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Hi. ke to introduce myself in 2 few words. My name
's Katalin Kiss, but my frlends call me Kiscsibe and my.
parents cal me Morzsa: they gave this nickname to me
‘when | was 2 litle child. 3
tm from Hungary and | liven Budapest.
11am 24 years old; more precisely, had my 24th birthday
February, 30am almost 35.
|1was born in 1995 in Zalaegerszeg and my birthday is on
the 9th of February.
[As | am 14 years old, 'm a student. | goto Kossuth Lajos
‘Secondary Grammar School in Budapest.
| can speak three languages. Hungarian, that’s my native
language, Englsh, which I've been learning for 5 years
‘now, and alte bit of German: I started learning it ast
year.
'As for my appearance, my height is below average, 1
‘metre 60 and I'm slender, | weigh SO kg, I've got long,
straight, blonde hair with red streaks in i, thave a fringe
and sometimes l wear a ponytal. ve got big brown eyes.
"Talking of my face, i's oval with some freckles on ry
cheeks, m snub-nosed. My eyelashes are long and my
eyebrows are arched. "ve gota small mouth and thin ips.
don’t wear glasses.
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‘friends and expect the same loyalty in return. | consider |
‘myself a good listener. When people have ay problems
‘they usualy tlk to me. My fiends, however, say that |
‘am sometimes bossy. ike teling people what todo, Lam
also too outspoken. | am always ready to speak my mind |
‘evenfit moans offending some people.
‘On the whole, | am satisfied with myself | woulén’t
change single thing about me. nny apion, We
‘accept ourselves 35 we are. My friends say that my best
‘auality Is my sense of humour. | always enjoy making |
someone's day better. As I've mentioned before | get on
‘well with people. My friends and classmates tellme their
‘problems, share their secrets with me or ask for advice.
Iam also a good organiser. | am often asked to organise
‘ass programmes, such 25 tips, parties or other social
‘programmes. (am a born optimist. | always think that
‘good things will happen. I try to look on the bright side
of things.
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Henaside: myself
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ast've mentioned before
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‘ethiszem
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‘egészében veve
\vleményem srerint
‘mint mat emitter.[Atypical family unit in Hungary consists of a mother, a
tatherand two children, 50 ean say that | havea typical
| Hungarian fami: | live with my parents and my ite
sister, 2568, who Ie 7 years old. My parents were quite
‘young when was bora, and they aren their thirties now.
{ay mother was born in 1972, 50 she is 37 years old and
iy father is 39. As fo their occupation, my father isan
engineer; he works for a big company in Budapest and
ry motnerisa lawyer.
Inthe last few years family fe has changed a tte,
because more and more parents live together and have
etvldren without getting marred. Ym very happy thet
‘my parents got married, because in my opinion it makes
thelr relationship stable and serous, and It sso nice to
iook at their wedding photos with my sister.
The importance of the forty has changed! ala recently.
[Parents work a lot and they have less time for thelr
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children, soit is more and more common for teenagers
to be given a lot of freedom. Parents just sive them
money to buy thei own food; inthe afternoons they are
at home alone and they can decide how much to study
land when to go out. To tell the truth, my parents work a
{ot too, but fortunately they aiways find enough time to
spend with us. First of ll, we try to have dinner together
everyday is usually the only meal during the day when
everybody is a home. At weakends we do the shopping
with my mother and we help her clean the fit In our
{ree te we visit my grandparents and relatives, we he]
playing cards and board games. Ifthe weather i nice,
‘we ike going hiking in the mountains, go cyting ot olay
basketball, badminton or table tennis in our gaiden. We
‘30 ke watching 2 good fim on TY together or going t
‘the cinema: weal lke comedies.
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{can say that
at mondhatom, hogy
‘We ve in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Welive in
the centre, in the 13" district. We live in a two-bedroom
|| latin an old block of ats. We moved into this at & years
‘ago when I started primary school. We have been living
here ever since.
