If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I’d take back those words that hurt you
and you’d stay

I don’t know why I did the things I did
I don’t know why I said the things I said
Pride‘s like a knife it can cut deep inside
Words are like weapons they wound sometimes.

I didn’t really mean to hurt you
I didn’t wanna see you go
I know I made you cry, but baby

[Chorus:]
If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I’d take back those words that hurt you
And you’d stay
If I could reach the stars
I’d give them all to you
Then you’d love me, love me
Like you used to do

If I could turn back time

My world was shattered I was torn apart
Like someone took a knife and drove it deep in my heart
You walked out that door I swore that I didn’t care
But I lost everything darling then and there

Too strong to tell you I was sorry
Too proud to tell you I was wrong
I know that I was blind, and ooh…

[Chorus]

Ooohh

If I could turn back time
If I could turn back time
If I could turn back time
ooh baby

I didn’t really mean to hurt you
I didn’t want to see you go
I know I made you cry
Ooohh

[Chorus #2]
If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I’d take back those words that hurt you
If I could reach the stars
I’d give them all to you
Then you’d love me, love me
Like you used to do

If I could turn back time (turn back time)
If I could find a way (find a way)
Then baby, maybe, maybe
You’d stay

[to fade]
Reach the stars
If I could reach the stars

Halloween is a holiday in many English speaking countries that is celebrated on the night of October 31st. Children wear costumes and they go to people’s homes saying “Trick or treat!” to ask for candy and then the people give it to them. People sometimes dress up as ghosts, witches, goblins, and other scary things for Halloween.

The word Halloween is from Hallowe’en. This is a contraction of All Hallow’s Eve. All Hallow’s Eve is the day before the Catholic holiday All Saints’ holy day. All Saints’ holy day was once called All Hallows. This was short for All Hallowed Souls. Hallowed means holy.

This holiday All Saints’ holy day was made by Christian missionaries. It was the same day as a pagan holiday. The missionaries came to areas where pagans lived. They tried to make the pagans believe in Christianity. So they made some pagan holidays into Christian holidays.

The pagan holiday that All Saints’ holy day replaced was the Day of the Dead. Many Wiccans and modern pagans celebrate the Day of the Dead. This is a happy holiday (even though it says ‘Dead’). It is the day that the souls of dead people come back to Earth. So in pagan religions it is not about scary things. It is about being with (remembering) family or friends who have died.

holiday – ünnep
to be celebrated – meg van ünnepelve, megünneplik
costume – jelmez
candy – édesség, csoki, cukor
to dress up as – beöltözni valaminek
ghost – szellem
witch – boszorkány
goblin – gonosz szellem, kobold
scary – félelmetes
contraction – összevonás, rövidítés
holy – szent
missionary – misszionárius, hittérítő
pagan – pogány
to replace – helyettesít
religion –  vallás

Trick or treat!  A kifejezést akkor szokták használni a gyerekek, amikor Halloweenkor házról házra járnak és édességet kérnek a háziaktól, azzal fenyegetve őket, hogy ha nem kapnak, akkor valami varázslatot, trükköt (nem jó értelemben) fognak bevetni ellenük (pl. összeszappanozzák az ablakot, lisztet szórnak a lábtörlőre, stb.)

A szöveg alapján válaszolj a kérdésekre!

1.When is Halloween celebrated?

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2.What do children say in order to get sweets?

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3.What does the word hallowed mean?

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4.Where did the missionaries go and why?

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Answers: Halloween is celebrated on the night of October 31st./Children say „Trick or treat!” to ask for candy and then the people give it to them./Hallowed means holy. /The missionaries went to areas where pagans lived to try to make them believe in Christianity.

