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- MAN KILLED IN MOTORWAY ACCIDENT
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- 1 Film a Top of the Pops
- Find out: which popular British team games do these descriptions refer to
- Group these words under the following three headings. The weather is FINE, CHANGEABLE, BAD
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QuestionsWhich jobs are well paid in Hungary? Who earn average wages? Who do you think are badly paid and would deserve more? Pair work: choose a job and your partner tries to guess it. Useful questions: Do you have to get up early? Do you have to get your hands dirty? Do you have to travel? Do you have to think a lot? Did you have to study for a long time to learn the job? Do you have to work long hours? etc. How do young people choose their careers? Is it easier now or more difficult for school-leavers to decide what to do? What sort of jobs do your parents do? Would you like to choose theirs or not? Why? GCSE 5. Household and Mending Why I Want a Wife I belong to that class of people known as wives. I am a Wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am also a mother. Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene from the Midwest fresh from a recent divorce. He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife. He is obviously looking for another wife. As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occured to me that I, too, would like to have a wife. Why do I want a wife? I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and, if need be, support those dependent upon me. I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school I want a wife to take care of my children. I want a wife to keep Ar~cjsof the childrens’ doctor and dentist appointments. And to keep track of mine, too. I want a wife to make sure my children eat properly and are kept clean. [...] I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook. I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying. I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I need a rest and a change of scene... My God, who wouldn’t want a wife? From an article by Judy Syfers published in “Notes from the Third Year”, 1971 ExercisesRead through the list of everyday tasks given below and put an ‘M’ against those you think are for men, a ‘W’ against those you think are for women, and ‘B’ for both against those you think are for both sexes. driving the car doing the shopping looking after sick children changing an electric light bulb doing the washing up hoovering the carpets pouring out drinks for guests washing the dirty socks taking the children to kindergarten or school ironing the clothes sewing on buttons cleaning the car digging the garden cooking meals paying the bills tidying up the flat emptying the litterbin
Match the objects with the problems. 1 tap, 2 TV, 3 camera, 4 car, 5 watch, 6 telephone, 7 cassette recorder, 8 washing machine It makes a funny noise. It won’t wind. The dial’s broken. It won’t stop dripping. One of the buttons is stuck. I can’t hear anything. It’s leaking. The flash won’t work properly. There’s something wrong with it. It won’t start. It doesn’t work. It won’t record. It won’t ring. There’s no colour. It’s stopped. The rewind’s stuck. It keeps flooding. It’s slow. The following precautions refer to different household appliances such as: 1 electric toaster, 2 electric kettle, 3 electric cooker, 4 TV and hifi,, 5 electric blanket Which appliance does each precaution refer to?a) If children are around, turn pans so that the handles are out of reach, and switch off at the wall panel when not in use. b) Switch off and unplug at the wall socket before filling or pouring. Fill with enough water to cover the element completely. c) If bread sticks inside, switch off and unplug. Allow to cool, then remove bread with care, avoiding heating elements. Never poke around with a metal implement. d) Switch off when not in use and remove mains plug from the supply socket. Never attempt repairs—call in a specialist engineer. e) Switch off the preheated type before getting into bed. Never use it folded or creased. Never switch on if damp. QuestionsConsider the different household chores. What is your order of preference if you have to do them? Which do you like least and which do you really hate? Is anyone around your house good at mending or fixing things? What can she/he do? Is the housework shared in your family? Who does what? Would you hire someone to come in and clean your house regularly if you could afford it? What are the advantages? Could there be any disadvantages? What labour-saving devices, if any, are used in your home? Discuss the following statements: Housewives should be paid a salary. Husbands should do some of the housework. Children should do some of the housework. A woman’s place is in the home. Most housework is not really important.
