PONS 5-Minuten-Lektiiren ENGLISCH

An Apple a Day ... und viele weitere

Kurzgeschichten aus dem englischen Alltag

Dominic Butler
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maz, amelyekkel haszno-
rendszereket. A kony-
nyebb megjegyez-
AMind-
sfthatod az utazassal vagy
unalmas varakozassal
toltott idot.
het6seg erdekeben
szfvesen csoportosftja
a kulonfele dolgokat.
Mapekrol

Az izgalmas
tortenetekkel Eletszeru
Sz6mezok a listak helyett
megismerheted az Hiperkonnyen gondolatmenet
A hosszu listakkal
angol hetkoznapokat, olvashat6 Ha egy fogalomra gondolsz,
ellentetben a szavakat
es er6feszftes Egyes szavak jelenteseit az altalaban nem jar
is sokkal konnyebb
nelkul b6vftheted egyb61 megtalalod az adott sz6 folott, egyedul. Olyan ez, mint egy
tematikailag osszefi.iggo
az alapvet6 haz elmeterkep (mind-map),
rendszerekben megtanulni.
temakorokhoz tartoz6 pl. house . fgy egyszeruen tovabb amelyen az egymashoz
sz6kincsed. olvashatsz anelkul, hogy keresgelned kapcsol6d6 dolgokat latod
kellene a sz6tarban. Nehany sz6t magad e16tt.
pirossal jeloltUnk. Ezek olyan szavak,
amelyekkel a Mind-Map reszekben Ezert minden
is talalkozhatsz. tortenet utan
talalsz egy Mind-Mapet,
amely a tOrtenet kozponti
temajahoz kapcsol6dik, es az
ehhez tartoz6 szavakat tartalmazza.
ltt ujra talalkozhatsz a szovegben
j6 sz6rakozast es pirossal jelolt szavakkal es meg sok
A nagy sorkoznek
sok sikert kivan a masikkal is. A szavakat temak
koszonhet6en a sajat
PONS szerint csoportosftottuk es
jegyzeteidet is be tudod
Szerkesztoseg. illusztraltuk.
frni a sorok fole.
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9 Speed Dating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
MI ND-MAP: free time .. . ....... . . . ........... . ......... GO
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10 Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
• MIND-MAP: memories . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . GG
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• • 11 New Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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MI ND-MAP: computertechnology ... . .. . ........ . .......... . . 72

12 The Talent Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

• • • • MIND-MAP: talents ............... . ................. .. 78

May I Introduce ... ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 13 An Invitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

MIN D-MAP: introduction ....... . ............... . .. . ..... 12 MIND-MAP: arrangements....................... . ........ 84

2 The Loser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 A Piece of News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

MIND-MAP: lost property . . ... . .... . ........ . ........ . ... 18 MIND-MAP: news ..... . . . ..... . . . ....... . .... .. ... . . . 90

3 An Apple a Day . . . . . . . . . . . . ._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 16 So, What Do You Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

MIN D-MAP: health ................................ . .. 24 MIND-MAP: officework ... . .. ... .......... .. ............ 98

4 The Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 16 Falling in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

MIN D-MAP: written communication ............. . ...... . ...... ,3Q MIND-MAP: Rights ... . .... . ... ... ........ .. ..... .. ... 102

6 First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 17 Money, Money, Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

MIN D-MAP: first aid ... ' ..... . .... . ........ . .... . ...... 38 MIND-MAP: money .. . . . ..... . . ... ..... .. ........ . .... 108

8 The Right Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 1B An Early Morning Surprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

MIN D-MAP: traffic . . ......... .. . . .. .. ................ 42 MIND-MAP: housework ......... .. ................... . .. 114

7 Everything's Fine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 19 The Problem with Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

MIND-MAP: mistakes .......................... . ....... 48 MIND-MAP: emotions ...... . . .. ....... . . ..... ..... ... .. 120

B The Honeymoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 20 First-Class Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

MIND- MAP: hotels .. . ................... .. ......... .. 54 MIND-MAP: post office ..... . . . .. ... .. . ............. . ... 128
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r.enzugyi terulet
"Yeah," said Mark. "Or Oh, you work in finance ? Me too."
megjatszott
"So fake . Nobody really listens to anybody these days. They all

just want to make new contacts. It's sad really."

May I "So ... why are you here?" asked Mark.

Introduce ... ~ ~~add mutassam be ... But Sarah didn't reply, she was watching a very nervous young
kapcsolatepft6 esemenyek nadragkosztUm
"I hate these networking events," said Sarah Rogers, an woman in a cheap black trouser suit. The young woman was

attractive woman in her early forties. She had green eyes, long trying to decide who to speak to, but every time she moved
fele
dark hair and a glass of champagne in one hand. towards some people, she stopped and quickly walked away.

Next to her, Mark Thompson, a middle-aged man with blonde
tovabb nezte
hair, continued to look at his phone. "I know," he said in a
idopazarlas
bored voice. "It's such a waste of time ."
They were standing in a large room, where nearly a hundred
sikkes
people in smart clothes were politely talking to each other.
sikeres
"I mean, we're successful businesspeople," Sarah said. "Who
"Look at this one. How old is she? Seventeen?"
komolyan
"No, seriously," said Mark. "Why are you here, Sarah?"
Sarah looked at him. "Probably for the same reason as you."
hirtelen
"Andy Edwards?" Asked Mark, his eyes suddenly worried.
"Exactly," Sarah said with a smile. "So, you can go home if you
amint ugyfel
want. As soon as I find him, he's going to be my new client .

are we going to meet at a place like this?" He's the hottest new software designer in the country."

Mark laughed . "Exactly." Mark looked unhappy. "Wel l, maybe he'll be my new client."
kivanok
"Look at them all," said Sarah . "They all just say the same thing. Sarah laughed. "Don't be silly, Mark. I just wish I knew what
Leulhetek Onhoz~
Do you mind if I join you? Where are you from? he looked like. I couldn't find a picture of him anywhere online.
Mivel foglalkozik~
What do you do for a living? My name's Mr Blah Blah Blah." Maybe ... "
• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 May I Introduce ... ~
But Sarah stopped speaking. "Oh, look, that teenager is coming you to our special guest this evening: Andy Edwards. Andy
tovabb megy mesterdiploma
our way. Let's move ... " comes from Manchester, has a master's degree in software

But before Sarah could finish, the nervous young woman was engineering, and is probably this year's most important designer.
remeli hasznos
standing in front of them. "Er ... hello ... " she began to say. This evening, Andy hopes to meet some useful contacts and
bemutatkozom
"May I introduce myself? My name's ... " maybe find an agent."
tapsol
"Stop," said Sarah. "I'm sorry, but no, you may not introduce The people in the room began to clap .
semmi szemelyes
yourself. It's nothing personal, I just don't have the time." Sarah and Mark began to clap, too.

The woman opened her mouth, closed it, then walked away. "Did you hear that? He's looking for an agent," said Sarah, with
meg .. . is
"Wow," said Mark. "That was cold, even for you." a large smile on her face. "Well, he's going to find one. As soon I

"This is business," said Sarah. "I'm not here to make friends." introduce myself to him, he's ... "

For a few more minutes, Sarah continued to watch the people But then Sarah stopped speaking. She stopped smiling too. Andy

in the room. She was sure that she would know Andy Edwards Edwards, wearing a cheap black trouser suit, was walking onto

when she saw him. He was the most successful software the stage. Andy Edwards did not look confident at all. No, she
magabiztos laza valoban
designer of the year. He was probably confident and relaxed. looked very nervous. Yes, she looked very nervous indeed .

Maybe ...
esemeny szervez6je szinpad
But then, the event organiser walked onto the stage at

the front of the room. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for

coming this evening. Now, I know most of you are here to

megismer
get to know new people, but first I would like to introduce
 1 May 11 ntroduce .. . ~

What do you do
address for a living?
lakcrm Miveltoglalkozol/foglalkozik?
interests
erdeklodesi kor
contact details Have you been
elerhet6seg here before?
Jartal/Jart mar itt? to get to
personal know sb
age megismervalakit
details eletkor to break the ice
occupation sze melyes adatok Hogyan kezdj h ozza~
toglal kozas

first name surname May I introduce Do you mind if I

keresztnev vezeteknev myself? join you?
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"Last year, on holiday, I lost our room key; twice. When I was a
kulcs
child, I lost my school bag nearly every month. I lose my keys so

often that it makes my husband quite angry."

The Loser~ Avesztes
tovabb beszelt
Stephanie continued to talk, and for a while, Harold

continued to listen. Finally, however, he thought that she was

teny
Stephanie was a loser; it was a fact . only speaking so much because she was so worried, so he
telemelte
It was strange, because she was such a clever young lady in raised his hand.
1ogasz dieloma
many ways. She had a law degree from Oxford, she spoke ''I'm sorry to stop you," he said . "It's all very interesting, but ...

three languages, she read as many classical books as she could, well, why are you telling me all this?"
keresztrejtveny hul e
and she did the Sunday crossword nearly every week. Stephanie looked at him like he was silly. "Well, because I've
talalt targyak irodaja
"But I'm still a loser," she said to the man at the lost and lost my handbag. Didn't I tell you that?"

found office. "I lose things all the time." "Er, no, you didn't."

"Oh, I see," said the man. "Oh! I'm sorry. I'm just so worried about it. You see, my train

The man's name was Harold. Two minutes ago, Harold was leaves in ... "she looked at her watch, "in four minutes!"

enjoying a cup of tea and he was reading the newspaper. The "I'm sorry," said Harold. "We don't have any bags here today.
talan lea~a
lost and found office at Paddington Station was never very busy, But someone might hand it in later today. If I take your details

and this morning it was quieter than most mornings. Then, and your name and address, I can send it to you. Now, can you
azonban megjelent Ierr targy
however, this young, red-headed woman appeared at his describe the piece of property," he said.
pult zavaros
counter, and now he was having a confusing conversation. "Yes, it's a black handbag."

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • 2 The Loser
"What size is it?" it here if they find it. Now, I know you need to go, but I have one
szeles volt meg utoljara
"About thirty centimetres long and about ten wide ." last questions. Where did you last have your bag?"
mibol keszult
"Great. And what's it made from ?" "Well, that's easy. You see, we were walking towards the train,
bor
"Oh, it's leather ." and Phil, my husband, was walking a little bit in front of me, and I
eszrevettem
"And you said the colour is black. Is it all black?" looked at my arm and I suddenly realised that I didn't have it."
gombok
"Yes, black with little silver buttons ." "Your husband?" Harold said. He's here too? Where is he?"
belul
"That's great. And, may I ask what's inside the bag?" "Oh," said Stephanie. "I'm not sure."
penztarca
"Oh, everything! My purse, my keys, my make-up, my Harold laughed. "You mean, you've lost your husband too?"

sunglasses." "He was in front of me taking the train tickets out of my ... "
mobdteleton
"Your mobile, maybe?" Before she could finish, Stephanie's mobile phone began to ring.

"No, I have that with me here," she said.
igazolvanY.
"Well that's good. You probably have some identification in
your purse, so if someone finds it, they will be able to contact
"Phil?" she said, as she answered the phone. "Where are you?"
And Harold saw her turn and look at one of the trains. Standing
ketsegbeesetten integetett
at the window of the train, a young man was desperately

you." waving his hands.

