A naughty boy

1. Milyen üzenetet kapott Julia?
2. Mióta jár Jimmy iskolába?
3. Mit hallunk a házi feladatokról?
4. Mi történik időnként reggel?
5. Minek szokott várni a fiú?
6. Mi a helyzet az óra alatti beszélgetéssel?
7. Mit szokott még csinálni óra alatt?
8. Milyen dolgokra panaszkodott a tanítója?
9. Mit csinált Jimmy tegnap?
10. Mit javasol Rob?

Alapfok (B1) hanganyag szövege:

A naughty boy

Rob: Hi, Julia, what’s up? You look a bit worried.
Julia: Oh. yes. I am worried and not just a bit.
R: What’s wrong? Is it little Jimmy again?
J: Exactly. How did you find out?
R: There is always something about him whenever we talk. What has happened now?
J: His teacher sent me a message that he wants to talk to us, parents again. You know, he started school in September and this the third time.
R: What’s the problem? He doesn’t do his homework? Or eats snacks during the lessons?
J: No, I mean they don’t get homework in first grade so we don’t have to worry about it.
R: He doesn’t like school? He doesn’t want to go?
J: Well, it happens on some days that he just won’t get out of his bed in the morning but normally it’s not a problem, I could say that most of the time he is actually happy to go. He looks forward to meeting his friends.
R: Then what?
J: It’s his behaviour that constantly gives his teacher a headache.
R: Does he keep talking during class?
J: Oh, yes, he does but that’s not the main problem. Other kids also do that. But he always does something that no other kid would do.
R: Like what?
J: Like making funny noises during the lessons. His teacher complained that he climbed on top of the cabinet or hid the teacher’s books and pens and she couldn’t find them.
R: Did you talk to him about it?
J: Of course, but he still does these things again and again. And he regularly comes up with new ideas.
R: He’s a clever boy.
J: Surely and that’s good. But yesterday, for example, he taped sign on his classmates’ back, which said ”Kick me”.
R: Original idea. But seriously. I have a friend who is a child psychologist and she’s really very good with children. I can give you her number. Maybe she could help.
J: Thanks. maybe I will try. 

Key: 

1. A kisfia tanára szeretne beszélgetni a szülőkkel.
2. Szeptember óta.
3. Nincs az első osztályban.
4. Jimmy nem akar felkelni az ágyból.
5. Azt, hogy a barátaival találkozzon.
6. Nem ez a fő probléma. A többi gyerek is beszélget.
7. Furcsa zajokat csinálni.
8. Felmászott a szekrény tetejére. Eldugta a könyveit és a tollait.
9. Cédulákat ragasztott az osztálytársai hátára, hogy „rúgj belém.”
10. Beszéljen a barátjával, aki gyerekpszichológus.

I’m having trouble with… – Gondom van valamivel…
I’m having trouble with my math homework. – Gondom van a matek házival.

I’m not sure how to… – Nem vagyok biztos benne, hogyan kell…
I’m not sure how to change a flat tire. – Nem vagyok biztos benne, hogyan kell kicserélni egy lapos gumit.

I’m a bit stuck with… – Kicsit elakadtam valamivel…
I’m a bit stuck with my essay. – Kicsit elakadtam az esszémmel.

I can’t seem to figure out… – Úgy tűnik, nem tudom rájönni…
I can’t seem to figure out how to solve this sudoku. – Nem tudok rájönni, hogyan kell megoldani ezt a sudokut.

I don’t understand how to… – Nem értem, hogyan kell…
I don’t understand this manual. – Nem értem ezt a használati utasítást.

I’m struggling with… – Küszködöm valamivel…
I’m struggling with learning a new language. – Küszködöm egy új nyelv tanulásával.

I’m struggling to get the hang of… – Küszködöm, hogy ráérezzek valamire…
I’m struggling to get the hang of playing the guitar. – Küszködöm, hogy ráérezzek a gitározásra.

I’m finding it difficult to… – Nehéznek találom, hogy…
I’m finding it difficult to stay focused for more than an hour. – Nehéznek találom, hogy egy óránál tovább koncentráljak.

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I’m not really clear on… – Nem igazán világos számomra…
I’m not really clear on what he meant. – Nem igazán világos számomra, mit értett.

