Headway PRE Unit 1 part 3
ALL LEVELS
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Reading: People, the great communicators
alphabet
- abeceda
BrE
/
'ælfəbet/
AmE
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'ælfəbet/
noun
-
the set of letters used in a particular language
ancient
- starodávný
BrE
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'eɪnʃənt/
AmE
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'eɪnʃənt/
adjective
-
very old, belonging to a time long ago
anger
- hněv, zlost, naštvanost
BrE
/
'æŋgə/
AmE
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'æŋgər/
noun
-
a feeling of wanting to hurt or fight somebody, especially because they have done something bad to you
bee
- včela
BrE
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'bi:/
AmE
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'bi:/
noun
-
a small black and yellow insect, it lives in large groups and makes honey
communication
- komunikace
BrE
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kəmˌju:nɪ'keɪʃən/
AmE
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kəmˌju:nɪ'keɪʃən/
noun
-
the act of exchanging information
compare
- porovnat, srovnat
BrE
/
kəm'peə/
AmE
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kəm'per/
verb
-
to check in which ways things are similar and in which they are different
depend
- záviset (na), záležet (na)
BrE
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dɪ'pend/
AmE
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dɪ'pend/
verb
-
to rely on, to be influenced by
develop
- vyvinout, vyvíjet, rozvinout, rozvíjet
BrE
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dɪ'veləp/
AmE
/
dɪ'veləp/
verb
-
to make something better, larger, more active, more complex, etc.
development
- vývoj, rozvoj
BrE
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dɪ'veləpmənt/
AmE
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dɪ'veləpmənt/
noun
-
the act of making something better, bigger, more active, more complex etc.
difference
- rozdíl, odlišnost
BrE
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'dɪfrəns/
AmE
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'dɪfrəns/
noun
-
an aspect in which two or more things are not the same
exchange
- vyměnit, směnit, vyměňovat si
BrE
/
ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ/
AmE
/
ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ/
verb
-
to change something for something else; to trade something for something
explain
- vysvětlit
BrE
/
ɪk'spleɪn/
AmE
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ɪk'spleɪn/
verb
-
to say what something means and how it works etc.
future
- budoucnost, budoucí čas
BrE
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'fju:tʃə/
AmE
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'fju:tʃər/
noun
-
the time that will come, the things that will happen to us
government
- vláda
BrE
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'gʌvənmənt/
AmE
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'gʌvərnmənt/
noun
-
the group of politicians who rule a country
huge
- obrovský, ohromný
BrE
/
'hju:dʒ/
AmE
/
'hju:dʒ/
adjective
-
extremely big, giant
idea
- myšlenka, nápad
BrE
/
aɪ'dɪə/
AmE
/
aɪ'dɪə/
noun
-
a thought, a mental picture
including
- včetně
BrE
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ɪn'klu:dɪŋ/
AmE
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ɪn'klu:dɪŋ/
preposition
-
together with, having something as a part
influence
- vliv, dopad
BrE
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'ɪnfluəns/
AmE
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'ɪnfluəns/
noun
-
an effect, a result
joke
- vtip
BrE
/
'dʒəʊk/
AmE
/
'dʒoʊk/
noun
-
a short funny story with a punchline that should make people laugh
lie
- lež
BrE
/
'laɪ/
AmE
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'laɪ/
noun
-
something said that is not true
message
- zpráva
BrE
/
'mesɪdʒ/
AmE
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'mesɪdʒ/
noun
-
a piece of information written on a note or sent to somebody in another way
painting
- malování, malířství
BrE
/
'peɪntɪŋ/
AmE
/
'peɪnt̬ɪŋ/
noun
-
the act of making a picture by using paints and brushes
past
- minulost
BrE
/
'pɑ:st/
AmE
/
'pæst/
noun
-
the time before now, before the present
persuade
- přesvědčit
BrE
/
pə'sweɪd/
AmE
/
pər'sweɪd/
verb
-
to make somebody believe something, esp. that they should do something
poetry
- poezie, básnictví, básně
BrE
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'pəʊɪtri/
AmE
/
'poʊətri/
noun
-
poems, a kind of literature where the works are written in patterns of sounds and lines
promise
- slib
BrE
/
'prɒmɪs/
AmE
/
'prɑ:mɪs/
noun
-
the word that you will do something, one which people can rely on
public
- veřejný
BrE
/
'pʌblɪk/
AmE
/
'pʌblɪk/
adjective
-
for people in general, able to be used by everybody
sense
- smysl
BrE
/
'sens/
AmE
/
'sens/
noun
-
one of the five physical powers ( sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch)
society
- společnost
BrE
/
sə'saɪəti/
AmE
/
sə'saɪət̬i/
noun
-
the people who live in a country etc. who have the same customs, laws, traditions etc.
truth
- pravda
BrE
/
'tru:θ/
AmE
/
'tru:θ/
noun
-
true facts or information
unique
- unikátní, jedinečný
BrE
/
jʊ'ni:k/
AmE
/
jʊ'ni:k/
adjective
-
rare, special, not like anything else
way
- způsob
BrE
/
'weɪ/
AmE
/
'weɪ/
noun
-
a method of doing something
whale
- velryba
BrE
/
'weɪl/
AmE
/
'weɪl/
noun
-
a very large sea animal that looks like a very large fish
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