PRE-INTERMEDIATE

KET: Listening, Sample 1, Part 1

Cambridge ESOL | 13. 8. 2006 | komentáře: 11

Cvičný poslechový test cambridgeské zkoušky KET, část 1. Pokračování článku »
INTERMEDIATE

My Trip to the South West of England

Katherine Rose McCurrie | 30. 10. 2007 | komentáře: 6

Vyprávění o magickém výletu na jihozápad Anglie. Podívejme se spolu s autorkou do Dartmooru a na slavný Stonehenge. Pokračování článku »
PRE-INTERMEDIATE

The USA: You Want it? - We Got It.

Bridge a Gate | 18. 5. 2014

Krátké povídání o jednotlivých regionech Spojených států, které pro Vás připravil časopis Bridge ve svém dubnovém vydání. Pokračování článku »
olive
olive - oliva
BrE
/'ɒlɪv/
AmE
/'ɑ:lɪv/

noun - a small slightly bitter fruit, it is usually green or black, it is used to make oil or eaten in salads etc.

 
estimate - odhad
BrE
/'estɪmət/
AmE
/'estɪmət/

noun - an opinion or a preliminary calculation of how much something is going to cost, how big something is going to be etc.

 
estimate - odhadnout, odhadovat
BrE
/'estɪmeɪt/
AmE
/'estɪmeɪt/

verb - to give your opinion or to calculate how much something is going to cost, how big something is going to be, etc.

hero
hero - hrdina
BrE
/'hɪərəʊ/
AmE
/'hɪroʊ/

noun - a person who is special for some people, esp. one who has achieved something great or one that is brave and strong

tweezers
tweezers - pinzeta
BrE
/'twi:zəz/
AmE
/'twi:zərz/

noun - a tool that is used for picking very small things, it is made of two pieces of metal joined at one end

beer
beer - pivo
BrE
/'bɪə/
AmE
/'bɪr/

noun - an alcoholic drink which is made from barley, it is light or dark brown and has a lot of foam on top

republic
republic - republika
BrE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/rɪ'pʌblɪk/

noun - a political system in which the government is formed by politicians elected by people, the head of state is usually a president

mercury
mercury - rtuť
BrE
/'mɜ:kjəri/
AmE
/'mɜ:rkjəri/

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 80) a silvery metal that is liquid in normal circumstances, it is sometimes used in thermometers

 
chickpea - cizrna
BrE
/'tʃɪkˌpi:/
AmE
/'tʃɪkˌpi:/

noun, British English - a large white or green seed (like a pea or a bean) which is used in cooking and is high in protein

 
downtime - doba nečinnosti, odstávka, prostoj
BrE
/'daʊnˌtaɪm/
AmE
/'daʊnˌtaɪm/

noun - a period of time in which something (a machine) is inactive, a period of time in which a person is not working

 
garbanzo bean - cizrna
BrE
/gɑ:'bɑ:nzəʊ ˌbi:n/
AmE
/gɑ:r'bænzoʊ ˌbi:n/

noun, American English - a large white or green seed (like a pea or a bean) which is used in cooking and is high in protein

 
garbanzo - cizrna
BrE
/gɑ:'bɑ:nzəʊ/
AmE
/gɑ:r'bænzoʊ/

noun, American English - a large white or green seed (like a pea or a bean) which is used in cooking and is high in protein