2.zebra crossing – zebra, gyalogátkelőhely
a place on a road, especially one where there is a lot of traffic, across which wide, black and white lines are painted, and at which vehicles must stop to allow people to walk across the road

3.pelican crossing – jelzőgombbal ellátott gyalogátkelőhely
a special place in the road in the UK, with a set of lights at the opposite side of the road and a device that people can press to make the red light show and the traffic stop, allowing them to cross

4.puffin crossing – pedestrian user friendly intelligent crossing – szenzoros gyalogátkelőhely
(in the UK) a special place in the road with a set of lights at the side of the road next to the pedestrian (= person walking), and a device that they can press to change the light and make the traffic stop, allowing them to cross
The design is distinct in that the lights controlling the pedestrians are on the same side of the road as the pedestrian user. They have two sensors on top of the traffic lights (PCD pedestrian crossing detector and PKD pedestrian kerb detector). These sensors detect if pedestrians are crossing slowly and can hold the red traffic light longer if needed. If a pedestrian presses the button but then walks off, the PKD will cancel the request making the lights more efficient.

5.pedestrian crossing(UK)/crosswalk (US) – gyalogátkelőhely
a special place in a road where traffic must stop to allow people to walk across

interesting piece of info:

traffic light colours:

green – amber(UK)/yellow(US) – red

amber (UK) – the yellowish-orange traffic light that shows between the green and the red to warn drivers that the lights are about to change

The lights flashed amber then green. – A lámpák sárga, majd zöld színben villogtak.

sources: Cambridge Dictionary; Glosbe; definitions.net

Wine is an alcoholic drink. People have been making wine for about 5000 years. The word wine usually used describes drinks made from the juice of grapes, although people sometimes call alcoholic drinks made from the juice of other fruits – such as apples, cherries, plums or blackberries – wine.

Wine is a popular drink in many countries. The countries that drink the most wine are: France, Italy, USA, Germany, Spain, Argentina, United Kingdom, China, Russia and Romania. However, if you make a list of countries where the average person drinks the most wine, the list is different: Luxembourg, France, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, Switzerland, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay and Slovenia. Wine is made in many countries. The countries that make the most wine are: France, Italy, Spain, USA, Argentina, South Africa, Portugal and Chile.

WINES EXPLAINED

What is wine?
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.

How is wine made?
Wine is made by crushing the grapes, and then the juice that comes from them has yeast added to it. That yeast kick-starts a fermentation process where the sugars within the juice is turned into alcohol, producing wine.

How is white wine made?
White wine is made using the pressed juice of both red and white grapes. It picks up no colour at all from the skins because it has no contact with them.

How is red wine made?
Red wine is made using the pressed juice of red grapes, and that juice is then left in contact with the skins of the grape, which leaks the colour into the final product – red wine.

How is rosé made?
Rosé wine is made in two different ways. One is that the pressed juice is left in contact with the red skins for a small amount of time just to give a light tint. The other is to have a small amount of still red wine added to the white wine to give it a small amount of colour and create Rosé.

Where is wine made?
Wine is made all over the world, from very traditional countries such as France, Germany and Spain; to New World countries such as America and Australia, and even places such as Great Britain and China.

Where was wine first made?
That’s very debatable, but there’re a number of sources that pin point countries such as Armenia and Georgia as the first countries that produced wine.

When was wine first made?
There is a lot of debate as to when wine was first made, but there are a lot of historical sources that pinpoint wine being made as far back as 1750 B.C.

WEATHER VOCABULARY

What is the weather like today?– Milyen ma az idő?

The sun is shining. It’s sunny.	It’s raining. It’s rainy.	It’s snowing. It’s snowy.
Süt a nap. Napos idő van.	Esik az eső. Esős idő van.	Esik a hó. Havas idő van.

WEATHER VOCABULARY

clear sky	partly cloudy	cloudy
tiszta égbolt	helyenként felhős	felhős
overcast	scattered showers	thunderstorm
beborult	elszórt záporok	mennydörgés
snowy	blizzard	rainy
havas	hóvihar	esős

OTHER WORDS TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER
egyéb időjárással kapcsolatos szavak

hail – jégeső
fog – köd
foggy – ködös
hurricane – hurrikán
lightning – villám
twister – forgószél
rain – eső
sky – ég, égbolt
thunder – mennydörgés
lightning – villám
storm – vihar
cloudy – felhős
blizzard – hóvihar
chilly – fagyos
avalanche – lavina
drought – aszály, szárazság
frost – fagyos, hideg
humidity – páratartalom
tornado – tornádó

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When there is enough pressure, the volcano erupts. Some volcanic eruptions blow off the top of the volcano. The magma comes out, sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly. Some eruptions come out at a side instead of the top.

