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Dr. Farkas Árpádné-Task Mix in English PDF
Dr. Farkas Árpádné-Task Mix in English PDF
Farkas Árpádné
Task Mtx
English
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Korponayné dr. Nagy Ildikó
Illusztrációk:
Falcione Sarolta
Kedves Nyelvtanuló!
Ezzel a könyvvel azoknak szeretnék segítséget nyújtani, akik nyelvvizsgára, érettségire készülnek
vagy csak saját örömükre tanulják az angol nyelvet. A húsz témakör felépítése megegyező: hat
különböző feladattípus B1 és B2 szinten. A fejezetek első részében egy-egy történet olvasható
az adott témához kapcsolódóan. Kérdések, szerepjátékok, sok-sok angol szó és azok magyar
megfelelői, tematikus nyelvtani tesztek és íráskészséget fejlesztő feladatok nyújtanak segítséget a
tanulásban. A tesztek megoldásai a könyv végén találhatóak.
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A könyv felépítése
A small family
Let me teli you something about my family. There
are six of us; my mother, father, grandmother, elder
sister, younger brother and me. After arriving home at
the end o f the day, we have a nice dinner prepared by
my grandma. She is seventy-two and is an excellent
cook. She is really patient to listen to everybody’s
problems. To teli you the truth, I don’t know how she
can be so cheerful and fiill o f energy. My mother is
forty-fíve, she works as a teacher o f English. What I
like about her is that she is really understanding and
helpful. You can always count on her. She can give
you the best advice ever. My father is fifty-one and
has been working as an engineer fór about twenty-five years. He is a very reliable person.
He is intelligent, hardworking and practical. Sometimes he is quite strict, bút I don’t mind it
as my marks are nőt always the best. My sister started university last September. She would
like to be a doctor. My younger brother is in the seventh year at primary school. He is an
ambitious guy, who is full o f plans. He loves books and his hobby is karate. I am seventeen.
My favourite subjects are chemistry and physics. At the moment I can’t see my future at all.
1. How many members are there in your family? Who are they?
You have got somé bad marks fór your maths tests. You would
A) like to go to a cár race with your older brother bút your parents are
definitely against your idea. Persuade them to let you go.
Your mother is feeding your two-year-old little sister. You see she is
in a hurry to cook lunch by twelve. Offer to help her.
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2. When we breakfast on the 25th floor, something strange happened outside.
5. My friend usually goes to the swimming pool by bike, bút today she on foot.
7. Why leam the lyrics? It will be easier fór you to sing the song.
10. When the girl up, the boy started to follow her.
7. Do you think families are happier than they were 50 years ago? Why?
8. How has TV changed families’ evenings?
Your brother wants to quit his studies after graduating from high
B) school and is planning to go abroad to work fór a year. Discuss this
idea with him.
A) always have been B) has always been C) always is D) had always been
2. Poor visibility the accident the day before yesterday.
5. The fumiture designer fór the company fór ten years now.
10. A small rodent up and down the room when the old lady
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11. By 2012 the famous painter picturesque harbours fór eleven years.
Write an essay o f 100-150 words about the advantages and disadvantages of two or three generations
living under the same roof.
From digs to a smart house
George is a forty-five-year-old economist. When he
was young, he used to be naughty, bút always did well
at school. His parents were really hardworking, they
did their best to provide the opportunity fór George
and his younger sister to study, bút that was all.
Although they wanted to buy a fiat fór their children,
they couldn’t afford it. While George was at school,
he always found a summer job fór himself and by the
end of his studies, he had a nice sum of money. After
leaving home, he started to work. He lived in digs to
savé as much as he could. After ten years or so he had enough money to buy a small fiat. He
was the happiest mán in the whole world. After he got married, hehad two children. Later
he thought they would need a larger piacé to live in. Soméyears later they moved to a smart
detached house with a garden around it. They have been living there happily ever since.
The táp in the kitchen has gone wrong. Call a plumber to come and
A)
repair it as quickly as possible. Teli them your address.
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You are going to visit your relatives abroad. Ask your neighbour to
C) feed the cat, water the potted plants in your fiat and empty the letter
box while you are away.
Housing
soap
towel 'taual törülköző
toothbrush 'tu:0brA j fogkefe
toothpaste 'tu :0 p e ist fogkrém
washbasin 'w Djbeisan mosdókagyló
táp taep csaptelep
m irror m ira tükör
shower 'Jaua tusoló
move m u:v költözik
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Write a letter o f 100-150 words to your friend, in which you describe the ideál surroundings of a
house.
P a it S & *
2. Would you be happy to have one or two black or bright red walls in your room?
4. If you could have only one picture in your room, what would it depict? Describe it.
5. In what way do the objects in a home reflect the taste, wealth and personality o f the
family/person living there?
7. How can you purchase a flat/house if you don’t have enough money?
8. When did you last have your home redecorated? What jobs were done?
A friend of yours has just moved house with his/her family. You
A) visit them in their new home where the rooms are really small and
the kitchen is too dark. Teli them your opinion in a diplomatic way.
On getting up, you go to the window. The first things you catch sight
B) o f are the gnomes in your neighbour’s front garden. They pút you in
a bad mood. Teli your neighbour about it.
You lőve the piacé where you and your family have lived since you
C) were bőm. Your parents wish to move to a larger house with a garden,
bút you dislike their idea. Discuss your problem with them.
2. According to the rules, all drivers fasten their seat belts on the
motorway.
A) may B) might C) need to D) have to
3. He prepared a substantial dinner. It’s too laté to eat so much.
Write an essay of 120-150 words about the most important guidelines fór fumishing a room/flat.
(Style of fumiture, dominant colour, decorations, plants, etc.)
School years
Ken was bőm intő a big family. He has four siblings.
Ken is the youngest of them. As a little boy, two
years o f age, he was quite interested in everything
ihat was new to him. His parents were very pleased
to see how much he enjoyed both bedtime story
books or the cár magazines that his father bought
fór himself. In the kindergarten the little boy took
part in games, where he could leam what it was like
:o win and alsó lose. In the first year of the primary
school he leamt how to read, write and count, much
more quickly than his classmates. O f course, there
was the Internet, which seemed the best pastime to him. As time went by and he
>:arted high school, he became smarter and smarter and was very fond of problem-solving
i3sks. His parents never had to check his homework or send him to his room to study. After
he had left secondary school, he was admitted to university. He studied architecture. There
he met a girl, Betty, whom feli in lőve with. They spent all of their free time together. They
ilways prepared fór their exams together and helped each otherwith everything. After the
graduation ceremony, Ken proposed to her. Since then they have been together and have three
children.
1. How old are children in Hungary when they start primary and secondary education?
2. What are the subjects that are taught at primary and secondary schools?
7. Have you got a favourite teacher? What do you like about them?
It’s your first day at high school. You want to sit down at a desk
A) where a girl/boy’s already sitting. Say hello and have a chat with
them.
You have written three progress tests this week. Complain about this
to your friend.
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sihool yard skuil ja id iskolaudvar
irrm t3im harmadév
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report book ri'pDit búk ellenőrző
register 'red 3ista napló
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Education
7. When sent?
A) were these emails B) these emails were C) were this email D) was these emails
Write a letter of 120-150 words to your best friend about your last eláss excursion. (Number of
people, piacé, experiences, atmosphere, etc.)
Education
You’ve just graduated from university. You want to take a year out
C) and travel round the world to gain somé experience. Discuss the
issue with your parents.
1. Who
A) were being tested B) was testing C) was being tested D) was tested
A) could has been B) could have been C) can has been D) can have bean
Give your opinion on cheating in school in 120-150 words. (Mention a case and its consequences.)
Jobs
9. Where can a person get somé information when they look fóra job?
It is the summer holiday. Your friends are all on the beach. You would
A) like to jóin them, bút you can’t go there because your mother has
given you somé housework to do. Discuss your problem with her.
You are going to be laté fór work because on the way to the office
B) you have been waiting fór twenty-five minutes in a traffic jam. Call
your boss and explain the situation.
One o f your workmates will have their nameday next week. You
C) think it would be a good idea to buy a surprise present fór them. Teli
your colleagues about it.
job d$Db munka, foglalkozás
profession pra'fejan hivatás
career ka'ria karrier, életpálya
apply fór a job a'plai megpályáz egy állást
take a job teik munkát vállal
boss bős főnök
w orkm ate !w 3ikm eit munkatárs
m anager 'maenid3a igazgató
full time job fül taim d^ob teljes munkaidő
p art time job p art taim d 3 ob részleges munkaidő
working hours lw3ikir] 'auaz munkaidő
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factory 'faektari gyár
company 'kAmpani vállalat
business 'b izn a s vállalkozás, üzlet
firra fsrm cég
start a business s ta it a 'b izn as üzleti vállalkozásba kezd
m orning/afternoon/night 'rm m ir] / ,a:fta'n u :n / nait délelőtti/délutáni/éjszakai
shift Jift műszak
take a day off teik a dei of kivesz egy napot
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do overtim e 'auvataim túlórázik
carm echanic ka: m i'kasm k autószerelő
clerk klaik hivatalnok
baker 'b eik a pék
assistant a 'sista n t asszisztens
bookseller ‘bukseia könyvkereskedő
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3. ’Can you leam words easily?’ The teacher asks the pupil if
words easily.
A) can he leam B) he could leam C) he can leam D) he leams
5. ’Could you swim at the age of five?’ I asked swim at the age
of five.
