zÆ:v/ pozorova , sledova An inspector came to observe the lesson.

opinion about sth, /@'pInj@n @baUt "sömTIÎ/

názor na.... What's your opinion about the present government?

order, v /'O:d@/ objedna si I've ordered the spaghetti – what would you like?

origin of, /'Ár@dZIn @v, Áv/

pôvod They're trying to discover the origin of the signal.

paint, v /peInt/ ma ova Be careful – I've painted the door and it's still wet.

period, n /'pI@ri@d/ obdobie, doba Sitting at a computer for long periods is bad for your back.

physicist, n /'fIz@sIst/ fyzik He wants to work as a nuclear physicist.

poison, n /'pOIz@n/ jed The plant's leaves contain a type of poison.

polonium, n /p@'l@Uni@m/ polónium The element polonium was named after Marie Curie's home country, Poland.

poor, adj /pO:/ chudobný My family was very poor and couldn't afford nice clothes.

potato, n /p@'teIt@U/ zemiak I'll peel the potatoes if you do the carrots.

prince, n /prIns/ princ Prince Charles is the president of this charity.

princess, n /"prIn'ses/ princezná Princess Margaret was the Queen's younger sister.

prison, n /'prIz@n/ väzenie He's been in prison for two years.

problem, n /'prÁbl@m/ problém The government is trying to deal with the problem of unemployment.

province, n /'prÁvIns/ provincia She lives in the Canadian province of Ontario.

put, v /pUt/ položi Just put the bags on the table.

queen, n /kwi:n/ krá ovná Queen Victoria was on the throne for over 60 years.

radioactive, adj /"reIdi@U'{ktIv/ rádioaktívny Plutonium is highly radioactive.

radium, n /'reIdi@m/ rádium The Curies also discovered radium.

rape, v /reIp/ unies , znásilni They accused him of raping and stabbing the woman.

read, v /ri:d/ íta Dad sat in his chair, reading the paper.

rebel against, /rI'bel @"genst, @"geInst/

búri sa proti... Every normal teenager rebels a little against their parents.

red, adj, n /red/ ervený A red car knocked the woman down and then drove away without stopping.

remote, adj /rI'm@Ut/ od ahlý, vzdialený They live on a remote farm in the Welsh mountains.

Renaissance, n /rI'neIs@ns/ renesancia He was a famous artist in the Renaissance.

return to, /rI'tÆ:n t@, tU/ vráti sa The murderer may return to the scene of the crime.

revolution, n /"rev@'lu:S@n/ revolúcia There has been a revolution and they now have a military government.

rule, v /ru:l/ vládnu , panova Queen Elizabeth I ruled from 1558 to 1606.

run, v /rön/ beža I can run faster than Tom.

sail, v /seIl/ plavi sa The next day we sailed from Malta to Cairo.

sail to, /'seIl t@, tU/ plavi sa do We flew to Spain and then sailed from there to Madeira.


scientist, n /'saI@ntIst/ prírodovedec Scientists have discovered a new way of treating the disease.

scissors, n /'sIz@z/ nožnice Don't run with scissors in your hand!

secretary, n /'sekr@t@ri/ asistentka Please make an appointment with my secretary.

secretly, adv /'si:kr@tli/ tajne The army secretly planned an attack on the city.

see, v /si:/ vidie It was too dark to see anything.

sing, v /sIÎ/ spieva Sophie sings in the church choir.

sister, n /'sIst@/ sestra I share a bedroom with my sister.

size, n /saIz/ ve kos Nigel and I are about the same size.

solve, v /sÁlv/ vyrieši We can solve this problem by working together.

son, n /sön/ syn I have two sons and a daughter.








study, v /'stödi/ študova They studied the types of food that children eat.

submarine, n /'söbm@ri:n/ ponorka The boat's nets caught on a passing submarine.

successful, adj /s@k'sesf@l/ úspešný People liked the film but it wasn't commercially successful.

suggest, v /s@'dZest/ navrhnú I suggest you make a list of things you'll need on your trip.

suggestion, n /s@'dZestS@n/ návrh She made some helpful suggestions about where to find the information.


talent, n /'t{l@nt/ talent That boy has a lot of talent as a footballer.

tank, n /t{Îk/ nádrž The tank's nearly empty – we'd better stop at the next petrol station.

territory, n /'ter@t@ri/ územie We knew that we were now in enemy territory.

terrorist, n /'ter@rIst/ terorista The government refuses to talk to terrorists.

terrorist attack, n /'ter@rIst @"t{k/ teroristický útok There was a terrorist attack on the London Underground.

third (one -), pron /TÆ:d/ tretina, jedna tretina Nearly one-third of all cats like this cat food.


tobacco, n /t@'b{k@U/ tabak The government put a ban on tobacco advertising.

tool, n /tu:l/ nástroj I didn't have the right tools to fix the car.

tribe, n /traIb/ kme The Masai are one of the largest tribes in Kenya.

uncle, n /'öÎk@l/ strýko Uncle Mike always visits us at Christmas.

violence, n /'vaI@l@ns/ násilie There is too much violence shown on television.

violent, adj /'vaI@l@nt/ násilný, násilnícky The man was becoming violent, so I called the police.

waiter, n /'weIt@/ ašník She waved to attract the attention of the waiter.

waitress, n /'weItr@s/ ašní ka During the summer she worked as a waitress in a café.

war, n /wO:/ vojna He was a prisoner during the Vietnam War.

wife, n /waIf/ manželka My brother and his wife came to visit us last week.

woman, n /'wUm@n/ žena Princess Diana was a very beautiful woman.

work for sb, /'wÆ:k f@ "sömb@di/

pracova pre He works for his father in the family business.

write, v /raIt/ písa We teach children how to read and write.

year, n /jI@/ rok I've lived here for two years.

Module SIX abandon sth, /@'b{nd@n

"sömTIÎ/ zanecha They abandoned their house when the fire got very close.

according to.., /@'kO:dIÎ t@, tU/

pod a.... According to John, she doesn't want to see him any more.

act, v /{kt/ jedna When someone has a heart attack, you need to act quickly.

adventure story, n /@d'ventS@ "stO:ri/

dobrodružné príbehy She likes reading adventure stories.

afraid, adj /@'freId/ ustráchaný Don't be afraid – I won't hurt you.

after, prep /'A:ft@/ po I felt much better after my holiday.

alien, n /'eIli@n/ mimozemš an The aliens in this story have two heads and fourteen arms.

allergy, n /'{l@dZi/ alergia He has an allergy to cats – they make him sneeze.

amazing, adj /@'meIzIÎ/ úžasný Their apartment is amazing – it has beautiful furniture.

anniversary, n /"{n@'vÆ:s@ri/ výro ie Today is my parents' 25th wedding anniversary.

answer, n /'A:ns@/ odpove , odpoveda "How old is Brian?" "I don't know," Mary answered.

apparently, adv /@'p{r@ntli/ zjavne, evidentne Apparently, he doesn't like his job.


author, n /'O:T@/ autor Who is the author of "Pride and Prejudice"?

base, v /beIs/ zotrváva , zdržiava sa The actress was born in Wales but is based in Los Angeles now.

based on, /'beIst Án/ založený na His book was based on the lives of the Australian Aborigines.

bedroom, n /'bedrUm, £ru:m/

spál a This house has four bedrooms and two living rooms.






behind, adv, prep /bI'haInd/ za The car behind us was driving too close.

believe in, /b@'li:v In/ veri v Do you believe in any religion?

believe sb, /b@'li:v "sömb@di/

veri niekomu I don't believe her – I think she's lying.

bloody, adj /'blödi/ krvavý He got a bloody nose in the fight.

bonfire, n /'bÁnfaI@/ vatra, ohe They danced around the bonfire and let off fireworks.

boss, n /bÁs/ šéf She asked her boss for the day off.

breathe, v /bri:D/ dýcha The room was so crowded I could hardly breathe.

bridge, n /brIdZ/ most They're building a new bridge over the river.

bright, adj /braIt/ svetlý The bright flames of the candles lit up the church.

Bronze Age, n /'brÁnz eIdZ/ doba bronzová These people lived in Europe during the Bronze Age.

build, v /bIld/ stava They are going to build a hotel near the beach.

building, n /'bIldIÎ/ budova The science laboratory is in this building.

burnt out, /"bÆ:nt 'aUt/ zhorený, vypálený There were burnt out cars all over the street.

cellar, n /'sel@/ pivnica He got a bottle of wine from the cellar.

centre, n /'sent@/ stred He took her hand and led her to the centre of the room.

century, n /'sentS@ri/ storo ie The church was built in the 13th century.

cheetah, n /'tSi:t@/ gepard The cheetah can run faster than any of the other big cats.

child, n /tSaIld/ die a I lived in the USA when I was a child.

childhood, n /'tSaIldhUd/ detstvo Sara had a very happy childhood in Africa.

circle, n /'sÆ:k@l/ kruh Draw a circle on this piece of paper.

collect, v /k@'lekt/ zbiera Can you collect all the books and put them on my desk?

come in, /köm 'In/ vstúpi , ís dnu Don't just stand there, come in!

come out of, /köm 'aUt @v, Áv/

vyjs z I watched as he came out of the building and turned left.

comedy, n /'kÁm@di/ komédia All my favourite films are comedies.

completely, adv /k@m'pli:tli/ úplne, kompletne She decided to invent a completely new language.

conqueror, n /'kÁÎk@r@/ dobyvate The Spanish conquerors of South America killed many people.

country, n /'köntri/ krajina How many countries are there in Europe?

cream, n /kri:m/ smotana I love having strawberries and cream in the summer.

crime, n /kraIm/ zlo in Anyone who commits a crime must be punished.

crown, n /kraUn/ koruna The Queen only wears her crown on official occasions.

curtain, n /'kÆ:tn/ záclona, záves I've bought a new pair of curtains for the front window.

dark, adj /dA:k/ tmavý It's only five o'clock, and it's already dark.

darling, n /'dA:lIÎ/ milá ik You look lovely, darling.

dead, adj /ded/ m tvy Her mother's been dead for two years.

description of, /dI'skrIpS@n @v, Áv/

opis, popis She gave the police a description of the man who stole her bag.

desk, n /desk/ písací stôl Marie was sitting at her desk, working hard.

disappear, v /"dIs@'pI@/ zmiznú The plane disappeared over the north Atlantic.


discovery, n /dIs'köv@ri/ objav Doctors have made important new discoveries about the disease.

domestic cat, n /d@"mestIk 'k{t/ ma ka domáca The Manx is a variety of domestic cat that has no tail.

dragon, n /'dr{g@n/ drak She loves stories about princesses and dragons.

emperor, n /'emp@r@/ cisár The emperor discovered he had no clothes on.

end, n /end/ koniec I get paid at the end of the month.

enormous, adj /I'nO:m@s/ obrovský His new car cost an enormous amount of money.

escape, v /I'skeIp/ uniknú , utiec He escaped from prison by making a tunnel.

exactly, adv /Ig'z{ktli/ presne I know exactly what is going to happen.

exist, v /Ig'zIst/ existova Do ghosts really exist?

exploration, n /"ekspl@'reIS@n/ prieskum There has been little exploration of this part of Antarctica.

explore, v /Ik'splO:/ preskúma They spent the afternoon exploring the town.

explosion, n /Ik'spl@UZ@n/ výbuch People heard the explosion five miles away.






fantasy, n /'f{nt@si/ fantázia The film is a fantasy about life on other planets.

feelings for sb, /'fi:lIÎz f@ "sömb@di/

sympatie k His feelings for her have not changed in 30 years.

fiction, n /'fIkS@n/ fikcia She writes children's fiction.

film star, n /'fIlm stA:/ filmová hviezda He's now a film star, not just an actor.

final, n /'faIn@l/ posledný, finále On the final day of our holiday, we all went out for a meal.

find out about, /faInd 'aUt @baUt/

zisti , vypátra She didn't find out about the holiday until just before they went.

find sb, /'faInd "sömb@di/

nájs I found him hiding in the cupboard under the stairs.

firework, n /'faI@wÆ:k/ oh ostroj Kids set off some fireworks right outside her door.

first, adv, adj, determiner /fÆ:st/ prvý January is the first month of the year.

fish, n /fIS/ ryba We had fish cooked with onions and tomatoes.

frightened, adj /'fraItnd/ z akaný, vystrašený Don't be frightened. I won't hurt you.

get up, /get 'öp/ vsta He got up and went over to the door.

ghost, n /g@Ust/ duch I don't believe in ghosts.

ghost story, n /'g@Ust "stO:ri/ strašidelné príbehy This author wrote some good ghost stories.

go away, /"g@U @'weI/ ís pre Go away and leave me alone! I'm busy!

go out of, /g@U 'aUt @v, Áv/

vyjs z When you go out of the door, turn right and keep going.

good luck, /"gUd 'lök/ ve a š astia Well, good luck – I hope you pass the exam.

good-looking, adj /"gUd 'lUkIÎ/ dobre vyzerajúci, pekný He's a very good-looking man, but quite stupid.

gunpowder, n /'gön"paUd@/ strelný prach They used tons of gunpowder to make all these fireworks.

happen, v /'h{p@n/ sta sa, udia sa When did the accident happen?

hesitation, n /"hez@'teIS@n/ váhanie He answered without hesitation.

high, adj /haI/ vysoký Everest is a high mountain in the Himalayas.

historical, adj /hI'stÁrIk@l/ historický The film is based on a historical event.

home, n /h@Um/ doma I wasn't feeling very well, so I stayed at home.

horror story, n /'hÁr@ "stO:ri/ hororové príbehy Edgar Allan Poe wrote horror stories and mysteries.

hour, n /aU@/ hodina We spent three hours in the museum.

individually, adv /"Ind@'vIdZu@li/ jednotlivo, osobitne He thanked everyone individually for their help.

invasion, n /In'veIZ@n/ vpád, invázia They lived here at the time of the Roman invasion.

jewel, n /'dZu:@l/ drahokam The crown is covered in valuable jewels.

jump, v /dZömp/ sko i Jordan jumped, but the ball flew over his head.

kind, n /kaInd/ druh, typ What kind of music do you like?

kiss, v /kIs/ bozka She kissed the children goodnight.

knight, n /naIt/ rytier The Queen made him a knight, and so we call him Sir John.

lake, n /leIk/ jazero People were skating on the edge of the frozen lake.

last, adj /lA:st/ posledný Her spelling has improved over the last few months.

laugh, v /lA:f/ smia sa She was laughing at all his jokes.

leave, v /li:v/ odís , opusti We left the party about midnight.

legend, n /'ledZ@nd/ legenda Have you read the legend of King Arthur?

leopard, n /'lep@d/ leopard A leopard has spots all over its coat.

lion, n /'laI@n/ lev The male lion has long, thick hair around his neck.

love poem, n /'löv "p@U@m/ milostné básne John Donne wrote many love poems in the 17th century.

love story, n /'löv "stO:ri/ milostný príbeh It was the most famous love story of the 20th century.

luck, n /lök/ š astie We won, but I think it was luck, not skill!

lynx, n /lIÎks/ rys The lynx is a wild cat that lives in parts of Europe and the USA.

machine, n /m@'Si:n/ stroj, / washing machine - prá ka / We've just bought a new washing machine.

meat, n /mi:t/ mäso I don't eat very much meat.

meeting, n /'mi:tIÎ/ stretnutie I've got an important meeting with my boss this afternoon.

memory about, /'mem@ri @"baUt/ spomienka na Do you have any memories about your life in Russia?






midsummer’s day, n /"mIdsöm@z 'deI/

letný slnovrat Midsummer's day is the longest day of the year.

mistake, n /mI'steIk/ chyba You made two mistakes in the spelling test.

moment, n /'m@Um@nt/ moment After a moment, Lou returned.

monarchy, n /'mÁn@ki/ monarchia Do you think the UK should continue to be a monarchy?

monster, n /'mÁnst@/ netvor The monster in the story has green skin and huge teeth.

monument, n /'mÁnj@m@nt/ pomník, pamätník The cross is a monument to the men who died in battle.

mosque, n /mÁsk/ mešita They go to pray in the mosque several times a day.

name, n /neIm/ meno Her name is Jo Wilson.

nearly, adv /'nI@li/ takmer I could answer nearly all the questions.

newspaper, n /'nju:s"peIp@/ noviny I read about it in the newspaper.

next, adj /nekst/ alší, nasledujúci What time is the next train to York?


night, n /naIt/ noc I woke up in the middle of the night.

novel, n /'nÁv@l/ román He is writing a novel about the life of a ship's captain.

nowadays, adv /'naU@deIz/ v tejto dobe More people have cars nowadays than in the past.

one, n, pron /wön/ jeden I have one brother and two sisters.

one day..., /'wön deI/ raz, jedného d a One day, I'll win the lottery and stop working!

onto, prep /'Ánt@/ na The car fell from the bridge onto the railway line.

originally, adv /@'rIdZIn@li/ pôvodne My family are originally from Ireland.

other, adj /'öD@/ iný, I don't like any other kinds of music – only pop music.

panther, n /'p{nT@/ panter The panther had shiny black fur and dark eyes.

parliament, n /'pA:l@m@nt/ parlament Laws are made by parliament.

pause, v /pO:z/ urobi prestávku He paused, and then added, ''I meant what I said yesterday."

photo, n /'f@Ut@U/ fotka I took some photos of the wedding.

piano, n /pi'{n@U/ piano, klavír I'm learning to play the piano.

piece of, /'pi:s @v, Áv/ kúsok Would you like to have a piece of cake?

plan, n /pl{n/ plán The company has plans to create 30 more jobs.

play, v /pleI/ hra Do you know how to play tennis?

poem, n /'p@U@m/ báse "Don Juan" is a famous poem by Lord Byron.

poster, n /'p@Ust@/ plagát She was putting up posters of pop stars in her bedroom.

present, n /'prez@nt/ dar I gave her a ticket to the concert for her birthday.

problem, n /'prÁbl@m/ problém The government is trying to solve the problem of unemployment.

turn sth off, /"tÆ:n sömTIÎ 'Áf/

vypnú Turn the radio off, will you? I'm on the phone.

protect ..from..., /pr@'tekt fr@m, frÁm/

chráni pred... Parents can't protect their children from all the bad things in the world.

puma, n /'pju:m@/ puma The puma is an American big cat that looks like a lion.

put one’s name to sth,

/"pUt wönz 'neIm t@ "sömTIÎ/

podpísa Do you think he'll put his name to the agreement?

raven, n /'reIv@n/ havran The raven is a large black bird that often appears in horror films.

reply, v /rI'plaI/ odpoveda "Yes, that's true," she replied.

ring, n /rIÎ/ prste She wears a gold wedding ring on her left hand.

rise, v /raIz/ rás , zvyšova sa The amount of crime in our cities is rising all the time.

river, n /'rIv@/ rieka The River Ganges is sacred for Hindus.

rock, n /rÁk/ skala They had to drill through solid rock.

romance, n /r@U'm{ns, r@£/ románik It was just a summer romance – they don't see each other any more.

romantic story, n /r@U"m{ntIk 'stO:ri, r@£/

romantický príbeh "Romeo and Juliet" is the romantic story of two young people who loved each other.

run away, /"rön @'weI/ ujs pre He left home and ran away to Australia when he was a boy.

sandwich, n /'s{nwIdZ/ sendvi , obložený chlebík We had chicken sandwiches for lunch.

science fiction, n /"saI@ns 'fIkS@n/ vedecká fantázia Brian writes science fiction stories.






select, v /s@'lekt/ vybra Select a horse, and if you're lucky it will win.

separate, v /'sep@reIt/ oddelený The sisters have separate bedrooms.

servant, n /'sÆ:v@nt/ sluha Many young girls became domestic servants.

show, v /S@U/ ukáza You have to show your ticket at the door.

sighting of, /'saItIÎ @v, Áv/ spozorovanie, zahliadnutie There have been many sightings of Elvis since he died.

silly, adj /'sIli/ hlúpy That was a silly thing to do!

stand, v /st{nd/ stá Miss Fell was standing in front of the class.

standing stone, n /'st{ndIÎ st@Un/ archeolog. - ve ký neotesaný kamenný obelisk There's a ring of standing stones in the middle of the island.


stone, n /st@Un/ kame There's a stone in my shoe.

stop, v /stÁp/ zastavi , presta Suddenly she stopped laughing and looked serious.

strange, adj /streIndZ/ udný I have a strange feeling that someone is watching us.

success, n /s@k'ses/ úspech They were pleased with their success at the tournament.

successful, adj /s@k'sesf@l/ úspešný People liked the film but it wasn't commercially successful.

suddenly, adv /'södnli/ náhle I suddenly realised that someone was following me.

summer, n /'söm@/ leto Last summer we went on holiday to Florida.

sunlight, n /'sönlaIt/ slne né svetlo He stepped out of the room into the strong sunlight.

sword, n /sO:d/ me The knight took his sword and swung it round his head.

take, v /teIk/ vzia , zobra I always take too many clothes when I go on holiday.

take sth down, /"teIk sömTIÎ 'daUn/

pozna i , napísa Please take this down: "Dear Mrs Jones, …"


terrible, adj /'ter@b@l/ strašný The food at the hotel was terrible – I couldn't eat it.

terror, n /'ter@/ hrôza She screamed in terror as the monster came towards her.

that, determiner, pron /D{t/ tak, takto, týmto spôsobom That's how I know about where my family came from.

then, adv /Den/ potom It happened in 1972, and things were different then.


think, v /TIÎk/ myslie I think it's a brilliant film.

thriller, n /'TrIl@/ napínavý príbeh She likes reading thrillers about crime in the USA.

tiger, n /'taIg@/ tiger Some people are afraid that the tiger may become extinct.


tower, n /'taU@/ veža The bells are at the top of the church tower.

turn sth on, /"tÆ:n sömTIÎ 'Án/

zapnú Can I turn on the TV? I want to watch "Coronation Street".

ugly, adj /'ögli/ škaredý It was an ugly animal with a fat body and short legs.

understand, v /"önd@'st{nd/ rozumie She spoke clearly, so that everyone could understand.

up to, /'öp t@, tU/ až do The room will hold up to 200 people.

upstairs, adv /"öp'ste@z/ hore Julie is upstairs in her room.

wait, v /weIt/ aka Three people were waiting for the bus.

water, n /'wO:t@/ voda Can I have a drink of water?

wedding, n /'wedIÎ/ svadba I've got an invitation to Janet and Peter's wedding.

wedding anniversary,n

/'wedIÎ {n@"vÆ:s@ri/

výro ie svadby Today is their 30th wedding anniversary.

well, interj /wel/ no, "Can you play chess?" "Well, very badly, yes."

western, adv, n /'west@n/ západný Calgary is one of the largest cities in western Canada.

when, adv, linking word /wen/ kedy When did you get back?

wild, adj /waIld/ divoký A dingo is a kind of wild dog.

wildcat, n /'waIldk{t/ divá ma ka A wildcat is not much larger than a pet cat.

windsurfing, n /'wInd"sÆ:fIÎ/ windsurfing Activities include windsurfing and water-skiing.

wizard, n /'wIz@d/ kúzelník He was a chess wizard at the age of nine.

wolf, n /wUlf/ vlk Wolves attacked the hunter as he walked through the forest.






