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Ebben a leckében olyan feladatokkal találkozol, amilyenekkel a TELC nyelvvizsgán is

fogsz. A feladatokra a vizsgán két órád lesz. Választani lehet az 1. feladatnál, hogy magnós

szövegről írsz levelet, vagy egy írott szövegről, és a 3 feladatnál is, hogy hallás után döntöd el

az állításokról, hogy igazak vagy hamisak-e, vagy leírt szöveg alapján. (Elképzelhető, hogy

mivel a vizsgahely ezt nem tudja technikailag lebonyolítani, nem így szervezik a vizsgát, de a

hivatalos külföldi weboldalon így van.) Az egyiknél a hallás utáni szövegértést kötelező

választani! A magnóhallgatás részre Auditív Adatbázisunkon keresztül tudsz felkészülni.

Érdemes ellátogatnod oda, mert ingyenes szövegeket is magába foglal.

(www.angolnyelvtanitas.hu/auditiv.php) A TELC magnóhallgatás része nem könnyű, ezért

gondosan készülj rá!

A leckéhez szóbeli feladat is tartozik, amely három részből áll, és amiből az első két

résznek két-két verziója van. Ezeket felváltva tesszük bele az egyes leckékbe. A szóbeli első

része (1) vagy egy megegyezésre törekvő beszélgetés (együtt kell szerveznetek valamit a

partneretekkel), vagy egy témáról egy-egy újságcikkrészlet összefoglalása, és arról való

beszélgetés. A második részben (2) vagy egy telefonbeszélgetést kell eljátszanod, vagy egy

levelet kell összegezned a vizsgáztatónak. A harmadik részben (3) állításokat kapsz, és

ezekről kell véleményt nyilvánítanod (mennyire értesz egyet vele), és megindokolnod

véleményed.

Egy-két fontos tipp a vizsgára:

Figyelj az időgazdálkodásra! A vizsgán nagyon sokan buknak meg egyszerűen azért,

mert egy feladatra egyáltalán nem jut idejük. Ha valamit nem tudsz, ne töprengj sokat

felette!

Először azt kezdd el, amit tudsz, vagy könnyűnek találsz. Az agyad „bemelegedik”,

önbizalommal töltődsz fel, és a többi könnyebb lesz.

Ha leblokkolsz a levélnél, írj egy gyors vázlatot: pár szavas gondolatokat, amelyek

beindítják az agyműködést. Ha lassú levélíró vagy, piszkozat helyett mindenképp

vázlatot írj inkább!

A legfontosabb: nem értheted az összes szót! Kizárt. De az ún. nehéz szavaknál nem

szabad leblokkolnod, a kérdés úgysem arra vonatkozik. Ez középfok.

A szóbeli vizsgán használd a rendelkezésedre bocsátott anyag, újságcikk, állítások

szóanyagát! Nem kell mindenáron újat kitalálnod, egyszerűen vedd ki a használható,

és ismert kifejezéseket, és azokat használd! Ha nem ismersz benne egy-egy kifejezést,

egyszerűen hagyd ki azt a részt, ne beszélj róla! Ne kísérletezz azzal, hogy ismeretlen

kifejezéseket a vizsgán használsz először, nagy valószínűséggel rosszul teszed elsőre

mondatba. Az állítások indoklásánál nem kell mindenáron okosat vagy igazat

mondanod. A lényeg, hogy angolul mondd. Nem IQ-t pontoznak.

A levélírásnál használd fel a szóanyagát a feladatnak! Sződd bele a leveledbe őket,

ezen sem kell gondolkodnod, és ezzel is könnyebb lesz! Nem kell mindenáron

mindent átfogalmazni!

Az igaz-hamis szövegértési feladatnál először az állításokat olvasd el, és csak aztán a

szöveget! Aztán ahogy a szövegben az állítás témájához értél, akár rögtön jelölheted

is, hogy igaz-e vagy hamis! Sok esetben a feladat megoldásához nem is kell a teljes

szöveget elolvasnod és értelmezned! Csak akkor merülj bele jobban, ha kétségeid

vannak, és nem tudod eldönteni, hogy az állítás igaz-e vagy hamis, vagy az állítás az

egész szöveg lényegére vonatkozik!

