UNIT ELEVEN PLACES TO LIVE

UNIT ELEVEN – TIZENEGYEDIK LECKE

Places to Live – Lakóhelyek

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Dave and Linda live in Norwich – a town about 150 kilometres north-east of London. Dave’s got a new job at
Gatwick Airport, south of London. So, they’re looking for a new flat nearer the airport. They don’t want to buy
a house because they both work and they haven’t got time to look after the garden.
Dave would like to live in London, but Linda wants to live in Brighton because it’s by the sea. She’d like to
find a job in a language school.

north-east of London  Londontól észak-keletre

an airport  repülőtér
south of London  Londontól délre
to look for  keresni
a flat  lakás
both  mindkettő
to look after  vigyázni valamire, gondozni
by the sea  a tengernél
to find  találni, megtalálni

Dave and Linda live in Norwich – a town about
150 kilometres north-east of London.
Dave’s got a new job at Gatwick Airport, south of
London.
So, they’re looking for a new flat nearer the
airport. They don’t want to buy a house because
they both work and they haven’t got time to look
after the garden.
Dave would like to live in London, but Linda
wants to live in Brighton because it’s by the sea.
She’d like to find a job in a language school.
 Dave és Linda Norwich-ban laknak, amely
 150 km-re lévő város észak-keletre Londontól.
 Dave új állást kapott Londontól délre, a
Gatwick repülőtéren.
 Így új lakást keresnek a repülőtérhez
közelebb.
 Nem akarnak házat venni, mert mindketten
dolgoznak, és nincs idejük a kertet gondozni.
 Dave Londonban szeretne lakni, de Linda
Brightonban akar, mert az a tenger mellett
van.
 Egy nyelviskolában szeretne munkát találni.

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Dave: But Linda, the airport is nearer London than Brighton – and there’s a train every 15 minutes from
Victoria.
Linda: Yes, I know – but there are trains from Brighton to Gatwick, too.
Let’s go to Brighton next weekend and have a look.
You don’t know Brighton!
Dave: Well, I know I’d like to live in London. It’s more interesting and more exciting than Brighton…
you can do everything there.
Linda: Yes, you can… but it’s also a very expensive city, a lot more expensive than Brighton.
We aren’t millionaires! Brighton’s smaller and quieter than London and…
Dave: …not in the summer when all the tourists come!
Linda: Oh, it’s always quieter than London – the tourists go to London too, all year round.
I think the most important question for us is money – and Brighton is cheaper than London, a lot
cheaper.
Dave: Okay, let’s go to Brighton next weekend and…
Linda: …oh good… you know, I’m sure Brighton is the place for us.

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a train  vonat
every 15 minutes  minden 15 percben
let’s go  menjünk
next weekend  jövő hét vége, jövő hét végén
to have a look  megnézni
more interesting  érdekesebb
more exciting  izgalmasabb
everything  minden
You can do everything  Mindent megtehetsz. / Mindent csinálhatsz.
also  is, szintén
expensive  drága
a lot more expensive  sokkal drágább
millionaire  milliomos
all year round  egész évben
the most important question  a legfontosabb kérdés
I’m sure  biztos vagyok benne
the place for us  a nekünk való hely

