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fog n /fɒɡ/ mlha The view was poor because of fog.<br />
foggy adj /ˈfɒɡi/ mlhavý You can’t see into the distance when it is foggy.<br />
forest n /ˈfɒrɪst/ les The forests are more than 2,000 years old.<br />
Geography n /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ zeměpis Nick teaches Geography at a school.<br />
giraffe n /dʒəˈrɑːf/ žirafa There is a giraffe at the zoo.<br />
hairdo n /ˈheəduː/ účes This rain will ruin my hairdo.<br />
heat n /hiːt/ horko In this heat, they say, their hair is better than a hat.<br />
heavy adj /ˈhevi/ těžký This box is too heavy for me to carry.<br />
high adj /haɪ/ vysoký How high is Snowdon?<br />
horrible adj /ˈhɒrəbl/ hrozný This coffee tastes horrible!<br />
hot adj /hɒt/ Je mi horko Can I open the window? I’m really hot.<br />
information n /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/ informace Can I have some information about Italian classes?<br />
inhabited adj /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/ obydlený Nick travelled to the world’s coldest inhabited place.<br />
insect n /ˈɪnsekt/ hmyz Ants, flies and butterflies are all insects.<br />
island n /ˈaɪlənd/ ostrov It is a very pretty island – I’d love to visit.<br />
journey n /ˈdʒɜːni/ cesta Did you have a good journey?<br />
key ring n /ˈkiː rɪŋ/ kroužek (na klíče) I bought you a key ring as a souvenir.<br />
kilometre n /kɪˈlɒmɪtə(r)/ kilometr Osorno is about 900 kilometres from Santiago.<br />
knife n /naɪf/ nůž This carving knife is very sharp.<br />
lake n /leɪk/ jezero We all swam in the lake.<br />
light n /laɪt/ světlo Shall I put the light on? It’s getting dark.<br />
lighthouse n /ˈlaɪthaʊs/ maják Walk down the steps to the lighthouse.<br />
lion n /ˈlaɪən/ lev We saw a lion when we were on safari.<br />
local adj /ˈləʊkl/ místní Did you buy the local newspaper?<br />
low adj /ləʊ/ nízký Temperatures were very low last winter.<br />
maybe adv /ˈmeɪbi/ možná, snad ‘Are you going to come?’ ‘Maybe.’<br />
metre n /ˈmiːtə(r)/ metr The volcano is 3,000 metres high.<br />
Middle East n /ˌmɪdl ˈiːst/ Blízký/Střední východ I got this bag when I was in the Middle East.<br />
mile n /maɪl/ míle The nearest beach is seven miles away.<br />
minus adj /ˈmaɪnəs/ minus; pod nulou The temperature will fall to minus 10.<br />
mountain n /ˈmaʊntən/ hora Which is the highest mountain in the world?<br />
mug n /mʌɡ/ (velký) hrnek This coffee mug is a souvenir from my holiday.<br />
North Africa n /nɔːθ ˈæfrɪkə/ severní Afrika Tunisia is in North Africa.<br />
opinion n /əˈpɪnjən/ názor She a<strong>sk</strong>ed me for my opinion of her new hairstyle.<br />
palm tree n /ˈpɑːm triː/ palma I wish I was sitting under a palm tree on a beach.<br />
Pisces n /ˈpaɪsiːz/ (znamení zvěrokruhu)<br />
Ryby<br />
‘What star sign are you?’ ‘Pisces.’<br />
plate n /ˈpleɪt/ talíř The plate has a lovely pattern.<br />
postcard n /ˈpəʊstkɑːd/ pohled(nice) Will you send me a postcard from Africa, please?<br />
poster n /ˈpəʊstə(r)/ plakát The poster pictured a lovely beach and blue sea.<br />
pretty adj /ˈprɪti/ hezký Alex is a very pretty girl.<br />
railway n /ˈreɪlweɪ/ železniční trať Take the mountain railway to the top of Snowdon.<br />
rain n /reɪn/ déšť Take your umbrella – it looks like rain.<br />
rainfall n /ˈreɪnfɔːl/ úhrn srážek The average monthly rainfall in June is 50 mm.<br />
rainy adj /ˈreɪni/ deštivý It is best to travel after the rainy season.<br />
record v /rɪˈkɔːd/ zaznamenat The highest recorded temperature is 57°C in Libya.<br />
region n /ˈriːdʒən/ oblast This region of France is very mountainous.<br />
research v /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ zkoumat I research the weather in different countries.<br />
return v /rɪˈtɜːn/ vrátit se I leave on 10 July and return on 6 August.<br />
river n /ˈrɪvə(r)/ řeka He sat down on the bank of the river to fish.<br />
round trip n /ˌraʊnd ˈtrɪp/ jízda tam i zpět It’s a four-mile round trip to the centre of town.<br />
rug n /rʌɡ/ předložka, kobereček We bought a rug for our floor.<br />
ruins n pl /ˈruːɪnz/ tro<strong>sk</strong>y We visited the ruins of the church on the island.<br />
<strong>English</strong> Result Pre-intermediate Czech Wordlist © Oxford University Press 2010 4