Module SEVEN advice, n /@d'vaIs/ rada The teachers gave me good advice on my career.

aerobic, adj /e@'r@UbIk/ aerobikový She does running, swimming, and other forms of aerobic exercise.

aerobics, n /e@'r@UbIks/ aerobik Are you going to aerobics class tonight?

afraid, adj /@'freId/ plný strachu, prestrašený Don't be afraid – I won't hurt you.

air, n /e@/ vzduch The air is very clean in the mountains.

all, adj /O:l/ celý, všetok Have you done all your homework?

alone, adj /@'l@Un/ sám She didn't like being alone in the house.

alphabet, n /'{lf@bet/ abeceda The signs are all written in the Russian alphabet.

always, adv /'O:lwIz, £weIz/ vždy You should always clean your teeth after eating sweet things.

any, adj, pron /'eni/ žiadny, nejaký There weren't any children playing in the street.

any more, /"eni 'mO:/ ešte, už nie... I don't go out with him any more.

apple, n /'{p@l/ jablko Can I have a kilo of apples, please?

article, n /'A:tIk@l/ lánok I read an interesting article in this week's newspaper.

as well, /@z 'wel/ tiež, aj I'm going to the party, and Mary's going as well.

at, prep /@t, {t/ na Her auntie met her at the station.

average, n /'{v@rIdZ/ priemer The girls spend an average of £10 a week on clothes.

avocado, n /"{v@'kA:d@U/ avokádo The avocado is a type of hard pear with a dark green skin.

babysitter, n /'beIbi"sIt@/ opatrovate ka The babysitter has to go home at 11 o'clock.

back, adv /b{k/ spä , zadný, spiato ný Stay here – I'll be back in a minute.


badly, adv /'b{dli/ zle The book was badly written.

bag of, /'b{g @v, Áv/ vrece Can I have a bag of potatoes, please?

balanced, adj /'b{l@nst/ vyrovnaný He has a very balanced attitude to the problem.

banana, n /b@'nA:n@/ banán That monkey has a bunch of bananas.

bar of, /'bA:r @v, Áv/ kus / mydla, okolády .../ Put this bar of soap in the bathroom.

basic, adj /'beIsIk/ základný I know some basic vocabulary in Greek.

beef, n /bi:f/ hovädzie Roast beef is my favourite Sunday dinner.

big toe, n /"bIg 't@U/ palec na nohe I hurt my big toe when I accidentally kicked the wall.

biscuit, n /'bIskIt/ sušienka Who wants a chocolate biscuit?


bone, n /b@Un/ kos She broke a bone in her leg.

boring, adj /'bO:rIÎ/ nudný The programme was so boring she fell asleep.

both, determiner, pron /b@UT/ obaja Both the boys had dark hair.

bottle, n /'bÁtl/ f aša Two packets of crisps and a bottle of beer, please.

bottle of, /'bÁtl @v, Áv/ f aša / nie oho / Take a bottle of water – you might get thirsty.

bowl, n /b@Ul/ miska I'll just have a bowl of rice and some curry.

box of, /'bÁks @v, Áv/ krabi ka I need three metres of wood and a box of nails.

bread, n /bred/ chlieb He bought a loaf of bread and a packet of butter.

break, n /breIk/ prestávka You've been working for hours – why don't you take a break?

breakfast, n /'brekf@st/ ra ajky I usually have breakfast at 7.30 a.m.

breakfast cereal, n /'brekf@st "sI@ri@l/

obilniny ur ené na ra ajky, vlo ky Which breakfast cereal do you prefer?

burger, n /'bÆ:g@/ karbonátok, fašírka Antonio ate half his burger in one bite.

burn, v /bÆ:n/ spáli , horie We can burn all this rubbish in the back garden.

but, linking word /b@t, böt/ ale He's not much good at school work but he is good at sport.

butter, n /'böt@/ maslo Fry the onions in butter.

by the way, /baI D@ 'weI/ mimochodom By the way, the neighbours are coming for dinner tonight.

cabbage, n /'k{bIdZ/ kapusta I used to hate cabbage when I was at school.

cake, n /keIk/ kolá , torta Would you like some chocolate cake?

calculate, v /'k{lkj@leIt/ po íta , kalkulova Have you calculated what the cost will be?






calorie, n /'k{l@ri/ kalória Don't eat food with lots of calories if you're trying to lose weight.

can of, /'k{n @v, Áv/ konzerva I need two cans of tuna for this meal.

carrot, n /'k{r@t/ mrkva This carrot has very few calories, but it also tastes awful.

carton of, /'kA:tn @v, Áv/ kartón He bought a carton of 200 cigarettes when he came back from France.

cereal, n /'sI@ri@l/ obilniny, obilné vlo ky Do you want some toast and cereal for breakfast?

cheese, n /tSi:z/ syr My favourite quick meal is cheese and beans on toast.

chewing gum, n /'tSu:IÎ göm/ žuva ka When I sat down, the chewing gum stuck to my trousers.

chicken, n /'tSIk@n/ kura I'd like a chicken sandwich and a packet of crisps.

chips, n /tSIps/ hranolky Shall we have fish and chips for tea?

chocolate, n /'tSÁkl@t/ okoláda Can I have a piece of your chocolate bar?

cigarette, n /"sIg@'ret/ cigareta She bought a packet of cigarettes and a box of matches.

clean, v /kli:n/ isti If you clean the car today, I'll pay you £5.

coffee, n /'kÁfi/ káva I don't like coffee. I prefer tea.

Coke, n /k@Uk/ koka kola Coke has too much sugar in – I don't like it.

cola, n /'k@Ul@/ kola This is the cheap cola that you get at the corner shop.

cold meat, n /"k@Uld 'mi:t/ nárez, studená misa We're just going to have cold meat and salad for lunch.

crisps, n krIsps/ zemiakové lupienky How much salt is there in a packet of crisps?

dairy product, n /'de@ri "prÁdökt/ mlie ne výrobky Some people get ill when they eat dairy products like milk and butter.

dance, v /dA:ns/ tancova They danced and drank champagne until two in the morning.


dentist, n /'dentIst/ zubár I'm going to the dentist's this afternoon for a filling.

desk, n /desk/ písací stôl Marie was sitting at her desk, working hard.

different, adj /'dIf@r@nt/ rôzne I lived in four different houses before I was ten.

dig, v /dIg/ kopa , rýpa We'll have to dig a large hole for this tree.

dinner, n /'dIn@/ ve era We'll have dinner at 8 this evening.

dirty, adj /'dÆ:ti/ špinavý Don't get your clothes dirty.

discothèque, n /'dIsk@tek/ diskotéka There's a school discothèque next week.

DJ, n /'di: dZeI/ DJ He's been working as a DJ in the clubs.


drink, v /drIÎk/ pi Rob was drinking a glass of Coke.

each, determiner /i:tS/ každý You have 20 minutes to answer each question.

easy, adj /'i:zi/ ahký The test was really easy.

eat, v /i:t/ jes Most of the children eat sandwiches for lunch.

egg, n /eg/ vajce Blackbirds lay their eggs in March.

elbow, n /'elb@U/ lake I banged my elbow on the corner of the desk.

energy, n /'en@dZi/ energia The team was excited and full of energy.

every day, /"evri 'deI/ každý de I wait at this stop every day for the bus.

exercise, n /'eks@saIz/ cvi enie You should take more exercise – you're getting fat.

fat, n /f{t/ tuk I've got too much fat round my waist – I must lose weight.

fibre, n /'faIb@/ vlákno Nylon is a man-made fibre used for making clothes.


fruit juice, n /'fru:t dZu:s/ ovocná š ava Do you want fruit juice or just water to drink?

fit, adj /fIt/ vhodný, správny, / sedie -o odeve / My old jeans still fit me after all these years.

fizzy drink, n /"fIzi 'drIÎk/ bublinkové nápoje Lemonade is my favourite fizzy drink.

floor, n /flO:/ podlaha There was a pile of books on the floor.

food, n /fu:d/ jedlo She was buying food and drink for the party.

foot, n /fUt/ noha He always walks around in bare feet.

fresh, adj /freS/ erstvý, nový The police have received fresh information relating to the murder.

fridge, n /frIdZ/ chladni ka There's more milk in the fridge if you need it.

front, n /frönt/ predná as Can I sit in the front of the car?

fruit, n /fru:t/ ovocie Bananas are my favourite fruit.






fun, n /fön/ zábava The party was great fun.

general, adj /'dZen@r@l/ všeobecný This book should give you a general idea of the subject.

get back, /get 'b{k/ vráti sa, dosta spä I'll still be here when you get back.

give, v /gIv/ da Give me the keys – I'll open the door.

give up, /"gIv 'öp/ vzda sa I'm never going to succeed – I give up.

glass, n /glA:s/ sklo The ball hit the window and broke the glass.



grape, n /greIp/ hrozno Get a bunch of black grapes – they taste best.

gym, n /dZIm/ telocvi a I go to the gym twice a week to keep fit.

ham, n /h{m/ šunka I have ham sandwiches or cheese – which would you like?

hamburger, n /'h{mbÆ:g@/ hamburger She doesn't want any sauce on her hamburger.

health, n /helT/ zdravie Exercise is good for your health.

healthy, adj /'helTi/ zdravý I feel more healthy since I stopped smoking.

heart, n /hA:t/ srdce I could feel the dog's heart beating.

heavy, adj /'hevi/ ažký The women struggled along, carrying their heavy bags.

height, n /haIt/ výška We measured the height of the building using geometry.

high, adj /haI/ vysoký Sca Fell is a high mountain in the Lake District.

hot meal, n /"hÁt 'mi:l/ teplé jedlo I'd like a hot meal, not just a cold sandwich.

housework, n /'haUswÆ:k/ domáce práce I usually do the housework at weekends.

however, adv /haU'ev@/ avšak Sarah is a very clever student. However, she needs to work a bit harder.

ice skating, n /'aIs "skeItIÎ/ krasokor u ovanie We want to get tickets for the ice skating at the winter Olympics.

idea, n /aI'dI@/ myšlienka, nápad I think that's a great idea!

important, adj /Im'pO:t@nt/ dôležitý Love and respect are more important than a big car and lots of money.

in, prep /In/ v, vo We'll be able to go on holiday in the summer.

in front of, /In 'frönt @v, Áv/

pred I'll meet you in front of the post office.

interview sb about sth,

/'Int@vju: "sömb@di @baUt "sömTIÎ/

vypo úva They interviewed John about the accident.

jog, v /dZÁg/ beha Two girls were jogging around the park.

juice, n /dZu:s/ š ava He mixed the champagne with a glass of orange juice.

jump, v /dZömp/ skáka Jordan jumped, but the ball flew over his head.

junk food, n /'dZöÎk fu:d/ nezdravé jedlo You eat too much junk food. It's not good for you.

kiwi, n /'ki:wi:/ kivi This kiwi fruit tastes very sweet.

knee, n /ni:/ koleno She was on her knees, weeding the garden.

know, v /n@U/ vedie , pozna He knows a lot of funny stories.

lemon, n /'lem@n/ citrón Do you want a slice of lemon in your tea?

lemonade, n /"lem@'neId/ limonáda, citronáda I'm really hot – I'd love a nice cool glass of lemonade.

lift, n /lIft/ vý ah Take the lift to the third floor and I'll meet you there.

light, adj /laIt/ ahký Some light jogging will help you to lose weight.

list, v /lIst/ zostavi zoznam List all the people who are coming to the party.

litre of, /'li:t@r @v, Áv/ liter nie oho They took 30 litres of water for the trip.

living, n /'lIvIÎ/ bývanie, žitie Who is your favourite living author?

look, v /lUk/ pozera I didn't see it. I wasn't looking.

look after, /lUk 'A:ft@/ stara sa o, Will you look after the baby while I go to the shop?

lose, v /lu:z/ strati I lost my camera somewhere on the beach.

lot, n /lÁt/ množstvo He drank a lot of wine and fell over.

lunch, n /löntS/ obed We had lunch before we left.

luxury, n /'lökS@ri/ prepych She married a rich man and lived in luxury.


marathon, n /'m{r@T@n/ maratón He's going to run the New York marathon.






mean, v /mi:n/ znamena "Start" and "begin" mean the same thing.

meat, n /mi:t/ mäso I don't eat very much meat.

melon, n /'mel@n/ melón Cut the melon in half and scoop out the middle.

milk, n /mIlk/ mlieko The baby wants her milk now.

mineral, n /'mIn@r@l/ minerál The area is very rich in minerals.

mineral water, n /'mIn@r@l "wO:t@/

minerálna voda Do you want fizzy mineral water?

muscle, n /'mös@l/ sval Running gives you strong leg muscles.

nasty, adj /'nA:sti/ škaredý, odporný, nechutný The letter gave me a nasty shock.


nut, n /nöt/ orech There can sometimes be nuts in these foods.

oil, n /OIl/ nafta Kuwait is one of the countries that produces oil.


onion, n /'önj@n/ cibu a Chop the onions finely and add them to the meat.

only, adj, adv /'@Unli/ len, jediný William lived only half a mile away from the school.

or, linking word /O:/ alebo Do you like this one best, or do you prefer the blue one?

orange, n /'Ár@ndZ/ pomaran The cricket team had a short break for oranges.

orange juice, n /'Ár@ndZ dZu:s/ pomaran ová š ava Get six cartons of orange juice when you're at the shop.

other, adj /'öD@/ iný, ostatní I don't like any other kinds of music – only pop music.

outside, adv, prep /aUt'saId/ vonku I'll wait for you outside the cinema.

oxygen, n /'ÁksIdZ@n/ kyslík Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

packet of, /'p{k@t @v, Áv/ balenie, sá ok Shall we get a packet of biscuits to eat on the train?

partner, n /'pA:tn@/ partner One person describes the object and their partner has to guess what it is.

pasta, n /'p{st@/ cestoviny Runners often eat pasta before a big race.

peach, n /pi:tS/ brosky a The baby had soft skin just like a peach.

peas, n /pi:z/ hrach Drain the water from the tin of peas.

pencil, n /'pens@l/ ceruzka Can I borrow your pencil to write a note to Jim?

pepper, n /'pep@/ korenie The soup needs a little more salt and pepper.

percentage, n /p@'sentIdZ/ percento A high percentage of teenagers play computer games.

physical, adj /'fIzIk@l/ fyzický Do you do much physical exercise?

pizza, n /'pi:ts@/ pizza How much extra does it cost if you deliver the pizza?

point, n, v /pOInt/ bod They won by 20 points to 5.

potato, n /p@'teIt@U/ zemiak I'll peel the potatoes if you do the carrots.

problem, n /'prÁbl@m/ problém She's had a lot of personal problems recently.

product, n /'prÁdökt/ výrobok The company produces a range of kitchen products.

protein, n /'pr@Uti:n/ proteín, bielkovina He gets his protein from eating lots of eggs.

reach, v /ri:tS/ dosiahnu We reached the village just after lunchtime.

regular, adj /'regj@l@/ pravidelný We have regular weekly meetings every Wednesday.

regularly, adv /'regj@l@li/ pravidelne He visits the old man regularly in hospital.

repeat, v /rI'pi:t/ opakova Sally kept repeating, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me."

report, n /rI'pO:t/ referát, správa Each child wrote a report on their visit to the museum.

result, n /rI'zölt/ výsledok The whole situation was the result of a silly mistake.

rice, n /raIs/ ryža We had chicken with boiled rice.

run, v /rön/ beha I can run faster than Tom.

salad, n /'s{l@d/ šalát He made a salad from lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.

salami, n /s@'lA:mi/ salám The Italian restaurant has lots of different kinds of salami.

salt, n /sO:lt/ so Add a little salt to the mixture.

sandwich, n /'s{nwIdZ/ sendvi , obložený chlebík We had chicken sandwiches for lunch.

sardine, n /"sA:'di:n/ sardinka Can I have a tin of sardines in tomato sauce?

sausage, n /'sÁsIdZ/ párok, klobása He had sausage, egg and chips for breakfast.


shampoo, n /S{m'pu:/ šampón What kind of shampoo do you use for your hair?

shelf, n /Self/ polica He put the bottle back on the shelf.






sit, v /sIt/ sedie The children were all sitting on the floor.

skating, n /'skeItIÎ/ kor u ovanie They went skating on the lake in Central Park.


small, adj /smO:l/ malý There's a hole in the roof, but it's just a small one.

smoke, v /sm@Uk/ faj i He smokes 20 cigarettes each day.

smoking, n /'sm@UkIÎ/ faj enie Smoking is very bad for you.

snowboarder, n /'sn@U"bO:d@/ jazdec na snowboarde, snowboardista There were snowboarders and skiers all over the snowy slopes.

snowboarding, n /'sn@U"bO:dIÎ/ snowboarding A group of skiers and snowboarders came into the hotel.

some, adj, pron /s@m, söm/ nejaký "Would you like some cake?" "Yes, I'd love some."

sometimes, adv /'sömtaImz/ niekedy Sometimes I don't get home until 9:00 at night.

spend, v /spend/ minú I spent all my money on computer games.

sports drink, n /'spO:ts drIÎk/ nápoje pre športovcov Many of the athletes take sports drinks to increase their energy.

stop, v /stÁp/ zastavi , presta Suddenly she stopped laughing and looked serious.

street, n /stri:t/ ulica Go to the end of this street and turn left.

strong, adj /strÁÎ/ silný He was not strong enough to lift the rock up.

such as, /'sötS @z, {z/ taký ako I like music by people such as Meat Loaf and Santana.

sugar, n /'SUg@/ cukor Do you take sugar in your tea?

sugar-free, adj /"SUg@ 'fri:/ bez cukru I'm buying sugar-free drinks – they're better for your teeth.

sunbathing, n /'sön"beIDIÎ/ opa ova sa We spent all week sunbathing by the swimming pool.

surprising, adj /s@'praIzIÎ/ prekvapujúce This is very surprising – you've done much better than before!

survey, n /'sÆ:veI/ preh ad, súhrn, mapovanie They carried out a survey of people's attitudes to housework.

sweat, v /swet/ poti sa I always sweat a lot when I exercise.

sweet, n /swi:t/ sladkos Eating sweets is bad for your teeth.

table, n /'teIb@l/ stôl We eat breakfast at the kitchen table.

tape measure, n /'teIp "meZ@/ meracie pásmo Do you have a tape measure? I want to measure this wall.

tea, n /ti:/ aj I'm going to make a cup of tea.

teeth, n /ti:T/ zuby Eating sweets is bad for your teeth.

thin, adj /TIn/ chudý That tall thin man looks hungry.

thing, n /TIÎ/ vec, predmet What's this little round thing for?

tidy, adj /'taIdi/ uprataný Your grandma's coming, so make sure your room is tidy!


times, n /taImz/ three times - trikrát I've been to London three times this month.

tin of, /'tIn @v, Áv/ plechovka I need two tins of beans for this meal.

toe, n /t@U/ palec na nohe These shoes hurt my toes.

toilet paper, n /'tOIl@t "peIp@/ toaletný papier Is there any toilet paper in the bathroom?

tomato, n /t@'mA:t@U/ raj iak Do you want tomatoes in your ham sandwich?

toothbrush, n /'tu:TbröS/ zubná kefka You should change your toothbrush every few months.

tuna, n /'tju:n@/ tuniak I'd like tuna sandwiches for lunch.

typical!, adj /'tIpIk@l/ typické Typical! The phone rang just after I left the house!

unfit, adj /ön'fIt/ nema kondíciu, by v zlej kondícii I'm so unfit – I could only run half the race!

unhealthy, adj /ön'helTi/ nezdravý Louise always looks so unhealthy – I'm worried about her.

unimportant, adj /"önIm'pO:t@nt/ nepodstatný He spent far too long talking about unimportant details.

useful, adj /'ju:sf@l/ užito ný He gave me a useful map of the town centre.

useless, adj /'ju:sl@s/ zbyto ný, neužito ný This knife is useless for cutting meat.

usually, adv /'ju:Zu@li, 'ju:Z@li/

zvy ajne I usually get up at about 8.

vegetables, n /'vedZt@b@lz/ zelenina You should try to eat five lots of vegetables every day.

vitamin, n /'vIt@mIn/ vitamín Try to eat foods that have lots of vitamins and minerals.

vitamin C, n /"vIt@mIn 'si:/ vitamín C Oranges contain a lot of vitamin C.

watch TV, /"wÁtS ti: 'vi:/ pozera TV They watch TV for at least three hours a day.

water, n /'wO:t@/ voda Can I have a glass of water?






way, n /weI/ spôsob I'm not sure I'm doing this the right way.

weak, adj /wi:k/ slabý At the end of the race he felt weak.

worry, v /'wöri/ znepokojova sa Parents always worry about their children.

wrong, adj /rÁÎ/ nesprávny You're wrong – I don't live on London Road.

yesterday, adv /'jest@di/ v era Did you see the game yesterday?

young, adj /jöÎ/ mladý You are too young to smoke.

Module EIGHT above, prep /@'böv/ nad There was a light above the door.

across, prep /@'krÁs/ cez, naprie , krížom A boy suddenly ran across the road.

action, n /'{kS@n/ in, akcia He said he was sorry for his actions.



air, n /e@/ vzduch The air is very clean in the mountains.

allowed, adj /@'laUd/ povolený Smoking is not allowed in the library.

anger, n /'{Îg@/ hnev I felt such anger when I saw what the burglars had done.

angrily, adv /'{Îgr@li/ nahnevane "Where are you going?" she demanded angrily.

angry, adj /'{Îgri/ nahnevaný I am very angry with you for borrowing my shoes without asking.

any, adj, pron /'eni/ žiadny, nijaký There weren't any children playing in the street.

any other, /"eni 'öD@/ iný, nejaký iný She never buys any other magazine – this one's her favourite.

argue with sb, /'A:gju: wID "sömb@di/

háda sa s... She always argues with her brother about their toys.

athlete, n /'{Tli:t/ atlét Athletes have to be careful with their diet.

athletics, n /{T'letIks, @T£/ atletika We play hockey in winter and do athletics in summer.

audio-visual, adj /"O:di@U 'vIZu@l/ audiovizuálny They use audio-visual elements in the lectures such as TV and video.

autograph, n /'O:t@grA:f/ podpis Can I have your autograph, Mr Cruise?

away, adv /@'weI/ pre We walked away from the building and down the street.


badly, adv /'b{dli/ zle The team played badly and lost 5–1.

badminton, n /'b{dmInt@n/ bedminton The net is higher in badminton than it is in tennis.

base, v /beIs/ zotrváva , sídli The actress was born in Wales but is based in Los Angeles now.

basic, adj /'beIsIk/ základná I know some basic vocabulary in Greek.

basically, adv /'beIsIkli/ v podstate An MP3 player is basically the modern version of a record player.

basket, n /'bA:skIt/ kôš She brought me a basket of fruit in the hospital.

basketball, n /'bA:skItbO:l/ basketbal Very tall men are often good at basketball.

bat, n /b{t/ pálka This is the cricket bat that he used to score 150 runs in 1957.

bathroom, n /'bA:TrUm, £ru:m/

kúpe a I've never had a house with two bathrooms before!

beat, v /bi:t/ porazi I beat Dad at tennis for the first time today.

bedroom, n /'bedrUm, £ru:m/

izba, spál a John's in his bedroom playing computer games.

before, adv, prep /bI'fO:/ pred I usually have a shower before breakfast.

best friend, n /"best 'frend/ najlepší priate She was my best friend when we were at college.

better, adj /'bet@/ lepší We need a better, faster computer.

birthday, n /'bÆ:TdeI/ narodeniny It's my birthday next week.

biscuit, n /'bIskIt/ sušienka Who wants a chocolate biscuit?

board, n /bO:d/ tabu a He pinned the notice up on the board.

bounce, v /baUns/ odrazi sa, odsko i The ball bounced off the wall.

brave, adj /breIv/ odvážny, stato ný He wasn't brave enough to dive into the deep water.

bravely, adv /'breIvli/ stato ne She battled bravely against her disease for many years.

bravery, n /'breIv@ri/ udatnos , odvaha He was awarded a medal for his bravery.

breathe, v /bri:D/ dýcha The room was so crowded I could hardly breathe.






brilliance, n /'brIlj@ns/ skvelos , brilantný výkon He is also respected for his brilliance as an artist.

bus, n /bös/ autobus I usually catch a bus to college.

by, adv /baI/ predložka používaná s dopr. prostr. - ís vlakom, .... I'm going to London tomorrow by train.

calm, adj /kA:m/ k udný, tichý I took a deep breath and tried to keep calm.

calmly, adv /'kA:mli/ k udne, v k ude Dad took the bad news very calmly.

can’t, v /kA:nt/ nemôžem, ne.... I can't hear you. Speak more loudly!

catch, v /k{tS/ chyti Bill threw the ball and Joe caught it.

champion, n /'tS{mpi@n/ majster, ví az Manchester United are this year's European Cup champions.

championship, n /'tS{mpi@nSIp/ turnaj They won the Davis Cup tennis championship last year.

chewing gum, n /'tSu:IÎ göm/ žuva ka When I sat down, the chewing gum stuck to my trousers.


clever, adj /'klev@/ bystrý, múdry Paul is good-looking, clever, and charming.

cleverly, adv /'klev@li/ bystro, obratne Alma cleverly solved the problem using algebra.

climbing, n /'klaImIÎ/ lezenie, šplhanie We go climbing in the Lake District at the weekends.

club, n /klöb/ klub I'm a member of the school drama club.

colourful, adj /'köl@f@l/ farebný The garden was full of colourful flowers.

commentary, n /'kÁm@nt@ri/ komentár There will be a live commentary on the football match.

committee, n /k@'mIti/ výbor, komisia Nick and Bob are both on the tennis club committee.

complicated, adj /'kÁmplIkeItId/ komplikovaný These instructions are too complicated – can you make them simpler?

composition, n /"kÁmp@'zIS@n/ skladba, kompozícia The orchestra played a composition by Debussy.

conversation, n /"kÁnv@'seIS@n/ rozhovor, konverzácia I had an interesting conversation with Alice yesterday.

court, n /kO:t/ súd The court dismissed the charges against him.

cricket, n /'krIk@t/ kriket Shall we play cricket, or do you prefer football?

crisps, n /krIsps/ zemiakové lupienky He's got a packet of crisps and two sandwiches for lunch.

crowd, n /kraUd/ dav, zástup There was a crowd of people waiting for the film star to come out.

cup, n /köp/ šálka Would you like a cup of tea?

cycling, n /'saIklIÎ/ cyklistika It would be silly to go cycling in this freezing weather.

danger, n /'deIndZ@/ nebezpe enstvo Fires often happen in people's houses during the Christmas holidays.

dangerously, adv /'deIndZ@r@sli/ nebezpe ne The police arrested him for dangerous driving.

decision, n /dI'sIZ@n/ rozhodnutie Ben knew he'd made the right decision.

description of, /dI'skrIpS@n @v, Áv/

popis Can you give me a description of the man who attacked you?

desperate, adj /'desp@r@t/ zúfalý Many homeless families are desperate for a place to live.

desperately, adv /'desp@r@tli/ zúfalo The doctors tried desperately to save her life.

difference, n /'dIf@r@ns/ rozdiel The difference between the two students is that Ross works harder.

dinner, n /'dIn@/ ve era We'll have dinner at 8 this evening.

discussion, n /dI'sköS@n/ debata, diskusia Several students had a discussion about the homework problem.

display, n /dI'spleI/ výstava, prehliadka There was a display of modern sculptures in the library.

diving, n /'daIvIÎ/ potápanie I practised my diving for two hours this morning.

don’t have to, /"d@Unt 'h{v t@, tU/

nemusie It's all right, you don't have to apologise.

dressing room, n /'dresIÎ ru:m, rUm/

šat a The actor came out of his dressing room to sign autographs.

during, prep /'djU@rIÎ/ po as Foxes sleep during the day and hunt at night.

easily, adv /'i:z@li/ ahko You can find information easily on the Internet.


exercise, n /'eks@saIz/ cvi enie You should take more exercise – you're getting fat.

eye, n /aI/ oko Paul has green eyes and brown hair.

fame, n /feIm/ sláva Appearing in a television series brought him instant fame.

famously, adv /'feIm@sli/ skvelo, famózne My husband gets on famously with my mum and dad.

fantastic, adj /f{n't{stIk/ fantastický It's a fantastic film! I loved it!






fantastically, adv /f{n't{stIkli/ fantasticky This car goes fantastically fast!

fantasy, n /'f{nt@si/ fantázia I had fantasies about becoming a famous actress.

fast, adj /fA:st/ rýchly He has always loved fast cars.

feel, v /fi:l/ cíti I felt cold and lonely.


fishing, n /'fISIÎ/ rybár enie We went fishing on the river at the weekend.

flippers, n /'flIp@z/ plutvy The diver wore a rubber suit and flippers.

flying, n /'flaI£IÎ/ lietanie A lot of people are scared of flying.

football, n /'fUtbO:l/ futbal The children are playing football in the local park.

for, prep /f@, fO:/ pre, za po, na I've been at this school for six years.

