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FAMILY

immediate/extended family nejbliLliI v zdilendj 5i ro dina to get divorced rozv6d6t se


a family of four ityiilenn6 rodina to be divorced from sb byrozvedenla s lcym
blended family smiSend rodina to separate/split-up rozejit se
one-parent family neripln6 rodina to remarry zno\u se oienit/vd6t
childless family bezddtn6 rodina to marry into a family piiZenit se/piivdat se do
family tree rodokmen rodiny
familymember dlen rodiny cohabitation nemanZelsk6 souiiti
familybackground rodinn6 zizemi bachelor stary ml6denec

to raise/start a family zaloZit rodinu spinster star6 panna

marital status rodinnf stav close/distant/blood relative blizlci I v zd|leny/p okrevni


pihuznj,
single svobodny/6
to be related to sb blit piibuzny s h.im
engaged zasnoubeny/6
to be relation to sb bjt v piibuzenskdm vztahu
fianc6/husband-to-be snoubenec s lcfm
fianc6e/bride-to-be snoubenka What relation are you to fim? V jakdm piibuzensk6m
married Lenafi,vdani vztahu jsi s |imem?
husband manZel frorn one's father's/ z otcoly/matdiny strany
mother's side
wife manZelka
married couple
oflfrom the first marrige z prvniho manZelsM
manLele
to come from a good family po ch|znt z dobr 6. ro diny
divorced rozvedenyl6
to be one of the family patiit do rodiny
widowed ovdovdly/6
the black sheep of the family dern6 ovce rodiny
tobewidowed ovdovdt
widow
within the family vkruhu rodinn6m
vdova
familygathering rodinn6 se5lost
widower vdovec
familylife rodinnf iivot
grown-up dospdlli
family relations vzlahyv rodind
to get married oienit se, vd6t se
generation gap generadni rozdil
to marry sb vzit si koho
offspring potomek(-ci), ratolest
to marryyoung Zenit se mladf/vd6vat se
mlad6 descendant potomek, n6sledovnik
to marrysb off provdat/oZenit koho ancestor piedek

ADOPTION
adoptive family adoptimi rodina orphanage sirotdinec
foster care pdstounsk6 p6de children's home ddtshy' domov
to lose one's family ztratit rodinu to adopt sb osvojit si koho
to be orphaned osiiet foster-parent pdstoun
orphan sirotek foster-child ditd svdien6 do opatroviini

FAMILY MEMBERS
mother matka brother bratr
frrher otec sister sestra
parent rodii uncle stryc
ton s).rr aunt teta
daughter dcera cousin bratranec, sestienice
1. FAMIIY
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grandparents prarodide fueic'e netei


grandfather dddedek stepfather nevlastni otec
grandmother babidka stepmother nevlastni matka
grandchildren vnoudata stepbrother nevlastni bratr
grandson vnuk stepsisGr nevlastni sestra
granddaughter vnudka stepchild nevlastni dit€
great- grand(father...) pra(dddedek...) sibling sourozenec
frther-in-law tchrin an onlychild jedin6dek
mother-in-law tchynE first-born prvorozenf
son-in-law zet illegitimate nemanZelslcf
daughter-in-law snacha twin dvojde
brother-in-law fu"gt triplet trojie
sister-in-lrrw Svagrovd quad(ruplet) @de
nephew synovec siblingrivalry sourozenecki rivalita

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1. FAMILY

FAMILY TREE: describe Mike's family tree.


FRIENDSHIP
lifelong/lastingfriendship celoZivotni/trval6piftelsM to have alot insonmon mit hodnd spoledndho
besVgood/close/old/ nejlepSi/dobrf/blizlqi/starli/ to lot
see sb a sch6zet se s lclim 6asto
mutualfriend spolednf piitel
to getalongwithsb vychtzet dobie s kfm
my circle of friends mrij okruh znrimfch
to understand each other's naraijem si rozum€t
mate (inf)/buddy(inf) kamar6d, lqirno3 problems
tobe friendswith sb pidtelit se s lclim to trust sb drivdiovat komu
to strilce up a friendship with sb naviizat pfritelsM s lcfm to confide in sb wEiovat se komu
tobecome friends spidtelit se to get sth offone's chest vypovidat se z deho, w€iit se
s dim
to makefriendswith sb skamar6dit se s kfm
to meet sezndmit se, potkat se tolet sb down/disappoint sb zklamat koho

LOVE
love for sb l6skake komu to feign. indifference piedstirat nezijem
tobe in lovewith sb bjt zamilovdn do koho to express one's love for sb vfznat kisku ke komu
to full (madly) inlovewith sb zamilovat se ($flen6) do declaration/sign of love vyzn6ni/projw l6sky
koho
to show one's feelings projevovat sv€ city
head overheels in love zamilovln po uSi love at first sight Liska na prvni pohled
to be crazlmad/nuts (infl bft cellibl6zrn do koho platonic/puppylove platonickriiddtslci l6ska
about sb
undying/true love v6dn6, nehynouci/opravdovd
to become infatuatedwith sb zblinnitse do koho
l6ska
to have acrush on sb zblinnitse do koho
unrequitedlove neopdtovand Liska
infatuation pobl6zndni
the love of one's life Zivotni l6ska
secret adrnirer tajnf obdivovatel holidayromance pnizdninovf romrinek
to long for sth toulit po dem love afiair milostnli rominek
to dream ofsb snit o kom love triangle milostnf trojrihelnik
to take an interest in sb zaiimat se o koho
serious/intimate/sexual vdZnf i intimni/milostnf
to attract sb piitahovat koho relationship vztah
to eye sb pokukovat po kom to be intimatewith sb mit milostn pom6r s lcfm
to flirt with sb flirtovat, koketovat s lcfm tobe made foreach other bjt si souzeni
flirtation flirt, flirtovrini love nest hnizdecko l6sky
flirtatious koketni love (inQ/sweetheart (spoken) l6ska (osoba)
to hide one's desire for sb skrfvat touhu po kom inseparable couple nerozluin6 dvojice
to give attention to sb dvoiit se komu, zajimat se You msan alotto me. Mnoho pro m6 znamen65.
o koho
to fall out oflove ,odmilovat se*, piestat
to be flattered bft polichocen/a milovat

DATE
date rande schtzls; rande (osoba) to go out together chodit spolu
blind date schrlzka naslepo to see each other vidat se

to go out on a first date jit na prvni rande to gettoknoweach l6pe se poznat


otherbetter
to meet sb through alonely sezn6rnit se s kfm pies
heart's ad inzerdt matchmaker dohazovai
to go outwith sb/date sb chodit s kfm a good match dobni partie
2. HUMAN RELATIONS

/E:Valentine is madly in love with Emma.What is their story as shown in the pitures below?

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2. HUMAN REIATIONS
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to match sb up with sb ddt dohromady ndkoho steadygirtfriend stil6 piitelloTnC


s ndlcfm to steaUpinch sb's girlfriend piebrat nEdi piite\mi
to makeagoodmatch dobie si vybrat, dobie se to talce a shortbreak d6t si men5i pauzu (ve
vd6UoZenit vxahu)
to pickup sb/chat sb up sbalit koho to fail nedopadnout, nevyjit
datingagency seznamovaci agentura

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(sexual) intercourse (frnl) potrlavni styh souloi passionately v65niv€

to have se:rual contact mitpohlavni sryk to be sexuallyactive mit pravidelnf sex

to makelove to/with sb milovat se s hfm to deep around vyspat se s kaidfm

to have sex/sleep with sb milovat se, souloZit, sp6t to have safe sex chninit se
skfm casual sex nrihodnf sex
to sleep together sp6t spolu, mit spolu sex safe/unprotected sex bezpednf/nechrrindn sex
to be just (good) friends bftjen pi6tel6 preserration/condom ochrana kondom
virgin panna" panic to use contraception pouiivat antikoncepci
to lose one's virginity ztratit panensM to protect against sth chrrinit se proti demu
first sexual orperience prvnl sexudln i zii:itek venereal disease pohlavni choroba
premarital sex piedmanZelskf sex topass (adisease) on nakazit pohlavnim srykem
one-night stand (inf) l6ska najednu noc by sexual contact

to seduce sb w€stkoho heterosexual heterosexuil

to cuddle objimat se, madit se homosexud homosexu{l

to kiss libat se ga'T gay

(French) kiss (francouzskf) polibek lesbian lesba

gently nEln6 registered partnership registrovand partnersM

WEDDING
hen's party (BrE)/bridal loudeni se wobodou best man Zenichriv wEdek
shower (AmE) poi6dan6 nwdstou weddingceremony svatebni obiad
stag night (BrE)/bachelor loudeni se svobodou to make one's mariagevows sloiit manZelslcf slib
party (AmE) poi6dan€ Zenichem
to exclange wedding rings vfm€nit si watebni PrstenY
to come to one's wedding ptijitkomu na watbu
to perfom traditional rituals prov6ddt tradidni zvyky
to propose to sb poZridat koho o ruku
wedding reception watebni hostina
to send wedding invitations rozeslat pozvdnky na watbu
to propose a toast pron6st piipitek
weddingcard watebni ozn6meni
to make aspeech pron6st projw
to make/drawup the guestlist sestavit seznam hostfi
to cuttheweddingcalce rozkrojit watebni dort
wedding dress/wedding gown svatebni Saty
weddingpresmts/ watebni dary
veil zivoj weddinggifts
train vledka shotgunwedding ,,vynuceni svatba (nevdsta
velhfden, den watby je tdhotn6)
thebigday
mit svatbu ria riiad€ whitewedding tradidni svatbavbil6m
to have acivilwedding
mit watbu v kostele to go somewhere jet n6kam nalibrinky
to have a churchwedding
on one's honeymoon
wedding procession watebnipruvod
newlyrreds novomaniel6
bride nevdsta
trcusseau vfbava nev6stY
bridegroom/groom ienich
dowry v€no
bridesmaid druZidka
2. HUMAN RELATIONS

DATING: invent a story explaining whyJane falls asleep during her date with Peter.

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2. HUMAN RELATIONs

MARRIAGE
{un}happy nrarriage (ne)*t'astni rnanielstvi her ex-husbandlfuture iej i brival j'lbudor"rci rrraniel
loveless rrrarriage munielstvi bez l6skv hustrand

starnry rnarriirge his lawful rvile ieher zikorrni rnanZelka


bouilive manielstvi
arrangecl marriage tloltodnutf sriatek devotetl husband odclani manZel

to rush into a marriage hndt se do rnanfelski marrrage l'ows .r, rnan?.el*ki slib

tc marry sb ftrr love vzit si koho z ki*k,v marriage certilicate sdrlaci list
marriage settlement miln2r"lskti dol,uda
to be happily married tit ve $Lastr:dm rnanfelstvi
rnarriage of convenience siatek z roz-rlttru
to make sb happv tinit kr*ro *thstnym
t0 rr$pect e&ch other marital probleme rnanielsk6 proirlern,v
vz{jer:rni se ctit
respect for sb henpecked hlsband rnui poci pantcflern
rict{ ke komu
tolerance towards ntr tolerance vfrii komu breadwinner 2ivitcl rotlia,v

tn hirve a gcod relationship rr:it dobr,i'r'ztah


to wear the trouser# bj't hlava rrdiny
pants (in$
W'e lrcrk rvell together. Klape nim to.
marriage guidance mani,elski poraclna
hannonious/equal ha rmanickf I rr:vnocenny counselling
relationship vzjah
breakdownlbreakup roz.pal.J manirllstvi
married couple rrranield of marriage

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2. HUMAN RELATIONS

WEDDING: compare and contrast these two pictures. Which wedding would you prefer? Why?

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PARTHERSHIF PROBLEMS
lo lre ie;rl*us *f str i{r{it na ks}h$ quick-lempered vznftlir.i"
nnhealthy.iealous,v choxrlrnli i-:irlivost tn make * fu*s about di'lat por.vk kmli
to *rlTer frtxn iealeiusy trp{"l iirliinsti little things nraliikostenr
pnssessive/domineeringlboss,v dominantnf, panovainy
t* make & $eene ztrctpit sc6rru
selfish :iobeckii
in a lit of fernp*r ve vztekri
egoist sobec
lo htrrt sb's feeliugs znanitn,lii city
irrtolerable/unbearable nesnesilelnf
tn be rlisappointed in sb zklantat se v kilrll
tc tre f$rious rr-ith sbl zr"riit na koho
to be rude to sb b*t hruby kr: ktulu
irr: rtl;lrl iri rir to dictate purontel
t* eornpl*intlmoax atroul sth stdior,'at silnafikat na cr.r to order sh aroundlabout konrandor.at koho
t* r*proachlhlame str l"$r rth r.ry*itat kcxlu cei to put sb downlbelittle str poni?nvat kcho, srii2et kohei
tar fault
he al brit r,a vini to rule the rooat {inf) nrit posledni *lovo, vlidnout
tu dc sth rln purilose udilat co naschvd.) to run sb's life iidit n6ii iivor
to be inditl'erent/ bit lhosteinl'k icmrrlke tyrant lyran
apathefic to sth/xh kcn:u heartless bezcitnf
to hecorne *tranged from sb orlcieil se komri aggressive agr"esivni
estrarrtrgerxent r:dcizeni
emotional blackmail citcve vydlrdni
to die dawnlccoX ochladlurul {vzruseni ...) poorsoul chudrik
{exeitenrsnt ...}
vulnerable zranitelnf
fo fad* aw;ry v11r*tit se
to defend oneself trorn/ briinit se iemulkr:mu
tackofrespect/totrrirnce nednstatek*clyllol*rance
against sthlsb
t$ misus* slr's trust/kindness zner.rLivat ndii d&vdru,r
to stand huruiliation sn63et poni/.eni
<k{rrotu
to make concessions ddlat iistupkv
t(] tlvi$t rbr*und trne"r Otoait si koho ktrlem prstu
littlc Iing*r ta fbel smalUfbel hurniliated citit se poniitrrr6
henp*cked hu*hand rnui pcd pantutlem domestic violence domhci n{sili
lle is complelel,v under Mii lru zcela potl palcrrn" to beat sb tlo$ci koho
her thurnb. purelabsolute/sheer hell ilbsolutui, naprosle peklo
$he gnf tiretl *f him. Ornrzel ji. to be at the end of orre's rope bj't u korce se silanri
alcaholic alkoholik tt resign oneselfto sth/be rez-i$oyat na co
liar thai resigned to sth

ganrbl*r garnbler to put up with sth/recorcile smiiit sc s dirrr


oneselfwith sth
w<lm&rizer sukniikrlf
to start *fresh zaiit nanovo
*bstinntelslub'b$rn tvn!ohlavf; paliiatl'

ARGUMENTS
{c} drire eraeyirr*ts {inl)
s}:r v-vtiidet koho to fight overlabout sth hi{c{at se kvfrli dcrrru
lqr irave enough of str n*t koh* do.st, plne zuby to call sb ntme$ ladiivat komu isprerst6),
t$ int*rfere/xneildh in sth pld"\t $e, r'rrri5or,at ss dr: ieho dastr:vat naddvkami

t$ get a*srylget cn:-*s with Eb naitvat st: na koh* to fall out with sb pohridat se s li1im,
nepohotbxrut *e s kyrrr
to lane one'st*mprr rtralit trpilii,cst
to dress sb down/tell sb olf vvnudat kor"nu, zprrafit kohn
rc*"/quarrell{ight h{dka
to shout/scream at sb ki'ir"ert/jedet na kotrro
clash konflilcl, sp*r
to insull sb by sth rrrazil kohcr {irrr
to lurre a rowla quarrel/a fight pohid*t se
to be offended atlby sth byt uraT,en iinr
to provoke sb into a {ight rlprul'oktivat n*k*bo k lrridce
3. PARTNERSHIP PROBLEMS

to feel offended citit se uraZen to apologize for sth omluvit se za co


to take offence urazit se to asVbeg for sb's forgiveness Z6dat koho o odpu5tdni
to take sth personally vzit si co osobnd attempts at reconciliation pokusy o smiieni
to take sth the wrong way vysvdtlit si co Spatnd to make a compromise udinit kompromis
not speak to each other nemluvit spolu to forgive sb for sth prominout komu co
to give way ustoupit to make up usmiiit se

INFIDELITY
to cheat on sb podv6ddt koho adultery cizoloZsM
to two-time sb (infl zahfbat komu adulterer cizoloinik
to play around with sb zahfbat s $rn, to commit adultery dopustit se cizoloZsM
podvdddt s lgrn
to breakup the family rozvritit rodinu
(un)faithfrrl to sb (ne)vdrnf komu
to know of his/her infidelity vdddt o jeho/jeji nevdie
unfaithfrrl man/woman nevdrnik/nevdrnice
to forgive sb of/for sth odpustit komu co
extramarital affair mimomanZelshi?vztah
to let bygones be bygones odpustit, zapomenout
to have an affair mit pomdr (co bylo, to bylo)

BREAKUP
breakup/split-up/separation rozchod to threaten with a divorce vyhroiovat rozvodem
to break up/split up/separate rozejit se to file a petition for divorce podat Z6dost o rozvod
to live apart Zit odddlend reasons/grounds for divorce dfivody k rozvodu
to leave/desert sb for sb else opustit koho lorili ndkomu divorce settlement rozvodov6 vyrovn6ni
jin6mu
to go one's separate ways jit si svou vlastni cestou
deserted wife/husband opu5tdn6 manZelka/
to get over sth/cope with sth/ piekonat co, zvl6dnout co
opuitdnf maniel manage sth
to dump sb (inf) d6t kopadkykomu
to go back together again znovu se wetit k sobd
to be dumped dostat kopadky
to patch up (one's marriage) urormat (sv6 manZelsM)
to reproach oneselffor sth vyditat si co
to go wrong chybit, ddlat chyby
qualms/remorse {ditlif svddomi
to be on the rocks (inf) byt v koncich
to regret sth litovat deho
to break sb's heart velmi zklamat koho, zlomit
to end in divorce skoniit rozvodem komu srdce
to get a divorce rozv6st se

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3. PARTNERSHIP PROBLEMS

this absurd couple? what marital problems do they


THE TURTLEDOVES: what's the interesing story behind
suffer from?

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BABIES
to be expecting a baby dekat ditd carry cot ta5ka na pien65eni ditdte
to give birth to a baby porodit ditd to rock houpat, kol6bat
unborn baby nenarozen6 ditd ba\walker ddtsk6 choditko
test-tube baby ditd ze zkumavky play1ren ddtska ohr6dka
The baby is due in March. Ditd se m6 narodit v bieznu. rattle ghrastitko
to be born narodit se pram (BrE)/baby carriage koddrek (hluboky)
(AmE)
to be premature/be early narodit se pieddasnd

to be overdue/be late pushchair, buggy (BrE)/ kod6rek (sportovni)


narodit se opoZddnd
stroller (AmE)
newborn novorozenec
to push a pram vozit kod6rek
toddler batole
highchair ddtskd (rysok6) iidle
babyboy chlapedek
to soil pobrlrrdat, zamazat
babygirl holdidka
bib brynd6k
to breast-feed kojit
tohowl naiikat, kiidet
to bottle-feed krmit z lahve
to cry plakat
tn suck one's thumb dumlat si palec
to hush the crying baby uti5it pladici ditd
dummy dudlik
to gurgle/babble broukat si, ivatlat si
to change a nappy piebalit
baby taildbabble ddtskd ied, Lvatl|ni
cloth nappies l6tkov6 plenky
to go potty jit na nodnik
disposable nappies plenky na jedno pouiiti
potty nodnik
changing table/mat piebalovaci sttl/podloZka
to toilet-train udit chodit na z6chod
to cradle sb chovat koho
to pee (inf) durat
in sb's arms v niirudi
to poo (inf) kakat
on sb's lap na klind
wet/soiled nappy poduran6/pokakan6 plenka
cradle kol6bka
nursery/creche jesle
cot postylka
kindergarten/nursery school Skolka

CHILDREN-S BEHAVIOUR
child/kid (inf) ditd to ignore sb ignorovat koho
good hodnf to talk back/answer back to sb odmlouvatkomu
naughty/bad (spoken) zlobivy, rozjiveny to tease each other Sk6dlit se, po3t'uchovat se
rell-behaved vychovany, slu5nf
navzijem

bad-mannered nelychovanf childish prank ddtskf legr6cka, Iump6rna

obedient poslu5ny to make a lot of noise ddlat vellay' rdmus

disobedient neposluSnf
to get up to vyv6ddt, prov6ddt

problem/difficult child probl6mov6 ditd Kids, what are you Ddcka, co to tam nahoie
getting up to upstairs? vyv6dite?
to behave oneself/behave well chovat se slu$nd, pdknd
to romp around/romp about skotadit, dovdddt
un)manageable (ne)zvladatelnli
to fight over sth prdt se, h6dat se o co
unruly vzptrny, neuk6zndny
to use bad language mluvit sprostd
boisterous divoky, hludnf
telling tales/sneaking LalovSni
rdentless nerinavnf
telltale/sneak Zalobniiek
not stick at arything for long nevydriet u nideho dlouho
to tell on sb/sneak on sb Lalovat na koho
rc fool around/mess around poflakovat se, marnit das
to pester sb otravovat koho, hudet do koho
to show off piedv6ddt se
to play (sb) up zlobit (koho)
to be cheeky to sb byt drzf na koho

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4. CHILDREN

CHITDREN-S GAMES
to playwith (a doll...) hr6t si s (panenkou...) to play hide-and-seek hr6t si na schovdvanou
toy car autitko blind man's buff hra na slepou b6bu
toy soldier vojddek to playtag hr6t si na honidku
soft plysovy to chase each other honit se

wooden dievdnf a game of (hide-and-seek...) hra na (schovdvanou ...)


squealry piskavy to teach sth through play udit co hrou, pomoci hry
teddy (bear) plysovy medvidek to get tired playing unavit se hrou, vyhr6t si
to play at (soldiers ...) hr6t si na (voj6ky...) in the playground na hii5ti

UPBRINGING
to bring up lychovdvat to talk sb out ofsth rozmluvit komu co
family background rodinnd zLzemi, prostiedi to talk to a brick wall mluvit jako kdyi hr6ch na
stdnu hdzi
to pamper hfdkat, rozmazlovat
to be at one's wits' end nevdddt si rady
to spoil rozmazlovat,kazTt
to need a firm hand potiebovat pevnou ruku
spoilt/spoiled rozmazleny
to soften sb up obmdkdit koho
brat (inf) spratek, fracek
byt piisnf/mirny na koho
to be firm bjt nefstupnf
to be strict/soft with sb
piiliSnri shovivavost
to punish potrestat
excessive permissiveness
to deserve punishment zaslouZit si trest
to praise sb for sth pochvdlit koho za co
not be allowed to do sth mitzakSz|no co
as a punishment za trest

physicaVcorporal punishment tdlesnli trest


to forbid sb to do sth zakizat komu co
to disapprove ofsth nesouhlasit s dim, byt proti
to spank sb napldcat komu
demu to give sb a slap ddt komu pohlavek

to take sb's side zast|vat se koho to tame sb zkrotit koho


to have trouble with sb mit tr6peni s kym to be grounded mit domdci vdzeni
to make sb angry rozzloblt koho to ground sb d6t domdci vdzeni komu

to get angry/get cross with sb rozzlobit se na koho to be an example to sb byt komu piikladem
to talkto sb seriously promluvit si s ndh.fon v6Znd to hold sb up as an example d6vat komu za piiklad

to warn sb/give sb a warning varovat koho to be a good boy/girl sekat latinu

to tell sb off qmadatkomu to learn one's lesson poufit se

to get a scolding/get told off dostat ryhubovino stubborn wrdohlavf, palidaty


to scold sb for sth vl.nadat komu za co sensible rozumny

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UPBRINGING: comment on the situation below. What do you think of the father's restrictions?