A kiegészítéses feladatnál ne önmagában a szót nézd, és ne várd, hogy kitalálod a szót

az első egy-két betűjéből önmagában. Nézd az egész mondatot, az előtte és az utána

lévőt! A szövegösszefüggésből menni fog! Nagyon figyelj a vonzatokra (rude to

someone, story about something, insist on something…), és a nyelvtani szerkezetre,

amibe bele kell tenni (it is worth doing something, advise someone to do something,

consider doing something)! Sokszor előfordul, hogy ugyan kitalálod a szót, de nem a

megfelelő alakját használod. Ezen már ne csússz el!

Hogyan használd ezt a leckét?

Nem elég megoldanod a feladatokat! Utána keress benne olyan kifejezéseket, amik

tetszenek Neked, úgy gondolod, jól használhatók a vizsgán és írd ki őket kis

szókártyákra. A szókártyákkal való tanulás jobb, mint a szótárfüzetes: így az agyad

nem arra koncentrál, hogy a füzetben a sorrendet rögzítse, hanem valóban a szó

elsajátítására. A szóbeli vizsgához ajánljuk INSTANT SZÓBELI tanulókártyáinkat,

amelyek 10 témakörben összegyűjtenek okos gondolatokat.

Nyelvtani szerkezeteket a legjobb példamondatokkal elsajátítani! Szép, ha

munkafüzetben gyakorlod őket, de semmiképp sem elég! Egyszerűen írj vele

példamondatokat, amíg teljesen biztosan nem rögzül a szerkezet. Nem baj, ha egy A4-

es lap mindkét oldalát tele írod! INSTANT NYELVTAN Tanulókártya csomagunk

végigviszi az angol középfok nyelvtani szerkezeteit, ezeket melegen ajánljuk!

Ne szótárazd ki az összes szót! Csak a fontosabbakat, amikről úgy gondolod,

használni tudod majd őket. Ne csak szavakat szótárazz! Inkább a kifejezésekre

helyezd a hangsúlyt!

Ha van időd, tedd félre a feladatot egy kis időre, aztán oldd meg újra! Jobban rögzül.

Játssz a szövegekkel! Írj a szövegekhez saját kérdéseket, saját állításokat!

Próbáld kifejleszteni azt a képességedet, hogy kitalálj szavakat a

szövegösszefüggésből. Szigorúan tilos szótárral megoldanod ezt a feladatsort!

Legalábbis elsőre.

Játszd el a szóbeli vizsga szituációját! Ha nincs partnered, magaddal! Gondold végig a

szituációt, és hangosan beszéld meg magaddal! Próbálj hasonló szituációt írni

magadtól!

Csak ügyesen!Baráti üdvözlettel (Warm regards, )

Szalai Gabriella

www.angolnyelvtanitas.hu

WRITTEN EXAM

Reading and Writing Part 1.1

Your friends, Jake and Nicole are moving to Hungary with their little son, Mark. You have

read an interesting article about a study on children’s well-being and you would like to share

it with them. Tell them about the article. Give them some good advice on bringing up a child

here. Mention the points below in your letter:

What is well-being in the context of the study?

What categories did they use and what do you think they mean?

Which countries rank the highest and the lowest?

What are the most serious problems in Hungary?

What can Jake and Nicole do as parents?

You should not write more than 200 words, and be sure you cover all the points. Please begin

as follows:

“Last week I read an interesting article about a UNICEF report on the well-being of

children….”

The well-being of kids reviewedby Susanne Zolcer, In The Budapest Sun, 2006, February 21

In the first UNICEF report on the well-being on children in 21 better-off states, Hungary was

ranked 19th overall, and in the bottom two thirds for five of the six categories reviewed.

