March

Question 1

prodejce , prodavač(ka) ( v obchodě i cestující ),
obchodní zástupce

someone whose job is selling things

Answer 1

sales‧per‧son / seɪlzpɜs ə n $ -pɜr- / noun ( plural salespeople / -pip ə l / ) [ countable ]

Question 2

obchodní zástupce

someone who travels around, usually within a particular area, selling their company’s products

Answer 2

sales representative ( also sales rep ) / reprɪzentətɪv/ noun [ countable ]

Question 3

dodatek (k ústavě ap.)

doplněk , novela , novelizace (zákona ap.)

oprava , vylepšení (v textu)

a small change, improvement (zlepseni), or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this

Answer 3

a‧mend‧ment / əmendmənt / noun [ uncountable and countable ]

constitutional amendments

amendment to

an amendment to the resolution

Question 4

pozměnit , opravit , doplnit co (zákon ap. )

to correct or make small changes to something that is written or spoken

Answer 4

to a‧mend / əmend / verb formal

The law was amended to include women.

‘Steve stole it – or rather borrowed it,’ he amended.

— amended adjective :
an amended version

Question 5

přístup , postoj (k čemu k problému ap.)

1 method [ countable ] a method of doing something or dealing with a problem

Answer 5

ap‧proach / əprəʊtʃ $ əproʊtʃ/

approach to

a new approach to teaching languages

Question 6

litovat

to feel pity (lítost) or sympathy (soucit , soucítění , účast) for someone because something bad has happened to them or because they are in a bad situation

Answer 6

be/feel sorry for somebody

I’ve got no sympathy for him, but I feel sorry for his wife.

Tina was sorry for her. She seemed so lonely.

feel sorry for yourself (= feel unhappy and pity yourself )

It’s no good feeling sorry for yourself. It’s all your own fault.

Question 7

uvědomit si / uvědomovat si , pochopit , chápat

to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it

Answer 7

to rea‧lize ( also realise British English ) / rɪəlaɪz / verb [ transitive not usually in progressive ]

realize (that)

I suddenly realized that the boy was crying.

Do you realize you’re an hour late?

realize who/what/how etc
I’m sorry, I didn’t realize who you were.

It was only later that I realized my mistake. ► Do not say that you ‘realize about/of something’. Say that you realize something.

Question 8

lovec (zvěře), myslivec

1 a person who hunts wild animals, or an animal that hunts other animals for food

Answer 8

hunt‧er / hʌntə $ -ər / noun [ countable ]

Question 9

Do we ride or drive a motorcycle?

Answer 9

to ride a motorcycle

Question 10

(z)odpovědný za

2 having a duty to be in charge of or to look after someone or something

Answer 10

re‧spon‧si‧ble / rɪspɒnsəb ə l, rɪspɒnsɪb ə l $ rɪspɑn- / adjective

responsible for

Mills is responsible for a budget of over $5 million.

The airline is legally responsible for the safety of its passengers.

responsible for doing something
He is responsible for recruiting and training new staff.

What are you responsible for?

Question 11

What are the three forms of the verb ‘leave’?

Answer 11

to leave - left - left

When did you leave school?

Question 12

zkušební doba před přijetím do práce

2 a period of time, during which an employer can see if a new worker is suitable

Answer 12

pro‧ba‧tion / prəbeɪʃ ə n $ proʊ- / noun [ uncountable ]

a three month probation period

on probation
Some people are appointed on probation.

— probationary adjective :
a probationary period

Question 13

vystrašený , vyděšený , vylekaný

feeling afraid SYN scared

Answer 13

to be fright‧ened of something / somebody / fraɪtnd / adjective

Don’t be frightened. We’re not going to hurt you.

frightened of
I was frightened of being left by myself in the house.

frightened to do something
The boy was frightened to speak.

frightened that

Question 14

kravata

Answer 14

a tie /tai/

Question 15

tkanička (tkanice) , šňůrka (do bot ap. )

Answer 15

a lace /leis/

Question 16

zavázat , zašněrovat co tkaničkami

to fasten something by tying a lace SYN tie

Answer 16

to lace /leis/ verb

Lace up your shoes or you’ll trip over.

Question 17

páteř

Answer 17

a spine [spaɪn]

Question 18

is it correct to say

“many of colleagues”?

Answer 18

No, it isn’t.

We can say either

“many colleagues”

or

“many of MY / THE colleagues”

Question 19

What are the three forms of the verb ‘ring’?

Answer 19

to ring - rang - rung

+

to begin - began - begun
to drink - drank - drunk
to swim - swam - swum
to sing - sang - sung
to sink - sank - sunk

Question 20

What is the past form of “can”?

Answer 20

can - could / kud/

Question 21

What is the past form of “will”?

Answer 21

will - would / wud/

Question 22

hledat co , dívat se po čem

Answer 22

to look for something

What are you looking for?
Who are you looking for?

Question 23

Počkej

Answer 23

wait a second / a minute / a moment

Question 24

What is the difference between

“hare”
and
“hair”?

Answer 24

a hare is zajíc

and

hair is vlas(y)

Both words are pronounced the same.

Question 25

Why can’t we say :

‘This is the man which works with me.’?

Answer 25

In such sentences we use

“which” for things and “who” for people.

This is the man who works with me.
He is a colleague who I know very well.
These are the books which I told you about.
This is an email which I got yesterday.

( Such sentences are practised in the topic “relative clauses”.)

Question 26

doporučit koho/co komu

doporučovat co dělat ap.

Answer 26

to recommend / reke’mend/

I recommend this book.
I recommend that restaurant.

To recommend + Verb + ing

I recommend going to a restaurant.
I recommend buying a new telephone.

Question 27

připomenout komu co událost ap.

upozornit ve zdůraznění ap.

připomínat komu koho/co být podobný

Answer 27

to remind / ri’maind/

to remind somebody to do sth

Remind me to buy some milk.

Question 28

to pay attention(věnovat pozornost) to someone or something, so that you know where they are or what is happening to them, or to fail (nepodařit se ) to do this

Answer 28

6 keep track of somebody/something (sledovat, udržet přehled o)

lose track of somebody/something (ztratit přehled o)

It’s difficult to keep track of all the new discoveries in genetics.

I just lost all track of time .