‘Our flats not too bg, but Ithas a well-planned layout. If
‘we go through the front door there's a iti hall where
‘ve can hang our coats up. if we go straight on, we get
to the living room. The living room and the Kitchen are
Lined together. If we don’t go into the living room, but
‘turn left instead, the first thing we see is my room. Then
‘comes a bathroom with a shower and toilet, and then
my parents’ bedroom. The flat has also got a big balcony
‘with awonderful view.
eve being in my room. | have everything ! need: a TV,
a DVD- player, a big stereo and a computer. | have got a
astor ami a.tilet
Frm very happy that rnagyen erik annak, hoa.
inmy pinion véleményem szerint
anditissoice to Sannyira jo log
fotellthe truth az garat megvalva
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desk with bookshelves above it, It quite big, so 1 can
‘spread my things out. I is well it with an overhead ight,
‘and a table lamp. | keep my books and dictionaries on the |
shelves above the desk, so everything is at hand. | have)
posters of my favourite stars and bands onthe walls. My|
‘mother says that my room is to0 messy, but lke it the|
‘way tls. lwouldn't change anything about it,
Hove living in a bg city Lifes never boringina city there!
are @ lot of things to do. There are cinemas, theatres, |
‘museums and cafés where I can meet my friends.
‘The only bad thing ! can think of is the public transport
system. The buses are crowded and don't run on time.
were the mayor ! would improve our public transport
system.
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| ttwe go through the front door
| there area lot of things todo
‘the nly bad thing cn think of
iiwere the mayor
habelépinks bojrat stn,
Ite go straight on ha opyeneventovabbmegyint,
ture left instead Inkab ata ferdlunk
{he est ting we see 2 4ls8 doog, ait meelstnk.
then comer Snurdnkovtiaa 3.
"have everything need ‘mindenern megvan, em sokséges
‘everything sat hana rden keel van
Hike the way is gy ese ahogy van
| twoutdne change anything about. ‘Semmit sem vtortatnék aa
solenindantlhet esta
fr egytien ost log, al esembe ut.
han leaneka poldrmester.Friends play a very Important role in our lives, tm.
Convinced that we can't ve without our friends.
For me a friend is someone who: helps you, accapts and
loves you for wh you ar, understands you, is interested
in the same things as you ae, is there for you when you
'need him / her, keeps your secrets, shares his /her things
Iwith you, Is always there for you, even when you are
[dovin, always has time for you, forgives your mistakes,
lgves you a shoulder to cry on, never lets you down,
Inever betrays your trust, never keeps any secrets from
‘you, knows al about you and likes you anyway.
ln my opinion, a good friend is someone you: can rely on,
‘can always count on, can share your problems with, can
rust with your secrets, hang out with, can have fun with
land can share a complete silence with,
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vm convinced that
forme
inmy opinion
everybody save
attend snset ta Secondary School in Pécs and in
[rade 9. Ourschol sina historical buicingin the centre
[et our town. tis more then one hundred eat of. ts
2 Yourstoreybuldng with let f tars The cistron
arog but untortunatly, the corrcers ae too narrow
We have thirty 45-minute lessons a week. We ave wo
sitemating metabies: Week A and Week 8. 3m happy
with our timetable the way it, although Wechesday
isa very ict dy: we have Physics, Maths, History,
Engi, Geography and Hungarian Grammar am alnays
|excemely red bythe end ofthe da.
|My fevourte subjects erature ~I have stways loved
racing. nk that reading a good books ke going on
|snadrentreIalolove Maths Iecomes easy tome and
|Fmgood ai ike worng with numbers
[ourscholotfersa wide choles of er shel activites,
“herearesportschio basketball footbaandbacnte,
[ict Gnformation Technology) classes, at workshops and
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Everybody says am very sociable and talkative enjoy
meeting. new people and 1 can make friends easy
TThave made many good fiends at school. Most of my
classmates are my fiends, As we go tothe same school,
Wwe know each other very well We hang out together at
breoks and sit together at lunch, We often meet after
school, sometimes t0 study, sometimes Just to spend
Some time together. |
IMy best friend Is Jack. | hove known him for mare than |
{en years. We have alot in common ond relly enjoy each
bothers company. We ore interested inthe some things.
‘We both ke music, especialy hip-hop, We can talk about
for hours.
mee venyok eyéadve arr, hep.
Yelomengem stint
Iingenla a2 manda, Nowy.
lifferent study circles. | singin the school cholr and | go
‘to basketball training-sessions twice a week.
‘Our class Is specialised in English. This means that we
hhave mora English lessons a week than other classes —
‘ix. English Is spoken all over the world. We can actually
hhear andreadit almost everywhere. It'sthe international
language of business, commerce, diplomacy, science
‘and technology. lke to pass the Intermediate English
language exam next year, so | grab every opportunity
to improve my English. | often watch English-speaking
channels on TV and films in English without subtitis. It
Is also very useful to read graded readers or books in
the original language. | regularly visit English language
Websites to look up information that interests me
= news, the latest on music, films or famous people. |
often use free online resources for language learners,
suchas dictionaries, grammar references and vocabulary
games.