While the Netherlands and the Nordic nations top the table, Hungary is above the United

States and the United Kingdom only.

“I am surprised that Hungary didn’t take the very bottom place of the table,” Mária Herczog,

a member of the Hungarian Family Child Youth Association, told The Budapest Sun.

The six areas studied include material well-being, family and peer relationships, health and

safety, behaviour and risks, educational well-being and own sense of well-being.

Hungary ranks in the top third for family and peer relationships, but ranks in the middle third

for educational well-being and subjective well-being, and in the bottom third for material

well-being, health and safety, and behaviours and risks.

In addition, the study points out that infant mortality rates range from 3 per 1,000 births in

Iceland and Japan to more than 6 per 1,000 in Hungary, Poland and the United States.

According to Herczog, the source of the problem lies in the combination of all these

categories, as “one leads to the other.”

“One of the biggest problems, however, is the parents’ social status, in what environment a

child is born into. Due to social and economic deprivation in smaller towns or villages, a child

has a much more difficult life,” Herczog explained.

The report says that no one country features in the top third of the rankings for all six

categories, and adds that the wealth of a nation is not an indication of “how well” a child

feels.

“Another reason for these results can be found in people’s mentality in Hungary, as children’s

mental and emotional care has no value,” Herczog said.

In order to tackle the problem and improve the situation, a more structured concept is needed

from the government’s side and a fundamental change in mindsets from parents and adults.

“Children at a very early age not only have to be supported financially, but mentally as well.

They need emotional security more than anything else,” Herczog said.

Structures and Vocabulary Part 2.1Complete the following texts by filling the gaps to make words which fit into the context.

Please note that only part of the word is missing.

Text 1

1. Minister calls for flexible hours for allTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH, February 12, 2007

A cabinet minister h… (6) called for flexible working rights to be extended so that they ap…

(7) to all workers. At pr…… (8), only parents of children under the a... (9) of six, or disabled

children under 18, have the right to req…. (10) flexible working.

However, making the rights mu… (11) more widely ava…… (12) would help 29 million

employees balance their ho… (13) and work lives better, acc…… (14) to the Minister for

Children, Young People and Families, Beverly Hughes.

“Everyone has a life out…. (15) work, not just parents. We must redefine the ‘ideal worker’

and accept that it is a fantasy to ex…. (16) people to have none ot… (17) than work

commitments. Many people make valu….. (18) contributions to their communities in their

non-working ti.. (19) .” - she said.

She argued that the best way to help children see more of their par…. (20) was for Britain’s

working culture to change. The ri… (21) to request flexible working w.. (22) be extended to

people with a caring resp………. (23) from April, but Ms Hughes said everyone sh…. (24) be

able to ask their emp….. (25) if they can change their working patterns.

She also argued that all jobs should be adv……. (26) part-time, flexitime or shared unless

th… (27) was a sound business case against this.

Paternity le… (28) should be doubled to a month, while maternity and paternity pay should

ri.. (29) . “Many working people say th.. (30) feel time-squeezed. With more women at wo..

(31), an aging pop……. (32) and many people aspiring to volunteer or to further develop their

skills, government and employers need to rec…… (33) that balancing work and life is an

issue that’s not go… away. (34) We ne.. (35) a step change.” -said Ms Hughes.

Ho….. (36), the CBI’s director of Human Resources policy, Susan Anderson cautioned: “It is

vital that the impact of this ch…. (37) is fully reviewed bef… (38) any further groups are

included. Only by hav… (39) a gradual and phased extension can we av… (40) firms being

flooded by a sudden increase in requests”.

ANSWERS

6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31 32 33 34 35

36 37 38 39 40 ---------------

Text 2

2. Weddings “should not cost the earth”THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, February12, 2007

Brides should consider tra……. (41) to their wedding in a taxi, wearing a second-hand

wedding dress and asking gu…. (42) to bring a bottle to the reception, acc… (43) to the

Church of England.