I’m having a hard time understanding… – Nehezen értem meg…
I’m having a hard time understanding this lesson. – Nehezen értem meg ezt a leckét.

I can’t quite grasp... – Nem igazán tudom megragadni…
I can’t quite grasp the rules of this game. – Nem igazán tudom megragadni ennek a játéknak a szabályait.

It’s a challenge for me to… – Kihívást jelent számomra, hogy…
It’s a challenge for me to speak in public. – Kihívást jelent számomra, hogy nyilvánosan beszéljek.

I’m not very familiar with… – Nem vagyok nagyon jártas valamiben…
I’m not very familiar with this neighbourhood. – Nem vagyok nagyon jártas ebben a környékben.

I’m at a loss with… – Tanácstalan vagyok valamivel kapcsolatban…
I’m at a loss with what to do about this situation. – Tanácstalan vagyok, mit tegyek ebben a helyzetben.

I’ve hit a roadblock with… – Akadályba ütköztem valamivel kapcsolatban…
I’ve hit a roadblock with my project at work. – Akadályba ütköztem a munkahelyi projektemmel.

I’m puzzled by… – Zavarban vagyok valami miatt…
I’m puzzled by this riddle. – Zavarban vagyok ezzel a rejtvénnyel.

December fun facts   

1. ten
2. September
3. April
4. narcissus
5. January 7
6. coming
7. a child born on Christmas Day
8. new shoes
9. candle

Alapfok (B1) hanganyag szövege:

December fun facts 

December is the twelfth and last month of the year on our calendar. The name of this month comes from the Latin word decem for “ten”, it was the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar before January and February were added. December always begins on the same day of the week as September and ends on the same day of the week as April. December’s flower is the narcissus, which produces flowers in this month. Its birthstone is turquoise. The meaning of turquoise is prosperity.

In mainly Christian countries, December is dominated by Christmas, which is celebrated on December 25 in most of those countries, though for example in Russia they celebrate it on January 7.

At the beginning of December, the season of Advent starts. The word Advent means ‘coming’ because it’s a time of preparation for the coming holiday of Christmas.

In the past, people believed in some strange things in connection with Christmas. For example, they believed that a child born on Christmas Day will have a special fortune but wearing new shoes on Christmas Day will bring bad luck. And they said if you take a candle to church at Christmas don’t bring it home, but leave it there for good luck.

A birthstone is a gemstone that represents a person’s period of birth, which is usually the month or zodiac sign. Birthstones are often worn as jewelry or as a pendant necklace.

JANUARY: GARNET
FEBRUARY: AMETHYST
MARCH: BLOODSTONE
APRIL: DIAMOND
MAY: EMERALD
JUNE: PEARL
JULY: RUBY
AUGUST: SARDONYS
SEPTEMBER: SAPPHIRE
OCTOBER: OPAL
NOVEMBER: TOPAZ
DECEMBER: TURQUOISE

Key:

December fun facts

1. The name of the month comes from the Latin word for “ten” and it was the tenth month of the year.
   2. It always begins on the same day of the week as September.
   3. It always ends on the same day of the week as April.
   4. It is December’s flower it produces flowers in this month.
   5. Christmas is celebrated on this day in Russia
   6. The word Advent means coming because of the coming holiday of Christmas.
   7. They thought that the child will have a special fortune.
   8. They thought that wearing new shoes on Christmas Day will bring bad luck.
   9. They said if you take a candle to church at Christmas don’t bring it home, but leave it there.

 
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The story of traffic lights

Have you ever wondered why traffic lights are red, yellow and green? They didn’t always have these colours. Actually, the first lights weren’t for cars – they were for trains. When they started to use railway signs in 1830, green meant stop and white meant go. But there were all sorts of problems with the clear, white light. When conductors saw a clear white light from far away, they didn’t know if it was a go light for the train or simply just a light from a house or a street lamp. Another problem was that the green glass sometimes broke and fell out of a stop light and then it looked clear white. The train driver could just think that the broken green light was a go instead of a stop. So the engineers decided to pick new colours.

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It was easy to pick red for stop. Red is the colour of blood and makes people naturally think of danger and they stop if they see red. “Go” was changed for green because the colour green doesn’t have much effect on our feelings and emotions. When we see green, our brain tells us we don’t have to be afraid and there is no reason to stop or to slow down. Yellow became “wait” mainly because yellow is the colour that seems the brightest when they put it between red and green. This system worked much better for trains, so finally it was copied for cars.

a television or other show involving characters from a previous show

Egy film, amiben egy népszerű film egyik fontos karaktere vagy mellékszereplője egy új történetfonalban, új címen főszerepbe kerül.