Volcanologists are scientists who study volcanoes using methods from geology, chemistry, geography, mineralogy, physics and sociology.

A traditional way to classify or identify volcanoes is by its pattern of eruptions. Those volcanoes which may erupt again at any time are called active. Those that are now quiet called dormant (inactive). Those volcanos which have not erupted in historical times are called extinct.

Active

An active volcano is currently erupting, or it has erupted in the last 10,000 years. An example of an active volcano is Mount St. Helens in the United States (US).

Dormant

A dormant volcano is “sleeping,” but it could awaken in the future. Mount Rainier in the United States is considered dormant.

Extinct

An extinct volcano has not erupted in the past 10,000 years. Edinburgh Castle in Scotland is located on top of an extinct volcano.

Mount Etna

Mount Etna is a volcano on the east coast of Sicily, part of southern Italy. It is the largest active volcano in Europe. Mount Etna erupts every few years. Etna’s most destructive eruption started on 11 March 1669. It produced lava flows that destroyed ten villages and reached the town of Catania five weeks later, on 15 April. Many buildings were destroyed, but it killed few people.

The Pumi was used to herd cattle, sheep, goats and swine and today it is still used as a working dog. While driving livestock to and from pastures, the Pumi barked, moved quickly and occasionally nipped the misbehaving ones so as to keep them within the pasture boundaries. Its job was to guard the farm too, as a handy, loud and enthusiastic alarm system.  

Most Pumis are born black and start graying at the age of 6-8 weeks. Their coat is curly, thick and of medium length. The Pumi’s trademark is its lively and pointed ears. Pumis are very protective towards their family. The lively and active dogs bark easily, but they are also easy to train.

There are 9 major Hungarian dog breeds. They all have distinctive features and their history go back more than 1000 years.

Komondor or the Hungarian sheepdog is a large, white-coloured dog with a long, corded coat. Komondors have a natural guardian instinct to guard livestock and other property. The Komondor breed has been declared one of the country’s national treasures. Komondors are sometimes referred to as “mop dogs”; the corded white coat of the Komondor is about 20-27cm long resembling dreadlocks – or a mop.

The Kuvasz is another ancient livestock dog breed. This large, white dog is intelligent, intensely loyal and patient. They are strictly working dogs who think and act independently, so they are for experienced handlers only. During the 15^th century, the Kuvasz became a popular and prized animal; King Matthias Corvinus was especially fond of them. Later, their popularity waned and by the end of World War II, nearly all of them were killed by invading soldiers, as they had the reputation of protecting their owners. After the near extinction, however, breeding continued

The Magyar Agár is a sighthound originating in Hungary and Transylvania. They have a long, elegant body and a wedge-shaped head. The breed is affectionate and docile and usually well behaved around children. The Magyar Agár is easy to train, intelligent and their adaptability means that they can live comfortably in apartments as well as outdoor kennels.

The Mudi is a herding dog breed, closely related to the Puli and Pumi. The dog’s coat is wavy or curly. The Mudi is a versatile farm dog, clever, keen, active and very loyal. The breed can live outdoors and indoors as well, but it needs lots of exercise.

The Puli is a small herding and livestock guarding dog known for its distinctive corded coat. The curls are similar to the dreadlocks of the Komondor. The colour of the Puli is usually black, but there are gray and cream Pulis as well. The breed is intelligent and active. They do best when they can live outdoors, because they need lots of exercise. The Puli is friendly and good with children, but it is also a sensitive breed. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg owns a Puli, its name is Beast and it has its own Facebook page.