A) could you B) you could C) if you can D) if you could
6. ’Don’t argue with me all the time. ’ Liz told her friend with her
all the time.
A) he doesn’t argue B) he nőt argues C) nőt to argue D) to nőt argue
7. ’The policeman didn’t catch the thief.’ I say the policeman the
thief.
9. ’ The little kids haven’t grown a lót.’ I say the little kids
10. ’I will call you when I arrive.’ I have just said I you when I arrive.
Write an essay o f 100-150 words about your ideál job. (What makes it ideál? Do you know anyone
who does it? What do you like most about it?)
Selected fór the job
People who enjoy their work are considered happy and lucky. Job satisfaction means nőt only
going to work with pleasure, bút being motivated too. It alsó gives you the energy you need
to carry on something you started, or to work on a problem steadily. Those who are good
at organising their time efficiently can do several tasks during the day without becoming
stressed out by the end of the day. What characteristics and abilities are needed to achieve your
goals? Let’s see somé of them. Intelligence, problem-solving ability, ambition, persistence
m d creativity, etc. Both privately and state-owned firms require their white and blue collar
workers to meet challenges, keep updated, be flexible and face hardships.
A young engineer, a graduate from the university of engineering, was looking fór somé
good employment fór almost a year. He submitted his job application and was interviewed
2 number of times until finally he was the candidate who was selected fór the position. As a
new graduate, he was offered a reasonable salary with fringe benefits and perks. He works
:ogether with twenty colleagues in a large air-conditioned room in a modem office building.
His boss is a strict, consistent person with good organisational skills. He allows his staff to
work flexitime. His slogan is, ’Explore, analyse and do Creative work.’ The young engineer,
having plenty of short and long term tasks, feels really lucky to have been the one whose
Application was accepted.
1. One’s job has an influence on one’s lifestyle. What is your opinion about it?
2. How do you think young people should leam the value of money?
6. What does being successful mean to you? (at work, in priváté life)
7. Do you think that housewives looking after a whole family ought to be given a salary?
10. Would you like to work abroad when you grow up/after graduation?
A) did they choose B) they chose C) had they chosen D) they had chosen
4. The manager said all the employees their best, bút they
didn’t.
A) should have done B) should have made C) should have to do D) can do
5. It wasn’t mentioned whether the crew rescued from the ship.
6. She said she to get the garage door repaired the day before.
8. ’Let’s nőt wait until the business goes bankrupt.’ He suggested they
until the business bankrupt.
9. ’All the fields were flooded last week.’ The farmer became worried when he heard that
all the fields week.
10. ’The neighbours had a very noisy party last night.’ Aunt Moira said the neighbours
a very noisy party the previous night.
11. ’Do you know where it has been hidden?’ She asked me where
hidden.
12. ’lt couldn’t be any more complicated.’ The designer said any
more complicated.
A) could it be B) it couldn’t be C) could have had D) couldn’t have had
15. ’May I have a glass of whisky? asked a voice behind the door. Someone behind the
door asked
A) if they may have a glass of whisky. B) if might they have a glass of whisky.
C) might they have a glass of whisky. D) if they might have a glass of whisky.
A) You run a business. You need a shop assistant in your computer shop. Create a job advertisement
including the position, requirements, perks and salary.
B) Write your (imaginary) CV.
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Holidays and Celebrations
Christmas celebration
At last it was time fór the winter vacation. Christmas
was very close with all the shops full o f goods. Streets
and houses were decorated with flashing tiny bulbs.
Jeremy and his family were preparing to celebrate
together with the whole family; aunts, uncles and
cousins, whom they hadn’t met fór a year. It was the
family tradition to get together at least once a year
around Christmas. That year it was Jeremy’s family’s
tűm to treat all the closest relatives to a special meal.
By the time the guests arrived, everything had been
prepared nicely. It was really surprising to see how
much the children had grown. Somé of the girls and
the boys had changed so much that the elderly were simply amazed by their appearence. ’lf
we had met in the Street, I wouldn’t have recognised you,’ said Uncle Sam to one o f them. The
atmosphere was perfect with a tall Christmas tree in the comer of the sitting room. Undemeath
the tree there were the presents wrapped up in shiny paper. Everybody was delighted to see
the relatives they hadn’t met fór a long time. They were talking cheerfully when Jeremy’s
mother entered the room with a big bowl of fish soup and a large tino f roast turkey.’At last
we are all together. Let’s start our Christmas dinner,’ said the oldest member o f the family
while Jeremy was lighting the candles on the table.
6. Guidebooks or the Internet? Which one do you consult before travelling to a piacé?
8. How can children/adults spend their holiday if they don’t travel anywhere?
10. Do you ever send postcards to your friends from the holiday resort you are visiting?
You are about to leave a hotel and want to pay the bili. You have
A) noticed it is higher than it should be. Complain about it to the
receptionist.
Your friend has invited you to a barbecue. Ask them about the other
B) guests invited, what you should bring with you and what kind of
clothes to wear.
You and your family are planning a trip to the Alps in summer. Talk
C) about how to travel there, where to stay and what preparations to
make before your holiday.
Holidays and Celebrations
A) will ... will B) wouldn’t ... will C) will ... - D) - ... will
A) coming ... will B) comes ... will C) will come D) comes ... would
A) would have gone ... would be B) would has gone ... was
C) would go ... had been D) would have gone ... had been
Holidays and Celebrations
Write a letter o f 100-120 words to your best friend about your trip of a lifetime, which you will
never forget. (What made it unforgettable? What places did you visit? Did you leam anything
during the trip?)
Holidays and Celebrations
1. Would you enjoy your time without your laptop and mobile while on holiday?
2. What piacé would you visit, anywhere in the world, if you had the money fór it?
3. What are the most fashionable places in Hungary/abroad that tourists visit?
4. With friends at home or with unknown people around you abroad? Which one would
you choose? Why?
5. What sort of good/bad experiences did you have during your vacation?
6. When you travel abroad, what are your priorities; history, people, scenery or shops?
10. What kind of holiday do you consider the most relaxing? Why?
You are on holiday and your bag containing your personal belongings
C)
has been stolen. Make a complaint at the police station.
14. If they to do that job fór a whole year, they would ’ve escaped
from there.
Write an essay of 120-150 words about the advantages and disadvantages of tourism. (Is your
home town popular with tourists? What sights would you recommend to visitors going there?)
An ordinary day
’Sharon, it’s time to get up,’ says her father at 6.15.
She is lucky to be able to jump out of bed. She takes a
quick shower, dries herself, cleans her teeth and combs
her hair. Sometimes she uses her electric hair curler to
look pretty during the day. It’s a hard question what to
pút on in the moming. She likes bright colours because
she thinks they energise her, which is important to
her. She puts somé make-up on her face and she is
ready. ’I’ll have somé breakfast and then I’ll leave
fór school,’ she thinks to herself. She is always the
first to arrive, so she has enough time to go through
her homework. After the lessons she has lunch at the
school canteen. She and her friends go fór a short walk in the nearby park to relax a bit and
laugh a lót. She has basketball training three times a week in the aftemoons. She studies at
home until 6:30 or so. Sharon’s family always have dinner together. They never watch TV
until they finish eating. They clear the table and wash up together. Sharon reads either short
stories, poems or magazines in bed. She falls asleep at about ten o ’clock and sleeps soundly
till the next moming.
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You are in a hurry in the moming. Your mother wants you to have
breakfast with the family. You ask her fór a sandwich to take with
you. Apologise to your mother.
You are staying at your nephew’s fór one month in summer. Ask
your aunt about the family’s daily routine.
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What is your parents’ daily routine like? Write on essay of 100-120 words about it.
A special weekend
’lt’s fantastic to be lazing in bed on Saturday moming. I am going to have brunch with my
friends early in the aftemoon, then play tennis with a colleague of mine. Early in the evening
I am going to celebrate my parents’ silver wedding anniversary together with the extended
family. It’s been such an exhausting week with so many tasks. What is more, on Tuesday I
had a presentation about the latest effects of the economic crisis on the banking sector. Thank
goodness, my boss is satisfied with what I have done so far.’ With these words Nicole got up,
had a quick shower, pút on her favourite blue jeans, somé mascara and perfume, grabbed her
bag and set off in her cár. She arrived at her friends’ at eleven o ’clock sharp. She is always
as punctual as a watch. The young ladies chatted about sports, work, the latest fashion, travel
and even the influence o f a person’s surroundings on their behaviour too. After meeting her
friends, she dashed off to the tennis court and then her parents’ house where the surprise
party was being thrown. Her parents hadn’t had a clue of what was going to happen. Nicole’s
brother had taken them to a classical concert. On arriving home, the parents burst intő tears
when they saw the whole family in the sitting room. ’I alsó wish to be as lucky as my parents
1. How long does it take you to get ready to leave fór school in the moming?
9. What are the activities that you do together with your parents?
You have woken up thirty minutes later than you should have. You
B) may be laté fór work. Call your boss to explain the situation and
apologise to them.
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remove m ascara ri'm uiv m as'skaira lemossa a szemfestéket
pút on somé perfum e p út o n pa'fjuim tesz magára egy kis parfümöt
shower gél ‘Jau a d 3el tusfürdő
bath foam b a:0 faum furdőhab
hair conditioner hea k an 'd ijan a hajkondicionáló
wax waeks haj fény
mousse m u:s hajhab
anti-perspirant 'aenti p a'sp aran t izzadásgátló
a b ar of soap a b a :r av saup egy egész szappan
Daily Routine
2. All o f the employees are looking forward the new vice president.
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Write an essay o f 150-200 words about how you imagine the daily routine of one of your favourite
athletes or rockstars.
