men and women’s job

Good morning. How are you today? How did you come to school this morning? / Did you
have something for breakfast today?

 How can you divide jobs?

 What are women and men responsible for?
 What are the most popular jobs in Hungary?

Possible answers:

Jobs are divided up into two large catergories: blue collar and white collar. Blue collar jobs are generally
manual labour type, such as factory work, building and construction. The white collar jobs are the office
work such as bank clerks, office workers, teachers, computer operators.

If a woman goes out to work, she is responsible for at least three jobs: she must be a good mother, a good
housewife and a good worker. As a mother she has to look after the children. As a housewife she has to do
the housework: clean the floor, dust the furniture, hoover the carpet, cook, do the washing up, do the
shopping, do the ironing.
Men are usually good at repairing the household devices. They can replace a burnt-out light bulb, stick on
wallpaper, and repair a leaking water pipe. A good husband should share the responsibility of bringing up a
child and caring for the family with his wife.

There are lots of professions but the most popular are lawyer, doctor, teacher, engineer, mechanic, builder,
driver, soldier, shop assistant, carpenter and many others.
HOBBY AND FREETIME ACTIVITIES
Compare the pictures. Describe and contrast the different kinds of hobbies. Include the following:
 What is hobby?
 Name some free-time activities.
 The most popular hobbies in Hungary
 What is your hobby?

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. What kind of hobbies / free-time activities do you know?
2. Do you like reading / watching films / going to the cinema / going to the theatre?
3. What kind of films do you like?
4. Do you like classical/ romantic/ historical films?
5. Which film did you see last time?
6. Who is your favourite actor / actress? Why do you like him / her?
7. How often do you go to the cinema / theatre?
8. Do you have free-time at weekends?
9. What do you do at weekends?

A hobby is an activity that you like doing and do it quite often. I think it is important to have a hobby
because hobbies are a way of recreation. Nowadays many young people spend their time at home, playing
computer games or watching TV. There are different kinds of hobbies, for example colleting things (stamps,
coins, autographs, napkins), keeping pets, model building, doing needlework or woodwork, pottery, playing
an instrument and dancing. These are indoor hobbies. While hiking, mountaineering, caving, sailing, fishing
and bird-watching are outdoor hobbies.
Unfortunately many Hungarians spend their time at home, but fishing is a very popular hobby in our country
for men and gardening is both for men and women.
I love animals so I have a dog. I love taking him for a walk and we usually play a lot together. Other people
have cats, guinea pigs, hamsters, budgies or goldfish.
holiday
These pictures show different types of holidays. Talk about them. Include the following points:

 Where to go
 How to organize the holiday
 How to travel
 Places to visit in Hungary
 Your last holiday

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 Where can people go on holiday?
 How do you plan your holiday?
 How can you travel?
 Why do tourists come to Hungary?
 Where did you last go on holiday?

People can go on holiday to the seaside, for example Croatia or Greece and go swimming and
sunbathing. They can also go to a lake for example Lake Balaton. It is a very popular place for relaxing in
Hungary. If they want to be active, they can also travel to the mountains and go backpacking.
We can plan the holiday well. If we organise the holiday, we have to book a hotel room, buy tickets,
apply for visa if necessary and plan all the programmes carefully. We pack the bags and suitcases: we put in
light clothes, a swimsuit, sandals, a hat and sunglasses.
We can travel by plane. It is fast and comfortable but often expensive. We can go by car and we can
travel when and where we want to. We can also take a bus but it takes a long time and it is sometimes
uncomfortable.
A lot of tourists come to Hungary to see Budapest: the Castle Hill, Matthias Church, the Fishermen’s
Bastion, the Heroes’ Square and the House of the Parliament. They spend some time at Lake Balaton. Some
of them come to see the Hungarian puszta with its cows and horses. They would like to try typical
Hungarian spicy food.
I like travelling, too. Last year I went to Siófok at Lake Balaton with my family. We spent a week
there. The weather was great and I went swimming every day. In the evenings we went walking in the town.
I liked it very much.
HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS

Good morning. How are you today? How did you come to school this morning? / Did you
have something for breakfast today?

 What family occasions do you celebrate?

 How do we celebrate Christmas?
 How do we celebrate Easter?
 How do we celebrate Women’s Day and Mother’s Day?