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PROBLEMS OF YOUNG PEOPLE


youth ml6di TV/video game ... addict ziislj,nateleizil
videohrdch...
the youth/young people (dneSni) ml6deZ
(oftoday) to keep pace with sth/sb driet krok s dim/s hfm
teenage/adolescent pubertdlni, dospivajici peers wstevnici
(rebellion, daughter ...) (vzdor, dcera...)
peer group stejn6 vdkov6 skupina
teenagers/youngsters/ dospivaj ici ml6deZ, {rostci, peer pressure tlak okoli, touha vyrovnat se
kids (inf) ddcka ostatnim
adolescent adolescent, mladishry
copycat (inf) ditd napodobujici nddi
adolescent behaviour pubertiilni chov6ni chov6ni, styl ...
youth culture zibavaml6dei,e gang/group parta
to go through puberty projit si pubertou to join a gang piidat se do party
at puberty v pubertd to be a gang member patiit do party
to feel grown-up citit se dospdle outsider outsider, dern6 ovce
moody ndladory to getlfall into bad company dostat se do 5patn6 parfy
oversensitive piecitlivd$ to hang out with sb (inf) schdzet se, potloukat se
citovd nest6$
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emotionally unstable
to hang around poflakovat se, potloukat se
uncommunicative nesdilnf, nemluvnf
to go to parties chodit na vedirky, mejdany
to confide in sb svdiovat se komu
to party (inf) fl6movat
to retreat into oneself/ tzairatse do sebe/do sv6
one's fantasy fantazie to experimentwith sth zkouSet co,zahrivat si s dim

to become withdrawn uzaviit se do sebe smoking kouieni


independent of the family nez6vis$ na rodind taking drugs uiivdni drog
frictions neshody, stiety n6zortr drug addiction zdvislost na drog6ch

to be in conflict dostat se do rozporu s roditi to betray sb's trust zradit nddi drivdrt
with one's parents

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PROBLEMS OF YOUNG PEOPLE: comment on how the teenagers in the pictures spend their free time. AreMere
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IN THE MORNING
to wake (up) probudit se to do one's make-up nalidit se
to wake sb up probudit koho to have a look at oneself podivat se na sebe do
to be (wide) awake byt (fplnd) vzhtru in the mirror zrcadla

to oversleep (for work) zaspat (do pr6ce) to get dressed obl6ci se

to get up early/late vst6vat dasnd/pozdd to put sth on obldci si co na sebe

to be an earlybird/riser bjt ranni pt6de to get undressed svl6ci se

to sleep in piispat si to take sth off svl6ci si co

night owl noini sova to walk the dog qvendit psa


to jump out of bed vyskodit z postele to have sth for breakfast mit k snidani co
to crawl out ofbed 16zt z postele
to skip breakfast rrfnechat snidani

to drag sb out ofbed tahat koho z postele to have a quickbreakfast rychle se nasnidat

to yawn zivat to do sth in a rush ddlat ndco ve spdchu

to stretch protilhnout se
to take one's time nepospichat

to set the alarm clockfor (7:00) naiidit budik na (7:00) to be in a hurry/rush pospichat, mit naspdch

to go offat (7:00) zazvonitv (7:00) to rush sb popohrlndt koho

to do one's morning routine ddlat ranni hygienu


rush spdch

to do/take exercise zacvidit si to commute to work dojiZd6t do pr6ce

to have/take a quick shower to go to work by car/by bus ... jet do pr6ce autem/
rychle se osprchovat
autobusem...
to have a wash in cold water umyt se studenou vodou
to catch a bus/train ... chytit autobus/vlak ...
to brush/clean one's teeth vydistit si zu\
to miss a bus/train ... zme5kat autobus/vlak ...
toothbrush zubni kart6dek
to walkto work jit do pr6ce p65ky
toothpaste zubni pasta
to be punctuaVa latecomer b1t dochvilny/opozdilec
to comb/do one's hair udesat si vlasy
to get to worklate/in time piijit do pr6ce pozd6/vdas
comb hieben
to be late/in time (for a place) piljit p ozd| I v tas (kam)
to have a shave oholit se
a delay of (about 20 minutes) (asi 20minutov6) zp oLdlni

IN THE AFTERNOON
to leave work odejit zpr|ce to spend one's free time tr6vit volnli das
to collect the children vyzvednout d6ti (odkud) to get one's things ready piipravit si vdci na druhf
(from a place) for the next day den
to do the shopping nakoupit to watch TV divat se na televizi
to do the cleaning uklidit to watch sth on TV shl6dnout co v televizi
to do the cooking uvaiit to take a bath lykoupat se
to relax odpodivat to take a shower lysprchovat se

TIME FOR BED


to go to bed jit spdt till late at night pozd6 do noci
sleepy ospa$ to read/take a walk before bed iist si/projit se pied spanim
to stay up late byt dlouho vzhtru, nejit to fall asleep/go to sleep usnout
dlouho sp6t to be a light/heavy sleeper mit lehk6/tvrd6 spani
to stay up/sit up ponocovat, nejit spdt

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to spend a sleepless night str6vit bezesnou noc to snore chr6pat


to count sheep poditat ovedlcy snoring chr6pSni
to have nightmares mit nodni mtry to dream about sth mit sen o iem
insomnia nespavost to dozelnod off podiimovat
sleeping pill pr65ek na spani to doze ofi/nod ofil zdiimnout si, usnout
to stayawake all night probdit celou noc drop offto sleep

to be (soundifast) asleep (tvrdd) spdt to sleep sth off vyspat se z nddeho

to sleep like a log (inf) sp6t twd6 jako Spalek to talk in one's sleep mluvit ze spani
to sleepwalk " byt n6mdsidnf

SHUFFLED MORNING ROUTINES: put Mr Disorder's morning routines into the correct order.

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TIME FOR BED: compare and contrast these pictures and discuss the different ways in which people spend their
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FREE TIME
to relax/take a rest odpodinout si to be keen on sth byt celypryd do deho
to unwind (in0/chill (out) (in0 relaxovat, vypnout to go jogging chodit bdhat
to forget about sth zapomenout na co to practise yoga cvidit j6gu
to take one's mind offsth rypustit co z hlary, to give sth awhirl (inf)/ zkusit ndco nov6ho
zapomenout na co a go (inf) (golf apod.)
to take a good rest poiddnd si odpodinout, to chat/gossip with sb kldbosit s h.irn po telefonu
vypi6hnout on the phone
to have (some days ...) off mit (prir dnt...) volno to attend language courses navStdvovat j azykov6 kurzy

to enjoy a well-earned rest uiit si zaslouienf odpodinek to take dancing/ chodit na hodiny tance/
music lessons hudby
lazing about/lazing around nicned6li'ni, lenoSeni
to go to the cinema/ chodit do kina/divadla/
to slob out/slob around lind se povalovat
theatre/museum ... muzea...
to spend time doing sth tr6vit das ndjakou iinnosti
to be an amateur actor hrdt amat6rsk6 divadlo
to busy oneself with sth zamdstnat se iim
to socialize/go out chodit do spoleinosti
to take time out (to do sth) uddlat si das (na co)
to go out jit do spolednosti, qnazit
to while away the evening etc. proZit, kretit si veder atd. n6kam (zaz6bavou)
to pass the time kretit si tas, zabavit se an evening out veter ve spolednosti
We played cards to pass Hrri'li jsme karty z dlouh6 sociable/outgoing spoledenskf (ilovdk)
the time. chvfle.
a good company dobry spolednik
to go in for sth zablvat se dim, vdnovat se
to keep sb company ddlat komu spolednost
demu
to go out for a beer/meal ... zajit si na pivo/jidlo ...
hobby/interest/pastime konidek, z|jem,zibava
to go down to the pub/ zajil do hospody/do klubu/
handyman dom6ci kutil
club/park... do parku...
collector sbdratel
to get out of town vypadnout z mdsta
to be enthusiastic about sth byt nad5eny pro co
to walk through the forest prochi{zet se po lese

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a visit to sb/a call on sb n6v5tdva u koho to have a visitor/visitors/ mit n6v5tdYu, spolednost
comPany
quick/ (un) expected visit bleskov6/(ne) odek6van6
n6v5tdva We're expecting company Dnes veder oiekdvdme
this evening. n6v5t6vu.
to drop in on sb zastavit se u koho, navStivit
koho not be in neblt doma
to go to see sb jit nav5tivit koho to take offone's coat/ odloZit si
jacket etc.
to come over piijit na n6vitdvu, stavit se
Make yourself comfortable. Uddlejte si pohodli.
to come for (the weekend) piijet na (vikend)
to offer sth to drink nabidnout n6co k piti
to be on a (short) visit byt na (krdtk6) n6vStdvd
mit koho na n6v5tdvd
to return a visit oplatit ndvStdvu
to have somebody over

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HOLIDAY
to be on holiday byt na dovolend holiday destination cil dovolen6

to go on holiday jet na dovolenou to enjoy one's holiday/ uZit si dovolenou


have a nice time
to take aholiday vzit si dbvolenou
to book a package tour zamluvit si organizovanf
to have aholiday mit, uddlat si dovolenou zijezd
to take (a few) days offwork vzit si v pr6ci (pdr) dnri jet na vlastni pdst
to go on one's own
volna
to rent/hire a car najmout si auto
to spend one's holiday tr6vit dovolenou (na chatd)
(at the cottage) car hire ptijdovna aut

holiday abroad dovolen6 v zahraniti to get out of town vypadnout z mdsta


dovolend u moie to go camping jet tdboiit
seaside holiday
the ideal place for a ide6lni misto pro to pack/unpack one's things sbalit si/vybalit si vdci
(romantic) holiday (romantickou) dovolenou to take a photo of sth/sb vyfoto grafovat co /koho
holidaymaker rekreant holiday snaps fotky z dovolen6
seaside hotel piimoiskf hotel to come back/ wdtit se z dovolen6
holiday resort rekreadni oblast return from holiday

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
accommodation at the hotel ubytov6ni vhotelu double room dvouhiZkory pokoj
penzi6n twin room pokoj se dvdma jednoltiZky
boarding house/guest house
motel motel suite apartm6

inn hostinec including breakfast vdetnd snidand

B&B (Bed and Breakfast) nocleh se snidani with abath s koupelnou

to put sb up ubytovat n6koho air-conditioning klimatizace

to put up at (a hotel) ubytovat se na noc v (hotelu) guest host


for the night at the reception desk na recepci
to stay atlin a hotel bydlet v hotelu desk clerk recepdni
hotel room/bar/lobby ... hotelory pokoj/bar/vestibul ...
to getlleave one's key dostat/odevzdat svfrj klii
to reserve/book a room rezervovat si pokoj to fill in the form vyplnit piihl65ku
(in advance) (dopiedu, piedem)
to pay the bill zaplatit 6det
reservation/booking rezervace na jm6no...
hotel staff zamdstnanci hotelu
in the name of ...
bellboy/bellhop hotelornj' poslidek
fullybooked/booked up plnd obsazen
maid/chambermaid pokojsk6
to have no vacancy nemit volny pokoj
nonstop/fr iendly/helpfu I nepi etr Liti I piij emn6I
to be occupied bjt obsazen
service ochotnd sluZba
to try one's luck elsewhere zkusit Stdsti ndkde jinde
wake-up call service buzeni telefonem
to check/book into a hotel zapsat se, ub1'tovat se
v hotelu fullboard pln6 penze
halfboard polopenze
to check out ofa hotel odhldsit se z hotelu
(by 10 o'clock) (do 10 hodin) in/atlduring high/peak season v sez6n6

single room jednohiZkovy pokoj in the low season/offseason mimo sez6nu

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BEACH
sandy/shingle/nude beach pisedn6/obl6zkov6/ deckchair leh6tko
nudistickd pl6Z
to lie/lie around on the beach leZetlpovalovat se na pl6Zi
rrnd pisek
to sunbathe opalovat se
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to sunburn
ey sp6lit se na slunci
r?YE vlna
to get tanned/get a tan opdlit se
b have a swim zaplavat si
to lie in the sun/in the shade leZet na slunci/ve stinu
to go for a swim jit si zaplavat
suntan lotion/oil/cream opalovaci kr6m
lrinsuit plavlcy
sunglasses slunedni brlile
bilini bikiny protection against the sun ochrana proti slunci
bcach towel pl|Lov| osu5ka sunhat klobouk proti slunci
b.ach ball nafukovaci mit sunstroke/heatstroke fpal, riZeh
rimmingbelt plovaci kruh
overheating piehi6ti
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rendcastle hrad z pisku
to avoid (the) sunshine vyhfbat se slunci
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to dive pot6pdt se
b ralk on the beach prochdzet se po pl6Zi
lifeguard plavdik
lcech umbrella slunednik
to splash about/around stfikat, c6kat kolem

CAMPING
Dcrmp stanovat tent pole stanovd tyi
b titch camp/make camp ut6boiit se rope lano
.mlnite kemp peg kolik
ncrsupply piivod vody sheet plachta
lcts toalety ground sheet podl6Zka
Et stan waterproof nepromoka{
Ssr piistieSek sleeping bag spaci pltel
€rilsan karavan, piivds air mattress nafukovaci matrace
DFt up/pitch a tent postavit stan mosquito net sit' proti kom6rrim
D-Le down a tent zbourat stan insect repellent repelent

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to be bitten byt po5tipanf to light/put out a fire rozddlat/uhasit ohei

backpack batoh, krosna to sit around the campfire sed6t kolem tdborovdho
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vacuum flask termoska
to cook over the fire vaiit nad ohn6m
torch baterka

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BY RAIL
TRAINS window seat sedadlo u okna
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to go bytrain jetvlakem corner seat sedadlo v rohu
to catch/get a train chytit vlak sleeping carlsleeper spaci vtiz
to get on/board a train nastoupit do vlaku dining carlbufiet car jidelni vriz
to get offa train vystoupit z vlaku luggagevan zavazadlovivtn
to change piestoupit corridor chodba
to pull into a station piijet do stanice
to pull out ofa station vylet ze stanice ATTHE RAILWAY STATION
to travel via (a place) cestovat pies (main) railway station (hlavni) vlakov6 n6dr aLi
train journey'ride jizda vlakem arrival pifjezd
nils koleje departure odjezd
to derail rykolejit timetable jizdnii6d,
nilway i.eleznice to be/arrive on time piijet na das
guard/conductor prrivoddi to be delayed mitzpoLdlni
uain dispatcher l".ipravdi platform n6stupiStd
traveller/passenger cestujici ticket offi celbooking offi ce pokladna
luggage rack police na zavazadla train/rail fare jizdnl
eisle ulidka What's the fare? Kolik stoji jizdenka?
ouchette lehdtko single ticket jednoduchd jizdenka
passenger train osobni vlak return ticket zp6tetni jizdenka
freight/goods train ndkladni vlak waitingroom iekirna
rtopping train osobni, zastdvkorn/ vlak station hall vestibul
crpress/high-speed train rychlik entrance vchod
through train piimf vlak wayout vfchod
cngine lokomotiva left-luggage office rischovna zavazadel
agine driver strojvedouci bufiet/refreshment obierstveni
I:rgon vag6n (nrikladniho vlaku) vendingmachine prodejni automat
crriage vag6n (osobniho vlaku) bookstall st6nek s novinami
compartment kup6 information board informadni tabule

BY AIR
IITI{E5 AND FLIGHTS cabin kabina letadla pro cestujici
eir) plane/aeroplane/aircraft letadlo row iada
;essenger plane/airliner dopravni letadlo (pravideln6 aisle ulidka
linka)
overhead locker riloZnf prostor
imbo jet proudo{ letoun
seat sedadlo
Lrlicopter helikopt6ra
seat belt bezpednostni p6s
private) jet (soukromy) tryskdd
hand luggage piirudni zavazadlo
t- fot air) balloon horkovzdu5nli bal6n
economy class turisticka tiida
gfider v6troi
t business class obchodni tiida
propeller vrtule
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ring kridlo
flight attendant letuSka, stevard
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captain kapitrin
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co-pilot druhf pilot security check bezpetnostni kontrola


to fly a plane iidit letadlo X-raymachine rentgenov6 zaiizeni

to go by plane letdt letadlem metal detector detektor kovu

on the plane v letadle terminal termindl


aboard/on board the plane na palubd letldla departure lounge odletov6 hala

windodaisle seat sedadlo u okna/v ulidce gate number dislo br6ny

to fly letdt transit lounge tranzitni hala


altitude nadmoisk6 vf5ka information board informadni tabule
route trasa destination destinace

turbulence turbulence departures odlety


to be airsick trpdt nevolnosti v letadle arrivals piilety
to crash ziitit se announcement hl65eni

air crash leteck6 neStdsti to be slightly delayed mit mirn6 zpoi.dlni


to book/cancel a flight zamluvit si/zru5it let to be badly/seriously delayed mit velk6 zpoLdEni
domestic/international fl ight witrozemslc.i/mezin6rodni let a delay of (2 hours) (dvouhodinov6) zp oi,dlni

scheduled flight pravidelny let to catch/miss a plane chytit/zme5kat letadlo

charter flight speciAl to get on/board a plane nastoupit do letadla

connecting flight navazujici let to get offa plane vystoupit z letadla

connection spojeni to land/touch down piist6t


budget flight rozpodtovf levnf let to take off vzl6tnout
non-stop/direct flight piimylet to taxi pojind|t (o letadle)
Have a nice flight! St'astnf let! take-off vzlet letadla
safe/smooth/bumpy landing bezpedn6/hladk6/neklidn6
AT THE AIRPORT piistdni
to check in odbavit runway piist6vaci a vzletov6 driiha
check-in desk piep|Lkapro odbaveni to collect one's luggage ryzvednout si zavazadla
air ticket letenka baggage claim vydejna zavazadel
boarding card palubni listek trolley/cart vozik
to wergh zvLLII carousel pohyblrvy zav azadlot$ pis
excess luggage nadmdrn6 zavazadlo customs celni prohlidka
passport control pasov6 kontrola immigration pasovf kontrola
visa vizum arrivals lounge piiletovd hala

BY SEA
passenger ship dopravni lod yacht jachta

cruise ship r"iiletni lod catamaran katamardn

liner pravideln6 linka sails plachty

ocean liner zaocednsky parnik ngging lanovi

ferry trajekt dinghy gumo{dlun


cargo ship/freighter nrikladni lod cruiser kiiZnik, v,1?letni lod
oil tanker tanker submarine ponorka

barge iidni nrikladni dlun houseboat hausb6t

boat dlun deck paluba

motorboat motorovf dlun hold podpalubi

fishingboat cabin kajuta


ryb6ish.idlun
lifeboat zdchrannf dlun berth hiZko

powerboat z6vodni dlun gangway lodni mirstek

sailing boat plachetnice engine room strojovna

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TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEES: each of the individuals below work for a transportation company. What does
their company offer? Which form of transportation?

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mast stdZei dock dok


rudder kormidlo shipyarl loddnice
bridge kapitrlnshy' mtstek to be in port kotvit v piistavu
Prow piid to moor zakoMt lodl piiv6zat lod ke
stern ziil biehu
sailor niimoinik to come into port vplout do piistavu
captain kapitdn to leave port vyplout
the crew pos6dka anchor kotva

passenger cestujici at anchor zakotven

to board a ship nastoupit do lodd to drop anchor spustit kotvu

to get offa ship vystoupit z lodd toweigh anchor zvednout kotvu, l'yplout

to embark nalodit se
lighthouse maj6k

to disembark vylodit se
buoy b6je

embarkation naloddni coastguard pobieZni hlidka

disembarkation rylod€ni calm/rough sea klidn6/rozbouien6 moie


to sail plout, plavit se wave vlna
voyage plavba tide piiliv
on board na palubd ebb odliv
to set sail for (a place) vyplout (kam) to be seasick trpdt moiskou nemoci
harbour piistav (piirodni) to be shipwrecked ztroskotat

port piistav (vybudovanf) to sink pot6p6t se, klesat

pier/jetty piistavni hr6z (vybihajici do shipwreck ztroskotdni, vrak lodi


moie), molo castaway trosednik
quay (umdl6) nibi eLi, piistavi6t6 survivor zachr |nEnir ( dlovdk, kterf
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ON FOOT/BY BICYCTE
to walk jit pd5ky, proch6zet se crossbar horni r6m
on foot pdsl<y brake lever p6ka brzdy
hiking/trekking pd5i turistika gear lever piehazovaci p6ka
hike/trek pd5i tura chain iet|z
hiker p65i turista sprocket wheel ozuben6 pievodov6 kolo
to go hiking chodit na pdSi tirry pedal peddl
to hike (the Rocky mountains) prochodit (Skalist6 hory) innertube duie
strenuous (climb) namrlhavy (vystup) brake brzda
exhausting vysilujici mudguards blatniky
rucksacVbackpack batoh, krosna kickstand stojan
to hitchhike stopovat rear light zadni svdtlo
to pick up a hitchhiker vzit stopaie reflector odrazka
cycling cyklistika pump pumpidka
bybike na kole lock zimek
cyclist/rider cyklista bike rack stojan na kola
to ride a bike/to cycle jet na kole helmet helma
to go for a bike ride jet se projet na kole child seat ddtskd sedadka
handlebars iiditka cycle path cyklostezka
saddle sedlo cycle lane jizdni pruh pro cyklisty

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A FANTASTIC TRIP: tell the story of Mr Adventure's journey.

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TRAFFIC
heavytraffic hustd doprava to cross against the red piejit na dervenou
busy/clear road ru5n6/voln6 silnice to run out into the road vbdhnout na silnici
There wasn't much traffic Na silnicich nebylo moc aut. to be hit by a car byt sraZen autem
on the roads. car park parkovi5td
clearly-marked roadway dobie znaden6 vozovka parking meter parkovaci hodiny
roadway vozovka disabled parking parkoviStd pro invalidy
main thoroughfare hlavni dopravni tepna traffic sign dopravni znaika
road safety bezpednost na silnici
warning vfstraha
roadwork prdce na silnici
traffi c rules/regulations dopravni piedpisy
diversion objiZdka
to follodobey/observe sth iidit se dim, dodrZovat co
roundabout kruhor"i objezd to complywith sth iidit se iim, dodrZovat co
one-way street jednosmdrn6 ulice
to break sth poru5it co, nedodrZet
cat's eye odrazov| sklo (kodiii oko) traffi c violation/offence dopravni piestupek
sharp/double/blind bend ostr6/dvoj it6lslep6 zat6dka
to commit an offence spdchat piestupek
underpass podjezd to jump the lights jet na dervenou
flyover nadjezd fine pokuta
crash barrier svodidlo wheelclamp botidka
to get caught in rush-hour dostat se do dopravni Spidky to be fined for byt pokutovdn za (5patn6
to be stuck in heavy traffic/ uv6znout, trdet v dopravni (a parking violation/speeding) parkovrini/rychlou jizdu)
a traffic jam zicpE at a speed of50 kmph rychlosti 50 km/h
to crawl plazit se, tdhnout se
at high/low speed rysokou/nizkou rychlosti
to control traffic iidit dopraru to go at top/ftrll speed jet nejvy55i moZnou
traffic lights doprawi signalizace, semafor rychlosti
trafrc warden dopravni policista speed trap silnidni kontrola rychlosti
to cross the road piejet, piejit silnici to breathalyze nechat nadfchat do bal6nku
crossroads kiiiovatka breathalyzer bal6nek
at the (next) crossroads na (dal5i) kiiZovatce breathalyzer test dechovd zkouSka na alkohol
blind crossing nepiehlednd kiiiovatka, drunk-driving iizeni pod vlivem alkoholu
piechod to be disqualified from driving mit zabavenf iididsky
to look out rozhl6dnout se prtikaz
zebra crossing znadeny piechod pro chodce to disqualify sb from driving zabavit komu iidiisky
prtkaz

DRIVING
driving school autoSkola to be in gear mitzalazenou rychlost
driving lesson hodina jizdy to take the car out ofgear vyiadit rychlost
to learn to drive naudit se iidit to slowdown zpomalit
to obtain one's driving licence ziskat iididskf prrikaz to speed up/accelerate zrychlit
to lose one's driving licence piijit o iididsky prtikaz to back/reverse/go backwards couvat
to start (up) sth/get sth started nastartovat co to back the car up zacouvat autem

to release the clutch slowly pomalu uvolnit spojku to back/reverse the car into zacouvat autem do (gar6i,e)
(the garage)
to put the car in gear zaiadit rychlost
to bacVreverse the car out vycouvat autem z (gariLe)
to change gear pieiadit rychlost
of (the garage)
reverse gear zp|teini rychlost

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TRAFFIc VloLAT|oNs: comment on the situations below. What do you think has happened
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to go straight jet rovnd to put/slam on the brakes Sl6pnout/dupnout na brzdy


to curve/furn zatodit, odbotit to overtake (on a bend) piedjiZd6t (v zatiice)
to giveway d6t piednost v jizdd to pass sth mijet co
to signal d6vat znameni togoroundthebend projetzat6dkou
oncoming car protijedouci auto to stop/pull up zastavit
direction smdr to pull in/over zajet (ke krajnici), zastavit
in the direction of (Prague) smdrem na (Prahu)
motorway)
to turn off (the odbodit z, sjet z (d6lnice) attbytontheroadside :"ffIT'
along/up/down a road po silnici alay-by
to stop in zastavit na odpodivadle

on a road na silnici
to pay a toll zaplatit mytn6

mainroad hlavni silnice to concentrate on driving soustiedit se na jizdu

side/back road vedlejSi silnice


to get lost ztratit se

motorway dillnice roadmap silnitni mapa


inside/middle/outsidelane vnitini/prostiedni/vndj5i to do (fifty) kilometres ujet (pades6t) kilometrri
jizdni pruh We've run out of petrol. Do5el n6m benzin.
three-laneroad/motorway tiiproudovdsilnice/ddlnice to fill up the tank natankovat nildri, na derpaci
at a petrol station stanici
to change lanes piejii:d|t do jin6ho pruhu
a tankful of petrol pln6 n6drZ benzinu
to turninto/onto odboait (kam)
tobrake (sharply/hard) zabrzdit (prudce) to run on unleaded petrol jezdit nabezolovnaty benzin

CAR ACCIDENTS
to cause an accident zprisobit nehodu to run offthe road sjet ze silnice
to report an accident nahldsit nehodu to drive one's car into a ditch sjet autem do piikopu
fatal road accidents smrteln6 doprarmi nehody to crash into/hit sth narazit do ieho
careless/reckless driver bezohlednf iidid to collide (head-on) srazit se (delnd)
to go like a madman jet jako Silenec collision/crash sr6Zka, hav6rie
to exceed/break the speed limit piekrodit maxim6'lni to end up in (a place) skondit (kde)
povolenou rychlost
to overturn pievr6tit se
to swerve at the last moment na posledni chvili prudce
to do some damage zptsobit Skodu
zatotil
to have a close shave/ mit nam6le, uniknout o vlas
to skid/go into a skid dostat smyk a narTow escape

CAR
EXTERIOR bumper n6raznik
bodywork karos6rie numberplate registradni znatka
roof stiecha headlight sv6tlomet
sunroof stieSni ok6nko sidelight obrysov6 svdtlo
roofrack stieini zahr6dka foglight mlhovka
aerial ant6na indicator blikad
windscreen delni sklo front/rear wheels piedni/zadni kola
windscreen wiper piedni stdrad wing blatnik
side-viedwing mirror zpEtn| zrc6tko tyre pneumatika
rearwindow zadni sklo hubcap poklice
bonnet kapota exhaust pipe \.ifuk
boot zavazadlovy prostor reverse light zpdtnf svdtlomet
door dveie brake light brzdov6 svdtlo
door handle dveini klika reflector odrazov6 svdtlo
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A CAR ACCIDENT: tellthe story of Victor's accident (and personality).