The Transylvanian Hound (Erdélyi Kopó) is also an ancient dog breed. The strong, medium-sized dog was used for hunting. It has a black body with tan and white markings on the muzzle, chest and extremities. Its tan eyebrow spots are distinctive features. Its coat is dense and shiny. The ancestors of the hound came with the invading Magyar tribes – just like the Kuvasz. Although a popular and widespread hunting dog, it was almost extinct at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Transylvanian Hound is able to tolerate rough weather conditions. The breed is courageous and good-natured.    

The Vizsla is a medium-sized sporting dog, a natural hunter and a very trainable dog. They are lively, gentle, affectionate, fearless, and sensitive. They are robust and strong, but lightly built and lean. Their coat is a solid golden-rust colour, but their coat is not thick enough for them to be kept outside. The Vizsla forms a close bond with its owner, children, even strangers. They are excellent swimmers and as all hunting dogs, they need lots of exercise to remain healthy. A close relative of the Vizsla is the Wirehaired Vizsla. Their coat is wiry, strong and dense and they have strong eyebrows. 

]]> https://www.5percangol.hu/szokincsfejleszto_tananyagok/hasznos-mondatok-telefonalashoz/ Sat, 10 May 2025 17:25:10 +0000 https://cmsteszt.5percangol.hu/hasznos-mondatok-telefonalashoz/ 2025TELEPHONE ENGLISH

Don’t be afraid if the phone rings and you have to answer it in English! if you practice a lot, you’ll be able to speak English on the phone, too! In this unit, we are going to look at some of the words and expressions that we use for telephoning. Remember, practice makes perfect!

Before having a look at some useful dialogues, let’s learn some important words and expressions! 

phone booth	pay phone/ public phone	cell phone/ mobile phone/ handy	wireless/ cordless phone	operator
telefonfülke	nyilvános telefon	mobiltelefon	vezetéknélküli telefon	operátor

to answer the phone – felvenni a telefont
answering machine – üzenetrögzítő
busy signal – foglalt jelzése
call – telefonhívás
caller – hívó
call back/phone back – visszahívás
call display – híváskijelző
cellular phone/cell phone/mobile phone – mobiltelefon
cordless phone – vezeték nélküli telefon
to dial – tárcsázni
dial tone – tárcsahang
directory/phone book – telefonkönyv
to hang up – letenni a telefont
to ring off – letenni  a telefont
operator – operátor
pager – személyhívó
phone – telefon
to phone – telefonálni
phone booth – telefonfülke
pay phone – nyilvános telefon
to pick up the phone – felvenni a telefont
receiver – telefonkagyló
to ring – csörög

Kérdések és válaszok

Q: Are you on the phone?What’s your phone number?
A1: Yes, I’m on the phone. My number is 35-34-209.
A2: No, I’m not. I only have a cell phone.

Q: Do you have a cell phone?
A1: Yes, of course. I think nowadays everybody has a cell phone.
A2: It must be surprising, but I don’t. I don’t want to get a phone call anytime, anywhere.

Q: Do you have a pre-paid or a post-paid cell phone?
A1: I have a pre-paid cell phone, so if I can’t make any phone calls, I have to buy a pre-paid card, and top-up my phone.
A2: I have a post paid cell phone, so I can make phone calls any time, and pay for them at the end of the month.

Q: Is your name listed in the directory?
A1: Yes, my landline is in the directory.
A2: No, I don’t have a landline, so I’m not in the directory.