Travelling at home and abroad
A long time ago people travelled on horseback
or in horse-driven carriages. Today they fly on
passenger planes to faraway countries, or go on a
cruise on luxury yachts to exotic places, or sit in
the cár and off they go just to call on their pals.
It’s pleasant and fást to travel on motorways. You
can avoid busy city centers, crossroads, zebra
crossings, where you have to stop and give way
to pedestrians. If you want to see the wonders of
your country, there is always a lót to see. It is great
that you understand the language of the people
around you, and you can get information easily. When you arrive in a piacé, you can stay in
a boarding house or a small hotel. After having a big breakfast, you can go sightseeing and
enjoy yourselves walking around the town. People who travel to big cities can spend their
nights in different kinds of accomodation; hotels, motels, boarding houses, apartments and
campsites, etc. In summer time those who lőve physical exercise ride their bicycle touring the
country. Others take their motorcycles out of the garage to enjoy freedom and the beauties of
the countryside.
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9. What things do you take with you if you go abroad, on a eláss excursion or to the
mountains to ski?
You want to take your parrot in a cage with you fór a two-week trip
Your mother says no to your idea. Try to persuade her to agree.
You have arrived at the bordér by cár. The customs officer asks you
to get out of your cár and show the boot to him.
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Write an essay of 120-150 words about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by cár.
(Road conditions, weather, comfort, traffic jams, price of petrol, etc.)
Travelling
Globetrotters
If you hear the word ’travel’, you associate it with a wonderful activity that you do during your
holiday. On the other hand, a great number of people travel just because it is part of their life,
the way they make their living. Pilots, captains, stewardesses, tourist guides and businessmen
travel from country to country. They cover thousands of miles month after month while they
can see the wonders of the world too. You fly to distant parts of the globe to see how people
live there, what their culture, architecture, folklóré, history and cuisine are like. At other
times you fly to take pleasure in the sights of magnificent mountains, waterfalls, fjords, lakes,
forests, rare animal species, unique plants or colourful fishes around coral reefs. People alsó
travel because they want to enjoy special sports that they can’t do at home. They drive up to
the mountain top on a snowy winding road because sliding down the piste provides them with
considerable excitement. Animal lovers spend a fortune on travelling to see their favourites
living in their natural habitat, e.g. in a jungle or on a prairie. A great majority of women and
mén tour the world because they are devoted to the throbbing of metropolises where one can
find a very special atmosphere only there and nowhere else.
3. What sorts of presents do you buy fór your friends abroad before visiting them?
4. How do you kill the time when you travel by train, coach, piain, cár or boát?
8. Who would you tour the world with if you could have the opportunity?
You are staying at a four-star hotel. You are nőt satisfied with the
services. Make a complaint to the hotel manager.
You and your family are in a tourist paradise. You go to the visitor
centre to get somé info about the programmes in the resort.
A) stealing B) stole
C) having been stolen D) been stealing
what the headhunter had told him, he was hoping to get the job.
Write an essay o f 150-180 words about how you would survive one month in a jungle. (No mobile,
no laptop, no TV, your diet, safe piacé to sleep in, etc.)
An apple a day
While you are healthy, you think it is natural. In the
moming you do somé push-ups or swim fór half an
hour in the swimming pool. Why nőt give your day a
good start? You take an apple out of your bag because
you remember your grandfather’s advice: ’An apple a
day keeps the doctor away.’ How to stay healthy? You
have read so much about it: healthy food and drinks,
regular physical exercise, no stress, a lót of vitamins,
the right amount o f sunshine, enough sleep and inner
harmony, etc. O f course, the list is quite long. In cold
and rainy weather you can easily fali ill. You go to your
GP (generál practitioner) and spend somé time in the
waiting room of the surgery. In wintertime a great number
of people have colds, the flu or they cough and sneeze. After you have been examined, the
doctor prescribes you somé medicine. You go to the chemist’s to buy somé tablets, and when
you arrive home, you crawl intő bed. You feel lucky nőt to have a high temperature. You
always promise your family to take better care of yourself next time.
6. How ofiten are you absent from school/work due to being ill?
You have a bad headache. so you can’t study fór tomorrow’s test.
Teli your műm about it.
You are at the doctor’s surgery. You are complaining about having a
soré throat. The doctor is asking you about the symptoms.
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You are on the beach with your British friend who has sunstroke.
Ask him/her how you can help. You offer to call your GP.
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the humán bodv ‘hjuiman 'boái az emberi test
eves aiz szem
ears iaz föl
mouth mauB száj
nőse nauz orr
head hed fej
neck nek nyak
arm a: m kar
lég !eg láb
elbow ’elbau könyök
back bask hát
foot, feet fut / fiit lábfej
heart hőit szív
kidneys 'kídm z vese
liver •liva máj
stomach 'stAmak gyomor
cough kof köhög
sneeze sniiz tüsszög
blow one’s nőse blau nauz kifújja az orrát
catch a cold kaetf a kauid megfázik
burn bsin megéget
first aid f3ist eid elsősegély
fali ill f3li il megbetegszik
be ill II beteg
illness ‘ilnas betegség
allergy 'aelad3i allergia
headache 'hedeik fejfájás
pain pein fájdalom
fever ‘fiivá láz
temperature 'tempratja láz
blood pressure bUd !preja vérnyomás
blood blAd vér
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sunstroke ’S A n s t r a u k napszúrás
h eart attack h a : t a 'ta e k szívinfarktus
stroke s tra u k agyvérzés
cancer 'k a e n s a rák
speciálist ’s p e / a l i s t szakorvos
nurse n B is ápoló, nővér
GP (generál practitioner) 'd 3 e n r a l p r a e k 't i j a n a háziorvos
d octor’s surgery ' d a i k t a r z 's 3 : d 3 a ri rendelő
waiting room ’w e i t í r ] r u : m rendelő váróterme
operation . o p a 'r e i j a n műtét
chem ist’s 'k e m i s t s gyógyszertár
prescribe p r i's k r a ib felír (receptet)
preseription p r i's k r ip ja n recept
dentist 'd e n t i s t fogorvos
X -ray 'e k s r e i röntgen
eye speciálist a i 's p e ja lis t szemész
tablet/pill 't a e b lit / p il tabletta
sanatorium . s a e n a 't D ir ia m szanatórium
die dai meghal
health h e IG egészség
healthy 'h e lG i egészséges
hospital/clinic 'h o s p i t a l / ‘k l i n i k kórház/klinika
patient 'p e ijn t páciens
injection in ^ e k ja n injekció
infection i n 'f e k j a n fertőzés
fracture 'f r a e k t f a törés
strain s tr e in húzódás
finger ’f i q g a kézujj
toe ta u lábujj
ankle 'a e q k a l boka
brain b r e in agy
skin s k in bőr
flu f lu : influenza
lungs Ia q z tüdő
have a cold k a u ld meg van fázva
Health
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Health
1 0 . The young girl bumt the pancakes, made her feel sorry.
Write a letter o f 80-100 words to your cousin about a visit to the doctor when you were seriously
ill. (What was the problem? What were the symptoms? Write a few sentences about the visit. How
are you now?)
Pari
Being health-conscious
Christina is absolutely health conscious. She works at an office, and as a result she doesn’t
move too much during the day. She starts her day the with a glass o f pure of orange juice, then
she has a bowl o f cereals with somé milk or a carton of yoghurt and a banana. At around noon
she has a light lunch with somé fruit, and somé salad fór supper. She pays special attention
to her diet as she is prone to pút on weight in a short time. Three times a week she goes to
an aerobics course to keep in perfect shape. She is determined to lead a healthy way of life
because both her mother and grandma suffer from obesity. Due to that, they have a sort of
heart disease, high blood pressure and their cholesterol level is nőt low either. Christina’s
grandfather has had two strokes already, as he used to lead a very busy life. He ignored the
diagnosis given by his speciálist. ’Prevention is the best cure. Have a good diet and slow
down, o f course,’ his doctor advised him. After two years, a lót of stress and hundreds of cups
of coffee on an empty stomach, one aftemoon the ambulance took him to a clinic where he
was hospitalised fór two months. Christina’s strong will, her health consciousness and her
ancestors’ bad examples help her to follow a healthy way of lifestyle well-balanced.
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Health
One o f your good friends is asking your opinion about how to lead
a healthy life. Give them somé good advice.
You have been depressed fór somé weeks because of too much study-
ing/work. Go to your GP and teli them about the symptoms.
You are forty-fíve. You want to keep fit although you work too
much. Ask an expert fór somé advice.
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5. The young mán is being interviewed right now has been asked
to talk about his strengths and weaknesses.
A )- B) who C) whom D) of whom
13. The university the President studied ranks first in the whole world.
Give your opinion about artificial and natural vitamins fór the school magaziné in 100-150 words.
iWhich do you prefer? Why that one? What are the consequences if you don’t have enough of
±em ?)
Sports
9. Do you think the number o f P.E. lessons per week should be higher in schools?
Your summer holiday has just started. You are calling your friend
A) to ask them to go to the tennis court or the swimming pool to have
a good time together.
It’s winter. You and your family are going to the mountains. Talk
B)
about your plán fór the whole ski holiday with them.
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3. The cooking facilities here are nőt those on the other campsite.