Dave: But Linda, the airport is nearer London
than Brighton – and there’s a train
every 15 minutes from Victoria.
Linda: Yes, I know – but there are trains
from Brighton to Gatwick, too.
Let’s go to Brighton next weekend
and have a look.
You don’t know Brighton!
Dave: Well, I know I’d like to live in London.
It’s more interesting and more exciting
than Brighton…you can do everything
there.
Linda: Yes, you can… but it’s also a very
expensive city, a lot more expensive than
Brighton. We aren’t millionaires!
Brighton’s smaller and quieter
than London and…
Dave: …not in the summer when all the tourists
come!
Linda: Oh, it’s always quieter than London –
the tourists go to London too,
all year round.
I think the most important question for us
is money – and Brighton is cheaper than
London, a lot cheaper.
Dave: Okay, let’s go to Brighton next weekend
and…
Linda: …oh good… you know, I’m sure
Brighton is the place for us.
 De Linda, a repülőtér közelebb van
Londonhoz, mint Brightonhoz – és van vonat
minden 15 percben a Viktóriáról.
 Igen, tudom – de vannak vonatok
Brightonból a Gatwickre is.
Menjünk el Brightonba a jövő héten
és nézzük meg.
Te nem is ismered Brightont!
 Nos, azt tudom, hogy Londonban szeretnék
lakni. Sokkal érdekesebb és izgalmasabb,
mint Brighton… mindent csinálhatsz ott.
 Igen, valóban… de ez egy nagyon
drága város is, sokkal drágább, mint Brighton.
Nem vagyunk milliomosok.
Brighton kisebb és csendesebb,
mint London és…
 …nem nyáron, amikor az összes turista jön!
 Oh, mindig csendesebb, mint London –
a turisták Londonba is mennek
egész évben.
Azt hiszem, a legfontosabb kérdés számunkra
a pénz – és Brighton olcsóbb, mint London,
sokkal olcsóbb.
 Jól van, menjünk el Brightonba a jövő héten
és…
 …oh, jól van…tudod, biztos vagyok benne,
Brighton a nekünk való hely.

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Dave and Linda are at the Brighton Property Office.
The estate agent offers them two flats:

Man: This is a ground floor flat with three bedrooms, a living room and a dining room. It has central
heating.
Dave: How old is the flat?
Man: It’s twenty years old.
Linda: How far is it from the sea?
Man: It’s only five minutes from the sea and five minutes from the shopping centre.
Linda: Oh, it sounds great.
Dave: How much is the rent?
Man: 120 pounds a week.
Dave: And what is the other flat like?
Man: It’s thirty years old, on the first floor. It has got two large bedrooms and a large living-room.
Dave: What kind of heating is there?
Man: Electric fires. And it is near the shopping centre and ten minutes from the sea.
Dave: And what about the rent?
Man: It’s 95 pounds a week.
Dave: O.K. thank you for the information.

…Later…

Linda: I prefer the first flat. It’s bigger, more comfortable than the second, and it’s nearer the sea, too.
Dave: Yes, it’s true, but the rent is more expensive and the shopping centre is farther.
Linda: But the first flat is newer, more modern and the central heating is less expensive.
Look at the photos! It’s the most beautiful, isn’t it?
Dave: But it’s too big for us.
Linda: And what about our children? Two bedrooms are for them and one for us.
And I like the dining-room, too.
Dave: O.K. Let’s rent it then.
a property office  ingatlan-közvetítő hivatal/iroda
an estate agent  ingatlanközvetítő
to offer  ajánlani
ground floor  földszint
a ground floor flat  földszinti lakás
a bedroom  hálószoba
a living room  nappali szoba
a dining room  ebédlő
central heating  központifűtés
a flat  lakás
how far  milyen messze
a shopping centre  bevásárló központ
it sounds great  nagyszerűen hangzik
How much is the rent?  Mennyibe kerül a bérleti díj?
first floor  első emelet
large  nagy
electric fires  elektromos fűtés
thank for…  köszönet valamiért
to prefer  kedvelni, jobban szeretni
comfortable  kényelmes
more comfortable  kényelmesebb
it’s true  igaz
expensive  drága
more expensive  drágább
less expensive  kevésbé drága
the most beautiful  a leggyönyörűbb