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‘inden akaimat megragadot, hogy
nagyon Rasznos meég a's, ha,|As rma teenager, my day routine is pretty ordinary. On
| weekdays | usually get up at twenty past si Ym afraid of
‘oversleping, 80 | get up immediately after my alarm clock
‘goes oft. can't start my day withouthaving’e mugof cocoa,
50 my mum always brings me one in bed. After drinking it
fo tothe tollet, wash my face, brush my halr and clean my
teeth and then! get dressed. am alwaysin arush, sol dort
make a fuse of choosing my clothes. | usually grab a shirt
at random and a pair ofjeans. Finally pack my school things
into my rucksack and leave for school Fortunately, some
friends of mine live very lose to us, so! meet them at the
tram stop at quarter past 7 and we go to school together
‘Usually Ihave six 45-minute lessons aday, We start school at
B and the sith lesson finishes at 1.40 pm. After my lessons
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I have lunch atthe school canteen with my classmates and,
then we have a short chat. n fact, that's one of the most
‘enjoyable parts of my day. Twice 2 weet, on Mondays and
‘Wednesdays, | goto basketball training from 3 to 4.30 and
‘on Tuesdays {have an extra English lesson from 2.30 t0 4.
(On Thursdays visit my granny after my lessons. really ke
fietening to her funny stores ofher life and no wonder love
‘Thursday afternoons very much. When | get home, have 2
smack and then I do my homework, Ie takes me about two
or three hours to get ready forthe nextday. 1 have dinner
with my family a7 clock; after that usualy switch on my
‘computer, check my emails and surf the Internet oF play my
favourite computer games. At9.30 have a shower and | go
tobed at 10 0'lock. |
mivel taonévesvagyok,
eg sokvnyo3
sem tadom ketdeni a napomat anil, hogy.
‘nem cxindlok nay dgyet ab, hogy.
sterencsére
“uladonkppen ez az epyklegjobb réze 8
nem csoda
\ am a big fan of the cinema. | go to the cinema almost
every week. tlove action and sci-fi films, but Lear’ stand
|westerns, if there Is a new film on at the cinema watch
Ihe taller fori, read the reviews on the internet and if
itlooks interesting | go to see it.
|My favourite film is undoubtedly Star Tek. tis a science-
|fiction movie It came out in 2009 and was directed by
JJ. Abrams. Its subtitle is “The Future Begins" as ittakes
ilace in the 23rd century and itis about the maiden
Wvoyage of the new starship, the USS Enterprise, and its
lerew. The film is action-packed and exciting. The main
icharacters are played by Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
land Leonard Nimay. it was filmed in the USA, mainly in
[california | would recommend it to anybody who loves
Iscience-fiction and action.
I often rent BVDs too because | prefer watching films
in the original language. | often switch on the subtitles
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| watch TV almost every day. ove cartoons soap opera
and serles fie NCIS or CSI. 1 regularly watch sports
programmes, and | love quiz shows. We have cable TV|
Bt home and we have more than 60 channels | often
watch Cartoon Network, Eurosport and MTV, but my
favourite channel is Discovery Channel. There ae a lot
of intresting programmes on it, and we can learn a ft
about science, technology history and nature. |
‘There are many arguments against television. There is
no doubt that watching too much television may harm
‘your eyesight. You might become lazy, real couch]
potato, You may get addicted to watching TV and you
might waste alot of time.
Alloftheseare tue, buttelevsionhasalotof advantages,
10, Fist ofall, watching television after a hard day In
school of at work's very relaxin. Itis aso entertaining
land educational We ean obtain alot of information and
|because they help me understand what the actors are knowledge from the programmes.
saving.
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11am abig fan of nagy rajongsia vagyok
Imsdom
ner hatom
ketséehival
bérkineksrivesenajdnlanden
preter Joblean szeretek
‘hore ate many arguments against sok érvsz6la ellen
there is no doubt that sem kétsg nem fr abo, hog
allof these are true, but ‘exmind ga, de.
first ofall elésseis
gyre 5 lsMusicmeans the world tome. Icartimagine fe without
ittlisten toi al the time it helps me relax and escape
rom everything around me. If am sad or upset | listen
to music and it makes me feel better, | ike all types of
Imusic. don't stick to one genre, listen to hip-hop, rock,
[pop and reggae, but can't stand rap. The artists listen
{to are Green Day, black Eyed Peas and Avril Lavigne.
