EF-I-Vocab-F10

colour-coded – orange for fiction or green for crime. tap dancer [tæpˈdɑːnsə] tanečník stepu The outfit of some tap dancers inspired her to create a miniskirt. inspire [ɪnˈspaɪə] inspirovat disappear [ˌdɪsəˈpɪə] zmizet The miniskirt has never disappeared and is still popular.

Vocabulary, pronunciation, p. 99 (18 words)

songwriter [ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə] skladatel písní Who is your favourite songwriter? cycle lane /ˈsaɪkl leɪn/ jízdní pruh pro cyklisty Cars are not allowed in the cycle lanes. ground floor /ˌɡraʊnd ˈflɔː(r)/ přízemí I live on the ground floor. head teacher /ˌhed ˈtiːtʃə(r)/ ředitel školy We interviewed the head teacher of the local school. memory stick /ˈmeməri stɪk/ fleška I store my data on several memory sticks. parking fine /ˈpɑːkɪŋ faɪn/ pokuta za parkování I got a parking fine for parking on double yellow lines. rush hour /ˈrʌʃ aʊə(r)/ dopravní špička Don't travel at rush hour. science fiction /ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn/ sci-fi Science fiction is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future. seat belt /ˈsiːt belt/ bezpečnostní pás Fasten your seat belts. soundtrack /ˈsaʊndtræk/ hudba k filmu The soundtrack of ‘Casablanca’ took weeks to edit. state school /ˈsteɪt skuːl/ státní škola Do you go to a state school or a private school? tennis court /ˈtenɪs kɔːt / tenisový kurt The hotel has two swimming pools and a tennis court. traffic jam /ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/ dopravní zácpa We were stuck in a traffic jam.

File 10B (43 words)

Vocabulary, reading, p. 100 (14 words)

foggy [ˈfɒgɪ] mlhavý The criminal walked the dark, foggy streets of London, terrorizing the inhabitants of the city. inhabitant [ɪnˈhæbɪtənt] obyvatel powerless [ˈpaʊələs] neschopný The police seemed powerless to stop the murders. attempt [əˈtempt] pokus He made fun of the police’s attempts to catch him. examine [ɪgˈzæmɪn] (pro)zkoumat Many detectives have examined the evidence.

Listening, p. 101 (10 words)

commit [kəˈmɪt] spáchat The crimes were committed 130 years ago. put forward [pʊtˈfɔːwəd] předložit A recent new theory was put forward by a crime historian. credible [ˈkredɪbəl] věrohodný How credible is his theory? conclusive [kənˈkluːsɪv] přesvědčivý There isn’t enough conclusive evidence. convince [kənˈvɪns] přesvědčit She is convinced that Jack the Ripper was in fact Michael Maybrick. indicate [ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt] naznačovat The style of the murders indicates that there was a connection with the Freemasons. incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt] neschopný The reason the Ripper was never caught was because the police was incompetent, not corrupt. corrupt [kəˈrʌpt] zkorumpovaný claim [kleɪm] tvrzení What evidence did she put forward to support this claim? reliable [rɪˈlaɪəbəl] spolehlivý I don’t think her evidence is completely reliable.

Reading, listening, ps. 102, 103 (12 words)

neither…nor…. [ˈnaɪðə nɔː] ani…. ani… Her sister was