A new guide be… (44) used by the Church encourages cou…. (45) to reject the extravagant

culture surrounding weddings and embrace a more simplistic app….. (46) .

It also urges couples to pre…. (47) their weddings literally costing the earth, with tips on h…

(48) to create an environmentally-fr….(49) ceremony and reception. It sug…… (50) that

fairly-traded material co… (51) be used for the bride's gown, organic food could be se…. (52)

at the reception and that the wedding list could be org…… (53) with a charity.

Recent figures estimate the ave…. (54) cost of a wedding in the UK has now reached

£17,000.

The Rev Andrew Body, who wr… (55) the guide, titled Making the Most of Weddings,

believes the Church has a du.. (56) to “blow the whistle” on this growing commercialism.

His book lists sev…. (57) money-saving tips, inc…… (58) the suggestion that brides mi…

(59) buy their dress from a charity shop and ta.. (60) it back later and that guests could bring

their o.. (61) alcohol.

The guide, wh… (62) reminds couples that a wedding should be ab…(63) a public

commitment before God, al.. (64) advises on the right hymns and vows to cho… (65) .

ANSWERS

41 42 43 44 45 46

47 48 49 50 51 52

53 54 55 56 57 58

59 60 61 62 63 64

65 --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------

Complete the following paragraph by filling in the gaps. Each gap represents one missing

word only.

Text 3

Pat Staple’s father was a violent alcoholic. “I was physically, verbally and emotionally

abused,” she says. In kindergarten she started dreaming about running away; she finally

escaped in 1959, at the __________ (66) of 20, when she married young to get out of the

alcoholic house. But she couldn’t break _________ (67) from her past. Over the years she

gradually became an addict herself – _________ (68) with pills and then with alcohol. Still,

her life seemed good on the surface. The marriage endured, _________ (69) the problems.

She and her ___________ (70) had two daughters, Tracy and Jane. “Our kids were perfect,”

she says.

The reality was far _________ (71) hopeless. She felt constantly _________ (72) stress,

anxious and terrified. “I was _________ (73) pills and drinking to keep it up,” she says. Her

husband started marking the liquor bottles, but she would just add water so he couldn’t tell

how much she __________ (74) drunk. Finally, one day in 1985, Staple entered the Betty

Ford Center, in California. She instantly fell seriously ill. “The alcohol had stripped the veins

in my stomach,” says Staple, now 64. “I _________ (75) be dead today if I had not gotten

sober.”

ANSWERS

66 67 68 69 70 71

72 73 74 75 --------------- ---------------

Reading Comprehension Part 3.1

Text 1

Shanghai in styleBy Dana Thomas, Newsweek, May 17, 2004, p 61-62

Giorgio Armani celebrated the opening of Three on the Bund last month, a luxury complex he

dominates in a stately colonial building in the city of Shanghai. Inside, in addition to Giorgio

Armani and Emporio Armani clothing boutiques, shopper will find Armani Fiori (which sells

orchids and calla lilies shipped from the Netherlands) and Armani Dolci (with Italian-made

chocolates) – as well as two multi-brand high-fashion shops, an Evian Spa, four excellent

restaurants, and the Shanghai Gallery of Art.

“It’s the biggest party of the year here,” says investment banker Bao-Wen Chen, 41.

“Everything is alive. There’s a culture of young people who want to learn about luxury and

fine dining. Shanghai is not New York or Hong Kong, but it’s not far behind.”

Armani admits he has come a little late to the celebration. Throughout the 1990s many luxury

competitors – including Dunhill and Givenchy – began extending their reach into mainland

China. Armani opened his first store in Beijing in the late 1990s. Now he is eager to make up

for the lost time: he plans to have ten stores in China by the end of this year, and 30 by 2008.

“It’s the moment to open here,” he says. “You can see things are happening. Last night when

we went to dinner here in Shanghai, I was surprised by the way the people were so well

turned out. Even Paris hardly has this atmosphere, this spirit.”