{have my own stereo in my room. Ihave got a surround
|stereo system with a DVD:player, CO-player, MP3 player,
[iPod dock and four speakers, | collect the CDs of my
favourite artists. have got more than 200. The last CD!
bought was my favourite singer’ latest album.
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often go to gigs with my friends. | love live music and the |
srecten ori ea nae
st andl gave a concert
my fovourite band came to Budapest:
in Puskés Ferenc Stadium. site aati
"can play the guitar. Fve taken lessons forfour yeas.
started with the classical guitar and then | moved on to}
the electric guitar. ike to pay in arock band,
"love classical music. | often go to concerts at the
‘Academy of Music or the Palace of Arts, Lespecially lve]
symphonic concerts and. chamber music. My favourite
‘composers are Bach, Beethoven and Ravel love singing,
‘oo, | sing in the school choir. We have a choit practice
‘every Monday.
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means the world tome
{dont stickto
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‘especialy love
‘a mindenem
‘nem tartok Ki mine. mellett
ener iatom
soha nem fogom elelejten!
sreretndke
‘elonosen sereter
{ts sald that “books are our best friends". | absolutely
‘agree. | am 2 real bookworm. We can learn a lot from
‘them, they give us pleasure, and we can laugh and cry
with them. | love novels, historical novels, adventure
stories, travel books and thrilers. | have a collection of
‘more than two hundred books.
'At the moment am reading The Lord of the Rings by
“Tolkien. | take my book with me everywhere, | read on
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[My favourite writer is C. S. Lewis. He had a fantastic!
Imagination and superb story-telling skills. My favourite
tbook of all time is The Sliver Chai. Its the best of the|
‘Narnia Chronicles. The characters are wonderful, the
story is spellbinding. | usualy read a book and then pass|
it on to a friend but this time t've kept the book and re-
‘ead It several times. I's briliant!
| frequently visit our school library. | love browsing
[At the moment lam reading
‘My favourite book of alltime.
the underground inthe breaks and even nthe bath | troughthe shelves inthe ibrar. always in someting
love curing upon the ofa with good Book. new
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ins sald hat xt mood dey trie
Toso sree, Teles eben epee
Hove acon
‘Most éppen a .t ovasom
‘Minden id6klegkedvesebb konyve stémonv..Sport plays a very important role in my ife. Physical
exercise is very useful to keep ourselves fit and healthy
and is aso @ good way of spending out free time. As
the old saying goes "Good heath is beta than the best
meticine” Doing sports makes us. more resistant to
itpesses.
[At school we have three PE lessons a week. | love
it’s one of my fovourte lessons. We start with running
land warm-up exercises, then we do. gymnastics or
piay diferent games. Inthe afternoon, there are many
optional sports courses we can choose from.
My favourite sport is basketball. 1's great fun, I's
4 team sport, 0 it brings people together. | am in the
[school basketball team. We have practice sesions
| every weekday and at east one match evry weekend
| To become 2 good basketball player you need skill and
|| determination. Practice sessions are important, You must
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practise dribbling, shooting and passing. You aso have to
learn how to play together as a team
{also love swimming, It keeps me Mt | find it relaxing |
‘and enjoyable, When | am in the pool, | forget about|
‘everything, I just enjoy being inthe water,
‘In winter, we often go sking, | love sking. am a very|
{good skier. | have a good sense of balance. love sliding|
‘down the side of @ mountain. There is nothing like fying
‘on skis. t's a great feeling
‘The only sport | don’t like is boxing. | think its pure
business: it’s just about money. Itis also very dangerous,
[think it should be banned,
[ke watching sports competitions on TV. At home, we’
have four sports channels. Fortunately, they have 2
varied programme. love watching foothall and basketball
matches, tennis tournaments, athletic events, but most
‘of all car races. | am a bg formula one fan.
