english vocab – Ingyenes Angol online nyelvtanulás minden nap

Még nincs meg minden ajándék? És ha 80 unokának kellene vásárolni?

dr. Bülgözdi Imola — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:23:42 +0000

Generous gran starts Christmas shopping in January for presents for her 80 grandchildren

A pensioner is preparing for a family-packed Christmas as she buys presents for her 80 grandchildren. Great-great-grandmother Mary Scholey, 82, not only has to start gift shopping early but also gets through piles of cards every year. And Mrs Scholey, called Nana Mary by the youngsters, has no trouble remembering the names of all 33 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Mary, who is a mother of 10 children, said: “I never really thought I would have a big family but 60 years ago there wasn’t that much of a choice in the matter. I had two sets of twins and six other children so the family just kept on growing. We are not on Facebook or anything so I get all of the news about my family through word of mouth.” She added: “Christmas is a busy time because there are so many of us but it’s nice to see everybody. It’s always busy here anyway so I’m used to that.”

No sooner has Christmas finished than Mary, of Sheffield, starts planning the following year, keeping an eye out for bargains at markets in nearby Wombwell and Barnsley. Son Stephen said: “Obviously with so many to buy for mum doesn’t spend a lot on each one, but she always puts a lot of thought into it. The children always get a Christmas and birthday present from her but these days she misses out the adults, otherwise the cost would be ridiculous. Although with so many presents to hand out she sometimes forgets where she has stored them during the year.”

Another hurdle is getting all of Mary’s relatives into one building for special occasions, but that did not stop Stephen. More than 100 family members turned up to a festive family gathering as an early Christmas present for Mary, at Wadsley Bridge Working Men’s Club in Sheffield. And there is more joy to come for the super gran as four more great-great-grandchildren are due in the family next year.

www.mirror.co.uk

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family gathering	otherwise	to turn up
relative	joy	choice

1. I invited ten people to the party but only 5 ……………….. .

2. Many people send Christmas cards to their ……………….. .

3. We need to hurry, ……………….. we’ll miss the train.

4. Jack organised a ……………….. to celebrate his grandfather’s 90^th birthday.

5. It was great ……………….. to see all the family get together for our wedding.

answers: 1-turned up 2-relatives 3-otherwise 4-family gathering 5-joy

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dr. Bülgözdi Imola — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:24:10 +0000

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Nem, nem ez a McDonald’s újdonsága:) – egér a kávéban

dr. Bülgözdi Imola — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:11:31 +0000

Dead mouse ‘found in McDonald’s coffee’

McDonald’s customers might expect a free toy with their happy meal or a free cheeseburger if they buy a large meal and show a student card. But one man says that when he finished his coffee he certainly wasn’t expecting what he found at the bottom of the cup: a dead mouse.

Ron Morais, from Fredericton, Canada, claims he’d already drunk nearly all his black coffee when he made the gruesome discovery. ‘I always take the lid off to get my last sip of coffee. And when I took the lid off, there was a little bit of a surprise in my coffee cup. It was a dead mouse.’

Mr Morais’s co-workers said they wouldn’t have believed him had they not seen the mouse for themselves. ‘Unless I had been there and seen Ron drink all that coffee down to the last drop, I would have been, like, ‘You’re lying’,’ admitted colleague Brad Patterson.

McDonald’s began an investigation but said there was so far ‘no evidence of pests’ at the branch. ‘We are continuing to investigate this isolated incident and have reached out to the customer to get the product sample,’ it said in a statement.

Despite admitting to ‘a little queasiness’ at the time, Mr Morais remained upbeat about the incident. ‘I’m in better shape than the mouse,’ he said.

www.metro.co.uk

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Match the synonyms.

1. despite	a) optimistic
2. upbeat	b) to confess
3. so far	c) form
4. to admit	d) in spite of
5. shape	e) up to now

answers: 1-d 2-a 3-e 4-b 5-c

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