1.overweight – túlsúlyos

too heavy or too fat

2.race – verseny

a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to finish first

3.killer – nagyon nehéz/gyilkos

very difficult

4.G-force – G erő (G-gravitációs)

a force that causes a feeling of pressure pushing you backwards, when you are moving very quickly forwards

5.the opposite way/direction – ellenkező irányba

the reverse way/direction, the other way around

6.core stability – törzsizomzat stabilitás

the stability of the muscles around your pelvis, hips, and abdomen that you use in most body movements

7.bulky – terjedelmes/nagy darab (Ember)

heavily built (person)

8.muscly – izmos

having a lot of well-developed muscles

9.squat– guggolás

an exercise in which you stand on the ground with your feet apart and raise and lower your bottom by bending and straightening your legs

10.butt (slang) – fenék (szleng)

(slang) bottom

A videó megnézése után egészítsétek ki a szöveget a videóban (1.55-től 2.40-ig) elhangzottak alapján.

Lewis Hamilton: If I’m a kilo 1. ____, I can lose up to 2. ____ seconds in the race distance. So, my weight is very important. And also, during the way, I lose up to 3. ____ kilos in the race in an hour and 4. ____ minutes.

Graham Norton: But this is because it gets so 5. ____, isn’t it? So, if you are in something like Singapore or Malaysia or something …

Lewis Hamilton: Yeah, those ones are 6. ____. But also, because it’s just incredibly physical. And the G-force that we pull when you go, I mean, the things like on rails. So, when you’re doing 150, 180 miles an hour and you turn, the thing turns, and your body wants to go the 7. ____ way so you have to have a really good 8. ____ stability. You can’t be big and 9. ____. If you have your weight, you know, if I was super muscly up here, my weight would be too 10. ____. So, I have to do lots of squats for my butt.

Elizabeth Banks: I’d like to watch that routine!

source: Lewis Hamilton’s Intense Weight Loss During Formula One, The Graham Norton Show, Youtube

 keys/megoldások:

1.overweight; 2. 2; 3. 4; 4. 45; 5. hot; 6. killer; 7. opposite; 8. core; 9. bulky; 10. high

Egy csodálatos történet kitartásról, akaraterőről és élni akarásról. Ismerd meg te is Billy Monger történetét!

A videó megnézése után próbáld megtalálni melyik szám, melyik eseményhez tartozik.

Próbálj válaszolni a következő kérdésekre a videóban látott és hallott információk alapján.

1. Why is Lewis Hamilton a very important person in Billy’s life?
2. Why is Billy’s family very special?
3. Why is Trevor Calrin important in Billy’s life?
4. Why has Billy made history in motorsports?
5. Why were Billy’s doctors and nursed surprised in hospital while Billy was there?
6. Why was he invited to the FIA annual awards ceremony?

keys/megoldások:

1. He’s his childhood hero and he has supported Billy since his crash. He invited him to a race and dedicated his races to Billy after three months of his crash.;
2. Every family member goes to car races, it is their weekend activity. They all stand by Billy and support him in his dream.
3. Although Billy had crashed one of his cars during the race, he supported Billy and gave him the chance to compete again by letting his mechanics and engineers build a special car for Billy to compete in F3.
4. Because his determination and positive attitude towards getting back behind the wheels to compete, Billy has got the FIA vehicle Commission to let anyone obtain a single-seater license after lots of technical modifications on the car.
   5. Because he was the only double amputee patient who showed positive attitude, smiled all the time and impressed them.
   6. Because he was the guest of honour,  his bravery truly captured the imagination of the global motorsport community

The Hungarian Grand Prix

This event draws visitors from around the world and the sweltering end-of-July heat cannot deter car racing enthusiasts. The race track Hungaroring is situated in the vicinity of Budapest and has been home to the Hungarian Grand Prix since 1986. The twisty and narrow circuit makes overtaking difficult, therefore the drivers who qualify best have the best chance to win.

Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record by winning 4 races each in the 70-lap race. Hamilton is hoping to win this year again, because he is in 2^nd place behind his teammate Nico Rosberg at the moment, which promises an interesting race. The leading teams at the Hungarian Grand Prix are McLaren with 10, Williams with 7 and Ferrari with 5 victories.

Tickets to the event are quite expensive and about 75% of the spectators come from abroad.  In 2013 over 250,000 people visited the Hungarian Grand Prix but this year the numbers will probably be affected by the re-opening of the Austrian Grand Prix. Guests who have a weekend ticket can take a peek at the pit on Thursday afternoon (July 24) but it is only on Friday that the practice sessions start. After three practice sessions, the starting position is decided during the qualifying session, which takes places on Saturday, 2 pm.

Although Formula 1 racing is the main attraction, the GP2 and GP3 series will be practicing and racing on these days as well. GP2 was launched in 2005 and serves as a feeder series to Formula 1 and GP3 in 2010, as a feeder series to GP2. These shorter races (17 to 37 laps, depending on the race) are a great way to prepare for a future career in Formula 1. In fact many drivers have gone on to compete in the real thing, like Heikki Kovalainen, Niko Rosberg, Kamui Kobayashi and Lewis Hamilton.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Grand Prix trophies were provided by the Hollóháza Porcelain Manufactory. With a few exceptions, the trophies have been manufactured in the traditional Herend Porcelain Manufactory since 2006 and they depict important Hungarian landmarks: the Parliament, the Chain Bridge and Buda Castle, for example.

sweltering – tikkasztó
to deter – elriasztani
in the vicinity of – valaminek a közelében
twisty – kanyargós
circuit – versenypálya
to overtake – előzni
to qualify – időmérőn jó eredményt elérni
lap – kör
teammate – csapattárs
spectator – néző (sporteseményen)
to be affected by – hatással van rá
to take a peek at – bekukkantani
pit – box
qualifying session – időmérő edzés
although – habár
feeder series – a Forma 1 előszobájának tekinthető formaautó-versenysorozat
to compete – versenyezni
trophy – kupa, trófea
exception – kivétel
to depict – ábrázolni

Match the words with the synonyms.

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

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