British people like gardening as well. They have flowers, vegetables and lawns in their gardens. Once a week they have to cut the lawn with a lawnmower. On Sundays most British people spend a long time over breakfast, reading the Sunday paper. Then they may take their cars out of the garage and polish them. On Sundays in Britain many families eat a big lunch of roast meat and vegetables. In the afternoons the families often drive to visit their relatives. They stay to tea and supper. In summer, when the days are longer, they sometimes set off early on Sunday morning to spend a day at the seaside or in the country. To make a change. they sometimes decide to visit a historic castle or a ‘stately home’ (a big house belonging to an aristocratic family). Not everybody in Britain is interested in sport or in outings. They are also interested in going to the theatre to see good plays, to the cinema to see films, often in a foreign language, to concerts and to the opera. But this kind of entertainment is getting expensive and it is largely a city activity. Towns and cities also have public art galleries and museums, these are mostly free. An especially British activity, which may count as cultural entertainment, is attendance at day and evening classes in Adult Institutes and Colleges of Further Education. Some people may go to practic classes like dressmaking or car maintenance, but many go for pleasure to do pottery or ballet dancing, to learn how to arrange flowers artistically, or to learn a foreign language. Look at your habits and daily routine. Which ones are true for you? If they are wrong, correct them. get up early feel tired in the mornings have a shower or takes a bath in the morning have breakfast in bed have coffee for breakfast get tired dressed before or after breakfast leave home before 7 o’clock go to school by bus have a snack in the school canteen wear jeans to school sometimes miss lunch have lunch at a restaurant do my homework at home or at school read a daily newspaper watch TV every evening regularly go in for sport read before I go to sleep go to bed before 11 o’clock remember my dreams go out at weekends Looke at these lists of hobbies. Try to extend each list as much as you can. Which of these hobbies do you do? Which ones would you consider taking up? Why? Building models, model railroading, ham radio operating, playing a musical instrument or singing, photography, gardening, cooking … Collecting: stamps, trading cards, postcards, napkins, beer coasters, coins, calendars, books, records, autographs, dolls … Write down five things you did last weekend. How often do you do the following activities?go to the cinema go to the theatre go to a restaurant go dancing go fishing go cycling go for walks go sailing go swimming play football play tennis play cards play chess play a musical instrument listen to the radio listen to records watch TV paint
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write take photographs work in the garden anything else You are looking for someone to share a flat with. Can you find anybody from the list that you can live in peace with? A gets up early – at about 7 and goes to bed early – at about 10, doesn’t smoke or drink, like a quiet life, reads a lot but never watches TV, plays the violin and likes classical music, often plays the violin during the day, a very tidy person and cleans the house every day B gets up late – at about 10 or 11 and go to bed late – at about 1 or 2 in the morning, a heavy smoker, has a lot of friends and a busy social life, invites people to your house a lot and often gives parties, very untidy and doesn’t clean the house very often, loves animals and has a cat C gets up early and goes to bed early, usually gets up at about 7.30 and always in bed by 11, a heavy smoker but on a diet so doesn’t eat very much, likes a quiet life and spends a lot of time alone, often watches TV in the evening, very untidy, doesn’t clean the house very often and sometimes doesn’t wash up for 2 or 3 days D gets up early and goes to bed early, usually goes to bed at about 10.30 pm and gets up at about 7, likes eating and drinking and cooks a lot of large meals, smokes but wants to give it up, has an active social life and goes out most evenings, likes pop music and plays the guitar, practises a lot during the day, a tidy person and cleans the house every day E works at night so sleeps during the day, goes to bed at about 7 in the morning and usually gets up at about 3 in the afternoon, a heavy smoker, has a lot of friends and invites them round in the evenings, plays the trumpet and belongs to jazz group, sometimes practises together in the evenings, a tidy person and cleans the house every day F a vegetarian and never eats meat, works very hard, writes books and works at home, often works late at night and type until 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning, likes a quiet life, can’t work with a lot of people in the house, a heavy smoker, very untidy and never clean the house QuestionsWhat do Hungarians like doing at weekends? What kind of ‘DIY’ jobs have you done or helped in? Does your family have a garden or an allotment, and if so, what work needs to be done on it? Does your family have any special meals on Sundays? Is there any job or pastime that you particularly associate with a Sunday? What sort of entertainment do you go to at weekends? Give a detailed description of your daily routine. How would you like to change it? GCSE 9. Reading The Press The British are a nation of newspaper readers. More newspapers per person are sold in Britain than in any other country. Many people even have a daily paper delivered to their homes in time for breakfast. British newspapers can be divided into two groups: quality and popular (tabloid). Quality newspapers are more serious and cover home and foreign news thoughtfully while the popular newspapers like shocking, personal stories as well as some news. These two groups of papers can be distinguished easily because the quality newspapers are twice the size of the popular newspapers. As well as the national daily papers, there are Sunday papers, again divided between the serious and the more popular. Some large towns also have evening papers containing local as well as national and international news. Of course the press means more than newspapers. A vast range of magazines and weeklies is published, aimed at readers interested in all sorts of subjects. In fact, there are magazines for practically every special interest you can imagine. There are women’s magazines, gourmet cooking magazines, or magazines dealing with gardening. science, cars, motorcycles, computers, modeling, home decorating, fashion, sports, body building, film, theatre, music, news magazines and, of, course, pornography.