2.sequel [ˈsiːkwəl] – folytatás

a book, film, or play that continues the story of a previous book

Amikor egy film második részében visszatérnek a főbb szereplők, és a sztori is egyenes ágon csatlakozik az első részhez.

3.prequel [ˈpriː.kwəl] – előzményfilm

a film, book, or play that develops the story of an earlier film, etc. by telling you what happened before the events in the first film

egy olyan folytatás, ami azt mutatja meg nekünk, mi történt az első film szereplőivel még az első film cselekménye előtt.

4.reboot [ˌriːˈbuːt] – reboot film

a new and interesting version of something such as a film or television show, or the act of making a new and interesting version

Egy híres filmsorozat újrakezdése, ami lényegében semmisnek tekinti a korábbi, a témában megvalósult filmeket, és új/megváltoztatott cselekménnyel, megváltoztatott szereplőkkel kezd bele ismét az erősen kifordított sztori elmesélésébe.

5.crossover [ˈkrɒsəʊvə] – crossover film

két, vagy több teljesen önálló film főszereplőjét használva egy új film megalkotása

the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story. They can arise from legal agreements between the relevant copyright holders, unofficial efforts by fans, or common corporate ownership.

5+.remake [ˌriːˈmeɪk] – egy régebbi film új verziója

az új verzió megtartja az eredeti film felépítését, főbb szereplőit és a történet fontosabb pontjait

to make a new film that has a story and title similar to an old one

sources: Collins Dictionary; Cambridge Dictionary; The Free Dictionary by Farlex; Elveszve a moziban – Az NLC filmszlengkisokosa, nlc.hu; Wikipedia

Döntsétek el, hogy a következő filmek melyik kategóriába tartoznak. Egy kategóriába több film is kerülhet.

1.Man of Steel

2.Taken 2

3.Oscar (starring Stallone)

4.Red Dragon

5.Marvel’s The Avengers

6.The Dark Knight

7.Alien vs Predator

8.007 movies (with Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig)

9.Three Men and a Baby (with Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson)

10.Joey

11.Catwoman

keys/megoldások:

1.reboot: Man of Steel

2.sequel: Taken 2 is the sequel of Taken.

3.remake: Oscar (starring Stallone) is the remake of the French movie with the same title from 1967

4.prequel: Red Dragon is the prequel of The Silence of the Lambs (A Vörös sárkányból pedig az derült ki, hogyan került börtönbe Hannibal Lecter)

5.crossover: Marvel’s The Avengers

6.sequel: The Dark Knight is the sequel of Batman Begins

7.crossover: Alien vs Predator

8.reboot: 007 movies (with Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig)

9.remake: Three Men and a Baby (with Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson) is a remake. The script was based on the 1985 French film Trois hommes et un couffin (Three Men and a Cradle)

10.spinoff: Joey is a spinoff from Friends

11.spinoff: Catwoman is a spinoff from Batman movies

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Fun facts About April Fools’ Day

April Fools’ Day is a day of fun and laughter, celebrated around the world on 1st April. This day is full of ………. (1). It’s a day to show off your creativity and sense of humour. You may choose to trick someone or simply watch others have a good laugh; April Fools’ Day is a perfect excuse to have a good time.

In France they have a tradition where they stick ………. (2) on each other’s backs. They call it Poisson d’Avril, which translates to ‘April Fish’.

Also, ………. (3) had a holiday called Hilaria which was very similar to April Fools’ Day. This is when they played jokes on each other.

Some historians believe that April Fools’ Day started in 1582. During this year, France switched ………. (4). This meant that the start of their year used to be around 1st April, however it changed to 1st January, like it is today. Some people accidentally celebrated new year in April and were called ‘April fools’!

Others believe April Fools’ Day started on the first day of spring. They think it’s because during this time nature fools us ………. (5).