We celebrate birthdays, namedays, wedding anniversaries. On my birthday my mother always cooks my

favourite dishes. She also makes a cake for me. I always get presents.

At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is the biggest family festival for us. On
Christmas Eve my mother usually cooks during the whole day. The traditional dishes are fish or meat soup,
stuffed cabbage or roast chicken with mashed potatoes and as a dessert we eat poppy-seed cake and nut
rolls. While my mum is cooking in the kitchen, me and my brother decorate the Christmas tree. When we
are ready, we place the Christmas presents under the tree. They are opened only after we have dinner
together. After that we have a chat, watch TV and have a good time. On the first and second day of
Christmas we either visit our relatives or they come to us.

At Easter we celebrate the Resurrection. On Easter Monday boys visit their relatives and friends. They
sprinkle women and girls with perfume or water. They get chocolate or painted eggs, and chocolate bunnies.
A typical Easter Sunday breakfast consist of ham, boiled eggs, yellow cottage cheese, and homw-made
sausage, milk and loaf.

At Women’s Day, men thank women for everything they do for and give them flowers and presents.
We celebrate Mother’s Day to thank our mothers for everything they do and give them flowers and
presents.
GADGETS

These pictures show different types of appliences. Compare and contrast the pictures and include the
following points:
 Electrical devices at home
 What is a computer used for in everyday life?
 The importance of the Internet
 What do you use your mobile phone for?

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. What kind of electrical devices have you got at home?

2. Do you have a computer at home?
3. What do you use it for? Do you send e-mails / chat / search for something?
4. Do you use your mobile phone for phoning or sending SMS? What else can you do with it?
5. What kind of web-sites are you interested in?
6. How can the Internet make our lives easier?

In the kitchen we have a cooker, a microwave, an oven and a fridge. We keep the washing machine and the
hairdryer in the bathroom, while the vacuum cleaner and the electric iron are kept in the store room. Of
course, we have a TV, a misic centre, a DVD player and a computer in the living room.
I use my computer every day. I write e-mails to my friends and sometimes chat with them. I also use it for
my homework. I can search for information. I often play computer games.
You can find all kind of information on the Internet. You can find timetables, you can read newspapers. You
can download films, music and books from the Internet. You can buy different things, too.
My favourite web-sites are ………………………………
With a mobile phone you can call people, send text messages or pictures, play games, take pictures and use
the calculator. And you can listen to music.
daily routine

Compare the pictures. Describe and contrast the theme of daily routine on weekdays and at weekends.
Include the following:

 Your daily routine on weekday

 How do you start your day?
 What is your school day like?
 What do you do in the afternoon and in the evening?
 Do you have any free time?
 How different is your daily routine at weekends?

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 When do you get up on weekdays?

 Do you have breakfast?
 When do you go to school?
 How many lessons are there a day?
 What do you do after school?
 When do you go to bed?
 When do you get up at weekends?
 How often do you go out?
 Where do you go out?

I do not like getting up early. My mother wakes me up on weekdays. On weekdays I get up at .......... and go
to the bathroom where I have a shower. I get dressed. I don’t have breakfast at home. I go to school by bus.
It takes me ............... minutes to get there. Lessons start at 8 and they finish at 2.15. I usually have 6-7
lessons a day. I have lunch after lessons in the school canteen. In the afternoon I do my homework, help
with the housework. When I have free time I meet my friends and we spend some time together. I always
have lunch at home with my family. It is my mother who prepares the meal. We have lunch at 7. After lunch
the family settles down in the living room and we watch TV and talk about how we have spent the day.
Later I have a bath, put on my pyjamas and go to bed. I usually fall asleep at 11.
At the weekend I get up later. My mother doesn’t wake me up. I usually have a big breakfast and spend the
morning at home. I often clean my room at the weekend. If the family does not have a programme for the
day, I play computer games or play with my dog in the garden. I spend the Saturday evenings with my
friends. On Sunday we usually visit my grandparents and spend the whole day there.
AT THE DOCTOR’S

Compare the pictures. Describe the theme of the healthy lifestyle and at the doctor’s. Include the following:
• What you do to keep in a good health
• How doctors examine their patients
• Diseases in English
• When were you last ill and what was the problem?
• The place you can get medicine