9. The effects of the new medicine are just those of the old one.
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Write an essay o f 100-150 words conceming the importance of sports. (Health, fitness, meeting
friends, your personality, etc.)
Lovers of sports
The Brandons are lovers o f outdoor sports. Whenever they have the opportunity, they pút
a few indispensable items in a backpack, sit in their cár and off they go. They drive to their
cottage which is located at the foot of a mountain very close to the sea. When the weather is
pleasant, they go sailing, ride their streamlined motor boát anchored in the harbour or do somé
windsurfmg. When they sail out with somé friends, the mén angle and the ladies just enjoy
sunshine, the peace or the murmur o f the waves. They are nőt stuck in their comfortable and
cosy home, even if it’s drizzling or when the sky is gloomy. They call up somé friends and go
fór a stroll in the mountains. After such activities, they invite them to a nice dinner. In most
cases they grill salmon or other sorts of fish. Both the women and the mén help the housewife
to prepare a delicious meal. During their one-month summer vacation, they go rock climbing
or hiking, enjoy ing the beauty of the waterfalls. They prefer active holidays. Mr. Brandon is
an adventure seeker, that’s why he and his pals are fond o f exploring the nearby caves. When
he celebrated his 50th birthday, he did bungee jumping to prove to himself that he was still
brave enough to do such an activity. ’The release o f endorphins triggered in this way makes
me feel good. I wish I was fit enough fór another flfty years,’ said Mr. Brandon, who still
looks as if he was in his mid-thirties.
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2. Could you mention somé sports which have been invented in the pást few years?
5. If you were a parent, what sport would you choose fór your kid?
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Although your parents don’t like the idea of you taking up handball
A) saying it’s a tough sport, you try to persuade them to let you choose
what you really want.
B) Imagine interviewing your sports idol. Act it out with your partner.
1. If she had used a style, she wouldn’t have got in such trouble.
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Sports
A) elder ... younger B) older ... elder C) o ld e st... younger D) y o u n g est... elder
A) less B) fewer
C) fewest D) somé fewer
10. Ron always spends money than me, because he wants to savé
A) less ... less B) more ... more C) less ... more D) more ... less
13. As ne
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A) o ld e st... funnier B) older ... funnier C) elder ... younger D) elder ... youngest
14. Sydney Opera House is one of the most attractive buildings in
the world.
A) easily B) easy C) hard D) hard-and-quick
me.
Write an essay o f 120-150 words conceming your opinion about the high salary of professional
i'ootballers. (Number of supporters at the stádium, broadcasting, costs, advertisements, sponsors,
etc.)
Services in a small town
Juliet’s parents live in a very small town. She spent
her childhood there. She clearly remembers that
most roads were cobbled, and only somé o f them
covered with asphalt. There was no drainage system
anywhere, even the Street lights were missing in
somé parts of the piacé where she was bőm. When
someone got seriously ill, they had to be taken to the
nearest city as in the local surgery they couldn’t be
treated properly due to the lack o f special medical
instruments. Once a taxi business was set up, bút
in half a year it went bankrupt because o f the low
number o f passengers. Bicycles and priváté cars were used when people
moved from one end of the town to the other. There were only a few shops in the town centre.
A few ambitious mén and women started their own venture opening somé grocer’s shops
selling the most important items. There weren’t too many greengrocer’s as local people,
living in houses with gardens around them, grew vegetables needed fór cooking and meals.
O f course, there was a kindergarten and a primary school bút the youngsters over fourteen
had to commute between their homes and the high school located about thirty kilometres
away. Now everything seems so far away. Today Juliét lives in the Capital city with all the
possible facilities and services at hand.
1 0 . How many services can you mention that you have access to in your town?
You are at a post office. You want to fax a letter abroad. Ask the clerk
A)
to help you. Teli them you alsó want to buy stamps and envelopes.
You would like to buy somé fruit and vegetables as you expect
B) guests fór the weekend. Ask the greengrocer to give you what you
need.
6. Her aunt’s blood pressure is high. Why don’t you take her to the doctor’s to
6. Do you find the offers of your favourite travel agency good enough?
8. What good marketing techniques have you heard about in the service industry
recently?
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Services
You want to take out travel insurance. Ask the agent fór somé
B)
information conceming the conditions.
You wish to withdraw money írom an ATM. Your bank card is stuck.
C)
Make a complaint to the manager.
A) do B) to do C) done D) to be done
A) could be made B) could has made C) could made D) could have made
1 0 . The maths teacher has been the test rewritten fór forty minutes
now.
Write a letter o f 120-150 words to the local authority about what new service you would like to
have in your area and how you would improve one that you are nőt satisfied with. (Formai style
and formai vocabulary.)
Eating In and Out
You want to eat pizza fór the second time this week. You
father fór somé money, bút he is nőt really happy about it.
It’s Sunday. Your family are having lunch with your grandmother,
B) who has prepared your favourite dish. Teli her how much you
appreciate it.
The fridge at home is almost empty. Teli your mother you’ll do the
C) shopping and ask her what to buy to fül it up making the members
o f the family satisfied.
Eating In and Out
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A) to B) from C) fór D) in
A) to B) onto C) off D) of
A) on B) to C) in D) from
A) o f B) on C) with D) fór
Part
7. Can you describe the daily routine fór those who need fat-buming regarding their diet
and exercise?
. You and another family member are planning the menü fór a long
weekend. The emphasis is on healthy diet.
You are having a guest from Britain. You want to take them to a
C) typical Hungárián traditional restaurant serving national dishes. Teli
your friend about it and ask their opinion.
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sprinkle ’sprinkal meglocsol
seafood ’siifuid tenger gyümölcsei
shrimp Jrim p garnélarák
squid skwid tintahal
crab krseb rák
mussel ’mAsei kagyló (ehető)
oyster ‘o ista osztriga
octopus ’oktapas polip
lobster ’lobsta homár
salmon ‘saeman lazac
cod kod tőkehal
herring ’herír] hering
Eating In and Out
fór! líunuf T a si
A) to B) of C )about D) by
A) from B) to C) o f D) through
A) to B) of C) with D) by
A) to B) fór C) - D) about
A) on B) with C) from D) by
A) o f B) to C) with D) about
’ Eating In and Out
A) from B) to C) of D) with
A) in B) with C) from D) by
A) in B) of C) with D) to
A )o f B)about C) fór D) to
A) off B) of C) to D) about
Eating In and Out
Write an essay o f 200-220 words comparing the advantages and the disadvantages o f eating in a
raditional restaurant. (Atmosphere, service, quality, price, fást food or a speed, etc.)
Shopping
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You bought a DVD player three days ago. Sometimes one of the
A) buttons gets stuck so you can’t enjoy the films. Make a complaint
to the shopkeeper.
At the meat counter there’s a long queue you want to skip because
B) you’re in a hurry. Somebody asks you to get to the end of the queue.
Apologise to them.
You want to buy two hundred grams o f cheese and three hundred
C) grams of ham. Ask the shop assistant to serve you instead o f chatting
with another colleague of theirs.
shopping centre ’/opir] 'senta bevásárlóközpont
shopping mail 'Jopir) m:>:l bevásárlóközpont
supermarket 'suipamaikit szupermarket
hypermarket 'haipamciikit hipermarket
department store di'paitmant sto: áruház
high-street shop hai striit /op fő utcán lévő bolt
women’s wear department 'wiminz wea di'paitmant női konfekció osztály
m en’s wear department menz wea di'paitmant férfi konfekció osztály
boutique bu:'ti:k butik
shoe shop Ju iJop cipőbolt
clothes shop klauöz Jop ruhabolt
bookshop ’bukjDp könyvkereskedés
W hat size are you? wDt saiz a: ju Mi az ön mérete?
smali smDil kicsi
médium 'miidiam közepes
large Ia:d3 nagy
extra large 'ekstra Ia:d 3 extra nagy
butcher 'but/a hentes
bakery 'beikari pékáru
baker 'beika pék
baker’s 'beikaz pékség
shopkeeper 'jopkiipa bolttulajdonos
shop assistant Jop a'sistant bolti eladó
buy bai vesz
sell sel elad
shop Jop vásárol
customer 'kAStama vásárló
regular customer ’regjula 'kAStama törzsvásárló
open 'aupan nyitva
closed klauzd zárva
entrance írVtrains bejárat
exit ’eksit kijárat
Shopping
4. The teacher will hand out the tests after you talking.
9. Vivien will buy a new computer only if the old one down.
A) will brake B) brake C) brakes D) breaks
Write an essay of 100-120 words about a shop where the staff are kind and the prices are acceptable.
(Its size, number o f staff, goods sold, sales, gifts, etc.)
Buying a new clock, meeting an old friend
Yesterday I went to a shop to buy a clock. I badly needed it because I had decided to improve
my timing skill. The shop assistant was quite helpful, showing me at least ten different sorts
to please me. To my surprise, there were clocks decorated with hearts, flowers, bears even
with little balloons. I didn’t like any o f them because I found them really kitschy. Meanwhile
the shopkeeper arrived grumbling, seeming quite annoyed. ’I have just been fined because I
had no parking ticket in the cár. I had only spent a couple o f minutes in a nearby grocer’s shop
buying one. By the time I got back, a ticket in a transparent red plastic bag had been placed
on my windscreen,’ he said to his colleague. When he looked at me, I recognised him at once.
