Alice and the Wonders of the English Class

Alice és a csodák az angolórán

Feldolgozandó szituációk:

Your English friend is expecting some guests for
the weekend. He is asking you what to cook for
them. You
■ advise him to take the guests to a restaurant
■ tell him why you think it is better not to cook at
home
■ inform him about the prices
■ recommend a good restaurant to him
■ tell him where to find the place
You have an English friend who has asked you to
go to the cinema with him tonight.
You don’t really feel like going out so you
■ tell him you can’t go
■ be very polite and give him a good reason why
■ promise to go with him some other time
You have been studying in England for a year and
now you are taking leave of the friends you have
made there. You
■ say good-bye to them
■ tell them how much you will miss them
■ ask them to keep contact
■ invite them for a glass of champagne
Your English friend would like to move to Hungary
and settle down here. She is asking you where you
think could be a nice place to live. You
■ you recommend either a city or the countryside
■ give your reasons why
■ give all the possible advantages of the place
■ inform her about shopping and entertainment
facilities
Your English friends are visiting your new home in
the country. You have been studying in England for
a year and now you are taking leave of the friends
you have made there. You tell them
■ how you managed to raise money for the new
house
■ what the house looks like from the inside
■ whether you have enough room for the family
members
■ about the garden
■ about the conveniences
Your English friend is asking you for advice. She
wants some ideas on how to furnish her living-
room. You tell her
■ where you would place the wall unit
■ what colour curtain to put on the window
■ where you would put the table
■ where you would hang the picture.
■ Also, give reasons for your choices.
Your English friend does not understand why your
family bought a garden plot in the countiy. Now
you are talking about the advantages of having a
plot of land like yours. Tell her
■ what you grow in the garden
■ what jobs you especially like doing there
■ that it is a way of relaxation for you and give
your reasons
■ the advantages of eating home-grown vegetables
You and your English friend are talking about an
ideal house to live in. Tell him
■ what kind of house you would like to live in
■ what you would like to have in the basement
■ what rooms should be there on the ground floor
■ what rooms you would like to have upstairs
Your English friend has planned to buy a house or a
flat in Hungary but she cannot really decide
between the two. Now you are telling her what you
think.
■ say which one you wouldn’t buy if you were in
her place
■ give at least three reasons why not
■ say which one you think is better
■ give at least three reasons for your choice
■ react naturally to your friend’s possible
objections
Your English friend would like to have fitted carpet
in his new living-room. Now you are trying to talk
him out of it. Tell him that
■ fitted carpets are not very practical to use in
living-rooms
■ give at least three reasons why not
■ recommend another way of floor covering
■ give at least three reasons for your choice
■ react naturally to your friend’s possible
objections
You would like to invite your English friend for a
Sunday trip in the mountains.
Now you
■ ask him about his plans for the week-end
■ invite him for the trip
■ say where you are going
■ give a reason for your choice
■ tell him how to get there and how long it will last
■ offer an alternative programme in case it might
rain
You are giving a birthday party to your friends at
the weekend. You have decided to invite your
English friend too. Now you are talking to him.
You
■ tell him what you are planning to do at the week-
end
■ invite him for the party
■ tell him who else is coming
■ tell him what time the dinner will begin
■ give a list of possible activities that he can do a t
the party
You are having some English guests in your home.
Now you are about to treat them
to some cakes which you have made yourself. You
■ offer them the cakes
■ react naturally to possible refusal
■ say who you got the recipe from
■ tell them why these cakes are special
You would like to invite your English friend to a
concert. Now you
■ tell her what kind of concert it is
■ invite her to the concert
■ say when it is on and what time it begins
■ tell her about the tickets
■ discuss where you would want to sit

You are going shopping when you meet your

English friend in the street. Now you
are talking to her. You
■ ask her where she is going
■ ask her if you can join her
■ recommend a big supermarket to go to
■ give at least three reasons to go there
■ react naturally to what your friend is saying