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rear light koncov6 svdtlo odometer m6iid ujetfch kilometrri


petrol cap viko od nidrLe rev(olution) ot6dka
trailer piivdsnf vozik rev counter otddkomdr
warning light vr.istraZn6 svdtlo
INTERIOR
fuel gauge ukazatel stavu paliva
steering wheel volant
temperature gauge ukazatel teploty
horn klakson
heater controls ovl6drini topeni
rear-view mirror zpttnt zrc6tko
car radio autor6dio
ignition zapalovini
front/back seat piednilzadni sedadlo
ignition key klidek od zapalovini
headrest opdrka hlavy
brake brzda
anti-lock braking system (ABS) protiblokovac i br zdovy
clutch spojka syst6m
accelerator ped6l plynu air conditioning klimatizace
dashboard palubni deska airbag airbag
gear lever pievodov6 pdka seat belt bezpednostni p6s
manual/automatic gearbox rudni/automatick6 child seat d6tsk6 sedadka
pievodovka
satellite navigation satelitni navigace
speedometer tachometr
central locking system centr6lni zamykSni

PROBLEMS WITH A CAR


to have a breakdown mit poruchu silencer tlumid
to fix the trouble odstranit z|vadu to top up dolit, doplnit
warning triangle vystrainf trojfhelnik antifreeze nemrznouci kapalina
to be left stranded trdet, uv6znout to be leaking prosakovat
to rescue zachr6nit, vyprostit to be slipping prokluzovat
to give sb a tow vzit koho do vleku petrol tank nidri,
to tow (to a place) odt6hnout (kam) chassis podvozek
to pull vyt6hnout defective brakes vadnd brzdy
breakdown lorry/truck odtahov,.i vriz bald tyne ojet6 pneumatika
tow service odtahov6 sluZba puncture praskl6 pneumatika
to check for sth zkontrolovat spare tfre rezerrmi pneumatika
to change/replace r.ymdnit jack zved6k
to fit sth namontovat co wrench klii na matice

to remove sth/take sth off vfmontovat co spare parts n6hradni dily


(spark)plug zapalovaci widka mechanic mechanik
point kontakt car service autoservis
flat/charged battery vybit6/nabit6 baterie to overhaul prov6st generillni prohlidku
auta
to recharge the battery dobit baterii
engine motor worn-out/used ojety
old banger starf ki6p
radiator chladid

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TOWN
big town/city velkomdsto tram tramvaj
small town malomdsto trolley trolejbus
capital hlavni mdsto fare jizdn|
home/industrial/historical rodn6/prrimyslov6/ stop zast6vka
town historick6 mdsto
railway/bus station ielezniinilautobus ov 6 nidr aLi
neighbourhood/district/area mdstsk6dtvrt, obvod subway podchod
population obyvatelstvo underground metro
inhabitant obdan, obyvatel
line trasa
population density hustota obyvatel within reach of public v dosahu mdstsk6 dopravy
overcrowded pielidn6nf transport
migration migrace refuse collection likvidace, odvoz odpadu

irb opportunities pracovni piileZitosti refuse/rubbish durnp sklidka odpadu


town centre centrum mdsta sanitation kanalizace
in a suburb na piedmdsti sewage disposal plant distiika odpadnich vod
on the outskirts na okraji mdsta drain odpad, odtok
housing estate/neighbourhood sidli6td sewer kan6l, stoka
rqu.nre nrfundsti waste odpad
industrial/shopping/ prrimyslovd/n6kupni/ slum chudinskd dtwt'
pedestrian zone p65i z6na
community komunita
to go into town jit do m6sta
to be surrounded by noise b1t obklopen hlukem
a wide choice of entertainment Sirohi v'ibdr zdbarry, mist and pollution a nedistotou
k pobaveni
bustling/lively ruSny, uspdchanli
rports/entertainment centre sportovni/z6bavni centrum dull nezajimat$
indoor swimming pool kryti baz6n
run-down buildings zchitrall budovy
playground hiiStd
rising crime rostouci zlotinnost
rmusement park z6bavnf park
to be a safe place to live by't bezpednd misto
EUsleUm muzeun kbydleni
Seatre divadlo town/urban planning pl6nov6ni m6sta
botanical garden botanick6 zahrada newhousing novostavba
roological garden/zoo zoologickd zahrada built-up area zastavdn6 plocha

burist information informadni kanceldi pro slcyscraper mrakodrap


turisty urban development urbanizace
rouvenirs/gift shop obchod se suvenfry urban sprawl Zivelnd z6stavba krajiny
idustry prrimysl urban renewal obnova m6sta
Hku
svices sluZ\ town hall radnice
6ctory tov6rna municipal authorities magistrdt
l6pitd nemocnice
town/municipal council mdstskd rada, obecni
lolice station policie zastupitelstvo
frt station hasidi town councillor mdstsky radni

Fblic transport hromadn6 doprava municipal elections komunflni volby

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CITY LIFE: which aspects of living in a town or city do each of these pictures show?

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STREET
high/shopping street hlavniin6kupni tfida passer-by kolemjdouci
side/back street postranni ulice street lamp poulidni lampa
ulidka, prrichod (napi. mezi to walk the street (after dark) jit po ulici (po setmdni)
"ll.y budovami)
to drop litter odhodit odpadky
busy'quiet street ru6nri/tichd ulice
litter bin odpadkov,.ii ko$
crowded street ulice plnd lidi
dustbin popelnice
deserted/empty street opu5tdn6 ulice
to be full of litter/be littered byt plny odpadkri,
cobbled street ulice dl6iddn6 kodidimi zneiiStdny
hlavami
street crime poulidni zlodinnost
pavement chodnik
street corner roh ulice
curb/kerb obrubnik to live on the streets iit na ulici
pedestrian chodec
street musicians poulidni umdlci

SIGHTS
to see the sights/do some prohliZet si pam6tky to be preserved dochovat se
sightseeing
to burn down shoiet
to go sightseeing jit, jet si prohl6dnout
well-preserved zachovali,
pamdtky
destroyed zniden
to show sb the sights prov6st koho po pam6tk6ch
ruins ziicenina, trosky
to take sb round the sights prov6st koho po pam6tk6ch
remains pozristatky
sightseeing tour poznivaci zijezd.
to consist of sth skl6dat se z deho
sightseeing coach vyhlidkor{ autobus
to form tvoiit
guided tour prohlidka s prtvodcem
to restore/renovate renovovat
itinerary trasa, pl6n cesty
to convert into sth piestavdt na co
to get lost ztratit se
to be (partly) restored/ byt (ddstednd) zrenovovdn/
guide book prtvodce (kniha) rebuilt piestavdn
to be situated/be located nachdzet se
to rankamong sth iadit se mezi co
to fte) spread out rozprostirat se
to be rich in sth byt bohaty na co
!o found/establish zaloLit
monument/memorial pomnik, pam6tnik
lo originate vzniknout
chateau zimek
&te of foundation datum zaloZeni
castle z6mek, hrad
nigin ptvod, vznik
tower vEir.
b d'te back to (the 13th century) pochizet z ( 13. stoleti)
town gate mdstskii brdna
encient staroby$
townwalls mdstsk6 hradby
nedieval stiedovdh,i
fortification opevndni
qrle sloh, sryl
column sloup
lde pozdni
fountain kaSna
..d'' rar{, residence/seat sidlo
lomanesque rom6nskf
monastery kl65ter
Crcthic goticlc)t
convent Zenshy' kl66ter
lcnaissance renesancnl
church kostel
lrroque barokni
chapel kaple
dassic ... ) architecture (moderni/klasickd ...)
=odemi tomb hrobka
architektura
catacombs katakomby
e 6ne example of (Gothic) skv6$ piiklad (gotick6)
rrchitecfure stav\ cathedral katedrdla

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basilica bazilika little-known mtn|znimy


chamber komnata to be famous/renowned for sth bytznimi,lproslu$ dim

stafue socha significant vfznamnf


mosque meSita notable (feature/example ... ) pozoruhodnf (rysipiiklad ...)

temple chrdm to be notable for sth byt pozoruhodny dim

synagogue synagoga interesting zajimaty, poutar{

steeple/spire Spidat6 vdZ fascinating/breathtaking richvatnf

arch oblouk impressive impozantni, ptisobirni

dome kupole magnificenVsplendid velkolepy, nddhernf

vault klenba, krlpta, sejf the charm ofthe place kouzlo mista

cornice iimsa popular tourist attraction obliben6 likadlo turistti

pillar sloup, pilii to attract huge numbers pfitahovat obrovsk6


oftourists mnoisM turistri
observation tower rozhledna
to pay the entrance fee zaplatit vstupn6
outskirts/environs okoli
free ofcharge vstupn6 zdarma
a place of pilgrimage poutni misto
to wander around toulat se kolem
to admire obdivovat
tiredness rinava
to explore objevovat, projit, projet si
to get sick and tired omrzet co, nabaZit se ieho
to be worth seeing st6t za viddni
ofsth (spoken)
well-known znimy,proslu$ iim
to become overloadedwith sth byt zahlcen

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STREET: compare these two pictures and try to find at least 5 differences between them.

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EMPTOYMENT
to employ sb/take sb on zamdstnat koho, piijmout workfromhome {kon pr6ce doma
koho sedentary job sedav6 zamdstn6ni
employer zamdstnavatel
stafi/labour/personnel/ zamdstnanci, pracovni sily
employee zamdstnanec workforce
occupation zamdstndni white-collar worker pracovnik v kancel6ii
line of work obor, branZe blue-collar worker pracovnik ddlnick6 profese
profession profese (odbornd) headquarters ieditelsM
vocation povol6ni, posl6ni chiefexecutive generrilni ieditel
to make/earn a living ryddl6vat na Zivoblti management vedeni, iizeni
to do sth for a living Zivit se dim (personnel ...) department (personiilni ...) odddleni,
odbor
to live off (music, interest uZivit se dim, b1il Liv z ieho
from savings ...) executive/manager vedouci pracornik, manaLer
to hold a post zast|v at p ozlci, funkci department head vedouci odddleni
position/post pracovni misto senior sluZebnd starii
civil service st6tni spr6va foreman mistr (dflny)
civil servant st6tni zamdstnanec superior/boss nadiizenj,
manual/intellectual job manu6lni/du5evni prdce subordinate podiizenli
to have one's own business mit svou vlastni Zivnost to report to sb b1t podiizen komu
to run a firm iidit firmu to work under sb pracovat pod lg'rn
self-employed samostatnd vliddlednf to be in charge ofsb dohliZet na koho, bft
zodpovd.dni, za koho
to freelance byt na voln6 noze
casual/seasonal job piileZitostn6/sez6nni prdce to be familiar with sth byt obezn6men s dim
to introduce sb zaudit koho
summer job letni brig6da
to clock in/out oznadit piichod/odchod
to moonlight melouchaiit

APPLYING FOR A JOB


to look for/seek a job hledat si/uch6zet se o pr6ci references reference
to apply for a job zaLidat o pr6ci to fix a meeting domluvit si schrizku
applicant for sth uchazed o co to go for ajob interview jit na piijimaci pohovor
labour office fiad prdce to be called/be invited byt pozvrin na pohovor
job centre pracovni agentura
for an interview
selection vybdrov6 iizeni
to place/put an ad podat si inzerit
to make a (good) uddlat (dobrf) dojem na
vacancy/opening voln6 pracovni misto
impression on sb koho
recruitment n6bor
to be short-listed postoupit do uiSiho ryb6ru
to become vacant uvolnit se (o pracovni pozici)
to submit one's certificates piedloZit svd osvdddeni
to have a vacancy for mit voln6 pracovni misto na
(a position) (pozici) ability schopnost

to send a job application poslat iddost o misto


skill dovednost
knowledge znalost(i)
to attach a curriculum vitae/CV piiloZit Zivotopis
command ovl6drini, znalost
brief/concise strudnf
(in)sufficient (ne)dostateinf
detailed podrobnf
school report rysvdddeni
to state one's data uv6st sv6 tidaje
diploma diplom
to fill in/complete vyplnit dotaznik
a questionnaire exam in sth zkouika z deho

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work experience Praxe the basics ofsth zriklady ieho


qualified kvalifikovanli fluently plynnd
(in)experienced (ne)zkuSeny to get by in (English) dorozumdt se v (anglidtind)
graduate vysokoSkollk to evaluate vyhodnotit
higher education vysokoSkolsk6 vzdllilni to consider zv6Zit, posoudit

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m bitious/self-driven ctiZ6dostirnf to notiff vyrozumdt
effcient schopnlf, vykonnf to meet the requirements splnit poiadavky
industrious/hardworking pracovit'/ to succeed uspdt
communicative komunikatirmi to fail neuspdt
(in)decisive (ne)rozhodnf to fill the post obsadit pracovni misto
r elementary intermediate, (zai6te ini, stiedni pokro dil6, contract of employment pracovni smlouva
advanced) level pokroiil6) rirovei

WORK
foll-time/part-time job plnf/idstednf rivazek drudgery diina,lopota
rorking hours/worlctime pracovni doba strain vypdti
flexible/fixed hours pr uiLniI p evn6 pracomi doba to work oneself to death udiit se k smrti
to work shifts pracovat na smdny to do the donkeywork oddiit tu nejhorii pr6ci
to work morning shifts pracovat na ranni sm6nu to go slow nepiediit se
to work double shifts pracovat na dvd smdny to shirk ulejvat se
to workovertime pracovat piesdas to malinger simulovat
b commute towork dojiZddt do pr6ce indispensable nepostradatelnf
rorking environment pracormi prostiedi to downshift/slowdown polevit (v risili), zvolnit
rorkload pracovni ivazek, zitdt to be overworked byt piepracov6n
cniryable prisobici radost to break down zhroutit se
Dnotonous jednotv6rny burned out ,,vyhoielf"
*ressful stresujici to manage sth zvlddnout co
rhrusting vyierp6vajici to feel/be ready for sth ,,btJLzraly" naco
I be overwhelmed by/ byt zavalen dim to take a dayoff vzit si den volna
rith sth (e. g. paperwork)
unpaidleave neplacen6 volno
b be swampedwith sth byt. zav alen, zaplaven dim
pay/salary/wage plat, mzda
lpile up nahromadit se
remuneration odmdna
b procrastinate odklidat (ze dne na den)
perks/fringe benefits mimoplatov6 vyhody
brelsg nedod6l6vka, rest
to get a pay rise dostat piiddLno

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btet on well daiit se dobie to be passed over byt pieskoden namisto
zryiit forpromotion povf5eni
-improve si kvalifikaci
qualifications careerist/climber kari6rista
-'s
aeining rekvalifikace to be appointed b1t zvolen, jmenoviin
poepects for promotion vyhlidky na pov'y'Seni to remove/suspend odvolat koho z riiadu
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Pov'.i?$it
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EMPLOYMENT: comment on each of these jobs, thinking of qualification, time at worlc duties, pay or salary,
and prospects for the future of each.

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LEAVING A JOB
to give notice ddt vypov6d working regulations pracovni i6d
to quit/leave a job odejitzpr6ce discipline k6zei
notice period rni;pov6dni lhtta to complywith sth iidit se dim
dismissal propu5tdni to neglect zanedbat
to dismiss (at an hour's propustit (na hodinu) negligence nedbalost
notice)
incompetence neschopnost
to sack (inf)/throw out (inf)i vyhodit, vfrazit koho
tue (inf) sb
gross misconduct hrub6 poru5e ni kiznd, viLnf
zpr6ce
piestupek
to be/get fired (inf)/ ,,dostat pad6ka" kvrili demu to misappropriate zpronevdiit
sacked (inf) for sth
to reveal sth odhalit co
leid ofi/made redundant propu5tdn (z or ganizainich
dtrvodti) to take measures udinit opatieni
redundancy nadbytek to investigate prodetiit
redundant nadbytedny, nepotiebnf to dradface consequences vyvodit/n6st dtsledky
redundancypay odstupn6, od5kodnd to be out of work/unemployed b1t nezamdstnanli
to terminate ukondit pracovni pomdr to be entitled to sth mit n6rok na co
one's employment unemployment benefits podpora v nezamdstnanosti
probation zku5ebni lhtta to be on the dole (inf) byt na podpoie
to take early retirement odejit pieddasnd do penze sickness benefits nemocensk6 d6vky
unreasonable bezdrivodnli maternity benefits rodidovsk6 podpora
involuntarily nedobrovoln6 to be on maternity leave b'.it na mateisk6 dovolen6
absenteeism absence to be on strike stivkovat
labour furnover fluktuace pracovni sily to strike against/for sth st6vkovat proti demu/za co
to breach poruSit to call for sth volat po dem, poZadovat co
a breach (of regulations) poru6eni (piedpisri)

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MONEY MATTERS
(small) change drobn6 to be stinking rich (inf)/ byt nechutnd bohaty
banknote bankovka be filthy rich (inf)
cash hotovost to have moneyto burn mit dost pen6z na
in cash v hotovosti vyhazovini
to cost a lot of money/
to make/earn (good) money vyddl6vat (slu5n6) penize stdt hodn6 pendzlcel6 jmdni
a fortune
to spend money on sth utrdcet penize za co
to lend sb ptijdit komu
to waste money on sth vyhodit, pro5ustrovat penize
to borrow
za co ptijiit si
to squander/blow (inf) to owe dluiit
ro zhazovat, ryhodit p enize
money on sth za co to raise money sehnat penize
to lose money on sth proddlat penize na dem to get by on/manage with vyjit, rystadit s (i6stkou)
(an amount)
to save money on sth u5etiit penize na dem
to save up money for sth to live on sth Litzteho
na5etiit penize na co
to scrimp and save to live on (an amount) vyi:it z (i6stky)
naikudlit, na3etiit
thdfty to splash out (a wad/ vypl6znout (poiddni balik/
spoiiv,y, Setrnf
an amount) on sth idstku) za co
spendthrift rozhazovadny' tlovdk
to cough up (an amount) (inf) vypl6znout,
to be short of money mit mdlo pendz ryklopit
(ddstku)
to be penniless byt bez koruny to run up a bill
huge uddlat velikou ftratu
to be flat broke/be stony broke byt Svorc to paylfoot the bill zaplatit, zatdhn out ridet
to make a fortune/a pile (inf)/ vyddlat jmdni, to pump sb for money
balik, tahat z koho penize
a mint (inf) nahrabat si
money down the drain vyhozen6 penize
to invest money in sth investovat penize do ieho
to bleed sb for every obrat, ,,o5kubat" koho do
to pump moneyinto sth w|Letpenize do teho last penny hal6ie
good/sound investment dobr6 investice moneylaundering prani $pinavych pendz
to payoff vyplatit se counterfeit money fale5n6 penize
to convert sth into money zpenlLit co dirty money Spinav6 penize
to be loaded (inf)/ bliit prachat'y', topit idle money
se penize leZici ladem
bc rolling in it (inf) v pendzich
pocket money kapesn6

THE BANK
b open an account zaloLit si u banky riiet bankcharge
rith a bank bankovni poplatek
loan ptijdka
orrent/deposit/savings/ b6inylvkladni/spoiitelni/
dnt account spoleinf ridet to take out a loan vzit si ptijdku
&posit vklad to repay/pay offthe loan spl6cet, splatit prijtku
rithdrawal vyb6r repayment/instalment spl6tka
t make a deposit prov6st vklad
standing order trvalypiikaz
lmake awithdrawal provdst v'y'bdr
interest on sth rirok z deho
rdraw (out)/ r,ybrat penize z ridtu interest rate frokov6 mira
rlfdrawmoney to pay higher interest froiit vyS5im procentem
r&posit moneywith a bank uloZit penize v bance statement of account/ bankovni v'.ipis
DFt money in a bank uloZit penize v bance
bank statement
.lllt (automatic teller bankovni automat overdraft piederp6ni konta
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(an amount) (an amount)
to be in the red (inf) bytzadlui,eni,, byt v minusu

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IN A SHOP
to do the shopping nakupovat to jump the queue piedbihat ve frontd
to go shopping jit nakupovat at the tilUcash desk/checkout u pokladny
to buy/purchase sth koupit co to serve obsluhovat
buyer kupujici to be served byt obslouZen
customer zil<aznik Are you being served? Dostdvdte?
consumer spotiebitel to wrap sth up zabalit co
shopper nakupujici plastic/paper bag igelitov6/papirov6 ta5ka
seller proddvajici purse pendZenka (d6msk6)
shop assistant prodavad wallet pen6Zenka (p6nsk6)
cashier pokladni to pay (in) cashiby credit platit hotovd/kreditni
to go on a shopping spree lydat se utrdcet
card/by cheque kartou/5ekem

to be looking for sth sh6ndt co


to include VAT zahrnovat DPH
(value added tax)
to come across sth narazit na co, najit co
to charge ridtovat
opening hours prodejni doba
change w6cen6 penize,drobn6
shopping list seznam n6kupu
payment platba
shoppingbag niikupni taSka
deposit ziloha
in the shop window ve',"/kladni skiini
to invoice fakturovat
to go window-shopping prohliZet si zboZi ve
an invoice faktura
rykladnich skiinich
to look around the shop rozhlii.et se v obchodd
to keep the receipt/bill schovat si tiitenku

to browse around a shop brouzdat po obchodd


proofofpurchase doklad o koupi

shopping basket nrikupni ko5ik HP (hire purchase) koupd na spl6tky

trolley vozik to have sth on trial mit co na zkou5ku


to queue (up) st6t ve frontd, vyst6t frontu
to afford sth dovolit si co (finandnd)

to be/stand/wait in a queue st6t ve frontd


to shoplift krdst v obchodd

to join the queue zaiadit se do fronty


shoplifter kr6msky zloddj

GOODS
goods zboLi expensive/pricey drahf
product l"lirobek cheap/inexpensive levny
item drthzboLi priceless/valuable cennf
ride choice/range/selection Sirolcy vybdr worthless/valueless bezcenny
essortment sortiment free ofcharge zdarma
!o choose from sth vybrat si z deho additionaVextra charge piir6ika
brand znaika (spotiebniho zboii) to have sth in stock mit co na skladd
I nake znadka (elektro apod.) to be out ofstock nemit na skladd
branded goods znatkovdzboLi We don't stock them. My je nevedeme.
I
hb€l n6lepka, visadka, etiketa to order objednat

t- picelist
Trice tag
cenik
cenovka
to store
warehouse/store
skladovat
sklad zboii