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Dave and Linda are at the Brighton Property
Office.
The estate agent offers them two flats:
Agent: This is a ground floor flat with three
bedrooms, a living room and one
dining room. It has central heating.
Dave: How old is the flat?
Agent: It’s twenty years old.
Linda: How far is it from the sea?
Agent: It’s only five minutes from the sea
and five minutes from the shopping
centre.
Linda: Oh, it sounds great.
Dave: How much is the rent?
Agent: 120 pounds a week.
Dave: And what is the other flat like?
Agent: It’s thirty years old, on the first floor.
It has got two large bedrooms
and a large living room.
Dave: What kind of heating is there?
Agent: Electric fires. And it is near the shopping
centre and ten minutes from the sea.
Dave: And what about the rent?
Agent: It’s 95 pounds a week.
Dave: O.K. Thank you for the information.
…Later…
Linda: I prefer the first flat.
It’s bigger, more comfortable than
the second,
and it’s nearer the sea, too.
Dave: Yes, it’s true, but the rent is more
expensive and the shopping centre is
farther.
Linda: But the first flat is newer, more modern
and the central heating is less expensive.
Look at the photos! It’s the most
beautiful, isn’t it?
Dave: But it’s too big for us.
Linda: And what about our children?
Two bedrooms are for them and one for
us. And I like the dining room, too.
Dave: O.K. Let’s rent it then.
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 Dave és Linda a Brightoni Ingatlan-közvetítő
irodában vannak.
 Az ingatlan ügynök két lakást ajánl nekik:
 Ez egy földszinti lakás három
hálószobával, egy nappalival és egy
ebédlővel. Központi fűtése van.
 Milyen idős a lakás?
 20 éves.
 Milyen messze van a tengertől?
 Csak öt percre van a tengertől,
és öt percre a bevásárlóközponttól.
 Ó, ez nagyszerűen hangzik!
 Mennyibe kerül a bérlet?
 48 font egy hétre.
 És milyen a másik lakás?
 Ez egy első emeleti 30 éves lakás.
Két nagy hálószobája
és egy nagy nappalija van.
 Milyen fajta fűtés van benne?
 Elektromos. És közel van a
bevásárlóközponthoz, és tíz percre van a
tengertől.
 És a bérleti díj?
 95 font egy hétre.
 Rendben. Köszönjük az információt.
 …Később…
 Nekem az első lakás tetszik.
Nagyobb, kényelmesebb,
mint a második,
és közelebb van a tengerhez is.
 Igen, ez igaz, de a bérleti díj
drágább, és a bevásárló központ
messzebb van.
 De az első lakás újabb, modernebb
és a központi fűtés kevésbé drága.
Nézd a képeket! Ez a legszebb,
ugye?
 De ez túl nagy nekünk!
 És mi van a gyerekeinkkel?
Két hálószoba nekik és egy nekünk.
És tetszik az ebédlő, is.
 O.K. Akkor vegyük ki.
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EGY KIS NYELVTAN

The Comparison of Adjectives II. - A melléknév fokozása II.

Longer words (Többszógatú melléknevek)

A is expensive. B is more expensive than A. C is the most expensive.

A is modern. B is more modern than A. C is the most modern.
A is interesting. B is less interesting than A. C is the least interesting.

Szabály: A többszótagos melléknevek elé felfelé fokozásnál

középfokban more,
felsőfokban most,
lefelé fokozásnál
középfokban less,
felsőfokban least szócskát teszünk.

Present Conditional Tense – Feltételes jelen idő

Képzése: would segédige + ige to nélküli alakja

Gyakori használata a like igével kifjezett szerkezet.

Pl.: I would like to buy a house.  Szeretnék venni egy házat.

I wouldn’t like to buy a flat.  Nem szeretnék lakást venni!
Would you like to buy a house?  Szeretnél házat venni?
Yes, I would.  Igen.
No, I wouldn’t.  Nem.
What would you like to buy?  Mit szeretnél venni?

Look, feel, sound … - Érzékelést kifejező igék

It looks nice. It doesn’t look nice Does it look nice?
feels pleasant. feel pleasant. feel pleasant?
sounds terrible. sound terrible sound terrible

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Question Tags – Utókérdés

Szabály:
+ -
You are the new secretary, aren’t you?
- +
You aren’t the new secretary, are you?