’Hi there, old mate,’ he said smiling. ’I haven’t seen you fór ages,’ he added. As we were
talking about the good old days, he showed me somé clocks o f the latest collection he had
just brought from the Wholesale store. There was a nicely designed high quality one, which
appealed to me. T l l give you twenty percent discount as you are an old friend o f m ine,’ he
said, wrapping up the clock and putting a nice decoration on it too.
1. Do you consider colourful and tasteful wrapping paper important? Why/why nőt?
2. What kind o f shop would you like to spend two hours in?
1 0 . What characteristics o f the product do you focus on before you buy it?
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Shopping
Roleplay' i i s u a u o i i sr.
You have seen a pair of jeans of the latest fashion in the shopwindow.
B) Go in the shop and ask the assistant to show it to you. Check the
size, quality and price.
A) has done ... you will B) has made ... will you
C) made ... will you D) did ... you will
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A) will s e t ... will B) s e t ... would C) s e t ... will D) are s e t ... would
Shopping
Write an essay of 180-200 words comparing and contrasting small shops and hypermarkets.
(Advantages, disadvantages, staff, sales.)
Weather and Climate
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You have just met a friend of yours. Teli them about last night’s
A) storm because they didn’t hear or see anything as they were fást
asleep.
You and your friends want to go on a bicycle trip to the nearby hills.
B) You have checked the weather forecast on the Internet. Teli them
about it.
You are about to leave fór Britain. Beforehand, you call your relative
C) to get somé information about the weather and ask their advice about
what kind of clothes to bring with you.
Weather and Climate
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A) he will B) he could C) to D) -
8. If you plán a two-week holiday, do you check the weather forecast fór that period in
advance?
9. What special items do you pút in your suitcase if you travel to a hot/cold country?
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2. Edward pút somé pilis in his suitcase fór fear that he a toothache.
7. The secretary faxed the letter the customer could have a refund.
A) so to B) so as to C) as to D) so
A) so B) so as C) so nőt as D) nőt so as
A) lest they should B) least they should C) should they nőt D) shall they nőt
Give your ideas in 120-150 words fór an Internet fórum about how to help the people who have
lost their homes due to flooding. (What has happened? How many people have become homeless?
How to help?)
Environmental Issues
Part
6. What is recycling?
At the city hall there is a meeting that local citizens can attend.
B) Somé environmental issues are on the agenda. You alsó briefly raise
a problem.
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You are having a picnic with your friends by the river. You see
C) somebody fishing in the closed season nőt far from you. Talk with
your friends about what to do in this situation.
A) although B) though C) if D) as if
4. The engineer will finish the design you give him the important details.
7. You should train much harder, you w on’t be selected fór the
national team.
A) otherwise B) although C) however D) though
Write a letter o f 100-150 words to a friend o f yours about what you personally do or have done to
protect your surroundings. (How did you start? Who helps you? What exactly do you do?)
Environmental Issues
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8. What could be done to savé the animals which are on the brink of extinction?
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Environmental Issues
You are cycling in the countryside where you find a little puppy.
B) You can see nobody. Feeling sorry fór it, you take it home. Teli your
mother about the situation.
The river near your home is flooding more and more. You are asked
to help.
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5. The manager should have been awarded the prize, his staff.
8. She has won five gold medals. , she holds three university
degrees.
9. Brad crashed his father’s cár. , his dad isn’t going to give him
any pocket money this month.
A) Nőt in the least B) Needless to say C) Stuff like that C) And so forth
10. The Jacksons have won the jackpot. , they inherited a fortune.
- , she is conceited.
13. She is motivated and Creative, she is the one we need fór the job.
14. There has been an avalanche near the ski resort recently, we
have cancelled our trip there.
A) it depends B) and as a result C) so what D) owing to
15. Somé parts of the aircraft have been tested again there’s
emergency during the flight.
A) partly B) thus C) in case D) unlike
Write an essay of 200-220 words about how humanity could economise more effectively on
consuming non-renewable energy resources. (On individual and global levels, your future image.)
Free Time and Hobbies
Part-
A long weekend
Somé boys of seventeen or so were planning
how to spend their long weekend. There
were six o f them in the group, who always
spent their free time together. They each had
their own hobbies bút there was something
that all of them were really interested in,
which was football. As they had three and
a half days’ vacation, they had a lót of time
to enjoy themselves. They decided to go to
the nearby pitch to have a game and meet
somé other friends. After playing football, they went home to change their
clothes. Early in the evening they met outside the cinema to watch the latest film. The next
day, however, the sky was cloudy. Somé of the boys helped their family a bit, others either
read books, magazines or surfed the net. Charlie, the most active of the boys went out fishing
to a laké with his elder brother taking no notice o f the light rain. In the evening the boys got
together again to see the national team playing a cup match.
10. What are somé free time activities you would never-ever do? Why nőt?
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You want to take your cousin to the zoo. Ask them if they want to go
A)
there and teli them what animals they can see there.
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You and your friend have just visited a great exhibition that you
B)
have been impressed by. Talk about it together.
You ask your English friend if they want to have a game of badminton
C)
with you.
Free Time and Hobbies
A) is B) are
A) are B) is
A) is B) are
A) hour B) hours
A) aren’t B) isn’t
6. We have enough
A) information B) informations
A) was B) were
A) loafs B) loaves
10 . We have six
Write a story o f 100-150 words about how you started to go in fór your favourite hobby. (Where
and when? What do you like about it? Do your friends alsó have the same hobby?)
A dults' hobbies
Sometimes adults have very strange hobbies. It’s mostly mén who prefer doing extreme
sports saying a sudden surge of adrenaliné makes them feel good when being challenged by
a dangerous situation. They enjoy bungee jumping, rock climbing, caving, parachuting, cár
racing or flying. It must be amazing to have a fantastic view from the top of the mountain or
enjoy gliding in dazzling sunshine. Those who prefer to spend their spare time in an active way
exercise or move a lót, whilst those who prefer more relaxed ways meet friends to play ehess,
cards or board games and to barbecue or simply have a chat over a cup of tea or go fór a walk
with their dogs. Once I read the following sentence somewhere; ’My free time is my life.’ It’s
true that hobbies and out of school/work activities are part of your life, and they provide others
with a bit of information about you. There are people who feel alright on their own, without
anybody talking to them and disturbing their privacy, while they devote all of their precious
time to gaining knowledge via reading, watching Science films, doing crossword puzzles or
3. What pastime do you think you will have in thirty years’ time?
4. What sports that you have ne ver done do you think would match your personality?
You want to invite one o f your colleagues to go fór a sail with you.
The weather is fine. Teli them about your plán over the phone.
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1. Take my three
A) are B) is
A) Much B) Many
A) are B) is
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Free Time and Hobbies
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6. I would like to buy chocolate fór my colleague’s little daughter.
A) a box o f B) a bar of
7. How much is
A) a bread B) a coke
A) dozen B) dozens
9. Little Red Riding Hood may have seen several in the wood.
A) wolfs B) wolves
A) deer B) deers
11. She has somé grey , though she is only eighteen years old.
A) hairs B) haires
A) passer-bys B) passers-by
A) thiefs B) thieves
A) research B) researches
15. There will be a lót of about Brad and Angelina in the future too.
A) gossips B) gossip
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Give your opinion on how you have benefitted from your favourite freetime activity using 150-180
words. (Friendship, knowledge and taste, etc.)
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5. A lót of young people live in a virtual world. How would you change their lifestyles?
You want to play billiards, bút your friend insists on riding his bike.
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Try to come to an agreement.
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You call a friend teliing them you have a new DVD. Ask them to
come round to your piacé and watch it together.
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wellness hotel welnas hau'tel wellness hotel
spa bath spa: bai0 gyógyfürdő
másságé 'maesais masszázs
therm al spa '03imal spa: termálvizes fürdő
sauna 'sauna szauna
go to the sauna 'sauna szaunába megy
stress stres stressz
stressful life 'stresfal stresszes élet
ord er on the net bida a neten rendeli meg
pay by b ank card baeqk kaid bankkártyával fizet
e-banking i: baeqkin e-bank
plastic surgery ’piaestik 'S3id3ari plasztikai sebészet
plastic surgeon 'piaestik 'S3id3an plasztikai sebész
o rd er a meal over the phone bida a mii! telefonon rendel ételt
home delivery haum di'livari házhoz szállítás
fást food faist fűid gyorsétel
fást food re stau ran t faist fűid 'restmnt gyorsétterem
ham b u rg er 'h3emb3iga hamburger
hotdog hot dog hotdog
ready m ade food 'redi meid fűid készétel
sem i-prepared food 'sémi pri'pead fűid félkész étel
canteen ksen'tiin menza
snack b a r snaek bai falatozó
pizza b a r ’piitsa bai pizzéria
disposable plate/glass di'spauzabal pleit / glais eldobható tányér/pohár
air conditioner ea kan'dijana légkondicionáló
rem ote control ri'maut kan'traul távirányító
go to a lltness club 'fitnas kkb fitneszklubba megy
aerobics ea'raubiks aerobik
tattoo ta'tui tetoválás
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Modern Lifestyle
8. Very of the towns in that country were rebuilt after the war.
Write a letter of 80-100 words to your friend living abroad about what kind of lifestyle you have.
iStressful, calm, study/work hard, sport, hobby, socialising and quality of meals, etc.)