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13. SHOPPING

SHOPS AND SERVICES


shopping centre obchodni centrum bar bar
supermarket supermarket cofiee shop bufet
chain store obchodni ietlzec refreshment stall stdnek s obderstvenim
corner shop obchridek snack-bar bufet
department obchodni odddleni health food shop/ obchod se zdravou vyZivou
department store obchodni drim wholefood shop

baker's pekaiswi boutique butik


butcher's ieznictvi to try sth on in a fitting room vyzkou5et si co v kabince

chemist's drogerie to fit padnout (o velikosti)

stationer's papirnictvi to suit sluSet

office supplies kanceliisk6 potieby a good size dobr{ velikost

grocef's obchod se smi5enfm zboLim in all sizes ve v5ech velikostech

counter pult dry-cleaner's distirna

greengrocer's zelin6istvi launderette samoobsluZn6 prddelna

newsagent's trafika hairdresser's kadeinicM


fishmonger's obchod s
barber's holidstvi
rybami
deli lahridk6isM estate agent's realitni kancel6i

ironmonger's/hardware store Lelez.6istvi travel agent's cestovni kancelii


(carlcycle/shoe ...) repair shop opravna (aut/jizdnich kol/
florist's kvdtin6istvi
bot...)
jeweller's obchod s klenoty
(ice cream/hotdog ...) stand stri,nek (se zmrzlinou/s p6rky
bookshop knihkupecM v rohliku ...)
shoe shop obchod s obuvi market trZiSt6
toy shop hradk6isM flea market bleii trh
electrical appliances elektrospotiebide second-hand shop second-hand
optician's optika junkshop bazar
household goods domici potieby jumble sale prodej pouiit6ho zboLi,
china shop obchod s porcel6nem bazar, vete5nictvi

giftshop obchod s d6rkol".imi car-boot sale prodej pouiit6ho zboLi


piedmdty z kufru auta
antiques staroZitnosti to get rid ofsth zbavit se teho
sweetshop cukr6rna available by mail order k dostrini z6silkovou sluZbou
tea shop/tearoom dajovna delivery dod6vka, ro'zviLka
caf6 kav6rna delivery service don65kov6 sluZba
pub hospoda to deliver the goods dodatzboLi

SALE
a good value/a real bargain v,iihodnd koupd on sale k dostrini; naprodej za
to get a discount on sth dostat slevu na co sniZend ceny (AmE)

to buy sth at a discount koupit co se slevou


for sale na prodej
(clearance) sale vyprodej, doprodej
l0 pounds off deset liber sleva
at a bargain/reduced price se slevou/za sniZenou cenu
the fanuary sales lednov6 ',".ipro deje zboLi

cut-price (fruit/toys ...) zlevndn6 (ovocei hradky special offer mimoi6dn6 nabidka, akce
... )
half-price za polovinu bdZn6 ceny bargain hunter dlovdk miluj ici nakupovrl'ni
se slevou

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13. SHOPPING

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particular foods? What different kinds of specialty food shops are there?

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13. SHOPPING

COMPTAINTS
to complain about sth stdZovat si na co to be ofgood/high quality mit dobrou jakost
a complaint about stiZnost/reklamace na first-class prvotiidni
the quality of sth kvalitu deho quality kvalitni
to make a complaint podat stiZnost, reklamovat
inferior podiadnf, nekvalitni
to receive a complaint obdrZet stiZnost, reklamaci
guarantee certificate z6rudni list
claim for compensation ndrok, poZadavek na
to meet/reject a claim vyhovdt/zamitnout
nrihradu Skody
reklamaci
a letter of complaint reklamadni dopis, pisemn6
to exchange sth for sth else vymdnit ndco za ndco jin6ho
stiZnost
to refund vrititpenize
faulty/missing goods vadn6/chyb6jicizboLi
to demand a refund poZadovat w6ceni pendz
damaged poSkozenf
to overcharge sb/rip sb off naridtovat komu vice, o5idit
soiled Spinavf, umazany
a rip off (inf) zloddjna
to be ofbad/poor quality mit Spatnou jakost
to be taken in byt o5izen, naletdt
overpriced piedraLeny

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CLOTHING
MEN S CTOTHING pleated plisovan6
single-/double-breasted suit j edno-/dvouiadovy oblek with a slit s rozparkem
trousers kalhoty wrap-around skirt zavinovaci suknd
tie kravata trouser suit kalhotovykostym
shirt koiile tunic tunika
collar limec dress Saty
cuff manLeta leggings leginy, kamaie
sleeve rukdv cardigan svetr na zapinini
waistcoat vesta lingerie spodni pr6dlo
(sports) jacket (sportovni) sako bra podprsenka
coat kab6t knickers/panties/briefs kalhotky
(hooded) jacket bunda (s kapuci) tights pundochov6 kalhoty
blazer blejzr stockings pundochy
lining podSivka corset/basque korzet
lined s pod5ivkou suspender/garter podvazek
jumper/sweater/pullover svetr slip kombin6, spodnidka
crew-neck ke krku (bez limce) nightdress/nightie nodni kodile
polo-neck/turtleneck roLik dressing gown/bathrobe Zupan
underwear spodni pr6dlo evening dress spoledensk6 Saty
Yest n6tdlnik ballgown vederni r6ba
rocks ponoZky wedding dress svatebni Saty
tnee socks podkolenky veil z6voj
underpants spodky train vledka
briefs shpy apron zistlra
boxer shorts trenyrky
aightwear noini obledeni CASUAL AND SPORTS WEAR

p.riamas pyLamo T-shirt triiko


dinnerjacket smoking sweatshirt mikina

teilcoat/tails frak short-/long-sleeved s krdtkf m/dlouhym rulcivem


shorts Sortlcy
TOMTN.S CLOTHING jeans di:iny
5P wSek, top dungarees kalhoty s laclem
Iouse halenka cut-offs ustiiZend diiny
Fds vycp6vky camouflage maskide
oapless bez raminek tracksuit/trackie (inf)i tepllkov6 souprava
*cveless bez rukdvri leisure suit
rd neckline ovdlnyvystiih winter coat zimnibunda
l'-neck Wstfih do tvaru V anorak/windcheater nepromokav6 bunda,
vdtrovka
h-neck vystiih ke laku
raincoat - hood pl6Stdnka - kapuce
Igh neck hluboLyvystfih
waterproof nepromokavy
dni skirt minisuknd
footballjersey fotbalovy dres
boe-length suknd po kolena
football boots kopadlcy
flJenglh skirt dlouh6 suknd
s kolov6
one-piece/two-piece swimsuit jednodiln6/dvoudiln6 plavky
bikini bikiny
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swimmingtrunks p6nsk6 plavky ski pants lyzaisk6 kalhoty


bathing cap koupaci depice ski gloves lyiaisk6 rukavice
wet suit neopr6n goggles lyzaisk6 bryle
skijacket @aiskd bunda leotard trikot

DESCRIBING CLOTHES
STYtE creaseproof nemadkav'y'
(in)formal (ne)formrilni
creased zmadkany, zmuchlanj
elegant/smart elegantni, vkusny to crease/crumple zmadkat, zmuchlat
festive slavnostni to shrink srazit se
casual viedni, neform6lni
comfortable pohodlnf COTOUR

practical prakticky single-coloured/plain-coloured jednobarevny


conventional tradiini, bdZnf multicoloured/colourful (vice)barevnf
fashionable/trendy/stylish m6dni, trendov'/ light/brighVdarkcolours svdtl6/jasn6/tmav6barrry
good-quality kvalitni shade odstin
original origin6lni pastel pastelovf
cool super, skvdly, neokoukanf faded vybled$
extravagant extravagantni garish kfiklavy, ivavf
gaudy okAzalf, nevkusqi, piepldcanf to blend with sth ladit s dim
for my taste na mtj vkus to clash tlouci se (o barvdch)
old-fashioned starom6dni
SlzE

MATERIAT tight tdsnf


fabric tkanina, l6tka loose volnli
cloth l6tka, sukno bnggy plandavy
linen pl6tno close-fi tting/tight-fi tting/ piil6havy
skin-tight
cotton bavlna
stretch stredovf
wool vlna
flattering lichotiv'.i
corduroy manSestr
to fit padnout dobie
denim dZinovina
to grow out ofsth lyrtst z deho
silk hedvdbi
to take up zabrat (o d6lce od6vr)
velvet samet
to let down popustit (o d6lce oddru)
flannel flanel
to take in zabrat (o Siice oddvu)
terry frot6
to let out popustit (o Siice od&u)
satin sat6n
brocade brok6t PATTERN
lace krajka plain jednoduchf, bez vzorku
suede semiS patterned vzorovanli
leather kriie striped pruhovanf
fur koieSina polka-dot puntikovf
polyester polyester floral kvdtovanf
synthetic synteticky chequered/checked kostkovanf
thick silny speckled Lihar$,, kropenat'.i
thin slaby geometric geometricky
transparent prtsvitny batik batikovanf
worn-out obnoSenf ornamenal s ornamenty, ozdobnf
ragged roztrhanir striking n6padnf, efektni
shabby o5umd$, otrhanf motif motiv
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ACCESSORIES
caP depice, kiiltovka braces 5le
hat klobouk tie kravata
woollen hat lndn6 depice bowtie motylek
straw hat slam6k tin pin spona do kravaty
glasses brfle (foldaway) umbrella (sklddaci) de5tnik
sunglasses slunedni brfle handbag kabelka
scarf 56tek,Srila briefcase aktovka
muffler 5r{la gloves rukavice
shawl 5el mittens pald,iky
belt p6sek to complement (each other) dopliovat (se navzdjem)

buckle piezka

JEWELTERY
earring n6uSnice fake stone umdf kdmen
ring prsten imitation imitace
watch hodinky costume jewellery biZuterie
chain ietizek to match sth/go with sth hodit se k demu
necklace ndhrdelnik to blendwith sth ladit s tim, hodit se k demu
pendant piiv6Sek matching ladici, hodici se
bracelet n6ramek becoming sluSirni
brooch broi. decent decentni
clasp zapinini gaudy/showy nevkusqi, okizalf
precious stone drahokam tacky kydoviff, lacinf

FOOTWEAR
outdoor footwear vych6zkov6 obuv to take sth off vyzout co
lace-up/leather shoe Sndrovaci/koZen6 bota to change one's shoes piezout se

walking/hiking boots pohorky to fasten/do up zapnout


Wellinglon boots/gumboots holinky to lace up/do up zavizat
brogues koZend polobotky to unfasten/undo rozepnout, rozvizat
slip-ons/moccasins mokasiny to wear down/out o6oupat se, opotiebovat se
sandals sand6ly to wear through prochodit boty
flip-flops pl6Lov6 sanddly worn-down/worn-out seSlapanf
high-heeled shoes/heels/ boty na vysok6m podpatku to pinch tladit (o botd)
stilettos
well-fitting dobie padnouci
to wear heels nosit podpatlcy
ill-fitting Spatnd padnouci
court shoes lodicky lace tkaniika
patent leather shoes lukitky eyelet dirka
tennis shoes/trainers (BrE) / sportovni boty, tenisky
tongue j"ryk
sneakers (AmE)
sole podr6Zka
running shoes tretry
heel podpatek
pumPs cvidky
toe Spidka (boty)
slippers pantofle
to polish leStit
clogs diev6ky
shoe polish krdm na boty
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DRESSING
to put sth on obl6knout si co to dress smartly/warmly ... obl6kat se elegantn6/teple ...

to take sth ofilstrip offsth svl6knout si co overdressed piehnand nastrojenf


to get dressed obl6knout se underdressed nevhodn6 obledenf
to get undressed/strip svl6knout se to dress up nastrojit se, qfiknout se

to strip naked/to the waist svl6knout se do naha/do ptl to be dressed up as ... bf piestrojen 2a...
tdla
to do up zapnout, zavizaL
to strip down to svldknout se do (plavek)
to undo rozepnout, rozvizat
(one's swimsuit)
button knoflik
to change sth pievl6knout si co
zip zip
to get changed pievldci se
lace tkanidka
to change into sth/out of sth pievl6knout se do deho/
z deho to loosen povolit
to dress sb in sth obl6ci koho do deho to roll up vyhrnout

FASHION
to be fashion-conscious zajimatse o m6du a passing fad/craze dodasn;f, piechodnf m6dni
to follow fashion r".istielek
sledovat m6du
to conform to fashion piizprisobit se m6dd
leading fashion magazine piedni m6dni dasopis
fashion show m6dni piehlidka
to be in fashion/ blit v m6dd
be in vogue/be in (inf) to design models nawhovat modely
to come into fashion/vogue piijit do m6dy fashion designer m6dni niwhdi
to go out offashion/ vyjit z m6dy to set the fashion ud6vat m6du
be out (inf)
fashion industry m6dni pr&mysl
to replace sthwith sth nahradit co tim fashion model modelka
to prevail pievl6dat fashion photographer m6dni fotograf
to come back into fashion st6t se opdt m6dni
fashionvictim ob6t'm6dy
in the latest fashion podle nejnovdj5i m6dy
fashion plate (inf) postavajako zeLurnilu
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FOOD
GRAINS aniseed anyz
grains obiloviny, zrna ginger zinvor
wheat pSenice saffron 5afr6n
oat oves cardamom kardamon
barley jeimen turmeric kurkuma
rye Llto curry kari
rice ryLe whole cely
corn kukuiice crushed drcenf
millet proso, j6hly ground mlety
grain/kernel ztno a pinch Spetka
short-/long-grain kr6tko-/dlouhozrnf aroma vrind
couscous kuskus
semolina krupice HERBS

otru\ herb bylina


bran
celozrnnf (mouka, chl6b ...) chives paiitka
wholemeal (flour, bread ...)
parsley petrZelka
to mill mlit
dill kopr
PUtSES marjoram majorinka
pulses lu5t6niny basil bazalka
bean fazole mint m6ta
pea hr65ek thyme tymi6n
lentil doika coriander koriandr
soya beans sojov6 boby rosemary rozmaryn
chickpea cizrna sage Salvdj
to soak nechat namodit fennel fenykl
bayleaf bobkovf list
SEEDS
oregano oregano
seeds semena
tarragon estragon
sunflower seeds slunednicovd semena
a sprig snitka
pumpkin seeds dyiovi semena
to flavour ochutit, okoienit
sesame seeds sezamov6 semena
mustard seeds hoididnd semena MEAT
poppy seeds semena m{ku red/white meat derven6/bfl6 maso
lean libov6
SPICES
pork vepiov6
spices koieni
beef hov6zi
black/white pepper dernf/bfly pepi
veal teleci
cara\,vay kmin
lamb jehnddi
paprika derven6 paprika
mutton skopov6
chilli chilli
fish rybi
allspice nov6 koieni
poultry drtbei
nutmeg mu5k6tov'jt oiisek
chicken kuie
vanilla vanilka
duck kachna
cinnamon skoiice
goose husa
cloves hiebidek
turkey krocan

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breast prso scale supma


thigh stehno cleaned odi5tdnli, zbavenf Supin
wing kiidlo fillet fi16
skin kriie steak pl6tek
dressed vykuchanli, opracovanf to catch a fish ulovit rybu
venison zvdiina (vysok6)
game SEAFOOD
zvdiina (ptactvo ...)
pheasant seafood plodymoie
baiant
quail lobster humr
kiepelka
hare
crab krab
zajic
deer jelen
crayfish rak

roe deer
scallop muSle
srnec
mussel sldvka jedl6
offal vnitinosti
rump clam Skeble jedl6
zadni
.hop oyster tistiice
kotleta
rib octopus chobotnice
Zebro
cuttlefish s6pie
Fint kyta
sirloin squid olihei
svidka
boned
prawn/shrimp kreveta
vykostdnf
cured prosolenf, vytzeni,
MITK AND DAIRY PRODUCE
rmoked uzeny dairyproduce ml6dn6 v'ryobky
fillet filet whole/semi-skimmedmilk plnotudn6/polotudn6ml6ko
aeak pl6tek skimmed/condensed milk odtudndn6/kondenzovan6
rince mlet6 ml6ko
cooked du5en6 (un)pasterized (ne)pasterizovan6
L.m Sunka cream smetana
Lecon slanina whippedcream Slehaika
olzmi salim butter milk podm6sli
rrsage klob6sa yoghurt jogurt
rdd paStika to furn/go sour zkysnout

-n€dmeat masov6 konzerva cottage/cream cheese tvarohovf/ smetanor,"i? syr


.lt vejce blue/soft/hard cheese plisnov'y'mdkky/twdi syr
dt Zloutek to grate strouhat
rs[i1s bilek grated strouhanf
&fl skoi6pka mozzarella mozzarella
cheddar dedar
mt edam eidam
5on losos
Pafmesan parmezdn
lrt pstruh
goat's cheese kozi syr
E tufi6k
d treska FTOUR

makrela white/wholemeal flour bil6/celozrnn6 mouka


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!-ne sardinka dough t6sto
* platiz yeast kvasnice
b rejnok bakingpowder pr65ek do petiva
b okoun to sift prosit
* Stika to knead hnist (tdsto)

'ID kapr to prove kFnout


d rihoi bread chl6b

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roll houska j"lly ovocn6 Zel6


bun Zemle mousse p6na
French bread veka ice cream zmrzlina
crust ktrka scoop kopedek
loaf bochnik cone kornout
slice krajic sorbet sorbet
crumb drobek sundae zmrzlinovf pohir
breadcrumbs strouhanka (boiled) sweet (tvrd)t) bonb6n
pasta tdstoviny toffee karamela
lollipop lizitko
CAKES AND DESSERTS
to have a sweet tooth mit rdd sladk6
(birthday/wedding) cake (narozeninorr/svatebni) dort
fruit tart ovocny dortik CONDIMENTS

trifle ovocnf pohdr s piSkotem condiment koieni, chut'ov6 piisada


pastry moudnik, sladk6 pedivo ketchup kedup
puffpastry listov6 tdsto mustard hoidice
sponge cake pi5kotovy iez soya sauce s6jov6 omddka
apple pie jableiny zivin mayonnaise majon6za
pancake paladinka spread pomaziinka
muffin muffin (balsamic) vinegar (balzamikovy) ocet
biscuit sudenka (olive) oil (olivovy) olej
custard pudink to flavour dochutit, ochutit

A HEAVY SHOPPING: Lola is on her way from the supermarket. From the scattered groceries on the floor, guess
what she bought.

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FRUITS
stone fruit peckovit6 ovoce blueberry borrivka
citrus fruit citrusov6 ovoce gooseberry angreit
berries bobulovit6 ovoce cranberry brusinka
apple jablko red/black currant teweni,lterni, rybiz
pear hruSka melon - rind, flesh, seed meloun - slupka, duZina,
plum Svestka seminko

peach broskev grapes hroznov6 vino

nectarine nektarinka banana - skin banrl'n - slupka

apricot meruika pineapple ananas

cherry tieSei kiwifruit kiwi


duZina papaya papija
Pulp
core ohryzek mango mango

stone pecka avocado avokddo

to stone odpeckovat tipe zraly

lemon citr6n rotten shni$


lime Iimetka dried fruit su5en6 ovoce

orange pomerani fig fik


grapefruit grep date datle

tangerine mandarinka prune su5en6 Svestka

zest krira (citrusov6ho ovoce) raisin rozinka

s€gment dilek candied/preserved fruit kandovan6/zavaien6 ovoce

strawberry jahoda j"- dZem

raspberry malina marmalade marmel6da (citrusov6)

blackberry ostruZina

VEGETABLES
potato brambor pakchoi dinsk6 zeli
tomato rajie Brussels sprout rfrZidkovd kapusta
cucumber okurka sweetcorn kukuiice (cukrovd)
red/green pepper derven6/zelen6 paprika marrow tykev, dynd (zelen6)
carrot mrkev pumpkin dynd (oraniov6)
celeriac celer (bulva) courgette (BrE)/zucchini (AmE) cuketa
..1.ry celer iapikat'y' radish iedkvidka
onion cibule horseradish kien
gerlic - clove desnek - strouZek aubergine lilek
{allot Salotka beetroot derven6 iepa
ryring onion jarni cibulka parsnip pastifi6k
leek p6rek rhubarb rebarbora
ceuliflower kvdtAk spinach Spendt
broccoli brokolice fennel fenykl
cebbage - stalk kapusta - ko5t'6l chicory dekanka
kttuce hldvkovy sal6t artichoke artydok
3reen bean zelenifazoll<a beansprout s6joryryhonek
3reen pea - pod hr65ek - lusk mushroom Zampi6n
tohlrabi kedluben, brukev truffle lanj,t

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olive oliva gherkin lcysel6 okurka


stuffed olive plndn6 oliva to pickle nakl6dat (do octa nebo soli,
ke kvaSeni)
sauerkraut kysan6 zeli

NUTS
walnut vlaSsky oiech brazil nut para oiech
almond mandle coconut kokosovf oiech
chestnut jed$kadtan shell skoi6pka
hazelnut liskory oiech shelled vyloupany
peanut bursky oiech whole cely
cashew nut ke5u oiech salted soleny
pistachio pist6cie roasted praLenf

BEVERAGES
HOT DRINKS ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

black/green/herbal tea ier ny I zeleny I bylinkory daj draught/bottled beer toden6/lahvov6 pivo
tea bag dajovy s6dek froth pdna
ice tea ledovf daj malt slad
black/white/ice coffee t er ni I br16 I ledov6 k6va hops chmel
filter/instant cofiee piekap6vand/rozpustn6 k6va lager svdtl6 pivo, lei6k
decaffeinated coffee k6va bez kofeinu bitter polotmav6 pivo
cafieine kofein stout dern6 pivo
cream smetana dry/sweet/sparkling wine such6/sladk6/5umiv6 vino
coffee grounds k6vov6 sedlina, 169r mulledwine svaien6 vino
espresso esPresso spritzer vinnf stiik
cappuccino cappuccino champagne Sampaisk6
hot chocolate hork6 dokolida liqueur lik6r
cocoa kakao liquor wrdy alkohol
vodka vodka
SOFT DRINKS
rum rum
tap water voda zvodovodu
brandy brandy
bottled water balen6 voda
gin gin
stilUsparkling water neperlivd/perliv6 voda
tequila tequila
mineral water miner6lni voda
whislcy whisky
soda water soda
to quench one's thirst uhasit iizefi
fizry drink Sumivy n6poj
to work up a thirst uddlat si Zizef,
juice dZus, 5t'6va
sober stiizliry
lemonade citron6da
drunk opily
cola kokakola
blind drunk opilli namol
tonic tonik
to get drunk on sth opit se z deho
strawberry milkshake jahodovj' koktejl
to sober up vystiizlivdt
to have a hangover mit kocovinu

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A BIG EATER: in pairs or groups, discuss what each of these food items has in common.