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playsa very important role in
good way of
| asthe old saying oes
Fes greattun
{just enjoy being
havea good sens
fontos scerepet tsk
egy médja a. -nek
ahogy a él mondés tarja
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ogy valakib6lj6kosaraslegyen ahhoz
née szeretem a tls
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Fortunately, | am in good health. To stay healthy | am
physically active: I do @ lot of exercise. go jogging three
‘times week, It is also important to eat a healthy diet
's0| eat vegetables and fruit every day. | try to avoid junk
| food, and | rarely drink fizzy drinks | usually drink water.
| always keep a bottle of water with me.
|Thave good eyesight, too. | don’t need glasses. have my.
‘eyes tested every year.
| am rarely il, 1 remember well, the last time | was il
\wasin February. | caught a cold. had to stay at home for
a few days. | sneezed and coughed a lot. My nose was,
running, |had sore throat and hada sight temperature
|Lmade an appointment to see our GP. He examined me,
there's nothing like ‘ine hho Foghat dog, mint
the only sport dont ike azepyeten sport, amit em seretek
fortunately srerencsére
most ofall legineabbs
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listened to my heart and lungs with a stethoscope. He|
‘old me to stay in bed for three deys and he prescribed
some medicine. | took the prescription to the chemist’s
‘where | got the medicine,
uekly, | have never had a serious accident, but last
summer we were playing basketball with my fiends. |
jumped vp to catch the ball and when ! landed I sprained
‘my ankle. ithurt and it got big and swollen | couldnt put.
any weight on it. { put an ice pack on it, which reduced
the swelling. |
[Hake care of my teeth, too. | clean my teeth after meals |
and | try to avold sugary snacks and drinks. | visit the
dentist regularly for checkups.
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fortunately
tostay healthy
IRisalso important to
Htremember wel
Icky
take care ot
Itry to avoid
szerencsére
hoy egészséges maradiak
‘ats fortos, ogy
hal emlekszern
sterenesére
viyazok ra
megprébilom kerira tice to be healthy and I don't want to put on weight,
so try to have a balanced diet. | never skip breakfast, |
eat 2 lot of fruit and vegetables — atleast two or three
| portions a day, they contain lots of fibre, minerals and
‘vitamins. | try to avold salty and sugary snacks, | rarely
{eat junk food. I's greasy and unhealthy. | drink milk or
‘yoghurt every day because they are good sources of
Calcium. Calciumis good for our bones. When tam thirsty,
1 drink mineral water or fruit juice. My friends say that |
ama picky eater, but the truth Is that I just pay attention
‘to what leat and drink. There is only one food on this
earth that | refuse to eat and that’s liver. Mum made me
eat it when | was a litle child because she said it would
‘make me big and strong. | hate it! My only weakness is
chocolate. |have a really sweet tooth and cannot walk by
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My favourite food is pencekes. | love pancakes, jam-
filled pancakes, pancakes with nutella (hazelnut spread).
ar cottage cheese, but mast af all Gundel-pancakes
~ pancakes with chocolate sauce ard walnuts.
Ike totrynew foes, epedialyfooa rom other counties.
When we aresbroodor et ata foreign restaurant aha
order something | haven't eaten before,
We don’t go out very often; only on special occasions
such as birthdays, name days or my parents’ wedding
anniversary. | don’t have one favourite restaurant. |)
teve indian food and Incian restaurants. They have a
special decor, candlelit tables and friendly atmosphere |
with Indian music playing in the background. The food is
delicious an the service i usualy quick ane excellent.
Unfortunately, can't cook The ony thing can make is
| achocolate bar and not eait. love sweets scrambled eggs, butthat's al.
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elke to srereinds
ryt avoid ‘megorobom Kern a.
my friends say a barstalm axt mond,
‘but the truth is de a ar gazség, hogy
‘refuse to nem vagyok hajiand
ry only weakness 2. azegyetlen gyengérn
iy favourite foods ~ akedvenc ételem a.
but most of all de leginkdb
ike to try sreretek ips
especially fetes, exondsen
‘only on special occasions, such as {sak kanlegesalkalmakkor, mint példsul
{don't have one favour. ins egyetien kedvene .-m
unfortunately salnos
the only thing can make ar egyetion dog, amit el tudok késiten!
‘but that’ al deer minden
it you want to buy something, you can do the shoppingin
{several diferent places. Many people like hypermarkets,
jor supermarkets, because the variety is bigger, there are
lower prices and some of them are open around the clock.