Formula 1, n /"fO:mj@l@ 'wön/ formula 1 He's a Formula 1 racing car driver.

free, adj /fri:/ bezplatný There's a free gift with this month's magazine.


gardening glove, n /'gA:dnIÎ glöv/ záhradnícka rukavica Wear gardening gloves to keep your hands from getting dirty.

glove, n /glöv/ rukavica I must buy a new pair of gloves this winter.

go home with sb, /g@U 'h@Um wID "sömb@di/

ís domov s ... I went home with two friends from my class at school.

goal, n /g@Ul/ gól The Russians scored three goals in sixteen minutes.

goalkeeper, n /'g@Ul"ki:p@/ brankár The ball flew past the goalkeeper into the back of the net.

golf, n /gÁlf/ golf Can you teach me how to play golf?

golf club, n /'gÁlf klöb/ golfový klub He joined the golf club and now he plays every week.

golf course, n /'gÁlf kO:s/ golfové ihrisko There's a wonderful golf course on the coast near Edinburgh.

good, adj /gUd/ dobrý I love wearing really good, well-made clothes.

government, n /'göv@m@nt, 'göv@nm@nt/

vláda The new government promised to reduce unemployment.

grass, n /grA:s/ tráva We lay on the grass by the river.

hand, n /h{nd/ ruka Polly put her hand on my shoulder.

hang gliding, /'h{Î "glaIdIÎ/ plachtenie vo vzduchu They go hang gliding in the Canary Islands every winter.

happen, v /'h{p@n/ sta sa When did the accident happen?

hard, adj /hA:d/ tvrdý The chairs were hard and uncomfortable to sit on.

have got sth with you, /h@v "gÁt sömTIÎ 'wID j@/

ma so sebou... Have you got some toothpaste with you, or do you need to buy some?

have sth for dinner, /"h{v sömTIÎ f@ 'dIn@/

ma na ve eru We had fish and salad for dinner.

have to, /'h{v t@, tU/ musie It's all right, you don't have to apologise.

high, adj /haI/ vysoký Ben Nevis is a high mountain in Scotland.

high jump, n /'haI dZömp/ skákanie do výšky He can do over 2 metres in the high jump.

hit, n, v /hIt/ zasiahnu , uderi , trafi He hit me with his tennis racket!

hockey, n /'hÁki/ hokej I play with the ladies' hockey team.

hold, v /h@Uld/ drža She held a baby in her arms.


horse riding, n /'hO:s "raIdIÎ/ jazdenie na koni They went on a horse riding trip into the hills.

how many, /haU 'meni/ ko ko / po ítate né p.m. / How many pieces of bread do you want?

how much, /haU 'mötS/ ko ko / nepo ítate né p.m. / How much sugar would you like in your tea?

ice, n /aIs/ ad Would you like some ice in your drink?

ice hockey, n /'aIs "hÁki/ adový hokej He plays professional ice hockey for the Sheffield Steelers.

ice skating, n /'aIs "skeItIÎ/ krasokor u ovanie They were British ice skating champions in 1998.

international, adj /"Int@'n{S@n@l/ medzinárodný It costs a lot of money to go to international football matches.

interview, n /'Int@vju:/ interview, schôdzka I've got an interview for a job this afternoon.

into, prep /'Int@, 'IntU/ do, v, na Teresa ran into the house and shut the door.

island, n /'aIl@nd/ ostrov Skye is an island off the west coast of Scotland.






join, v /dZOIn/ prida sa, pripoji Helen has joined a running club to try and get fit.

judo, n /'dZu:d@U/ džudo I use judo as a way of keeping fit.

ketchup, n /'ketS@p/ ke up Do you want ketchup on your burger?

kick, v /kIk/ kopnú A group of boys were kicking a stone around outside.

last, adj /lA:st/ posledný Her spelling has improved since last year.

laugh, v /lA:f/ smia sa She was laughing at all his jokes.

lesson, n /'les@n/ vyu ovacia hodina I've only had two driving lessons.

look for sth, /'lUk f@ "sömTIÎ/

h ada nie o I'm looking for my other earring – I can't find it.

loud, adj /laUd/ hlasný Turn that music down! It's too loud!

love sb, /'löv "sömb@di/ milova niekoho She's loved him since they first met.

lover of sth, /'löv@r @v "sömTIÎ/

milovník ... He's a lover of fine wines and good music.


manager, n /'m{nIdZ@/ manažér The hotel manager asked if we were happy with the room.


mask, n /mA:sk/ maska The thief wore a mask to hide his face.

match, n /m{tS/ zápas Did you watch the match between Kenya and Ireland?

matter, n /'m{t@/ záležitos , otázka We have some important matters to talk about.

mechanical, adj /mI'k{nIk@l/ mechanický His car developed mechanical problems.

mechanically, adv /mI'k{nIkli/ mechanicky The car is mechanically OK, but it looks horrible!

minute, n /'mInIt/ minúta I waited 20 minutes for the bus.

money, n /'möni/ peniaze Billy spent lots of money in town today.

more...than..., /mO: … D@n/ viac než.... She has more toys than her little brother.

motor racing, n /'m@Ut@ "reIsIÎ/ automobilové preteky We're going to watch the motor racing from Germany on TV.

mountain, n /'maUnt@n/ hora She is the first woman to climb this mountain.


necessary, adj /'nes@s@ri/ potrebný "Do I need some money?" "No, that won't be necessary."

nervous, adj /'nÆ:v@s/ nervózny Julie looked nervous before the test.

nervously, adv /'nÆ:v@sli/ nervózne Tony waited nervously for his turn to sing.

net, n /net/ sie The ball went into the back of the net.

normal, adj /'nO:m@l/ normálny It started out as a normal day, and then got strange.

nose, n /n@Uz/ nos She had a spot on her nose.

off, adv, prep /Áf/ pre He brushed the crumbs off the table.

oldest, adj /'@Uld@st/ najstarší Jo's the next oldest in the family.

opinion, n /@'pInj@n/ názor What's your opinion of the new head teacher?


parachuting, n /'p{r@Su:tIÎ/ parašutistika, skok padákom They're going parachuting to raise money for the charity.

pasta, n /'p{st@/ cestoviny Runners often eat pasta before a big race.

pitch, n /pItS/ ihrisko The cricket pitch is very dry and bumpy today.

point, n /pOInt/ bod Her team won by 15 points to 12.

pool, n /pu:l/ bazén They have a pool in their back garden.

possible, adj /'pÁs@b@l/ možné Is it possible to get a train to Bristol from here?

presentation, n /"prez@n'teIS@n/ prezentácia I gave a presentation to the class about my history project.

probably, adv /'prÁb@bli/ pravdepodobne, asi They've probably got lost.


puck, n /pök/ puk The ice hockey player hit the puck into the back of the net.

quickly, adv /'kwIkli/ rýchlo Rick ran quickly to the car and drove away.

race, n /reIs/ závod Very few of the British athletes won their races.

referee, n /"ref@'ri:/ rozhodca Just at that moment the referee blew his whistle.

reserve, v /rI'zÆ:v/ rezervova Tom reserved a table at the hotel restaurant.

rock climbing, n /'rÁk "klaImIÎ/ horolezectvo He fell off a mountain while they were doing some rock climbing in






Wales.roll, v /r@Ul/ kotú a sa The coin fell out of my hand and rolled across the floor.

rugby, n /'rögbi/ rugby He injured his leg playing rugby.

rule, n /ru:l/ pravidlo Jamie explained the rules of the game to us.

run, v /rön/ beha I can run faster than Tom.

runner, n /'rön@/ bežec He's a brilliant long-distance runner.

sailing, n /'seIlIÎ/ plavenie sa They've invited us to go sailing on their boat this weekend.


scientific, adj /"saI@n'tIfIk/ vedecký She did a scientific experiment to prove her idea.

scientifically, adv /"saI@n'tIfIkli/ vedecky It's not scientifically possible to do that.

score, v /skO:/ skórova , zaznamena bod Jim scored 2 goals in the game last night.

serve, v /sÆ:v/ podáva , obsluhova The hotel serves dinner at seven.

set, n /set/ sada I just need two more and I've got the whole set!

short-distance, adj /"SO:t 'dIst@ns/ krátka vzdialenos His best results were in the short-distance races.

sightseeing, n /'saIt"si:IÎ/ prehliadka pamätihodností In the afternoon we all went sightseeing round the town.

similar to, /'sIm@l@ t@, tU/ podobný He looks similar to your brother Jack.

size (all ages and -s),n

/saIz/ ve kos People of all ages and sizes crowded into the street.


slow, adj /sl@U/ pomalý The slowest runners started at the back.

slowly, adv /'sl@Uli/ pomaly White clouds slowly crossed the sky.

slowness, n /'sl@Un@s/ pomalos The bus moved with annoying slowness.

snorkel, n /'snO:k@l/ šnorchel You'll need a snorkel to help you breathe under water.

squash, n /skwÁS/ squash You need to be very fit to play squash.

stadium, n /'steIdi@m/ štadión They're building a new football stadium that opens in 2007.

stick, n /stIk/ palica, ty , hokejka An ice hockey stick has a flat piece at the end.


successful, adj /s@k'sesf@l/ úspešný They were successful in persuading him to join their team.

successfully, adv /s@k'sesf@li/ úspešne She successfully completed the test.

surface, n /'sÆ:f@s/ hladina, povrch There was rubbish floating on the surface of the river.

surfing, n /'sÆ:fIÎ/ surfovanie When we were in Hawaii we went surfing every day.

swimming, n /'swImIÎ/ plávanie Do you want to go swimming or just sit in the sun?

swimming cap, n /'swImIÎ k{p/ iapka na plávanie Wear a swimming cap – it will keep your hair dry.

tennis, n /'tenIs/ tenis Let's have a game of tennis this afternoon.

than, /D@n, D{n/ než, ako These shoes are cheaper than the other ones.

this, determiner, pron /DIs/ tento My mother gave me this necklace.

throw, v /Tr@U/ hodi He threw the empty bottle into the bin.


to, prep /t@, tU/ do, na, k He decided to go to the airport.

topic, n /'tÁpIk/ téma The main topic of conversation was the party.

touch, v /tötS/ dotknú sa Don't touch the paint – it's wet!

tournament, n /'tU@n@m@nt/ sú až, turnaj He's won his last three tennis tournaments.

track, n /tr{k/ dráha, tra They go round the track four times and then finish here.

trophy, n /'tr@Ufi/ trofej Stella won the trophy for best young female singer.

two-week, adj /"tu: 'wi:k/ dvojtýždenný We're having a two-week holiday in Cyprus.

underwater, adj /"önd@'wO:t@/ podvodný He's very keen on underwater photography.

uniform, n /'ju:nIfO:m/ uniforma Do you like the new school uniform?

up, adv, prep /öp/ hore, do He climbed up the ladder to the tree house.

visitor, n /'vIz@t@/ návštevník I came to Tokyo as a visitor in 1979.

wake sb up, /"weIk sömb@di 'öp/

zobudi niekoho Wake Simon up, will you? He's going to be late.

warm-up, n /'wO:m öp/ zahriatie We always do a ten-minute warm-up before the game.

water, n /'wO:t@/ voda Can I have a glass of water?






water skiing, n /'wO:t@ "ski:IÎ/ vodné lyžovanie Tracy's a keen swimmer and also likes water skiing.

wear, v /we@/ ma oble ené I decided to wear my blue dress.

welcome, v /'welk@m/ privíta , vítaný Strangers do not feel welcome in this town.

whose, determiner, pron /hu:z/ koho, í Whose jacket is this?

win, v /wIn/ vyhra Mark's team won the basketball tournament.

windsurfing, n /'wInd"sÆ:fIÎ/ windsurfing Activities include windsurfing and water-skiing.

world-famous, adj /"wÆ:ld 'feIm@s/ svetoznámy Hemingway was a world-famous writer from the USA.

Module NINE above, prep /@'böv/ nad There was a light above the door.

adventure holiday, n /@d'ventS@ "hÁl@di/

dobrodružné prázdniny They go on adventure holidays because they hate just sitting on a beach.

airport, n /'e@pO:t/ letisko The plane landed at Heathrow Airport.

also, adv /'O:ls@U/ tiež, aj Jan plays the guitar, and she also plays the piano.

and, linking word /@nd, @n, {nd/ a I have one brother and two sisters.

apartment, n /@'pA:tm@nt/ byt She lives in a small apartment above the chemist's.

as usual, /@z 'ju:Zu@l, 'ju:Z@l/

ako zvy ajne As usual, I missed the bus and was late for work – again!


awful, adj /'O:f@l/ hrozný, strašný That restaurant serves really awful food!

B & B, abbrev /"bi: @n 'bi:/ bed and breakfast / noc ah s ra ajkami / We stayed at an excellent B & B in Paisley.

backpacker, n /'b{k"p{k@/ vä šinou mladí študenti, cestujúci len s batohom na chrbte Thereare lots of British backpackers in Thailand.

backpackers’ hostel, n /"b{kp{k@z 'hÁstl/

ubytov a pre mladých There's a good backpackers' hostel on the edge of Cairns.

backpacking, n /'b{k"p{kIÎ/ cestovanie s batohom na chrbte, kde máte všetko potrebné We're going backpacking in Nepal.

bath, n /bA:T/ va a There's a bath in the room and plenty of hot water.

beach, n /bi:tS/ pláž Shall we go to the beach or just stay in the hotel?

beautiful, adj /'bju:tIf@l/ krásny, nádherný She was the most beautiful woman in the world.

bed and breakfast, n /"bed @n 'brekf@st/

noc ah s ra ajkami Is there anyone who does bed and breakfast round here?

below, adv, prep /bI'l@U/ pod From the plane window I could see the fields below us.

brilliant, adj /'brIlj@nt/ skvelý, oslnivý He's brilliant at maths and science.

brochure, n /'br@US@, £SU@/ brožúra Let's get some holiday brochures and decide where to go.

bye, interj /baI/ maj sa, dovi Bye, Max! It was nice meeting you!

café, n /'k{feI/ kaviare This café does a very good breakfast.

camping, n /'k{mpIÎ/ kempovanie, stanovanie We went camping in France in the summer.

campsite, n /'k{mpsaIt/ kemp The campsite was next to a bend in the river.

canoe, n /k@'nu:/ kanoe I managed to get the canoe between the poles in the river.

caravan park, n /'k{r@v{n pA:k/

parkovisko pre obytné prívesy They want to have a caravan park in the grounds of the castle.

car park, n /'kA: pA:k/ parkovisko I parked in the underground car park at the office.

chemical, n /'kemIk@l/ chemikália Some of these chemicals are very dangerous.

chemical factory, n /'kemIk@l "f{kt@ri/

chemický závod My dad worked in a chemical factory in the 1950s.

climate, n /'klaIm@t/ podnebie, klíma The climate in the Maldives is hot and sunny.

coast, n /k@Ust/ pobrežie It gets quite cold on the coast.

cockroach, n /'kÁk£r@UtS/ šváb The restaurant was filthy, with cockroaches all over the floor!

coffee bar, n /'kÁfi bA:/ kaviare We used to go to the coffee bar in the High Street.

concert hall, n /'kÁns@t hO:l/ koncertná sála The Albert Hall is a famous concert hall in London.

conversation, n /"kÁnv@'seIS@n/ rozhovor, konverzácia I had an interesting conversation with Alice yesterday.

corridor, n /'kÁrIdO:/ chodba Please leave the classroom and wait in the corridor.







crowded, adj /'kraUdId/ preplnený, nabitý She first saw him across a crowded room.

delicious, adj /dI'lIS@s/ chutný This soup is delicious! What's in it?

direction, n /dI'rekS@n, daI£/ smer Are you sure you're going in the right direction?

dirt, n /dÆ:t/ špina Don't get any dirt on the carpet.


disaster, n /dI'zA:st@/ katastrofa Forty people were killed in the rail disaster.


disgusting, adj /dIs'göstIÎ/ nechutný, odporný, hnusný This stuff tastes disgusting! What is it?

double, adj /'döb@l/ dvojitý He took a photo of the double wooden doors of the cathedral.

downstairs, adv /"daUn'ste@z/ dole, dolné poschodie Michael came downstairs in his pyjamas.

eastern, adj /'i:st@n/ východný Newcastle is on the eastern side of England.

enjoy, v /In'dZOI/ uži si The park was lovely, and I enjoyed the walk.

enormous, adj /I'nO:m@s/ obrovský, enormný This house cost an enormous amount of money.

excellent, adj /'eks@l@nt/ výborný What an excellent idea!

excursion to, /Ik'skÆ:S@n t@, tU/

exkurzia do, výlet There's an excursion to see the Parthenon tomorrow.

expensive, adj /Ik'spensIv/ drahý, nákladný We can't afford this – it's too expensive.

extra, adj /'ekstr@/ nie o naviac, ved ajší, mimoriadny Can I have extra fries with my burger?

extract, n /'ekstr{kt/ vytiahnu , vytrhnú The dentist extracted two of my teeth.

fantastic, adj /f{n't{stIk/ fantastický, It's a fantastic film! I loved it!

fascinating, adj /'f{s@neItIÎ/ kúzelný, úchvatný This is a fascinating book about the volcano Krakatoa.

festival, n /'fest@v@l/ festival, slávnos They invited him to play at the international music festival.

fine, adj /faIn/ fajn "We're meeting at 8.30." "Okay, fine."

forest, n /'fÁr@st/ les He got lost among the thousand of trees in the forest.

freezing, adj /'fri:zIÎ/ mrznúci I'm freezing – shall we light the fire?


from, prep /fr@m, frÁm/ z, od, He took the train from London to Glasgow.

funny, adj /'föni/ zábavný It was one of the funniest films I've ever seen.


grandparents, n /'gr{n"pe@r@nts/ starí rodi ia My grandparents are still alive, aged 93 and 95.

great, adj /greIt/ skvelý, obrovský Lily opened the present with great care.

guidebook, n /'gaIdbUk/ sprievodca Is there a guidebook that shows all the canals in Venice?

hairdresser’s, n /'he@"dres@z/ kaderník I need to go to the hairdresser's to get my hair cut.

have, v /h@v, h{v/ ma I have lots of relatives in Canada.

historic, adj /hI'stÁrIk/ historický Did you see the historic moment when man landed on the moon?

holiday, n /'hÁl@di/ prázdniny Did you have a nice holiday?

horrible, adj /'hÁr@b@l/ hrozný, strašný That was a horrible thing to say.

hostel, n /'hÁstl/ ubytov a / pre mladých, študentov / We'll stay at the international youth hostel in Berlin.

hour, n /aU@/ hodina We spent three hours in the museum.

ill, adj /Il/ chorý Mrs Jackson has been very ill for a long time.

instrument, n /'Instr@m@nt/ nástroj Do you play any musical instruments?

journey, n /'dZÆ:ni/ cesta How long does your journey to school take?

kitchen, n /'kItS@n/ kuchy a Jo is in the kitchen making a sandwich.

later, adv /'leIt@/ neskôr You'll have to finish that later – we need to go now.

left, adv /left/ v avo Turn left at the next traffic lights and go two miles down the road.

letter, n /'let@/ list I got a letter from my friend Anne yesterday.

like, v /laIk/ pá i sa, ma rád Katie likes John a lot.

live, adj /laIv/ živý There will be live music in the park all day on Saturday.

look sth up, /"lUk sömTIÎ 'öp/

vyh ada nejakú informáciu I couldn't remember how to spell it, so I looked it up in the dictionary.

lovely, adj /'lövli/ krásny, roztomilý You look lovely in that new dress.






lover, n /'löv@/ milovník She's a great lover of opera.

lucky you!, /"löki 'ju:/ máš ale š astie You won the lottery? Well, lucky you!

magnificent, adj /m{g'nIf@s@nt/ ve kolepý, pozoruhodný The kings lived in a magnificent palace not far from Paris.

mile, n /maIl/ mí a Our school is about three miles away.

moment, n /'m@Um@nt/ chví a, moment After a moment, Lou returned.

multi-media, adj /"mölti 'mi:di@/ multimediálny They use multi-media materials to teach English here – video, computers etc.

nasty, adj /'nA:sti/ škaredý, nechutný, odporný The bad news in the letter gave me a nasty shock.


night, n /naIt/ noc I woke up in the middle of the night.

noisy, adj /'nOIzi/ hlu ný You're being very noisy. Play quietly!


outdoor, adj /"aUt'dO:/ vonkajší The hotel has two outdoor swimming pools.

palace, n /'p{l@s/ palác The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace when she's in London.

part, n /pA:t/ as Part of the roof was missing.

phone, n /f@Un/ telefón A woman answered the phone and said, "Hello?"

phone call, n /'f@Un kO:l/ telefonát I need to make a short phone call.

plane, n /pleIn/ lietadlo It's much quicker to go by plane.

polite, adj /p@'laIt/ slušný, zdvorilý, kultivovaný Kevin is a very polite and kind young man.

polluted, adj /p@'lu:tId/ zne istený The river is heavily polluted with chemicals from the factory.

postcard, n /'p@UstkA:d/ poh adnica Mary sent us a postcard from Spain.

prefer, v /prI'fÆ:/ uprednost ova Would you prefer a hot drink or a cold one?

rainforest, n /'reIn"fÁr@st/ tropický prales What can we do to stop the destruction of the rainforest?

relax, v /rI'l{ks/ odpo íva , relaxova I decided to just stay home and relax.

right, adj, n /raIt/ vpravo The plates are in that cupboard on the right.

right now, /"raIt 'naU/ práve teraz Right now I'm studying, but I'll be going out later.

role, n /r@Ul/ úloha / herecká /, rola They gave her the role of the daughter in the school play.

rude, adj /ru:d/ neslušný, hrubý, drzý The boys were making rude remarks about the teacher.

safari, n /s@'fA:ri/ safari We spent three weeks on safari in Kenya.

salad, n /'s{l@d/ šalát He made a salad with lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.



serve, v /sÆ:v/ servírova , podáva jedlo Dinner is served at eight.

shower, n /'SaU@/ prehánka It's not raining all the time – it's just an occasional shower.

sightsee, v /'saIt"si:/ navštevova pamätihodností I'd rather sightsee than just lie on the beach all day.

sightseeing, n /'saIt"si:IÎ/ navštevovanie pamätihodností In the afternoon we went for some sightseeing in the town.

single, adj /'sIÎg@l/ jediný, samotný, My wife didn't come with me, so I only need a single room.


sleep, v /sli:p/ spa Tom is sleeping – don't wake him.

snorkel, n /'snO:k@l/ šnorchel This is the best snorkel at that price.

snorkelling, n /'snO:k@lIÎ/ šnorchlovanie We went snorkelling in Hawaii.


speak, v /spi:k/ rozpráva Each leader spoke for about fifteen minutes.

stadium, n /'steIdi@m/ štadión They're moving to a new football stadium down the road.

stay, v /steI/ zosta He came to see me and stayed all day.

stunning, adj /'stönIÎ/ ohromujúci You look stunning in that new dress.

sunbathe, v /'sönbeID/ opa ova sa Her mother was sunbathing in the back garden.

sunny, adj /'söni/ slne ný It's a warm, sunny day here in Brighton.

tell sb about sth, /'tel "sömb@di @baUt "sömTIÎ/

poveda niekomu nie o What can you tell me about your life in Poland?

telly, n /'teli/ TV Is there anything good on telly tonight?






tennis court, n /'tenIs kO:t/ tenisový dvorec I'm better on the cricket pitch than on the tennis court.

terrible, adj /'ter@b@l/ hrozný, strašný The food at the hotel was terrible – I couldn't eat it!

test, n /test/ test, I've got a difficult history test tomorrow.

through, prep /Tru:/ cez They drove through the tunnel under the mountain.


tonight, adv /t@'naIt/ dnes v noci What are you doing tonight after dinner?

too, adv /tu:/ tiež, aj Jan plays the guitar, and she plays the piano too.

total, adj /'t@Utl/ celkový His farm has a total area of 100 hectares.

tropical, adj /'trÁpIk@l/ tropický They are cutting down thousands of trees in the tropical rainforests.

turn, v /tÆ:n/ oto i Ricky turned and walked away.

unfriendly, adj /ön'frendli/ nepriate ský The kids in my class are really unfriendly towards me.

unpleasant, adj /ön'plez@nt/ nepríjemný There's an unpleasant smell coming from the kitchen.

upstairs, adv /"öp'ste@z/ hore, na hornom poschodí Julie is upstairs in her room.

usual, adj /'ju:Zu@l, 'ju:Z@l/

zvy ajný I couldn't park my car in the usual place.

warm, adj /wO:m/ teplý "Are you warm enough?" "No, I'm freezing cold!"

where, adv, linking word /we@/ kde "Where's Rosa?" "Upstairs, I think."

with, prep /wID, wIT/ s, so She lives with her Mum in Bristol.

without, prep /wID'aUt/ bez I left home this morning without my bag.

wonderful, adj /'wönd@f@l/ nádherný It was wonderful to see him again after all those years.

work, v /wÆ:k/ pracova , fungova The television isn't working – I can't get Channel 5.

youth hostel, n /'ju:T "hÁstl/ turistická ubytov a pre mladých You can take your car to a youth hostel these days.