Stephanie looked at her watch. "I really must go." "But I've lost my handbag, Phil! I can't go anywhere ... "
elerhetoseg
"Of course, but first give me your contact details ." But again, she stopped speaking. The man at the window of the

Stephanie quickly wrote down the information. "And are you train was now waving a little black bag with silver buttons.

absolutely sure that it's not here?" she asked. "Oh ... that's where it is," she said, and a second later her train

"No, I'm sorry. But don't worry, I'm sure that someone will bring began to slowly move out of the station.
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description width
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documents of an object
headphones iratok
egy targy lefrasa
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purse credit card height
penztarca ba nkkartya magassag

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to describe sth
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lost and identification
• found office igazo lvany
talalt ta rgyak irodaja
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• reporting

I to fill in
a form
nyomtatvanyt kitolt
the loss
bejelente ni az elvesztest
to last
have sth
mikor volt meg utoljara

contact details
elerhet6seg
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·-· water before breakfast, and with the water he took six different
• •
• • vitamins.

His breakfast was very healthy because Victor was very careful
An Apple taplallwzas
about his diet . He had muesli with low fat milk, fruit, brown bread

a Day fostolt lazac

and a little smoked salmon . When he had finished, he went to

Victor woke up at 6:27 a.m., just like he always did. For three the bathroom again, and brushed his teeth for a second time.
felkel
minutes, he looked out of his window at the sun slowly rising At 7:40 a.m., he sighed again, then picked up a nice green apple

above the city of Glasgow. Then, at 6:30 a.m ., he got out of bed, and left his house. He was about to start his rather long walk to
sohajtott
sighed, and began his morning. work when he saw his new neighbour trying to open her front door.

The first thing that he did was drink the glass of water next to his "Oh, hello," she said, with a smile. Her voice was quite loud for
nyujtott
bed. After that, he stretched for four minutes, before moving that time of day, and he saw that she was wearing the type of
fekvotamasz felules
to the floor. Here, he did fifty press-ups and fifty sit-ups. This clothes that you might wear to a party. They were very pretty

was the first exercise of his day, but it would not be the last. clothes, he thought. In fact, she was very pretty, too.

Now fully awake, he went to the bathroom. He spent five "Good morning," he said. "Are you OK?"
mos nevetett
minutes in the shower, carefully washing every part of his body, The woman laughed, then finally opened her front door. "Ah, I
mosdokagyl6 (togat) mos
and another three minutes by the sink, carefully cleaning am now. The key was moving around too much," she said. Then,
naptelkelte
his teeth . "Did you see the sunrise? It was beautiful."
-<' valoszfnuleg
Finally, he went back to his bedroom, dressed in smart but casual "Er, yes," he said. "It was quite nice. Well, I should probably go."

clothes, and went downstairs. He drank his second glass of "That apple looks good," she said. "Is it your breakfast?"
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"No, but I always have one in the morning. After all, you know
what they say."
"Who?" she asked.
elpirul (itt:) mondas
Victor felt his face go a bit red . "Oh, just that old expression;
an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
mukodik masnapossag
She laughed loudly then. "Does it work for hangovers?"
"I don't know. I can't remember the last time I had one of those,"
Victor replied. "Here, you have it."
He gave her the apple and she thanked him with a smile.
"Thank you," she said. "My name's Eve."
"Victor," he said. "See you later."
"Have a wonderful day," Victor heard her say as he walked away.
And then he began the rest of his day. When he got to work, he
went to the bathroom and carefully cleaned his hands. During
the morning, he drank two more glasses of water, and at lunch he
visszament
went to his yoga class before eating a salad . When he returned
rulzus
to work, he cleaned his hands again, checked his heart rate,
and then drank three more glasses of water in the afternoon.
When he had finished work, he walked to the gym, where he did
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(edzo)gepek
a spinning class and used the exercise equipment . Finally, he
showered, changed into clean clothes and walked home.
valoban
Yes, it was a very normal day indeed . Normal ... but not
wonderful.
When he got to his front door, he stopped. He could hear music
coming from Eve's house. For a moment, he thought about
what he was going to do that evening. He would probably have
a healthy dinner, read his book, and be in bed by ten so that he
could have his normal eight hours of sleep.
helyette
But Victor did not open his door. Instead, he turned around
and walked very quickly to the corner shop. A moment later, he
returned, but instead of walking to his own door, he walked to Eve's.
kopogott
He knocked on the door and after a moment Eve opened it.
"Oh, hello again. Thanks for the apple this morning, it really
helped."
"Excellent. Because I have two more apples and a bottle of wine,"
he said. "Would you like to have a drink with me?"
And when Eve smiled, Victor thought that maybe this was going
megis csak
to be a wonderful day after all .
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to clean one's teeth
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to protect
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to disinfect
te rtotl en ft
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ve rnyomas

vitamins ,, stretching
vitaminok o~ nyujtas

heart rate jogging sit-ups

pulzus
titness tutas telules
titnesz, egeszseg

exercise ~
cholesterol mozgas ~
koleszterin
exercise
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diet l f~ mo zgas

taplalkozas
working out
edzes spinning
spinning
press-ups
tekvotama szozas

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asked me to contact some of her old university friends. She gave me a

list of names and a box of photos and asked me to find addresses for

these friends. Your name was on that list.

The Letter ke reszt
In the last few weeks, every time I wrote a letter, I put a cross next to

videki haz
It was late evening, and in the window of a small cottage, near
kig),'.ulladt a teny
a quiet beach in Wales, a light came on . Inside the cottage,
a tall man with dark hair and green eyes sat down at a desk and
picked up a pen. For some time, he looked out of the window at
the beach. Then, slowly, he began to write.
the name on the list. There is now a cross next to every name but yours.
For a few days, I thought that I might not write this letter to you. But,
velemenyemet megvaltoztatni
last night, something happened that made me change my mind.
sajnalattal kell kozolnom
You see, Mr Adams, I regret to inform you that I am writing
kapcsolatban halal
to you with bad news. I am writing regarding the death of my
mother, your old friend, Eve Jones.

Dear Mr Adams, For a moment, Duncan stopped writing, put down his pen, and
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My name is Duncan Jones and you don't know me. began to cry . Then, after some minutes, he picked up the pen

I know this is a strange way to start a letter, but I hope that you and continued his letter.
tovabb olvas
continue reading .
szornyu
My name is Duncan Jones, I am thirty-six years old and I live in a I don't know how you will feel about this terrible news. I know that
kozel
small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name of the town is Little you and my mother were close, but I also know that this was many
valoszfnule_g
Haven. Do you know it? I think you do. years ago. I think the last time you spoke to her was probably more
neveben
I am writing to you on behalf of my mother. A few weeks ago, she than thirty-six years ago.

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I am sure that some people on my mother's list can't remember Eve, I would like to find the answers to these questions, Mr Adams, and I

but I know that she remembered them. think that you might be able to help me.

She often spoke about her university years. I think that it was a very Yes, my name is Duncan Jones, and you do not know me.

happy time in her life. She spoke about Rebecca and Sarah; the girls she But, Mr Adams, I hope this might one day change.
varom
lived with in Swansea. She spoke about Todd, Christine and Margret; I look forward to your reply.
csapattarsak reszt vett Odvozlettel
her team mates in a quiz that she took part in every Tuesday Yours sincerely,

night. She told me about friends from her classes, like Sarah and Karl. Duncan Jones

She told me about all of them; but she never told me about you.
beteg borftek
I should tell you that my mother was very ill, Mr Adams, so we were And before Duncan put the letter in the envelope, he
felkeszult nem voltak tajdalmai mellekelt par
prepared for her death. She was not in pain, and she left this enclosed a photo. It was a photo of a young couple on a
bekeben
world in peace. She had a good life. Maybe it was not a great life, beach. The woman was blonde, smiling and beautiful. And the

but it was good. Everyone here in the village liked her. She was happy. man? Well, the man was tall, with dark hair ... and green eyes.
tulajdonke~pen mosol~
In fact, I cannot remember a day when I did not see her smile.

And she had Jove in her life; but that love did not last. She met the

man she loved at university. That man visited Little Haven with my

mother. I know this because I found a photo of them on the beach.

kapcsolat
I don't know why their relationship ended. I also don't know why
szult
my mother never told that man about the baby that she gave birth

to a few months after she finished university.

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4 The Letter

• • • • • • email address
e-mail cfm sender
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telveszi a kapcsolatot recipient
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• emails
• e-mailek
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targy

attachment to attach
• • melleklet
mellekel

to enclose
mellekel
I regret
to inform you ··· to look forward to
envelope O Sajnalattal ~.ell kozolnom var valamit
borftek \::;;.) veled/Onnel ...
letters on behalf of
levelek
postcode useful neveben
iranyft6szam
regarding
phrases
to post vonatkozolag hasznos kifejezesek Yours sincerely,
~l
1 f/ stamp elkuld Odvozlettel
~.1 belyeg
-E!J
_fl/?7 Dear Sir or
(;7L:::::.J Ma dam,
in connection with
Tisztelt Uram vagy Holgyem
valamivel kapcsolatban

30
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 • • • • • • • • •• • •• • • • • • • • • • • •
•
• ·. ••
·-· of runners and cyclists use the path, and maybe one of them
• • szukseg_e lenne
• • would need her help.
tlkepeszt6 m6don
Amazingly, after only ten minutes, she heard someone
First Aid ordftani a tajdalomt61 pad
crying in pain . A young man was lying on a bench next to the
mellkas
river. He was holding his chest and looking up at the sky and
varoshaza
Sarah walked out of Burnley Town Hall with a large smile on he looked very unhappy. When she saw him, Sarah thought two
bizonyftvany beteg
her face. In her hands, she was holding a certificate that said things; he must be ill, and, great, that means I can help him.
(itt:) elvegezte elsosegely-tantolyam
she had passed her first-aid course . For a moment, the "It's OK," she said. "Don't worry. I'm here now."

young woman looked at the certificate. Then, she put it into her The young man heard Sarah, but he didn't look at her. He closed

backpack and began to walk home. his eyes and said, "Leave me alone."
gondoskod6 elsosegelynyuJt6
Sarah was a very caring person, which was why her first-aid "But," said Sarah. "I'm here to help. I'm a first aider . Now, tell
val6jaban
certificate was so important to her. In fact, Sarah was almost me what's wrong with you ."

too caring. For example, now that she had her certificate, the one "What's wrong with me?" said the man, like it was a stupid
meghalok
thing that she wanted most in the world was to be able to help question. "Everything's wrong with me. I'm dying !"
megserul
somebody. She didn't want anybody to be very badly hurt, but it "Dying?!" asked Sarah.
serules ~irtelen
would be nice to find someone with just a small injury; then she Suddenly, she felt quite horrible for hoping to find an ill or
kepesseg
could use her new skills to help them. injured person. But, she said, here was someone she had to try
ut
So, she walked home on the path next to the river, because lots her best to help.

~-.-.---0r--
 • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • 5 FirstAid -
"I don't think you're dying," said Sarah. "But, can you tell me "You don't understand," said the man. "The doctors can't help me."
has
where it hurts? Is it your head, your stomach, your chest?" "Yes, they can!" said Sarah, and she tried to move the young man

"Everywhere!" the young man said. "It hurts everywhere!" into the recovery position.