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. What do ’good health’ and ’poor health’

mean?
2. What should we do to keep fit?
3. What should we eat to stay healthy?
4. What do you do if you feel sick?
5. Where can you get medicine?
6. Have you ever been to a hospital?
7. When were you last ill? What was the
matter with you?
8. What diseases do you know in EnglisH
To keep in good health, you should eat healthy food and go for a walk or do exercises. We talk about good
health when you feel fine and poor health when you feel sick.
To stay fit we shouldn’t eat fatty food, like ham, bacon and a lot of meat. A lot of fat can lead to heart
problems. We shouldn’t eat food that contains a lot of sugar, like sweets, cakes and soft drinks. A lot of
sugar is also bad for your teeth.
To eat healthily, we should eat more fruit and vegetables. We should drink a lot of water and eat less pasta
or bread.
Drinking alcohol or smoking is also bad for your health. It is difficult for a lot of people to give it up.
I don’t eat fatty food. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. I don’t smoke and I don’t drink alcohol.
If I feel sick, I go to the doctor at the surgery. I tell my problem and he examines me: he listens to my lungs,
looks at my throat and takes my temperature. He prescribes some medicine and I have to stay at home and
rest. I also have to drink a lot.
If I need medicine, I go to the chemist’s.
If you are unwell, you can go to the hospital. I have never been to hospital./I have been to hospital _____
(once/twice/three times).
Last month I had a bad cold. I had a headache and my nose was running. I couldn’t stop sneezing and it hurt
when I swallowed. I had a high temperature, so I went to my GP. I stayed at home and got better after a few
days.

Have a headache fejfájás have the flu influenzás

Have sore throat torokfájás have a heart attack szívinfarktusa van
Have a temperature lázas have cancer rákja van
Have a toothache fogjájás have a pain in my stomach fáj a gyomra
Have appendicitis (vakbélgyulladás have food poisoning ételmérgezése van
--.MY SCHOOL

These pictures show our school. Describe your school and include the following points:
 Who was it named after?
 When was the school built? How many buildings and classrooms are there in it?
 How many students attend this school?
 Are there any special classes or facilities?
 What about sports?
 How many lessons do students generally have per day here?

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. What special subjects can you learn here?
2. What languages can you study?
3. What is your favourite subject?
I study at the secondary school named after Vay Ádám in Baktalórántháza. About 1000 students study here.
It consists of three types of schools: grammar, technical and vocational. Students come here from primary
school at the age of 15. They can study here until their school-leaving exams. It takes 4 years. We learn
general subjects, like Hungarian literature and grammar, histoty, maths, foreign languages (English,
German, Ukrainian and French), geography, physics, chemistry, biology and others.
But they can also study some special subjects, such as economics, village hospitality, bee-keeping,
gardening and driving tractors.
Our school consists of a lot of buildings. There are many different classrooms in it. There are 6 classrooms
which are equipped with computers. There are few lassrooms where you can learn languages.
In our school there are 2 gyms and 2 sports grounds where we have P.E. lessons. Almost all students have
lunch at the school canteen. There is also a big buffet.
The yard of the school is full of trees and flowers. Students who live far from the school stay at the sudents’
hostel. They can go home only at weekends. As for me I like my school. My favourite subject is
…………………….
SHOPPING, TYPES OF SHOPS

These pictures show different types of shops. Describe them and include the following:

 What kind of shops do you know?

 How often do you go shopping?
 What do you buy?
 Which shop you like?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of small shops?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of supermarkets?
 Do you like window-shopping?

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 Where can you buy food / clothes / newspapers / paper and pen etc.?
 Do you like shopping? Why? Why not?
 Do you like window-shopping?
 Have you ever bought anything on the Internet?
 What do you think about buying on the Internet? Do you think it is good and comfortable?