humour biography history mystery novel
memoirs horror
sci-fi guidebook drama manual
cookbook encyclopedia romance travel
poems adventure war story philosophy technical thriller= detective novel= “Whodunit” atlas dictionary short story self-help autobiography epic poem nature do-it-yourself Write the newspaper headlines as sentences using the Present Perfect. Some sentences are active and some are passive. E.g. COST OF LIVING GOES UP – The cost of living has gone up. GOODS DAMAGED IN FIRE – Some goods have been damaged in a fire. MAN KILLED IN MOTORWAY ACCIDENTOLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN CHILDREN INJURED IN GAS EXPLOSION PICTURE STOLEN FROM MUSEUM CHARLES AND DIANA ARRIVE IN INDIA SECRET PAPERS LOST FAMOUS HOUSE SOLD TO AMERICAN RAY JENKS WINS IMPORTANT RACE DEAD BODY FOUND IN PARK What’s funny in the following headlines? Find the source of humour. POLICE FOUND DRUNK IN SHOPWINDOWMAN IN THAMES HAD A DRINK PROBLEM ASIANS SETTLE IN WELL SUPER TRAIN TALKS GIRL SUSPENDED BY HEAD STAR’S BROKEN LEG HITS BOX OFFICE
QuestionsDo you think young people read less nowaday? Can TV – in your opinion – replace reading? What kind of books do you like reading? Who is your favourite author? Do you read book/film/music reviews? How far are you influenced by reviews ( or film previews/trailers) in your choice of a film or play? Do you belong to a library? How many books can you take out at a time and when do you have to return them? Describe what kind of books you have at home. What order do you read a newspaper in? What parts do you ignore completely? GCSE 10. Radio and TV Watching television is one of the great British pastimes. Broadcasting in the United Kingdom is controlled by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA). The BBC receives its income from the government, but the private companies controlled by the IBA earn money from advertising. National radio is controlled by the BBC, and listeners can choose between four stations. Radio 1 is a pop-music station with news and magazine-style programmes. Radio 2 plays light music and reports on sport. Radio 3 plays classical music whilst Radio 4 has news programmes, drama and general interest programmes. There are many local stations, some private and some run by the BBC. Their programmes consist mainly of music and local news. The BBC has two TV channels. BBC 2 has more serious programmes and news features. The IBA is responsible for looking after the regional independent TV (ITV) companies who broadcast their own programmes. There is a break for advertisements about every 15—20 minutes. The most recent independent channel is called Channel 4 and it has more specialized programmes than the main channels. In general, people think the programmes offered on British television are of a very high standard. Some people, however, are becoming worried about the amount of violence on TV and the effect this may have on young people.