"Now, don't be silly, it can't hurt everywhere. Is it your arm? "They can't. It's too late. My heart's already broken."
eltort kartelkot6 kendo
Have you broken it? If you have, I can probably make a sling Sarah stopped. "What?" she said, and her voice didn't sound

out of my jumper." quite as caring now.

nyogott
The man moaned, so Sarah tried again. "She's gone! Katie's gone! I loved her with all my heart, and now

"Is it your leg? I can help you if it's your leg. I can find a big stick she's gone! What am I going to do? I'll never find a woman as
sfn
and make a splint to stop it moving." pretty as ... "

The man moaned again. But at this point the young man finally opened his eyes and
vagas tU
"Do you have a cut? I don't have a needle with me, so I looked at Sarah. When he saw her blonde hair, blue eyes and
oltes seb
can't put a stitch in the wound. However, we should press pretty face, he stopped what he was saying and said, "Oh, hello,"

something onto the area to stop the blood." and "So, do you really think I'll be OK?"
tulajdonker.r.en
"No, no, no!" the young man said. "It's not that! It's my heart! Sarah said nothing for a moment. Then, "Actually, no. I think
gyogyrthatatlan
My heart!" what you have is terminal."
szfvi nta rktus
Sarah suddenly felt cold. Was he having a heart attack? And without another word she turned around and left the young
stabd oldaltekves Vegul is
"Right, well then, I'm going to put you into the recovery man on the bench. After all, Sarah only had a certificate in first
ment6aut6
position, and I'm going to call an ambulance. You're going to aid; she couldn't work miracles.

be OK. Just stay calm!"

. -.-.--~
 @ 5 First Aid
ill
f)
j\ cut
vagas
beteg
hurt
serult ®~ stomach
throat
torok, garat
back
hat
~ain
~da l o m
has/gyomor ankle
boka
J/
~
injuries and injury
serules
wound
seb
ii Inesses chest
body parts knee
mellkas
seru lesek es betegsegek terd
testreszek
broken blood
ver elbow
elte rt konyok
heart
Jt
~
fracture
tares
attack ~
szfvintarktus ''{(I bone
csont
wrist
csuklo

~ ~
~
recovery
. position
• • •
stabil oldalfekves CPR • •
ambulance uj rae lesztes
ment6aut6
•
•
stitch
cites help
first aider
- ~
els6segelynyujt6
~ •

segftseg

plaster
ragta pasz splint
sin • • • •
sling
karte lkot6 kendo
 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •
•
·. ••
·-· atkelt
•
•
•
• •
•
"But, Stanley," Ken said as he crossed the road. "Try not to
elteved
get lost !"

Stanley opened the cab and sat down in the driver's seat. After
The utas
a few minutes, he heard the passenger door open . He turned

Right Turn szabad

around to say that the cab wasn't for hire, but suddenly
hirtelen

londoni taxis
In London, if you want to be a black cab driver, you must stopped. In the back of Ken's cab, there was a big man in a black
(itt:) atmegy tudas
pass a test called "the knowledge ". The test is extremely coat. And ... the man was holding a gun.

difficult, and a driver needs to know every street in Central "Drive!" the man said .
utvonal utazas
London and which route is best for every journey . "But ... " Stanley tried to say.
haver hulye loni
"You 'll pass it soon, mate," Ken told Stanley. "Are you stupid ? Do you want me to shoot you? Drive!"

The two men were standing next to Ken's cab. It was late on a Stanley slowly started to drive.

Monday evening and Ken was finishing a bag of fish and chips. "Faster!" the man shouted.

"I don't know," said Stanley. "There's so much to remember." The "OK, OK," said Stanley. "But, where do you want to go?"
[gyenesen!
men were good friends, so when Ken was having his dinner, he "Straight ahead ! Faster. Take the second left."

often parked near Stanley's house. "Tell me where you want to go, and I can get you there quicker."
utasftas
"You'll be fine," said Ken. "Right. I'm going to the pub to use the "Just shut up and follow my directions ."
terti we parkoloor le(tele)
gents. If you see a traffic warden , move the cab down the Stanley nodded. In the mirror, he saw that the man was also

street." holding a large black bag full of money.

bologat
Stanley nodded and took the keys from his friend . Stanley took the second left. "Where now?"

. .-.-.--- 38
~
 • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • 6 The Right Turn
Menj tovabb . kortorgalom
"Keep going until the end of the road. At the roundabout, Stanley took a final right turn and put his foot on the
kijarat gazpedal
take the first exit," the man said. accelerator. "No thanks," he said with another smile. "You see,

"Are you sure? It can be really busy at this time of night." I'm not a real cab driver yet. And, to be honest, I think we might

"Just do it!" the man said. "And go faster." be lost."

Stanley went faster, but when they got to the roundabout, the
torgalom
street was really busy and the traffic wasn't moving.
"See," Stanley said. "Why don't you tell me where you want to
The man with the gun looked at Stanley, then looked straight
ahead. The last thing he saw, were the police cars parked in front
becsap6dott valamibe
of the police station. Then, Ken's black cab crashed into one of

go? I know these roads. I can take you anywhere you want." those police cars, and the man with the gun screamed.

The man said nothing for a moment. "Take me to Upton Park. Get Sometime later, Stanley was sitting in the police station when Ken

. d. "Vrou ' re a hero.I" he sa1'd to Stan Iey." Th e guy sto

arrive elloptal e nearly
me there in three minutes and I'll give you a thousand pounds."

Stanley smiled. "Easy," he said, and he turned the car left into a a hundred thousand pounds from a bank. Now, because of you, he's
eltort kirabol
small side street, then right into another. When he got to another got two broken arms and he won't be robbing any more banks."
vagas . eltekintve att61
roundabout, he took the second exit and then turned right after There was a cut above Stanley's left eye, but apart from that
kozlekedesi lampa
the traffic lights . he was OK. "Sorry about your cab, mate."

"Are we nearly there?" the man asked. Ken smiled. "That's al right, mate."

Stanley nodded. "Yeah," he said . "Nearly."
And then Stanley did something that the man with the gun didn't
biztonsa_gi iiv
see; he slowly put his seatbelt on.
"Do you think I can still take the test?"
mar sikerLilt is
"Mate, if you ask me, you've already passed !"

"Faster!" the man shouted. "Do you want this money or not?"

. -.-.----~
I
 ~ 6 The Right Turn
~
• • • • •
• journey
taxi driver
taxis utazas

luggage ~~]
route poggyasz .I:>. __ ;
• utvona l, ut
•
in the taxi accelerator
passenger gazpedal
• a taxiba n
utas

for hire
fare berelhet6/ szabad
utikoltseg

f seatbelt
biztonsagi ov

$
exit
kijarat
~ ~
to turn left/ right
balra/jobbra kanyarodik
i
pedestrians
gyalogos
roundabout
korforgalom i
traffic lights
kozlekedesi lampa
keep going
tovabbmegy to cross
directions crossroads car park
atkel, keresztez parkolohaz/ parkol6
iranyok
keresztezodes
street on the road
utca

road
l. ····•
straight ahead
zebra
crossing
gyalogos atkelo (zebra)
az utan
~~,e~~e
traffic jam
ut egyenesen dug6
to pass
elhalad bridge one-way street
hrd egyiranyuutca
dead end
zsakutca
..-.-...- 42
·- -~
 • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• •

• . ·.•
··-· Dave put the newspaper down. "What have you done this time?"
• • hibaztat
• • "I haven't done anything!" said Benny. "You can't blame me this

time. She's crazy. She's absolutely crazy."

Everything' s Dave waited.

Fine "It was her birthday yesterday," Benny said. "Do you remember?

Dave was sitting at his usual table in the pub. It was Sunday I told you about it last week."
bologatott
evening, so the place was nice and quiet. In front of him, there Dave nodded."lt was only her 36th birthday, not one of the big

was a glass of beer, a bag of crisps and a newspaper. For Dave, ones, but you know what Vicky can be like. She's ... "

this was all he needed for the perfect evening. "Traditional?" Dave said.

He looked at his watch. It was strange for Benny to be late, but "Yes, that's it. She's traditional. She loves birthdays, but you

Dave was happy to relax. He picked up the newspaper and began need to do them right. You need the cake, the card and the right

to read it. He was almost at the end of a very interesting story present. You need to make her breakfast in bed. You need to sing

when the pub door opened. It was Benny, and Dave could see the song and take her out somewhere nice."

from his friend's face that something was wrong. "Right," said Dave. "So, what did you do wrong?"

"Are you OK?" he asked. "Nothing!" said Dave, his voice a little too loud in the quiet pub.
megrazta a tejet rendelt egyetlen hibat sem vetett
Benny shook his head and walked to the bar. He ordered a "I didn't make a single mistake. I was so careful. I planned
Biztosftottam
large whisky, walked to the table and sat down. everything so well. I made sure that her birthday was perfect. I

"Well?" Dave said. woke her up with breakfast in bed. I sang her the song. I gave her

"I don't know, Dave. I have no idea." some flowers. Then, in the evening, I gave her the real present: a

. -.-.----.~
 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • t • • •
• • • • • 7 Everything' s Fine
nyaklanc vice
beautiful necklace, and I took her to her favourite restaurant." For a moment, Dave smiled at his friend's joke. Then, slowly, the
eltUnt
"So, how did you know something was wrong?" said Dave. smile disappeared .

Benny picked up his whisky. "I asked her. In the middle of dinner, When Benny returned to the table with his whisky, Dave
elvette tole
I looked at her and said are you having a nice birthday?" took it off him and put it next to his beer.

"What did she say?" "Er, that's mine, Dave," Benny said.
odaadta
"That's t he terrible thing. She said, yes, Benny, everything's fine." "You won't need it," Dave said, and he passed Benny the

"No? Really? That's terrible," Dave said . newspaper.

"I know. It's the worst thing a woman can ever say to a man. "Well, I think I do," he said, putting the newspaper down.

I just don't understand it." "Oh, you won't," said Dave, who picked the newspaper up again.

"Maybe you forgot to do something. Did she tell you to fix or "Look at today's newspaper."
vegzetes eseme_ny
clean something? Or, maybe there was a mishap. Maybe you Benny shook his head. "I don't want the newspaper. I want my ... "

washed her favourite white shirt with a red sock." Benny suddenly stopped speaking.

"No, I asked. I asked her a hundred times what was wrong. All Then, "It is my fault!"
bunban6 arckifejezessel
she said was ... " And with a guilty expression on his face, Benny ran out of the

"Everything's fine," Dave said. pub.

hiba
"Exactly! It's not my fault. I did nothing wrong. I'll never Dave picked up the whisky, drank it, and began to read the
valoban
understand women. Next year, I might forget May 16th; newspaper again. It was indeed today's paper; and the date on
legalabb ok
at least then she can have a reason to be unhappy with me." it was the 16th of May.

And Benny walked to the bar to get another drink.

48
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~-.---~- ~
 7 Everything' s Fine
accountable
felelos

to blame sb.
hibaztat valakit pronunciation
to make a kiejtes
mistake
elkovet egy hibat
spelling
accident helyesfras
baleset
fault
hiba
types of
guilty
vetkes
®
mishap
mistakes
hibatajtak blunder
bakloves
vegzetes esemeny

error f)(\
hiba ~
Please forgive me.
Kerlek, bocsass/
bocsasson meg nekem.
I apologize. Sorry.
El nezest kerek. Bocsanat.
• • • •

It'll never I'm sorry.

happen again. expressions Sajna lom. •
Meg egyszer nemtog •
megt0rtenni. kitejezesek

~ I accept the
blame.
Accidents will Ente hetek rola.
happen. Whose fault
Balesetek tortennek. is it?
Ki nek a hibaja?

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48
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.. ~
 • •
:·-·
• •
':
•
..
..

••••
•
~---------

•
. • • • • • • • • • • •

He pushed open the door and walked into the dark entrance

hall. It looked, he thought, like something from an old movie.