In a supermarket you can get almost everything under one roof. Almost all supermarkets are self-service
shops which are very popular because you can see many different varieties of the available articles and you
make your choice as you please. I prefer shopping in a supermarket, but I know there are some people who
don’t like it. These people have to walk from shop to shop a long time till they can get everything if they
haven’t forgotten half of what they originally wanted. Another advantage of supermarkets is that they have
lower prices than small shops. Sometimes they cut the price of certain goods so that people will come to
them. The only disadvantage of going to a big shop is that there area a lot of customers at weekends and
before double feasts. Everybody is in a hurry, both buyers and shop assistants are nervous and there are
often a lot of irritating remarks. However, people who are in favour of small shops argue that their needs are
much better looked after in a small shop and that the assistants are more polite and attentive when serving
them.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT

These pictures show different types of means of transport. Compare and describe them.
• What kind of vehicles are used in city transport
• What you have to buy if you want to use these vehicles
• What kind of trains you can travel on in Hungary
• Where you can buy tickets
 How people travel by plane
 How you go to school

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 How do you travel to school?
 Have you got a driving licence? Have you got a car?
 What do you need to get a driving licence?
 What are the advantages / disadvantages of having a car?
 Where can you buy train tickets? What kinds of tickets do you know?
 What are the advantages / disadvantages of travelling by train?
 What do you have to buy if you want to use these vehicles?
 What kind of trains can you travel on in Hungary?
 What do you know about travelling by plane? Have you ever flown?

In big cites there are different vehicles used in public transport: buses, trams, trolley buses, trains and the
underground. If you want to use them you have to buy a ticket or a season ticket. You have to keep your
ticket while travelling as inspectors may come and ask you for it.
In Hungary you can travel by several kinds of trains: express trains, fast and slow passenger trains. Intercity
is also popular because it is fast and cheap.
Nowadays more and more people go to work by bike because it can keep you fit and it is also cheaper. There
are a lot of bike routes in the big cities, so they can travel safe.
If you travel abroad you can travel by plane. It is very comfortable and fast way of travelling but it very
expensive. Before boarding the plane the passengers must check in and they get a boarding card. Then they
go to the departure lounge where they have to wait. Then they go to the right gate and get into the plane.
I have never flown by plane. / I have flown by plane ……………….. I like it.
I always go to school by bus and I have a season ticket. / I usually walk to school because I don’t live far
from it.
WEATHER AND SEASONS

These pictures show different seasons and weather. Describe them and include the following:
• How many seasons there are in Hungary
• What the weather is like in spring; What happens to trees and flowers in spring
• What the weather is like in summer; What people often do in summer
• What the weather is like in autumn; What happens to trees in autumn
• What the weather is like in winter
 What your favourite season is
• What you wear in winter and in summer

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 How many seasons are there in
Hungary?
 What is the weather like in spring?
 What happens to trees and flowers in
spring?
 What is the weather like in summer?
 What do people often do in summer?
 What is the weather like in autumn?
 What is the weather like in winter?
 What do you wear in winter and in
summer?

In Hungary there are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
In spring the weather is usually bright nad sunny, but sometimes cloudy and windy. The snow melts, the
trees begin to grow leaves and the flowers begin to bloom.
In summer it is usually hot. The sun is shining and the temperature is over thirty. Sometimes there are
showers but they don’t last long. Most people take their holidays in summer. They usually go to the seaside
and lie in the sun or swim in the cool water.
In autumn it is often foggy and cloudy. It is quite cold and there is sometimes frost. It often rains and there is
strong wind. The leaves become yellow, brown and red and then they fall. We harvest some fruits in
autumn, such as plums, pears, apples and grapes.
In winter the temperature is usually below zero. It is cold and frosty. It often snows. In winter you must wear
warm clothes: hats, gloves, scarves, thick overcoats and winter boots.
In summer you can wear light dress, T-shirt, shorts, skirts and sandals.

My favourite season is summer because it is warm again after the long, cold winter days. It is usually hot,
dry, bright and sunny and the temperatures are above thirty degrees. Of course there are some showers,
but I don't mind them because they can be really refreshing during the dog days. I also like summer
because I don't have to put on many clothes and the best thing is of course that I don't have to go to
school. In summer I can do many outdoor activities, for example I really like going on outings in
summer, especially near the river Tisza, because sometimes the hot is only bearable if you are near water.
HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS

These pictures show different cultural events. Describe them include the following:

 The red letter days in your family

 The greatest family celebration for you
 How you celebrate your birthday
 What we celebrate at Christmas/ at Easter
 How we celebrate Christmas / Easter
 Women’s Day and Mother’s Day

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 What are the red letter days in your family?

 What is the greatest family celebration for you?
 How do you celebrate your birthday?
 What do we celebrate at Christmas/ at Easter?
 How do we celebrate Christmas / Easter?
 How do we celebrate Women’s Day and Mother’s Day?

