Matrix PRE Unit 6 (2)
ALL LEVELS
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Words from the text about volunteers, page 69
ability
- schopnost, dovednost
BrE
/
ə'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/
ə'bɪlɪt̬i/
noun
-
a skill, something that you CAN do
accommodation
- ubytování
BrE
/
ə'kɒmə'deɪʃn/
AmE
/
ə'kɑ:mə'deɪʃn/
noun
-
a place to stay
adult
- dospělý, dospělák, dospělý člověk
BrE
/
'ædʌlt/
AmE
/
ə'dʌlt/
noun
-
a person who is of age, not a child or a teenager
adventure
- dobrodružství
BrE
/
əd'ventʃə/
AmE
/
əd'ventʃər/
noun
-
an exciting experience, usually unusual and sometimes dangerous
advice
- rada, rady
BrE
/
əd'vaɪs/
AmE
/
əd'vaɪs/
noun
-
something that someone tells you in order to help you and show you what you should do
allowance
- kapesné
BrE
/
ə'laʊəns/
AmE
/
ə'laʊəns/
noun
-
a small amount of money that can be spent
community
- komunita
BrE
/
kə'mju:nɪti/
AmE
/
kə'mju:nɪt̬i/
noun
-
a group of people living together with similar beliefs etc.
condition
- podmínka
BrE
/
kən'dɪʃn/
AmE
/
kən'dɪʃn/
noun
-
something that is necessary so that something else can happen
difference
- rozdíl, odlišnost
BrE
/
'dɪfrəns/
AmE
/
'dɪfrəns/
noun
-
an aspect in which two or more things are not the same
employment
- zaměstnání
BrE
/
ɪm'plɔɪmənt/
AmE
/
ɪm'plɔɪmənt/
noun, formal
-
a job
enthusiasm
- nadšení, verva
BrE
/
ɪn'θju:ziˌæzəm/
AmE
/
ɪn'θu:ziˌæzəm/
noun
-
excitement and strong desire
experience
- zkušenosti, praxe
BrE
/
ɪks'pɪəriəns/
AmE
/
ɪks'pɪriəns/
noun
-
knowledge or skill that you get from what you have gone through and from practice
full-time
- na plný úvazek
BrE
/
ˌfʊl'taɪm/
AmE
/
ˌfʊl'taɪm/
adjective
-
(of a job) with the usual working hours
gorilla
- gorila
BrE
/
gə'rɪlə/
AmE
/
gə'rɪlə/
noun
-
a large ape with a strong black body
host
- hostitel
BrE
/
'həʊst/
AmE
/
'hoʊst/
noun
-
a person who invites guests and takes care of them
incredible
- neuvěřitelný
BrE
/
ɪn'kredəbl/
AmE
/
ɪn'kredəbl/
adjective
-
difficult to believe
independence
- nezávislost, samostatnost
BrE
/
ˌɪndə'pendəns/
AmE
/
ˌɪndə'pendəns/
noun
-
a state of not needing or relying on anything or anybody
initiative
- iniciativa
BrE
/
ɪ'nɪʃətɪv/
AmE
/
ɪ'nɪʃət̬ɪv/
noun
-
doing something without having to be told
loads of
- spousty
BrE
/
'ləʊdz ɒv/
AmE
/
'loʊdz əv/
determiner
-
lots of, a great many of
offer
- nabídnout, nabízet
BrE
/
'ɒfə/
AmE
/
'ɑ:fər/
verb
-
to ask if somebody would like something
once-in-a-lifetime
- jednou za život
BrE
/
ˌwʌnsɪnə'laɪfˌtaɪm/
AmE
/
ˌwʌnsɪnə'laɪfˌtaɪm/
adjective
-
happening only once in a person's life
outlook
- pohled (na svět), náhled (na svět)
BrE
/
'aʊtlʊk/
AmE
/
'aʊtlʊk/
noun
-
a view of the world, an attitude to the world
part-time
- na částečný úvazek
BrE
/
'pɑ:tˌtaɪm/
AmE
/
'pɑ:rtˌtaɪm/
adjective
-
(of a job) with shorter working hours than usual
participate
- účastnit se
BrE
/
pɑ:'tɪsəpeɪt/
AmE
/
pɑ:r'tɪsəpeɪt/
verb
-
to take part in, to be involved in something
reference
- doporučení
BrE
/
'refrəns/
AmE
/
'refrəns/
noun
-
a kind of comment written by somebody who knows you, which gives your potential employer some information about your character, abilities etc.
scrub
- drhnout (kartáčem), vydrhnout (kartáčem)
BrE
/
'skrʌb/
AmE
/
'skrʌb/
verb
-
to clean something by rubbing it hard with an instrument, such as a stiff brush
settle down
- usadit se
BrE
/
ˌsetl'daʊn/
AmE
/
ˌset̬l'daʊn/
verb
-
to get a job, buy a house, get married, have children, get a dog etc.
skill
- dovednost, zručnost, um, umění
BrE
/
'skɪl/
AmE
/
'skɪl/
noun
-
the ability to do something well
stare
- zírat, civět, upřeně se dívat
BrE
/
'steə/
AmE
/
'ster/
verb
-
to look directly at something for a long time; to look at a person directly for a long time, which is unplesant for the person and impolite
support
- podpora (finanční)
BrE
/
sə'pɔ:t/
AmE
/
sə'pɔ:rt/
noun
-
money you get from the goverment when you are unemployed etc.
voluntary
- dobrovolný
BrE
/
'vɒləntri/
AmE
/
'vɑ:lənteri/
adjective
-
doing something because you want to do it, not because you were told to
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