Staying at a wellness hotel
Jennifer and her family could hardly wait to arrive at the wellness hotel after a long and tough
period at work and school. They were chatting cheerfully in the cár, with the three children
playing with their little dog. All of them were in high spirits. After three hours’ drive they
arrived at the all-inclusive hotel. The little dog was the first to jump out o f the cár. In the hotel
pets were welcome, so this was one of the reasons they had chosen that piacé situated among
the mountains. Their air-conditioned room with a plasma screen TV looked onto a gorgeous
laké, the view of which could be enjoyed from the flowery balcony o f their apartment. After
lunch the parents went up to their room to have a bit of doze, while the kids were exploring the
hotel park. In the aftemoon the couple spent somé time in the thermal spa and had a relaxing
másságé to recharge their batteries. Fortunately, the weather being fine, the family did somé
hiking in the picturesque forest and socialised with the other guests. In the aftemoons they
went riding a horse, hired a sailing boát to see more of the laké or played tennis with somé
new friends. In the evenings they had parties in the exquisite átrium o f the hotel. The family
had such an enjoyable holiday that they decided to go back to the piacé the next year too.
6. What kind o f subject should be taught at school to teach children about a more peaceful
lifestyle?
7. TV, computer, lack o f physical exercise, stress, fást food... What would you continue
the list with?
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You have been invited to a wine-tasting by your boss. You don’t like
A) that sort of alcohol. Let them politely know you accept the invitation
bút you won’t drink any wine.
You are calling your colleague to play squash with you. You will
B)
pay the fee and bring the rackets. Agree on a day.
You are at a wellness hotel. Ask the receptionist about the extra
C)
services they can offer you.
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7. As he is the oldest member of the clan, he can give you good advice.
Write an essay of 120-150 words about what kind o f lifestyle you would like to have in twenty
years’ time. (Your job, piacé o f living, children and leisure time.)
C om puters
Computers, as is widely known, are used in every walk
o f life. They help people work in hospitals, shops,
schools, banks, restaurants, libraries, post offices,
factories and in homes too. Alsó, they are used in
agriculture, industries, tourism, etc. It would be a time-
consuming task to mention all the fields where you can
come across them. Today’s young generation are really
lucky to be bőm intő a world of computers and the
Internet. Children are taught computer studies at school
at a very young age. There is a wide rangé o f functions
to mention. They write their homework assignment on
their computers, surf the net, search fór information,
download music, chat, send emails, play games and so on. In the older generation there
are people who are technophobic, consequently they dislike using any kind of appliance, nőt
to mention the computer. The young generation are considered technophiles. They start their
days by checking their emails and then read the latest news on the Internet or listen to music
on their computers while preparing fór school and having breakfast. If you have the Internet
access in your mobile, your pocket is the piacé where the whole world can be found - at least
virtually.
You run an Internet café. There is a new customer entering the door.
Teli them about the services.
You are at the newsagent’s shop. You are looking fór somé quality
B) and sensational papers. You alsó want to read about cars and sports.
Ask the assistant to offer you somé magazines.
You and your friend are on holiday. On rainy days your friend
watches TV with no break. Talk about the problem with them.
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talk show t D ik / a u talk show
sports programme s p D it s 'p r a u g r a s m sportprogram
educational film ,e d 3 u ‘k e i j a n a l f i lm ismeretterjesztő film
cartoon k a i 't u i n rajzfilm
science film 's a i a n s f i lm tudományos film
romantic film r a 'm a e n t ik f i lm romantikus film
documentary .d D k ju 'm e n t a r i dokumentumfilm
horror film 'h ó r a f i lm horrorfilm
action film 'a e k ja n f i lm akciófilm
art film a : t f i lm művészeti film
science fiction 's a i a n s 'f i k j a n sci-fi
subtitled 's A b t a it a ld feliratos
dubbed dAbd szinkronizált
soap opera s a u p ’o p r a szappanopera
radio ’r e i d i a u rádió
média 'm iid ia média
newspaper ’n j u i s p e i p a újság
magaziné .m a e g a 'z iin magazin
women’s ’w i m i n z női
men’s m enz férfi
teenage 't k n e i d s tinédzser
sports S p D ItS sport
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periodical . p i a r i 'o d i k a l folyóirat
jou malist 'd 3 3 in a lis t újságíró
editor 'e d it a szerkesztő
critique k r i't iik kritika
TV channel ,t i:'v i: ’t ja e n a l tévécsatorna
TV station ,t i:'v i: 's t e i j a n tévéállomás
commercial channel k a ' r m i j a l 'tja e n a l kereskedelmi csatorna
public TV ’pAblik közszolgálati tévé
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switch off sw itj of kikapcsol
switch over sw itj ’auva átkapcsol
screen skriin képernyő
provider pra'vaida szolgáltató
user nam e ’ju iz a neim a felhasználó neve
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kon 'aikon ikon
keyboard 'kiibDxd billentyűzet
file fail fájl
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m onitor 'mcmita monitor
battery 'baetri akkumulátor, elem
drive draiv meghajtó
email address iim eil a'dres e-mail cím
netw ork 'netw3:k hálózat
data flow ’d eita flau adatáramlás
application .aepli'keijan alkalmazás
recharger ,ri:‘t j a id 3a akkumulátortöltő
table 'teibai asztal
mouse m aus egér
modem 'm audem modem
com puter studies kam 'pjuita ’stAdiz számítástechnikai
tanulmányok
search fór info s s ítj fa 'in fsu infót keres
chat t/aet chatel
technophobe ’tek nafaub technofób ember
technophile ’teknafil technofil ember
virtually V3:tjuali virtuálisan
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8. Never a cigarette.
Your homework assignment is to give your opinion in 100-150 words on changing mobiles
frequently just to have a trendy one. (Design, size, new functions and money.)
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4. Can you mention any jobs where computers are nőt needed?
A) had she lived B) did she live C) does she live D) doesn’t she live
9. Too long
A) did the film lasts B) lasted the film C) has lasted the film D) did the film last
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14. O n ly if pay the bili can you use the heating system.
Write an informál letter o f 150-200 words giving your opinion about social networks. Did you
manage to fmd an old friend of yours with the help of one of the networks?
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1. What means o f public transport do you have in the piacé where you live?
You are travelling on a bús. There is an elderly lady who can hardly
A)
get on or walk. You offer your seat to her.
You would like to leam to drive a cár. You are going to a driving
C) school to ask the secretary about a course. Try to get as much
information about the course as possible.
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A) we B) us C) ours D) our
A) his ... their B) their ... his C) his ... theirs D) theirs ... his
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8. Can you see in the mirror?
Write a formai letter of 100-150 words to the local public transport company about what changes
in the services of the public transport you suggest in order to improve the passengers’ sense of
comfort. (Repair or buy new vehicles, training of the staff, new timetables and discounts.)
City transport
Mr. Jenkins is a professor at a university. To get to work on time, he wakes up one hour earlier
than he needs to avoid the moming conjestion and the traffic jams in the city centre. When he
started his career, he used public transport because in that way he could savé somé time and
money spent on travelling. As years went by, he was able to afford to buy a reliable cár. Petrol
was relatively cheap, so he could enjoy driving to work every day. Since then he has changed
his cár a few times. Although it takes him longer to cover the distance between his home and
his workplace, he feels comfortable and safe driving an air-conditioned cár of his own. On the
way to university, sometimes he is stuck in traffic jams in spite of the fact that he wakes up at
5:30 a.m. It happens that there is an accident or a bottle-neck in a road where the traffic cannot
pass through easily. A delay is expected when the road is being repaired, due to which one of
the lanes is closed to motorists. At other times one can see leamers from a driving school in
slowly moving cars. Professor Jenkins is a polite and patient driver who always gives way
to pedestrians wishing to cross the road at the zebra-crossing. On somé days there are traffic
signs by the road teliing you to drive at a low speed due to the big potholes in the road surface.
’Maybe I should take my bicycle out o f the garage to get to work quicker,’ he thought.
1. Are you satisfied with the public transport services in your town?
You and your friend are having a chat about the local transport.
Compare the various modes of it in your town/city.
You and your friend from Britain are talking about the road network
in Hungary. Present them somé facts and your opinion about it.
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A) me B) my C) mine D) myself
A) our B) us C) we D) your
Write an essay o f 120-150 words about what transport will be like in fifty years’ time. (Most
popular means, new vehicles and travelling speed, etc.)
Having a great time
Somé people prefer more reserved ways of
entertainment, meaning that they don’t need a
large group of peers around them to have a good
experience or to be in high spirits. They are the ones
who visit art galleries to see the latest exhibition
of modem or classical art or those who pick up
their cameras to take photos of moments of humán
behaviour or wild life. Others simply take pleasure
in the babbling of a brook. Alsó, there are people
who paint or draw pictures, which give them
precious moments. Let’s nőt forget about those who
prepare delicious meals fór a family occasion. The way they lay the table and serve the finely
decorated dishes fór a reunion can be considered a sort of art. This is the way they prepare
the background fór having a special time. There are mothers, fathers and grandparents, who
entertain their children and grandchildren with songs, stories and poems or take them to
museums, galleries, observatories, libraries and theatres. Their aim is to entertain as well as
to educate. This is what can be considered a reál intellectual send off.
You are organising a barbecue. You are talking with your brother
about who to invite and what to buy.
You meet one of your ex-schoolmates you haven’t seen fór somé
years. Have a chat with them.