• • • • ••
elater
•

There were the heads of animals on the walls and large portraits
The of serious old men. The only light was from a few candles, at
gyertyak

Honeymoon~naszut the far end of the hall, where there was a table with a sign that
tabla

recepci6
It was nearly 8:00 in the evening when the taxi stopped in front said reception on it.
elragad6 bejelentkezik
of the hotel, and heavy rain was falling on the Scottish Highlands. "See," said Alex. "It's ... charming . Let's check in ."
csengo
"Is ... is this it?" asked Zoe, a young American woman. They walked to the table and Alex rang a small bell.
Igen lepesek
"Aye , this is your place," said the driver. After a moment, they heard footsteps, and then a tall man in
kuria
The hotel was an old grey manor house on the top of a small an old black suit opened the door. "Ah," he said. "Good evening."

hill. There were no other houses or shops near it, and there were "Hi, we're Mr and Mrs Kite," Alex said. "We have a
toglalas
no lights in the windows. reservation . We're here on our honeymoon."

"Well," said Alex, Zoe's husband. "I'm sure it's really nice inside." "Congratulations," the man said. "My name's Angus. Now, let me

Zoe tried to smile. "Oh, yes, I'm sure it's great." see . What name is the reservation under?"

The driver got out of the taxi and helped them carry their "Kite," said Alex.

suitcases to the hotel. The man opened a large book on the table, and Alex and Zoe
u.. ak
"It seems very quiet," said Zoe. saw that there was something red on the man's flngers . "Ah,
kitejezes ketagyas szoba
"It's fine," said Alex, when he saw the worried expression on yes," he said. "You've reserved a double room for three nights."
(itt:) rendelwnk
Zoe's face. "I'm sure it's fine." "Yes," said Zoe. "And we booked breakfast, too."

~-.-.-----.--~
 • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • B The ~oneymoone--
---
orditas
"And would you like to have dinner with us this evening?" Then, from somewhere downstairs, they heard a loud scream .
"Yes, please," said Alex. "Complain?!" said Zoe. "I think we need to get out of here!"
kilelentkezik
"Excellent. We have something very special for you this evening." "You mean, check out?" asked Alex.
"Are there other people in the hotel?" Zoe asked, as the man There was another scream from downstairs, and Alex and Zoe
picked up their suitcases and they followed him up the stairs. picked up their suitcases and ran out of the room. They were
"Yes," he said. "We're very busy." half-way down the stairs when they saw another man in an old
Zoe and Alex looked at each other. Where were all the other suit. "Good evening," he said to them, with a smile.
people? Why was the hotel so quiet? Alex and Zoe screamed; the man was holding a cocktail in one
ta gas
The man opened the door to a room. It was large and spacious, hand ... and a large knife in the other.
hozza tartoz6 fordoszoba
par
and really very nice. "There's an en-suite bathroom, and you A moment later, the young American couple pushed open the
szobaszerviz
can use the phone to call reception if you want room service. door to the hotel and ran into the dark, rainy night.
regimodi
Now, I really must get back to our guests in the dining room." "Who was that?" asked a woman in an old-fashioned dress.
"It's lovely," said Zoe, when they were alone. "I don't know," said the man with the knife. "Americans, I think."
kocsifelhajt6
"Yes," said Alex. "But ... was there something strange about "Why are they running down the drive in the rain?"
. 7"
h1m. "No idea," said the man. "Maybe they don't like
BeJtelyes gyilkossag-bulik • ,,
"Oh, look!" said Zoe. "There's something red on our suitcase. Murder Mystery parties .
~lenyomatok •
Alex, I think it was on his hands." There were red fingerprints
markolat ,,
on the handle of their suitcase. "Alex, I think it's ... blood.
panaszkodni
"Blood?" Alex looked at the suitcase. "Should I complain?"

. -.-_--...-.---~
 BThe ~ oneym oon
cosy
kenyelmes
charming
elragad6 ,~
m@ reception
recepci6
corridor
tolyos6
luxurious entrance
luxus
hall/lobby
elote r/ lobbi
double room
romantic ketagyas szoba
cheap romantiku s
olcs6
description places in
lerras drive
kocs ibea llo a hotel single room
egyagyas szoba
HOTEL spacious a szalloda he lysegei
***** tag as

dining room
expensive
draga modern
modern
f~==J
IJUJll\!h'
en-suite
bathroom
(itt:) etterem

szobahoz tartoz6 turdoszoba

accommodation
• • • • to check out
szallas
(itt:) kijelentkez ik
~

(to make) a
• reservation
• to check in
(itt:) bejelentkezik lefoglal

useful words
hasznos szavak
•
to book
(a room)
room service
• • • • szobat toglal
szobaszervfz
to complain
panaszkodik
.... --...---.- 54
·- -~
 . ·-
------:· -· ·..
•
.. •
-----
...--: . • • • • • • • • • • • •
Max laughed. "You need to relax. It's just a bit of fun."
• • • • • •• •

• • "But what if I meet someone I really like? What if I fall in love?"

••••
"Fall in love?!" Max said. "We're not here to fall in love. We're
Speed Dating here to meet lots of nice women. Now, do you remember that
tanacs
important piece of advice that I gave you?"

"Explain it to me one more time," said Tim. "Yes," said Tim. "You said, don't be yourself."
rendetlen
He was a thin man, with messy brown hair, nervous brown eyes "Exactly. You're a nice guy, Tim. But you have some strange hob-
oszinten kocka
and a kind smile. He was standing in a busy bar in the centre of bies. I mean, let's be honest, you're a bit of a geek. Don't talk
do log
Newcastle and he didn't look very happy. to these women about any of that stuff . Tell them that you have
•'k' ejt6erny6zes evezes
"It's not hard to understand," said Max, the tall, ~~~d-looking
H

cool interests, like skydiving or rowing . Or, tell them that you
cseng_6 hangszeren jatszol
man next to him. "When the bell rings, all the women sit down play an instrument; women love that."

at one of the tables. When the next bell rings, us men sit down "But it's not true."

opposite one of the women. We then have five minutes to talk to "Yeah, but they don't know that!" said Max.

each other before the bell rings again and the men move to the The first bell rang, and the women in the bar slowly moved to the

next table." small tables and sat down.

kaprazatos
"What can we talk about in five minutes?" asked Tim. "Wow," said Max. "Look at that one, she's gorgeous," he said,
hasonl6 mutatott
"Where each of you work? Do you have similar interests?" and he pointed to a dark-haired woman by the window.

' k now w hat to say. I ahligardly

"I can 't d o th'1s,"T'1m sa1'd . "I wont "Yeah, she really is. Are you going to talk to her?"

ever know what to say!"

...-.-.--...·.-----~
 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • 9 Speed Dating
"Later," said Max. "I'm going to let her speak to a few of the "Me neither," said Cathie. "So, what do you do in your free time?"
kulonc meg jobb (itt:) regim6di
weirdos in here first. It'll make me look even better." "Well, my friend told me that it's a bit geeky ."

The second bell rang, and the men walked to the tables and sat "Really?" said Cathie. "That's funny. My friends always say the
szabad
down. Tim was the last to move, and the only free chair was same about my hobbies."

opposite the beautiful woman by the window. For a moment, the two looked at each other.

Tim walked over to it and sat down. "Hello," he said, nervously. "So, why don't we count to three and tell each other what we

"I'm Tim." really like?" said Tim.

"Cathie," the woman said. Cathie smiled at him.

sziirnyu csend
Then, there was a horrible silence . "OK. One ... two ... three ... "
tarsasjatekok sci-ti re~enyek
"I ... "Tim began, then he shut his mouth. "Board games and sci-f1 novels !" They both said.

"Do you ... ?"the woman began, but she too stopped . The bell rang again.
atnezett tovabb neztek
Tim looked across the room at Max. His friend was talking to Tim and Cathie continued to look at each other.

a pretty blonde. He could hear him telling her about snowboard- "Sorry, mate," a man said to Tim. "I think you have to move now."

ing and holidays in the Alps. Cathie looked up at the man. "Oh, don't worry. We're both going
ritkan
"I'm sorry," said Tim. "I rarely do this type of thing." to move," she said. "There's a nice cafe down the road, and we're

"That's OK," said Cathie. "I never do this type of thing." going for a cup of tea. Right, Tim?"

"Really?" Tim said. And this time, for the first time in his life, Tim knew exactly what

"Never. I only came because my friend told me to." to say: yes.

"Me too!" said Tim. "To be honest, I don't go to bars very often."

. -.-_--...-.----.-~
 9 Speed Dating

~
singing
hobbies passions
hobbik szenvedelyek
skydiving enekles
ejt6erny6zes playing an
instrument
zeneles similar interests
hason l6 erdeklodesi korok obligation
snowboarding
nouns kotelezettseg
snowboardozas hobbies tonevek
hobbik

rowing writing leisure I

evezes
board
fras
activities
teveke nysege k
© spare time
szabadido
games
tarsasjatekok
painting
testes

hardly ever

u~
alig, majdnemsoha
rarely
ritkan habitually
rendszeresen •
•
nearly
adverbs of
always frequency
majdnem mi ndig
a gyakorisag hataroz6sz6i
•

occasionally
alkal mankent • •
frequently
gyakran

. -.-_--...·_-----.-~
 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • ,':'',:':

·..:
:· -I · Harry smiled. "I wanted to go to France, remember? I thought

• • that we could swim there and back in one day."

meduza
"Do you remember the jellyfish?" asked John.
Memories eleven
Harry nodded. "Now that's a vivid memory. It stung my leg. It
szurt

hurt so much that I couldn't swim. I thought I was going to ... "
lemegy a tavolban
The sun was finally setting in the west, and there was a cool John stopped walking and held up his hand. In the distance,
szello harangok
breeze coming from the English Channel now. John looked he could hear bells . "They must be from the church," he said.
ut Ez visszavisz az emlekeimben.
beh ind him down the path to where Sarah was walking slowly. "That takes me back. When we heard them in the evening,

"She'll be OK," Harry said. "She likes the cold." we knew we had to go home."
fn
John knew his brother was right but waited to see Sarah smile at "But we were late that day. My leg fiurt so much that I couldn't
tovabb megy
him before he continued to walk . "I know," he said. "You're swim. I was so scared," said Harry.
elfelejtettem
the one who hates the cold. You always did." "Yes, that slipped my mind. I tried to pull you back to the
emlekszel
"That's not true," said Harry. "Do you remember when we were beach, but I wasn't strong enough. We were so scared."
regebben usztunk szep
kids? We used to swim in the sea in all types of weather." "Not a fond memory," said Harry.
tavoli
John laughed. He had a distant memory of a day on the beach, "But you saved me. You did it. It took a long time, but you got me

not far from where they were now. It was the middle of the to the beach," Harry said. "I think, in a way, that day is always
ott reJt6zik a tudatom melyen
Easter holidays, and the sky was grey and cloudy, but the two at the back of my mind."

young brothers were swimming anyway. "You always wanted to John could now remember it like it was yesterday. "We lay on the
tul messze, ki
go too far out," he said. beach for a long time. Finally, you said that your leg was OK."

