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