(Others go to shopping mails, because they lke doing lots
lof things in one place besides shopping, There are also
lsome people who like shopping in small corner shops,
because they are closer to their home and in these the
|customer service fs usualy better than in bigger stores,
[because the shop assistants help the customers 2 lot;
[customers are more important there. More and more
[people choose mailorder shopping: they usualy use the
[internet or their phone to order the goods they need.
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‘many people
there
there ae aso some people
‘more and more people choose
talking of
‘my favourte shop
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‘Talking of my shopping habits, | buy some food every|
day. Twice oF three times a month 1 go shopping for
some clothes, some books, some stationery and some|
cosmetics, My favourite shop isa stationer’sin the main|
street. | ike this shop, because I'm mad about beautiful
‘pens and colour sheets, exercise-books and folders.
They have a wide variety of different articles so often ¢0
there and take a look at the newest designs, Sometimes |
‘order some books oF CDs online, because its easier and;
faster and usually cheaper for me than going to several
diferent shops.
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Personally, ! think what we wear says a lot about our
personality. | am a practical and easygoing person and
‘most of the time | wear casual clothes. For school |
‘normally wear jeans or cords, T-shirts, sweatshitts, zipper
hoodies and trainers. | don’t really like formal clothes. 1
only dress up when | go to the theatre.
'¥m fashion-conscious to a certain extent, but | don'tlike
‘to look exactly ike everyone else. ! don’t want to become
‘fashion victim, someone who always wears fashionable
clothes evenif these clothes make them look silly.
{often wear black. It makes me look slimmer. My other
favourite colouris blue. it matches my eyes. My favourite
item of clothingis the striped woolly jumper my Grandma
knitted for my birthday. I’s warm, soft and has beautiful
colours.
‘Move shopping for new clothes, accessories and shoes.
| don’t have a favourite shop. | usually go to a shopping
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‘centre where there are a lot of different shops and
boutiques. First | have a look around. if find something
Hike, I try it on. It fits me and suits me and the price fs
right | buy it
I never buy clothes online because in my experience, it
is important to try clothes on before buying them. You
‘can't be sure about the colour and the material either,
You might get disappointed when the garment you
‘ordered arrives.
Fortunately, | have been wearing the same size clothes
for two years. | take size 28 In jeans and size M (medium),
in T-shirts,
‘There isnothing l enjoy more than designing and sewing
‘my own clothes. It is cheaper than buying new clothes
and | can have clothes no one else has. | also make my,
‘own jewellery. I make brightly coloured necklaces and
bracelets from glass beads.
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|The ways people get in touch with each other have
changed alot since ancient times. Starting from the very
{cst smoke signals or messages in botties people have
‘developed various means of communication. As speech
' the fastest method of communication, the easiest and
|uickest way to communicate is by calling people on the
Phone. You can also text them if something is urgent.
you have a computer and internet access, you can send
Jemails or you can make online calls. Another way of
‘communicating Is by using the postal services. You can
send letters, postcards, telegrams, faxes or parcels by
post.
It Is qulte obvious for me to use my mobile phone
)whenever | want to get in touch with my friends or my
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the phone. | usually make about 12-15 calls a day and]
I receive about 4 oF 5. | usually send about 15-20 text
‘messages every day. In addition to phoning, | use ema
‘every day. Luckily we have Internet access at home and|
‘ike it very much, because | can send attached files and|
Internet hyperlinks to my friends. | access my account|
‘twice a day: in the afternoon when | get home from|
‘school and then later in the evening, ater dinner, when
have some free time. | usually get about 23 emalls a day.
and | send about 3-5 letters. Talking of post, | never use!
itfor communication, but my parents do, as they have to
send several official letters every month.
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homework, because | can find everything very quickly
with the help of search engines and so | don’t have to
0 to the library to find the necessary information, And
lastly, 1 play a lot of computer games in my free time|
‘and if you want my opinion, Its the best llsure activity
Inthe world. 'm crazy about my favourite games and |
would be very sad i couldn't play them. My parents say
that as long as '™m a good student at school and I don't
zzet any bad marks, it's not a problem.
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[My dream Is to become an archaeologist or an
Egyptologist. Fd like to study ancient Egyptian history
‘and culture: the Pyramids ~ the tombs of the pharaoks.
Vd tke to take part in excavations, To become an
archaeologist, you have to go on to higher education and.
gain a university degree.
|Although Iam still a student, | have some kind of work
lexperience, | have had several summer jobs, There are
2 lot of job opportunities for students in the summer.