Q: Do you like making long conversations?
A1: No, I try to make it as short as possible. I don’t want to pay a lot on phone bills.
A2: Yes, mostly with my mother. She lives in another town, so we can’t meet too often, and we mostly speak on the phone.

to chat (somebody) up
to talk to somebody in the hope of starting a romantic or sexual relationship
felszedni valakit (legalábbis megpróbálni úgy alakítani a beszélgetést, hogy az legyen a vége:-)

to flirt (with somebody)
to behave playfully towards another person who you are – or pretend to be – attracted to romantically or sexually
flörtölni (valakivel)

a flirt
a person who likes to flirt
olyan ember, aki szeret flörtölni

a blind date
a meeting (arranged by a third party) with a person you might be interested in romantically but who you have never met before
vakrandi (amikor egy harmadik személy szervezi a találkát két olyan embernek, akik még sose találkoztak korábban)

lonely hearts
small ads (in newspapers, magazines or on the internet) which give a short description of a person you would like to date.
társkereső rovat elnevezése újságban, interneten, magazinokban

Most pedig nézzünk meg egy jelenetet a Jóbarátok (Friends) című sorozatból, mégpedig azt, amikor Ross és Rachel először jönnek össze:

RACH: Hi.
ROSS: I didn’t get a cat.
RACH: Oh, that’s um, interesting.
ROSS: No, no it’s not interesting. OK, it’s very, very not interesting. In fact it’s actually 100 percent completely opposite of interesting.
RACH: Alright, I got it Ross.
ROSS: You had no right to tell me you ever had feelings for me.
RACH: [hurt] What?
ROSS: I was doing great with Julie before I found out about you.
RACH: Hey, I was doin’ great before I found out about you. You think it’s easy for me to see you with Julie?
ROSS: Then you should have said something before I met her.
RACH: I didn’t know then. And how come you never said anything to me.
ROSS: There was never a good time.
RACH: Right, you, you only had a year. We only hung out every night.
ROSS: Not, not, not every night. You know, and… and it’s not like I didn’t try, Rachel, but things got in the way, y’know? Like, like Italian guys or
ex-fiances or, or, or Italian guys.
RACH: Hey, there was one Italian guy, OK, and do you even have a point?
ROSS: The point is I… I don’t need this right now, OK. It, it’s too late, I’m with somebody else, I’m happy. This ship has sailed.
RACH: Yeah, what’re you saying, you just sort of put away feelings or whatever the hell it was you felt for me?
ROSS: Hey, I’ve been doin’ it since the ninth grade, I’ve gotten pretty damn good at it.
RACH: Alright, fine, you go ahead and you do that, alright Ross.
ROSS: Fine.
RACH: ‘Cause I don’t need your stupid ship.
ROSS: Good.
RACH: Good. [Ross leaves]
[Rachel gets up and opens the door, yelling after him.]
RACH: And ya know what, now I’ve got closure.
[Rachel slams the door and locks it. She sits down, visibly upset. She puts her head in her hands and begins to cry. Ross comes back and is standing outside the window. When Rachel regroups and gets back up to finish closing, she sees him. She smiles. She goes to open the door and can’t get the lock undone.]
ROSS: Try the bottom one.
[She opens the door and they kiss.]

1. A szöveg alapján fordítsd le a következő mondatokat! (Ez könnyű, csak meg kell találni a mondatokat a szövegben!)
1. Nem volt jogod ahhoz, hogy elmondd nekem, hogy valaha is érzelmeket tápláltál irántam.

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2. Azt hiszed könnyű nekem, hogy Julie-val látlak?

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3. És hogy lehet az, hogy soha nem mondtál nekem semmit?

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4. Próbáld az alsót!

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2. A szöveg kifejezései alapján fordítsd le a következő mondatokat angolra (vagy amire akarod, de csak az angolt fogjuk ellenőrizni:-)
1. Nincs jogod ahhoz, hogy elolvasd a naplómat!

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2. Próbáltam elrejteni az érzelmeimet előle, de rájött hogy szerelmes vagyok belé.

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3. Hogy-hogy ti ketten már nem vagytok együtt? Mi történt?

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4. Utána kiabáltam, de már túl messze volt ahhoz, hogy hallja.

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5. Láthatóan ideges lett, amikor nem tudta kinyitni a zárat a lakása ajtaján.

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Answers:
1./
1. You had no right to tell me you ever had feelings for me.
2. You think it’s easy for me to see you with Julie?
3. And how come you never said anything to me.
4. Try the bottom one.