Over the last few years, luxury’s major players have opened modest boutiques in Beijing and

Shanghai. Now that the brands are well-established, however, they are investing big in those

two cities – as well as spreading to the provinces. This spring Gucci opened two new stores

and Dior is opening a menswear store in Shanghai this fall. If they are not seeing a big payoff

yet, they should soon. In a study published this spring, Morgan Stanley found that China

could be a very significant market for luxury companies. According to the report, if eight

percent of the population eventually ends up as luxury consumers, that’s 100 million

consumers – almost equal to the entire population of Japan. But analysts caution that it will

take several years for China to reach that.

Unlike the rest of the world, where women are luxury’s primary consumers, China is a male-

driven market. Government officials in Beijing, bankers in Shanghai and manufacturing

entrepreneurs in the northern provinces all turn to Givenchy for smart new suits, Dunhill for

briefcases, Rolex for watches and Cartier for jewellery for their wives and mistresses. Lee, a

co-chairman of Three on the Bud, has seen wealthy businessmen walk into the store with their

Dunhill bags stuffed with cash, their girlfriends on their arms, say “Give me the best” and

throw the money down. Five years ago, someone buying a 1,000 handbag was unheard of,”

says Angelica Cheung, editorial director of Elle China. “But the economic boom has produced

a group of quite well-off people who can afford it.”

Now mark your answers whether the statements are TRUE (a), NOT TRUE (b), or the

information is not given (c).

76. Shanghai is way ahead of New York and Paris.

77. It is expected to be profitable for luxury brands to open stores in China.

78. Three on the Bund is owned by Armani.

79. It’s too early to set up luxury stores in China.

80. Luxury brands are expanding their business outside Shanghai and Beijing.

81. Armani already has 10 stores in China.

82. China has as many luxury consumers as the total population of Japan.

Text 2

A cycling manifestoBy James Coney, Daily Mail, August 23, 2006

GENERALLY speaking, drivers don’t like cyclists. And I can understand that. But do drivers

really hate cyclists more than other road users? Probably not. I reckon there are the same

proportion of bad cyclists as there are bad drivers. Which means there must be more bad

drivers since there are simply a greater number of car users.

It seems to me that much of the anti-cyclist sentiment comes from the fact that cyclists can get

to the front of traffic jams and weave their way through the queues, leaving fuming drivers

sitting there.

Now I must declare an interest, I am a cyclist. But I’m not going to be a cycling apologist -

because I agree that there are loads of terrible people on bikes out there. There are three

reasons why I cycle to work. It’s quicker than the tube, it’s cheaper and being able to get a bit

of fresh air every day is great.

And for those sceptics, it really is cheaper and quicker. My bike cost me £300. Even if I don’t

look after it will last three years. Extras (clothing, lights, batteries, bags) are another £200.

Roughly its £300 a year. A one month tube card costs £99.

I live in Balham in south west London. The Mail’s offices are on High St Kensington. As you

can see this requires two changes on the tube, plus a 10 minute walk at either end and waiting

time. All in all, it’s a 45 minute journey. If the tube has delays it can take more than an hour.

To cycle takes 20 minutes. Even if the journey gets disrupted it only takes 25 minutes.

So I have decided it is time for a change. It is time for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers to stop

fighting. Here is my manifesto for change:

Cyclists

- For goodness sake, wear a helmet. I know it means you have to do your hair again when you

arrive.

- Wear bright colours.

- Buy lights.

- Signal.

- Don’t undertake cars that are indicating left.

- Don’t jump red lights, and please, if you are at a crossroads wait for your lights to turn green

rather than watching for the other lights to turn red.

- Don’t cycle with headphones on or while chatting on the phone.

- If another cyclist has overtaken you on the road don’t then push in front of them at the next

set of lights. They will only have to overtake you again.

Drivers

- Don’t overtake a cyclist and then immediately turn left afterwards.

- Don’t get annoyed by cyclists because they can weave their way through a traffic jam. It is

not their fault you are in a car.