For example, we can hand out flyers, sell ice cream, pick
fruit and vegetables, deliver newspapers, or work at fast
ood restaurants or in supermarkets. The advantages
‘of working In the summer are that you can earn a fitle
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extra spending money, and you have 2 chance to gain|
real-world experience and work experience. You can also|
learn atte bit about time and money mangement. The|
disadvantage is that you miss all ofthe summer fun —you|
can't meet your friends, you can't have a lie-n, you have|
to.get up early even in the summer,
Last summer | handed out fiers for 2 new café at the|
Jocal shopping centre. | worked four hours a day. tried to
persuade passers-by to have a cup of coffee there, | ked|
this ob. It was never boring and I met alot of interesting,
People.
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ahatrényeGetting around in Budapest people can either use public
{transport or their cars, a tax, they can ride a bicycle or
they can even choose the healthiest method and walk to
their destination.
|All of these methods have their advantoges and
disadvantages. Firstly, if you travel by car, bus, tram
lor trolley bus, traffic jams can cause a lot of problems,
‘especially during the rush hour, There are too many
‘people who use their cars and Iti impossible to reach
‘your destination fast. Secondly, underground is a very
fast and comfortable way of getting from one place to
‘another, but there aren't enough lines and the trains
are always crowded. Another point is that it would be
very Important to use public transport in every town
and city, because that would mean less air pollution and
there would be far fewer accidents. People could read
and relax on the underground, trams, trolleys and buses
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Finally, more and more people rde their bikes nowadays,
because itis much faster and environmentally friendly,
‘you don't have to wait for the vehicles or spend your
‘money on tickets or petrol. However, there aren't enough
cyde lanes in Budapest and so cycling is very dangerous.
Ifyou are ft enough, you might as well walk and you are
‘not affected by the trafic, but it definitely takes much
more time to get to your destination,
‘As lve along way from my school, Ihave to use different
means of public transport; | take the tram and the
underground every day and sometimes the bus as well
‘As | have to be at school by 7.50 in the morning, | use
‘public transport during rush hours. Luckily, there is no
‘problem with the underground, but sometimes my tram
gets Into a traffic jar and it takes about 10.15 minutes
longer to get to schoo).
instead of spending thei time in enormous traffic jams.
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‘On my last vacation travelled to Croatia with my family.
ida’ tke our trip, because Itwas very long andtiring. We
|went there by car and we left home at two o‘clock a.m.
\We had to drive along long motorways and we got caught
in several trafficjams. It was horrible. On the other hand,
| really hiked the ferry that took us to the litle island.
[Altogether it took 11 hours for us to get there.
'We stayed for 10 days on alittle island ina fishing village.
\We stayed ata private apartment that was situated about
150 metres from the sea, It had a view on the mountains
from the bedrooms but the living room overlooked the
sea. It was not very well-equipped: we had a TV-set and
la washing machine, but it was not alr-conditioned, so 1
\was a bit disappointed, It was within easy reach of the
Inearest town: it took about 5 minutes to get there by
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{can say we were very lucky with the weather: we had
‘only one cool, rainy day. All the other days were sunny’
‘and hot with a light breeze blowing from the sea, just
Ideal for a seaside holiday.
‘As for our programmes there, we got up late every day,
hhad breakfast and then we went tothe beach. We swam
2 lot, went on motorboat trips to some islands nearby,
sunbathed, went snorkeling, played beach ball and read!
‘some magazines. In the evenings we had dinner at the
hotel and after that we went for a strallin the city centre,
did some shopping and had some cold refreshments in
nice seaside bars.
All in all, it was 2 fascinating vacation and it would be!
nice to have a similar one next ye
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‘mindentosszevetveMy favourite animals are dogs. They are loyal, and that’s
‘why we call them man's best friends. They are adaptable
and very intelligent. in my opinion, they make the best
pets. They are devoted to thelr owners and protect them
against danger. They are clever so they can easily learn to
obey orders, they can be trained to protect our homes,
and they can be taught to do amusing tricks. They are
{great fun. "ve no doubt that they never let you down.
| However, taking care of dogs snot easy. Youhave to feed
|them, train them, and walk them every day. They must
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Alot of people say thst we should not keep a dogitwelive
inatlot.1 doe’ gree with them. Dogs re socal erestures,
‘They need to be cared for and loved. They love spending|
‘time with thei family. They may get lonely outside.