Lots of companies, radios and TV channels make April Fools jokes. One of the best April Fools jokes was in 1957 when a man called Richard Dimbleby made a ‘documentary’ about how they were ………. (6). This was on a BBC programme. People actually believed it and even phoned up to ask how they could grow their own!

source: funkidslive.com

key:1.D 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.H 6.C

Assistant: Good afternoon, can I help you?
Woman: Well, yes. Actually, I’m looking for a sweater.
Assistant: This way please, here are all our sweaters!
Woman: Thank you. Oh, that’s a pretty one! Have you got this one in size 10?
Assistant: Let me see, yes! But, only in blue.
Woman: Blue’s fine. May I try it on?
Assistant: Of course, the changing rooms are on the left.
Woman: It fits me well, I think I’ll take it.
Assistant: Good. Let me put it in a bag for you. Are you going to pay in cash or by credit card?
Woman: By credit card.
Assistant: Thank you. And here is your sweater.
Woman: Thank you. Bye!
Assistant: Bye and have a nice day!  

FIT VAGY SUIT?

A ‘fit’ és a ‘suit’ igéknek nagyon hasonló a jelentése, ezért könnyű összekeverni őket. Ne tedd! A ‘to fit’ azt  jelenti, hogy valaminek jó a mérete/formája (pl. ruha, cipő), tehát se nem túl nagy, se nem túl kicsi.

Például:

These trousers don’t fit me, I have to change them. They are too small for me. –  Ennek a nadrágnak nem jó a mérete. Ki kell cserélnem. Túl kicsi nekem.

This sweater fits you. You don’t have to change it. It’s the perfect size. – Ez a pulóver jó rád. Nem kell kicserélned. Tökéletes a mérete.

Ha az a ruhadarab/hajviselet/cipő/stb. jól áll annak, aki hordja, akkor nem a ’fit’ hanem a ’to suit’ igét kell használnod!

Például:

This hairstyle doesn’t suit you. You look older now. – Ez a frizura nem áll jól neked. Idősebbnek nézel most ki.

These boots don’t suit me. They’re too elegant for me. I’m more sporty than elegant. – Ez a csizma nem áll jól nekem. Túlságosan elegáns. Én inkább sportos vagyok, mint elegáns.

Woman: Luke, is something wrong?
Man: I was on the phone with my wife and she is quite upset with our GP.
Woman: Oh.
Man: I think he’s great with adults but he doesn’t seem to have enough patience with kids.
Woman: I think I know what you mean.
Man: She took Gina in for her vaccine and the doctor didn’t appreciate the screaming. She’s only 2, for God’s sake. He told my wife to make her stop. As if you could make a scared kid stop screaming.
Woman: Maybe you should look for another doctor.
Man: I guess a lady doctor would be more understanding. Especially if she has kids of her own.
Woman: I take the kids to a paediatrician.
Man: Here in town?
Woman: No, she’s at a paediatric clinic about 30 minutes away.
Man: Would you recommend her?
Woman: We switched to a paedi because of my son’s asthma in the first place. But they are definitely better at dealing with screaming children.
Man: Could you give me a contact number?
Woman: Of course. Let me get my diary.
Man: Thanks a lot. I’ll definitely make an appointment.

IMPORTANT PHRASES

Is something wrong?– Valami gond van?
She is quite upset with our GP. – Elég dühös a háziorvosunkra.
He is great with adults. – A felnőttekkel jó(l bánik).
He doesn’t seem to have enough patience with kids. – A gyerekekhez úgy tűnik nincs elég türelme.
I think I know what you mean. – Azt hiszem, értem mire gondolsz.
The doctor didn’t appreciate the screaming. – Az orvos nem volt túl boldog a visítástól.
For God’s sake! – Az Isten szerelmére!
As if you could make a scared kid stop screaming. –Mintha le lehetne állítani egy síró/visító gyereket.
I guess a lady doctor would be more understanding. – Azt hiszem, egy doktornő megértőbb lenne.
Especially if she has kids of her own. – Különösen, ha van saját gyereke is.
Would you recommend her? – Ajánlanád őt?
Could you give me a contact number? – Tudnál adni egy elérhetőséget?
I’ll definitely make an appointment. – Egész biztosan fogok kérni egy időpontot.