Module TEN accept, v /@k'sept/ prija , akceptova They offered me the job and I accepted.

aeroplane, n /'e@r@pleIn/ lietadlo We've been on this aeroplane for 11 hours.

afraid, adj /@'freId/ plný strachu Don't be afraid – I won't hurt you.

Africa, n /'{frIk@/ Afrika He comes from a country on the west coast of Africa.

African, adj /'{frIk@n/ africký There's a display of African masks at the museum.


afternoon, n /"A:ft@'nu:n/ popoludnie I'll see you on Sunday afternoon.


America, n /@'merIk@/ Amerika He lived on the west coast of America for 20 years.

American, adj /@'merIk@n/ americký Her mother is American – from San Francisco, I think.

apologise, v /@'pÁl@dZaIz/ ospravedlni sa I apologise. I was quite wrong and I admit it.

apple pie, n /"{p@l 'paI/ jabl ník Nobody makes apple pie like my mum.

Argentina, n /"A:dZ@n'ti:n@/ Argentína Argentina won the World Cup that year.

Argentine, n /'A:dZ@ntaIn/ Argentín an She married an Argentine and went to live in Buenos Aires.

Asia, n /'eIS@, 'eIZ@/ Ázia She travelled through many countries in Asia.

Asian, adj, n /'eIS@n, 'eIZ@n/ Ázijec, ázijský She married a young man of Asian descent.


attention, n /@'tenS@n/ pozornos You should pay more attention in class.

attract, v /@'tr{kt/ pri ahova , láka It wasn't the money that attracted me to the job.

attraction, n /@'tr{kS@n/ prí ažlivos , pôvab Buckingham Palace is one of London's most popular tourist attractions.

audience, n /'O:di@ns/ diváci, publikum The audience stood up and cheered at the end of the performance.

Australia, n /Á'streIli@/ Austrália Perth is one of the largest cities in Australia.

Australian, adj /Á'streIli@n/ austrálsky They came to Britain to escape the heat of the Australian summer.


band, n /b{nd/ skupina He plays drums in a band.

beef, n /bi:f/ hovädzina Roast beef is my favourite Sunday dinner.

big, adj /bIg/ ve ký A big black car arrived, and he got in.






birthday cake, n /'bÆ:TdeI keIk/ narodeninová torta She made him a special birthday cake with his name and age on it.

birthplace, n /'bÆ:TpleIs/ rodisko Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare.

boat, n /b@Ut/ ln You can only get to the island by boat.

Brazil, n /br@'zIl/ Brazília Brazil look very dangerous when they're attacking.

bring, v /brIÎ/ prinies Don't forget to bring your camera.

Britain, n /'brItn/ Británia Britain has agreed to provide money for food and clothing.

British, adj /'brItIS/ britský The British government does not talk to terrorist groups.

broken, adj /'br@Uk@n/ rozbitý Be careful of the broken glass.

businessman, n /'bIzn@sm@n/ obchodník He was a successful businessman in the car industry.

busy, adj /'bIzi/ zaneprázdnený She's a busy mother of three small children.

cafeteria, n /"k{f@'tI@ri@/ jedále The meals in the college cafeteria are OK.

cake, n /keIk/ kolá , torta Would you like some chocolate cake?

Canada, n /'k{n@d@/ Kanada Please welcome the Mexican ambassador to Canada.

Canadian, adj /k@'neIdi@n/ kanadský We spent the summer hiking in the Canadian mountains.

canoeing, n /k@'nu:IÎ/ kanoing We could go canoeing down the river this weekend.

cat, n /k{t/ ma ka I like cats better than dogs.

cathedral, n /k@'Ti:dr@l/ katedrála St Paul's Cathedral is a large church in central London.

centre, n /'sent@/ stred, centrum He took her hand and led her to the centre of the room.

chicken soup, n /"tSIk@n 'su:p/ slepa ia polievka If you're not feeling well, have some of my mum's chicken soup.

child, n /tSaIld/ die a I lived in the USA when I was a small child.


chocolate cake, n /"tSÁkl@t 'keIk/ okoládový kolá Would you like chocolate cake or biscuits?

city centre, n /"sIti 'sent@/ centrum mesta There are lots of great shops in the city centre.

cocktail, n /'kÁkteIl/ kokteil Would you like a cocktail before dinner?

coffee, n /'kÁfi/ káva How much sugar do you have in your coffee?

coke, n /k@Uk/ kola Fries and a regular coke, please.

combine sth with sth, /k@m'baIn "sömTIÎ wID "sömTIÎ

spoji nie o s nie ím He combines working in an office with being an athlete.

common, adj /'kÁm@n/ bežný Rabbits are the most common wild animal in this area.

concert, n /'kÁns@t/ koncert We went to a concert by Status Quo last night.

course, n /kO:s/ kurz I'd like to take a course in business studies.

cream, n /kri:m/ smotana We had strawberries and cream at a table in the sun.

credit card, n /'kredIt kA:d/ kreditná karta You can pay by cash or by credit card.

crowd, n /kraUd/ zástup, dav There was a crowd of people waiting for the film star to come out.

crowded, adj /'kraUdId/ preplnený She first saw him across a crowded room.

culture, n /'költS@/ kultúra You have to live in a country if you want to understand its culture.

customer, n /'köst@m@/ zákazník This shop tries to keep its customers happy.

Danish, adj /'deInIS/ dánsky He was a Danish engineer from Copenhagen.


decide, v /dI'saId/ rozhodnú sa Megan decided to go to Denise's party.

Denmark, n /'denmA:k/ Dánsko Denmark has joined the European Union.

dessert, n /dI'zÆ:t/ dezert For dessert we had ice-cream and chocolate sauce.


odlišný od He's different from any teacher I've had before.

dirt, n /dÆ:t/ špina Don't get any dirt on the carpet.


disgust, v /dIs'göst/ zhnusenie, zhnusi He pushed his plate away in disgust.

disgusting, adj /dIs'göstIÎ/ hnusný, odporný This stuff tastes disgusting! I can't eat it.

down, adv, prep /daUn/ dole Alison ran down the hill to the bottom.

dragon, n /'dr{g@n/ drak The rugby fans had flags with the Welsh dragon on them.

drums, n /drömz/ bubny We could hear drums beating in the darkness.






Dutch, adj /dötS/ holandský Steve's married to a Dutch girl from Amsterdam.

east, n, adj /i:st/ východ We live to the east of the city.

eastern, adj /'i:st@n/ východný We sailed round the eastern shore of the island.

Egypt, n /'i:dZIpt/ Egypt Everyone who goes to Egypt wants to see the pyramids.

Egyptian, adj, n /I'dZIpS@n/ egyptský, Egyp an The ancient Egyptian people built wonderful buildings.

England, n /'IÎgl@nd/ Anglicko You don't usually get much sunshine in England!

Europe, n /'jU@r@p/ Európa She has visited most of the countries of eastern Europe.

European, adj /"jU@r@'pi:@n/ európsky The European Parliament has its headquarters in Brussels.

exactly, adv /Ig'z{ktli/ presne We got home at exactly six o'clock.

expense, n /Ik'spens/ výdavok All his money went on medical expenses.

expensive, adj /Ik'spensIv/ drahý We can't afford this – it's too expensive.

experience, n /Ik'spI@ri@ns/ skúsenos , zážitok They had an unpleasant experience when their plane almost crashed.

facility, n /f@'sIl@ti/ vybavenie, príslušenstvo All rooms have private bathroom facilities.

fame, n /feIm/ sláva Appearing in a television series brought him instant fame.

famous, adj /'feIm@s/ slávny Many famous actors live in Beverly Hills.

fan, n /f{n/ fanúšik Thousands of football fans filled the stadium.

far, adv /fA:/ aleko We live not far from the station.

finger, n /'fIÎg@/ prst She wore a ring on every finger.


fish and chips, n /"fIS @n 'tSIps/ ryba s hranolkami Get some fish and chips on your way home.

flute, n /flu:t/ flauta She plays the flute in the London Symphony Orchestra.

foot, n /fUt/ noha He always walks around in bare feet.

for the first time, /f@ D@ "fÆ:st 'taIm/

prvýkrát I visited the USA for the first time in 1973.

foreign, adj /'fÁr@n/ zahrani ný He speaks three foreign languages.

formal, adj /'fO:m@l/ formálny There will be a formal investigation into the accident.

France, n /frA:ns/ Francúzsko France is just across the Channel from here.

free, adj /fri:/ bezplatný There's a free gift with this month's magazine.

French, adj /frentS/ francúzsky This is an excellent French wine – try a glass.



from, prep /fr@m, frÁm/ z, od He took the train from London to Glasgow.

fruit salad, n /"fru:t 's{l@d/ ovocný šalát There's fruit salad and ice-cream for later.

good, adj /gUd/ dobrý I love wearing really good, well-made clothes.

group, n /gru:p/ skupina The Orkneys are a group of islands off the north of Scotland.

guitar, n /gI'tA:/ gitara He makes a lot of noise with that electric guitar!


happiness, n /'h{pin@s/ š astie Her eyes shone with happiness.

harp, n /hA:p/ harfa She wrote a beautiful piece for harp and orchestra.

Holland, n /'hÁl@nd/ Holandsko Holland is very flat, and therefore many people ride bicycles.

huge, adj /hju:dZ/ obrovský They have a huge garden reaching down to the river.

Hungary, n /'höÎg@ri/ Ma arsko The team will play against Hungary on Saturday.


ice cream, n /"aIs 'kri:m/ zmrzlina Would you like strawberry ice cream or chocolate?

ideal, adj /"aI'dI@l/ ideálny This quiet field is an ideal place for a picnic.

imagine, v /I'm{dZ@n/ predstavova si Close your eyes, and imagine travelling through space.

importance, n /Im'pO:t@ns/ dôležitos Good teams understand the importance of working together.

important, adj /Im'pO:t@nt/ dôležitý Love and respect are more important than lots of money.

in, prep /In/ v, vo He had a pencil in his pocket.

India, n /'Indi@/ India 1997 was the 50th anniversary of India's independence.

Indian, adj, n /'Indi@n/ indický Do you like Indian food?

informal, adj /In'fO:m@l/ neformálny, neoficiálny It's just an informal party – you don't need to dress smartly.






inspiration, n /"Insp@'reIS@n/ inšpirácia These gardening programmes give people inspiration for their own homes.

Ireland, n /'aI@l@nd/ Írsko Ireland drew with France in the World Cup.

Irish, adj /'aI@rIS/ írsky She has an Irish accent because she comes from Dublin.

isle, n /aIl/ ostrov Jersey is one of the Channel Isles.

jacket, n /'dZ{k@t/ sako, kabát He was wearing jeans and a leather jacket.

Japan, n /dZ@'p{n/ Japonsko Kate has just been to Japan to teach English.

Japanese, adj /"dZ{p@'ni:z/ japonský Nissan is a popular make of Japanese car.

jeans, n /dZi:nz/ rifle He was wearing an old pair of jeans.

jewellery, n /'dZu:@lri/ šperky She wears a lot of gold jewellery.

jump, v /dZömp/ skáka Jordan jumped, but the ball flew over his head.

Kenya, n /'kenj@/ Ke a Did you watch the match between Kenya and Ireland?

Kenyan, adj /'kenj@n/ kenský Sheila went on a Kenyan safari holiday last year.

keyboard, n /'ki:bO:d/ klávesnica Do you want a mouse as well as a keyboard?

left, adj /left/ avý She wore a gold bracelet on her left wrist.

lemon, n /'lem@n/ citrón Do you want a slice of lemon in your tea?

lie, n /laI/ lož, klamstvo Why did you tell me a lie and not the truth?

life, n /laIf/ život I have lived in England all my life.

lion, n /'laI@n/ lev The male lion has long thick hair around his neck.

locate, v /l@U'keIt/ ur i miesto, lokalizova We need to locate the gas pipe and repair it.

location of, /l@U'keIS@n @v, Áv/

miesto, umiestnenie He was the only person who knew the location of the treasure.

look for, /'lUk f@, fO:/ h ada nie o Look for a sign to Canterbury, and turn right when you see it.

look up, /"lUk 'öp/ vyh ada /v knihe, zozname/ Look up "plumbers" on yell.com.

luck, n /lök/ š astie We won, but I think it was luck, not skill!

lucky, adj /'löki/ š astný "I'm going to Florida this summer." "Oh, you are lucky!"

madam, n /'m{d@m/ dáma, pani Yes, madam – can I help you?

main course, n /"meIn 'kO:s/ hlavný chod / jedla / What are you going to have for your main course?

major, adj /'meIdZ@/ vä ší, závažnejší There has been a major earthquake in the south of the country.


Mali, n /'mA:li/ Mali Mali became independent from France in 1960.

Malian, adj /'mA:li@n/ malijský Bamako is the Malian capital.

manage to, /'m{nIdZ t@, tU/

zvládnu Do you think you'll manage to finish before Thursday?

medieval, adj /"medi'i:v@l/ stredoveký They hold medieval banquets at the castle every month.

menu, n /'menju:/ jedálny lístok, menu Could we see the menu, please?

midnight, n /'mIdnaIt/ polnoc We stayed up until midnight.

mineral water, n /'mIn@r@l "wO:t@/

minerálna voda I'd like a glass of fizzy mineral water.


monument, n /'mÁnj@m@nt/ pamätník, monument The cross is a monument to the men who died in battle.

more, adv, determiner /mO:/ viac You look more attractive with long hair.

mushroom, n /'möSru:m, £rUm/

huba I'll have pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms, please.

music, n /'mju:zIk/ hudba "Do you like this music?" "Not much."

musician, n /mju:'zIS@n/ hudobník She's a talented musician, and plays piano and clarinet.

natural, adj /'n{tS@r@l/ prirodzený It's natural to feel annoyed when someone criticises you.

Netherlands, n /'neD@l@ndz/ Holandsko The Netherlands grows millions of plants every year.


noise, n /nOIz/ hluk The children were making too much noise.

noisy, adj /'nOIzi/ hlu ný You're being too noisy. Play quietly!

north, n, adj /nO:T/ sever It will be windy in the north tomorrow.

northeast, n, adj /"nO:T'i:st/ severovýchod Towns in the northeast have been badly affected by the storms.






northern, adj /'nO:D@n/ severný Seattle is a city in northern Washington state.

northwest, n, adj /"nO:T'west/ severozápad, severozápadný The northwest is a very rainy area of the country.

notebook, n /'n@UtbUk/ zápisník I spent most of the class drawing in my notebook.

number, n /'nömb@/ íslo 2, 4, 6 – what number comes next?

object, n /'ÁbdZIkt/ predmet She took several strange-looking objects from the bag.

omelette, n /'Áml@t/ omeleta I'll have a cheese omelette and chips, please.


only, adj, adv /'@Unli/ len, iba William lived only half a mile away from the school.

out of, /'aUt @v, Áv/ z, zo He took some money from his pocket and bought a newspaper.

outdoor, adj /"aUt'dO:/ vonkajší The hotel has two outdoor swimming pools.



personal stereo, n /"pÆ:s@n@l 'steri@U/

osobný prehráva I use my personal stereo to listen to music while I'm running.

Peru, n /p@'ru:/ Peru They have offices as far away as India and Peru.

Peruvian, adj /p@'ru:vi@n/ perzský His family is Peruvian, from near Lima.

pet, n /pet/ domáci milá ik Cats are popular pets in Britain.

piano, n /pi'{n@U/ klavír I'm learning to play the piano.

piece, n /pi:s/ kus Do you want a piece of bread?

play, v /pleI/ hra Do you know how to play the guitar?

pleasant, adj /'plez@nt/ príjemný They spent a pleasant evening together.

please, /pli:z/ prosím Please don't be late.

Poland, n /'p@Ul@nd/ Po sko What's the capital of Poland?

Polish, adj /'p@UlIS/ po ský Let's eat at the Polish club tonight.

polite, adj /p@'laIt/ slušný, vychovaný Kevin is a very polite young man.

politeness, n /p@'laItn@s/ slušnos Politeness is very important to older people.

pop star, n /'pÁp stA:/ hviezda populárnej hudby He may be a famous pop star, but he can't sing!

popularity, n /"pÁpj@'l{r@ti/ popularita, ob úbenos The popularity of the Internet has grown dramatically.

prawn, n /prO:n/ kreveta They sell prawns and all kinds of fish at the market.

prawn cocktail, n /"prO:n 'kÁkteIl/ krevetový kokteil There's too much lettuce in my prawn cocktail.

predict, v /prI'dIkt/ predpoveda His teachers predicted that he would get high grades.

prepare, v /prI'pe@/ pripravi Carol was upstairs preparing a room for the guests.

project, n /'prÁdZekt/ projekt This project will make this area of the city more attractive.

queue, n /kju:/ rad There was a long queue of people outside the cinema.

rabbit, n /'r{bIt/ králik The rabbits have eaten the heads off all my flowers!

recently, adv /'ri:s@ntli/ nedávno They recently moved from South Africa to Britain.

rent, v /rent/ prenajíma We don't own the flat, we rent it from my uncle.

reservation, n /"rez@'veIS@n/ rezervácia I'd like to make a reservation for dinner tonight.

respect, n /rI'spekt/ úcta, rešpekt He was a very good teacher – I had great respect for him.

rhythm, n /'rID@m/ rytmus The rhythm of the music made me want to dance.

right, n /raIt/ vpravo Turn left at the traffic lights and then the post office is on your right.

river, n /'rIv@/ rieka The River Ganges is sacred to Hindus.

roast, adj /r@Ust/ pe ené, opekané We always have roast potatoes with our Christmas dinner.

rock group, n /'rÁk gru:p/ rocková skupina He played the guitar in a rock group in the 1980s.

rock musician, n /'rÁk mju:"zIS@n/

rockový muzikant, rocker He looks like a rock musician with his long hair and beard.

rose, n /r@Uz/ ruža He sent a dozen red roses to his wife on their anniversary.

Russia, n /'röS@/ Rusko Moscow is the capital of Russia.

Russian, adj, n /'röS@n/ ruský Many Russian scientists went to America in the 1950s.

sailing, n /'seIlIÎ/ plavenie The sailing season starts in February.

salad, n /'s{l@d/ šalát He made a salad with lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.

salt, n /sO:lt/ so This rice needs more salt.






satellite TV, n /"s{t@laIt ti: 'vi:/

satelitná televízia I don't have satellite TV, so I didn't see the programme.

saxophone, n /'s{ks@f@Un/ saxofón She plays the saxophone in a jazz band.

scene, n /si:n/ scéna, dejstvo I loved the scene in the film where the children arrived home.

school day, n /'sku:l deI/ školský de Go to bed early tonight – it's a school day tomorrow.

Scotland, n /'skÁtl@nd/ Škótsko He lived most of his adult life in Scotland.

Scots, adj /skÁts/ škótsky Haggis is a Scots dish made from various parts of a sheep.

share, v /Se@/ deli sa The two secretaries share an office.

shine, v /SaIn/ svieti The sun was shining and there was no wind.

shoulder, n /'S@Uld@/ rameno Sam patted me on the shoulder.

sir, n /s@, sÆ:/ pán Can I help you, sir?


smell, v /smel/ vo a , páchnu , cíti That soup smells delicious!

sofa, n /'s@Uf@/ pohovka She sat down on the sofa and began to watch TV.

sometimes, adv /'sömtaImz/ niekedy Sometimes I don't get home until 9:00 at night.

sorbet, n /'sO:beI/ sorbet I don't like ice cream but I do like sorbet.

soup, n /su:p/ polievka They lived on soup and bread for weeks.

south, n, adj /saUT/ juh It's warmer in the south of the country.

southeast, n, adj /"saUT'i:st/ juhovýchod She lives in a town to the southeast of Oxford.

southern, adj /'söD@n/ južný I visited southern Texas and the Mexican border.

southwest, n, adj /"saUT'west/ juhozápad Exeter is a town in the southwest of England.

spaghetti, n /sp@'geti/ špagety They brought a large dish of spaghetti and meat sauce.

Spain, n /speIn/ Španielsko Spain beat Italy 3-1 in the finals.

Spanish, n, adj /'sp{nIS/ španielsky They had a Spanish mother and a French father.

spill, v /spIl/ rozlia , vylia I spilled paint all over the floor.

stage, n /steIdZ/ javisko She first appeared on the stage at the age of three.

starter, n /'stA:t@/ predjedlo I'll have prawn cocktail as a starter, and then the beef.

steak, n /steIk/ reze I'm cooking steak tonight – how do you like it?

stick, n /stIk/ palica, hokejka An ice hockey stick has a flat piece at the end.

Stone Age, n /'st@Un eIdZ/ doba kamenná They managed to build all this with Stone Age tools.

superstition, n /"su:p@'stIS@n/ povera There's an old superstition that the number 13 is unlucky.

surprise, n /s@'praIz/ prekvapenie This is a surprise! I thought you weren't coming till tomorrow!

symbol of sth, /'sImb@l @v "sömTIÎ/

symbol nie oho The three lions on his football shirt are a symbol of the England team.


thank you, /'T{Îk j@, jU/ akujem "What a beautiful dress!" "Thank you."

think about sth, /'TIÎk @baUt "sömTIÎ/

premyslie si nie o Do I have to decide now, or can I think about it till tomorrow?

thistle, n /'TIs@l/ bodliak The thistle is one of the national symbols of Scotland.

through, prep /Tru:/ cez They drove through the tunnel under the mountain.


to, prep /t@, tU/ do, k, ku He decided to go to the cinema.

together, adv /t@'geD@/ spolu Kevin and I went to school together.

tomato soup, n /t@"mA:t@U 'su:p/

paradajková polievka Tomato soup is nice with a little cream in it.

touch, v /tötS/ dotknú sa Chantal touched his arm gently.

traditional, adj /tr@'dIS@n@l/ tradi ný The restaurant serves traditional Italian cooking.

tree, n /tri:/ strom He has three apple trees in his garden.

trip, n /trIp/ výlet Dad's promised us a trip to Disneyland.

trumpet, n /'trömp@t/ trúbka Richard teaches trumpet at the school of music.

tuna, n /'tju:n@/ tuniak I'd like two cans of tuna fish and one of mackerel.

Turkey, n /'tÆ:ki/ Turecko In 1853, Turkey declared war on Russia.

Turkish, adj /'tÆ:kIS/ turecký Istanbul is a great place to buy Turkish carpets.






type, n /taIp/ druh, typ I think you should try a different type of exercise.

Ukraine, n /ju:'kreIn/ Ukrajina The oil comes from Russia through the Ukraine to Europe.

Ukrainian, adj, n /ju:'kreIni@n/ ukrajinský The UK gets supplies of Ukrainian oil.

United States, n /ju:"naIt@d 'steIts/

Spojené štáty The United States will not sign the agreement on global warming.

unlucky, adj /ön'löki/ neš astný We played pretty well but we still lost – we were just unlucky.

until, prep /ön'tIl, @n£/ do, až do The practice session will start at 4 o'clock and go on until 6.

Uruguay, n /'jU@r@gwaI/ Uruguaj We went to Montevideo in Uruguay for our holidays last year.