2./
1. You have no right to read my diary.
2. I tried to hide my fellings from him/her but he/she found out that I am/was in love with him/her. (Attól függ, hogy ‘am’ vagy ‘was’ lesz-e megoldás, hogy még mindig szerelmes-e belé vagy már nem.)
3. How come that you two are not together any more/any longer?
4. I yelled after him/her but he/she was too far to hear it.
5. He/she visibly got upset when he/she couldn’t open the lock of his/her front door.

1. KERFUFFLE
   This could mean big disagreement between people, an argument or even a full fight
    Last night there was quite a kerfuffle outside our local favourite pub, two guys were fighting over a girl.
2. TO BLAB
   When you tell secrets to anybody then you are blabbing
   Unfortunately, I told Sue something and it was secret and I didn’t want her to tell everyone but she blabbed it to everyone in the office.
3. a KLUTZ
   a clumsy person, if you always spill something or break something, you’re a klutz
   My boyfriend is a real klutz, he has broken two laptops by spilling coffee on them.
4. FLUMMOX
   when you’re absolutely confused, you are flummoxed
   She was flummoxed when her boyfriend popped the question.
5. TO CANOODLE
   (a bit old-fashioned) When you’re with your boyfriend or your girlfriend and things start to get a bit sexy, you’re canoodling (such as cuddling, caressing or kissing)
   Do you remember when we were in the park first time and we started canoodling?

source: 5 funny English words and their interesting meanings!, Learn English with Papa Teach Me

Próbáld kiegészíteni ezt a mini történetet az előző mókás 5 szóval. Figyelj, hogy a szavakat a megfelelő alakban használd a mondatban.

Last night I had a dream that my boyfriend was 1. _______ with my sister. Then he turned to me and said: “I can’t live with a 2. ________ like you. You are 3. _________ my secrets to all our friends and don’t clean our flat.  Maybe we should be friends instead.” I was absolutely 4. ___________ by his words. I was about starting a great 5. _________ with my sister. But suddenly I remembered that I have no siblings at all and woke up.

keys/megoldások: 1. canoodling; 2. klutz; 3. blabbing; 4. flummoxed; 5. kerfuffle

Friday the 13th is thought by many to be the unluckiest day in the Gregorian calendar. Here are 13 facts about this day of ill repute.

1. It’s Unclear Why It Is Feared

Very little is known about the origins of the day’s notoriety. Some historians believe that the superstitions surrounding it arose in the late 19th century. The first documented mention of the day can be found in a biography of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, who died on a Friday the 13th. A 1907 book, Friday the Thirteenth, by American businessman Thomas Lawson, may have further perpetuated the superstition.

Others believe that the myth has Biblical origins. Jesus was crucified on a Friday, and there were 13 guests at the Last Supper the night before his crucifixion.

Another account suggests that the day has been associated with misfortune since 1307 when on a Friday the 13th, the French king gave the orders to arrest hundreds of Knights Templar in France.

2. Yet, the Fear Is Very Real

So real that one scientific name wasn’t enough. The fear of Friday the 13th is also called friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia.

Friggatriskaidekaphobia comes from Frigg, the Norse goddess of wisdom after whom Friday is named, and the Greek words triskaideka, meaning 13, and phobia, meaning fear. Paraskevidekatriaphobia is also derived from Greek: paraskeví translates as Friday, and dekatria is another way of saying 13.

3. …And Very Common!

Experts say that friggatriskaidekaphobia affects millions of people and estimate that businesses, especially airlines, suffer from severe losses on Friday the 13th.

Triskaidekaphobia, or the fear of the number 13, is even more widespread. So much so that many high-rise buildings, hotels, and hospitals skip the 13th floor, and many airports do not have gates numbered 13. In many parts of the world, having 13 people at the dinner table is considered bad luck.