Példamondatok:
She can speak Italian, can’t she?
They wouldn’t go there, would they?
You like animals, don’t you?
I’m late, aren’t I?
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Exercises - Feladatok

1. Answer the questions

a. Where is Norwich?
b. Where has David got a new job?
c. Why don’t they want to buy a house?
d. Why does Linda want to live in Brighton?

2. What do you know about Dave and Linda?

True False Don’t know

a. They live in Norwich.
b. They like Norwich.
c. Norwich is nearer Gatwick Airport than London.
d. They are looking for a house to buy.
e. They don’t want a garden.
f. Linda wouldn’t like to live in London.
g. Dave thinks London’s more exciting than Brighton.
h. Linda would like to live near the sea.
i. Linda’s got a job in a language school in Norwich.
j. Dave knows Brighton.

3. Write a short description of the flat that Linda and Dave would like to have.
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4. Comparison

Use the right forms of the adjectives in the sentences.

expensive, fast, good, beautiful, old, hot, clever, intelligent, dangerous, cold

a. Cars are ............ planes.

b. Skiing is .............. football.
c. Travelling to London is .................. travelling to Vienna.
d. It is ................. day of my life.
e. January is ............. month of the year.
f. Your test is ...................
g. Mark is 40. His friend is 40, too. Mark is .................. his friend.
h. Africa is ...................... continent.
i. Monkeys are .............. dogs.
j. Dolphins are ................. animals in the world.

5. Say sentences with ‘prefer’.

e.g.: I’d like to watch TV. (go to the cinema)

I’d prefer to go to the cinema.

a. I’d like to ski. (climb mountains)

b. I’d like to drink tea (drink coffee)
c. I’d like to eat pizza. (spaghetti Bolognese)
d. I’d like to go to the disco. (theatre)
e. I’d like to read a good book. (listen to music)

6. Translate the sentences.

a. Tom az idősebb fiútestvérem, John a fiatalabb.

b. Mark a legintelligensebb hallgató a csoportban, de Sarah keményebben dolgozik.
c. Edinburgh az egyik legszebb város Nagy-Britanniában.
d. Néhány könyv érdekesebb, mint a többi.
e. Ez a legolcsóbb kalap a boltban.
f. A legdrágább autót veszi meg.
g. A vonatok általában olyan gyorsan mennek, mint a buszok.
h. Nem hiszem, hogy Tom olyan okos, mint Bob.

7. How would you translate?

a. as poor as a church mouse

b. as happy as a dog with two tails
c. as clear as daylight
d. as old as the hills
e. as busy as a bee
f. as light as a feather
g. as fit as a fiddle
h. as flat as a pancake
i. as cool as a cucumber
j. as cold as Christmas
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8. Choose the right word

a. I don’t think fishing is exciting / excited.

b. He isn’t really interested / interesting in surfing.
c. The English usually eat a big / great breakfast.
d. Does she keep the house clean / clear?
e. Can I open the window? It is too hot / cold in this room.
f. He likes to live a quite / quiet life.
g. Great things have small / little beginnings.
h. Speech is silver, silence is golden / gold.
i. Is it heavy / difficult to do this well?
j. Those apples are rather small / little.

9. What are the first words of these questions?

They are all different.

a. ............ is your birthday?
b. ............ old are you?
c. ............ money have you got?
d. ............ is your favourite writer?
e. ............ brothers and sisters have you got?
f. ............ is your mother at the moment?
g. ............ is your father doing now?
h. ............ do you work?
i. ............ does he want a new house?
j. ............ wouldn’t he like to live?

10. Complete the sentences with the correct question –tag.

a. He was at home yesterday, ….?

b. This isn’t her car, …?
c. He works as a tour guide, …?
d. You don’t live in New York, …?
e. They work in a bank every year, …?