Uruguayan, adj, n /'jU@r@gwaI@n/ uruguajský The Uruguayan government wants to encourage tourism.

violin, n /"vaI@'lIn/ husle I’d like to play the violin, but I can't afford the lessons.

visit, v /'vIzIt/ navštívi Granny is visiting us next weekend.

Wales, n /weIlz/ Wales Prince Charles is also the Prince of Wales.

walk into sth, /"wO:k 'Int@ "sömTIÎ/

narazi do nie oho pri chôdzi Jill didn't look where she was going and walked into a lamppost.

wash, v /wÁS/ umy , opra Have you washed my shirt, or is it still dirty?

well-located, adj /"wel l@U'keItId/ dobre umiestnený It was the only shop for miles and was very well-located.

Welsh, adj /welS/ velšský The Breton language is quite similar to Welsh.

west, n, adj /west/ západ, západný The theatre was in the west end of London.

western, adj /'west@n/ západný He came from a small town in western Iowa.

wish, n /wIS/ pria si I wish we lived in London.

wood, n /wUd/ drevo All the furniture is made of wood.

worth, adj /wÆ:T/ hodný, hodnotný That old watch must be worth at least £100.

Module ELEVEN agree, v /@'gri:/ súhlasi Paul and I don't agree on everything.

ambition, n /{m'bIS@n/ ambícia, túžba, prianie My ambition is to become a doctor.

appearance, n /@'pI@r@ns/ vzh ad He worries about his appearance.

ask, v /A:sk/ spýta sa The police asked the public for help in finding the missing girl.

attractive, adj /@'tr{ktIv/ prí ažlivý His new girlfriend is very attractive.

bad, adj /b{d/ zlý The tennis match was cancelled due to bad weather.

believe, v /b@'li:v/ veri We all believed that Martyn was the killer.

best, adj /best/ najlepší This is the best Chinese restaurant in town.

better, adj /'bet@/ lepší We need a better computer – this one is too slow.

big, adj /bIg/ ve ký They lived in a big house with eight bedrooms.

blond, adj /blÁnd/ svetlý, blond Jack has blond hair and brown eyes.

blue, adj, n /blu:/ modrý Sadie has blonde hair and blue eyes.


boot, n /bu:t/ topánky - vysoké She wore high-heeled boots and a long skirt.

bracelet, n /'breIsl@t/ náramok He bought her a gold bracelet for her birthday.

bright, adj /braIt/ svetlý He put on his sunglasses before going out into the bright sunshine.

brown, adj, n /braUn/ hnedý I bought a brown car because brown is my favourite colour.

bus stop, n /'bös stÁp/ autobusová zastávka I joined the queue at the bus stop and waited for the bus to arrive.

button, n /'bötn/ gombík I've lost a button off my shirt.

cap, n /k{p/ šiltovka The little girl wore a Red Sox baseball cap.

case, n /keIs/ prípad This is the worst case of animal cruelty I have ever seen.

casual, adj /'k{Zu@l/ neformálny He bent to kiss her in a casual sort of way.

celebrity, n /s@'lebr@ti/ osobnos , celebrita There were lots of TV celebrities at the party.

character, n /'k{rIkt@/ povaha, charakter The new road will spoil the quiet character of the village.

cheap, adj /tSi:p/ lacný The jacket was quite cheap – only £10.


clothes, n /kl@UDz, kl@Uz/ oble enie She was wearing smart clothes and a lot of jewellery.

coin, n /kOIn/ minca He put a fifty pence coin into the drinks machine.






colour, n /'köl@/ farba The room was painted in bright colours.

colourful, adj /'köl@f@l/ farebný I prefer colourful clothes to black and grey ones.

comfortable, adj /'kömft@b@l, 'kömf@t£/

pohodlný Are you comfortable sitting on the floor?

compare, v /k@m'pe@/ porovna We went to three different shops to compare their prices.

computer studies, n /k@m"pju:t@ 'stödiz/

informatika Mum is taking a course in computer studies at night school.

conservative, adj /k@n'sÆ:v@tIv/ konzervatívny Older people often have more conservative attitudes.

cotton, n, adj /'kÁtn/ bavlna, bavlnený Declan always bought cotton shirts, never nylon ones.

cover, n /'köv@/ obal, kryt There was a picture of the author on the back cover of the book.

curly, adj /'kÆ:li/ ku eravý I had very curly hair when I was a baby.

curved, adj /kÆ:vd/ zakrivený The sword had a curved blade and jewels on the handle.

dark, adj /dA:k/ tmavý It's only five o'clock, and it's already getting dark.

dead, adj /ded/ m tvy Her mother's been dead for two years.

definitely, adv /'defIn@tli/ ur ite I'll definitely phone you tonight – I promise.

denim, adj /'den@m/ riflovina My sister always buys black denim jeans.

depressed, adj /dI'prest/ depresívny She felt very depressed after losing her job.

dining room, n /'daInIÎ ru:m, rUm/

jedále We bought the house because it had a separate dining room.

dislike, v /dIs'laIk/ nema rád, nepá i sa My mother dislikes all my girlfriends.

dress, n /dres/ šaty I bought a new dress for the wedding.

earring, n /'I@rIÎ/ náušnica She was wearing a pair of beautiful diamond earrings.

either...or, /"aID@ … O:/ bu ....alebo I could either drive to London or go by train.

everything, pron /'evriTIÎ/ všetko She criticises everything I do.

expensive, adj /Ik'spensIv/ drahé, nákladné We can't afford this – it's too expensive.


fair, adj /fe@/ svetlý, plavý Scandinavian people often have fair hair.

fashionable, adj /'f{S@n@b@l/ módny Short hair is fashionable for men at the moment.

fat, adj, n /f{t/ tu ný I'm too fat - I must try to eat less chocolate.

formal, adj /'fO:m@l/ formálny There will be a formal investigation into the accident.

future, n /'fju:tS@/ budúcnos Young people often don't think about the future.

girlfriend, n /'gÆ:lfrend/ priate ka He sent his girlfriend a card on Valentine's Day.

glamorous, adj /'gl{m@r@s/ kúzelne krásny She led an exciting and glamorous life.

go on TV, /"g@U Án ti: 'vi:/

ís do telky, vystupova v TV The family decided to go on TV to appeal to the kidnappers.

go out of, /g@U 'aUt @v, Áv/

vyjs von z... The children went out of the classroom when the bell rang.

go out with friends, /g@U "aUt wID 'frendz/

chodi von s ... My son goes out with his friends every weekend.

good, adj /gUd/ dobrý She's a such a good baby, she never cries.

good-looking, adj /"gUd 'lUkIÎ/ dobre vyzerajúci He's a good-looking boy with a pleasant personality.

green, adj, n /gri:n/ zelený Dad bought me a green sweater, as green is my favourite colour.

happy, adj /'h{pi/ š astný I was so happy to hear about the birth of your baby.

height, n /haIt/ výška We measured the height of the building using geometry.

horrible, adj /'hÁr@b@l/ strašný That was a horrible thing to say!

horror film, n /'hÁr@ fIlm/ horor Jennie stayed up to watch a horror film on TV.

hot, adj /hÁt/ horúci It was a very hot day and I needed a cool drink.

hurry, n /'höri/ náhlenie sa, He was in such a hurry to leave for the airport, he forgot his passport!

image, n /'ImIdZ/ image, dojem, obraz The Football Association is trying to improve the image of the sport.

independent, adj /"IndI'pend@nt/ nezávislý My grandmother is still very tough and independent.

interested in, /'Intr@st@d In/ zaujíma sa o... He loved reading, and was interested in joining the book club.

interview, n /'Int@vju:/ interview, pohovor I've got a job interview this afternoon.

jacket, n /'dZ{k@t/ sako, kabát He was wearing jeans and a leather jacket.






jeans, n /dZi:nz/ rifle He was wearing an old pair of jeans and a T-shirt.

judge, v /dZödZ/ hodnoti , súdi I found it difficult to judge who gave the best performance.

jumper, n /'dZömp@/ sveter, pulover I loved the jumper but when I tried it on it was too small.

L, /el/ ve kos oble enia I liked the shirt, and found S (small) and M (medium) but no L (large)!

leather, n, adj /'leD@/ koža, koženka She bought a bag made from real leather.

life, n /laIf/ život, ži I have lived in England all my life.

light, adj /laIt/ svetlý, ahký Do you like this light blue jumper or that dark green one?

line, n /laIn/ iara Draw a straight line across the top of the page.

long, adj /lÁÎ/ dlhý She's tall and slim, with long legs.

look for sth, /'lUk f@ "sömTIÎ/

h ada nie o Ian searched all over the house, looking for his passport.

look good in, /"lUk 'gUd In/ vyzera v nie om dobre Zak always looks good in black, it really suits him.

look, v /lUk/ pozera "You're late!" he said, looking at his watch.

lost, adj /lÁst/ stratený After walking for several hours, we realised that we were lost.

M, /em/ ve kos oble enia In the sale, there were no size M clothes left!

material, n /m@'tI@ri@l/ materiál She sewed the pieces of material together.

medium height, n /"mi:di@m 'haIt/ stredná výška She's of medium height and takes a size M in clothes.

mini-skirt, n /'mIni skÆ:t/ mini suk a She looked good in the mini-skirt as she had long, slim legs.


more, adv, determiner /mO:/ viac You look much more attractive with long hair.

most, adv, determiner /m@Ust/ najviac, naj... This is the most expensive perfume in the world.

mouth, n /maUT/ ústa She spooned the soup into her mouth as quickly as she could.

narrow, adj /'n{r@U/ úzky The street was too narrow for two cars to pass.

necklace, n /'nekl@s/ náhrdelník He placed the diamond necklace round her neck.

normal, adj /'nO:m@l/ normálny, bežný It started out as a normal day, but got worse as time went on.

nose, n /n@Uz/ nos Rosie had a spot on her nose.

note, n /n@Ut/ odkaz Mum wrote a note to my teacher saying that I was sick.

nylon, n, adj /'naIlÁn/ nylón, nylónový Dad doesn't like nylon shirts – he prefers cotton ones.

officer, n /'ÁfIs@/ dôstojník He joined the army as a private but soon became an officer.

older, adj /'@Uld@/ starší In fact, she's older than me, but she looks younger.

opinion, n /@'pInj@n/ názor What's your opinion of the new head teacher?

orange, adj, n /'Ár@ndZ/ pomaran , oranžový Juice from the orange dripped on my shirt, leaving an orange stain.

out, adv, prep /aUt/ von, Close the door on your way out.

outgoing, adj /"aUt'g@UIÎ/ otvorený She's a girl with a very outgoing personality.


personality, n /"pÆ:s@'n{l@ti/ osobnos He's not good-looking but he has a great personality.

pick sth up, /"pIk sömTIÎ 'öp/

zdvihnú nie o, zastavi sa pre nie o On the way home, I picked up a pizza for dinner.

plastic, n, adj /'pl{stIk/ umelá hmota, plast Our garden furniture is made of plastic.

plump, adj /plömp/ kyprý, buc atý Dora's not fat – she's just a little plump.

police officer, n /p@'li:s "ÁfIs@/ policajný dôstojník The police officers took the burglar to the station.

practical, adj /'pr{ktIk@l/ praktický Science involves a lot of practical work in the laboratory.

price, n /praIs/ cena The price of petrol has increased a lot this year.

property, n /'prÁp@ti/ majetok Always take your property with you when you leave the train.

put sth on, /"pUt sömTIÎ 'Án/

obliec si Fiona put on her coat before leaving the house.

real, adj /rI@l/ skuto ný The story is based on real events.

receive, v /rI'si:v/ obdrža You should receive the package by Saturday.

red, adj, n /red/ ervený Ruby bought a red dress for the dance.

rich, adj /rItS/ bohatý He became rich and powerful.

S, /es/ ve kos oble enia Suki is quite small and takes a size S in clothes.






sad, adj /s{d/ smutný The movie had a very sad ending, and I cried.


shirt, n /SÆ:t/ koše a He wore a shirt and tie.

shoe, n /Su:/ topánka He bought himself a new pair of shoes.

short, adj /SO:t/ krátky It's quite a short film – only 10 minutes.

silk, n, adj /sIlk/ hodváb, hodvábny She had a dress made of silk, with a silk scarf to match.

skirt, n /skÆ:t/ suk a She wore a white blouse and a blue skirt.

small, adj /smO:l/ malý She comes from a small village in the country.

smart, adj /smA:t/ bystrý, chytrý John's not as smart as his brother.

snow, n, v /sn@U/ sneh, sneži The fields were covered with snow.

spot, n /spÁt/ bodka, f ak There was a spot of dirt on his white shirt.

square, adj /skwe@/ štvorec Each side of this square table is the same length.

star, n /stA:/ hviezda Stars were shining in the night sky above us.

straight, adj /streIt/ rovný Draw a straight line across the page.

strange, adj /streIndZ/ udný, zvláštny I had a strange dream last night about ghosts.

student, n /'stju:d@nt/ študent He was a first-year student at Leeds University.

sunglasses, n /'sön"glA:sIz/ slne né okuliare She was wearing sunglasses in the bright sunlight.

sweatshirt, n /'swet£SÆ:t/ sveter When it became colder, he pulled on his sweatshirt.

take sth off, /"teIk sömTIÎ 'Áf/

vyzliec si She took off her dress and hung it in the wardrobe.

tall, adj /tO:l/ vysoký The model was a six-foot tall, beautiful woman.

tattoo, n /t@'tu:, t{'tu:/ tetovanie He had a tattoo of a lion on his chest.

teenager, n /'ti:neIdZ@/ tínedžer As a teenager he was wild, but he's settled down now.

than, linking word, prep /D@n, D{n/ než, ako These shoes are cheaper than the other ones.

thin, adj /TIn/ tenký She used thin slices of bread to make the sandwiches.

tie, n /taI/ kravata That green tie doesn't go with your pink shirt.

tip, n /tIp/ tip, rada Will you give me some tips about how to pass the exam?

top, n /tÁp/ vrchol I'm going to try and climb to the top of that tree!

trainer, n /'treIn@/ teniska Mum bought me some new trainers and a pair of shoes for school.

travel, n /'tr{v@l/ cestova It's quicker if you travel by train.

trendy, adj /'trendi/ trendové Lily always wears trendy clothes.

T-shirt, n /'ti: SÆ:t/ tri ko s kr. rukávom She was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.

uncomfortable, adj /ön'kömft@b@l, ön'kömf@t£/

nepohodlný I'm always so uncomfortable on long plane journeys.

unfashionable, adj /ön'f{S@n@b@l/ nemoderný It used to be an unfashionable part of town, but now it's really trendy.

unhappy, adj /ön'h{pi/ neš astný If you're so unhappy, why don't you change jobs?

wallet, n /'wÁl@t/ pe aženka I've only got about £10 in my wallet.

want, v /wÁnt/ chcie Do you want something to eat, Nancy?

wide, adj /waId/ široký There was a wide choice of vegetables to choose from.

window, n /'wInd@U/ okno Let's open a window. It's hot in here.

with, prep /wID, wIT/ s, so She lives with her mum in Southampton.

worse, adj /wÆ:s/ horší Your singing is even worse than mine!

worst, adj /wÆ:st/ najhorší Who is the worst player in the team?

XL, abbrev /"eks 'el/ ve kos oble enia It said XL on the label, but it fits me, so the label must be wrong!

yeah, interj /je@/ ba, áno, zaiste Um, yeah, I guess so.

younger, adj /'jöÎg@/ mladší My younger sister loves horse riding.

zip, n /zIp/ zips The zip on his jacket had broken.

Module TWELVE about, prep /@'baUt/ o I got my granddaughter a book about dinosaurs.

abroad, adv /@'brO:d/ v cudzine He often has to go abroad on business.

achievement, n /@'tSi:vm@nt/ úspech, in Putting a man on the moon was one of our greatest achievements.






acting, adj /'{ktIÎ/ herecký He's had a successful acting career.

actor, n /'{kt@/ herec He wants to be an actor when he grows up.


address, n /@'dres/ adresa My address is 37 King Street, London.


ahead of, /@'hed @v, Áv/ pred , dopredu We were ahead of them in the queue.

album, n /'{lb@m/ album Do you have Madonna's new album?

all right, /"O:l 'raIt/ v poriadku, dobre "How was your holiday?" "It was all right, but it did rain quite a lot."

anyone, pron /'eniwön/ niekto, hocikto Would anyone like some more cake?

anything, pron /'eniTIÎ/ nie o, hoci o Did he seem worried about anything?

anywhere, adv /'eniwe@/ nikde, hocikde I can't find my purse anywhere.

appear in a film, /@"pI@r In @ 'fIlm/

objavi sa vo filme He appeared as an alien in one of the Star Trek films.

apply, v /@'plaI/ žiada I applied for a place on the computing course.

artist, n /'A:tIst/ umelec It is hard to make money as an artist.

athlete, n /'{Tli:t/ atlét Athletes have to be careful with their diet.

award, n /@'wO:d/ cena, ocenenie The Oscar film awards are given each year.

ballroom dancing, n /"bO:lrUm 'dA:nsIÎ/

spolo enské tance, tancovanie spol. tancov Ballroom dancing has become very popular lately.

beautiful, adj /'bju:tIf@l/ nádherný She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

beauty, n /'bju:ti/ krása, nádhera He was amazed by her beauty.

Belgium, n /'beldZ@m/ Belgicko Belgium is a European country between the Netherlands and France.

best-looking, adj /"best 'lUkIÎ/ najlepšie vyzerajúci It was the best-looking horse in the race.

black, adj, n /bl{k/ ierny The night was black and we could see no stars.

boring, adj /'bO:rIÎ/ nudný The programme was so boring she fell asleep.

born, adj /bO:n/ narodený I was born in 1986.

break, n /breIk/ šanca, prielom, zvrat She got her big break in television on "Opportunity Knocks".

breakthrough, n /'breIkTru:/ prielom, zvrat The scientists announced a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer.

brilliant, adj /'brIlj@nt/ nádherný, brilantný We had brilliant sunshine every day on holiday.

bring, v /brIÎ/ prinies Don't forget to bring your camera.

care for, /'ke@ f@, fO:/ záleža na niekom, nie om He cared for his wife very deeply.

career, n /k@'rI@/ kariéra Have you ever thought about a career in business or finance?

check, v /tSek/ skontrolova The firemen check all the equipment daily.

citizen, n /'sIt@z@n/ obyvate The mayor told New Orleans's citizens to prepare for a major storm.

commentary, n /'kÁm@nt@ri/ komentár There will be a live commentary on the football match.

composer, n /k@m'p@Uz@/ skladate Mozart was a famous composer.

cool, adj /ku:l/ chladný It was hot in the day, but pleasantly cool at night.

creepy, adj /'kri:pi/ nahá ajúci husiu kožu, strašidelný Dan was reading a creepy ghost story.

curriculum vitae, n /k@"rIkj@l@m 'vi:taI/

životopis He sent in his curriculum vitae with his job application.

cut sth off, /"köt sömTIÎ 'Áf/

odstrihnú nie o He went to the hairdresser's and they cut off all his hair.

CV, n /"si: 'vi:/ životopis Please send an up-to-date CV with your job application.


date of birth, n /"deIt @v 'bÆ:T/ dátum narodenia His date of birth was 7 July 1970.

debut, n /'deIbju:/ debut Lee made his debut in the TV film, "Kung Fu".

delight sb, /dI'laIt "sömb@di/

poteši niekoho He delighted her with the unexpected present.

direct, v /dI'rekt, daI£/ vies , riadi He directed lots of westerns in the 1970s.

director, n /dI'rekt@, daI£/ riadite Alfred Hitchcock was a famous film director.

dream about, /'dri:m @"baUt/ sníva o ... I was dreaming about my driving test last night – I failed!

drive, v /draIv/ jazdi , šoférova I learned to drive when I was seventeen.






ear, n /I@/ ucho She turned and whispered something in his ear.

early, adj /'Æ:li/ skorý It usually snows in early January.

earner, n /'Æ:n@/ zarábajúci Private childcare is still too expensive for the average earner.

easily, adv /'i:z@li/ ahko You can find information easily on the Internet.

easy, adj /'i:zi/ ahký It was an easy test and she passed with flying colours.

education, n /"edjU'keIS@n/ výchova The education of small children is very important.

ever, adv /'ev@/ niekedy Have you ever been to New York?

everyone, pron /'evriwön/ každý She knew everyone at the party.

everything, pron /'evriTIÎ/ všetko She criticises everything I do.

everywhere, adv /'evriwe@/ všade I've looked everywhere for my jacket, and I can’t find it.

example, n /Ig'zA:mp@l/ príklad The video recorder is a good example of a product that quickly became popular.

excitement, n /Ik'saItm@nt/ vzrušenie There was great excitement when the match started.

exciting, adj /Ik'saItIÎ/ vzrušujúci It was a pretty exciting game.

false, adj /fO:ls/ nesprávny, falošný He gave false information to the police.

fame, n /feIm/ správa Appearing in a television series brought him instant fame.

famous, adj /'feIm@s/ slávny, známy Many famous actors live in Beverly Hills.

fanmail, n /'f{nmeIl/ mail od fanúšikov The actress received lots of fanmail.

film director, n /'fIlm dI"rekt@, daI£/

filmový režisér The film director lost his temper and shouted at the actors.

find, v /faInd/ nájs The boys found a gold watch buried under a tree.

fit, adj /fIt/ fit, zdravý, v kondícii I joined the gym to keep fit.

floor, n /flO:/ podlaha There was a pile of books on the floor.

flute, n /flu:t/ flauta My uncle plays the flute in an orchestra.

fog, n /fÁg/ hmla There was thick fog early this morning.

following, adj /'fÁl@UIÎ/ nasledujúci I was born in 1985, and my sister was born the following year.

free time, n /"fri: 'taIm/ vo ný as I seem to get less and less free time these days.

funny, adj /'föni/ zábavný It was one of the funniest films I've ever seen.

gardener, n /'gA:dn@/ záhradník Our gardener cuts the grass and plants flowers.

gate, n /geIt/ brána We went through the gate and into the field.

goal, n /g@Ul/ gól The Russians scored three goals in sixteen minutes.

goalkeeper, n /'g@Ul"ki:p@/ brankár The ball sailed past the goalkeeper into the back of the net.

goblet, n /'gÁbl@t/ aša He picked up the goblet of wine, took a sip and passed it to her.

good-looking, adj /"gUd 'lUkIÎ/ dobre vyzerajúci He's a very good-looking man, but quite stupid.

guest, n /gest/ hos How many guests are coming to your party?

have a look, /h{v @ 'lUk/ pozrie sa na nie o The teacher had a look at the children's drawings.

heaven, n /'hev@n/ nebo After standing up all day, it was heaven to sit down.

hero, n /'hI@r@U/ hrdina When the soldiers returned, they were treated as heroes.

high, adj /haI/ vysoký Everest is a very high mountain.

high school, n /'haI sku:l/ stredná škola The local high school has a very good academic record.


hot property, n /"hÁt 'prÁp@ti/ horúci artikel, žiadaný artikel She's hot property at the moment and her latest album has sold out.


important, adj /Im'pO:t@nt/ dôležitý He's an important politician with lots of power.

impossible, adj /Im'pÁs@b@l/ nemožné It is impossible to predict what will happen.

inexperienced, adj /"InIk'spI@ri@nst/ neskúsený He was very inexperienced and made lots of mistakes.


insomnia, n /In'sÁmni@/ nespavos Dad's suffered from insomnia for years.


interview, v /'Int@vju:/ ma rozhovor They interviewed me for the job of assistant manager.

job, n /dZÁb/ zamestnanie Many students have part-time jobs at the weekends.

journalist, n /'dZÆ:n@l£Ist/ novinár There's a journalist on the phone – he wants to interview you.

kid, n /kId/ die a Do you want to have kids?






know, v /n@U/ pozna , vedie He knows a lot of funny stories.

know about sb, /'n@U @baUt "sömTIÎ/

vedie o... We don't know much about her new boyfriend.

late, adj, adv /leIt/ neskoro Sorry I'm late! I missed the bus.

lead singer, n /"li:d 'sIÎ@/ hlavný spevák She was the lead singer in a 1980s rock group.

learn how to, /"lÆ:n 'haU t@, tU/

u i sa ako... My son has just started school and is learning how to read and write.

least, adv, pron /li:st/ najmenej It's the part of the world I know least about.

let’s, /lets/ let us/ po me /, používa sa pri navrhovaní innosti Let's walk into town instead of catching a bus.

light, n /laIt/ svetlo The light in this room is bright because it has three bulbs.

listen to sth, /'lIs@n t@ "sömTIÎ/

po úva nie o I listen to the radio every morning.

long, adj /lÁÎ/ dlhý She's tall and slim, with long legs.

long jump, n /'lÁÎ dZömp/ skok do dia ky She's quite good at the long jump.

look, n /lUk/ poh ad Will you take a look at my essay and tell me what you think?

look at sth, /'lUk @t "sömTIÎ/

pozrie sa na nie o He tapped his foot impatiently and looked at his watch.

magic, n /'m{dZIk/ zázrak By magic, she turned the frog into a prince.


make a film, /"meIk @ 'fIlm/ robi film Peter Jackson made a film about the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

make money, /"meIk 'möni/ zarába Caitlin makes pottery, but she doesn't make much money.

make sandwiches, /"meIk 's{nwIdZIz/

robi obložené chlebíky Mum made cheese sandwiches and put them in my lunch box.

marriage of...to..., /'m{rIdZ @v ... t@ .../

svadba koho.... s...... You are invited to the marriage of David Lister to Shani Wilson.

maybe, adv /'meIbi/ možno Maybe they haven't got your letter yet.

meaning, n /'mi:nIÎ/ význam This word has several meanings.

megastar, n /'meg@stA:/ ve ká hviezda Abba were megastars, and their music is still played all over the world.



money-maker, n /'möni "meIk@/ výhodný podnik, zarábajúci ve a pe azí The iPod was a real money-maker for Apple.

musician, n /mju:'zIS@n/ hudobník She's a musician in the London Symphony Orchestra.


no one, pron /'n@U wön/ nikto The telephone rang but no one answered.

nomination for sth, /"nÁm@'neIS@n f@ "sömTIÎ/

menovanie na, navrhnutie na He accepted his party's nomination for President of the USA.

nothing, pron /'nöTIÎ/ ni There's nothing in the fridge.

number one, /"nömb@ 'wön/ íslo jeden It's the number one best-selling album of all time.

old, adj /@Uld/ starý My gran's an old woman of 86 but she can still beat me at chess!

on, adv, prep /Án/ na She sat on the bed and began to cry.

opera, n /'Áp@r@/ opera My favourite opera is "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart.