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COOKING
to clean odistit to steam vaiit v p6ie
to dress opracovat, odistit, lykuchat to stew dusit
... (o mase)
to roast p6ct (maso apod.)
to dress (a salad) ochutit (sal6t)
to bake p6ct (pedivo apod.)
to peel loupat
to fry smaiit
to shell zbavit skoidpky
to deep fry fritovat
to chop sth nakr6jet, naiezat co
to stir-fry osmaZit, orestovat
to slice sth nakr6jet na pl6tky
to grill grilovat
to dice sth up nakrdjet co na kostidky
to heat up ohi6t
to cut sth into slices/cubes ... kr6jet co na pl6tky/kostlcy...
to thicken zahustit
to cut sth up rozkr6jet co
to dilute/waterdown roziedit
to cut sth in half/in two rozkrojit co na prilku
to sprinkle sth with sth pos)?at co dim
to grate strouhat
to sprinkle sth on/over sth nasypat co na co
to mash rozmaikat
to freeze zmrazit
to crush rozdrtit
to defrost tozmrazTt
to pour nalit
to bottle plnit do sklenic
to mix smichat
to preserve zavaiovat, konzervovat
to stir michat
to dry suSit
towhisk Slehat
to candy kandovat, prosladit
to roll v6let
to pickle nakl6dat (do octa nebo soli)
to scramble michat vejce
to marinate marinovat
to coat sth in/with sth obalit co v iem
to smoke udit
to boil vaiit se, pievaiit, vaiit ve
to cure nasolit a usuSit
vod6
to spoil zkazit
to simmer zvolna, slabd povaiit
to burn to a cinder spflit na uhel
to poach kr6tce povaiit, podusit

EATING HABITS
to eat well/healthily/sensibly jist zdravd fibre vliknina
to eat modestly jist stiidmd wholemeal celozrnny
balanced/healthy diet vyv SLeni I zdrav6 strava (un)saturated fats (ne)nasycen6 tuky
poor diet chud6, nezdrav6 strava preservatives konzervadni l6tky,
vegetarian/Western diet vegetariiinsk6/z6padni strava antioxidanty

dailydiet kaidodenni piij em potrary artificial additives umdl6 piisady

high-fibre diet strava bohat6 na vliikninu


food colouring potravindisk6 barvivo

junkfood (inf) nezdrav6 strava


food industry potravindisky prrimysl

organic food piirodni strava malnutrition podviLiva


fatty/starchy food tudnS/moudn6 jidla to live on (chips and cola) blrt i:]v z (hranolkri a koly)

to eliminate sth from the diet vylouiit co ze stravy to treat oneselfto sth dopi6t si co

nutrition viLiva fastidious vybiravf, mlsnli

vitamins vitaminy substantial breakfast rydatn6 snidand

minerals miner6lni l6tky to be on a varied diet mit pestrou stravu

trace elements stopovd prvky


to be on a strict diet mit piisnou dietu
vegetarian vegetari6n

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EATING HABITS: compare and contrast these pictures.What are your eating habits?

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vegan vegan to watch one's weight hlidat si svou v6hu


meat-eatef dlovdk, kteryi ji maso, to be on a diet drZet dietu
,,masoiravec" myidealweight moje ideri'lni vriha
to eat like a bird (inf) jistvelmi mrllo
to have aweight problem mit tendenci tloustnout
to eat like a horse (inf) jist za dva
low calorie food nizkokalorick6 strava
to overeat piejidat se
to count/burn off calories poditat/sprilit kalorie
to eat sth atlin one sitting snist co na posezeni
food/calorie/fl uid intake piij em potravyikalorii/
to stuffoneself/ nacpat se dim tekutin
gorge oneself with sth (inf)
nutrition expert odbornik na qZivu
to pig out on sth (inf) nacpat se dim
to be slimming (down) hubnout
to raid the fridge (inf) ,,vyplenit" lednidku to lose weight zhubnout
to be overweight/ mit nadv6hu/mit podv6hu to slim down to (60 kilos) zhubnout na (60 kilo)
be underweight
eating disorder porucha piijmu potrary
to put on weight piibrat
anorexia anorexie
to get fat ztloustnout
bulimia bulimie

RESTAURANT
to eat out jist v restauraci, ve mdstd ... soup pol6vka
customer/guest zdkazn& host main dish/main course hlavni jidlo
waiter diSnik side order piiloha
waitress diSnice dessert dezert
barman barman dip dip, hust6 om6ika
barmaid barmanka vegetarian dish vegetari6nsky pokrm
chef $6fkuchai portion/serving/helping porce
cook kuchai to serve generous portions d6vat velk6 porce
atmosphere atmosfrra, prostiedi double helping dvojit6 porce
non-smoking area prostor pro nekuiriky children's portion d6tsk6 porce
to seat sb usadit koho ke stolu tohaveasecondhelping piidatsi
to take a seat posadit se totry ochutnat
to serve obsluhovat to taste/smell nice chutnat/vondt dobie
good/slodterrible service dobr6/pomal6lhrozni delicious/superb/excellenVtasty skv6$, vfbornf, chutny'
obsluha
exquisite vynikajici
to make one's order/order objednat si
mouth-watering l,iku"y,na co se sbihaji sliny
to take the order poznadit si objedn6vku
overcooked pievaieny, rozvaien'i
last order posledni objedn6vka
undercooked nedovaienf
menu jidelni listek
too salty piili6 slan6
drink list n6pojov,.i listek
hot ostr6, p6liv6
lunch menu poledni menu
spicy koiendn6, pikantni
specials speciality
bland nij ahi, neslanf nemastnf
course chod
disgusting odpornf
a four-course meal jidlo o dtyiech chodech
topayseparately/altogether platitzvld5t'/dohromady
aperitif aperitiv It's my treat./This me.
is on To platim j6.
starter/appetizer piedkrm to leave a tip for the waiter nechat di5nikovi spropitn6

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lN A RESTAURANT: look at these two pictures and try to find at least 5 differences between them.

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ON THE TABLE
to set/lay the table prostiit stril sugarbowl cukienka
tablecloth ubrus tray podnos
table/place setting prostir6ni napkin ubrousek
cutlery piibor ashtray popelnik
crockery porceliinov6 n6dobi ice bucket nddoba s ledem
glassware sklo coaster t6cek (pod sklenici)
spoon lLice beer mat pivni t6cek
fork vidlidka straw sl6mka
knife ntZ to uncork odzdtkovat
glass skleniika to pour nalit
tumbler/glass sklenice to wipe up utiit
cup 56lek corkscrew vyvrtka
mug hrnek bottle opener oMr6k
teapot dajov6 konvice condiments dochucovadla
milkjug kon6vka na ml6ko salt stil
bowl misa peppef pepr
plate talii olive oil olivovrr? olej
saucer pod56lek vinegar ocet
soup bowl hluboky talii soya sauce sojovd om6dka
dinner plate mdlk)ttalii dressing z6livka, dresink
side plate dezertni talii to clear the table sklidit ze stolu

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PLACES TO LIVE
bungalow piizemni domek mansion velloii dfim, pansM
terraced house iadory dtim manor velkostatek, usedlost
detached house samostatny dtim flat/apartment byt
semi-detached house dvojdomek studio (apartment)/bedsit garsonka
block offlats dinZovni dtm surroundings okoli
cottage chalupa, chata convenient (Sikovnd) blizko

HOUSE
roof stiecha pantry/larder spi?
chimney komin lightning conductor hromosvod
tile stfesni taska gutter okap
dormerwindow podkrolrri okno balcony/terrace balk6n/terasa
skytight stie5ni okno, vilol"i banister zibradli
wall zeC[ patio terasa
window okno porch krytfvchod, veranda
shutter okenice conservatory zimnizahrada
sashwindow stahovaci okno garage gar6L
window sill okenni iimsa drive piijezdov6 cesta
attic podkrovi backgarden zahr6dka za domem
loft ptda gazebo zahradni alt6n
floor podlaZi swimmingpool baztn
basement suter6n shed krilna, dievnik
cellar sklep path cesta
storeroom komora courtyard dvtir
ufility room pr6delna, pracovni mistnost gate branka, vrata

ROOM
floor podlaha fixtures piisluSensM
ceiling strop fitted furniture vestavdnf n6bytek
central heating ristiedni topeni to be fittedwith sth byt rybaven, opatien dim
spacious/roomy prostorny luxurious luxusni
sunny slunnf homely dom6ckf, prost'y'
cramped stisn6nf antique staroZitn)t
draughty lystavenf prtvanu contemporary/modern soudasny
cold chladnf The room needs painting. Pokoj potiebuj e rymalovat.
cosy ftulny to paint/decorate vymalovat
(un)comfortable (ne)pohodlnyi to wallpaper/decorate vytapetovat
furniture and fiftings n6byteka zaiizeni to decorate the room with sth vyzdobit mistnost tim

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ROOMS AND FURNITURE: describe the house in the picture.

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ENTRANCE
hall/hallway/entrance hall piedsii, hala doorknob otodnli knoflik u dveii
doorbell domovni zvonek coat rack vdS6k
peephole kuk6tko shoe rack botnik
doormat rohoZka corridor chodba
doorknocker klepadlo u dveii staircase schodiSt6
door chain bezpednostni iet6z stair/step schod
doorhandle klika banister zibradli

LIVING ROOM
sofa pohovka mantelpiece krbov6 iimsa
sofa bed rozklddaci pohovka chandelier lustr
cushion pol5t6i podu5ka lamp lampa
coffee table konferendni stolek walllight n6st6nn6 lampa
ermchair kieslo spotlights bodovd svdtla
bookcase knihorma French windows francouzsk6 okna
shelf police curtain zivEs
carpet koberec net curtain ziclona
rug men5i koberec, piedloika venetian blind i:aluzie
painting obraz rollerblind roleta
Ye.ge v6za decorations dekorativni piedmdty
candlestick svicen study studovna
6replace kIb home entertainment dom6ci zibava (TV apod.)

BEDROOM
inglebed jednohiZko blanket deka
doublebed dvojltiko bedspread piehoz pies postel
beadboard delo postele bedside table nodni stolek
mattress matrace bedside lamp stolni lampidka
bedlinen loZni prddlo alarm clock budik
rheet prostdradlo clock radio radiobudik
flllow polstai dressing table toaletni stolek
lillowcase povlak na polst6i (built-in) wardrobe (vestavdn6) Satni skiii
&veVeiderdown peiina, cicha chest ofdrawers komoda
duvet cover povlak na peiinu drawer z6suvka

Silt piikrjvka, piehoz

KITCHEN
litchen unit kuchynsk6linka hotplate plotynka
nrktop pracovni deska gas burner plynovyhoiek
cebinet skiiika (ceramic) hob (keramick6) varnd deska
lzwer z6suvka sorting unit ko5 na tiiddnf odpad
adf police extractor (fan) digestoi
cooker/stove spord.'k sink diez
dectric/gas) oven (elektrick6/plynovd) trouba tap kohoutek

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dishwasher myika n6dobi sideboard piibornik


drainingboard odkap6vad dishcloth hadr na n6dobi
cupboard kuchyirsk6 skiii, kredenc kitchen towel utdrka
kitchenware kuchyiske potieby, ndstroje washing-up liquid myci prostiedek na n6dobi

BATHROOM
bath/bathtub/tub TOITETRIES TOATETNI POTREBY

drain odtok (liquid)soap (tekutd) mfdlo

shower sprcha shower gel sprchovf gel


cold/hot tap kohoutek se studenou/ shampoo 5amp6n
teplou vodou conditioner kondicion6r
washbasin umyvadlo comb hieben
plug z6tka, Spunt bubble bath pdna do koupele
mirror zrcadlo brush kart6d
bath mat koupelnov6 rohoZ sponge houba
towel rail drZrik na rudniky pumice pemza
hand towel rudnik tweezers pinzeta
bath towel osu5ka toothbrush zubni kart6dek
facecloth Linka toothpaste zubni pasta
bathroom scales viiha dental floss zubni nit
laundry basket ko5 na pr6dlo mouthwash ristni voda
toilet zichod shaving foam p6na na holeni
toilet seat zfchodov6 sed6tko aftershave voda po holeni
bidet bidet electric razor holici strojek
toilet paper toaletni papir disposable razor jednor6zov6 Ziletka
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toilet brush z6chodov6 Stdtka razor blade iiletka


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BUYING A HOUSE/A FLAT


real estate agency realitni kanceliii mortgage rates hypotedni sazby
mortgage bank hlpotedni banka owner/householder vlastnik domu, majitel
to take out a vzit si hypotdku (na 20 let) contract ofpurchase kupni smlouva
(20 year) mortgage
to move into a flat nastdhovat se do bpu
to put down a deposit on sloZit zelohu na (dtm)
to move out of a flat lystdhovat se z bytu
(a house)
to have a flat of one's own mit svrij vlastni byt
to payoff/repaythe mortgage splatit hlpot6ku
to settle in zabydlet se
mortgage payment/instalment spldtka hlpot6ky
to renovate zrenovovat
to pay for sth by spl6cet co (m6sidnd)
(monthly) instalments maintenance ridriba

RENT
to rent a flat pronajmout si pokoj to take in lodgers pos$tovat nocleh, ubytovat
to pay rent platit ndjem n6jemniky
to rent out/let a flat pronajimat pokoj to raise/lower the rent zv)t5it/sniiit n6jem
lodging podn6jem deposit ziloha
lodger/tenant podn6jemnik to dismiss a lodger vypovdddt podndjemnikovi
smlouvu
landlord pan domdci
to share a flat with sb sdilet byt s ndhjim
landlady pani domdci

BREAKDOWNS
breakdown porucha The handle has come off. Upadla klika.
The dishwasher has Mydka na nddobi The lights have fused. Vypadly pojistky.
broken down. se porouchala.
to replace a blown fuse vymdnitpojistku
fhe tap is dripping. Kape kohoutek
to flood out vytopit (vodou)
The sink is blocked. Diez je ucpanii.
damage caused to $koda zptisoben6 na nddim
The gas is leaking. Unik6plyn. sb's property majetku
The roof is leaking. Stiechou zaI6k6. to pay sb compensation zaplatit komu n6hradu
The toilet won't flush. Zichod nesplachuje. Skody

The fridge is out oforder. Lednidka nefunguje. household insurance pojiStdni domdcnosti

The remote control Delkoui ovladad nefunguj e.


plumber instalat6r
isn'tworking. fitter seiizovat, mont6r
The TV picture won't come on. Nejde obraz v televizl to have sth repaired nechat si ndco opravit
The drawer is jammed. Z6suvka nejde oteviit.

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LIVING: compare and contrast these pictures and say which style you prefer, if either.

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HOUSEHOLD
to look after/run the household starat se o/v6st dom6cnost to come to about (an amount) piijit asi na (kolik)
familybudget rodinnf rozpodet to keep house for sb starat se komu o domicnost
to budget pl6novat vydaje, hospodaiit cleaning service riklidovd sluiba
to economize on sth irspornd hospodaiit s dim, cleaning lady/woman pani na irklid, pomocnice
Setiit na iem v dom6cnosti
costs ndklady domestic help pomoc v dom6cnosti
expenditures/spendings on sth v'y'daje za co to do for sb uklizet komu, pracovat pro
to pay bills for sth platit sloienky za co koho

utilities inkaso household chores/housework domdci pr6ce

rent n6jem spick and span (inf) ,jako ze Skatulky"


electricity elektrika pigsty chlivek

water rate vodn6

MESS AND CLEANING


to do the cleaning/tidy up/ uklidit It collects dust. Pr65i se na to.
clean up
to spill sth rozlit co
to take turns stiidat se
spilt rozllty
to do the room uklidit pokoj to rub drhnout
regular/thorough cleaning pravidelnf/gener6lni riklid
to come off pustit (o 5pind, skwnd
tidy/neat uklizenf apod.)
mess nepoiddek to sweep/wipe the floor zamesilvrrtiit podlahu
rubbish smeti, odpadky to wash/scrub the floor umyt/drhnout podlahu
cleanliness distota to hoover/vacuum the carpet vysdt koberec
The room is a bit of a mess. V pokojije trochu hoover (BrE)/vacuum vysavad
nepoi6dek. cleaner (AmE)
The room is a complete mess. V pokojije hroznjr to clear offthe table sklidit ze stolu
nepoiidek pile of washing-up/
a hromada Spinav6ho n6dobi
to make a mess uddlat nepoi6dek the dishes
to clean up/clear the mess uklidit nepoiidek to do the dishes/do the umyt n6dobi
to leave the house in an opustit d&m vhrozn6m washing-up
awfrrl mess nepoiddku to wash the dishes/wash up umyt n6dobi
to leave sth lying about nechat ndkde povalovat co dirty Spinavf
to clear the rubbish vyn6st odpadky soiled u5pindnli
dustpan lopatka na smeti filthy hroznd 5pinary
brush smet6iek clean disty
broom koStd dishcloth hadr na n6dobi
to dust utirat prach tea towel utdrka
dust prach to dry (up) the dishes utiit n6dobi
duster prachovka a pile of dirtylaundry kupa $pinav6ho pr6dla
bucket kbelik to do the laundry vyprat pr6dlo
e thick layer of dust siln6 wstva prachu to rinse propldchnout, omyt, m6chat
e speck ofdust smitko prachu to rinse sth out r,ym6chat, propl6chnout co
!o be covered in dust bjrt zapr6!en!, to rinse one's hands opl6chnout si ruce

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washingpowder praci pr65ek cloth utdrka, hadiik


to hang the laundry out povdsit pr6dlo ven, aby to disinfect dezinfikovat
to dry uschlo
to kill germs zlikvidovat bakterie
to do the ironing 2ehlit
to clean the windows umyt okna
iron iehlidka to air the room lyvdtrat mistnost
ironingboard Zehlici prkno
to clear the snow odklizet snih
to make one's bed ustlat si postel to mow the lawn sekat tr6vnik
to change the bed pievl6ci postel
to weed plit
dirty sheets Spinav6 povledeni
weed plevel
to polish sth leStit co
to get overgrown with weed zarrist plevelem

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household appliances dom6ci spotiebite liquidizer/blender mlxer
to save time and energy Setiit das a energii juicer/squeezer odSt'avflovad, lis

to go without sth obejit se bez deho cutter krdjed


fridge chladnidka toaster topinkovad
freezer mraznidka cooker hood/extractor (fan) digestoi
dishwasher mydka na n6dobi to remove the smell of cooking odstranit zipach z v ai eni
(gas/electric) cooker/stove (plynory/.elektricky) washing machine pradka
spor6k, vaiid tumble dryer suSidka prridla
hotplate Plotl':rka (steam) iron (napaiovaci) Zehlidka
pressure cooker tlakovli hrnec under guarantee v ziruce
(microwave) oven (milaovlnn6) trouba

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THE CLEANING LADY: describe Mrs Cleanliness's day.

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scHooLs
(compulsory) schooling (povinnd) Skolni doch6zka, college (GB) vy55i odborn6 5kola, fakulta;
vzddlini kolej (soui6st univerzity)
to go to school/ chodit do Skoly college (US) univerzita
attend school (fml) ladmedical/business school pr6r'ni/l6kaisk6/ekonomicM
state/private school st6tni/soukromd Skola vysolci Skola
pre-school education piedSkolni u.ichova university univerzita, lysokd Skola
nursery schooVkindergarten Skolka - od 3 do 5let department katedra
primaryschool (GB) z6kladni Skola - od 5 do the Faculty of LadEducation ... pr6vnick6/pedagogick6 ...
11 let fakulta
elementary school (US) zikladni Skola - od 5 do boarding school internatni Skola
11 let to leave school dokondit, absolvovat Skolu
secondaryschool (GB) stiedniSkola- od 11 do headmaster/headteacher feditel Skoly
16/18 let
headmistress/headteacher feditelka Skoly
comprehensive school (GB) typ stdtni stiedni Skoly
od 11 let deputyhead z6stupce ieditele

grammarschool (GB) typ stiedni 6koly, caretaker Skolnik


gynnniizium od 11 let staffroom sborovna
public school (GB) soukromd Skola - od 13 do staffmeeting pedagogick6 porada
18 let, rodide plativzddl|v|ni
tuition vyudovdni, vfuka, Skoleni
juniorhigh school (US) stiedni Skola - od 12 do
extra tuition doudov6ni
l4l15let
tuition feelschool fee 6koln6
high school (US) stiedni Skola/akademie
- od 14/15 do 18 let school holidays pr6zdniny
higher education vy55i vzddl6ni the schooVacademic year Skolni rok

SUBJECTS
compulsory subjects povinn6 piedmdty philosophy filozofie
optional subj ects/electives voliteln6 piedmdty sociology sociologie
syllabus/curriculum udebni osnova law prdvni nauka
timetable rozvrh hodin maths matematika
to be on this year's syllabus bjt v letoinich osnov6ch physics fyzika
the arts/the humanities humanitni obory chemistry chemie
the sciences piirodni vddy biology biologie
literature literatura geography zemdpis
languages juryW information technology informadni technologie
history ddjepis physical education tdlesnd vfchova
music hudebnivychova religious education n6boienstvi
art qitvarnd vfchova extracurricular activities mimoSkolni aktlvity

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ctAssRooM
teacher uditel textbook/coursebook udebnice
pupil Lak workbook pracovni seSit
classmate spoluZdk exercise book seSit
schoolchildren Skol6ci school bag Skolni ta5ka
desk lavice pen pero
aisle ulidka pencil tuZka
teacher's desk katedra colour pencil pastelka
blackboard tabule pencil sharpener oiezfvdtko na tuZky
chalk kiida pencil case penfl
sponge myci houba eraser/rubber guma
teaching aids didaktickd pomtcky ruler pravitko
interactive board interaktivni tabule language/science lab j azykov 6 I pi ir odovddn6

overhead projector zpdtnyi projektor laboratoi


flip chart tabule s papirovfmi arc\ equipment zaiizeni

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LESSON
history/maths etc. teacher uditel d6j episu/matematilcy home preparation dom6ci piiprava
apod.
to assign/hand in an essay zadatI o dev zdat slohovou
to teach qmdovat prAci
to substitute for/stand in for sb suplovat za koho a stack ofpapers to correct hromada pisemek na
fairlpatient/exacting teacher spravedlivry'tr p EIivy I n6r o t ni, opravov6ni
uditel to examine zkouSet
strict/lenient teacher piisny/shovivavy uditel to correct opravovat
to be popular with students bft oblibeny u Z6kri to mark zn6mkovat
to study udit se, studovat to fall behind/lag zaostdvat za ostatnimi
to learn naufit se
behind the class ve tiidd
to do well/badly at school udit se dobie/Spatnd ve Skole to play truant/skip classes (inf) chodit za Skolu

to pay attention ddvat pozor


truant ulejv6k, fl ink, z65kolik
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to make/take notes zapisovat si


unprepared nepiipravenf

to revise zopakovat si teacher's pet (inf) uiiteltiv oblibenec


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I class/lesson vyudovaci hodina, talented/ambitious/ talentovanf /ctii6dostir"y/
vi'trdovdni hard-working student pilny student
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revision opakov6ni
lazylinattentive/slod Iiny I nep ozor ni, I p oma$/
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I to talk in class bavit se bdhem qrrdov6ni
I discipline kizeh
to be late for class piijit pozdd na hodinu
undisciplined neuk6zndny
i to miss (French) class zmeSkat hodinu
(francouzStiny) cheeky drzi,
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to give classworVhomework zadat pr 6ci v e tiidd/dom6ci to scold/praise sb for sth poklrat/pochv6'lit koho za co
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EXAMS AND PERFORMANCE


oral/written exam in sth tistni/pisemn6 zkouSka to get an A in sth dostat jednidku z deho
zteho
to get straight As dostat sam6 jednidky
entrance/final exam pi ljimaciI z6vdrein6 zkou5ka
good/high mark dobri zniimka
school-leaving exam maturita
lowmark 5patn6 zn6mka
school report vysvdddeni
to get good marks for (history) dostdvat dobr6 zndml<y
GCSE (General Certificate ziv&etni zkouika v 15/16 z (ddjepisu)
of Secondary Education) letech (vAnglii a Walesu)
achievement in sth prospdch, pokrokv iem
A-level (Advanced level) ziv|reini zkou5ka v 18 to make (good/slow) progress ddlat (velk6/mal6) pokroky
letech (vAnglii a Walesu)
(un)satisfactory/ (ne) uspokoj ivylprfrmdrny
to take/do/sit an exam ddlat zkou5ku
average results prospdch
to pass an exam sloZit, uddlat zkouiku
to be good/bad at sth byt dobrii/Spatnj' v dem
to fail/resit an exam neuddlat/opakovat zkouSku
to have a talent for sth mit talent na co
to examine sb in sth vyzkouSet koho z teho
to excel atlin sth qmikat v tem
to memorize/learn by heart udit se nazpamdt'
brilliant velmi nadanf
to cram/swot (inf) Sprtat se (na test apod.)
(for a test etc)
academic tlpe studijni typ
self-taught person samouk
to cheat podv6ddt
to go on to further education pokraiovat ve studiich
to copy opisovat
cheat sheet/crib tah6k

