PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Pleteme si: SAY / TELL / SPEAK / TALK

Marek Vít | 9. 12. 2013 | komentáře: 53

Slovíčka, ve kterých často chybujeme: SAY, TELL, SPEAK, TALK – vysvětlení rozdílu mezi nimi a příklady použití

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Syria
Syria - Sýrie
BrE
/'sɪriə/
AmE
/'sɪriə/

noun - a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest

INTERMEDIATE

Questiontime with Miss McCurrie

Marek Vít | 11. 4. 2008 | komentáře: 10

Otázky týkající se Britů a britské kultury a jak na ně odpovídá rodilá mluvčí. Dozvíte se např. jak mladí vnímají královskou rodinu, co si myslí o školních uniformách, o Harry Potterovi atd. Pokračování článku »
 
diameter - průměr (např. kruhu)
BrE
/daɪ'æmɪtə/
AmE
/daɪ'æmət̬ər/

noun - the distance between two points on the circumference of a circle that can be connected by a straight line passing the center of the circle

Nevada
Nevada - Nevada
BrE
/nɪ'vɑ:də/
AmE
/nə'vædə/

noun - a state in the west of the USA known for its deserts, the capital of gambling - Las Vegas (although the real capital is Carson City)

 
tropic - obratník
BrE
/'trɒpɪk/
AmE
/'trɑ:pɪk/

noun - one of the two imaginary lines north and south of the equator that marks the farthest the sun can go and still shine directly overhead

 
congress - kongres
BrE
/'kɒŋgres/
AmE
/'kɑ:ŋgres/

noun - the group of people who make laws in some countries, especially the United States, where it consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives

leg
leg - noha (dolní končetina)
BrE
/'leg/
AmE
/'leg/

noun - one of the two parts of the body that we walk on, it has a knee in the middle and a foot at the end

INTERMEDIATE

Question Time with Jan Krist

Marek Vít | 6. 3. 2009 | komentáře: 10

Exkluzivní rozhovor, který našim stránkám poskytla americká folková zpěvačka Jan Krist. Pokračování článku »
exhaust
exhaust - výfuk
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:st/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:st/

noun - a metal pipe at the back of a car through which the waste gases escape from the engine

exhaust pipe
exhaust pipe - výfuk
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:st paɪp/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:st paɪp/

noun - a metal pipe at the back of a car through which the waste gases escape from the engine

Alaska
Alaska - Aljaška
BrE
/ə'lɑ:skə/
AmE
/ə'læskə/

noun - the largest state in the USA located in the north-west of North America, its capital is Juneau

ark
ark - archa
BrE
/'ɑ:k/
AmE
/'ɑ:rk/

noun - (in the Bible) the boat on which Noah, his family and two of every animal survived the Flood

 
greenhouse effect - skleníkový efekt
BrE
/'gri:nhaʊs ɪ'fekt/
AmE
/'gri:nhaʊs ɪ'fekt/

noun - a situation in which the heat cannot escape from Earth though the atmosphere and makes the planet warmer

racing
racing - závody
BrE
/'reɪsɪŋ/
AmE
/'reɪsɪŋ/

noun - a competition in which several competitors start at the same time and the winner is the fastest one