\ have a Golden Retriever, called Rocky. | really enjoy}
beeing with him and he loves being with me. He wakes me|
up every morning by licking my fce.| take him fora walk]
‘three times a day. After school we spend at least an hour |
‘together playing in the park. Rocky is a great companion. |
He keeps me company, comforts me when | am sa. Heis
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into question while planning some outdoor activities. 1
have no doubt in my mind that none of my friends would
ike to go hiking or playing football when the weather Is,
really nasty with rain and a strong north wind. it goes
‘without saying thatthe weather forecast doesnotalways
influence our choice of clothes, but sometimes there's a
‘chance that we cen be persuaded by low temperatures
to change our minds.
|The weather sometimes affects the way we feel. As far
12s tm concerned, I'm often affected by the weather,
especially whenit’sabouttorain.Ibecomeverysleepyand
find itvery dificult to do my homework or pay attention,
From a teenagers point of view weather usvally comes
|ax school. otherwise, satisfied with the climate In
Hungary, lke having four seasons, because every season|
hhasits own pleasant feature for me, However, sometimes|
‘Vm fed up with rain and wind, because hate getting wet.
By the way, there's one more thing I'd like to mention|
hhere: thate snow, especially when it becomes slushy and|
all the streets in the city are dirty. It’s not very dificult
to guess that my favourite winter activity is sleeping|
‘and relaxing in our warm living room or going toa sauna|
‘with my friends. Well, you may have guessed that my
favourite season is spring. After the cold and dark winter |
days | always become very happy when the fist spring]
flowers start to blossom and we have longer days with a|
lot of sunshine, The weather in springis ideal for walking, |
biking and jst siting in the garden and | realy lke doing|
‘these things.
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talin mars alta[There are many environmental problems today, for
instance, global warming, climate change and pollution.
‘The temperature of the Earth has increased and this has
caused climate changes. Because of global warming, the
Icecap at the North Pole and the glaciers are melting and
the sea-level is rising,
|Globalwarming scausedby anincreaseinthegreenhouse
lffect. The greenhouse effect means that certain gasesin
‘the atmosphere (water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane
letc) trap the energy from the sun and this makes the
Earth warmer. Many greenhouse gases come from things
| we do every day. Whenever we use an electric appliance,
|eeg: watch TV or dry our hair, whenever we go by car oF
use public transport, we are adding greenhouse gases to
ithe atmosphere and pollute our environment
| We can reduce pollution if we use less energy and water:
we switch off lights, our computer or television when we
don't use them; we use low-energy bulbs; we turnoff the
{tap while brushing our teeth, Its also a good idea to
|walk or ride a bike instead of taking the bus or driving,
|Our car. We can use alternative energy sources, such as
‘solar energy to heat our houses or to make electricity.
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‘To reduce greenhouse gases we cen plant trees, which
produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide,
‘The three Rs are very important ~ reuse: keep using the
same things as many times as you can, reduce: reduce
the artount of things you buy recycle: make new things
from the things we have already used. For example,
‘we can recycle newspapers, milk cartons, botles, cans
‘and plastic bags. We can separate our rubbish and take
‘our recyclables (newspapers, hotties and cans etc) toa
selective waste collection point in the city where there
arecifferent sorting containers. Another thing we can do.
{is to buy products that contain recycled materials. Many
brands of paper towels, garbage bags, greeting cards,
and tolet paper are made from recycled materials.
tis also important to keep our surroundings clean. We
‘mustn't drop litter in the classroom orn the streets. We
have to pick up litter we might have dropped.
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1 carrt say I'm particularly good at advertising Hungary, Festival near Tokaj. Secondly, there is a wide variety
but | would lke to give some ideas to young people
[coming to our country. Besides visiting the obvious tourist
attractions of Budapest, Lake Balaton and other famous
places in the country, there are some good reasons to
{Gome and spend some days here. Firstly, there are some
music festivals every year thatare great. Perhaps the most
famous one is the Sziget Festival in August, but ! could
{also mention the Volt Festival in Sopron or the Hegyalia
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besides
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of theatres, cinemas and exhibitions to choose from.
‘Thirdly, young people can experience active holidays and|
adventure tours in Hungary: they can go hiking, horse
riding, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking or cross
country biking. Finally, 2s Hungarian young people are
vvery friendly and open, itis highly likely that by the end|
cof your visit you will have some new Hungerian friends to
visit next time,
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