4. Friday the 13th Can Come in Threes

A bit of bad news for all of you who suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia – all years will have at least one Friday the 13th. The good news is that there cannot be more than three Friday the 13ths in any given calendar year. The longest one can go without seeing a Friday the 13th is 14 months.

5. Blame Sunday

For a month to have a Friday the 13th, the month must begin on a Sunday. 

6. Friday the 13th Patterns Repeat in the Calendar

There is a calendrical method to the madness of Friday the 13th. Whenever a common year begins on a Thursday, the months of February, March, and November will have a Friday the 13th. This will happen 11 times in the 21st century.

The February-March-November pattern repeats in a 28-year cycle. In the 21st century, the period began in 2009. In 2015, 6 years later, Friday the 13th occurred in February, March, and November. This won’t happen for 11 more years until 2026, and we’ll have to wait again for 11 years until 2037 to see the February, March, and November trilogy.

7. Even During Leap Years

Three Friday the 13ths can occur in a leap year as well. If January 1 of a leap year falls on a Sunday, the months of January, April, and July will each have a Friday the 13th.

In the 20th century, this happened in 1928, 1956, and 1984. And in the 21st century already happened in 2012 and will happen in 2040, 2068, and 2096. Notice something interesting? Yes, it is the 28-year cycle again!

8. Fittingly, Alfred Hitchcock Was Born on the 13th

The master of suspense was born on August 13, 1899—so Friday, August 13, 1999, would have been his 100th birthday. He made his directorial debut in 1922 with a movie called Number 13. Unfortunately, the film was doomed from the start and never got off the ground due to financial troubles.

Other celebrities and well-known personalities born on a Friday the 13th include actors Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen; novelist and playwright, Samuel Beckett; and former President of Cuba, Fidel Castro.

9. It’s an Unlucky Day Only for Some

Friday the 13th is not universally seen as a day of misery. For example, in Italy, Friday the 17th and not Friday the 13th is considered to be a day that brings bad luck. In fact, the number 13 is thought to be a lucky number!

In many Spanish speaking countries and in Greece, Tuesday the 13th is seen as a day of misfortune.

10. …And Research Suggests That It May Not Be Unlucky After All

There is very little evidence to show that Friday the 13th is indeed an unlucky day. Many studies have shown that Friday the 13th has little or no effect on events like accidents, hospital visits, and natural disasters.

11. The Day Inspired One of the Highest-Grossing Film Series

The commercially successful Friday the 13th enterprise includes 12 horror movies, a television series, and several books that focus on curses and superstitions. Even though the films and the television series consistently received negative reviews from critics, they have a considerable following. The mask worn by the key character in the movies, Jason Voorhees, is one of the most known images in popular culture.

12. …And a Country to Raise Safety and Accident Awareness

Since 1995, Finland has dedicated one Friday the 13th in a year to observe National Accident Day. The day aims to raise awareness about safety—on the roads, at home, and at the workplace.

13. An Asteroid Will Safely Fly By the Earth in 2029

On a Friday the 13th! Friday, April the 13th, 2029, to be exact. When 99942 Apophis was discovered in 2004, it was thought to have a small chance of colliding with Earth. But you can rest easy because since then, scientists have revised their findings which show that there is absolutely no risk of the asteroid impacting the Earth or the Moon.

source: article by Aparna Kher, timeanddate.com

A cikk elolvasása után próbálj röviden válaszolni a következő kérdésekre a szöveg alapján.

1. Where can the first documented mention of the day be found?

2. What is considered bad luck in many parts of the world when it comes to having a meal?

3. When must a month begin to have a Friday 13^th in it?

4. When is there a Friday the 13^th in January, April and July in a leap year?

5. Which date is considered to bring bad luck in Italy?

6. What have many studies shown about Friday the 13^th effect on events?

keys/megoldások: 1. in a biography of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini; 2. when there are 13 people at the dinner table; 3. on a Sunday; 4. If January 1^st of a leap year falls on a Sunday; 5. Friday the 17^th; 6. It has little or no effect on events like accidents, hospital visits, and natural disasters.