UNIVERSITY STUDY
to enrol on/for sth hl6sit se/zapsat se na co professor profesor
enrolment piihl65eni, zdpis tutor studijni vedouci
student enrolments podet piihl6Senych studentt to lecture/give a lecture on sth piedndSet o iem
to applyto a university hl6sit se na univerzitu academic year akademiclo.,; rok
applicant uchazed term/semester semestr
admission piijeti form rodnik
to be accepted/admitted to sth byt piijat na co undergraduate rysoko5koldk (student)
to refuse admission nepiijmout graduate rysokoikol6k (absolvent)
to go to universlty/uni (spoken) chodit na univerzitu/ exam period zkou5kovd obdobi
,,vej5ku' credit z6potet
to study/read (history) studovat (ddjepis)
dissertation/thesis diplomov6 pr6ce
at university na univerzitd
university degree akademick6 hodnost
to get/have a degree in mit vystudovanf (ddjepis)
(history) bachelor bakal6i
to take/do a course in sth zapsat si, chodit na master magistr
piedniSku z deho doctor doktor
to put oneselfdown for a course zapsat se na piedn65ku, kurz to graduate/take one's promovat z deho
to win a scholarship ziskat stipendium degree from sth

to live in hall bydlet na kolejich degree ceremony promoce


vice-chancellor rektor to drop out zanechat studii

dean d6kan to expel from school vyloudit ze Skoly


lecturer piedn6Sejici na rysok6 Skole to be suspended/be expelled byt vylouden

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STUDYING FOR AN EXAM: discuss how these two students are studying for their exams, and what their results
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PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY
hair vlasy genitals pohlavni orgdny
head hlava vagina vagina
face oblidej penis penis
forehead delo testicle varle
temple sp6nek groin tiislo
ear ucho limb kondetina
eye oko l*g noha
eyelid odni vidko thigh stehno
eyelash iasa knee koleno
eyebrow obodi calf lytko
nose nos shin holei
cheek ftei foot chodidlo
chin brada toe prst u nohy
mouth rista big toe palec u nohy
lip ret ankle kotnik
tongue jazyk sole chodidlo, ploska
tooth zub instep n6rt
neck krk heel pata
mole mateisk6 znam6nko skin kriie
freckle piha muscle sval
naPe tylltije joint kloub
shoulder rameno tendon Slacha
armpit podpaLdi skeleton kostra
chest hrud bone kost
breast iadro skull lebka
nipple prsni bradavka jaw delist
arm pai,e collar bone klidni kost
elbow loket rib Lebro
forearm piedlokti rib cage hrudni koS
wrist zilpEsti breastbone hrudni kost
hand ruka shoulder blade lopatka
palm dlai spine p6tei
thumb palec pelvis p6nev
index finger ukazov6k tailbone kostri
middle finger prostiednitek
ring finger INTERNAI ORGANS VNlTRNiORGANY
prstenidek
little finger brain mozek
malidek
mil pharynx hltan
nehet
larynx hrtan
beck zida
ebdomen/stomach/belly vocal cords hlasivky
biicho
navel throat hrdlo/jicen
pupek
raist thyroid gland ititn| Llaza
pas
tiP tonsil mandle
bok
buttock lung plice
hi/idd

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windpipe prtduSnice BODITY FLUIDs AND EXCRETIONS TEtNf TEKUTINY A VYMESKY

heart srdce vein Lila


liver jitra artery tepna

kidney ledvina blood krev


stomach Zaludek sweat pot
spleen slezina tear slza

pancreas slinivka biiSni saliva sliny


gall bladder Zludnik bile Llut
small intestine tenk6 stievo urine mod

large intestine tlust6 stievo stool stolice

appendix slep6 stievo


BODY SYSTEMS TELNi SOUSTAVY
bladder modov'.i mdchyi
respiratory di?chaci
recfum konednik
digestive trdvici
ovary vajednik
nervous nervov6
uterus ddloha
cardiovascular obdhov6
prostate prostata
lymphatic lymfatick6
endocrine endokrinni
urinary lyludovaci
reproductive rozmnoLovaci

BODILY FUNCTIONS AND MOVEMENTS


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to furn one's head otodit se

i to shake one's head vrtdt hlavou LAUGHTER

to nod one's head polcyvat hlavou to smile usmivat se

to raise/lift one's head/look up vzhl6dnout to laugh at sb/sth sm6t se komu/demu

to blink one's eye mrknout okem to roar witli laughter v6let se smichy

to rub one's eyes mnout si odi to giggle hihiat se, chechtat se


to snigger chichotat se (posm65n6)
NOSE AND BREATH to chuckle sm6t se pod vousy
to breathe dychat
to hold one's breath zadri,et, zatajit dech ARMS AND HANDS

to gasp for breath lapat po dechu to rub one's hands mnout si ruce
to sniff popotahovat nosem to hold sth in one's hand drZet co v ruce

to snore chr6pat to hold hands driet se zartce


to srgh povzdechnout si, vzdychat to shake hands poti6st si rukou
to choke/sufiocate dusit se to take sb by the hand vzit koho za ruku

to blow one's nose vysmrkat se to take sb in one's arms vzit koho do ndrude

to wipe one's nose utiit si nos to cross/fold one's arrns zaloLiLruce

to pick one's nose dloubat se v nose to clench one's fists zatnout pdsti

to punch sb on the nose d6t komu do nosu to snap one's fingers lusknout prsty
to shrug one's shoulders pokrdit rameny
MOUTH to hug/embrace (fml) sb obejmout koho
to stick out one's tongue vypl6znout jazyk to touch dotykat se
to lick one's lips olizovat se to scratch Skr6bat
to burp/belch iihnout, krkat to stroke hladit
to swallow polykat to fondle hladit,laskat
Your teeth are chattering. Drkotd5 zuby. to tickle lechtat

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HUMAN ANATOMY: name the parts of the human body.

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to slap/smack sb pl6cnout koho to throw hizel


to pinch sb Stipat koho to throwsth away odhodit co
to hit/punch sb uhodit koho to fling sth mrstit aim
to bang buSit
FEET AND WALKING
to bang one's fist on sth bouchnout p6sti do deho
to stand on tiptoe/on one's toes st6t na Spiik6ch
to pull sth t6hnout co
to stamp one's feet dupat nohama
to push sth tladit co
to shuffle one's feet pie5lapovat z nohy na nohu
to press sth zm6dknout na co
to shuffle/shamble Sourat se
to squeeze sth madkat co
to creep/crawl plazit se
to bend sth ohfbat co
to hobble belhat se
to tear sth trhat co
tolimp kulhat
to pick up/lift sth zvednout co
to run bdiet
to upset/overturn/tip over/ pievrhnout
knockover to dash uh6ndt
to drop sth upustit co to trot klusat, pobihat

BETTY lS A BEAUTY: name the parts of Betty's head and face.

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BODILY FUNCTIONS AND GESTURES: guess which expressions and/or gestures the pictures below illustrate?

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ATTRACTIVENESS
pretty/beautiful woman krdsn6 Zena gorgeous/stunning nidhernyl6
handsome man kr6snf muZ cute rozkolnj,l6
good-looking pohlednf/6 plain/homely nehezlcyl6, o5kliry/6
attractive piltaitlivil6 unattractive nepiitaLlivil6

BUILD
slim/slender hubenf, Stihly to watch one's figure hlidat si postavu
slight build drobn6, 5tihl6 postava to keep/lose one's figure udriovat si I ztr atit postavu
thin/skinny/bony hubenf, vyz6bly pear-shaped build postava ve tvaru hruiky
muscular/athletic build svalnatd, atletickd postava broad shoulders 5irok6 ramena
medium/average build stiedni postava hairychest zarostl6 hrud
well-built urost$ large/small breasts velk6/mal6 prsa
plump plnoStihlj; kiprli fl at-chested/small breasted s malj'rni iadry
stocky build zav al1t6, p o ds adit6 p ostava shapely body/legs ... vytvarovan6 tdlo/nohy ...

sturdy statny, silny knockknees nohy do tvaru X


fat tlusty bowlegs nohy do tvaru O
overweight s nadvdhou narrodwidehips rizk6l5irok6 boky
obese ob6zni firm thighs/buttocks ... pevn6 stehna lhi/Ld| ...
gross (inf) odpudivd tlusty flat belly ploch6 biicho
fattylfatso (inf) tlust'och beer belly pivni pupek
to have a good figure mit hezkou postavu sagging propadlli, povisly

HAIR
fair svdtl6 lank splihl6
blonde blond, blondj'nka greasy mastn6
brunette bruneta to be losing one 's hair/going bald pleSatdt
darkbrown tmavohndd6 bald pleS

auburn kaStanov6 receding hair kouty


ginger zrzav6 loose rozpuStdn6
dark tmav6 plaited zapleten6
black dern6 ponytail ohon
grey 5ed6 bunches culiky
short kr6tk6 chignon cop
long dlouh6 bun drdol
shoulder-length PO ramena French pleat francouzs\i drdol
straight rovn6 dreadlocks dredy
waYy vlnit6 crew cut sestiih na jeZka
curly kadeiav6 shaved head oholend hlava
frizzy kudrnat6 bob mik6do
thick hust6 parting p6Sinka
thin ridk6 fringe ofina
shiny leskl6 crop kr6thii sestiih

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perm trval6 ondulace strand ofhair praminek vlasfi


tinted/dyed hair barven6 vlasy lock ofhair pramen vlast, k5tice
highlights sv6tl6 praminlcy, melir dandruff hPy
rinse pieliv split ends roztiepen6 konedky
to get one's hair cut/done nechat se ostiihat wig paruka

FACE
round kulaty arched eyebrows klenut6 obodi
square hranaty big/straight/bulbous nose velkf/rovny/baiaty nos
oval ov6lnf hooked/Roman nose orli nos
pretty hezki snub nose tupy nos, ,,pr56k"
pale bledy hollodchubby cheeks propadl6/buclat6 tvdie
wrinkled vr6sdity high cheekbones vystoupl6 licni kosti
freckle piha fu ll/thin/sensual/cracked lips pln6/rizk6lsmysln6/
dimple dblidek popraskan6 rty
wart bradavice even/crooked/false teeth rovn6/kiiv6/fale5n6 zuby
birthmark mateisk6 znamdnko buck teeth piedkus
acne akn6 to wear a brace nosit rovnftka
pockmarked podbbany pointed/double chin Spidatd/dvojit6 brada
spotted flekaty moustache knir
high/lodwrinkled forehead rysok6/nizk6lw6sdit6 delo beard vousy
bright/holloddull/ jasn6/propadl6lmdl6l goatee bradka
slanted eyes 5ikm6 odi sideburns kotlety
thick/thin/straight eyebrows hust6/iidk6/rovn6 obodi clean-shaved hladce oholenf

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21. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: describe the appearances of the people below.

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FEELING HAPPY
to feel fine/good citit se dobie amused aflb7 sth pobaven iim
to feel great citit se skvdle enthusiastic aboutsth nad5enf z deho
happy/satisfi ed/content spokojenf ecstatic aboutsth vytrLeni z teho
happy/glad/pleased r6d, potd5enf happy/cheerfrrl vese\i, r6d, St'astnf
to lift/raise sb's spirits zvednout n6ladu to cheer sb up rozveselit koho
to please sb/make sb happy potdSit koho to make sb's day (inf) potd5it koho

FEELING UNHAPPY
to feel bad/miserable citit se Spatnd lmizern| to be afraid/frightened/ mit strach z deho/koho
scared o/sth/sb
sad smutnli
unhappy neSt'astny
frightened/scared to death k smrti vystra5enli, rydd5enf

lonely ne5t'astnf; osam6$


shocked at/by sth Sokovanli'/zaskodenf dim

surly/bad-tempered nevrly, zly, ve 5patn6 nrlladd horrified at/by sth zddienf dim

depressed/down/low deprimovany apsetabout/at/by sth ubliZenli, na5tvany kvrili


demu
to get depressed about st}r propadnout depresi krrili
demu
hurt ukrivddnf
to feel blue citit se pod psa to be in ahuff bytrczmrzely,waLeny
gailty at/aboutsth vinen klrrli demu
hopeless bezmocnf
desperate zoufali, to be disappointed in sth/sb zklamat se v dem/kom
disappointed ab o ut / at / w ith sth zklamanlikvtli demu
frustrated w ith / at sthI sb frustrovany, bezmocnli
otrdvenf iim/h.irn unconcerned aboutsthl Ihostejnf k demu
sleepy ospalli indifierent to sth

tired unaveny
apathetic aboutsth apatickf vtidi demu
confu sed/puzzledlperplexed zmateny,v rozpacich
exhausted vyderpanf
worn out/tired out ztrhany, utahany, zntieny
to feel embanas ed about/ at sth citit se trapnd,v rozpacich
kvrili iemu
bored ryifh sth/sb zmtdEny z deho/koho
to feel uncomfortable/awkward citit se nepiijemnd, trapnd
nervous aboutsth nerv6zni z deho
to feel self-conscious about stlr citit se trapn6, nesvrij krrili
worried/anxious abozf sth/sb znepokojeny, plnf obav temu
a strachu o colkoho
to feel uneasy about sth citit se cely nesvtij,
to worry abouf sth/sb ddlat si starosti o co/koho v rozpacich lorili iemu
to be terrified o/sth mit hrfizu z deho to feel as iflas though... citit se jako kdyby...

FEELING ANGRY
annoyed at/with sb/or sth mrzufi, naitvanj' na koho furious wifh sb/oneself/or sth hroznd naStvany na koho/na
kvtli demu sebe kvtli iemu

annoyed about/by sth rozmrze$ kvrili demu enraged, at/by sthlsb vztelcybez sebe kr'&li demu/
upset wifh sb rozzlobenf na koho komu
'rr-ritated. ab out at with kvtli to lose one's temper roztilit se
/ / lby po dr 6Ldlnj,, ro zdileny
sth/sb demu/komu to hit the roof (inf)/ r oziilit se, lybuchnout,
ngrywith/atsb na5tvany, rozzlobenf na koho
blow one's top (inf) ryletdt z kriie

tngry about/over sth na5tvany, rozzlobenf lorili to go mad/go berserk (inf) zbl|znit se, zjandit se
demu to make sb angry/make sb mad rozdilovat koho
ugry with/af oneself naiffanli, rozzlobenf na sebe to annoy/irritate sb Stv6t koho, rozdilovat koho
frrrious at/about sth hrozn6 na5tvanf klrili demu to get on sb's nerves I6zt ndkomu na nervy
to infuriate sb dohindt koho k zuiivosti
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TO FEEL... POCITOVAT... bitterness hoikost


urgeJfor sth nutkdni k demu love/or sb l6sku ke komu
admiration.;for sb obdivke komu love of/for sth z6libu v iem
interest ir sth/sb zijemo colkoho jealousy o/sb Z6rlivost na koho
concernforlabout sth starost, zijemo co envy o/sth zdvist ieho
concern over/with sth obavy, strach z deho tiredness fnavu
curiosity about sth zvddavost k iemu fatigue/exhaustion ryderp6ni
indifference to /towards sth lhostejnost k demu loneliness samotu
excitement at/over sth vzru5eni nad dim grief over/at sth ial, smutek nad dim
disgust at sth rozhoideni nad iim sympathy/pity/or sb soucit s $m, porozumdni
disgust withsth odpor k demu pro koho, litost ke komu
contempt.for sth/sb pohrd6ni nad dim/loitm compassion./or sb soucit, slitov6ni s lcym
hatred of/fur/towards sb nendvist ke komu to feel sorry.for sb citit litost ke komu, litovat
spite fowards sb
koho
zloba, 266t, nen6vist ke komu

SENSITIVE MASKS: what feelings, emotions or moods do each of these masks express?

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EMOTIONS
to control one's emotions hlidat sv6 emoce to arouse (strong) emotions vzbuzov at ( siln6) emoce
to give in to sth podlehnout demu to experience (a similar) zaZit (podobnf) pocit
to suppress potladit emotion

to overcome piekonat confl icting/mixed emotions smi5en6 pocity

to express/hide one's vyj 6diit/skryvat sv6 emoce emotional citov d zalo i,en'i; doj emnf
emotions emotionless bezcitnli, prosty citu
to display/show one's d6t najevo sv6 emoce
emotions

MOODS
to be in a good/bad/ mit dobrou/Spatnou/ to lighten sb's mood povzn6st di nfladu
foul, etc mood piiSernou atd. niladu
to be in no mood for sth nemit nSladu na co
to be in an byit optimisticky naladdnf to get up on the wrong vst6t z postele levou novou
optimistic mood side ofbed
to put sb in a good/ naladit koho dobie/Spatnd
to affect sb's mood ovlivnit di nriLladu
bad, etc mood apod.
mood swings rykyrry n6lad
to get into the mood dostat se do nrllady, naladit se
moody nriladoly
to be/feel in the mood for sth mit ndladu/chut' ddlat co

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HOW WOULD YOU FEEL lF . . . ? How would you feel if you found yourself in each of these situations?

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intelligent/brighVquick-witted inteligentni, chltrf modest/unpretentious/ skromny, pokorny
not very intelligent/bright ... m6nd inteligentni ...
humble

slow t6Zkop6dny, pomalu


boastfrrl/immodest rychloubatnf
chilpajici big-headed/conceited/ namy5lenf
stupid hloupf, nerozumny stuck-up

dense (inf)/thick (infl natwd$, zabedndnf arrogant/pretentious aro gantni, domliSlirn_i

self- confi dent/self- assured


snobbish/snobby/snooty snobskf
sebev6domf
to underestimate oneself/ podceiovat se
shy/timid/self-conscious Plachli?' stydlivY' nesmdlli
put oneself down
lively/energetic/animated/ Zily, vesely, temperamentni
vivacious brave/courageous statednll', odviLni,

spontaneous spontdnni
a coward zbabdlec

reserved/withdrawn/ uzavieny
domineering dominantni
introverted strict piisny
(un)friendly (ne)pi6telsky lenient/soft /tolerant/ shovivar,"y', mirnf
(un)sociable (ne)spoledenslof' permissive

talkative/chatty upovidany
hard-working/diligent pilnf
quiet/taciturn/ m6lomluvnf lazylidle liny
uncommunicative perfectionist perfekcionista
wifty/amusing vtipny, zibavnf clumsy/all thumbs nemotorny, neohrabanf,
boring/dull nudny levy

open/straight otevieny, piimy, destnf


rash/hasty/impulsive zbrkly, ukvapenli,
nerozviLn'i
sincere/frank/truthfrrl upiimnlii, pravdomluvny
forgetfu Uabsent- minded zapomn6tlivf, r oztr Lifi
(dis)honest (ne)destnf
relaxed/laid-back (inf) / pohodolnf, tolerantni
hlpocritical/two - faced pokrytecky easy-going (in0
warm-hearted/kind-hearted dobrosrdednf, laskar.i unpredictable tdiko piedvidatelnf
nice sympatich.i, mi$, hodnf calculating rypoditavy
kind laskavy, mi$ indecisive nerozhodnf, v6havf
considerate/thoughtfu I ohleduplny, pozorn'i eccentric vystfedni
inconsiderate/thoughtless bezohlednf tazylmad.lbarmy (infl Sileqi, potrhlf
unkind/nasty/cruel bezcltn'i, o5k1ir".i ambitious ctii6dostivf
spitefu l/vicious/malicious zlomyslnlf, Skodoliby rude/impolite hruby, nezdvoiilf
mean zly,podly disrespectfuUcheelcy nezdvoiilj,, drzy
conscientious/carefrrl svddomiry pedlivf selfish/self-centred/ sobecky
careless nezodpovddnli, Iehkomyslnf egocentric
credulous/gullible/naive drivdiivy, naivni envious z6vistiry
suspicious podeziivavy jealous Lirli',y
generous velkorysy, Slechetnf curious/inquisitive zvidavy

mean/stingy lakom1i, skoupy, lakotnf quick-tempered/ vzn6tlir".i, vybu3ny


bad-tempered
greedy/grasping chamtivy, nenasytny, hrabiry
touchy/easily ofiended urSLIivy
sensible/reasonable rozumny, racion6lni, soudnf
strange/frealcy/weird (infl divny, podivinsky
practicaUrealistic/ prakticky, realisticky
down-to-earth a freak (inf)/a weirdo (inf) podivin
headstrong/pig-headed/ wrdohlavf, umindnf enigmatic/mysterious zShadnj,
stubborn/obstinate

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23. HUMAN QUALITIES

WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? which human qualities do each of these people represent?

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HEALTH AND HEATTH PROBLEMS
the state ofhealth zdravotni stav to become ilUfall ill/get ill onemocndt
good/excellent health dobry/vyborny zdravotni minor ailments drobnd p otii.e, onemocndni
stav
to treat leclt
poor/ill health Spatnli' zdravotni stav
a cure for a disease l6k na nemoc
failing health zhor5ujici se zdravi
to cure Yyl6iit
health care zdravotnip6.te
to feel much better citit se mnohem l6pe
health risk/hazard zdravotni riziko
to get well uzdravit se
to damage one's health nidit si zdravi
to get worse zhor5it se
to improve one's health zlep5it si zdravi
to recover from sth uzdravit se z teho
to be disposed/immune to sth bia nilchylnylimunni k demu
to get rid ofsth zbavit se deho

PAINS
to complain of stdZovat si na (otravnou/ to ease/relieve pain
(nagging/shooting ...) pain zmirnit bolest
rystielujici ...) bolest
to kill pain zbavit od bolesti
severe pain hrozn6, prudki bolest
painful bolestivy
unbearable pain nesnesiteln6 bolest
painless bezbolestny
My (baclc/shoulder ...) Boli md (zAdalrameno ...).
hurts/aches. to persist pietrvdvat
to hurt like hell (inf) to be gone pominout, ustat
boletjako dert

ILLNESS AND DISEASE


illness nemoc, onemocndni RESPIRATORY TROUBI.E RESPIRA(Ni POTiZE
(v Sir5im kontextu) AND DISEASES A CHOROBY
disease nemoc, choroba (v6Zn6j5i, sore throat bolest v krku
konkr6tni s urditymi projevy)
cold/chill nachlazeni
to sufier from an illness/ trpdt nemoci
flu
a disease chiipka
to contract a disease (fml) to catch/get a cold nachladit se
piivodit si nemoc
slmptoms of an illness/ to catch/get the flu dostat chiipku
piiznaky nemoci
a disease to be in bed with flu leZet s chiipkou
serious/chronic illness/dise ase viLnLl chronick6 nemoc to be hoarse chraptdt
stomach/live6 etc. disorder Zaludeiniljaterniatd,. to cough ka6lat
onemocndni cough kaSel
kid"., failure selh6ni (ledvin) to sneeze hichat
lung/breast, etc. cancer rakovina plic/prsu apod. runnynose riTna
malignant/benign tumour zhoubni, / nezhoubny n 6dor headache bolest hlavy
rute illness ndhl6 onemocndni swollen tonsils natekl6 mandle
fuaUdeadly illness/disease smrtelni nemoc tonsillitis zdndt mandli, angina
I in)curable illness/disease (ne)vyl6ditelni nemoc to sweat potit se
.iildhood disease d6tsk6 nemoc to take one's temperature zmdiit si teplotu
infectious/contagious disease infekdni choroba fever horedka
Lcart/venereal/skin ... disease srdedni/pohlavni/koZni ... to have a temperafure mit zvyienou teplotu
choroba
to rise stoupnout
nental disease du5evni choroba
to drop klesnout
psvchosomatic illness psychosomatick6 nemoc

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thermometer teplom6r epilepsy epilepsie


to show nam6iit epileptic fit epilepticky z6chvat
bronchitis zrindt prridu5ek multiple sclerosis roztrou5en6 skler6za
pneumonia zipalplic
ALTERGY AND SKIN DISEASES ATERGIE A KOZNf CHOROBY
asthma astma
allergic to sth alergickf na co
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS PORUCHY ZAZ1VANI hay fever senn6 rjma
loss ofappetite nechutensM allergic rash alergickd vyrdika
nausea nevolnost allergic reaction to sth alergickd reakce na co
indigestion zkaZeny Zaludek allergen alergen
food poisoning otrava jidlem anaphylactic shock anafylakticky 5ok
diarrhoea prtjem cold sore opar
constipation zicpa rash vyrii:ka
haemorrhoids hemoroidy eczeIJJ. ekz6m
cramps kiede psoriasis lup6nka
(stomach) ulcer (Zaludeini) vied
ARTICULAR DI5EAsE5 KtOUBNi NEMOCI
to feel sick citit se na zvraceni
rheumatism revmatismus
to be siclc/vomit zvracet
arthritis artritida
to throw sth up vyvracetco
gout dna
to swallow sth spolknout co
artificial joint umdlf kloub
to choke on sth d6vit se dim
dysentery riplavice
INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFEK(Ni CHOROBY
cholera cholera (virus) infection (virovd) infekce
contagious/infectious/catching nakaZlivy, infekdni
CARDIOVASCULAR KARDIOVASKUTARNI
spread ofa disease Siieni choroby
DIStASES CHOROBY

anaemia chudokrermost
epidemic epidemie

hypertension/ vysokli krevni tlak typhoid tyfus


high blood pressure malaria mal6rie
heart attack srdedni infarkt jaundice Zloutenka
varicose veins kiedov6 i{ly hepatitis hepatitida
vein thrombosis iilni tromb6za salmonelosis salmonel6za
stroke mrMce tuberculosis tuberkul6za
rabies vzteklina
NERVOUS AND MENTAL NERVOVE A DUSTVNi
measles spalnidky
DISORDERS PORUCHY
mumps piiu5nice
sleeplessness/insomnia nespavost
scarlet fever sp6la
migraine migr6na
German measles zard6nky
depression deprese
chicken pox neStovice
breakdown zhrouceni
polio d6tsk6 obrna
neurosis neur6za
whooping cough iernf kaSel
psychosis psych6za
diphtheria z65krt
mania m6nie
vaccination/inoculation odkov6ni
schizophrenia schizofrenie
to be vaccinated/ byit oikovanf proti iemu
paranoia paranoia inoculated against sth

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24. HEALTH AND ILLNESS

PAINS AND TROUBLES: guess which pains, troubles or illnesses these people may have.