We celebrate birthdays, namedays, wedding anniversaries, Mother’s Day, Christmas and Easter.
On my birthday my mother always cooks my favourite dishes. She also makes a cake for me. I always get
presents.
At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is the biggest family festival for us. On
Christmas Eve my mother usually cooks during the whole day. The traditional dishes are fish or meat soup,
stuffed cabbage or roast chicken with mashed potatoes and as a dessert we eat poppy-seed cake and nut
rolls. While my mum is cooking in the kitchen, me and my brother decorate the Christmas tree. When we
are ready, we place the Christmas presents under the tree. They are opened only after we have dinner
together. After that we have a chat, watch TV and have a good time. On the first and second day of
Christmas we either visit our relatives or they come to us.
At New Year’s Eve we sing the national anthem and drink champagne. Some people go to parties and dance
others watch comic shows on TV.
At Women’s Day, men thank women for everything they do for and give them flowers and presents.
At Easter we celebrate the Resurrection. On Easter Monday boys visit their relatives and friends. They
sprinkle women and girls with perfume or water. They get chocolate or painted eggs, and chocolate bunnies.
A typical Easter Sunday breakfast consist of ham, boiled eggs, yellow cottage cheese, and homw-made
sausage, milk and loaf.
We celebrate Mother’s Day to thank our mothers for everything they do and give them flowers and
presents.
MY HOUSE MY FLAT

These pictures show the inside of a flat/house. Compare and contrast the pictures and include the following
points:
 Do you live in a house or a flat?
 Speak about your house
 Speak about your room
 Household equipments
 Housework

Prompts for the interlocutor:

 What can you see in the pictures?

 What kind of rooms do you know in a house?
 How many bedrooms do you have?
 What kind of furniture do you have in your bedroom?
 What kind of furniture is there in your living room?
 Have you got a fridge/micro/washing machine/dishwasher/cooker?
 Which have made our lives more comfortable?
 Who does the washing-up / cleaning / ironing / cooking / gardening in your family?

I live in _____________. This is a town / village. It’s in the eastern part of Hungary. I live in a house with a
garden. We have ____ rooms: _____ bedrooms, a living room, a study, a hall, a bathroom and a kitchen.
In my room there is a bed by the wall. Near the bed there is a desk. At the desk there is a chair and a
standard lamp. There is a _________________________________________________
Our kitchen is not very big. There is a dining table. Around the table there are chairs. There is a sink, a gas
cooker and a big cupboard.
We have a big / small living room. There are nice curtains on the windows and a big carpet on the floor.
There are armchairs, plants and pictures on the wall.
In the bathroom there is a hot and cold running water. Over the washbasin there is a mirror. On the shelf we
have toothbrushes, toothpaste, spray, shampoo and some body lotion.
We have telephone, a colour TV, a video, a Hi-Fi tower, a personal computer and a DVD player at home.
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MY FAMILY

These picture shows a family. Describe your family. Include the following:
 Your family
 What kind of family you would like

In my family there are 4 people: my mother, my father, my sister and me. We live in
...............in a nice house with a big garden. My father's name is.............., he is a..................
My mother is..................and she works as a.......................My sister's name is.............She isthree years
older than me and she is also a student................................is studying at the University of
Medicine because she would like to be a doctor. We get on very well with each other.

In my opinion the family is a unit in which every single member stands by the other whatever happens. We
can share our sorrows and our joys. We never feel lonely. We talk a lot every evening and we often go out
together. It is good.
I am very found of my family but I don't always get on very well with them. I don't like that my parents try
to control me too much and quite often they treat me like a child.
HUNGARY

Talk about Hungary. Include the followings:

 Where is it situated in Europe
 Parts of the country
 Official language
 Population
 Geography and famous places
Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. Where is Hungary situated?

2. What are the neighbouring countries of Hungary?
3. What are the most important rivers?
4. What is the biggest lake?
5. How many people live in Hungary?
6. What is the official language?
7. What is the capital?
8. What colour is the Hungarian flag?
9. What is Hungary famous for?
10. How many counties are in Hungary?