- Signal.

- Look before opening your car door.

Pedestrians

- Look before you cross. Just because a road is quiet does not mean nothing is coming.

- Don’t walk in the road. You don’t want cyclists on the pavement, so stay off the road.

1. Drivers don’t like cyclists because they can easily overtake cars.

2. The problem is that there are too many cyclists on the road.

3. The writer has to spend £300 on servicing his bike each year.

4. It takes him one hour to get to his workplace on foot.

5. The author advises cyclists not to use the road for having a race.

6. Biking is slower but cheaper than the tube.

7. Wearing light clothes makes cyclists go faster.

Listening Comprehension Part 3.2 – not included here

ORAL EXAM

Jigsaw exercise Part 4.2

An article expressing ideas and information is divided into 2 parts of more or less equal

length and containing about the same amount of content. You have ten minutes to prepare

summarising your parts and later share your own ideas on the topic on the basis of two

questions asked by the examiner.

Text 1

At first finding MP3 files on the web meant hours hunting around various websites, whose

content could change from hour to hour. The music industry reacted with fury. The sites were

pursued relentlessly by record companies who, terrified that the new technology would put

them out of business, shut them down wherever they could. But then in late 1998, a 19-year-

old computer nerd created Napster, a piece of software to deal with that problem. Within two

years it had 100 million users. It was a free record store. Users could type in the name of a

song and instantly be connected with thousands of other users who had what they wanted.

Text 2

With MP3s available for free on the web one would think that was the end of music business.

But, on the contrary, it was the start of online music business. Much of it has gone “legit”:

there is now a whole variety of online music stores backed by the major record companies. By

far the largest, with 70% of the legal online market, is iTunes set up by Apple, from which

you can download a song for just 79p. Illegal downloading continues, however. According to

a recent survey, 92% of the eight million people who download music in the UK still

download illegally. Children in particular often use newer illegal file-sharing programs

because they don’t have credit cards required for legal sites. The record industry is still

desperately worried about illegal file-sharing.

Simulated telephone conversationPart 5.2

You are reading the following leaflet about a language course. As you are interested in the

course you are phoning the school to get some more information. Inquire about homestay,

health insurance, the availability of an 8-week course, the content of the Deluxe Fluency.

VILLAGE ENGLISHHome away from home…to the world

Study English in Canada, Toronto

Price (effective August 1, 2006)

Tuition rates (intensive program)

4 weeks 12 weeks

25-hour Conversation $860 $2,525

30-hour Academic $1,070 $3,105

Deluxe Fluency $1,420 $4,100

($125 Registration fee for all programs – Non-Refundable)

Homestay Rates: Placement Fee $100 + Each week $215

Airport Reception: Airport to Home stay $100

Health Insurance: Group Health Plan - $2.15 per day

Village English, 167 Queen St. South, Suite 8, Mississauga, ON, CANADA

Taking part in a conversationPart 6.1

In this part of the examination the examiner will read out some sentences. After each sentence

you should react by choosing one of the sentences below and explain your choice.

Agree entirely

Agree generally

Are not sure

Disagree generally

Disagree entirely

1. It’s best for a big family to have more than one telephone lines in the house.

2. Most people have mobile phones, so having land lines is not important

anymore.

3. E-mails and internet chat rooms are just as good as the telephone.

4. The majority of people dislike those who call to sell something by phone.

5. People only use the phone when they have got something important or urgent

to tell.

6. Soon, mobile phones replace computers.

7. The older generation cannot get used to mobile phones.

KEY TO ORAL EXAM

Part 4.2

Summary of Text 1:

Downloading illegally from the Internet was once difficult. You had to hunt around various

websites for hours to find a song that you looked for. But a young computer genius solved this

problem by setting up Napster. It became very successful with millions of users. You typed in

what you were looking for and you found it instantly. It was like a big record store but

everything was for free. The music industry hated it because they lost a lot of money.

