2.to find out – rájönni, kideríteni, kitalálni
to get information about something because you want to know more about it, or to learn a fact or a piece of information for the first time
How did you find out about the party? – Honnan értesültél a buliról?

3.to go on – folytatódik, tart, történik
to happen
Tom likes to know what’s going on. – Tom szereti tudni, hogy mi történik.

4.to grow up – felnőni, felnőtté válni
to gradually become an adult
What do you want to be when you grow up? – Mi szeretnél lenni, ha nagy leszel?

5.to turn out – kiderül, alakul, bizonyul
to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one; to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly
The party turned out to be a huge disappointment. – A buli óriási csalódásnak bizonyult.

source: Cambridge Dictionary

Egészítsd ki a mondatokat a megfelelő opcióval.

In 1861 Tom Smith launched his new range of what he called ‘Bangs of Expectation’!

Legend says that, one night, while he was sitting in front of his log fire, he became very interested by the sparks and cracks coming from the fire. Suddenly, he thought what a fun idea it would be, if his sweets and toys could be opened with a crack when their fancy wrappers were pulled in half.

However, looking into the history of the Tom Smith company, it’s thought that Tom actually bought the recipe for the small cracks and bangs in crackers from a fireworks company called Brock’s Fireworks. The story of him sitting by the fire was probably added to help sell his new items.

Crackers were also nicknamed called ‘cosaques’ and were thought to be named after the ‘Cossack’ soldiers who had a reputation for riding on their horses and firing guns into the air.

When Tom died, his expanding cracker business was taken over by his three sons, Tom, Walter and Henry. Walter introduced the hats into crackers and he also traveled around the world looking for new ideas for gifts to put in the crackers. The crowns might have been inspired from Epiphany cakes from Europe which are often decorated with a paper crown on the top.

The company built up a big range of ‘themed’ crackers. There were ones for bachelors and spinsters (single men and women), where the gifts were things like false teeth and wedding rings! There were also crackers for Suffragettes (women who campaigned to get women the vote), war heroes and even Charlie Chaplain! Crackers were also made for special occasions like Coronations. The British Royal Family still has special crackers made for them today!

Very expensive crackers were made such as the ‘Millionaire’s Crackers’ which contained a solid silver box with a piece of gold and silver jewerly inside it!

Cracker manufacturers also made large displays, such as horse drawn carriages and sleighs, for the big shops in London.

The Christmas Crackers that are used today are short cardboard tubes wrapped in colorful paper. There is normally a Cracker next to each plate on the Christmas dinner table. When the crackers are pulled – with a bang! – a colorful party hat, a toy or gift and a festive joke falls out! The party hats look like crowns and it is thought that they symbolise the crowns that might have been worn by the Wise Men.

source: whychristmas.com

Egészítsd ki a Christmas Cracker-ekben található vicceket a megadott opciók alapján.
source: Christmas Jokes, whychristmas.com

useful information:

nickel –  (in the US and Canada) a coin worth five cents
soot –  a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. is burned
to soothe – to make someone feel calm or less worried:
to wrap –  to cover or surround something with paper, cloth, or other material
platform shoes –  a style of shoe with a very thick high sole (= bottom part)
clue –  a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery
crisp –  hard enough to be broken easily
Kris Kringle –  Santa Claus
source: Cambridge Dictionary

‘Dear Santa,

All I want is a fat bank account and a skinny body.

Please, don’t mix it up again, like last year!’

source: Christmas of FB

1.wish list – kívánságlista
a list of things you want, often things that you know you cannot have

2.fat bank account – kövér bankszámla
bank account – an arrangement with a bank in which the customer puts in and removes money and the bank keeps a record of it
fat – thick or large; richly rewarding or profitable

3.skinny body – sovány test
very thin body

4.to mix it up – összekeverni
to mistake something for something else; to confuse two things

5.like – mint
in the same way

Egészítsd ki a mondatokat a megfelelő opcióval a megadott lehetőségek közül.

2.bread knife – kenyérvágó kés
serrated knife, ideal for slicing bread or cheese

3.chef’s knife – szakácskés
a knife used for preparing food, especially a large, heavy one; this knife is ideal for chopping, dicing and mincing

4.paring knife – hámozókés, kaparókés
a small knife that is used to core, peel and segment fruit or vegetables

5.santoku knife – japán szakácskés
Compared with a classic chef’s knife, the santoku is typically shorter and has a thinner blade, a stubbier tip, and a straighter edge.

sources: Cambridge Dictionary; Longman Dictionary; Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Egészítsd ki a mondatokat a mai szavak egyikével.

1.a gaggle of geese – egy csapatnyi liba; újságírók hangos serege

group of geese; a group of noisy people

There was a gaggle of journalists waiting for the star. – Újságírók serege várta a sztárt.

2.a swarm of bees – méhraj; fotósok hada

a large group of insects all moving together; a large group of people all moving together

The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies. – A döglött birkát ellepték a legyek.

A swarm of photographers followed the star’s car. – Fotósok hada követte a sztár autóját.

3.a clowder of cats – macskák hada; egy csapat macska
a group of cats or a cluster of cats

I wish I had a clowder of cats at home. But my husband is allergic to cat hair. – Bárcsak lenne egy csomó macskám otthon. De a férjem allergiás a macskaszőrre.

4.a string of lies – hazugság sorozat; hazugság füzér; sorozat valamiből

a series of related things or events

Her new film is the latest in a string of successes. – Új filmje a legújabb a sikerek sorában.