IMPORTANT WORDS

to be on the phone – telefonon beszélni valakivel
to be upset – idegesnek/ dühösnek lenni
GP (= General Practitioner) – háziorvos
patience – türelem
to appreciate something – (nagyra) értékelni valamit
screaming – visítás, sírás
paediatrician – gyermekorvos
paediatric clinic – gyerekklinika
to recommend – ajánlani, javasolni
to switch – váltani, átváltani
definitely – határozottan, kifejezetten
diary – határidőnapló
appointment – időpont, találkozó

Alapfok B1

It’s a summer picture and it’s harvest time. It’s probably July or August when wheat is harvested. We can see a tractor with a trailer in the background and a harvester in the foreground of the picture. A man in a checked shirt is sitting on the big wheel of the harvester. He’s using his computer. The wheat has already been cut. The wheat heads are lying on the wheat field. I’m not sure what the man is doing on his computer. Maybe he is checking his e-mails or using his Facebook account. Or maybe he needs to get some quick information about the harvest. The blue tractor in the background is standing and I cannot see its driver. The sky is clear and blue, and the weather must be hot.

Harvesting wheat is a hard and tiring job. Wheat is important for baking bread. It’s basic for life and everybody needs it. A good wheat harvest means that there will be enough bread for people to eat. What we can see in the picture is a beautiful sight. I would definitely like to be there. I would enjoy the sight, the smell and the sounds of nature.

A schoolgirl purchased her first house at just eight years old after she and her siblings lumped together the pocket money they had saved up. Ruby McLellan has earned the title of ‘Australia’s youngest homeowner’ by investing money she made doing chores for her parents.

With the help of her siblings Angus and Lucy, who are 14 and 13 respectively, the trio managed to put down $6,000 (£3,092) as a deposit on the four-bedroom property.

The home, which they purchased for $671,000 is now worth $960,000 – a whopping $289,000 growth in value over the last three years. It’s not purely a case of pocket money inflation, though, as Ruby’s parents lent them the remaining cash for the deposit and all their names are on the title.

Ruby is yet to tell her mates at school about her business venture but told Mail Online it’s ‘pretty cool’ being a landlord. The home is ‘positively geared’ – meaning that rent paid is higher than mortgage repayments, so it is not costing the family money to hold the asset.

Ruby and her siblings are already planning their next investment by using the equity in the mortgage of their first buy. Cam McLellan, their dad, is the CEO of property investment company OpenCorp. He has been keen to get his kids into property and teach them the basics of investing, so they can get a head start.

source: Metro

Decide if the statements are true or false. 

1. The children collected all the money for the deposit to buy the house.
2. Ruby has not shared her property investment with her school friends yet.
3. The rental income from the property covers all expenses and generates a profit for the family.
4. Ruby and her siblings have already made further investments.
5. Their dad encouraged the children to follow his profession.

key: 1. false, 2. true, 3. true, 4. false, 5. true

A brave couple

1. Why did Mary’s father get angry?
2. What did he tell his daughter?
3. How did most people feel about her marriage?
4. What were the first years of her marriage like?
5. Why was it difficult for her and her husband to find a home? (write two reasons).
6. What jobs did they have?
7. What happened last year?
8. Why are they happy?

Alapfok (B1) hanganyag szövege:

A brave couple

 When Mary told her dad she would marry a black man he got very angry and answered to her, “If you marry that man you will never set foot in my house again.” Mary soon learned that it was not only her father’s hard-hearted attitude, but most people felt the same way about her marriage. The first years of her marriage to Jake when they were living in Birmingham, in the state of Alabama were like hell – no one would speak to them and they couldn’t find anywhere to live because no one wanted to rent an apartment to a black man, and they had no money to buy one. But in spite of all these difficulties they didn’t give up.
As years passed by, gradually life became easier. Mary got teaching jobs, and finally, she ended up as a head teacher at an elementary school. Jake first worked in a factory and then got a job at the post office. Slowly they made friends in their neighbourhood, but it was difficult. Mary used to tell people, “Before I invite you to my home…. my husband is black.” Hearing that some would never talk to her again.

Those times and those problems are over now and last year they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary and they are still very much in love, and never regretted what they did and are happy that they married the person they loved, no matter what other people said.

Key: 

A brave couple

1. Because she told him she would marry a black man.
   2. She will never set foot in his house again.
   3. The same way (as her father).
   4. Like hell.
   5. Because no one wanted to rent an apartment to a black man and they had no money to buy one.
   6. Mary was a teacher and a head teacher, Jake worked in a factory and at the post office.
   7. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
   8. Because they married the person they loved.