Exercisesviewers, subjective, mass media, quiz shows, indoctrinate, channels, objective, soap operas, commercials, switch (a) _________________ is a phrase often used to describe ways of giving information and entertainment to very large numbers of people. It includes newspapers, advertising and radio and of course, television. In most contries people can (b) ___________________ to any of three or four different (c) ___________________. Do television programmes influence our minds? Do they (d) _________________________ us? Is the news completely (e) ____________________ (neutral) or is it (f) ______________________ (considered from one particular point of view)? Don’t the (g) ______________________ for alcohol, food and other goods condition our minds? Even the (h) _______________________ going on week after week telling the story of one family or group of people sometimes make us want to copy the life style we see on the screen. Also (i) ______________________ which give people big prizes for answering simple questions can make us greedy. Some programmes are watched by tens of millions of (j) ____________________. In this text the second half of every other word is missing. The dashes indicate the exact number of missing letters. Fill in the spaces to complete each word. Commercial radio stations are relatively new phenomenon in Hungary. They a _ _ largely fin _ _ _ _ by t _ _ advertisements wh _ _ _ they broa _ _ _ _ _ . The th_ _ _ main stat _ _ _ _ are Ra _ _ _ Calypso, Ra _ _ _ Danubius a _ _ Radio Bri _ _ _ . All th _ _ _ share cer _ _ _ _ characteristics. F _ _ example, a _ _ of th _ _ have ne _ _ broadcasts ev _ _ _ half ho _ _ , quiz sh _ _ _ , advice progr _ _ _ _ _ , sports commen _ _ _ _ _ _ , and a _ _ of th _ _ have ho _ _ _ who a _ _ as di _ _ jockeys, sh _ _ hosts , interv _ _ _ _ _ _ and newsr _ _ _ _ _ _ . However, th _ _ _ are diffe _ _ _ _ _ _ as we _ _ . Radio Cal _ _ _ _ tends t _ feature p _ _ music o _ the six _ _ _ _ and seve _ _ _ _ _ , while Ra _ _ _ Danubius mos _ _ _ plays contem _ _ _ _ _ _ pop. Ra _ _ _ Bridge al _ _ features contem _ _ _ _ _ _ rock a _ _ pop, b _ _ differs fr _ _ the oth _ _ _ in th _ _ it h _ _ English lang _ _ _ _ broadcasts a _ well. Match the following TV programmes with the titles: 1 Film a Top of the Pops2 News and current affairs b Starsky and Hutch 3 Discussion c Laurel and Hardy 4 Sport d For and Against Nuclear Power 5 Music e Hamlet 6 Comedy f Tonight 7 Serials g Life on Earth 8 Crime h World Cup Football 9 Play i Star Wars 10 Documentary j Tom and Jerry 11 Cartoon k Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’ You are very busy, but like watching TV. This week for example you can do your favourite activity only at the following times. Open a TV guide and choose a programme for each day. Write down the programme and the channel, and why you chose that. Monday 14.00-15.00 Tuesday 19.00-20.00 Wednesday 20.00-22.30 Thursday 12.00-13.00 Friday 22.00-22.30 Saturday 16.00-19.00 Sunday 09.00-11.00 QuestionsWhat’s your attitude to violence on TV? Does it influence people and how should it be controlled? Which TV channel and which radio station do you watch or listen to most? Why? Has radio any advantages over TV? What are they if any? Say something about one or two well-known TV personalities in Hungary. Who are they? Do you personally like them? What kind of programmes on radio or TV would you - do your best not to miss? - probably enjoy if you happen to see it? -watch because you can’t be bothered to turn off the set? - avoid hearing or seeing at all cost? How does British TV compare with TV in Hungary? How could you explain the difference between the main Hungarian radio stations? Does TV really kill social life? How many hours do you watch TV each day? What’s your favourite programme? Why? What kind of TV do you have? What annoys you most about TV? When do you listen to the radio? Do you approve of film or radio adaptations of great novels? Why or why not? GCSE 11. Theatre, Cinema and Music Perhaps because of the influence of television, many cinemas and theatres have closed in British towns recently. However, most towns have at least one, and big towns and cities have several. Theatres are usually found only in big towns. If you want to go to the theatre it is often necessary to book a seat before you go. Normally it is not necessary to book seats at the cinema. If you book seats you can choose the ones you want on a plan. Seats on ground level are normally called the stalls; seats on the first floor are called the circle (or the balcony); if there are seats on the second floor they are called the balcony. In a theatre these are the cheapest seats and if you sit high up in the balcony we often say that you are sitting ‘in the goods’. Films which are shown in cinemas are given a classification: U certificate, 15, PG, 18. A “U” film is suitable for anyone, including children, to see (U for universal). “15” means that no child under the age of 15 can be allowed to see the film. “PG” indicates that the film contains some scenes that may be unsuitable for children (PG — for the initials of “parental guidance”). “18” shows that no young person under the age of 18 will be admitted. When you go into the cinema or theatre an usherette will take your ticket and show you to your seat. Group these words under the following headings. conductor, producer, actor, the man/woman in the box-office, stage manager, orchestra, the star of the show, usher, soloist, set designer, stage hands, actress, make-up artist, booking clerk, soprano, programme sellers, hero, prompter, ticket tout/scalper(US), tenor, chorus, costume designer, lighting team 1 Behind the scenes 2 Out front 3 On stage Define the following types of films, and illustrate them with some