Hungary is situated in Central Europe in other words in the heart of Europe, in the Carpathian Basin. It
consists of 19 counties. It is made up of Transdanubia, The Great Plain and the Northern Mountains. The
three parts of Hungary are quite different. The Great Plain is famous for its flat grassland called „puszta”
while the Northern Mountains are more like a mountanous wilderness of forests. The highest mountain is
Kékestető.
The two most important rivers are the Danube and the Tisza. They cut the country into three parts. Lake
Balaton is the biggest inland lake not only in the country, but in Central Europe as well.
Hungary is a small country. Its territory is about 93 000 square kilometers. It shares borders with Slovakia,
Ukraine, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Austria and Slovenia. The population is about 10 million people. The
offical language is Hungarian. The form of government is republic and the climate is continental. The
Hungarian flag consists of three horizontal stripes which are red, white and green from top to bottom.
The capital and the biggest city of Hungary is Budapest. There are some famous buildings in this beautiful
city like the Parliament, the Chain Bridge, Fisherman’s Bastion and Heroes’ Square.
Hungary is famous for its wine and its festivals of the grape harvest. Lots of tourists come from all over the
world to visit Hungary’s historic sights and buildigs and taste the goulash prepared with the famous pepper
powder of Kalocsa or Szeged or drink a glass of Aszú wine in one of the cellars of Tokaj.
. the UK and the USA

Talk about the UK and the USA. Include the following information:
 Official name
 Parts of the country
 Official language
 Population
 Geography and famous places

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. Which countries form the UK?

2. What are the capitals of the countries?
3. What is the official language and the
population in the UK?
4. Which is the highest mountain and the
longest river?
5. What are the popular places in the UK?
6. How many states does the USA consist of?
7. What is the capital?
8. What is the official language and the
population in the USA?
9. Which is the highest mountain and the
longest river?
10. What are the popular places in the USA?
 The official name for Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are
four countries in the UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. London is the capital of the UK
and of England, too. Cardiff is the capital of Wales, Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and Belfast is the
capital of Northern Ireland. The official language is English. The population is about 64 million people. The
British flag is called the Union Jack. The UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the
English Channel. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis and the longest river is the Severn. They have a
parliament and a queen, too, Queen Elizabeth II. The most popular places in the UK are: London,
Stonehenge, Windsor and Loch Ness.
The United States of America consists of 50 states. Each state has its own government and capital
city. The federal capital for the USA is Washington DC. The President lives there, in the White house. The
flag of the USA is called the ‘Stars and Stripes’. (The stars mean the fifty states, the stripes mean the thirteen
states that formed the USA.) The official language is English. It has a population of 300 million people. The
largest city is New York, the longest river is the Mississippi-Missouri River and the highest mountain is
Mount McKinley in Alaska. Tourists often visit New York, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls
in the USA.
THEATRE AND CINEMA

Compare the pictures. Describe and contrast the theme of entertainment. Include the following:

 Do you often go to the theatre? What kind of plays can be seen there?
 Where to buy theatre tickets
 Your favourite book
 Your favourite film
 Your favourite actor/actress
 Your favourite newspaper

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. Do you often go to the theatre? What kind of plays can be seen there?
2. Where can you buy theatre tickets?
3. Which is your favourite book?
4. What sort of films do you like? What is your favourite film?
5. Who is your favourite actor/actress?
6. Which is your favourite newspaper?

If I have time I usually watch TV in the evenings. My favourite programmes on TV are serials, musicals and
entertainment programs. I like listening to music on the radio and I like reading newspapers, magazines,
novels, short stories in my free time.
I have got a lot of books at home but sometimes I borrow books from the library or from my friends. My
favourite book is Romeo and Juliet. It was written by William Shakespeare and it is about two young lovers.
It is a tragedy. It is one of the best books I have ever read. It holds your attention from the start and becomes
more and more enjoyable at the end.
I don’t often go to the theatre. At the theatre we can see dramas, operas or musicals. You can buy tickets at
the booking office.
I prefer films, so I often go to the cinema. The tickets are usually expensive. There are western, horror,
romantic, detective, historical, science-fiction, cartoon and adventure films.
I like _________________ films. My favourite film is _________________. My favourite actor/actress is
___________________. He/She is very popular and she stars in many films. I’m interested in films about
nature and animals.
There are different dilies, weeklies, monthlies and we can buy several journals as well. My favourite
newspaper is Kelet-Magyarország.
CLOTHING

These pictures show different styles and clothes. Compare and contrast the pictures. Include the following
points:
 What kind of clothes you like wearing
 How people dress in winter / summer / rainy weather
 Where to buy clothes
 What men and women wear
 What you like wearing
Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. Where can you get clothes?