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83 ' ....
 • • •• • • • • • • • • •
vittel entem
"But we were so late, and I couldn't run. You carried me for bit,
but we fell over every few metres."
John laughed. "That's right. And when we got home our clothes
koszos
were a mess. Mum was waiting at the door of the house for us.
Do you remember how angry she was?"
homalyos emlek
"I have a vague recollection ," Harry laughed.
They were near the top of the path now, and John slowed and
turned back to Sarah. She was watching him, and when she saw
him look, she smiled again.
"You're a lucky man," said Harry.
bologatott
John noClded . "I'm lucky that I met her before you did," he said.
"That's true," said Harry, with a smile. "You were the older
brother; I was the handsome brother."
John said nothing, but he continued to walk.
eltGnt
"What's wrong?" said Harry, his smile disappearing .
"I don't know if I can do this," John said.
He was at the top of the path now. In front of him, all he could
see was the English Channel. Below him, the White Cliffs of
magaslott
Dover rose to meet him.
···.-_--..-.-~-----~
• • •• • • • • • • • 10 Memories
"Yes," said Harry, "you can. You're my older brother. You saved
me from the jellyfish. You got me out of the water. You saved my
life. You can do anything."
sir
At the top of the cliff, John began to cry .
"But ... " he said. "I'll miss you. I'll miss you so much."
"John?" he heard Sarah say. "Are you OK?"
She moved to stand next to him.
John tried to smile. "Yes. No. I will be."
His wife put her arm around him. "I thought I heard you talking
to someone," she said.
John nodded. "I was talking to Harry," he said.
For a moment, Sarah said nothing. "What about?"
urn a
John opened the metal urn in his hands. A strong breeze picked
ha mu
up the ashes and took them out above the sea. Maybe the
breeze will take them all the way to France; Harry would like that.
He turned to Sarah. They were alone on the top of the cliffs.
"Memories, my love. We were talking about memories."
 vague
homa lyos
That takes
me back. I'll always
~
Ez emlekeztet enge mvala mire.
remember···
painful
~ recollection Mindig fogok emlekezni a ... ra .
pleasant tajdalmas
ke ll emes types of emlek

distant
memories
em lektrpusok

foggy
remembering g
0
tavoli em lekezni
kodos at the back I'll never
of one's mind forget ...
a tudatom melyen Sosemfogom elfelejteni ...
vivid
eleven

~ That reminds me of ···

lW Ez emlekeztet engem ...
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87 .' ·"'
~:·
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' • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •
konnektor kabel
Nick checked the plug and cable anyway. "Oh, Grandad, only
monitor (itt:) alapgep
the monitor's plugged in. You need to plug in the base unit

too; that's the most important bit."

New Tricks Barry didn't look happy, but he watched as Nick turned on the

computer. "Fine. Now what?"

"I'm here, Grandad," said Nick as he closed the front door. "But I "Do you really not know how to use a computer?" Nick
(itt:) tdosban nevetett kitejezes
can't stay for long. My car's parked on a double yellow line . laughed . "Wow, I guess that expression's true: you really

Where are you?" can't teach an old dog new tricks."

kis suhi ntas
"In here," he heard his grandad, Barry, say. "I'm trying to make Barry gave his grandson a soft clip on the head. "Don't be
udvariatlan mukodik
this stupid thing work." rude . Just tell me how it works ."
belep begepel felhasznal6nev
Nick walked into the living room. His grandad was sitting in front "Well, first, you need to log in . You key in your username
vadiuj szerszamos lada jelsz6 klikkel
of a brand-new computer. There was a toolbox on the table and password here. Then click on here."
csavarhuz6
next to him and a screwdriver in his hand. "On the rat?"

"What are you doing?" Nick laughed at that. "The mouse, Grandad. It's called a mouse."

Barry was a tall, healthy, eighty-year-old man with white hair. He Barry said nothing. "Then what? How do I send the electronic
merges
was normally very happy, but today he seemed quite annoyed . letters?"

"It's broken." "Emails, Grandad. Don't you even know how to do that?" said
bedugva pimasz mosoly
"It can't be broken. Is it plugged in?" Nick with another cheeky smile .

"Of course, it is." "I remember when you were a nice young boy," said Barry.

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 -----

• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • 11 New Tricks -
Remalom detekt
"What happened to you?" "Nightmare, Grandad," he said. "My car's got a flat tyre . I'll
aut6szerel6
Nick laughed and showed his grandad how to open, write, send have to call the garage ."

and check his emails. "Don't be silly," said Barry. "Change it yourself."

"Who are you going to email? That nice Mrs Rogers down the Nick said nothing for a moment, then: "Myself? Right. I mean,

road?" I suppose it can't be that hard to do. I've seen it in the movies.
semmi kozod how\ mi mast
"That's none of your business. Now, what else can this I just need one of those things that lifts the car up, yeah?

thing do?" And maybe some tools. And a new tyre. Do I have a new tyre?
letolt
"Everything. Look, you can search the web, download music, Er ... Grandad ... could you ... I mean ... would you ... ?"
lassan megjelent Mi a baj
watch videos, ... " A large smile slowly appeared on Barry's face. "What's the
cs6valta a tejet
Barry shook his head. "Why would I want to do that? I've got matter, young man? Do you really not know how to change a

books, records and a TV." tyre?"

Nick started to laugh again, "I love old people! You're all so And he picked up his toolbox and walked to the door. "Come on.

funny. Anyway, I've got to go, Grandad. Love you, old man!" This old dog's going to show you a new trick."

Barry shook his head and smiled as the young man walked out

of the house. Then, for a few minutes, he sat in front of the

1avasolta
computer and did some of the things that Nick had suggested .

He was about to write his first email to that nice Mrs Rogers down

the road, when Nick came back into the house .

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····~
 11 New Tricks
\/,..
to scroll
6J to click on down
legorget to scroll up
~ raklikkel felgorget
social networks
kozossegi oldalak internet
to plug in internet
bedug to upload
feltolt

{~~~
username
CD verbs felhasznalonev
to switch on
bekapcsol to download website
letolt honlap
to key in
begepel to log out password
kijelentkezik jelsz6
to log in
bejelentkezik
©
to switch off
kikapcsol

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• • •
llM\\\ mouse

•
•
keyboard
eger
g
bdlentyCizet monitor
• •
•
computer monitor

•
• parts of a
- technology
~
• cable computer base unit
• (itt:) alapgep
s za mit as tee hni ka kabel a szamit6gep reszei

u I;@"II"\~
d1( headset
( ' • • • • • fejhal lgat6 speaker (BJ
hangsz6r6 ~
plug
konnektor

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.-..----··--.-- ~'-....._,/'
72 r - -
 • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• •

"Like what?"

Pam opened her programme. "Well, there's a woman who

tudja hajlftani a testet
can bend her body in lots of different ways."
The nevetett
Carol laughed . "Pam, I do yoga three times week. I'm sure I can

Talent Show do anything she can do."

hang
"So," said Carol, in a bored voice . "What is this?" Pam looked at the programme again. "OK, there's a man whose
gondor haj kepesseg gondolatot olvasni
"It's a talent show," said Pam, a young lady with curly hair and skill is reading minds ."

a nice smile. "It'll be fun." "Well, that's not real. Nobody can do that."

They were standing in the foyer of a small theatre in Cardiff. "There are some talented dancers. That might be fun."

There was a bar where people were drinking glasses of wine and "I did ten years of ballet and four of salsa. But yeah, it might be

bottles of beer, and everyone seemed to be quite excited about fun."

kiveve eltunni
the show. Everyone, that is, apart from Carol. The smile started to disappear from Pam's face. "Well, there's
keeesse~
"Oh God, this is just like those terrible television shows everyone a dog with the ability to speak. I mean ... it can say five

watches?" Carol was a young woman, just twenty-six. However, different words."
erett meglehet6sen szornyu
she liked to think she was a very mature person. Also, and this Carol laughed rather horribly at this. "Five words? Pam, I can

was something that Pam did not really like about her friend, she speak five languages. Well, four, and a bit of Mandarin."
tunik valamdyennek
seemed to think that she was better than most people. Pam didn't say anything to this. She didn't look very happy now.

"Yeah, but these are all local people," said Pam. "There are going "Now, where's the bathroom?" Carol asked.
(itt:) musorszam
to be some great acts ." Pam looked around the room.
_____. . . ._..... _..__ _ 74
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 • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • 12 The Talent Show
valahogy
sor mutatott
Carol was not in the bathroom . Somehow, she was now
"Over there. But I think there's a queue," she said, and pointed
szinpad
standing on the stage of the small theatre. "I ... I ... what?" she
to a door where some people were waiting. "I'll get us some
musorvezet6
said to the presenter of the show.
drinks and meet you in there, OK?" she said, and there was a
"What are you going to do for us? What can you do?"
strange smile on her face that Carol did not see.

Carol walked over to the door, then took out her phone and "Well, I can ... I can ... "

But at that moment, Carol couldn't remember any of the things

checked her messages . She was waiting in the queue for quite
elkepeszt6en j6 benne valoban
that she was so amazing at . In fact, now that she was on
a long time, but she wasn't in a hurry to see Pam's boring little
the stage, she was starting to think that she should not be so
t alent show. She was starting to think that she might just go
undok
home and leave her friend . Then, "Right, you're next," said a man unkind about other people's talents.
kozonseg
And, somewhere at the back of the audience, a curly-haired
at the side of the door.
ujra
young lady began to smile once more .
"Sorry?" said Carol.

"Are you ready to go?"

elpirult Bocsanatot kerek
Carol's face went red. "I beg your pardon ?"
lokte
Then the man opened the door, pushed her and said,

"Good luck!"

Carol took two steps forward. The lights in the bathroom were
nagyon vilagos ta psolni
extremely bright. Suddenly, she heard people clapping .
versen'tz6
"And here's our next contestant . So, tell us, what's your talent,

young lady?"

~-.-.-..·.-· ·.--·-~
 12 TheTalent Show
ability
talented kepesseg, adottsag
te hetseges
experienced in capability
ta pasztalt va lamiben kepesseg
skill
kepesseg, ugyesseg
skilled
alkalmas
adjectives strengths
er6ssegek gift
me lleknevek
adottsag
capable of ~
gifted kepes va lami re ~
tehetseges
• •
• • •

•
•
•

•
@
brilliant at amazing at
kiemelked6 vala miben hihetetlen j6 va lamiben
• • ~~ cl8~ !Ji
• •
audience
kozonseg
awful at
adjective + at passable at
melleknev +-ban, -ben eltogad hat6
szornyu
contestant
@ act
muso rsza m, musor
tehetsegkutat6
versenyz6

great at average at
atlagos vala miben
nagyszeru va lamiben
to clap
presenter tap so l
musorvezet6

···.·.-·.--~...-~...~
 • • . . ..
' • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •
elkestunk
This can't be like that time we were late for the company

picnic."

"That was two years ago," said Jane. "We were only half an hour
An Invitation
late, and I don't think that anybody knew. Please try to relax."
benyomas eloleptetes
"I need to make a good impression if I want this promotion ."
komoly elokeszuletek
George was a serious man. His wife, Jane, knew this. However, "I know, darling. But you looked at the arrangements before
6szinte
Jane also knew that George was honest and hardworking; it we left the house. Everything's fine."

was why she loved him so much.
But there were times when George was too serious, and times
when he worried way too much about things, and this evening
"Maybe," George said . "I checked where his house is on that map
valamivel szemben
app. It's opposite a bakery and next to a book shop. On the app,
valami elott
there was a blue car in front of the house, but that probably

was one of those times. won't be there now."

siet
"Please hurry, driver," George said to the driver of the taxi. "No, darling, it probably won't. Now, did you send the
visszaje!zest var
The driver looked in his mirror and smiled. "Don't worry. We're R.S.V.P to Mrs Myers? She wanted to know how many people
teadelutan reszt vesz
nearly there. You won't be late for your tea party ." were going to attend ."
nevetett
Jane laughed at the man's joke, but George did not. "It's not a "Oh yes, I sent an email, a text, a fax and I called her about it
vacsoratalalkoz6
tea party; it's a very serious dinner engagement ." too."
Dragaml.1ng,"J ane sa1'd . "V1ou know 't'
"Dar · di y
· t a f rien
1 s JUS Jane laughed. "Well, I'm sure she was happy about that. See,
talalkoz6 pontosak
get- together . And we're going to be on time ." nothing can go wrong. Let's relax and enjoy the event."
pontos
"Good," said George. "Mr Myers likes people to be punctual .