Summary of Text 2:

Music business adapted well to the Internet. They set up legitimate online stores. The biggest

is Apple’s iTunes. You can download songs from there quite cheap. Illegal downloading is

still in practice though and the music industry is worried about it. Even in the UK the majority

of people still download music illegally. Especially children who don’t have adult credit cards

use illegal file-sharing programs in order to download songs.

Questions by examiner:

What kind of music do you listen to?

I like all sorts of music. Actually, the kind of music I listen to depends on my mood.

Sometimes, when I have a bad day it’s Eminem, sometimes musicals or country, or heavy

metal. Or I simply switch on MTV Hits and I listen to the newest songs. Music helps cope

with bad days and complement good days. I don’t know what I’d do without listening to

music. I buy many CDs on the Internet.

What do you think of downloading music from the Internet?

While CD’s are double the price in Hungary than what you buy them for in the United States

people will not stop downloading music illegally. And the US salaries are a lot higher than the

Hungarian ones. On the other hand, I’m not sure how can music be cheaper if so many people

download illegally. It’s a real catch 22. (22-es csapdája). I don’t know how to solve this

situation.

Part 5.1

- Village English. Can I help you?

- Yes, please. I saw your advertisement and I’m interested in your English courses. I

would like to ask a few questions about them. First of all, can you tell me what the

Deluxe Fluency programme includes?

- Certainly. It is one step ahead of the 30-hour Academic course because you have 10

hours private lesson weekly as well.

- I see. Is there an 8-week course? I only saw the 4-week and the 12-week ones.

- Well, you can have an 8-week course as well, but the prices are lower if you enrol a

12-week course. I’d recommend that one. For an 8-week course double the price of the

4-week one. Wouldn’t you rather go with the 12-week one?

- I’ll consider that. It’s just I’m not sure I can afford it. Can you also tell me what

homestay includes? Will I have a private room?

- We can’t guarantee private accommodation. But it’s part of the course that you will be

in one room with someone from a different country so you can speak English even in

your spare time. Where are you from?

- Hungary.

- Well, then you can be sure that you won’t be in one room with another Hungarian

student. Is that a problem?

- No, not at all. Actually, I’m glad. I can learn even more. What about full board?

- Homestay only includes breakfast, everything else you need to take care for.

- Right. I expected that, it would have been too cheap with full board. Can you tell me

what health insurance includes?

- Well, it’s a basic one for emergency purposes only.

- Thank you. That’s all for now.

- Thank you for calling. Bye.

- Bye.

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It’s best for a big family to have more than one telephone lines in the house.

I generally disagree with this statement. I think kids won’t learn how to share if they are

provided with everything. It’s reasonable to have more than one telephone lines if one is for

business purposes for example. But for personal use it’s unnecessary to have more than one

line.

Most people have mobile phones, so having land lines is not important anymore.

I’m not sure about this statement. It may be true to individuals but it’s not true in business. I

know that many businesses have switched to mobile phones but at the same time I think a

land line increases trust.

E-mails and internet chat rooms are just as good as the telephone.

I generally agree with this statement. However, many people still don’t have internet access

but have telephone lines. So it depends what group of people we talk about.

The majority of people dislike those who call to sell something by phone.

I agree entirely with this statement. It’s simply annoying when they try to sell holidays. And I

always feel bad about being rude to these people but I often am.

People only use the phone when they have got something important or urgent to tell.

I generally disagree with this statement. I think those times are over. Many people can talk for

hours on phone about ordinary things and everyday events. It’s nice to talk to your friends

time by time.

Soon, mobile phones replace computers.

I generally agree with this statement, although we should say that soon we use portable

computers for telephoning and e-mailing. Even now some mobile phones are capable of the

same things as portable computers.

The older generation cannot get used to mobile phones.

I disagree entirely with this statement. I think they got used to it quite quickly. You can see

old people talking on mobile phones all over the country. They may not be able to use all the

features such as cameras or picture messages but they can certainly use the most important

ones.

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