2. What do men usually wear?
3. What do women usually wear?
4. How do people dress in winter/summer/rainy weather?
5. What do you like wearing?

Some people are very good at choosing the right colour for their clothes. They dress well and look nice in their
new clothes. We can buy ready-made clothes or we can go to the tailor or the dressmaker.

One of our first programmes is to change from pyjmas into the clothes. Men put on a shirt, pants and trousers,
jeans, perhaps a tie, a suit and a jacket. Women put on panties, bras, slips, blouses, a skirt or a dress, jeans or a
suit. We all put on shoes that we have cleanded well. Some prefers boots but others wear light or heavy shoes all
the year round. In winter we wear scarf, gloves, winter boots and an overcoat (or a thick winter coat). In rainy
weather we take an umbrella and /or water-proof raincoat. In summer, we usually wear a swimsuit, slippers,
shorts, a top, sunglasses, a T-shirt etc.

Girls:
In my opinion a woman must always look nice and attractive. What looks nice, however, always depends
on the occasion. At school I like wearing colourful jumper / top and blue jeans, while at a party I prefer
wearing elegant black dress, tights and high heels.

Boys:
I am not really dress-conscious as clothes are not important to me and I am usually casually dressed. At
school I always wear T-shirt and blue jeans. After all it is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.
JOBS

Compare the pictures. Describe and contrast the jobs. Include the following:
 The most popular jobs in Hungary
 The two large categories of jobs
 How many people work in Hungary
 How many jobs women have
 What men are good at

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. What are the most popular jobs in Hungary?

2. How can you divide jobs?
3. How much do people work in Hungary?
4. What are women and men responsible for?
5. Who wears the trousers in your family?

Most people in the world have to work to earn money. There are lots of professions but the most popular are
lawyer, doctor, teacher, engineer, mechanic, builder, driver, soldier, shop assistant, carpenter and many
others.
Jobs are divided up into two large catergories: blue collar and white collar. Blue collar jobs are generally
manual labour type, such as factory work, building and construction. The white collar jobs are the office
work such as bank clerks, office workers, teachers, computer operators. They are called blue and white
collar because of the colour of the shirt traditionally worn in those jobs. People in Hungary work 40- 42
hours per week, and they are paid monthly.
If a woman goes out to work, she is responsible for at least three jobs: she must be a good mother, a good
housewife and a good worker. As a mother she has to look after the children. As a housewife she has to do
the housework: clean the floor, dust the furniture, hoover the carpet, cook, do the washing up, do the
shopping, do the ironing.
Men are usually good at repairing the household devices. They can replace a burnt-out light bulb, stick on
wallpaper, and repair a leaking water pipe. A good husband should share the responsibility of bringing up a
child and caring for the family with his wife.
Nowadays women must go out to work because the family needs the money.
In our family my father/mother wears the trousers.
SPORT AND GAMES

These pictures show different sports and games. Compare and contrast the pictures. Include the following:
 What kind of sports you know
 Typical national sports
 The importance of sports
 How many P.E. lessons you have
 Sports on TV
 Your favourite sport/sportsman

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. What kind of sports do you know?

2. What are the typical national sports?
3. Why is it important to play a sport?
4. How many P.E. lessons do you have a week?
5. Where can you watch sports?
6. What water sports do you know?
7. What is your favourite sport?

There are lots of kinds of sports. Ball games are football, basketball, volleyball and handball.
Winter sports are skiing, skating, ice hockey, snowboarding and sleighing. Water sports can be swimming,
water-polo, water skiing, sailing and windsurfing. Athletics include running, jumping and hammer throwing.
The typical English sports are rugby, cricket, golf and horse-racing. Americans like baseball,
basketball and American football. The Hungarians are good at water-polo, handball and canoeing.
It is very important to play a sport or do exercises regularly. You can keep fit and healthy. You won’t
get fat and you won’t have health problems.
We have three P.E. lessons a week. There is a gym in our school and we also have a football pitch
outside.
You can also enjoy sports on TV. There are several sports channels on which you can watch different
matches and championships.
My favourite sport is ____________________. I like playing/doing ___________________. My
favourite sportsman/sportswoman is _________________________. He/She is a/an _______________.
He/She is very good/professional and successful.
MONEY MATTERS

These pictures show alternatives of saving money. Discuss the followings:

 Currencies
 Bad habits
 Recycling
 Communication
 Shopping

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. What are the most common currencies?