···.-.--...·.-· · .---.~~
 • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 An Invitation

The taxi started to slow down on a nice street in the centre of "George," said Jane. She had the invitation in her hand, and she
lent
Bath. "Look!" said George. "There's the bakery! We're here. was reading something at the bottom of the page. "What

Thank you." does that mean?"

em lit kosztum
The driver parked the taxi and took the money from George. "What? Oh, that just mentions that it's a fancy-dress party."
elofrt olt0zet sikkes
"Have a nice evening. Oh, and you both look very nice, "Oh no. George, it doesn't say that. It says dress code : fancy ."
amugy
by the way ." "Yes, exactly."

Jane and George got out and looked up at the house. "The wine!" "But," said Jane, and now it was her turn to feel very worried
elhajtott
George shouted as the taxi drove away . about their dinner engagement. "George, that means we should

"I have it." And Jane showed him the nice bottle of wine. wear nice clothes, not ... "

"Just let me check the invitation one more time," he said, and he And that was when Mr and Mrs Myers opened the door.

opened the invitation and began to read. "Dear Jane and George, Mr Meyers was wearing a dark blue suit, a white shirt and a

Charles and I would like to invite you to a small dinner party on tie. Mrs Meyers was wearing a very elegant blue dress. They

the 16th of June. Please join us from 7:30 p.m . ... There will be looked at their first guests: one of them was wearing an Alice in
jelmez
food and ... " Wonderland costume, and the other ... was a giant white rabbit.

Jane took the invitation from him. "OK. So, we have the right

date and time and, look, there's the address too. Can we go in

now?"

Jane could not see if George smiled, but they walked up the
lepcs6tokok csengetett az ajt6n
steps to the front door and he pressed the doorbell .

..._.-...•·~..-~.. ~·- 82
·· · ~
 13 An Invitation

~
besides
in front of
elott

mellett
• • in the middle
• kozepen

• directions
•
• opposite
szemben
~~
across from

•
q at the
bottom of
lent
szemben lev6

tea party Ill ~

teadelutan Q\!J
0
R.S.V.P
visszajelzest var
~ir
Cl) late
engagement kesni
megbeszelt talalkoz6 to attend
dinner party event reszt vesz

vacsoraest esemeny
punctual
pontos

get-together appointment invitation

talalkoz6
idopont, megbeszelt talalkoz6
rrJ meghrvas

date
randi,
to accept
eltogad
~~
megbeszelt talalkoz6 to be on time
pontos

Co to decline
lemond
 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •

·. :
:· -~ · She passed her daughter a cup of tea, then sat down on the sofa
• •
• • to read. A few minutes later, Karen heard Liz's phone ringing.

"Are you going to answer it?"

A Piece cs6valta a tejet
Liz shook her head . "I don't want to hear any updates about

of News the wedding. It's probably just Sarah with some more gossip ."
pletyka

sz6beszedet terjeszt
When Karen walked into the living room with two cups of tea, "Sarah doesn't normally spread rumours . Maybe it's true.

her daughter, Liz, was sitting in the big chair by the window. Maybe Mark and Lois are having problems."
telesegul venni / terjhez menni
Outside, it was raining, and the city of Newcastle was as dark "No, he's going to marry her, Mum."
pocsek kitejezes
and miserable as the expression on Liz's face. The phone stopped ringing, and for the next hour, mother and
hallgatag
"Oh, Liz," said Karen. "You can't sit there all day. Why don't you daughter sat in silence: Karen with her book, and Liz with the
szomorusag
call one of your friends?" rain and her sadness.
eskuvo hirtelen kopogni
"Because they're all there, Mum. They're all at the wedding ." When they suddenly heard someone knocking at the door,
s6hajtott krvancsi vagyok
Karen sighed. She had never seen her daughter so sad. Karen was the first to stand up. "I wonder who that is," she said.

Well, maybe that wasn't true. Three months ago, when Liz Liz heard her mother stand up and walk to the door. She heard
sf rt
had first heard the news, she had cried for two whole days. her say. "You ... but what are you doing here? I see ... wait there."
sokkol6 megraz6
The news had been shocking and upsetting, but Karen Then, "Liz, there's someone here for you. They ... they have

thought Liz would feel better. Now, however, she knew that her something to tell you."
vi gaszta Ihatatla n
daughter was heartbroken. Liz got up as her mother came back into the room. "Who is it?"

she asked, but her mother shook her head.

~-.-.-·.-· ··.· :_~ -~

87 ~, ·'.:., .,'
-----'-.._.,,/
• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • •• 14 APiece of News
sziv
With a strange feeling in her heart, Liz walked to the front door. Mark stopped speaking, then he opened his mouth to say what
olton
Mark was outside, standing in the rain. His wedding sui~ was he had come to tell her. "You see, the person I really love is ... you."
csuromvfz nehezen lelegzett
drenched, and he was breathing heavily. For a moment, Liz said nothing, and there was only the sound of
Most komolyan ~
"You didn't answer your phone," he said. the rain. Then, "Are you serious?"
pislogott
"I ... Mark, why are you here? Where's Lois?" Mark blinked . "What? Er ... yes. I thought you'd be happy."
atadni a hrreket
"She's ... look ... I wanted to be the one to break the news to "H
appy.? v1ou Just
· bro ke up wit
· h your Jf·egyes
1ancee..
on t he day of your

you, Liz. I didn't want you to hear this from anyone else." wedding. And, you told her you loved another woman. Only a
szemet alak romantikus vigjatek
Liz looked at the man that she was in love with. "Hear what?" creep would do that! What do you think this is, a romcom7 Do
leti:irolte elvar
Mark wiped the rain from his face. "Well, there's some good you expect me to step into the rain and kiss you? Well, I've got

news and some bad news. The bad news is, I stopped the some news for you; I'm not interested!"
becsapta az ajt6t
wedding. I woke up this morning and I knew that it was wrong. And without another word, she slammed the door closed
(itt:) teremtve
Lois is a great person, but we aren't meant to be together." and walked back into the front room.
vert
Liz didn't know what to say. Her heart was beating faster and "Everything OK, dear?" Karen asked.

faster now. "And," she said, "why are you here?" Liz thought about the question for a moment, then said,
Valoban
"Ah, yes, that's the other news. And for me it's good news "Actually, yes, it is. Tea?"

because I finally know the truth. You see, Lois wasn't the person

that I loved, not really. So, I told her that I was in love with
szakftott
someone else and broke up with her."
 ~ ---

14 A Piece of News

to relay news
•
• • •• •
uzenetet tovabbad

to disbelieve to receive news

uzenetet kap •
sth I sb •
nem hisz va lakinek •

phrases
kifejezesek

to take the news to break news

uzenetet vesz at to sb
valakinek uzenetet ad at • •

~ to spread rumours
~ pletykat terjeszt

report
jelentes
excellent fl.n.. summary
kitun6 ~ osszetoglalas

upsetting gossip
pleasant elkepeszt6, megdobbent6 pletyka
kel lemes types
tfpusok

update rumour
fJ) fake aktualiza las, trissftes
tJ hamis
shocking ®
sz6beszed

sokkol6
briefing
unbelievable eligazftas, utasftas
hihetetlen
 • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• •
•
• ·. ••
·-· elmagyaraz
He was ready to explain this answer in more detail when the
• • szerelo
• • stranger began to speak again. "Ah, like a mechanic? Excellent.

Yes, a very important job, I'm sure."

So, What Do "Well ... "Chris started to say.

You Do~ terulet

"I don't know much about your field , but my own mechanic
szorgalmas pontos
There were now about six or seven bottles of wine on the table, is a very hard-working man. He's not very punctual,

and people at the dinner party were starting to speak a lot more but the work is always done well. Tell me, do you need
vendeglat6 kepzettseg kepesseg
loudly. Sarah, the host, liked people to move seats at her dinner qualifications for that type of work, or is it more about skill
tapasztalat
parties, and Chris was now sitting next to a new person; some- and experience?"

one he had never met before. The stranger picked up one of the bottles of wine, saw that it was
idegen
"So," the stranger said to Chris, "what do you do?" empty, and put it down. He then tried to smile at Sarah, but the
gombolyded
The stranger was a rather plump middle-aged man. He had host was talking to people at the other end of the table.

curly grey hair, a large nose and a pink face. Chris had said hello "Ah, I said engineering but ... " Chris said.

to him at the start of the evening but had not spoken to him very "Yes, yes, engineering. Very interesting, very important. Of
foglalkozas
much after that. But Chris had heard the man speaking during course, my profession is in a different field. Yes, I'm in
egeszseguey sebesz
the meal. The man's voice was quite loud and dramatic, and the med1c1ne . Maybe Sarah told you? I'm a surgeon . Yes, twenty

more wine he drank, the louder and more dramatic his voice years, I think. In some way, it might be similar to your own
Kiveve
became. position. Except, you open up cars and I open up people!"
mernok vice
"Well," said Chris. "I'm a type of engineer." The stranger laughed very loudly at his own joke . He laughed

~·.-.-..-...·...--....".·.·~
• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • 15 So, What Do You Do~
termeszetesen
so loudly, that some of the people at the table looked quite "Of course," the stranger said, in a less dramatic voice. "Your
meglepett
surprised . job is very important too, I'm sure. But, well, it's not surgery or
raketatudomany
"And I know your next question," the stranger said. "Is the rocket science, is it?" And he laughed loudly again.
fizetes
salary really as good as people say it is? Well, let's just say At that moment, Sarah walked over to them, the new bottle of

that my Mercedes parked outside is only my second most wine in her hand. "Ah, I see Chris has been telling you about his
figyelemremelt6
expensive car." He laughed again, but when he saw that Chris job," she said. "It's very impressive, isn't it?"

was not doing the same, he stopped. "No, of course the money's The stranger stopped laughing then. "What? He's a mechanic."

not the important thing. I love it. I really do. Yes, there's a lot of It was Sarah's turn to laugh then. "A mechanic?"
felelosseg
responsibility." "Well, I didn't actually say that," Chris said.

"Yes," Chris said. "Yes, of course." "No, you were right before," Sarah said. "He's a
elovigyazatos pontos raketatud6s plasztikai sebesz
"I have to be more than careful. I have to be precise . The rocket scientist . And Chris, this is Martin, he's a plastic
fele hajolt megcsinalta
stranger leant towards Chris and spoke a little more quietly. surgeon . He did Katie's nose last summer."

"There really is no other feeling like it in the world," he said, "than Sarah filled their wine glasses and walked away.

when you have a person's life in your hands. I don't want to say For a moment, the stranger looked at Chris, and Chris saw the
hatradolt meg
that you feel like God, but ... "The stranger leant back in his man's face become even pinker. Then, the stranger turned to

chair then and finished the last of his wine before holding up the the person sitting on the other side of him, and Chris heard him
kohogott
glass and coughing loudly. say, "So, what do you do?"

Sarah saw him and finished her conversation with her other

guests.
 •

15 So, What Do You Do~

experience
skill tapasztalat
careful
~
kepesseg
profession elovigyazatos
foglalkozas ~
precise positive
qualification precfz pozitfv
kepzettseg
responsibility
felelosseg ~
nouns w motivated
position fonevek punctual
al ias sector pontos adjectives motivalt

szektor, agazat mel leknevek

field salary ~
te rulet tizetes ~ hard-working
creative szorgalmas
kreatfv

administration g
H.R. (human ( admin) Lfob
adminisztraci6
,,0, resources)
J L::, szemelyzeti osztaly
C'."--_/ project
management
projektvezetes

marketing
departments
marketing reszlegek development
tejlesztes

sales
kereskedelem accounting
konyveles
finance
penzugy
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •

"Really?" the woman asked. "Nothing? The plane has never had
turbulencia
any engine problems. You've never hit any turbulence ?"

