Grammar
uncounatable
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the chemical element of atomic number 29 a soft reddish yellow metal (Cu)
in Czech (měď)
Copper
Mohl/a bych dostat účet prosím?
Could I get the bill please?
pronounce the following word correctly
racial discrimination
/reɪ.ʃəl dɪˌskrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
countable or uncountable nouns?
countable nouns
a few friends
"the career ladder"
a series of jobs from the lower paid with less responsibility to the highest paid with the most responsibility within a company or particular profession
Nejprve bych Vám rád/a poděkoval/a, že jste dorazili
First of all, thank you all for coming!
a bully
bʊl.i
Explain the difference between
a few x few?
a few = positive meaning (několik)
I have a few friends (mám několik přátel) :-)
x
few = negative meaning (málo) :-(
I have few friends (mám málo přátel)
Explain the following word in English
"outsource"
If a company outsources, it pays to have part of its work done by another company
Translate the following phrase into English
Tím se dostáváme k závěrečné části prezentace.
That brings us to the final part of the presentation
harass
/hær.əs/ (Br.E)
/həˈræs/ (Am.E.)
Is it possible to use a lot of or lots of with both countable and uncountable nouns?
I have a lot of friends. (Countable)
I have a lot of money (Uncountable)
what is the difference between the following terms in bold?
if you are dismissed
x
if you are laid off
if YOU do sth wrong => you are dismissed
If you have done NOTHING WRONG = you are laid off
If you do something wrong, you are ...
dismissed
fired
sacked
terminated
If you've done nothing wrong, you are ...
laid off
made redundant
offered early retirement
Translate the following phrase into English:
V tuto chvíli bych rád předal slovo svému kolegovi.
At this point, I would like to hand over to my colleague
Pronounce the following word correctly
equal opportunities
/ˈiː.kwəl ɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.tiz/
How would you translate the following sentences into English?
1) Mám trochu peněz.
2) Mám málo peněz.
Mám trochu peněz. = I have a little money
x
Mám málo peněz. = I have little money
How would you translate the following word into English
"osoba pracující na volné noze"
freelancer
Translate the following sentence into English.
Pokud se s lidmi zachází nespravedlivě odlišně, jedná se o diskriminaci.
If people are treated differently from each other in an unfair way, they are discriminated against