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A) won’t rather B) wouldn’t rather C) would rather nőt D) will nőt rather
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Entertainment in cities
Cities provide a wide choice of entertainment fór both local people and visitors. There are
cinemas, theatres, open air festivals, opera houses, concert halls, casinos, bars, discos, wine
and beer festivals and what have you. Today people spend a good deal of money on having
a great time. When you go out you can come across somé old friends and colleagues you
haven’t seen fór ages. If you decide to go to the cinema or theatre to see a comedy you forget
about hardships, somehow you find yourself in a new ’dimension’, a problem-free zone.
What I enjoy about comedies is that you laugh a lót together with others and this quickly
raises the level of your mood. There are concerts that should be mentioned where thousands
of young people get together to listen to their favourite bánd or singer. It is an exceptional
experience. You enjoy the music, the rhythm, the sound effects, and the special voice of your
favourites. What you see is eyecatching: the lights, the clothes and additionally there is the
whole atmosphere. By the end of the concert you are in seventh heaven until the next workday
when you have to face the difficulties of the rat race again.
2. What is your opinion about buying lottery coupons or going to horse races?
6. What activities do you like doing in spring, summer, autumn and winter?
7. Apart from having a great time, what else does entertainment mean to you?
9. What kinds of entertainment do you offer your guests at a birthday party, dancing
apart?
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You and your friends are at a cár race/fashion show. Talk about one
of the programmes with them.
Talk about a play or a film you have just seen at the theatre or a
cinema with your best friend.
A) are nőt giving B) don’t give C) wasn’t given D) hadn’t been given
A) inviting ... be B) inviting ... being C) invited ... be D) being invited ...
15. Would she rather I all the sights in China last year?
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Entertainment
Write an informál letter o f 150-200 words about where you would take your foreign guest in
order to provide lavish entertainment fór them. (Parts of the country, museums, theatre, folklóré,
customs, sports events, dinner party at home with friends and restaurants, etc.)
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Fashion and Clothes
A fashion show
Ms. Hill is in her early forties and is interested in
fashion. She doesn’t have several wardrobes full
of unused dresses, jackets, trousers and shoes,
instead she has a few pieces o f clothes of high
quality fór every season. As she is a manageress
at a company, she is supposed to wear a suit at
work. She doesn’t mind it because this is the
part of her style. One day she was invited to a
fashion show. She and her daughter were quite
pleased to be spending their Saturday aftemoon
enjoying the programme where they could see so
many finely designed dresses. Thin models were walking up and down the long catwalk
wearing both bizarre outfits and clothes fór everyday wear. Only very few suits were shown.
Her daughter, eighteen years of age, was fascinated by somé of the dresses. ’All the items
are very special bút I prefer my denim skirt and jacket,’ she remarked to her mother smiling.
A couple of hours later they made their way to a pastry shop to have somé cakes and ice
cream.
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7. If you need a new piece o f clothing, do you take anyone with you to the shop?
You and your friend are talking about the latest fashion.
trendy to wear?
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8. The doctor told her patient the pilis three times a day the
following week.
A) to taking B) to take C) to have taken D) to have taking
9. Elenor said that the chef somé roast duck with steamed
cabbage.
A) should make B) to make C) making D) to be making
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Describe a weíl-known person’s appearance in 100-150 words. Give their names only at the end of
your essay. (General impression, face, clothes, behaviour, voice etc.)
What to pút on today?
It’s early in the moming. The Venetian blinds are still shut and there is soft music in the room.
Kitty, still sleepy, is going to the windows to open them and take delight in the beautifiil
back garden full of flowers. ’lt’s a cool spring day. What to pút on today?’ she asks herself
approaching the wardrobe. ’I need cheerful colours as the sky is a bit gloomy today.’ She
picks out a light orange blouse and a denim jacket with a pair of blue jeans. She alsó takes a
pair of leather shoes off the bottom shelf, then she slips intő her clothes quickly, and tries to
find somé matching accessories like a beit, hairband, earrings and a necklace with a pendant.
She nearly forgets about the bag whose colour goes with her shoes. Oh yes, the make-up. She
puts on somé mascara and blusher. After checking her appearance in the mirror, she drinks a
glass o f orange juice. Watching her waistline, she only has somé fruit and yoghurt with a cup
of green tea. By the time she has finished her breakfast, she is filled with energy, and is ready
to start the day.
3. Somé people say, ’You are what you wear.’ Do you agree or disagree with it?
4. Why do you think jeans are popular with almost every generation?
5. If you meet somebody fór the first time, what do you focus on in their appearance?
6. In somé countries people wear sporty clothes at the theatre. Do you agree or disagree
with that?
10. If you were rich, would you ever spend €1000 on a single piece of clothing?
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11. The criminal told his accomplice any fingerprints on the door.
2. It’s my mother who gets up at an early hour to prepare a nice breakfast fór us. She says
that a good start makes your day perfect. At the weekends it’s different. My father alsó
helps her, he slices up the bread, sausages and cold cuts and my brother and I lay and
clear the table.
3. Three main meals, such as breakfast, lunch and supper or dinner. After breakfast I feel
full, bút in spite o f this fact, I alsó have my mid-moming snack. At about four o’clock,
I have my mid-aftemoon sandwich with an apple or a banana. If the weather is cold, I
drink a cup o f green tea too, which helps me concentrate much better.
4. We have our lunch at home. As our grandma lives with us, she cooks fór the whole
family every day. Besides, in this way we can savé somé money too. When we celebrate
birthdays, we always go out to our favourite restaurant in the neighbourhood to have
something delicious.
5. Well, if you eat at a canteen, you can savé a lót of time because on the one hand, you
don’t need to spend half an hour or more buying the ingredients of your lunch, on the
other hand, it only takes thirty minutes to have your midday meal. No doubt, the quality
of what you eat is nőt always the best. You don’t need to do the washing up though.
6. My favourite dish is chicken paprika with sour cream, noodles and somé fresh cucumber
salad. I have it at least once or twice a month.
7. My mother cooks it, mainly at the weekends. All the family are keen on this meal, so
we always eat the whole dish up. There’s nothing left in the big pót fór our dog except
fór the bones. It’s great to have it at home as my mom pays a lót of attention to the
decoration of the dishes and the table too.
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8. Sure, both o f them go to the markét in tums almost every weekend to get somé fresh
and good quality vegetables. In this way my grandma can savé somé money, as she
likes to bargain. Besides, she can socialise a bit there too.
9. I prefer buying vegetables at the greengrocer’s on the comer as I’m always very busy
and I don’t need to waste my time going to the markét in the city centre. When I do the
shopping at the hypermarkets, I alsó buy somé carrots, tomatoes and onions, provided
they are fresh.
10. Our school has no canteen. Once I was at one, which reminded me of a restaurant. Its
atmosphere and neatness were really impressive. The windows were large, thus the
canteen was very light. There were even paintings and pictures on the walls. You could
alsó see potted plants with big, shiny leaves in the comers.
1. Normally it’s my mom, who goes to a big supermarket once a month to buy all the
necessary things we need, e.g. washing powder, serviettes, dairy products, cold cuts,
mineral water, coffee and light bulbs, etc. We buy bread, rolls and milk at the comer
shop almost daily or every second day. When we need vegetables, my mother and
grandma go to the markét, or they send me to the nearest greengrocer’s.
4. We feel really lucky because there’s a non-stop shop in our neighbourhood. In spite of
the fact that we do the weekly shopping, there are always somé things we forget to buy.
It’s quite comfortable just to go round to the non-stop shop on a laté Sunday aftemoon.
O f course, their prices are higher, bút when you really need something urgently, you
don’t mind pay ing extra.
5. She goes to the markét every week because there’s a wide choice of fresh vegetables.
Since our family is quite big, she always buys a lót of carrots, onions, radishes, tomatoes,
green peppers, potatoes and somé heads o f lettuce. All of us prefer having something
green with our meals.
6. As the prices at our school canteen are a bit high, I rarely buy anything there. Except fór
a situation when I feel too hungry, and I have nothing to eat in my bag. Usually I make
my sandwiches at home early in the moming.
7. My favourite type of shop assistant is, first of all, polite. They know all the features of
the product I want. They need to be patient, and I expect them nőt to try to persuade me
to buy something I don’t want to have.
8. My mom does the weekly shopping at a hypermarket, and my mom and dad do the
monthly shopping together in the same piacé. They always say it’s worth going there,
as you can buy everything under the same roof, besides you can savé money and time
as well.
9. As my grandma makes cakes every weekend, I rarely go to a pastry shop. This happens
when I meet my friends. We spend an hour or two in a piacé like that having somé
strawberry cakes, strudels, or sponge cakes with a cup of hot chocolate or fruit tea.
10. Fortunately, I am. Well, I don’t say I always resist the temptation to open my purse, bút
I never waste my money on anything useless. I only buy things I need.
1. My favourite month is August. It’s because I lőve summer, especially sunshine, and
there is no school. As I’m fond of fruit, I can have as much as I want at this time of the
year. Additionally, in August you can go fór trips and outings since the weather is still
great.
2. The sün is shining and the temperature is 20 C. Despite the fact that the wind is blowing
a bit, I lőve it. If I didn’t have to study fór my history progress test, I would go out
skateboarding. Luckily, the weather forecast says it will be sunny tomorrow too, so I
will be able to have fun with my friends outdoors.
3. Two days ago it was really cold and gloomy. We couldn’t see the sün, which made us
feel depressed and tired. By the end of the day, it even started to snow a bit.
4. Absolutely, if the weather is fine, I’m cheerful and optimistic. When I wake up to the
pattering o f rain, or when the temperature is low, I get intő a bad mood. I haté the long
winter months as I’m always freezing.