"Well, sure, there's turbulence sometimes, but that's OK. You

Falling hullamok
should think of it like waves in the sea; nothing to worry about.

in Love I'm Nick, by the way."

megrazta
Nick tried not to look at the young woman in the seat next to The woman shook Nick's hand. "Nancy."

him. It was difficult because she was very nervous. "It's nice to meet you. You know, flying really is very safe."

"Don't you like flying?" he asked her after a moment. Nancy smiled. "I know but ... "
Kapcsoljak be biztonsagi iivet. legiutas-krser6
The woman turned to him. She was blonde, with blue eyes and a "Fasten your seatbelts, please," a flight attendant said
Hajtsak tel az asztalt.
small nose. "What?" she asked. Then, "Oh, no, not really." as he walked down the aisle. "Put your tray tables up.
kapcsoljak ki elektronikai keszuleked<et.
Around them, people were finding their seats on the large plane Please turn off all electronic devices."

and putting away their luggage. Nick saw Nancy start to panic again as she tried to fasten her

"Actually," she said. "I hate it. I really hate it. I never do it. I don't seatbelt. "I ... I can't ... I can't do it!" she said.

even know if I can ... "she stopped speaking and Nick saw that "Let me help," Nick said.
beszallokartya szorosan
she was holding her boarding pass very tightly, and that she "Thank you. I don't know why I panic so much."
panikba esni telelemkelto
was close to panicking . "Anything new can be scary. I fly a lot, so I know what to
var
"I fly a lot for work," Nick said. "And nothing bad has ever expect . Look, right now that attendant is going to check the
tortent poggyasztart6 tolyos6
happened ." overhead bins." They watched him walk up the aisle and

make sure all the bags were in the right place. "Now, the head
 1r •
-------------
• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • lb Falling in Love
kapitany
flight attendant is going to phone the captain to tell him we're
hirtelen megrazkodott
ready to go." As soon as Nick said this, they saw the woman Then, suddenly, the plane lurched and began to fall. The
, , . P-islog
make the call. "In a moment, the plane will start to move onto fasten seatbelt signs began to flash , and people in the plane
tut6palya sikoltozni
the runway. While we do that, the flight attendants are going to began to scream . Nancy was about to turn to Nick to ask what
biztonsagi ellen6rzes
do the security check ." was happening, when she felt him take her hand. She turned to
telelem
For the next few minutes, Nick told Nancy about the flight him and saw the fear in his face.
eljaras
procedures . He was so calm, and knew so much about what "It's OK, Nick!" she shouted. "It's going to be OK!"

was happening, that Nancy began to feel much better. As soon as she said this the lights stopped flashing and the plane
telszallas
"OK," said Nick. "Now, this is the only scary bit: the take-off. began to go up again.

The plane is going to start moving much faster, then you are "We're very sorry about that, ladies and gentlemen," Nancy

going to feel it take off. We're going to go up and up for about
five minutes, and the plane will turn to the left. Then, the plaoe
eleri a repulesi magassagot ellazulni
will level off and after a few more minutes we can relax."
heard the captain say. "There's nothing to worry about and we
tolytat
are going to continue with today's flight."
Nancy turned to Nick. "Wow," she said. "That was pretty scary."

"And order drinks?" asked Nancy with half a smile. She looked down and saw that he was still holding her hand. She

"Yeah. And if you get really worried, you can take my hand, OK?" didn't move it. "What did you say your job was, Nick?" she said

Nancy smiled again. "Thanks. Maybe I will." with a smile.

Tulajdonkeeeen
They felt the plane start to move faster, and after a few moments He relaxed a little and smiled too. "Actually, I'm a pilot, but

it took off. "See," said Nick. "It's not too ... " please don't tell anyone."

~:...,
 16 Falling in Love
aisle
• • • • • tolyos6 trolley
tedelzeti arusft6 kocsi
life jacket
ment6melleny
•
on a plane cockpit
• pil6tafolke
a repulon
•
• captain
overhead bin
poggyasztart6 kapitany

A
flight attendant
legiutas-krser6

Remain seated.
Fasten your Maradjanaka helyukon.
seatbelt. ~ turbulence
,.,"'~ turbulencia
~
r
Kossek be biztonsagi ovuket. ---:><>

Take your seat. boarding pass

beszallokartya
roglaljanakhelyet.
instructions
Put your tray uta sfta sok runway
table up. kitut6palya nouns
Hajtsak tel az asztalt.
Store your luggage
under the seat.
liJ
!flJ Turn off all
Helyezzek poggyaszukat azules ala. + .- passport
utlevel
/hj) electronic devices. landing
Kapcsoljak ki leszallas
elektronikus keszulekeiket. take-off
telszallas
103 "
~
• • • I e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •
penzt kolt sp6rol
spent money on silly things. She liked to save up. Tony
mokus
called her "his little squirrel" sometimes, because she was so
eldugni
good at hiding her cash until she needed it.
Money, Money, Tony wasn't the same. When he had first met Alice, he
Money le volt egve
was broke; he had four credit cards, and he was nearly always
hasonl6 mf nuszban penz kidobni
In many ways, Alice and Tony were very similar. They both in the red . He liked to splash out on expensive meals and he

liked the same types of music, movies and books. They both had was always buying new clothes or gifts for his friends and family.

good jobs and worked hard. They both liked to travel and go on But Alice changed all of that. She helped Tony to organise his
kulonbseg valami kozott torleszt
holiday as often as possible. The only difference between money so that he could pay off his credit cards and start

them, was how they felt about money.
Now, standing in the living room of their London flat, Tony picked
betottes uveg
up ajar and looked at it. Yesterday, the jar had been full of
bank1egy es apr6r.enz
notes and coins . Now, there was not even a penny in it.
saving. She taught him how to be careful, like her. Yes, Tony was
legalabbis
a changed man. At least, he normally was.
Behind him, he heard the front door open and he quickly put
down the jar and turned around. Alice walked into the room with

"She's going to kill me," he said to himself. a smile on her face.

nyugodt edesem
He was a tall man with dark hair. He was normally very calm , "Hey, honey. How was your day?" she said.

but today he seemed quite nervous. She was a short woman with red hair and big brown eyes. Yes,
kulonbozokeppen
Yes, Alice and Tony felt very differently about money. You see, his little squirrel, Tony thought. She looked so sweet and calm.

some people said that Alice was very careful with money. In fact, Maybe, he thought, she would understand.
zsugori
some people might call her a bit tight-fisted . She never "I need to tell you something," he said.
• • •• • • • • • • • e e e • • e I I e e
• • • • • 17 Money, Money, Money
eltunt
Alice's smile disappeared . "What have you done?" she asked. "Invested, Alice, not spent."
egyszeri lehet6seg
"It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Of course, I wanted Alice began to laugh even louder. "Well, you can pay back every

to ask you, but there really wasn't any time. Mickey told me that ... " penny of it when you get your bonus," she said, as she walked

"Mickey?" she said, her voice cold. "What did Mickey tell you this over to the kitchen cupboard and took out another jar. "But don't
betektet valamibe
time? Last summer he wanted you to invest in Bitcoin. Before worry about the holiday," she continued, and she walked to the

that he wanted you to buy part of that pub down the road . Do plant next to the door and pulled out a third jar. "Do you really
apr6penz
you know which pub I mean, Tony? It's the one that closed after think that I only have one place to put our change?"

three months because it wasn't making any money." And when Tony saw all the notes and coins inside the jars, he
hiba
"That wasn't Mickey's fault ," he said. "And you really can make smiled, too. She really was "his little squirrel", and he was
bolondult erte
a lot of money from Bitcoin." nuts about her.*

"I'll say it one more time, honey. What... have ... you ... done?"

He turned and picked up the empty jar. "I needed two hundred
babultetveny
pounds. Mickey and I are investing in a bean farm in Somerset.
visszatizet
It could make us very rich. I'll pay back the money when I get
premium
my bonus, but, well, now we might not have enough money for

our holiday to Barcelona."

meglep6 modon
For a moment, Alice said nothing. Then, amazingly, she began
nevet
to laugh . "Beans? Are you really telling me that you spent our * Ato be nuts about sb/sth kitejezes azt jelenti, hogy odaig van valakiert/ valamiert. Tovabb i
sz6jatekra ad lehet6seget a squirrel sz6, amely mokust jelent, Tony pedig rgy nevezi a
money on beans?" baratn6jet, Alicet. Anuts di6teleket jelent.
 17 Mo ney, Money, Money

to be broke
• • • le van egve
•
to be generous
to have money nagylelkunek Jenni
to burn
annyi penze va n, mint a pelyva
•
idioms
in the red
• sz6tordulatok
mfnuszban
•
• to make do
tu ljut
tight-fisted
zsugori
penny pincher
fd lereskedo

a to pay off
t0rleszt
to spend money on coins
penzermek ,
to pay back penzt kolt vmire penny I
visszafizet
pence
penny
to squirrel away
verbs fe lhalmoz

notes change
bankjegy
cash valt6penz, apr6penz
to invest in keszpenz
befektet vala mibe to save (up for sth)
(va lam ire) sp6ro l pound
to splash out
( penzt) kidob font
wallet I purse
penztarca
credit card
hitelkartya
• • • • • I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •
· -•·
•
·. •• bolintott
Josh nodded . "Yeah, I've got it here," he said, and held up a
•
•
•
• •• szfnes
piece of paper with colourful writing on it.

"Come on then," Jake said, and the brothers walked down the
An Early Morning stairs to the living room.

Surprise "What's first?" asked Jake.

kitakarft
The room to John and Maggie Kent's bedroom door slowly Josh looked at the paper. "It says busting and tidying up."
zavart
began to open. Then, very quietly, someone entered the room Jake was confused for a moment, then, "It's not busting, it's
port torol tisztft6szer portorlorongy
and walked slowly to their bed. For a moment, that person dusting. OK, you do that. You need the polish and the duster.

watched John and Maggie sleep. Then, again very quietly, they What's next on the list?"
ebreszt66ra kikapcsolta mosas
moved to the alarm clock at the side of the bed, turned it Josh looked more carefully this time. "Doing the washing and
vasalas
off, and left the room. ironing."
vasal6
"Did they wake up?" someone asked. It was a small boy in red "Right, I'll do that. The iron's really hot, so you're too young."
vasalodeszka
pyjamas. He was eight years old and his name was Josh. Josh watched Jake get the iron and ironing board out, then ran
teladat spriccelt
"Shh!" said Jake, Josh's 10-year old brother, and he moved Josh to start his own chore. He liked dusting; it was easy. He sprayed

away from the room. "No, they didn't. I was quiet; like a ninja ." the polish everywhere: on the piano, the table, the chairs, the sofa,
buszke
Josh looked up at his older brother with pride . Jake was ten, so the curtains, even on the fruit in the fruit bowl. Then, he put one of
lenyegeben meglepodve
basically an adult. "Do you think they'll be surprised?" he asked. his toy cars in the duster and drove it all over everything.
termeszetesen komoly siess
"Yeah, of course," he said, his voice serious . "Do you remem- "Hurry up," he heard Jake say from the kitchen. "You need to
mosogatogep
ber what we have to do?" put the dishwasher on too."
• • • • • • • • • • • • e e e e e e I e e e • • • • • 1B An Early Morning Surprise
bu_gyuta
Josh ran into the kitchen, where his brother was putting clothes into "For breakfast? Don't be silly. Now hurry up!"
mos6gep
the washing machine. "How?" he asked. "What do I put in it?" Josh ran back into the room. He couldn't remember what he
mos6szer
Jake thought for a moment. He knew that the washing powder had dusted, so he started to tidy things . He was putting all of his
szemetes
was for the clothes, but he didn't know what to use for the dishes. dad's papers and work things into the bin when he smelt the
mosogat6szer
"Do I use the washing up liquid?" asked Josh. food cooking.