Oscar, n /'Ásk@/ Oscar - filmové ocenenie Who got the Oscar for best actress?


overrated, adj /"@Uv@'reIt@d/ precenený I think the band is overrated – they're not really very good.

paint, v /peInt/ ma ova All the children were painting pictures of themselves.

pale, adj /peIl/ bledý He was wearing a pale blue shirt.

part, n /pA:t/ úloha She auditioned for a part in the school play.

part of speech, n /"pA:t @v 'spi:tS/

slovný druh What part of speech is the word "together"?

peace, n /pi:s/ mier When will there be peace in Northern Ireland?

perform, v /p@'fO:m/ hra , predvádza Many students performed in the school play.

phonetics, n /f@'netIks/ fonetika Phonetics is the study of the sounds of spoken words.






piece of information, /"pi:s @v Inf@'meIS@n/

informácia It was another piece of information that would help us catch the killer.

pilot, n /'paIl@t/ pilot Due to bad weather, the pilot had to make an emergency landing.

plan, v /pl{n/ plánova They plan to travel around Europe by train.

player, n /'pleI@/ hrá The tennis players were due on court at 2 pm.

politician, n /"pÁl@'tIS@n/ politik I don't trust politicians – all they really want is power.

possible, adj /'pÁs@b@l/ možný Is it possible to get a train to Bristol from here?

poster of sb, /'p@Ust@r @v "sömb@di/

plagát niekoho There were posters of the band all over town.

preacher, n /'pri:tS@/ kazate Everyone fell silent as the preacher started speaking.

premiere, n /'premie@/ premiéra All the stars were at the premiere.

presenter, n /prI'zent@/ uvádza He started off as a presenter of children's TV programmes.


problem with sth, /'prÁbl@m wID "sömTIÎ/

problém s nie ím I was having problems with my homework and asked Mum to help.

programme, n /'pr@Ugr{m/ program Did you see that TV programme about earthquakes?

promote, v /pr@'m@Ut/ povýši He is hoping they will promote him to manager soon.

property, n /'prÁp@ti/ majetok Make sure you take all your property with you when you leave the train.

psycho, n /'saIk@U/ psychopat After the third murder, the police decided they were dealing with a psycho.

public school, n /"pöblIk 'sku:l/ brt. - súkromná str. škola, am. - štátna str. škola They paid thousands of pounds to send their son to public school.

puzzle, n /'pöz@l/ hádanka How he passed his exams has always been a puzzle to me.

quickly, adv /'kwIkli/ rýchlo Rick ran quickly to the car.

quite, adv /kwaIt/ dos , celkom It can be quite cold here at night.

quiz, n /kwIz/ kvíz Ten teams entered the quiz.

repair, v /rI'pe@/ opravi How much will it cost to repair the video?

report, n /rI'pO:t/ správa, report Each child wrote a report on their visit to the museum.

road, n /r@Ud/ cesta Is this the road to Stratford?

romance, n /r@U'm{ns, r@£/ románik I don't think their relationship will last – it was just a summer romance.

romantic, adj /r@U'm{ntIk, r@£/

romantický I wish my boyfriend was more romantic.

sandwich, n /'s{nwIdZ/ sendvi We had chicken sandwiches for lunch.

scientist, n /'saI@ntIst/ vedec She was a brilliant scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

sex, n /seks/ pohlavie What sex is your cat, male or female?

show sb how, /"S@U sömb@di 'haU/

ukáza niekomu ako... He showed her how to cook spaghetti.

singer, n /'sIÎ@/ spevák He's not just a pop singer, he can sing anything.

singles, n /'sIÎg@lz/ dvojhra / v tenise / We had tickets for the men's singles final at Wimbledon.

skilful, adj /'skIlf@l/ obratný, zru ný There are some very skilful players in our team.

smart, adj /smA:t/ bystrý, chytrý John's much smarter than his brother.

soda, n /'s@Ud@/ sódovka She asked her mom if she could have a soda.

someone, pron /'sömwön/ niekto Someone phoned you this morning – I don't know who it was.

something, pron /'sömTIÎ/ nie o I'm just going out to get something to eat.

somewhere, adv /'sömwe@/ niekde I put my keys down somewhere and now I can't find them.

songwriter, n /'sÁÎ"raIt@/ autor piesní Elton John is a great singer and songwriter.

spelling, n /'spelIÎ/ hláskovanie Your spelling has improved in the last year.


star in, /'stA:r In/ ú inkova v... He starred in a famous Broadway musical.


successful, adj /s@k'sesf@l/ úspešný They were successful in persuading him to join their team.

suggestion, n /s@'dZestS@n/ náznak, návrh, podnet The teacher made some helpful suggestions about where to find the information.

sunflower, n /'sön"flaU@/ slne nica The sunflower was about six feet high!

superhero, n /'su:p@"hI@r@U/ super hrdina Batman is a superhero.






talented, adj /'t{l@ntId/ talentovaný Simon Rattle is a very talented conductor.

talk about sb, /'tO:k @baUt "sömb@di/

rozpráva o... People still talk about Diana, Princess of Wales.

teacher, n /'ti:tS@/ u ite Miss Lind is my English teacher.


tennis player, n /'tenIs "pleI@/ tenisový hrá The tennis players were due on court at 2 pm.


time, n /taIm/ as A machine that can travel through time is impossible.

title, n /'taItl/ názov, titul The title of his last book was "Easy Computing".

too late, /"tu: 'leIt/ príliš neskoro She arrived too late to catch her train.

trousers, n /'traUz@z/ nohavice These trousers are too big round the waist.

UK, n /"ju: 'keI/ Spojené Krá ovstvo The UK government opened its borders to the new European countries.

umbrella, n /öm'brel@/ dáždnik It started to rain so I put up my umbrella.

unexciting, adj /"önIk'saItIÎ/ nevzrušujúci After Tokyo, Okinawa seemed unexciting at first.

unimportant, adj /"önIm'pO:t@nt/ nedôležitý The minister asked his secretary to deal with the unimportant details.

unknown, adj /"ön'n@Un/ neznámy The number of people who died in the earthquake is still unknown.

unpopular, adj /ön'pÁpj@l@/ neob úbený Billy was unpopular at school and very unhappy.

unromantic, adj /"önr@U'm{ntIk, £r@£/

neromantický She had a very unromantic husband who thought only of himself.

vampire, n /'v{mpaI@/ upír We went to see a film about vampires last night.

video, n /'vIdi@U/ video Have you got a video of "Robocop 3"?

violinist, n /"vaI@'lInIst/ huslista She's a violinist in the Halle Orchestra.


wave to sb, /'weIv t@ "sömb@di/

máva niekomu Greg waved to Molly until the train was out of sight.

way, n /weI/ cesta, spôsob I'm not sure I'm doing this the right way.

win, v /wIn/ vyhra Mark's team won the basketball tournament.

work as a, /'wÆ:k @z @/ pracova ako... During the holidays I worked as a waitress.

work on sth, /'wÆ:k Án "sömTIÎ/

pracova na ... The mechanics was working on the engine of the car.

World Cup, v /"wÆ:ld 'köp/ svetový pohár I tried to get tickets for the World Cup final, but it was hopeless!

world-famous, adj /"wÆ:ld 'feIm@s/ svetoznámy Pavarotti is a world-famous opera singer.

Module THIRTEEN abroad, adv /@'brO:d/ v cudzine, do cudziny Have you travelled abroad much?

abseil, v /'{bseIl/ zla ova The soldier abseiled down the side of the building.

advice, n /@d'vaIs/ rada I need some advice about how to meet boys.

aerobics, n /e@'r@UbIks/ aerobik She teaches aerobics and dance classes.

after that, /'A:ft@ D{t/ potom I took her to the movies, and after that I walked her home.

again, adv /@'gen, @'geIn/ znova I'd like to see that film again.

alarm clock, n /@'lA:m klÁk/ budík I set the alarm clock for six o'clock.

amount, n /@'maUnt/ množstvo A large amount of jewellery was stolen.

animal, n /'{nIm@l/ zviera We saw lots of animals at the zoo.

argue, v /'A:gju:/ háda sa I hate it when Mum and Dad argue.

as soon as, /@z 'su:n @z, {z/

akonáhle As soon as I got back from my run I had a shower.

bad hair day, n /"b{d 'he@ deI/ de ke vlasy dupkom vstávajú I was having a bad hair day where nothing went right!

baked beans, n /"beIkt 'bi:nz/ pe ená fazu a / vä šinou v raj .omá ke / The twins love baked beans on toast.

battle, n /'b{tl/ bitka Many soldiers were killed in the battle.

be out, /bi 'aUt/ by mimo, vonku Liam called for Shannon, but she was out.

between...and..., /bI'twi:n … medzi...a.... It's a difficult decision – he can't decide between the green one and the red one.






@nd .../ blind, adj /blaInd/ slepý She's almost blind in her right eye.

break a record, /"breIk @ 'rekO:d/

prekona rekord She broke the record for the 400 metres.

bungee jumping, n /'böndZi "dZömpIÎ/

skok na visiacom lane We went bungee jumping whilst on holiday in New Zealand.

call, n /kO:l/ telefonický hovor I got a call from Sue at 4.30 today.

cancer, n /'k{ns@/ rakovina He died of lung cancer.

charity, n /'tS{r@ti/ charita My nephew works for the charity Oxfam.

charity shop, n /'tS{r@ti SÁp/ obchod s vecami kde vý ažok z predaja ide pre charitu He cleared out his wardrobe and took the clothes to the charity shop.

clean sth up, /"kli:n sömTIÎ 'öp/

vy isti nie o, uprata I told my son to clean up his room or I'd make him stay at home for a week.

collect money, /k@"lekt 'möni/ zbiera peniaze They were collecting money for charity.

couple, n /'köp@l/ pár Sally and Dave are a very attractive couple, aren't they?

course, n /kO:s/ kurz I'd like to take a course in business studies.

crazy, adj /'kreIzi/ bláznivý It's a crazy idea but it might just work!

crops, n /krÁps/ úroda There was a drought, and all the crops died.

cycle, v /'saIk@l/ bicyklova Before his bike was stolen, Declan cycled to school every day.

danger, n /'deIndZ@/ nebezpe enstvo There is more danger of fire in our homes during the Christmas holidays.

decide to, /dI'saId t@, tU/ rozhodnú sa Instead of driving to Paris, we decided to catch the train.

disabled, adj /dIs'eIb@ld/ postihnutý There's a lift for disabled people.

do voluntary work, /du: 'vÁl@nt@ri wÆ:k/

pracova ako dobrovo ník Reg does voluntary work for Help the Aged.

documentary, n /"dÁkj@'ment@ri/ dokument, dokumentárny film We watched a documentary about dinosaurs.

drama club, n /'drA:m@ klöb/ herecký klub Jill loved acting so she joined the local drama club.

duck, n /dök/ ka ica We went down to the pond and threw bread to the ducks.

egg and spoon race, n /"eg @n 'spu:n reIs/

sú až s vají kom na lyži ke Ann won the egg and spoon race at the school sports day.

elderly, adj /'eld@li/ starší His parents are quite elderly.

environment, n /In'vaIr@nm@nt/ životné prostredie Many countries want new laws to protect the environment.


extremely, adv /Ik'stri:mli/ ve mi, extrémne I am extremely angry with you.


finish, v /'fInIS/ skon i Have you finished your homework yet?

first aid, n /"fÆ:st 'eId/ prvá pomoc She gave him first aid at the scene of the accident and probably saved his life.

for, prep /f@, fO:/ pre, už I've been at this school for six years.

frightened, adj /'fraItnd/ vystrašený Liz has always been frightened of spiders.

gap year, n /'g{p jI@/ rok ke študenti prerušia štúdium, prestávka v štúdiu Some students travel round the world during their gap year.

garage, n /'g{rIdZ/ garáž The garage is big enough for two cars.

go on sth, /'g@U Án "sömTIÎ/

ís na .. When I visited London, I went on the London Eye.

going to, /'g@UIÎ t@, tU/ slov spojenie pre vyjadrenie blízkej budúcnosti I'm going to my swimming lesson after school.

goldfish, n /'g@UldfIS/ akváriová rybka Gran has a goldfish in a glass bowl.

gonna, /'gÁn@, g@n@/ skr. pre" going to" We're gonna spend the evening in Bar Rita.

guess, v /ges/ uhádnu , háda The teacher soon guessed that the boys had been smoking.

guide dog, n /'gaId dÁg/ navádzací pes The blind man had a guide dog to see him safely across the road.

have to do sth, /"h{v t@ 'du: "sömTIÎ/

musie nie o robi I have to do the washing up every night after tea.

headache, n /'hedeIk/ boles hlavy I've got a terrible headache – have you got an aspirin?

helpline, n /'helplaIn/ linka pomoci Our helpline offers good advice to new parents.







homeless, adj /'h@Uml@s/ bezdomovec Every large city has homeless people sleeping on the streets.

housing estate, n /'haUzIÎ I"steIt/ sídlisko Our flat is in a housing estate quite near the school.

karaoke, n /"k{r@'@Uki/ karaoke He loves singing and is always going to karaoke bars.

kilometre, n /'kIl@"mi:t@, kI'lÁmIt@/

kilometer The town is 3 kilometres from the lake.

lonely, adj /'l@Unli/ osamelý I felt really lonely while my brothers were away.

look for, /'lUk f@, fO:/ h ada Look for a sign to Canterbury, and turn right when you see it.


mark, n /mA:k/ známka, ohodnotenie They gave me terrible marks for my History paper.

mean sth, /'mi:n "sömTIÎ/ ma úmysel I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

message, n /'mesIdZ/ odkaz I've got a message for you from Sammy.

miss sb, /'mIs "sömb@di/ cnie sa za niekým/nie ím I missed Karl when he emigrated to Australia.


monologue, n /'mÁn@lÁg/ monológ Henry looked up, then continued his monologue.

murder, n /'mÆ:d@/ vražda There were four murders here last year.

mystery, n /'mIst@ri/ záhada The cause of her illness is a mystery.

next year, /"nekst 'jI@/ budúci rok Where are you going for your holiday next year?

notice, n /'n@UtIs/ oznam There's a notice on the gate saying that you can't go in.

off, adv, prep /Áf/ z, zo pre He brushed the crumbs off the table.

on TV, /"Án ti: 'vi:/ v TV There was nothing much on TV so I read a book instead.

organise, v /'O:g@naIz/ organizova The headmaster organised the school timetable.

orphan, n /'O:f@n/ sirota The war has left thousands of children as orphans.

parachuting, n /'p{r@Su:tIÎ/ parašutistika I'd like to try parachuting but I wouldn't like jumping out of the plane.

part, n /pA:t/ as The upper part of the roof was missing.

pass sth on, /"pA:s sömTIÎ 'Án/

preda /poveda niekomu nie o I rang her up and passed on the good news.

phone box, n /'f@Un bÁks/ telefónna búdka I'd left my mobile at home and had to ring from a phone box.

phone call, n /'f@Un kO:l/ telefonát When she received the phone call, she cried with joy.

pig, n /pIg/ prasa At the farm we saw sheep, cows and pigs.


plan, n /pl{n/ plán They have plans to travel around Europe by train.

plant, v /plA:nt/ pestova She's planted lots of flowers near the front door.

poor, adj /pO:/ chudobný My family was very poor – they never had any money.

primary school, n /'praIm@ri "sku:l/

nižšia základná škola My little girl's in her first year at primary school.


protection of, /pr@'tekS@n @v, Áv/

ochrana .... The protection of the environment is extremely important.

put sth on, /"pUt sömTIÎ 'Án/

da si na seba, obliec si He forgot to put on his watch and had no idea what the time was.

qualified, adj /'kwÁl@faId/ kvalifikovaný The business needed a qualified accountant to look after the money.

quarrel, n /'kwÁr@l/ hádka We had a quarrel with our neighbours and we don't speak to them now.

quiz (n), n /kwIz/ kvíz There are always lots of customers on pub quiz night.

raise money for sth, /"reIz 'möni f@ "sömTIÎ/

vyzbiera peniaze na .... The event raised money for Children in Need.

rap concert, n /'r{p "kÁns@t/ rapový koncert I've never been to a rap concert.

ready, adj /'redi/ prichystaný Go and get ready for bed.

really, adv /'rI@li/ skuto ne Yeah, he's a really nice guy.

record, n /'rekO:d/ rekord They broke the record for how many people can you get into a phone box.

refugee, n /"refjU'dZi:/ ute enec The refugees fled across the border.

religion, n /rI'lIdZ@n/ viera Islam and Christianity are two different religions.

research, n /rI'sÆ:tS/ výskum Research into the causes of cancer needs lots of money.

retirement home, n /rI'taI@m@nt domov dôchodcov We went to visit Gran at the retirement home.






h@Um/ ride, n /raId/ jazda They did a bicycle ride to Brighton to raise money for charity.

ridiculous, adj /rI'dIkj@l@s/ smiešny That's a ridiculous idea!

safe, adj /seIf/ bezpe ný Women are safer drivers than men.

safety first, n /"seIfti 'fÆ:st/ bezpe nos na prvom mieste Remember, safety first when you are crossing the road.

serious, adj /'sI@ri@s/ vážny There's been a serious road accident – one man has died.

sick, adj /sIk/ necítiaci sa dobre, so žalúdo nými problémami I couldn't go to school because I was sick.

silly, adj /'sIli/ hlúpy That was a silly thing to do!


sorry, /'sÁri/ prepá I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.

sponsored, adj /'spÁns@d/ sponzorovaný We went on a sponsored walk to raise money for Cancer Research.

starving, adj /'stA:vIÎ/ hladujúci There are millions of starving children in Africa.

straight, adv /streIt/ rovno Many school pupils don't go straight to university.

study, v /'stödi/ študova They studied the types of food that children eat.


take part in sth, /teIk 'pA:t In "sömTIÎ/

zú astni sa He took part in the demonstration against the war.

taxi, n /'t{ksi/ taxi We took a taxi to the station.

terribly, adv /'ter@bli/ strašne He missed his mother terribly.

that, pron /D{t/ to, tamto You studied Russian at school? That's interesting!

this summer, /"DIs 'söm@/ toto leto This summer, we're going camping in France.

three-legged race, n /"Tri: 'leg@d reIs/

sú až v behu so zviazanými nohami s partnerom On sports day, the parents took part in a three-legged race.

tie, v /taI/ priviaza George got out of the boat and tied it to a tree.

toothbrush, n /'tu:TbröS/ zubná kefka Dentists recommend that you change your toothbrush every few months.

trained, adj /treInd/ trénovaný She was a classically trained violinist.

vet, n /vet/ veterinár We took the dog to the vet to get his nails clipped.

voluntary, adj /'vÁl@nt@ri/ dobrovo ný Have you thought of doing some voluntary work at the hospital?

volunteer, n /"vÁl@n'tI@/ dobrovo ník I volunteered to clean the house.

wacky, adj /'w{ki/ praštený, potrhlý She had a wonderfully wacky idea for the party.

want to do sth, /"wÁnt t@ 'du: "sömTIÎ/

chcie nie o robi She'd always wanted to something outrageous.

work for money, /"wÆ:k f@ 'möni/

pracova pre peniaze He goes to work for money, not for fun.

work with animals, /"wÆ:k wID '{nIm@lz/

pracova so zvieratami She loved working with animals and wanted to be a vet.

year, n /jI@/ rok I have lived here for two years.

Module FOURTEEN about £5, /@"baUt faIv

'paUndz/ asi/ približne 5 libier Two sandwiches cost about five pounds in this shop.

across, prep /@'krÁs/ cez A boy suddenly ran across the road.


all, adj /O:l/ všetok, celý Have you done all your homework?

around, prep /@'raUnd/ okolo There was a high fence around the school.

authentic, adj /O:'TentIk/ autentický The restaurant serves real, authentic Chinese food.

available, adj /@'veIl@b@l/ k dispozícii, dostupný Tickets are not available to the public.

basically, adv /'beIsIkli/ v podstate Basically, the team didn't play well enough.

beat, v /bi:t/ porazi I beat Dad at tennis for the first time today.

belt, n /belt/ opasok I tightened my belt and hoped that the plane wouldn't crash.

billion, n /'bIlj@n/ bilión The government spends billions of dollars on defence.






bookshop, n /'bUkSÁp/ kníhkupectvo A new bookshop has opened on the high street.

bored with, /'bO:d wID, wIT/

znudený z... The little boy soon got bored with his new toy.

bra, n /brA:/ podprsenka I went into the clothes shop and bought a new bra.

brochure, n /'br@US@, £SU@/ brožúra We looked at the holiday brochures in the travel agents.

capsule, n /'k{psju:l/ kabína The astronauts were in a space capsule orbiting the Earth.

carefully, adv /'ke@f@li/ opatrne He folded the sheets up carefully and put them away.

catalogue, n /'k{t@lÁg/ katalóg She bought the dress through the post from a clothes catalogue.

CD, n /"si: 'di:/ CD I'm going to buy Radiohead's latest CD.

cent, n /sent/ cent He only had 50 cents, and that wouldn't buy him much!

certain, adj /'sÆ:tn/ istý One day we will be married – I feel certain about that.

check for sth, /'tSek f@ "sömTIÎ/

skontrolova , podrobi kontrole oh adom The doctor checked for signs of life.

check sth out, /"tSek sömTIÎ 'aUt/

I checked out the price of flights to Italy on the Internet.

chemist, n /'kemIst/ lekárnik She handed the prescription to the chemist.

children, n /'tSIldr@n/ deti Parents must be actively involved in their children's education.

choose from, /'tSu:z fr@m, frÁm/

vybra si z.. On the menu, there were too many different dishes to choose from!

clothes, n /kl@UDz, kl@Uz/ oble enie She was wearing smart clothes.

clothes shop, n /'kl@UDz SÁp, kl@Uz/

obchod s oble ením There was a sale on at the clothes shop.

coffee shop, n /'kÁfi SÁp/ kaviare I had an espresso at the coffee shop.

colour, n /'köl@/ farba The room was painted in bright colours.

company, n /'kömp@ni/ spolo nos My father runs his own building company.

compare, v /k@m'pe@/ porovna We went to three different shops to compare their prices.

cost, v /kÁst/ stá / cena / How much does this magazine cost?


couple, n /'köp@l/ pár Sally and Dave are a very attractive couple, aren't they?

delivery, n /dI'lIv@ri/ doru ovanie There's no postal delivery on Sunday.

dentist, n /'dentIst/ zubár I'm going to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned.

department store, n /dI'pA:tm@nt stO:/

obchodný dom I got all my furniture from the same department store.

design, n /dI'zaIn/ dizajn, návrh We've made some changes to the computer's original design.

digital watch, n /"dIdZItl 'wÁtS/ digitálne hodinky A digital watch has numbers instead of hands.

disappear, v /"dIs@'pI@/ zmiznú The plane disappeared from the radar screens.

dislike, v /dIs'laIk/ nema rád, nepá i sa My mother dislikes all my girlfriends.

dollar, n /'dÁl@/ dolár Dad gave me 5 dollars for washing the car.