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INJURIES
to sufier a serious/minor/ utr p Et v 6Ln6. I lehk6/vnitini scald opaienina
internal injury zranlni,6raz
frostbite omrzlina
to escape/avoid injury vyv6znout bez zranlni
drowning utonuti
head, etc. injury/ poran6ni hlavy apod.
bite pokous6ni
an injury to the head, etc.
snakebite u$tknuti
casualty randnyi, obdt'
poisoning otrava
wounded/injured zranEnf
to fester hnisat, podebirat se
to hurt/injure sb/oneself zranit koho/sebe
to weep mokvat
to hurt one's (knee ...) poranit si (koleno ...)
scar jizva
stab/knife/gunshot wound bodnil ieznilstieln6 r6na
concussion oties mozku
flesh/gaping wound powchovd/otewen6 r6na
unconscious v bezvddomi
to heal a wound zahojit r6nu
electric shock elektrichy' 5oh rider
to heal hojit se
proudem
to sprain/twist r1'rnknout, \Tvrtnout
to faint omdlit
sprain vyron, vymknuti
to bring sb round piiv6st koho k sobd
to break zlomit
to come round piijit k sobd, nablil vddomi
fracture zlomenina
severe/heavy bleeding tdik6 krvSceni
to pull/strain a muscle natdhnout si sval
internal bleeding vnitini krv6ceni
slipped disc vyhozen6 plot6nka
to lose a lot ofblood ztratit spoustu krve
sciatica ischias
to bleed to death vykrv6cet
cut iiznfii amputation amputace
gtaze odienina
suitable donor vhodnli d6rce
scrape Skr6bnuti (blood/organ ...) donor ddrce (krve, org6nu ...)
sting Stipnuti
to volunteer to donate blood dobrovolnd darovat krev
splinter tiiska
to be out ofdanger byt mimo nebezpeii
blister puchyi
to survive pieLit
bruise modiina, podlitina
to die of sth zemiit na co
burn spillenina

FIRST AID
to have an accident mit nehodu, tiraz splint dlaha
to give first aid poskltnout prvni pomoc to stop the bleeding zastavit krvdceni
an emergency pohotovost tourniquet Skrtldlo
first aid kit l6k6rnitka to resuscitate oiivit, vzkiisit
sterile sterilni mouth-to-mouth resuscitation dychrlni z rist do irst
galJ.ze giza artificial respiration/ umdl6 dfch6ni
dressing/bandage obvaz, obinadlo the kiss of life

plaster niplast to call an ambulance zavolat sanitku

antiseptic dezinfekce to carry sb on a stretcher n6st koho na nositk6ch

painkiller l6k proti bolesti to be taken by ambulance byt odvezen sanitkou do


to hospital nemocnice
ointment mast
to be rushed to hospital rychle pievezen do
by'1
to clean the wound vyfistit r6nu nemocnice
to bandage obvizat accident and emergency porirazov6 odddleni,
to stitch up the cut se5it ieznou rdnu department pohotovost
to put in plaster d6t do s6dry operating theatre/ operaini s6l
emergency room
to immobilize znehybnit
complications komplikace
sling z6vdsnli 56tek
after-efiects n6sledky
neck brace ortopedic\i limec

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TREATMENT
treatment oflfor (cancer, etc.) l6dba (rakoviny apod.) penicillin penicilin
to be given treatment b1t o5etien/l6ien to sweat/perspire potit se
under close medical pod iddnym l6kaiskym to apply a cold compress piiloZit studenf obklad
supervision dohledem
short-term/long-term efiect krdtkodobf/dlouhodoby
to follow the doctor's advice dbdt rad ldkaie irdinek
efiective medicine/drug fdinny l6k to have a complete rest pouze odpodivat
side effects vedlejSi tidinlcy to keep out ofcontact vyhybat se styku s lidmi
to take one's medicine br6t, uiivat l6ky with people
recommended dose doporuden6 ddvka to spread the germs Siiit bacily

overdose pied6vkov6ni to infect sb nakazit koho


pill pr65ek alternative/modern/ alternativni/moderni/
traditional ... medicine tradidni... medicina
tablet tableta
allopathic/ alopatick6/
drops kapky homeopathic medicine homeopatick6 l6tba
ointment mast herbaUholistic medicine bylinn6/holisticka l6dba
gargle kloktadlo aromatherapy aromaterapie
antibiotic antibiotikum acupuncture akupunktura
antidepressant antidepresilrrm massage mas62
sedative uti5ujici l6k chiropractic chiropraxe
painkiller l6k proti bolesti yoga j6gu
aspirin aspirin therapist terapeut

AT THE DOCTOR
patient pacient results vysledlV
GP (general practitioner) prakticky l6kai to send sb for an X-ray poslat koho na rentgen
nurse zdravotni sestra to have/undergo/submit podstoupit
surgery (a medical examination) (l6kaisk6 vy5etieni)
ordinace
waitingroom dekirna to have regular checkups jit na pravideln6 prohlidky

to make an appointment objednat se u l6kaie to strip to the waist svl6ci se do prili tdla
with the doctor to stick out one's tongue trypl|znoutjazyk
to go to/see/ navStivit l6kaie kvrili demu to take sb's pulse/ zmdiit ii pulzlkrevni tlak
visit a doctor about sth blood pressure
to consult a doctor vyhledat, poradit se to give an injection pichnout injekci
s l6kaiem
to prescribe some medicine piedepsat leky
to examine sb vySetiit koho
prescription piedpis
to do a test prov6st test
to collect one's medicine ryzvednout si 1619
finding nilez chemist's/pharrnacy l6k6rna

AT THE DENTIST
toothache bolest zubu oral hygiene fstni hygiena
cavity dira v zubu, kaz filling plomba
tooth decay zubnikaz brace rovn6tka
decayed/rotten tooth zkai.eny zub to drill wtat
plaque zubni plak to extract/pull trhat
gum abscess z6ndt d6sni to have a tooth out nechat si qtrhnout zub
loose tooth viklary zub false teeth/dentures zubniprotlza

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crown korunka gum d6sefi


bridge mristek incisor iezl,k
canine 5pid6k
TOOTH
milktooth mlddnf zub
enamel zubni sklovina
premolar tienorry' zub
nerve nerv
molar stolidka
root koien
wisdom tooth zub moudrosti

IN HOSPITAT
hospital careltreatment o5etieni v nemocnici under anaesthetic pod nark6zou
hospital stay pobyt v nemocnici general/local anaesthetic celkov6/mistni umrtveni
to be admitted to hospital byt piijat do nemocnice to operate on (the knee, etc.) operovat (koleno apod.)
to be in hospital leiet v nemocnici to be confined to bed byt upoutanf na lfiZko
ward nemocnidni pokoj intensive care unit (ICU) jednotka intenzivni p6de (|IP)
to be discharged/ bjt propu5tdn z nemocnice department odddleni
released from hospital
The doctor is (out) Doktor m6 nyni vizitu.
outpatient ambulantni pacient on his rounds.
inpatient hospitalizovanf pacient cardiology kardiologie
clinic klinika gynaecology gynekologie
visiting hours n6vStdvni hodiny maternity porodnice
blood test krevni test paediatrics pediatrie
X-ray rentgenov'y' snimek dermatology dermatologie
analysis of blood/urine rozbor krve/modi orthopaedics ortopedie
to make (an accurate) diagnosis stanovit (piesnou) diagn6zu physiotherapy frzioterapie
surgeon chirurg (plastic) surgery (plastick6) chirurgie
anaesthetist anesteziolog oncology onkologie
to have/undergo an operation jit na/podstoupit operaci urology urologie
to perform a prov6st (rutinni) operaci psychiatry psychiatrie
(routine) operation

DISABILITIES
disability postiZeni, invalidita Braille Braillovo pismo
handicap postiZeni, vada, handicap guide dog/seeing eye dog slepech.i pes
the disabled postiZeni (1id6 s postiienim) deaf anddumb hluchondmy
physically/mentally disabled tdlesnd/du5evnd postiZenf sign language znakov6 ied
to be hearing-impaired mit vadu sluchu to sign tlumodit do znakov6 iedi
to be hard ofhearing nedos$chat to be in a wheelchair blit na invalidnim voziku
deaf hluchf to be confined to a wheelchair b;it upout6n na invalidni
hearing aid naslouchadlo
vozik

visually impaired s vadou zraku


wheelchair user vozidk6i

kr6tkozraky artifi cial limb/prosthesis prot|za


short-sighted
crutches berle
long-sighted dalekozralcy
to need constant care ryZadovat neust6lou p6di
colour-blind barvoslepf
home care dom6ci p6de
blind slepf
to look after sb starat se o koho
to go blind oslepnout

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LIFESTYTE
good/poorhealth dobr6/chab6 zdravi sedentary way of life sedavf zptsob iivota
state ofhealth zdravotni stav lack of physical exercise nedostatek pohybu
(good) physical and mental (dobrf) fyziclcy a duievni regular exercise pravidelnf pohyb
condition stav
strenuous namfhalni, usilovnf
innate vrozenir
high cholesterol level in vysok6 hladina cholesterolu
gene gen the blood v krvi
genetic (make-up, defect, etc.) genetickf (uzptisobeni, vada diabetes cukrovka
apod.)
malnutrition podviLiva
heredity dddidnost
overeating piejiddni se
longevity dlouhovdkost
obesity obezita
environmental factors vlivy Zivotniho prostiedi
low fat diet nizkotudn6 strava
to live to (be) 90 doZit se devades6ti let
to consist of sth skl6dat se z deho
to take care of one's (mental) starat se o sv6 (du5evni)
to have a balanced diet mit lyv6Zenou strar.u
health zdravi
to drinkenough liquid pit dostatedn6 mnoZstvi
to keep fit udrZovat se v kondici
tekutin
to be good/bad for one's bjt dobr6/5patn6 pro sv6 limit sweets/fatty meals
to omezit sladkosti/tuind jidla
health zdravi
to avoid sth vyhfbat se demu
to contribute to good health piispivat k dobr6mu zdravi
temptation poku5eni
prevention prevence
excessive cofiee/alcohol nadm6rn6 pitikSryl
health risk/hazard zdravotni riziko
drinking alkoholu
health problem zdravotni probl6m
hangover kocovina
to be prone to sth byt n6chylny, mit sklon
to build up an addiction to sth vybudovat si z6vislost na
kiemu dem
to succumb to sth podl6hat temu
to be addicted to sth/be byt zdvislli na dem
to ruin/damage one's health niiit si zdravi hooked on sth (inf)
to gamble with one's health zahrivat si se zdravim nicotine nikotin
to overdo it (inf) pieh6ndt to addict z6vislf dlovdk
to cut down on sth omezit co to smoke a lot/heavily hodnd kouiit
to slowdown polevit to chain-smoke/smoke like ,,hulit jako fabrika'
a chimney (inf)
to be under a lot ofstress pracovat ve velk6m stresu
at work risk ofdeveloping lung cancer riziko vzniku rakoviny plic
to cope with stress zvl6dat stres to have a strong will mit pevnou vfili
stressful stresujici strong-minded majici silnou rrili
run-down vyderpany determination odhodl6ni
to learn to relax naudit se odpodivat perseverance vytrvalost
sufficient sleep dostatednf sprinek ban on smoking in public zdkaz kouieni na veiejnosti
places

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MR HAZARD-S LIFESTYLE: what do you thinkof this man's lifestyle? Explain where you disagree with his choices.

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WEATH ER AN D TEM PERATU RE
What's the weather like? fak6 je podasi? It's (10) degrees above/ |e (10 stupiri) nad/
below zero. pod nulou.
good/bad weather conditions dobr6/5patn6 povdtrnostni
podminky (-10) degrees Centigrade/ (-10) stupiri Celsia
Celsius
nice/fi ne/fairllovely weather pdkn6, kr6sn6 potasi
centigrade thermometer Celsifiv teplomdr
nasty/horrible/ hrozn6, hnusnd podasi
lousy (inf) weather to reach thefreezingl dos6hnout bodu mrazul
melting point bodu t6ni
settled st6l6
to watch theweather (forecast) sledovat piedpovdd podasi
unpredictable nepiedvidateln6
weatherman hlasatel podasi
unsettled/changeable nest6l6, promdnliv6
in all weathers za jak6hokoli podasi
to get warm oteplovat se
ochladit to set in nastat, zadit
to get cold se
arctic/temperate/ arktick6/mirn6/tropick6
towarm up oteplit se
tropical climate podnebi
high/low tempetures vysok6/nizk6 teploty
oceanic/continental/ oce6nsk6/vnitrozemsk6/
to fall/go down klesat insular climate ostrovni podnebi
to rise/go up stoupat climate/weather change zmdna podnebi/podasi
global warming glob6lni oteplov6ni

SUNNY AND HOT WEATHER


in the sun na slunci sultry heat/stifl ing hot/ vedro, dusno
boiling hot
in the shade ve stinu
scorcher pai6k, hic
sunny slunetno
sweltering hot irmorn6 vedro
bright iasno
to blaze down on sth/sb praLit na colkoho
warm teplo
to glare osliovat (o slunci)
The sun is shining. Slunce sviti.
to swelter umdl6vat horkem, paiit se
to rise/come up vychhzet
v horku
to set/go down zapadat (o slunci)
dryspell obdobi sucha
clear/cloudless slcy jasnd obloha
drought sucho
hot/the heat horko
arid (land, etc.) suchy, vyprah$ (zemd atd.)
heatwave vlna horka
humid (airlclimate/ vlhlcy, dusny (vzduchl
atmosphere) podnebi/ovzduSi)

RAINY WEATHER
light/steady rain slabyiqtrvalf d65t' wet/rainy deitivy
moisture vlhkost, vl6ha (scattered) showers (obdasn6) pieh6iky
It looks like rain. V1pad6 to na d65t' (heary) downpour (prudky) lij6k
cloudy/overcast sky zamr aten6, zatai.en| obloha heavy/torrential/ piivalovy dd5l lij6k
pouring rain
greyldull pochmurno, zamrateno
It's pouring/bucketing Leje jako z konve.
cloud mrak
down/teeming down.
It's clouding over. Obloha se zatahuje.
hailstorm krupobiti
It' s drizzhngl spitting. (inf ) Mrholi. Poprch6v6.
hailstones ledov6 kroupy
cold studenf
It's hailing. Padaji kroupy.
damp vlhlcy, sychravy

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puddle IouZe, kaluZ to clear up ryjasnit se


raindrop de5t'ov6 kapka rainbow duha
to be flooded b1t zaplaven (thick/dense) fog (hust6) mlha
floods ziplavy (fine) mist (jemny) opar, mlha
to be rain-drenched/soaked byt promok$ harylmistylfoggy mlhavo
to get wet through/ promoknout na ktZi
get drenched through

WIND AND STORM


(cool/warm...) breeze (chladnf/teplf ...) ziv an thunder hrom
vdtru, viinek
flash of lightning blesk
(mild/strong...) wind (mirnli/silnf ...) vitr clap/cracVrolV fder hromu
to blow (hard) (silnd) foukat crash ofthunder
windy vdtrno to thunder himdt
It's windy. Fouk6 vitr. to strike udeiit
clustery vdtrny, bouilivy hurricane/typhoon hurikdn, tajfun
gale vichiice tornado smrSt', torn6do
storm bouie

SNOW AND FROST


mild/severe winter mirn6/krut6 zima ground frost piizemnimriz
cold spell/cold snap studend vlna, obdobi to shiver/tremble with cold ti6st se zimou
chladna
to be frozen (stiff) bjtzmrzli,, promrz$
chilly sychravy, mraziwi
to freeze to death umrznout
frosty mrazivy,ledovf icy (roads ...) zledovat6$ (silnice ...)
to snow (heavily) (hustd) sndZit
icylfrosty (wind ...) ledovy (vitr...)
snon{all sn6Zeni, chumelenice
icy cold studenf jako led
It's snowing. SndZi.
black ice nriledi, n|mraza
crisp kiupary icicle rampouch
powdery syph.i, prachovy
to thadmelt t6t
packed (snow) udusany (snih)
thaw t6ni, obleva
snor{lake sndhov6 vloika
The snow is beginning to melt. Snih zadin6 t6t.
hoarfrost jinovatka
It thawed overnight. Pies noc byla obleva.
to pile up hromadit se
The lake thawed last month. Rybnik rozmrznul minuly
snowdrifts zAvdje m6sic.
to clear the snow odklidit snih It's sleeting. fe pliskanice. (Pad6 d65t' se
snowstorm/blizzard sndhovi bouie, v6nice sndhem.)

It's freezing (hard). (Silnd)Mrzne. slush biedka

hard/heavy/sharp/severe frost silnf mr6z mud bl6to

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WEATHER CONDITIONS: what's the weather girl's outlook for the week?

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FILM AND CINEMA
silent/feature film ndmli/celovederni film to make/shoot a film natodit film
(romantic) comedy (romantick6) komedie director reiis6r
slapstick comedy groteska producer producent
drama drama film crew filmori St6b

thriller napinavf film cameraman kameraman


western western scriptwriter sc6n6rista
action/horror/war film akdni/hororovf/vdlednf film screenplay filmor"1; sc6n6i
love story milostnyi piib6h make-up artist mask6r
tearjerker (inf) doj6k special efiects specidlni efekty, triky
cartoon kreslenf film soundtrack hudba k filmu
animated film animovanf film trailer fi lmovd uk6zka (reklama)
to dub dabovat critic kritik
subtitles titulky review kritika (dl6nek)
(all-star/star-filled) cast (hvdzdn6) hereck6 obsazeni cinema kino
actor herec multiplex multikino
actress hereika cinerna-goer ndvStdvnik kina
to star ritinkovat v hlavni roli What's on at the cinema Co dnes ddvaji v kin6?
film star filmov6 hvdzda today?

a rising star tych|zejicihvlzda ticket for (a film) listek na (film)

leading/principal actor herec v hlavni roli box-office hit/ trh6k, senzace


blockbuster (inf)
supporting role vedlej5i role
flop (inf) propad6k
sfuntman/woman kaskad6r/ka, dvojnik/
dvojnice
premiere premi6ra

to go to an audition jit na konkurz


X-ratedfilm film nevhodnfpro ddti
a mladistv6

THEATRE
AT THE THEATRE usher(ette) uvaddd(ka)
theatregoer pravidelnf n6vStdvnik theatre programme divadelni program
divadla
in the wings v zrlkulisi, za oponou
auditorium hlediStd
backstage zrikulisi
stage jeviStd
dressing room Satna
aisle ulidka
orchestra pit misto pro orchestr
seat sedadlo
prompter divadelni ndpovdda
the stalls sedadla v piizemi
cosfume kostym
box I6Le
set sc6na
balcony balk6n
scenery kulisy
dress circle prvni balk6n
stage prop rekvizita
boxoffice pokladna
rehearsal for/of divadelni zkouSka
sold out vyprod6no (Romeo and iuliet) (Romea a |ulie)
complimentary ticket voln6 vstupenka do divadla dress rehearsal generiilni zkou5ka (pied
for the theatre piedstavenim)
cloakroom Satna to rehearse a play zkouSet, nacviiovat hru
lobby hala

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THEATRE STAFF farce fraika


play hra three-act play hra o tiech jedn6nich
playwright dramatik pantomime pantomima
actor herec musical muzik6l
actress heredka matin6e odpoledni piedstaveni
hero hlavni hrdina evening performance vederni piedstaveni
heroine hlavni hrdinka first night/premiere premi6ra
lead/leading/starring role hlavni role full/emptyhouse vyprodan6/pr6zdn6 hledi5td
supporting role/part vedlej5i role the curtain rises/opens/ opona se zved6
major/minor/title role vi znamn|I mal6ltitulni role goes up

to take the part of Romeo ujmout se role Romea the curtain falls/closes/ opona kles6
goes down
to play/act the part of Romeo hr6t roli Romea
outstanding/poor perfomance vynikaj icilslabf herecky
to be cast in the role/part byt obsazen do role
vykon
to cast sb in the male/ obsadit koho do hlavni
to play in a convincing way hr6t piesvdddivd
female lead muZsk6/2ensk6 role
The performance was a success, Piedstaveni mdlo rispdch.
a stand-in for sb dvojnik, dubl6r koho
to clap/applaud tleskat
understudy z6skok, ndhradnik
applause potlesk
extra komparzista, statista
standing ovation potlesk vstoje
stage manager divadelni reZis6r
to geVwin a round of applause sklidit potlesk
costume designer n6vrh6i kostimt
loud/thunderous applause bouilivli potlesk
make-up artist mask6r
curtain call viwolini pied oponu
stagehand kulis6k
to have a long run mit iadu repriz, dlouho
bdZet v divadle
PERFORMANCE

to be on/be shown/be playing hr6t se, bf1 na programu box-offi ce hiVblockbuster (inf) trh6k, senzace

,,Romeo and Dnes veier hraji ,,Romeo failure/flop (inf) propadrlk


fuliet"
is playing tonight. a fulie". to hiss/boo vypiskat
to put on/perform a play uv6st hru, zahr6t piedstaveni to learn/forget one's lines naudit se/zapomenout text
tragedy trag6die to have stage fright mit tr6mu
comedy komedie

MUSIC AND CONCERT


MUSIC blues, rap, punk, blues, rap, punk,
to play music hrdt hudbu heavymetal ... heavy metal ...

to listen to music poslouchat hudbu to form a band/group zaloZit hudebni skupinu

to write/compose music skl6dat hudbu to read music zn6t noty, umdt hr6t/zpivat
podle not
to set/put sth to music zhudebnit co
note nota, t6n
musician muzikant
high/lownote rysokf/nizkf t6n
composer skladatel
tune/melody n6pdv, melodie
singer zpEvik
I
lyrics text pisnd
I
vocal/live/recorded music v ok|lniI Liv 6 I reprodukovand
i
hudba to sing/play in tune zpivatlhrAt distd
out oftune
i
classicaVchamber music vdZn6lkomorni hudba faleSnd

symphony symfonie female/male voice Zensh.iimuZsk'.i hlas

sonata son6ta soprano sopriin


I

I
overfure piedehra alto alt
musical style hudebni styl mezzo soprano mezzosopr6n
poplrockl jazzlcountrymusic popovd/rockov6 I jazzov 6 I tenor tenor
country hudba baritone baryton

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A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE: come up with a story to explain Rob and Diane's night at the theatre.