2. What is money good for?
3. How can you save money through banks?
4. How can you save money by lessening bad
habits?
5. How can you save money by recycling?
6. How can you save money on
communication?
7. How can you save money by shopping
smartly?
Money is a very important thing in our life. The most known currencies are: dollar, pound, and euro. In Hungary we
use forint.
We have to buy our food and drinks, pay our bills, buy gas for the car, buy medicine, pay for our children’s education,
the rent if we don’t have our own house or flat and overall nearly everything costs money. But we can save some if we
are smart in living our lives.
First of all you can save money by putting away a small amount regularly into the piggy bank, or put a bigger sum into
a savings account in a bank for some profit, or look for safe investments, but these methods take time and patience.
Bad habits cost a lot of money. For example: smoking, drinking, and taking light drugs or even drinking coffee
regularly. By giving up or even lessen these habits you can save a lot of money. One box of cigarette less in a week
will earn you 1000 Forints. Drinking one less coffee per day for a week will earn you the same.
You can also save money by using less electricity, gas or water. Switching off the TV while nobody is around, turning
down the thermostat of the heating system when you are not at home, having a shower instead of a bath will also save
you money.
Making a lot of long phone calls isn’t cheap either. People like to talk to each other and they often forget about the
time, but not your service provider. They will make you pay for every second, so try to keep your calls short and send
text messages instead. The best thing is to communicate via the Internet by using a chat system.
You can also save money by clever recycling. For example use your roof and some cheap plastic barrels to collect
rainwater for your plants or your favourite plant grew bigger and it needs a new BIG pot. 3-4000 forints or you
remember that in the garage somewhere there was an old wooden barrel. Cut it in half, paint it and you have your pot
for free.
Shopping smartly is also a great way to save money. Try to find discounts in supermarkets or in other shops. The
easiest way is to use the Internet to look for the same product for less money. If you know that you use something
regularly or a lot, find the cheapest option and buy in bulk, but don’t forget to check the expiration date!
Lastly, you can save a lot of money, really a lot, if you don’t buy unnecessary things.
EATING OUT

Look at the pictures. They show different types of restaurants. Describe and contrast the pictures. Include
the following:
 The main meal-times
 What your favourite dish is
 Where people can go to eat out
 Self-service restaurants
 Ordinary restaurants
 Typical Hungarian dishes

Prompts for the interlocutor:

1. What are the main meal-times?
2. What do you usually have for
breakfast?
3. What do you usually have for
lunch?
4. What do you usually have for
dinner?
5. What is your favourite dish?
6. Do you often eat out?
7. Where can people go to get
something to eat?
8. What Hungarian dishes do you
know?
Normally I eat 3 times a day. These meals are breakfast, lunch and dinner. For breakfast I usually eat sancwiches,
eggs, ham, toast, cold cuts, bread, cheese, butter and drink tea, milk or juice. For lunch and for dinner I eat some meat
with potatoes, rice or some vegetable dish made from peas, beans or cabbage and fruits.

My favourite dish is pancake. I need eggs, flour, milk and some salt and sugar. I mix the ingredients and then fry the
pencake in a frying pan. You can fill them with jam or cottage cheese.

To eat out means to have a meal in a restaurant. You can go to a restaurant or a self-service restaurant.
People choose the self-service restaurants if they are in a hurry and they want to have a quick meal. They choose the
dish from the list hanging on the wall. Then they pick up a tray, knife, fork and spoon and pick out what they want to
eat from the counter. Then they pay the bill and sit down. The advantages of self-service restaurants are: cheap dishes,
good meals in ten minutes, you don’t have to give a tip. The disadvantages: they are often noisy and crowded.
When you enter a restaurant, you look for an empty table, sit down and ask the waiter for the menu. Then you order
the dishes you want to have. After having your meal, you ask for the bill, pay it and give a tip to the waiter. The
advantages of restaurants are: comfortable, clean and quiet. The disadvantages are: expensive, you have to wait and
you have to give a tip.

Hungarian food is rather spicy because we use a lot of pepper. Our most popular national dishes are fish soup,
chicken soup, stuffed cabbage and goulash.