Autumn 2016 Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is the pronunciation of the word “Croatia”?
Cro‧a‧tia / krəʊ’eɪʃə /
a country in Eastern Europe between Hungary and the Adriatic Sea. Population: 4,493,312 (2007). Capital: Zagreb. It was part of Yugoslavia until 1991.
— Croatian noun , adjective
What is the pronunciation of the word “Crete”?
Crete / kri:t /
the largest island belonging to Greece, in the southeast Mediterranean Sea. The important Minoan civilization was based on Crete between 3000 BC and 1100 BC.
— Cretan noun , adjective
What is the pronunciation of the word “café”?
ca·fé /’kæfeɪ $ kæfeɪ, kə- / noun [ countable ]
1 a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and simple meals
2 Internet café/cybercafé a public place where you can pay to use the Internet and buy drinks etc
COLLOCATIONS
types of café
an outdoor café The central square was full of outdoor cafés.
a pavement café British English , a sidewalk café American English (= with tables and chairs on the pavement outside ) We had a lunch at a pavement café in Montmartre.
a motorway café British English (= a café beside a motorway ) They stopped at a motorway café.
a transport café British English (= a cheap café beside a main road, mainly for lorry drivers ) Many transport cafés serve great breakfasts.
a roadside café (= a café beside a road ) She was a waitress at a roadside café.
verbs
run a café (= be in charge of a café ) His father ran a café in Lerwick.
rodný jazyk
native/mother tongue
native [ˈneɪtɪv] - rodný, rodilý , (na)rozený kde, domorodý , nativní
tongue [tʌŋ] - jazyk (orgán); jazyk , mluva (co někdo říká)
When do we use the adjective ‘tiring’ and when do we use the adjective ‘tired’?
Something is ‘tiring’ and I am ‘tired’.
We’ve all had a long tiring day.
The journey was really tiring.
I’ve had such a tiring day.
It was tiring work.
I’m so tired I could sleep for a week.
He was too tired to argue.
He looks very tired.
What is the difference between the following adjectives:
to be bored
to be boring
to be interested in sth (something)
to be interesting
to be disappointed (zklamaný čím/kým)
to be disappointing
to be inspired
to be inspiring
to be tired
to be tiring
to be bored - nudit se
to be boring - nudné
I am bored, because this book is boring.
to be interested in something - mít zájem
to be interesting - zajímavé
I am interested in these books because these books are interesting
to be disappointed - být zklamaný
to be disappointing -
být zklamáním
I am disappointed because this news is disappointing.
to be inspired - být inspirovaný
to be inspiring - být inspirující
I am inspired because this music is inspiring.
to be tired - být unavený
to be tiring - být unavující
I am tired because this work is tiring.
!!!!!!! something is _____ ING
somebody is _____ED
Disappointing or disappointed?
The film wasn’t good as we had expected. The film was ________.
We were _____________ with the film.
The film wasn’t good as we had expected. The film was disappointing.
We were disappointed with the film.
Exhausted [ɪgˈzɔːstɪd] (vyčerpaný) or exhausting
[ɪgˈzɔːstɪŋ]?
Diana teaches young children. It’s a very hard job but she enjoys it.
She enjoys her job but it’s often ____________.
At the end of a day’s work, she is often ______________.
She enjoys her job but it’s often exhausting.
At the end of a day’s work, she is often exhausted.
Depressed [dɪˈprest] or depressing?
It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather.
The weather is _________________.
This weather makes me _________.
It’s silly to get ____________ because of the weather.
The weather is depressing.
This weather makes me depressed.
It’s silly to get depressed because of the weather.
exciting [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] or excited (nadšený , plný vzrušení)?
Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before.
It will be an ___________ experience for her.
Going to a new place is always __________.
She is really ____________ about going to the USA.
It will be an exciting experience for her.
Going to a new place is always exciting.
She is really excited about going to the USA.
disappointed or disappointing?
I was _____ with the film.
I was disappointed with the film.
interested or interesting?
Are you _____ in football?
Are you interested in football?
Excited or exciting?
The football match was quite _____.
The football match was quite exciting.
amazing or amazed?
I had never expected to get the job. I was really _____ when I was offered it.
I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazed when I was offered it.
terrifying (hrozný , děsivý , úděsný , strašlivý ) or terrified?
It was a really _____ experience.
It was a really terrifying experience.
shocking or shocked?
Everybody was very _____.
Everybody was very shocked.
boring or bored?
Why do you look so ______?
Is your life really _____?
Why do you look so bored?
Is your life really boring?
boring or bored?
Interesting or interested?
He’s one of the most _____ people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything _____.
He’s one of the most boring people I’ve ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting.