5. I turn on somé lights in the house as well as the colourful standing lamp in the sitting
room. Bright colours raise my spirits. I pút flowers or at least a small potted plánt in
the middle o f the table. I f i have somé free time, I go to the gym. Good music, pals and
physical exercise cheer me up.
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6. When the temperature is high, I feel in good shape. I go cycling or jogging with my
dog. When it’s low, I alsó go jogging or get somé physical exercise in the garden. I
meet my friends after I have done my homework. O f course, I alsó help my parents if
there’s somé work in and around the house. I’m fond o f reading and doing crossword
puzzles.
7. On cold days I wear warm clothes, such as pullovers, sweat shirts, jeans, jackets, coats,
gloves, caps and boots, and when it snows, I have heavy boots on. On hot days it’s
enough to pút on a light summer dress. I alsó prefer denim shorts or skirts, with T-shirts
and sandals or slippers.
8. Yes, several times. The most beautiful one I’ve ever seen was over the cathedral in my
city on a laté summer aftemoon.
9. When it’s raining, it’s nőt hard fór me to study, as outside there’s nőt much to distract
my attention from what I have to focus on. I’m quite quick on the uptake when there
are no disturbing noises down the Street as the people are alsó at home.
10. On rainy weekends my family and I visit our relatives. Sometimes we go to the country-
side by cár, or stay at home and go to see a film or an exhibition. It’s much more
exciting when the sky is blue and the temperature is above 18-20 C. We go on picnics
with other families whom we have known fór ages. It’s always good fun to be together
with them as there are other girls and boys of my age.
1. Skipping breakfast is quite a bad habit. A lót of people do this because they either get
up very early when they are still very sleepy or they are always in a hurry, so they only
have something hot with a slice of toast at the very beginning of their day. They should
know that coffee or strong tea on an empty stomach is unhealthy. It is dangerous too
because by doing so, one can develop certain diseases in the long run.
2. Doing physical exercises either in the moming or aftemoon raises your energy level.
Aftemoon sports activities are said to be better because by this time your body
temperature is higher, so it’s easier to raise your energy level. As fór me, I go jogging,
ride my bike or go fór a walk with my dog.
3. I always have fruit or salad between the main meals. I rarely eat any snacks. As I am
health conscious, I pay special attention to nőt having sweets or goodies at all, and after
lunch and dinner, I always eat apples.
4. A sensible eater starts their day with a glass of pure fruit or vegetable juice. They are
aware of the calorie content of what they consume. They buy organic food and try to
avoid the use o f the microwave oven fór cooking. They are aware of the amount of food
they eat and always have meals made from fresh meat or vegetables.
5. Most people prefer starting their lunch with somé soup, which is followed by a light
main course. They eat lean meat, fish or poultry with organic vegetables. However, a
good number of people choose something filling if they do hard physical work. Don’t
ever eat too much fór dinner or supper. Make sure you have your last meal of the day at
around six or seven at the latest.
6. If you want to improve the quality of your diet, buy organic food. Meals made from
fresh meat, fruits and vegetables are the best fór your health. You can even make bread
at home. Meals containing unsaturated fát alsó help you keep in good shape. Stay away
from unhealthy foods that contain preservatives and other sorts of additives.
7. Those who need to bum fát because of their weight need to do two workouts a day, one
in the moming and one in the aftemoon. In our demanding and busy world those who
eat a lót because of being overstressed, should take somé serious exercise every day.
As fór their diet, they should avoid eating fatty food and meals high in carbohydrate.
Instead, the consumption of somé fruit and vegetables is recommended.
8. Being vegetarian is quite widespread today. There are different types of such a diet.
Somé people eat no meat, milk or eggs. Others eat no meat products, bút they eat eggs.
People belonging to a third group eat no meat and eggs, bút somé dairy products can be
found on their table. The diet o f the people in the fourth group contains any food except
meat. The fifth type we call semi-vegetarianism, which suggests they eat fish, poultry,
dairy products and eggs.
9. Mood food means a kind of food that can have an affect on how you feel. ’You are what
you eat’, as the saying goes. What we have affects us both physically and mentally.
Foods high in fibre help you be more optimistic and energetic. Consequently, you may
feel less exhausted, depressed or stressed. Chocolate, among other things, is said to
make you happier and more cheerful.
1 0 . My favourite dish is pancake a la Hortobágy. All you need is somé eggs, flour, milk
or soda water and somé oil fór making the pancakes. Pút somé ground meat, chopped
onion, a bit of oil and salt, garlic, red pepper and sour cream in a saucepan and boil this
mixture fór thirty minutes. After you have fried the pancakes, fül them with somé of the
mixture.
2. I personally prefer shops that sell cosmetic items. When I’m there I simply forget about
time. To spend two hours there would be no problem fór me at all. As fór my brother,
he would be absolutely delighted to be left in a PC shop fór 120 minutes.
3. I use cash to pay in shops. My parents give me a reasonable amount of pocket money.
They are of the opinion that fór a teenager like me, this is the safest way to pay fór
something I buy. In case you lose somé of your pocket money, it ’hurts’, bút nőt that
much. Unlike the situation when you carry your bank card with you and somehow it
gets lost. This causes a great deal of trouble to you. On the other hand, paying by card
is very convenient and usefiil. My parents prefer to pay by card.
4. Hypermarkets are noisy places in contrast with small shops where there is soft music or
no music at all. In spacious hypermarkets you have enough room to walk up and down
with your trolley even if they are crowded. It’s nőt always easy to get information about
the product you are looking fór. Small shops are usually crowded because so many
different kinds of goods are sold in a relatively small piacé. In compensation fór that,
you can turn to smiling and helpful shop assistants fór advice.
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Generally, women’s favourite shops are ones where they can buy clothes, shoes,
jewellery, household goods or cosmetic items, while mén prefer shops where electrical,
PC or sports goods can be bought. They alsó enjoy spending time at cár showrooms.
When people get addicted to buying things, one day they realise they are unable to
leave a pretty pullover or dress on the counter. It’s true advertisements and commercials
suggest purchasing everything you long fór, bút you should use your brain before you
buy. In my opinion it’s people’s way of thinking that creates such an addiction.
E-shopping can be advantageous because all you need to do is turn on your computer
and make your order, provided you have enough money in your bank account. It’s really
simple. On the other hand, you must be careful about providing your bank account data
as it may be misused by people in somé cases.
Disposable goods are practical because after you have used them, you get rid of them.
No need to wash or dry them. Just think of the paper plates, tableclothes and plastic
cutlery you use at parties. They can be recycled.
Commercials and advertisements promote the sales of goods. If a product has just
been launched on to the markét, customers can get familiar with the new brand via
advertising on TV or in newspapers and magazines.
In summer there are thunderstorms with flashes of lightning, bút in most cases it’s
really sweltering. When it hails, farmers are worried about their crops. Fór city dwellers
hot summers are nőt always pleasant, especially on housing estates where the buildings
become overheated. Snowy winters can cause traffic problems mostly if it snows fór
days and weeks. Accidents can happen anywhere where the roads are slippery.
No, absolutely nőt. I feel ’privileged’ nőt to be affected by either cold or hot fronts.
Both of my parents suffer from heat waves. Although they are against taking pilis, still
there are times when only tablets fór headaches can help them.
Fortunately, it rarely hails in the region where we live. Still, it can cause considerable
damage. We are dreadfully upset to see the hail-hit fields.
Somé weather forecasts are absolutely reliable. With the help of the Net you can follow
the latest predictions fór the whole world.
5. If there’s too much rain, it’s bad fór agriculture. If there’s too little, plants dry out.
Agriculture depends heavily on weather conditions. In this way economy is alsó
affected by extreme weather changes.
6. Unfortunately, we have heard about several natural disasters in the world recently.
There have been floods, volcano eruptions, storms, earthquakes, tsunamis and a couple
of years ago there was a drought in our country when the majority of the agricultural
crops dried out.
7. On TV, the radio, the Internet, in newspapers and on digital displays in streets. You can
alsó buy small weather forecast gadgets, which show the temperature both inside and
outside your home and the predicted weather conditions fór the next day.
8. O f course I do. I always try to fm d a reJiabJe weather forecast portai where I can check
what kind o f weather we will have during our two-week holiday. In most cases they
predict the weather changes quite successfully.
9. I fi travel to a hot country, I always pút a pair of goggles, a bikini, a straw hat, binoculars,
somé mosquito repellent spray and sunscreen in my suitcase. I f i travel to a cold country,
I pút a pair o f heavy boots, a water repellent jacket and trousers, gloves, somé de-icer
spray, a sleeping bag and o f course, warm clothes in my big travel bag.
10. In order to avoid the effects of extreme weather, you need several things. When the
temperature is extremely high, you are advised to pút on your baseball cap or a straw
hat to protect your head from UV radiation, and a pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes
too. You may alsó need somé sunscreen to stop the sün from buming you.
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In my opinion ...
To teli you the truth, it’s ...
I am o f the same opinion.
I see it rather differently.
That’s most interesting.
How nice.
Oh, that’s lovely.
This is the best idea ever.
I find this idea perfect.
Extremely impressive.
That’s quite something.
Fantastic.
Fairly good.
Fine.
Superb.
Cool.
Awesome.
Nőt bad.
How bad.
Nőt at all bad.
So-so.
Awful.
You are hopeless.
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