DVD, n /"di: vi: 'di:/ DVD "The Matrix" is finally out on DVD.

eventually, adv /I'ventSu@li/ kone ne, nakoniec We eventually arrived over three hours late.

excellent, adj /'eks@l@nt/ znamenitý, výborný He's an excellent football player.

expensive, adj /Ik'spensIv/ drahý, nákladný We can't afford this – it's too expensive.

extra large, /"ekstr@ 'lA:dZ/ extra ve ký, maxi I ordered an extra large pizza for myself.

extra small, /"ekstr@ 'smO:l/ extra malý, mali ký I ordered two extra small pizzas for the children.

fancy dress, n /"f{nsi 'dres/ maškarný kostým, maškarný ples She received an invitation to a fancy dress party.

fault, n /fO:lt/ chyba The fire was caused by an electrical fault.

fed up, /"fed 'öp/ ma nie oho plné zuby I'm fed up with my job! I need to find another one.

feel like (-ing), /'fi:l laIk/ ma chu na... Sometimes I'm so bored, I feel like screaming!

football shirt, n /'fUtbO:l SÆ:t/ futbalový dres He wanted a Manchester United football shirt for his birthday.

for, prep /f@, fO:/ pre , už I've been at this school for six years.

frankly, adv /'fr{Îkli/ úprimne Frankly, I think the Internet is full of rubbish.

fraud, n /frO:d/ podvod, klam Tax fraud is a serious offence.

free, adj /fri:/ bezplatný, vo ný There's a free gift with this month's magazine.







gadget, n /'g{dZIt/ prístroj, sú iastka, dômyselná mali kos I bought a handy little gadget for opening bottles.

gear, n /gI@/ náradie, výstroj, potreby He's got all the gear he needs for making his own car.

generation, n /"dZen@'reIS@n/ generácia People of my father's generation don't know much about computers.

get a shock, /get @ 'SÁk/ zosta v šoku I got a shock when I saw what he looked like.

get an invitation to, /get @n "Inv@'teIS@n t@/

dosta pozvanie Emma got an invitation to the wedding.

get home, /get 'h@Um/ dosta sa domov Edward couldn't get home on Friday as all the flights were cancelled.

get ripped off, /get "rIpt 'Áf/ by okradnutý When the heels fell off my expensive shoes, I knew I'd been ripped off.

gift, n /gIft/ dar ek Did you give your mother a gift?

gift shop, n /'gIft SÁp/ obchod s dar ekovými predmetmi He bought his mother a china figure from the gift shop.

glance at sth, /'glA:ns @t "sömTIÎ/

hodi poh ad As soon as she glanced at him, she knew something was wrong.

glasses, n /'glA:sIz/ okuliare You might need to wear glasses to see properly.

gloves, n /glövz/ rukavice Sean pulled on his gloves, as it was freezing cold.


grab, v /gr{b/ schmatnú He grabbed my arm and refused to let go.

guarantee, v /"g{r@n'ti:/ garantova , zaru i We guarantee to repair your computer within 48 hours.

habit, n /'h{bIt/ zvyk Irene had a habit of visiting her uncle every weekend.

handbag, n /'h{ndb{g/ menšia kabelka There's a pen in my handbag.

head for sw, /'hed f@ "sömwe@/

zamieri do....miesto We jumped into the car and headed for the beach.

helpfully, adv /'helpf@li/ nápomocne He helpfully guided the old man across the road.

hug, n /hög/ objatie Come over here and give me a hug.

idiot, n /'Idi@t/ idiot Some idiot drove into the back of my car.

inform, v /In'fO:m/ informova No one informed me about the change of plan.


information about, /"Inf@'meIS@n @"baUt/

informácia o... An encyclopedia contains information about many subjects.

institution, n /"Inst@'tju:S@n/ inštitúcia Banks are institutions that look after your money.

insurance, n /In'SU@r@ns/ poistenie How much does your car insurance cost each year?

Internet, n /'Int@net/ internet You can find all the latest information on the Internet.

invitation to, /"Inv@'teIS@n t@/ pozvanie na She received an invitation to a fancy dress party.

jeans, n /dZi:nz/ rifle He was wearing an old pair of jeans.

joke, n /dZ@Uk/ vtip He keeps making jokes about my hair.

kiosk, n /'ki:Ásk/ stánok I bought a magazine from the kiosk at the station.

L, /el/ ve kos oble enia I liked the suit, and found S (small) and M (medium) but no L (large)!

large, adj /lA:dZ/ ve ký He lived in a large house with 15 rooms.

leather, n, adj /'leD@/ koža, kožený She bought some leather and made herself a leather jacket.

look up, /"lUk 'öp/ vyh ada Jane looked up the company's address in the phone book.

lowest, adj /'l@U@st/ najnižší The company accepted the lowest bid for the cleaning contract.

M, /em/ ve kos oble enia In the sale, there were no size M clothes left!


manager of, /'m{nIdZ@r @v, Áv/

manažér oho They sacked the manager of the football team.

market, n /'mA:kIt/ trh I usually buy fruit and vegetables at the market.

mate, n /meIt/ priate This is my mate, Jim.

material, n /m@'tI@ri@l/ materiál She sewed the pieces of material together.

medium, adj, n /'mi:di@m/ stredný He's of medium height, with brown eyes.

member, n /'memb@/ len We want our members to get value for their money.

men, n /men/ muži Why do men never stop and ask for directions when they're lost?






mention that, /'menS@n D@t/ spomenú že.... I didn't mention that I'd seen her with another man.


moment, n /'m@Um@nt/ moment, chví a After a moment, Lou returned.


most of, /'m@Ust @v, Áv/ vä šinu She's as good as gold most of the time.

music centre, n /'mju:zIk "sent@/ hudobné centrum Sheila wanted a music centre for her birthday.

name, n /neIm/ meno What's his brother's name?

nasty, adj /'nA:sti/ škaredý, nechutný The letter gave me a nasty shock.

need sth, /'ni:d "sömTIÎ/ potrebova nie o The boy was hurt and obviously needed medical help.

Net, n /net/ sie / internetová / My kids are addicted to surfing the Net.

newsagent’s, n /'nju:z"eIdZ@nts/ novinový stánok I went to the newsagent's to buy a newspaper.

newspaper, n /'nju:s"peIp@/ noviny I read about it in the newspaper.

nowadays, adv /'naU@deIz/ v týchto d och More people have cars nowadays.

occasion, n /@'keIZ@n/ príležitos I have been there on many occasions.

offer, n /'Áf@/ ponuka He made me an offer of £500 for my old car.

online, adv /Án'laIn/ on-line, po sieti I can do my banking online.


page, n /peIdZ/ strana I tore a page out of my notebook.

pair, n /pe@/ pár Jack bought himself a pair of boots.

part, n /pA:t/ as A small part of the roof was missing.

pensioner, n /'penS@n@/ penzista, dôchodca He was an old age pensioner and didn't have much money.

people, n /'pi:p@l/ udia There are too many people in this room.

pick up, /"pIk 'öp/ vyzdvihnú , vzia Daisy picked up some sandwiches from the canteen.

play a joke on, /"pleI @ 'dZ@Uk Án/

urobi si z niekoho žart They played a joke on Zak but he wasn't amused.

politician, n /"pÁl@'tIS@n/ politik I don't trust politicians to do what they say they will..

postage, n /'p@UstIdZ/ poštovné How much postage do you need to put on a postcard?

pound, n /paUnd/ libra Ellie lost three pounds in weight last week.

practical joke, n /"pr{ktIk@l 'dZ@Uk/

kanadský žartík He loved playing practical jokes on people.

practise, v /'pr{ktIs/ precvi ova I have to practise playing the trumpet every day.

product, n /'prÁdökt/ výrobok, produkt The company produces a range of cleaning products.

protect, v /pr@'tekt/ chráni The police should protect people from dangerous men like him.

protection of, /pr@'tekS@n @v, Áv/

ochrana nie oho The protection of the environment is of great importance.

prove that, /'pru:v D@t/ dokáza že... They didn't have enough evidence to prove that he was guilty.

rail, n /reIl/ vešiak, držiak There are some cheap clothes over here on the bargain rail.

real, adj /rI@l/ skuto ný The story is based on real events.

realistic, adj /"rI@'lIstIk/ realistický Be realistic! We can't possibly afford to buy that car!

really, adv /'rI@li/ skuto ne She's been really ill.

record shop, n /'rekO:d SÁp/ obchod s hudobnými nosi mi I bought his latest CD from the local record shop.

refer to sth, /rI'fÆ: t@ "sömTIÎ/

odvoláva sa na ... The doctor referred to a medical book for information on the disease.

regularly, adv /'regj@l@li/ pravidelne The Glasers regularly travel all over the world.

rest, n /rest/ zvyšok I'll keep the rest of the cake until tomorrow.

retire, v /rI'taI@/ ís do dôchodku I'm going to retire when I'm 60.

rip sb off, /"rIp sömb@di 'Áf/

okradnú niekoho They tried to rip him off by selling him a watch that didn't work.

runner, n /'rön@/ bežec He's a brilliant long-distance runner.

S, /es/ ve kos oble enia Suki is quite small and takes a size S in clothes.

sales, n /seIlz/ výpredaj In the sales, all the clothes were half price.

salt, n /sO:lt/ so This rice needs more salt.

same, adj, pron /seIm/ také isté Your shoes are the same as mine!






scared, adj /ske@d/ vystrašený, My brother is scared of dogs.

scarf, n /skA:f/ šál She wore a long woolly scarf to keep her warm.

scarves, n /skA:vz/ šále She had two scarves, a woollen one and a silk one.

school bag, n /'sku:l b{g/ školská taška He finished his homework and put the book in his school bag.

scientist, n /'saI@ntIst/ vedec The scientist announced a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer.

secondhand, adj /"sek@nd'h{nd/ second hand, používaná vec z druhej ruky We bought a cheap secondhand car.

selection, n /s@'lekS@n/ výber They have a good selection of nice clothes in this shop.

serious, adj /'sI@ri@s/ vážny There's been a serious road accident.

service, n /'sÆ:vIs/ obsluha I think the service in that shop was really bad.

shock, n /SÁk/ šok I got a terrible shock when I saw how ill Simon looked.

shoe shop, n /'Su: SÁp/ obuv I got some new winter boots at the shoe shop.

shopaholic, n /"SÁp@'hÁlIk/ lovek závislý od nakupovania Bethany's a shopaholic and spends all her money on clothes.

shopper, n /'SÁp@/ nakupujúci The streets were crowded with shoppers.

shopping, n /'SÁpIÎ/ nakupovanie I'll do the shopping this week.

shopping centre, n /'SÁpIÎ "sent@/ obchodné centrum I need a new coat but I didn't see anything I liked at the shopping centre.

shopping mall, n /'SÁpIÎ mO:l/ obchodné stredisko A lot of the shops in the shopping mall were closed.

shorts, n /SO:ts/ krátke nohavice Jack was wearing a pair of shorts and a T-shirt.

shoulderbag, n /'S@Uld@b{g/ kabela, / vä šia kabelka cez plece / He bought her a leather shoulderbag for her birthday.

sighing, n /'saI£IÎ/ vzdychanie When he's bored you can hear his sighing in the next room.

sign, n /saIn/ zna ka There was a "No Entry" sign on the door.

size, n /saIz/ ve kos Nigel and I are about the same size.

small, adj /smO:l/ malý There's a small hole in the roof.

so, adv /s@U/ tak, takže I had a headache, so I couldn't go to the party.

sock, n /sÁk/ ponožka He had one sock on and one sock off.

sofa, n /'s@Uf@/ pohovka She sat down on the sofa and curled up.

sophisticated, adj /s@'fIstIkeItId/ intelektuálsky, znalý sveta Julie was a sophisticated city girl.

sparkly, adj /'spA:kli/ lesklé, trblietavé She work a pair of sparkly earrings.

special, adj /'speS@l/ špeciálny We have a very special guest with us this evening.

spend, v /spend/ minú / peniaze / Dad spends all his money on useless gadgets.

spider, n /'spaId@/ pavúk The spider caught a fly in its web.

sports shop, n /'spO:ts SÁp/ obchod so športovými potrebami I bought my trainers from the local sports shop.

sportswear, n /'spO:tswe@/ športové oble enie The poster advertising sportswear showed a famous athlete.

stand, v /st{nd/ stá Miss Fell was standing in front of the class.

star, n /stA:/ hviezda All the stars will be at the opening of the movie.

stomach ache, n /'stöm@k eIk/ boles brucha She had a stomach ache and went to bed with a hot water bottle.

strangely, adv /'streIndZli/ udne, zvláštne Mick's been acting very strangely lately.

stretch out, /"stretS 'aUt/ vystrie sa Leah stretched out on the sofa and went to sleep.

style, n /staIl/ štýl He developed his own style of painting.

stylish, adj /'staIlIS/ štýlový Joe always wears very stylish clothes.

sugar, n /'SUg@/ cukor Do you take sugar in your tea?

supermarket, n /'su:p@"mA:kIt/ supermarket The car park is right behind the supermarket.

swimsuit, n /'swImsu:t, £sju:t/

plavky She changed into her swimsuit and jumped into the pool.

think, v /TIÎk/ myslie , premýš a I need some time to think about what to do.

ticket, n /'tIkIt/ lístok How much is a bus ticket to London?

tip, n /tIp/ tip, rada This website has tips on how to take good photographs.

top, n /tÁp/ vrchol I'm going to try and climb to the top of that tree!

tour, n /tU@/ výlet, túra In the summer we went on a tour of North America.

tourist, n /'tU@rIst/ turista A Japanese tourist asked me to take her photograph.

toyshop, n /'tOISÁp/ hra kárstvo When we go to New York we always visit the FAO Schwarz toyshop.






travel agent, n /'tr{v@l "eIdZ@nt/

zástupca cestovnej kancelárie We went to a travel agent's on the High Street.

treaty of, /'tri:ti @v, Áv/ zmluva, dohoda The war ended when the countries signed a peace treaty.

trousers, n /'traUz@z/ nohavice These trousers are too big, and keep falling down.

tuck, v /tök/ zastr i , vyhrnú vykasa Keep still while I tuck your shirt in.

underpants, n /'önd@p{nts/ spodky He went into the shop and bought three pairs of underpants.

value for money, n /"v{lju: f@ 'möni/

protihodnota za peniaze It was an excellent, cheap meal and very good value for money.

variety of, /v@'raI@ti @v, Áv/

rozmanitos , The supermarket had a wide variety of fruit and vegetables.

wander, v /'wÁnd@/ potulova sa A group of tourists wandered around the museum.

watches, n /'wÁtSIz/ náramkové hodinky The salesman pulled out a tray of watches for me to try on.

website, n /'websaIt/ webová stránka Visit our website at www.awl-elt.com/dictionaries.

will, v /wIl/ pomocné sloveso pre budúci as Russ will be back next Tuesday.

window-shopping, n /'wInd@U "SÁpIÎ/

prezera si výklady I love window-shopping and it doesn't cost anything!

with, prep /wID, wIT/ s, so Can I come with you?

women, n /'wImIn/ ženy It is socially OK for women to marry younger men.

won’t, v /w@Unt/ will not - pomoc. Sloveso pri tvorbe záporu v bud. ase I know I won't win the lottery but I still buy a ticket every week.

XL, /"eks 'el/ ve kos oble enia It said XL on the label, but it fits me, so the label must be wrong!

XS, /"eks 'es/ ve kos oble enia They didn't have any jumpers in size XS (extra small).

XXL, /"eks eks 'el/ ve kos oble enia Dad wears size XXL (extra extra large)!

youth, n /ju:T/ mlados I lived in London in my youth.

Module FIFTEEN advertisement, n /@d'vÆ:tIsm@nt/ inzerát, oznam, reklama The Sunday papers are full of advertisements for cars.

advice, n /@d'vaIs/ rada I need some advice about how to meet boys.

after that, /'A:ft@ D{t/ potom I took her to the movies, and after that I walked her home.

allow sb to, /@'laU "sömb@di t@/

povoli niekomu nie o He couldn't allow her to walk home alone.

appear, v /@'pI@/ objavi sa She appeared as Juliet in the school play.

arrow, n /'{r@U/ šípka Follow the arrows to the X-ray department.


bankrupt, adj /'b{Îkröpt/ insolventný, neschopný plati Many small businesses make no money and go bankrupt.

beauty of sth, /'bju:ti @v "sömTIÎ/

krása nie oho The beauty of the sunset took my breath away.

bit, n /bIt/ kúsok Can I have a bit of paper to write on?

brain, n /breIn/ mozog He has an excellent brain and is very good at maths.

browse, v /braUz/ prehliada si I couldn't find what I wanted in the library, so I browsed the Web.

camp, v /k{mp/ kempova , tábori The kids all camp in the mountains every summer.

cassette player, n /k@'set "pleI@/ kazetový prehráva , magnetofón This connects your iPod to your car's cassette player.

CD, n /"si: 'di:/ CD I'm going to buy Radiohead's latest CD.

CD player, n /"si: 'di: "pleI@/ CD prehráva He bought her a new CD player for her birthday.

change, v /tSeIndZ/ zmeni sa As we travelled, the view changed from mountains to fields.

clear, adj /klI@/ jasný, istý This photo isn't very clear – who's that at the back?

click on, /'klIk Án/ kliknú na I used the mouse to click on the Word icon on my computer.

climb, v /klaIm/ šplha sa Jack climbed the tree to rescue the cat.

climb stairs, /"klaIm 'ste@z/ ís hore po schodoch She slowly climbed the stairs to the bedroom.

colony, n /'kÁl@ni/ kolónia Senegal was once a French colony.

communicate, v /k@'mju:nIkeIt/ komunikova It's difficult to communicate with people if you don't speak their language.






compact disk, n /"kÁmp{kt 'dIsk/

CD I've got all Elton John's compact disks.

complaint, n /k@m'pleInt/ s ažnos We have received a lot of complaints about noise.

computerised, adj /k@m'pju:t@raIzd/

po íta ovo spracovaný The information for each patient has now been computerised.

concentrate on, /'kÁns@ntreIt Án/ sústredi sa na... No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't concentrate on my work.

connect... to..., /k@'nekt … t@ .../

spoji .....s.... This underground line connects the city to the airport.

construct, v /k@n'strökt/ stava , postavi They have not finished constructing the new airport.

convenient, adj /k@n'vi:ni@nt/ vyhovujúci What would be a convenient time for me to come and see you?

cost, n /kÁst/ cena The cost of accommodation in the city centre is very high.

create, v /kri'eIt/ vytvori The new rules will create a lot of problems.

cursor, n /'kÆ:s@/ kurzor Put the cursor on the icon and click the mouse.



decide, v /dI'saId/ rozhodnú sa Megan decided to go to Denise's party.

desktop, n /'desktÁp/ doska pracovného stolu I have a picture of my granddaughter on my desktop.

digital camera, n /"dIdZItl 'k{m@r@/

digitálny fotoaparát I'll load the pictures from my digital camera onto my computer.

disabled, adj /dIs'eIb@ld/ invalidný, neschopný There's a lift for disabled people who can't use the stairs.

disadvantage, n /"dIs@d'vA:ntIdZ/ nevýhoda What are the disadvantages of living in a foreign country?

discuss sth with sb, /dI'skös "sömTIÎ wID "sömb@di/

prediskutova /prebra nie o s niekým The teacher discussed the results of my exams with me.

disk, n /dIsk/ disk I think the hard disk is full.


do homework, /"du: 'h@UmwÆ:k/

robi domácu úlohu I spend the time from 6 till 8 doing my homework.

domestic, adj /d@'mestIk/ domáci For centuries, people have kept dogs as domestic pets.

download, v /"daUn'l@Ud/ stiahnu / z internetu, .../ I downloaded the anti-virus update from the Internet this morning.

DVD, n /"di: vi: 'di:/ DVD The Matrix' is finally out on DVD, priced £13.99.

ear, n /I@/ ucho She turned and whispered something in his ear.

education, n /"edjU'keIS@n/ výchova The education of small children is very important.

emotion, n /I'm@US@n/ cit, emócie Smith showed no emotion during the trial.

enclose, v /In'kl@Uz/ priloži Please enclose a photograph of yourself with your application.

enough, adj, adv /I'nöf/ dos Have we got enough time for another coffee?

equipment for (-ing), /I'kwIpm@nt f@, fO:/

vybavenie The shed was full of equipment for making model aircraft.

every day, /"evri 'deI/ každý de You should brush your teeth at least twice every day.

explanation, n /"ekspl@'neIS@n/ vysvetlenie She gave us a short explanation of the rules before we started.

exploration, n /"ekspl@'reIS@n/ prieskum, prebádanie The USA has paid for his exploration of the Antarctic.

extra, adj /'ekstr@/ extra, naviac Can I have extra fries with my burger?


faithfully, adv /'feITf@l£i/ oddane He served the family faithfully for 30 years.



finally, adv /'faIn@l£i/ nakoniec We finally arrived home at 10 o'clock, over three hours late.

find sth out, /"faInd sömTIÎ 'aUt/

zisti I found out that my grandfather was born in Ireland.

finger, n /'fIÎg@/ prst She wore a ring on nearly every finger.


firstly (incorrect English), adv

/'fÆ:stli/ poprvé - nesprávne / first - správne / "Why did you take up tennis?" "Firstly I needed the exercise and secondly I thought it would be fun."






flash, n /fl{S/ blesk It's dark in here, so you'll have to use the flash on your camera.

floppy disk, n /"flÁpi 'dIsk/ disketa Some modern computers don't have a floppy disk drive any more.

fridge, n /frIdZ/ chladni ka There's more milk in the fridge if you need it.

fringe, n /frIndZ/ ofina She has long hair with a fringe.

G3, adj /"dZi: 'Tri:/ G3 G3 mobile phones can be used anywhere in the world.

get on sth, /get 'Án "sömTIÎ/

dosta sa na.... I'll get on the Web and see what I can find out.


guarantee, n /"g{r@n'ti:/ záruka Your computer has a 12-month guarantee against breakdown.

guard, v /gA:d/ stráži A soldier was guarding the entrance to the building.


health, n /helT/ zdravie Exercise is good for your health.

hear, v /hI@/ po u Can you hear that noise?

high-speed, adj /"haI 'spi:d/ vysoko rýchlostný You can get a high-speed train from Paris to the south of France.

hold, v /h@Uld/ drža She held a tiny baby in her arms.

icon, n /'aIkÁn/ ikona Select the print icon, using the right mouse button.

identify, v /aI'dentIfaI/ identifikova Police identified the victim of the accident as John Shelley.

imaginative, adj /I'm{dZ@n@tIv/ majúci fantáziu, nápaditý JRR Tolkien was a very imaginative writer.

independently, adv /"IndI'pend@ntli/ nezávisle They both had the same idea independently of one another.

industrial estate, n /In"döstri@l I'steIt/

priemyselná zóna The factory is on an industrial estate on the edge of town.


instruction, n /In'strökS@n/ inštrukcia Instructions on how the toy works are printed on the box.

intelligent, adj /In'telIdZ@nt/ inteligentný Lisa is a highly intelligent student, and will do well.

interact with people, /"Int@r'{kt wID "pi:p@l/

vzájomne pôsobi s u mi They're studying how computers interact with people.

interactive, adj /"Int@r'{ktIv/ vzájomne sa ovplyv ujúci They teach the subject using interactive CD-Roms.

key, n /ki:/ k ú This is the key for the front door.

keyboard, n /'ki:bO:d/ klávesy Guy plays the guitar, and I'm on the keyboard.

laptop, n /'l{ptÁp/ laptop, prenosný po íta I use a laptop if I'm travelling by train.

line, n /laIn/ iara Draw a straight line across the top of the page.

list, n /lIst/ zoznam I need a list of the people coming to the party.

listen to, /'lIs@n t@, tU/ po úva My son's 14 now, and he just won't listen to me any more.

look at, /'lUk @t, {t/ pozrie sa na... Take a look at the menu and choose what you want to eat.

machine, n /m@'Si:n/ prístroj, stroj There was a message on the answering machine.


market for sth, /'mA:kIt f@ "sömTIÎ/

trh There is a big market for our products in Japan.

Mars, n /mA:z/ Mars We know that there are enormous volcanoes on Mars.


menu, n /'menju:/ jedálny lístok Could we see the menu, please?

method of (-ing), /'meT@d @v, Áv/ spôsob, metóda There are two different methods of putting the model together.

modem, n /'m@Ud@m, £dem/

modem You still need a modem even if you get a broadband connection.

mouse, n /maUs/ myš This mouse doesn't need any wires to connect it to the computer.

mouth, n /maUD/ ústa She put her hand over her mouth and sneezed.

move, v /mu:v/ pohnú sa, presunú Move away from the door, please!

on a computer, /Án @ k@m'pju:t@/

na po íta i Type the letters on your computer and print them out.


operate, v /'Áp@reIt/ obsluhova How do you operate this machine?

option, n /'ÁpS@n/ možnos We only have two options – fight, or run.

order, v /'O:d@/ objedna si I've ordered a large pizza for you and a small one for Fred.






paper, n /'peIp@/ papier She wrote the address on a piece of paper.

pay, v /peI/ plati Who's going to pay for all this?