5.a wad of hair – hajcsomó; egy köteg (pénz); megrágott rágó

a number of usually flat and/or small objects pressed tightly together

The murderer used a wad of tissues to wipe away the blood. – A gyilkos egy csomó zsebkendővel törölte le a vért.

Egészítsd ki a mondatokat a megfelelő opcióval.

clowder – gaggle – string – swarm – wad

1.Your husband told his lover a ___ of lies about his single life.
2.A ___ of hair clogged our washbasin.
3.A ___ of paparazzi followed Adele’s every step.
4.A ___ of cats followed us everywhere in Cyprus.
5.Mr Brosnan was a little early, but the press ___ was already waiting for him.

key/megoldások:

1.string; 2.wad; 3.swarm; 4. clowder; 5. gaggle

2.caulk; to caulk – tömítés; tömítéssel ellátni
a substance used for filling in the spaces around the edge of something, for example a bath or window frame
to fill the spaces around the edge of something, for example a bath or window frame, with a special substance

3.moulding – bordűr, díszléc
a piece of wood, plastic, stone, etc. that has been made into a particular shape to decorate the top or bottom of a wall, or a door, window, or piece of furniture

4.backsplash – konyhai hátfal
an area of hard material covering part of a wall, for example in a kitchen, so that the wall is protected and easy to clean if liquid falls onto it

5.grout – fuga
to put a thin line of mortar in the spaces between tiles

sources: Cambridge Dictionary; Longman Dictionary

Egészítsd ki a mondatokat a mai szavak egyikével.

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exterior - külső
to demolish - lebontani
to neglect - elhanyagolni
to paint - festeni
to seal - zárolni, szorosan lezárni
curb - akadályozás, fékezés
efficiency - hatékonyság
to replace - kicserélni
to overgrow - benőni (gaz)
to abandon - elhagyni
to destroy - elpusztítani
to shrink - zsugorodni
to extend - kiterjeszteni
basement - pince
solar panel - napelem
to insulate - szigetelni
insulation - szigetelés

Magyarázatok:

to look (at sth/sb) – ránéz valakire, valamire/odanéz

to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it

to see sth/sb – látni valamit, valakit

to notice or examine someone or something, using your eyes

to watch sth/sb – nézni valamit, valakit/figyelni valamire

to look at someone or something for a period of time, paying attention to what is happening

Tehát összegezve:

SEE azt a cselekvést fejezi ki, amikor valaki akarva vagy akaratlanul lát, meglát, észrevesz valamit (a szemeivel).

WATCH azt a cselekvést fejezi ki, amikor valaki szándékosan megnéz, néz valamit, figyel arra, ami történik.

LOOK AT pedig azt fejezi ki, amikor valaki szándékosan egy olyan irányba fordítja a fejét, ahol történik valami, mert az látni akarja.

FONTOS: A TV nézéssel kapcsolatban két kifejezést kell megjegyezni.

to watch television/TV – tévét nézni

to see something on televisionTV – látni valamit a tévében

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Nothing interrupts a pleasant drive more than the sudden klunk of passing over a pothole. Your beverage spills. You begin to get anxious about tire damage. You wonder why city officials haven’t fixed it yet.

But how do potholes form in the first place? Lay the blame on science.

When water seeps into the rock, gravel, and soil underneath asphalt and then freezes, it expands, acting a little bit like a jack that applies pressure against the pavement. With the asphalt weakened and cracking, it becomes easier and easier for water to penetrate the surface, leading to repeated freeze-thaw cycles and more structural damage. Melting ice leaves gaps and voids.

With all this happening, the burden of traffic over the pavement doesn’t stop. It drives the asphalt into the gaps created by the melted ice. Over a period of time, the entire process results in a hole that’s destined to make you spill your coffee.

Because of these freeze-thaw cycles, potholes are more common in the late winter and spring than during other times of the year.

And yes, potholes can cause damage to car tires, puncturing them or bending the rims. You can avoid mishaps by keeping a safe following distance from the car in front of you—in the event it brakes or swerves to avoid a pothole—and avoid swerving yourself if you see one. (Driving over a pothole at an angle might be worse.) Instead, try braking until you clear the gap.

The word pothole, incidentally, comes from pottery makers in England in the 15th and 16th centuries, who would excavate the ruts made by wagon and coach wheels to retrieve clay. The larger hole would then be dubbed a pothole by aggrieved travelers, which we use—often with an expletive—to this very day.

source: Mentalfloss

A cikk elolvasása után döntsd el, hogy a következő állítások igazak (T) vagy hamisak (F) a cikkben olvasottak alapján.

1. The weaker the asphalt, the easier for water to penetrate.
2. If water under asphalt freezes, it shrinks.
3. Potholes are less likely to happen in summer.
4. Potholes can lead to different damages in cars.
5. Keep a safe following distance from the car in front of you to avoid a pothole.

keys/megoldások: 1. T; 2. F, it expands; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F, to avoid bumping into the car in front of you, if there is a pothole in front of it and it has to brake suddenly.

2.grab your wellies
grab your wellington boots – Fogd a gumicsizmádat!

3.take my brolly
take my umbrella – Vidd el az esernyőmet

4.turn off the telly 
turn off the TV – kapcsold ki a tévét

5.wakey wakey
wake up – Ébresztő! Ébredj fel!

Egészítsétek ki a párbeszédet a megadott opciók segítségével!