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bass bas kettledrum tymp6ny


to improvise improvizovat drumstick paliika na buben
to play by ear hr6t bez not, podle sluchu to beat drums bubnovat
to be musical/have an ear mit hudebni sluch cymbals dinely
for music
rylophone xylofon
to be tone-deaf nemit hudebni sluch
triangle triangl
tambourine tamburina
MUSICAt INSTRUMENTS
stringed instrument keyboard kllvesov,y' n6stroj
smydcov'.i nristroj
string piano klavir
struna
bow organ varhany
smydec
violin housle
AT A CONCERT
cello violoncello
to give a concert poiddat koncert, koncertovat
viola viola
orchestra orchestr
double bass kontrabas
band/group hudebni skupina, kapela
to pluck brnkat
conductor dirigent
plectrum/pick (inf) trsdtko
podium p6dium
acoustic/electric guitar akustick6/elektrick6 \rtara
the audience publikum
banjo bendZo
soloist s6lista
mandolin mandolina
accompanist doprovod
harp harfa
choir pdveclcy sbor
woodwind/wind instrument dechornli ndstroj
vocalist vokalista
flute fl6tna
microphone mikrofon
piccolo pikola
pianist klavirista
saxophone saxofon
guitarist \rtarista
clarinet klarinet drummer bubenik
oboe hoboj
flautist fl6tnista
bassoon fagot
saxophonist saxofonista
mouth organ foukaci harmonika
the strings/the string section smydce (hudebnici hrajici na
bagpipes dudy smydcov6 ndstroie)
brass instrument Zest'orni n6stroj woodwinds/the woodwind dechovd (hudebnici hrajici
trumpet trumpeta na dechov6 n6stroje)

trombone trombon the brass Zestd (hudebnici hrajici na


Zest'ov6 ndstroje)
horn trubka
the percussion bici (hudebnici hrajici na
French horn lesni roh bici n6stroje)
tuba tuba synthesiser syntetizitor
percussion bici ndstroj/e/ to accompany sb (on the piano) doprovodit koho (na klavir)
drum buben fan fanouSek

BOOKS AND READING


BOOK chapter kapitola
spine hibet rirlwek
Passage
binding vazba paragraph odstavec
cover obal line i6dek
bookjacket kniini piebal page strdnka
title n6zev knihy flyleaf pieds6dka knihy (volnf list)
subtitle podtitul introduction rivod
contents obsah preface/foreword piedmluva

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epilogue doslov sequel pokratov6ni, dalSi dil


blurb vydavatelsk6 anotace biography biografie
dedication vdnovini autobiography autobiografie
appendix dodatek diary denik
bibliography bibliografie reference book piirudka
index rejstiik encyclopedia encyklopedie
illustration ilustrace thesaurus naudnf slovnik, Iexikon
graphics grafika atlas atlas
hardback v6zan6 kniha coursebook/textbook udebnice
paperback broZovan6 kniha dictionary slovnik
copy rltisk handbook/manuaVguide book piirudka, prtvodce
reprint pietisk, dotisk bestseller/blockbuster (inf ) bestseler, trhik
to publish rydat trash brak, kfa
edition edice, ndklad knihy
to translate into (French) pieloZit do (francouzitiny) READING

review kdtika voracious/avid reader horlivy, velloy' dten6i


literary critic/reviewer liter6rni kritik bookworm knihomol
plot z6pletka well-read sedtdli?

character postava readable itivy,zajimavy


setting prostiedi well-written dobie napsanf
to read sth from coverto cover piedist co od zaddtku do
LITERATURE konce
author/writer autor, spisovatel to read sth atlin one sitting piedist co jednim dechem
novelist prozaik, romanopisec I couldn't tear myself Nemohl jsem se od t6 k"iZLy
away from the book odtrhnout.
literarygenre llterirniLinr
prose pr6za
heavybook obtiLn6, n6roin6 detba

poetry poezie dull/boringbook nez6Livnd tetba

non-fiction naudn6 literatura


to get around to the book dostat se znovu k rozetten|
kniZce
fiction beletrie
to have several books going mit ndkolikknih
detective/historicaV napinavf/hist or icL<y I rozedtenych najednou
romantic novel dobrodruZnf rom6n
to skip some parts pieskodit ndjak6 d6sti
science fiction vddecko- fantastickf romdn
to finish the book dodist kniiku
short story povidka
to reread sth piedist si co znovu
love story milostny rom6n
to flick/leaf/browse prolistovat co, projit
chicklit rom6n pro divky, Zeny through sth zbELnE co
fairy tales poh6dky to skim/scan through sth letmo piedist co
detective story/whodunit detektivka to pore over sth prostudovat co, prodist co
thriller akdni, napinav'f piibdh pedliv6

horror horor to plough through sth prokousat se dim

ART AND HANDICRAFTS


contemporary/modern art moderni umdni sculpture sochaisM, socha
artist um6lec, malii workof art umdleck6 dilo
painter malii valuable cenny,vzicn'i
sculptor sochai oil painting olejomalba
visual arts vftvarn6 umdni abstract painting abstraktni obraz
painting malba landscape krajina
drawing kresba still life zatlii

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portrait portr6t engravmg rytectvi


self-portrait autoportr6t woodworking pr6ce se dievem
acrylic/oil paints akrylov6/olej ov6 barvy pottery hrndiistvi
pastels pastely potter's wheel hrndiish.i kruh
easel maliiskf stojan clay hrndiiskd hlina
palette paleta modelling model6iswi
brush Stdtec jewellery making vyroba Sperkri
art gallery umdleck6 galerie glass painting malovfni na sklo
art collector sbdratel umdni sewing Siti
to exhibit lystavovat embroidery vy5iv6ni
exhibition l fstava crochet h6dkov6ni
photography fotografovrini lace-making palidkov6ni
camera fotoapar6t weaving tkani
handicraft iemesln6 vfroba, rudni macram6 drh6ni
p16ce

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ENTERTAINMENT: what entertainment do these people enjoy?

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NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
the press tisk leading story/article hlavni zpr6valdl6nek
in the local/national v mistnich/celost6tnich the front page titulni str6nka
newspapef novin6ch
editorial rivodnik, redakdni komenti{"i
daily denik
column sloupek v novin6ch
weekly t'.idenik
report zpr6va, reporl|i,
monthly mdsidnik
classified ad inzerce
Sunday newspaper neddlni noviny
want ad inzer6t,,hled6 se"
tabloid bulv6rni pldtek
lonely hearts sezn6meni (inzerce)
the gutter press bulvdrni tisk (comic) strip kreslenf seri6l v periodiku
broadsheet seri6zni tisk
TV and radio guide televizni a rozhlasorli'
periodical pravidelnli dasopis program
photographer fotograf glossy magazine dasopis tiStdny na kiidovdm
paparazzi senzacechtM lovci fotografii papiie

circulation ndklad novin


journal dasopis (odborny)

target audience cilovd dtendisk6 obec supplement piiloha novin

reporter/journalist zpravodaj, novin6i subscription piedplatn6

editor editor to publish sth zveiejnit co

proof-reader korektor to subscribe to sth piedplatit si co

headline hlavni titulek to skim/scan zbdLnd prodist, prol6tnout

bannerheadline palcovy titulek to flickthrough sth/ prolistovat, prohl6dnout si co


leafthrough sth
to be in/make/grab/ plnit titulni str6nky novin
hit the headlines

TELEVISION
television/TV (inf )/telly (inf ) televize live broadcast iiv6 rysil6ni
the box (inf)/the tube (inf) televize current affairs aktuiilni ud6losti
to watch television/TV divat se na televizi reporter report6r
on television/on TV v televizi interviewer moder6tor (rozhovoru)
to turn on/off l'lpnout/zapnout documentary dokument6rni film
to turn down/turn up ztlumit/zesilit zvuk series iada, s6rie
to change the channel piepnout (na jinii kan6l) television serial televizni seridl
to switch over to (CNN ...) piepnout na (CNN ...) three-part serial tiidflny seri6l
screen obrazovka soap opera telenovela
controls ovl6drini sitcom situadni komedie
remote control d6lkov'f ovladat talkshodchat show talk show
television broadcast televizni rysiliini reality show reality show
channel televizni kanril presenter moderdtor, hlasatel
terrestrial pozemni host moderdtor (show apod.)
cable kabelov6 to host a show uvfddt z6bavnf program
satellite satelitni music programme hudebni poiad
digital digitdlni Yllveejay moder6tor hudebnich poiadri
the news zpr6vy game show soutdZni poiad
newsreader/anchor hlasatel zpr6v quiz show vddomostni soutdi
prime time hlavni vysilaci ias sports programme sportovni poiad

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commentator moder6tor sportovniho preview upout6vka na televizni


poiadu program
commercial reklama webcast webov6 vysillni
licence fee koncesion6isky poplatek

RADIO
to listen to the radio poslouchat rozhlas studio studio
on the radio v rozhlasu radio programme poiad v rozhlase
to turn the radio on/off zapnout/vypnout r6dio news zprfuy
to turn the radio down/up ztlumit/zesflit zvuk r6dia newsreader hlasatel zprdv
to tune in to a radio station naladit si rozhlasovou stanici announcer/presenter rozhlasovf hlasatel,
broadcast vysil6ni moder6tor
frequency frekvence to host a talk shodchat show moderovat talk show
wavelength vlnov6 d6lka phone-in poiad s telefonichy'mi dotazy
long-/medium-/short-wave posluchadt
dlouhri/stiedni/k6tka
vlnov6 d6lka

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TELEPHONING
to pick up/lift the receiver zvednout sluch6tko local/long distance call mistni/mezimdstskf hovor
to dial a number vytodit dislo area code sm6rov6 dislo
to phone a number zavolat na dislo to look up the number ryhledat dislo
to answer the phone zvednout sluch6tko phone book/ telefonni seznam
(reagovat na zvondni) telephone directory
to take the phone vzit si hovor (v kancel6ii) to get through to sb dovolat se komu
(in the office)
to call about sth volat ohlednd deho
to make a call zavolat si
to leave a message zanechatvzkaz
to get/receive a call mit hovor
to take a message pi edat v zkaz, v zkizat ndco
to be on the phone byt na telefonu
answering machine telefonni zlznamnk
to speak on the phone mluvit po telefonu
voicemail hlasov6 schr6nka
to calUphone (up)/ring sb zavolat komu
to speak up mluvit nahlas
to give sb a calUgive sb a ring zavolat komu
The line is engaged/busy. Linka je obsazena.
to use sb's phone zavolat si z nddiho telefonu
to hold on/hold the line nezavdSovat
to call sb back zavolat komu nazpitek
to dial thewrong number vytoiit 5patn6 dislo
bylover the phone telefonicllF
to mistake sb for someone else spl6st si ndkoho s ndh/m
to replace/hang up zavdsit, poloZit (sluchitko) jinf-
(the receiver)
to mishear pieslechnout, Spatnd
to hang up on sb zavdsit komu rozum6t
payphone telefonni automat to be cut off bjt pieruien
phone booth telefonni budka reverse charge calUcollect call hovor na irdet volan6ho
mobile phone mobilni telefon hoax/crank call (BrE)/ fale5ny telefon6t
phone bill utet za telefon prankcall (AmE) (ndkdo si tropi ierty)
phone card telefonni karta anonymous call anonl'rnni telefondt
text message textov6 zprAva to slam down the phone pr6sknout s telefonem
to text/text message posilat zprivy to call a doctor/the police/ piivolat l6kai e/ p oliciiI
a cab, etc. taxi atd.
incoming/outgoing calls piichozi/ o dch |zejici hov ory

THE INTERNET
to have access to mit piistup na internet to check one's email zkontrolovat si e-mailovou
the Internet/the Net poStu
to be connected byt piipojen to send/receive/save an email poslat/piij mout/uloZit
connection piipojeni zpritlu
seryice provider poskltovatel email address e-mailov6 adresa
user uZivatel inbox schrfnka (piichozi po5ta)
network sid to attach piipojit (soubor)
to log in/on to sth piihl6sit se, piipojit se
attachment piiloha
kdemu to visit sb's website/chat room navStivit nddi webovou
to log ofi/out odhl6sit se str6nku/chat
password heslo to be posted on the website byt umistdn na webov6
str6nce
user name uZivatelskd jm6no
web page webovd str6nka
to be online/offline bj't piipojen/odhl65en
chatroom chatovaci mistnost
to download (a file) stihnout (soubor)
to surf the Net surfovat po internetu
to contact sb by email spojit se s kirn elektronicky
to browse prohliZet, hledat

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to search for sth hledat co to find sth on the Internet nal|zt co na internetu
(web) browser internetovf prohliZet to shop online nakupovat po internetu

POST OFFICE SERVICES


writing paper/notepaper dopisni papir airmail Ietecky
envelope obdlka surface mail pozemni po5tou
stamp zn6mka special delivery spd5nd
postcode smdrovaci iislo postbox po5tovni schr6nka
postage poitovn6 letterbox dorutovaci schr6nka
to put a stamp on sth nalepit zn6mku na co to drop in the postbox hodit do schrrinky (veiejn6)
sender odesflatel to clear one's letterbox lybratsi schriinku
addressee adresdt
(soukromou)

to enclose sth piiloZit co to collect sth at the post office vyzvednout si co na po5td
(to deliver/be notified etc) (dorudit/byt vyrozumdn
enclosure piiloha
bypost atd.) po5tou
to hand in at the counter podat u piep|Llg,
to get lost in the post ztratit se po5tou, pii
letter dopis dorudeni
postcard pohled to open one's post otewft si svou po5tu, dopisy
package/parcel balik apod.
junkmail neryZ6dand po5ta toweigh zviLit
postman/postwoman poStovni dorudovatel/ka scales vrlhy
to post a letter/parcel poslat dopis/balik the contents obsah

to deliver dorudit Fragile Pozor, kiehk6

by recorded delivery/ doporudend Handlewith care Zachizejte opatrnd


by registered post This side up Neklopit
to send sth COD poslat co na dobirku Urgent Piln6
(cash on delivery)
for the attention of sb k rukdm koho
return address zp6tedni adresa
c/o (care of) b1tem, na adresu
postal order po5tovni poukdzka (piechodn6ho bydlistd)

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TELEPHONING: tell the tragic story of the telephone catastrophe.

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CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
TOWARDS THINGS AND PROPERTY
ahijacking fnos
to commit a crime/an ofience sp6chat zlodin/piestupek hijacker tinosce
petty/serious crime drobnylvSLni, zlotin to threaten vyhroZovat
violent crime n6silnli trestny iin to demand a ransom poZadovat uy'kupn6
to break into (a shop) vloupat se do (obchodu) missing pohie5ovany
to steal sth from sb ukrfst co komu wanted hledanli
theft l<r6dei., odcizeni
to blackmail rydirat
thief zlodtj blackmail vydir6ni, vyddradsM
to rob (a bank) vyloupit, vykr6st (banku) blackmailer vyddrai
robbery l<ridei., vloup6ni to extort (money) from sb vydirat (penize) od koho
robber lupid, zloddj to rape zn6silnit
to rob sb ofsth okr6st koho o co rape zn6silndni
to burgle vloupat se, lyloupit rapist n6silnfk
botglnty vloup6ni attempted rape pokus o zn6siln6ni
burglar pachatel vloup6ni rape victim obdt' zn6silndni
stolen (cars, valuables ...) kradenf to murder zawaLdit
to nick (inf)/pinch sth (inf) ,,5tipnout" co, ukr6st co murder vrai.da
to shoplift krdst v obchodech murderer vrah
shoplifting kr6deZ v obchodech attempted murder pokus o vraidu
shoplifter zloddj (v obchodd) murderweapon vrai,edn|zbrah
pickpocket kapesni zlod6j manslaughter nerimysln6 zabiti
to poach pytladit felony hrdelni zlodin
poaching pytladeni to assassinate ukladnd zawaLdit
poacher pytl6k assassin atent6tnik
arson Zh6istvi
arsonist i:hei CHEATING AND OTHER DISHONEST
riot/fight vytrZnicM, rvadka BEHAVIOUR
rioter vtlrLnk to cheat podv6ddt
a cheat podvod, podvodnik
TOWARDS PEOPLE to cheat sb out ofsth o5idit, piipravit koho o co
to attack sb napadnout koho to con sb out of oSidit koho o (d6stku)
to beat sb up zbit koho (an amount) (inf)
to assault sb piepadnout koho con (inf) podtuk
assault piepadeni rip-off(inf) zloddjna
to mug piepadnout a okr6st na ulici crook (inf) darebrik, lump, podvodnik

mugging piepadeni na ulici to rip sb off ,, nat6hnout koho', nariitovat

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mugger ndsilnik azlodEj
to be taken in nechat se nap6lit, oSidit
to defend oneself against/ brdnit se komu
from sb to embezzle zpronevdiit
in self-defence v sebeobrand embezzlement zpronev6ra

to kidnap sb/abduct sb un6st koho embezzler defraudant

kidnapping/abduction fnos to smuggle pa5ovat

kidnapper/abductor fnosce smuggling paSov6ni

hostage rukojmi smugglgl paier6k


to hijack unest Qetadlq vozidlq lod apod) forger paddlatel

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forgery paddl6ni under the table naierno (platba)


forgery/fake paddlek to bribe uplatit
counterfeit/fake/false pad6laqi, zfal5ovany, bribery riplatk6istvi, podpl6ceni
(money, goods...) nepravtr...
corruption korupce
piracy plagi6torsM
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to accept/take a bribe piijmout riplatek
pirate plagi6tor
I to forge/fake/counterfeit paddlat, zfalSovat
to bootleg nez6konnd r,yr6bdt
I to betray zradit
a proddvat
l bootleg (recordings, alcohol ...) nezrikonnd vindbdny
treason (vele)zrada
a prod6vany

THE CRIMINAL CAUGHT


victim ob6t' to arrest sb/nick sb (inf) zatknout, zadrZet koho
(main/chief) suspect (hlavni) podeziel6 osoba to put handcufis on sb nasadit pouta komu
culprit vinik to be taken to a police station blt odveden na policejni
accused obvin6nf stanici
criminal zlodinec to hold/keep sb in custody drZet koho ve ly5etiovaci
vazbd
to launch a search/manhunt ryhl6sit p[.crirrri
to escape/get away uniknout
extensive rozsdhl6
to investigate ry5etiovat
nationwide celost6tni
investigation vy5etiov6ni
international mezindrodni
to interrogate vysllichat
to search sth prohledat co
interrogation ryslech
to search for sb p6trat po kom
eyewitness odity svddek
to issue awarrant vydat zatykai
to make up vymyslet si
to suspect sb of sth podeziivat koho z deho (the whole story, etc.) (celou historku apod.)
to search sb for sth prohledat koho lcwili demu to take a lie detector test podstoupit test na
to leave sb's zanechat sv6 otisky (na tem) detektoru lZi
fingerprints (on sth) to prove dok6zat
to confuse the police zm6st policii evidence dfikaz
disguise pievlek, piestrojeni to produce an alibi poskltnout alibi
to be caught red-handed/ byt piichycen pii dinu to help the police pomdhat policii
in the act with their inquiries pii ryietiovrlni

AT COURT
to be charged with sth/ b;it obvindn z deho the jury porota
be accused ofsth
defendant/the accused obZalovanf
to face an accusation of sth delit obvindni z aeho
the prosecution obZaloba
false accusation faleSn6 obvindni
prosecutor Zalobce, prokur6tor
to pay bail zaplatit kauci
the defence obhajoba
to release sb on bail propustit koho na kauci
barrister obh5jce, advok6t
court case soudni piipad
in the dock v lavici obZalovanfch
trial st6ni, soudni liieni in the witness box v lavici svddkt
to take sb to court zaZalovat koho
to hear the case projedn6vat piipad
to appear in court dostavit se k soudu
to examine the evidence proSetiit drikazy
to be on trial for sth/ b1t v soudnim iizeni
to hear the witnesses rysly5et svddky
be tried for sth lo.fili demu
to be under oath byt pod piisahou
courtroom soudni sii
to testify svddtit, vlpovidat
the judge soudce
testimony v,1ipov6d

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TYPES OF CRIME: which crime is illustrated in each of these pictures?

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perjury kiiv6 vypovdd i to increase/reduce a sentence zqrsit/sniiit trest


to be acquitted/ byt zproStdn/usvddden to order sb to pay a fine naiidit komu zaplatit pokutu
convicted ofa charge z obvindni
to serve a sentence odpyk6vat si trest
to drop the charges against sb stShnout obvindni proti
ndkomu
light/stiff sentence mirnli trest
to plead guilty/confess heavy sentence piisny trest
piiznat se, doznat se
to rule (in sb's favour) suspended sentence podmindny trest
rozhodnout (v di prospdch)
to give the verdict life imprisonment odn6ti svobody na doZivoti
r.yn6st rozsudek
to find sb guilty/ death penalty/ trest smrti
shledat koho vinnfm/
innocent of a crime capital punishment
nevinnlim ze zloiinu
to sentence sb to to get awaywith... qw6znout s...
odsoudit koho k (dvdma
(2 years in prison, etc.) letrim odn6ti svobody apod.) to go free uniknout trestu
to be sentencedtolgetl bjt odsouzen k... to release sb/set sb free/free sb propustit koho na svobodu,
be given... osvobodit koho
to put sb behind bars (inf) poslat koho zamiiLe (un)just punishment (ne)spravedlivy trest
cell cela to appeal against one's odvolat se proti rozsudku
to order sb to do conviction
naiidit komu rykon6vat
community service veiejnd prospdin6 pr6ce to appeal to the highest courts odvolat se k nejryisimu
soudu

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THE MURDER INVESTIGATION: tell the story of how Mrs Rose ended up behind bars.

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DEATH
to be close to death byt na pokraji smrti to die from cancer/injuries... zemiit na rakovinu/na
to die/pass away zemiit, zesnout zran|ni...
cause ofdeath piitina smrti to die in one's sleep zemiit ve sprinku
to bleed to death vykrvScet to commit suicide sp6chat sebewaZdu

to freeze to death umrznout to die young/poor zemiit mlady/chudy


to burn to death uhoiet to die a hero/a martyr zemiit jako hrdina/
muiednik
to drown utonout
to die for sth zemiitza co
to die anatural/violent death zemiitpiirozenou/n6silnou
smrti to do a post-mortem/ prov6st ohled6ni mrtvoly
autopsy on sb na kom
to die in an accident zemiit pii nehodd
coroner koroner
to die of starvation/old age ... zemiit hladem/vdkem ...

FUNERAL
funeral pohieb, smutedni obiad graveyard/cemetery hibitov
to go to/attend sb's funeral jit komu na pohieb the mourners truchlici, pozfrstali (na
obituary rimrtni ozn6meni, parte pohibu)
undertaker zam6stnanec pohiebniho the bereaved pozristali
fstavu bereavement bolestn6 ztr6ta, umrti
burial pohibeni to express sympathy projevit soustrast
cremation kremace condolence kondolence
buried pohiben do zemd to mourn/grieve for sb truchlit pro koho
burned/cremated zpopelndn to mourn sb's death oplakdvat nddi smrt
coffin rakev to be in mourning mit, driet smutek
urn urna to wear mourning (dress) nosit smutek, smutedni Saty
hearse pohiebni vtz to seeVfind solace hledat/najit utdchu
grave hrob to be a solace to sb byt utdchou komu
gravestone/tombstone n6hrobni k6men to make a last will udinit zdvEt'
funeral procession smutetni prrivod to bequeath/leave sth to sb odk6zat co komu
funeral oration smutedni proslov to bequeath sb a fortune odk6zat komu jmdni
to lay a wreath poloZit vdnec

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