PC, n /"pi: 'si:/ osobný po íta People can use their PCs to do their banking from home.

personal computer, n /"pÆ:s@n@l k@m'pju:t@/

osobný po íta There are personal computers in every office in the building.

phone, n /f@Un/ telefón A woman answered the phone and said, "Hello?"

phone line, n /'f@Un laIn/ telefónna linka There's something wrong with the phone line – I got cut off.

pick up, /"pIk 'öp/ zodvihnú , vzia Can you pick up the phone? My hands are wet.

plug sth in, /"plög sömTIÎ 'In/

zapoji do zásuvky Plug the TV in and switch it on, then turn to BBC1.

powerful, adj /'paU@f@l/ mocný, majúci moc The king was the most powerful person in the country.

practically, adv /'pr{ktIkli/ prakticky These shoes are practically new.

prepare, v /prI'pe@/ pripravova Carol was upstairs preparing a room for the guests.

print, v /prInt/ vytla i They had to print more copies of the book.

printer, n /'prInt@/ tla iare Put some more paper in the printer, John.

program, n /'pr@Ugr{m/ program This is a program that changes pictures into sounds.

programme, v /'pr@Ugr{m/ programova They have programmed robots to watch people.

promise, n /'prÁmIs/ s ub, s úbi She promised to write to me.

provide, v /pr@'vaId/ poskytnú This book will provide all the information you need.

publish, v /'pöblIS/ vydáva I work for a company that publishes children's books.

put sth down, /"pUt sömTIÎ 'daUn/

pozna i nie o, zapísa Can I put your name down on the list of volunteers?

put sth in, /"pUt sömTIÎ 'In/

da do.... Put your dirty clothes in the washing machine.

react (to people), v /ri'{kt/ reagova The dog always reacts in a friendly way to our visitors.

ready, adj /'redi/ pripravený Go and get ready for bed.

reason why, /"ri:z@n 'waI/ dôvod pre o... Can you tell me the reason why you're so angry?

receive, v /rI'si:v/ obdrža You should receive the package by Saturday.

refund, v /rI'fönd/ vráti peniaze, da pe ažnú náhradu If you're not completely satisfied, we'll refund your money.

revolutionise, v /"rev@'lu:S@naIz/ urobi zásadný prevrat The computer has revolutionised office work.

robot, n /'r@UbÁt/ robot Most of the work in the factory is now done by robots.

robotics, n /r@U'bÁtIks/ robotová technika Most car factories now use robotics for many tasks.

row, n /raU/ rad There were rows of videos to choose from.

say, v /seI/ poveda What did you say? I couldn't hear you.

screen, n /skri:n/ obrazovka I'd like a television with a 56 cm screen.

secondly, adv /'sek@ndli/ po druhé First, the cars are expensive to make; and secondly, they are not very good.


send, v /send/ posla I sent some money to my sister.

send messages to, /"send 'mesIdZIz t@/

posla odkazy...... She sent several messages to Jack on her mobile phone.

several, quantifier /'sev@r@l/ nieko ko The journey took several days.

sign up for, /"saIn 'öp f@, fO:/

upísa sa nie omu, niekomu I've signed up for cable television for the next six months.

space, n /speIs/ miesto, vesmír There's a space for the table over here.

spend money on, /"spend 'möni Án/

mí a peniaze na He spends all his money on videos and DVDs.

stairs, n /ste@z/ schody Jo came rushing down the stairs.

stressed, adj /strest/ stresovaný I was feeling really stressed about my exams.

suffer, v /'söf@/ trpie It was a quick death – he didn't suffer much.

surf, v /sÆ:f/ surfova We surfed every day when we were in Australia.

switch sth off, /"swItS sömTIÎ 'Áf/

vypnú nie o Switch the TV off before you go to bed.






switch sth on, /"swItS sömTIÎ 'Án/

zapnú nie o Switch the kettle on and we'll have a cup of tea.


take sth out, /"teIk sömTIÎ 'aUt/

vybra nie o von z.. He took out his wallet and gave the man £10.

task, n /tA:sk/ úloha Machines do most of the simple tasks in the factory.

technology, n /tek'nÁl@dZi/ technológia Modern computer technology means that we employ fewer people.

telephone line, n /'tel@f@Un laIn/ telefónna linka How much does it cost to install a new telephone line?

text message, n /'tekst "mesIdZ/ textová správa She's always sending text messages to her friends.

think, v /TIÎk/ myslie I think it's a brilliant idea – let's do it!

think of sth, /'TIÎk @v "sömTIÎ/

premýš a o.... I'm thinking of doing a course at the university next year.

touch, v /tötS/ dotýka sa Don't touch the paint – it's wet!

transport, n /'tr{nspO:t/ preprava Bicycles are the best form of transport in the city centre.

try, /traI/ skúsi , pokúsi sa I'm trying to remember where I left my jacket.

turn sth down, /"tÆ:n sömTIÎ 'daUn/

stíši , stlmi The TV's too loud – turn it down, please.

turn sth up, /"tÆ:n sömTIÎ 'öp/

da hlasnejšie Can you turn the radio up? I can't hear it.

use sth for, /'ju:z "sömTIÎ f@/

používa nie o na... I use my phone's memory for remembering all my friends' numbers.

useful, adj /'ju:sf@l/ užito ný I've found a useful map of the town centre.

vacuum, v /'v{kju@m, £kjUm/

vysáva I need to vacuum the carpet.

vibration, n /vaI'breIS@n/ vibrácia The house fell down because of vibration caused by passing traffic.

web, n /web/ web, internetová sie They produce a guide to the best model railway sites on the Web.

web page, n /'web peIdZ/ internetová stránka The documents are available on our web page.


why, adv, linking word /waI/ pre o Why are these books so cheap?

word, n /wÆ:d/ slovo The only word she said was "yes".

work on sth, /'wÆ:k Án "sömTIÎ/

pracova na nie om I'll work on my essay for an hour and then watch TV.

yours faithfully, /"jO:z 'feITf@l£i/ váš oddaný... / pozdrav na konci listu / Many thanks for your help. Yours faithfully, Simon Brotherton.

Module SIXTEEN advanced, adj /@d'vA:nst/ vyspelý, pokro ilý, moderný This hospital has the most advanced medical

equipment.against, prep /@'genst,

@'geInst/ proti Philip put his shoulder against the door and pushed.

agree, v /@'gri:/ súhlasi Paul and I don't agree on everything.

air force, n /'e@ fO:s/ vzdušné sily He's an officer in the US air force.

alien (- life), adj /'eIli@n/ mimozemský /život / The story is about the discovery of alien life on other planets.

alien, n /'eIli@n/ mimozemš an The aliens capture the hero, but he gets back to Earth in the end.

also, adv, prep /'O:ls@U/ tiež, aj Jan plays the guitar, and she also plays the piano.

appear, v /@'pI@/ objavi sa, ukáza sa, vyjs najavo The noise appeared to come from the bedroom.

area, n /'e@ri@/ priestor, oblas , miesto Camden is my favourite area of London.

astronomer, n /@'strÁn@m@/ astronóm Galileo was one of the most famous astronomers in history.

astronomy, n /@'strÁn@mi/ astronómia He wants to buy a telescope and study astronomy.

atmosphere, n /'{tm@sfI@/ atmosféra The town has a nice, friendly atmosphere.

attractive, adj /@'tr{ktIv/ prí ažlivý, atraktívny His new girlfriend is very attractive.

background, n /'b{kgraUnd/ pozadie, minulos , prostredie Jo and I come from very different backgrounds.






balloon, n /b@'lu:n/ balón Can you blow up these balloons?

believe, v /bI'li:v/ veri We all believed that Martyn was the best student.

beyond, prep /bI'jÁnd/ za Beyond the stream was a small wood.

billion, n /'bIlj@n/ bilión The US government spends billions of dollars on defence.

captain, n /'k{pt@n/ kapitán Rod's captain of the football team.

cassette player, n /k@'set "pleI@/ magnetofón, kazetový prehráva This connects your iPod to your car's cassette player.

chance, n /tSA:ns/ možnos , šanca Have you had a chance to read the paper yet?

choice, n /tSOIs/ vo ba, výber It's a difficult choice, but I think I like the red dress best.


circular, adj /'sÆ:kj@l@/ kruhový, okrúhly The knights all sat round a circular table with the King.

coin, n /kOIn/ minca He put a fifty pence coin into the drinks machine.

colony, n /'kÁl@ni/ kolónia Senegal was once a French colony.

come, v /köm/ prís It would be nice if Chris could come to the party.

comet, n /'kÁm@t/ kométa A comet flew across the sky.

common, adj /'kÁm@n/ bežný, rozšírený Rabbits are the most common wild animal in this area.

complete, adj /k@m'pli:t/ kompletný The police are in complete control of the situation.

comprehensible, adj /"kÁmprI'hens@b@l/

zrozumite ný Say it in language that is comprehensible to the average reader.

condition, n /k@n'dIS@n/ podmienka One condition of the grant is that you have been accepted by a college.

control, v /k@n'tr@Ul/ kontrolova It's difficult to control the car when the road is icy.

cope with sth, /'k@Up wID "sömTIÎ/

vysporiada sa s..., zvládnu How do you cope with having four young children to look after?

correct, adj /k@'rekt/ správny In the test, all my answers were correct.

countdown, n /'kaUntdaUn/ odpo ítavanie The countdown to lift-off will start at 2 pm tomorrow.

crater, n /'kreIt@/ kráter Hot lava flowed from the volcano's crater.

cure, n /kjU@/ lie ba We have no cure for this type of cancer.

definite, adj /'defIn@t/ ur itý, pevný, istý I don't have any definite plans for the holidays.

definitely, adv /'defIn@tli/ ur ite I'll definitely phone you tonight – I promise!

develop, v /dI'vel@p/ rozvinú sa, vyvinú Their business has developed into one of the biggest in the country.


rozdielny, odlišný od... She was quite different from what I'd imagined.

difficult, adj /'dIfIk@lt/ náro ný Skiing isn't difficult, but it takes practice.

diplomat, n /'dIpl@m{t/ diplomat Diplomats from many countries are meeting in Paris tonight.

disagree, v /"dIs@'gri:/ nesúhlasi My boss doesn't like it when people disagree with her.

disappear, v /"dIs@'pI@/ zmiznú The plane disappeared from the radar screens.


discovery about, /dIs'köv@ri @"baUt/

objav o.... Scientists have made a new discovery about the cause of the disease.

disease, n /dI'zi:z/ choroba, ochorenie There will be thousands of deaths from heart disease this year.

dishonest, adj /dIs'Án@st/ ne estný The dishonest businessman went to jail for stealing the company's money.

do a survey, /"du: @ 'sÆ:veI/ robi prieskum, štatistiku We did a survey to find out how many people own digital cameras.

Earth, n /Æ:T/ Zem Earth and the moon are millions of miles apart.

eclipse, n /I'klIps/ zatmenie There will be a total eclipse of the sun at 3.36 this afternoon.

empty, adj /'empti/ prázdny Noticing her empty wine glass, he refilled it.

enjoy, v /In'dZOI/ uži si The park was lovely, and I enjoyed the walk.

ever, adv /'ev@/ niekedy Have you ever been to New York?

exist, v /Ig'zIst/ existova Do ghosts really exist?

explanation for sth, /"ekspl@'neIS@n f@ "sömTIÎ/

vysvetlenie pre... I want an explanation for your bad behaviour.

exploration, n /"ekspl@'reIS@n/ prieskum The USA has paid for his exploration of the Antarctic.

extreme, adj /Ik'stri:m/ extrémny, Many rivers froze in the extreme cold.






fasten, v /'fA:s@n/ zapnú I can't fasten the zip of these trousers.

fit, adj /fIt/ v dobrej kondícii He's very fit because he runs ten miles every day.

flight, n /flaIt/ let Marion booked a flight to Paris and packed her bags.

fly, v /flaI/ lieta Sam flew to New York for his brother's wedding.

for, prep /f@, fO:/ už, pre I've been at this school for six years.

forget, v /f@'get/ zabudnú I'll never forget the day I started school.

galaxy, n /'g{l@ksi/ galaxia The film is set in a distant galaxy.

genetics, n /dZ@'netIks/ genetika Genetics will allow people to choose the sex of their unborn child.

get, v /get/ dosta I got an e-mail from Chris this morning.

giant, adj /'dZaI@nt/ obrovský, gigantický They showed the band on a giant TV screen.

give an interview, /"gIv @n 'Int@vju:/

poskytnú rozhovor Miss Minogue will not give any interviews today.

grey, adj, n /greI/ šedý The house was built of old grey stone.

happen, v /'h{p@n/ sta sa When did the accident happen?

have you ever...?, /h{v jU 'ev@/ už si niekedy... Have you ever been to New York?

how old...?, /"haU '@Uld/ aký starý..? How old is your granddaughter this year?

if, linking word /If/ ak If you feel hungry, I can get you something to eat.

ill, adj /Il/ chorý Mrs Jackson has been very ill in hospital for weeks.

image, n /'ImIdZ/ obraz, dojem The Football Association is trying to improve the image of the sport.

impolite, adj /"Imp@'laIt/ neslušný It is impolite to leave in the middle of the lecture.

impossible, adj /Im'pÁs@b@l/ nemožný It is impossible to tell what will happen.

in ten minutes, /In "ten 'mInIts/ o desa minút I'll meet you downstairs in ten minutes.

incomplete, adj /"Ink@m'pli:t/ neúplný The drawings of the building were incomplete.

incomprehensible, adj /In"kÁmprI'hens@b@l/

nezrozumite ný The instructions for assembling the bookcase were incomprehensible.

incorrect, adj /"Ink@'rekt/ nesprávny The address on the letter was incorrect, and it didn't arrive.

insect, n /'Insekt/ hmyz Mary got lots of insect bites on holiday in Scotland.

inside, adv, prep /In'saId/ v, vo vnútri Is there anything inside the box, or is it empty?

intelligent, adj /In'telIdZ@nt/ inteligentný Lisa is a highly intelligent student, and will do well.

investigate, v /In'vestIgeIt/ vyšetrova Police are investigating the robbery.

journey, n /'dZÆ:ni/ cesta How long does your journey to school take?

Jupiter, n /'dZu:pIt@/ Jupiter The spacecraft will pass other planets on its way to Jupiter.

just, adv /dZ@st, dZöst/ len, iba It's not serious – it's just a scratch.

land, v /l{nd/ pristá The plane will land just after 5 o'clock.

launch, v /lO:ntS/ zaháji , spusti The government has launched an anti-racism campaign.

learn about sth, /'lÆ:n @baUt "sömTIÎ/

dozvedie sa o... You'll never learn about history if you don't listen in class.

life, n /laIf/ život This is the happiest day of my life.

lifetime, n /'laIftaIm/ život, beh života During her lifetime she had been through two world wars.

light year, n /'laIt jI@/ svetelný rok This star is 3000 light years from Earth.

locate, v /l@U'keIt/ ur i miesto, umiestni Divers have located the wreck in the Atlantic ocean.

mad, adj /m{d/ bláznivý, šialený You'd be mad to give up a good job like that.

Mars, n /mA:z/ Mars We know that there are enormous volcanoes on Mars.

medical test, n /'medIk@l test/ lekársky test Doctors carried out medical tests on the returning astronauts.


Mercury, n /'mÆ:kj@ri/ Merkúr Temperatures on Mercury reach as high as 700 degrees K.

meteor, n /'mi:ti@/ meteor Astronomers follow large meteors using radar.

Milky Way, n /"mIlki 'weI/ mlie na dráha There are millions of stars in the Milky Way.

module, n /'mÁdju:l/ modul You can choose five modules in the first year.

moon, n /mu:n/ Mesiac Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.

NASA, n /'n{s@/ NASA NASA prepares every rocket for months before take-off.

natural, adj /'n{tS@r@l/ prirodzený Anger is a natural reaction when someone criticises you.

Neptune, n /'neptju:n/ Neptún Scientists discovered Neptune in 1846.







old, adj /@Uld/ starý That's an old joke – I heard it years ago.


opportunity, n /"Áp@'tju:n@ti/ možnos , šanca I'd love to have the opportunity to study abroad.

orbit, n /'O:bIt/ obežná dráha, lieta po obežnej dráhe Many man-made satellites now orbit the Earth.

organism, n /'O:g@nIz@m/ organizmus They studied the fish, plants, and other living organisms on the island.

outside sw, /aUt'saId "sömwe@/

vonku, I'll meet you outside the library at 8 o'clock.

parachute, n /'p{r@Su:t/ padák Jeannie's doing a parachute jump to raise money for charity.

pass through, /"pA:s 'Tru:/ prejs cez We passed through the gate and entered the grounds of the castle.

permission to, /p@'mIS@n t@, tU/

povolenie Do you have his permission to borrow the car?

personally, adv /'pÆ:s@n@li/ osobne Personally, I think it's a bad idea.

pill, n /pIl/ pilulka Ian has to take pills to control his blood pressure.

pilot, n /'paIl@t/ pilot Antony is an pilot with British Airways.

plan to do sth, /"pl{n t@ 'du: "sömTIÎ/

plán robi nie o We plan to spend a month in Thailand and then visit Indonesia.

planet, n /'pl{n@t/ planéta Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.

planetarium, n /"pl{n@'te@ri@m/ planetárium There's a class on astronomy tonight at the planetarium.

pleasant, adj /'plez@nt/ príjemný The village is a pleasant place to live.

Pluto, n /'plu:t@U/ Pluto Scientists discovered Pluto in 1930.

pole, n /p@Ul/ ty The tent poles come in several sections.

police force, n /p@'li:s fO:s/ policajný zbor Sergeant Jones joined the police force in 1983.

polite, adj /p@'laIt/ slušný Kevin is a very polite young man.

possible, adj /'pÁs@b@l/ možný Is it possible to get a train to Bristol from here?

probable, adj /'prÁb@b@l/ pravdepodobný A gas leak was the probable cause of the explosion.

probably, adv /'prÁb@bli/ pravdepodobne We'll probably go to France next year if we have enough money.

proof, n /pru:f/ dôkaz Scientists are looking for proof of life on other planets.

properly, adv /'prÁp@li/ poriadne I can't see properly without my glasses.

question, n /'kwestS@n/ otázka Does anyone want to ask any questions before we begin?

radar, n /'reIdA:/ radar We have located the aircraft on our radar screens.

radio signal, n /'reIdi@U "sIgn@l/

rádiosignál The ship sent a radio signal to say that they needed help.

reach, v /ri:tS/ dosiahnu , dorazi niekam We reached the village just after lunchtime.

read about sth, /'ri:d @baUt "sömTIÎ/

íta o... I read about his accident in the newspaper yesterday.

receive sth from, /rI'si:v "sömTIÎ fr@m/

obdrža nie o od... I received a cheque from the company in the post.

recently, adv /'ri:s@ntli/ nedávno They recently moved here from South Africa.

register for sth, /'redZIst@ f@ "sömTIÎ/

zapísa sa do zoznamu, zaregistrova sa He's registered for the e-mail newsletter from this website.

remember, v /rI'memb@/ pamäta si She suddenly remembered that she had an appointment.

repeat, v /rI'pi:t/ opakova Could you repeat what you just said? I didn't hear it.

replay, n /'ri:pleI/ znova- prehratie The replay clearly shows that it was a foul.

reply, n /rI'plaI/ odpove I wrote to him several times but I never got a reply.

report of sth, /rI'pO:t @v "sömTIÎ/

správa o.... There have been reports of a wild animal in the hills.

rover, n /'r@Uv@/ auto The Moon rover has huge tyres to go over the rocks on the surface.

sample, n /'sA:mp@l/ vzorka, ukážka Take samples of your work to the interview.

Saturn, n /'s{t@n/ Saturn It's easy to recognise Saturn – it's the one with the rings round it.

scientific, adj /"saI@n'tIfIk/ vedecký They will carry out a scientific experiment on the material.

scientist, n /'saI@ntIst/ vedec She was a brilliant scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

seaside, n /'si:saId/ pobrežie We had a day at the seaside, swimming and sunbathing.






send back sth, /"send 'b{k "sömTIÎ/

posla spä I sent the books back to the book club because I didn't want them.

send sth to sw, /'send "sömTIÎ t@ "sömwe@/

posla ni o niekam I sent a letter to the bank about my account.

shooting star, n /"Su:tIÎ 'stA:/ padajúca hviezda We saw shooting stars flying across the night sky.

sick, adj /sIk/ chorý, / nevo nos od žalúdka I couldn't go to school because I was sick.

sickness, n /'sIkn@s/ choroba He misses a lot of school because of sickness.

sign of sth, /'saIn @v "sömTIÎ/

znamenie, znak nie oho Coughing is often a sign of having a cold.

signal, n /'sIgn@l/ signál Don't move until you hear the signal.

similar to, /'sIm@l@ t@, tU/ podobný She and her twin sister are very similar.

since, adv, prep, linking word

/sIns/ od We've lived in London since 1992.

solar eclipse, n /"s@Ul@r I'klIps/ zatmenie slnka It went very dark for a few minutes during the solar eclipse.

solar system, n /'s@Ul@ "sIst@m/ slne ná sústava Which is the biggest planet in our solar system?

space, n /speIs/ miesto There isn't enough space in the suitcase.

space sickness, n /'speIs "sIkn@s/ vesmírna choroba All the crew suffered from space sickness on their last mission.

spacecraft, n /'speIskrA:ft/ kozmická lo The spacecraft gets very hot when it comes back down towards the Earth.

spaceship, n /'speIs"SIp/ vesmírna lo The spaceship in "Star Trek" is called the Enterprise.


steward, n /'stju:@d/ stevard The stewards will serve breakfast after the plane has taken off.

stable, adj /'steIb@l/ stabilný, pevný Make sure the ladder is stable before you go up it.

suggest that, /s@'dZest D@t/ navrhnú ... I suggest that we think about things and meet again next week.

sun, n /sön/ slnko The sun's gone behind a cloud.

survey, n /'sÆ:veI/ prieskum, štatistika The company carried out a survey of people's attitudes to housework.

sushi, n /'su:Si/ suši I've never tried sushi because I don't like the idea of raw fish.

take off, /"teIk 'Áf/ odlieta We will be taking off in a few minutes and flying direct to Geneva.

take-off, n /'teIk Áf/ odlet We do not allow smoking during take-off and landing.

technology, n /tek'nÁl@dZi/ technológia The development of computer technology has totally changed office work.

telescope, n /'tel@sk@Up/ alekoh ad We could see details on the moon's surface through the telescope.

test, n /test/ test I've got a history test tomorrow.

thin, adj /TIn/ chudý The dog was really thin because nobody had fed it.

this, determiner, pron /DIs/ tento, táto My mother gave me this necklace for my birthday.

thousand, n /'TaUz@nd/ tisíc London to Geneva is a journey of almost a thousand miles.

time, n /taIm/ as A machine that can travel through time is impossible.

toilet, n /'tOIl@t/ toaleta The toilet is upstairs, on the right.

travel, v /'tr{v@l/ cestova It's quicker if you travel by train.

true, adj /tru:/ pravdivý It's true – she really has been out with Brad Pitt!

try to do sth, /"traI t@ 'du: "sömTIÎ/

pokúsi sa o... I'm going to try to finish this work today.

UFO, n /"ju: ef '@U/ neidentifikovate ný lietajúci objekt Many people reported seeing a UFO that night.

unattractive, adj /"ön@'tr{ktIv/ neprí ažlivý He's not unattractive, but I wouldn't say he's handsome.

uncommon, adj /ön'kÁm@n/ nezvyklý It is not uncommon to have to wait five hours to see a doctor.

uncover, v /ön'köv@/ odhali , odokry The police uncovered evidence that the killer was living in Spain.

unfasten, v /ön'fA:s@n/ odpúta sa Don't unfasten your seat belt till the plane stops.

unfit, adj /ön'fIt/ v zlej kondícii I'm so unfit – I could only run half the race!

unidentified flying object, n

/önaI"dentIfaId flaI£IÎ 'ÁbdZIkt/

UFO The unidentified flying object was in fact just an aeroplane.

unimportant, adj /"önIm'pO:t@nt/ nepodstatný, nie dôležitý Just tell me the main facts – leave out the unimportant details.

universe, n /'ju:nIvÆ:s/ vesmír Nearly everything in the universe may have come from one explosion.






unpleasant, adj /ön'plez@nt/ nepríjemný There's a very unpleasant smell in the fridge.

untrue, adj /ön'tru:/ nepravdivý Most of what she said was untrue.

Uranus, n /'jU@r@n@s, jU'reIn@s/

Urán William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781.

vacuum, n /'v{kju@m, £kjUm/

vákuum, prázdno His death left a vacuum in her life.

Venus, n /'vi:n@s/ Venuša We wouldn't be able to live in the high surface temperatures of Venus.

volcano, n /vÁl'keIn@U/ vulkán, sopka The island has several active volcanoes.

wake up, /"weIk 'öp/ zobudi sa He woke up and realised it was still the middle of the night.

warn that, /'wO:n D@t/ varova že... Police have warned that the man is dangerous and may have a gun.

water, n /'wO:t@/ voda Can I have a glass of water, please?

weightlessness, n /'weItl@sn@s/ stav beztiaže NASA trained the astronauts to deal with weightlessness in space.

wide, adj /waId/ široký The Champs Elysées is a wide street in the centre of Paris.

word, n /wÆ:d/ slovo What's the English word for "casa"?

work as a, /'wÆ:k @z @/ pracova ako I worked as a teacher of English in Spain for two years.



Documents

New opportunities Elementary - venturesbooks.sk · book, n /bUk/ kniha Have you read any good books recently? ... flat, n /fl{t/ byt She lives in one of the flats in that huge block