"Er ... maybe," said Jake. "But there are lots of dishes in there, so "That smells good," he said, going back into the kitchen.

make sure you use lots of liquid. We want them to be clean." Jake was at the table cutting carrots with a big knife. "What

Josh nodded. His older brother was very clever, he thought. smells good? I haven't started to cook yet."
nyomta
Quickly, he squeezed all of the washing up liquid into the But Josh could smell something, and after a moment, Jake could
egett
smell it too. It might not be food, but something was tiurning .
machine and pressed start.

"Is that all the clothes?" Jake asked Josh. "There are only white "The ironing!" Jake shouted, and they ran back into the other

shirts and socks, and the machine's not very full." room.

Josh thought for a moment. "Oh, I have this too," he said, and he On the ironing board, the iron was burning a big hole into one of

took off his red pyjama top and passed it to his brother. their mother's favourite t-shirts.
tustjelzo bekapcsolt
"Well done," said Jake, and he put it into the machine with the other At that moment, the smoke alarm went off , and a second

things. "Right. You go and finish tidying up. I'll start their breakfast." later John and Maggie Kent ran down the stairs, and Josh was

"What are we going to cook?" asked Josh. very happy to see that they already seemed very surprised.

"Normal things: eggs, pasta, chips, salad, ... "said Jake. Which was strange, he thought, because he and Jake had
meg csak nem is boldog hazassagi evtordulot
"Pizza?"
not even shouted "happy anniversary" yet.
 19 An Early Morn ing Surprise
'Q~ to dust
port to rol A washing-up
to wash up CJ liquid sponge
elmosogat mosogat6szer

to make the i duster

~ portorlorongy
szivacs

beds polish
megagyaz ti sztft6sze r
to cook
toz chores cloth
feladatok rangy

to t idy up
to vacuum useful things fabric
porszfv6zik hasznos dolgok conditioner
kitakarft
ironing ob lrto
board
) to iron to do the vasa lodeszka washing
washing
~ vasal
mos
powder
mos6szer
antibacterial
W spray
Q antibakte ri ali s tisztft6szer

• • • • •

iron
vasa16

• ~ oven fridge

•
~ sut6 hut6szekreny

tumble dryer freezer

tagyaszt6
szarft6

~ vacuum ~~eaner
dishwasher
~l porw'° mosogat6gep
•

e ·----------.:·e.· ~ .~:-------:
0 e I e
• • • • •• • • • • • •

"Exactly," said Donna. "With my Kev, the only time he tells me how
• • • • •

• • al mos
• • he's feeling is when he's either hungry or sleepy."
••••
komolyan tovabbmentek vmi iranyaba
"But seriously," said Donna, as they continued towards

The Problem tater kitejez

the main square. "I want Dave to express himself more. Last
meghalt meglepetes
with Men month, his aunt died . She was very old, so it wasn't a surprise,

"The problem with men," Donna said, "is that they don't know how but he didn't really say anything about it."
erzelmek
to show their emotions." "Really?" asked Sally.
bologattak valaszolt
Next to her, Sally and Debbie both nodded their heads . "Yeah!" replied Debbie. "I mean, I only met her two or three
sirt
"My Kev is a robot," said Sally. "He never talks about his feelings." times, and when he told me about it, I cried for half an hour."

"Yeah," said Debbie. "I never know what Harry's thinking about." The women thought about this for a moment.
osszehazasodtunk nag~on boldog
The young ladies were walking down Brighton's main shopping "When Harry and I got married last year, I was delighted . At

street and they were having a lovely bit of 'girl time'. Their hair was the end of the day, I remember turning to Harry and telling him it
trissen vagott es beszaritott kormok manikurozott
freshly cut and styled, their nails perfectly manicured, was the happiest day of my life. I asked him if he felt the same. Do

and they each had two or three shopping bags of new clothes. you know what he said?"
megraztak a fejuket
"I'm not sure my Dave does think," Donna said. The ladies sl1ook their heads.

"I mean," said Sally, "Kev's great, and I absolutely love him, but I "He said the food was great, but he didn't like the DJ's music."
krvanok nyitott csendes
just wish he was more open. I never know if he's sad or happy. For a moment, the other women were silent, then all three of

When I ask him how he's feeling, he always just says ..." them started to laugh.

"Fine!" the three women said at the same time. "Do you think they talk to each other about important things? Do

~:.
 ~ -~~-~

_. •• _. -• I • .., -

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • 19 The Problem with Men

you think they ever show each other their emotions?" asked Sally. But, when they walked into the pub, they saw something that they
merges
"Well, I know my Dave was furious with Kev when he broke his never thought they would see. Dave, Kev and Harry were sitting at
snooker dak6
favourite snooker cue ." a small table in the middle of the pub, and each one of them was

"They didn't talk to each other for two weeks. Then Kev bought him crying.

a new one, took Dave to the pub for a pint and I don't think they "Dave?" said Donna. "What is it? What's wrong?"

ever spoke about it again." "Kev? Are you OK?" asked Sally.
borzalmas
"Maybe we're being unfair," said Debbie. "Oh, Harry! Has something terrible happened?" Debbie said.

"What do you mean?" asked Sally. All three men nodded their heads. "Terrible ... terrible ... " they all
erzelemmentes konnyek
"Well, maybe it's not all men that are emotionless; it might just said through their tears .
sablonosak aggodva
be ours. I mean, they're quite stereotypical. All they talk about "Well what? What is it?" the women asked, worriedly .

is football and snooker, they spend most of their free time in the "B ng
· ht on..."D ave sa1'd , ·in wea
gyengekhang •
voice . "B ng
· ht on Iost t he f'1na I
mutatott
pub and they're all terrible at housework." against Manchester City!" he said, and when he pointed to the
meg
Donna began to laugh. "Well, if they're stereotypical, then so are football game on the television, the three men began to cry even

we. Look at us; new haircuts, new nails, shopping and all we're louder than before.
haszontalan
talking about is how useless our men are!"

The ladies laughed for so long at this that by the time they stopped

they were at the pub where they were meeting the men.

"Well, let's go and see how our useless robots are doing. They're
felreszeg
probably half drunk and having a great time," said Sally.
 - - - ----- ------- -

19 TheProblem withMen
grumpy

• • • (;1\ worried
morcos pessimistic
pesszim ista
@'"....
...,
~

• ~ aggodo

disappointed
irritable csalodott
inge rult
negative
negatrv emotionless
erzeketlen
angry
• merges
•
unhappy
furious boldogta lan
dohos sad
szomoru @• ~

~ to cry
\e:J sfr
to feel bad I well (;";:\ excited
rosszul/jol erzi magat ~ optimistic izgatott, lel kes
optimista
to talk about
one's feelings to express oneself happy Q
az erzeseirol besze l
kitejezi magat boldog \E!)
useful verbs delighted
hasznos igek orvendo/boldog positive
to let people in to open up pozitfv thankful
reszesedni vala miben megn yrli k haIas

cheerful
to share to keep things in (."}\ derus
megoszt
dolgokat magaban tart 'CJ Q relieved
nyitott

\:::i:J megkonnyebbo lt
..

.· -------.:.•
_, - - --
_.....--: . '
• • •• • • • •
zavart
The man looked a little confused . "Parcel?"
• • • • • • • • •• •

doboz
•••• Lance pointed to the brown box under the man's arm. "Yes, do

you want to post this parcel?" he said, more slowly.

First-Class The man smiled. "Ah, yes."

Stamps tengerentul
"Right, is it an overseas address?"
posta berrt
Lance liked his job at the post office, his colleagues were "Overseas? Er ... "the man tapped on his phone. "Ah, overseas,

friendly, the work was fun, and normally all of his customers no. London. It must go to London."
termeszetesen
were very nice. But, of course, sometimes he had bad days, "Great. You need to write the address on the front," Lance said.

and today was one of those days. The man checked his phone again, then smiled and wrote the
sor penztar
"Next," he said to the queue in front of the counter . address on the front of the box.
idosebb egyertelmuen megmer
The elderly man who moved forward was very obviously not "Right, and now I need to weigh the parcel to see how much the
dij
from the town of Todmorden. Maybe, Lance thought, he was on postage will be."

holiday. "Good morning, how can I help you?" The man looked confused again, so Lance tried to put the parcel
merleg_
"Ah ... "the man said. He was short, with grey hair, black glasses, on the scales himself.
napbarnftotta
and tanned skin. He also had his mobile phone in his hand and "No," the man suddenly said. "No, no, no."

before he spoke, he looked at it. "Excuse me, please. I do not "Oh, I'm sorry," Lance said. "But we do need to weigh it."

speak very good English." "But it is ... " The man checked his phone again and finally found
csomag torekeny
"That's not a problem," said Lance. "I see you have a parcel. Do the right word. "Fragile !"
elkuld
you want to post it?"

123 .
~
• • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • 20 First-Class Stamps -

"Yes, sir. You need to do that, or I can't send it for you."

"I understand," said Lance. "I'll be very careful," and he slowly
"Lick and ... stamp?"
picked up the parcel and put it on the scales. "There, now we
"Yes," Lance said.
know how heavy it is. So, all I now need to know is how you
si.irg6s Then, at that moment, one of Lance's colleagues asked him a
would like it sent. Is it urgent?"
question and Lance turned away to answer.
"Urgent?" asked the man.
elso osztalyu The elderly gentleman did not want to make the nice people in
"Yes, when does it need to arrive? Do you want first-class
belyeg masodosztalyu tertivevenyes kezbesftes the queue behind him wait any longer. He looked at his phone
stamps, second-class stamps, recorded delivery?"
one more time. He didn't think that what he was about to do wa~
"I ... I don't understand."
a very good idea, and it was not what he would do in his own
"Well, if you want the parcel to get to London quickly, you need
turcsa
country, but, well, England was a very strange country.
first-class stamps. Second-class stamps will be slower."
Lance finished what he was saying to his colleague and turned
The man checked his phone. "Ah, first class is fast?"
tortent
around just in time to see what happened next.
"Yes, that's right."
The elderly gentleman put his parcel on the floor, licked the
"Yes, I want this, please. I want it to go ... fast."
aggodalom taposott
stamp, then, with a look of worry on his face, he stamped his
"Great," and Lance gave the man two first-class stamps. "You
megnyal foot down on the parcel. He then picked the parcel up and put it
need to lick these and put them on the box."
back on the counter.
The man looked at his phone, then looked back at Lance.
"There," he said to Lance. "That is ... how do you say ... a first-
"What?"
(itt:) ranyom class stamp, yes?"
"Yes, lick it and stamp the box."

The man looked at his phone again. "Lick? And stamp the box?"
 20 First- Class Sta mps

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international
first-class
elso osztalyu
ne mzetkozi
•
• express second-class
• gyors masodosztalyu

•
adjectives
• me lleknevek
overseas {~
tengerentuli ~

urgent
surges fragile
torekeny

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to post to weigh recorded
( itt:) posta ra ad megmer delivery
tertivevenyes kezbesftes

postage airmail
postai dij legiposta
to stamp verbs
lepecsetel
to seal
leplombal, leragaszt nouns
fonevek
to deliver
If==! (itt:) kezbesft to address scales
me rleg postcode
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megcfmez
iranyft6szam
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letter
level