A videó megnézése után töltsd ki a következő interaktív kvízt, melyben nulladik és első típusú feltételes mondatokat fogsz találni, a videóban elhangzott információkkal.

Nézd meg újból a videót és egészítsd ki a tanácsadós kifejezésekkel tűzdelt összegzést a videóban elhangzottak alapján. A szavak első betűjét megadtuk, viszont megfelelő alakba kell tenned a szavakat.

How to start your morning to have a productive and effective day?

Instead of drinking a mug of coffee, you had better 1. G_______ down a tall glass of water to have a smooth 2. D________.
It’s wise 3. D______ water because it helps your body 4. F___ out toxins from your body.
If I were you, I 5. S________ some lemon into your water to flavour it and 6. M____ you feel fuller.
I would rather you 7. D_____ (not) ice-cold fluid in the morning because it can 8. C____ stomach-ache.
If I were in your shoes, I 9. H____ (not) sugary breakfast. Although it may 10. G____ you a bit of an energy jolt at first, I’m sure you 11. B___________ hungry soon.
I wish you 12. O ____ for a more nutritious breakfast. It would be great if you 13. C____ oats with some fruit or some 14. S_______ eggs with spinach.
You had better 15. H_____ (not) the snooze button many times when your alarm clock goes off. You should 16. G____ out of bed and start doing some exercises. Many doctors suggest that you 17. S_____ out your abdominal muscles and 18. M______ your spine.

keys/megoldások: 1. gulp; 2. digestion; 3. to drink; 4. flush/to flush; 5. would squeeze; 6. make; 7. didn’t drink; 8. cause; 9. wouldn’t have; 10. give; 11. will become; 12. opted/would opt; 13. chose; 14. scrambled; 15. not hit; 16. get; 17. should stretch; 18. mobilize

A következő mondatokban el kell döntened, hogy a három opció közül melyik megoldás illik legjobban az adott mondatba. Az időhatározók a mondatban sokat fognak segíteni neked.

1. Versailles is both a palace (Fr. palais) and a castle (Fr. chateau). Members of the court at Versailles used both words interchangeably.

2. The Palace of Versailles was accessible to members of the public, who would gather for royal audiences, or even just to stroll and chat.

3. Damage to decorative vases and statues in the gardens once lead Louis XIV to make them private, but he later changed his mind, proclaiming that his beloved fountains should be “for the public”.

4.  After its construction, Versailles soon became the subject of widespread admiration and was imitated throughout Europe.

5. The Versailles of old was dimly lit, as lighting was used sparingly to protect its ornate walls and ceilings from smoke damage. Mirrors gained favour as a way of boosting available candlelight, an infatuation that culminated in the Hall of Mirrors.

6. On grand occasions, twenty thousand candles and glittering chandeliers would be used to transform the Hall of Mirrors into a “corridor of light”.

7. Louis XIV, the Sun King, controlled his image using stringent etiquette and ceremony. Every mundane act, including getting up in the morning or going to bed, was turned into a performance that the public attended in reverence.

8. Louis XIV had a passion for fountains, and as much as a third of Versailles’ total building budget was spent on its water supply system alone

9. The Hall of Mirrors (Fr. Galerie des Glaces), originally known as the Great Hall (Grande Galerie), used to be an outdoor terrace. It was later converted into a dazzling indoor space to showcase one of Louis XIV’s most prized collections—his sculptures of antiquity.

10. The Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the First World War, was signed in Versailles’ stunning Hall of Mirrors. It was also in this very room that, nearly five decades earlier, Germany had declared itself an empire.

palace – palota
castle – kastély
court – udvar (királyi)
interchangeably – felváltva, felcserélhetően
to be accessible to – elérhető valaki számára
to stroll – sétálni
damage – kár
to change one’s mind – meggondolja magát
fountain – szökőkút
admiration – csodálat
dimly lit – homályosan megvilágított
to gain favour – népszerűségre tesz szert
to boost – felerősít
infatuation – rajongás, belehabarodás
glittering – csillogó
corridor – folyosó
mundane act – hétköznapi cselekedet
in reverence – tiszteletteljesen
building budget – építési költségvetés
to showcase – bemutatni
antiquity – ókor
Treaty of Versailles – Versailles-i békeszerződés
empire – birodalom

Ismerd meg a a világ legfontosabb természeti-, és ember alkotta csodáit a NatGeo lenyűgöző sorozatából!
The world heritage special sponsored by Panasonic: Világörökségek kívül-belül a National Geographic Channel műsorán!

]]> https://www.5percangol.hu/olvasasertes_nyelvvizsga/automentes-varos-megvalosithato/ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:49:44 +0000 https://cmsteszt.5percangol.hu/automentes-varos-megvalosithato/

Can a city really ban cars from its streets?

The German city of Hamburg has announced plans to become car-free within the next two decades. It is an ambitious idea, but city officials obviously feel that the personal motorcar does not fulfil a function that walking, biking and taking public transport cannot. The goal of Hamburg’s project is to replace roads with a green network of interconnected open areas covering 40% of the city. According to the official website, parks, playgrounds, sports fields, allotments and cemeteries will be connected to form a network, which will allow people to navigate through the city without the use of cars.

Banishing the car from urban areas is becoming a common trend in many European cities. London imposes a “congestion charge” on private vehicles entering the city centre during peak hours. The Danish capital Copenhagen is building bicycle superhighways radiating out from the city centre. These developments combined may make worrying reading for driving enthusiasts. Is the era of the personal car over?

In the century since the Ford Model T was introduced in 1908, global vehicle numbers have swollen to well over a billion. But according to recent research, the growth spurt may have peaked. Professor Michael Sivak, at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has just published a series of reports looking at car use, and its environmental impact. His calculations show that “motorisation” in the United States might have reached a peak in 2008, and that the figures have been on the decline since. That holds even when the global economic downturn, and its negative impact on car sales, is taken into account.

Sivak speculates that a number of factors could be contributing to the trend, probably making it more than a passing fad. They include increased telecommuting (or working from home) and the movement of populations back to city centres. In China, Beijing and Shanghai are looking at plans to limit the number of new vehicles being registered to curb growth. It’s a movement more cities are looking towards, particularly in the US. “I think it is fair to use our data to look at similar trends in say, France or England, but I am very careful not to extrapolate this to developing countries,” says Sivak.

Another way to examine the issue is to look at the number of households without a car. In the United States, the percentage going motor-less is increasing. “New York, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, each have more than 30% of households without a light duty vehicle,” says Sivak. In fact, the figures show that 56% of households in New York (which top the list) don’t have a car. “I think that will be surprising to most people. It was surprising to me, and I am in the business.”

Perhaps it is not so surprising in cities like New York, which have extensive public transport networks, and where the costs of parking can far outweigh the cost of a purchase of a subway ticket. But it’s not the full story. In Los Angeles, only 12% of households are car-less, and in affluent San Jose, heart of Silicon Valley, it is only 5.8%.

source: www.bbc.com

allotment – telek, kiskert
to banish – száműzni
congestion – torlódás, dugó
to peak – elérni a csúcsot, tetőpontot
decline – hanyatlás
economic downturn – gazdasági visszaesés
to take into account – figyelembe venni
passing fad – múló hóbort
to extrapolate – kivetíteni
to outweigh – többet nyom, felülmúl
affluent – gazdag, tehetős

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