examples. silent films, films with subtitles, dubbed films, trailers/previews(US), feature films, documentaries, cartoons, historical films, love stories, adventure films, comedies, slapstick comedies, horror, action, sci-fi Put each of the following words and phrases in its correct place in the passage below. group, vocalist, live, stage, number one, fans, concert, top ten, lyrics, recording studio After the Beatles, the Rolling Stones have probably been the most successful (a) ______________ in Britain. Most of their records have got into the (b) _______________ and they’ve had many at (c) ________________ . But their records have usually been made in a (d) _______________ and I always wanted to hear them (e) ____________ at a (f) _______________ . I wanted to see them perform on (g) _______________ in front of thousands of excited (h) ______________ . And I did, at Earls Court in 1983. It was great. And Mick Jagger, the (i) _____________ , sang all the old favourites. I could not hear the (j) _____________ very well because of the noise, but somehow it didn’t matter. Using your dictionary to help you, make a list of all the musical instruments you can think of, and put them in these categories. Strings Woodwinds Brass Percussion Keyboards Electronic Reading comprehension GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT Last night’s performance by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television) to a packed house at the Academy of Music was truly outstanding and lived up to the orchestra’s well-deserved reputation as one of Europe’s greatest ensembles. The concert was led by the American guest conductor Michael Stern, whose baton technique was as subtle and refined as it was perfect. The concert opened appropriately enough with the “Good Friday Spell” from Wagner’s opera Parsifal. The strings played with a lush, covered tone, and the clarinet solo in particular was gorgeous. Mendelssohn’s ever-popular Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”) followed. Stern managed to bring a new freshness to such a familiar old piece, and the way in which the orchestra played the fast passages in the first and last movements with utter togetherness was both exhilarating and astounding. After the intermission came Dvorák’s Symphony No. 6. While I personally don’t find Dvorák’s music very interesting, the piece was played with such clarity, precision and verve that it would have been difficult not to be impressed by it, and obviously the audience was, because the thunderous applause continued for four curtain calls. 1. What was the programme of the concert? 2. Did many people come to hear the concert? 3. Who conducted? 4. Why does the reviewer say that the concert began” appropriately enough” with the Wagner piece? 5. What was the reviewer’s opinion of the performance? Which words tell you this?
Did the audience like it? What part of the theatre do you usually sit in? What part do you prefer? Why? What do you most enjoy doing during the interval? In some English theatres, at matinee performances you can order tea and cake to be served to you in your seat during the interval. What do you think of this idea? What’s the value of opera glasses? Give your opinion of the idea of refusing admission to anyone arriving after the beginning of an act. What are the advantages of open-air theatres? Describe what you consider an ideal theatre. Have you ever performed in public? What did you do? How did you feel? What’s your favourite kind of entertainment? Why do we go to the theatre? Summarize your ideas. These words might help you. Advantages Disadvantages social gathering public influence first-hand experience ticket prices personal impression suitable dress educational possibility expensive evening dress artistic development snobs, competition life-size things commercials atmosphere hypocrisy Tell about the last concert you went to. Can you play a musical instrument? If you could play any (or any other) instrument or sing, which one would you choose? How important is music in your life? Why? When do you usually listen to music? If you could become a famous musician, would you do it? What do you think your life would be like? GCSE 8. Sports Sport is very popular in Britain. In other words a lot of British people like the idea of sport: a lot even watch sport, especially on the TV. However, the number who actively take part in sport is probably quite small. On the whole British people prefer to be fat rather than fit. The most popular spectator sport is football. Football is played on a Saturday afternoon in most British towns and the fans, or supporters, of a particular team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are four divisions of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. However, the best supporters are often in the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch fourth division football! Many other sports are also played in Britain, including golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; croquet, in which you try to knock a ball through some hoops; basketball, in which you try to get a ball through a net; tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent cannot hit it... and cricket which is played with a ball, but is otherwise incomprehensible. As you can see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport. Actually, that’s not quite true. Athletics is not played with a ball; nor is horse-racing. Perhaps that explains why they are not so popular as football! In the left-hand side there is a list of sports and in the right-hand side there is a list of qualities important in some sports. Decide for yourself which three qualities are the most important for each sport. SPORTS QUALITIESfootball basketball ice-hockey speed willpower sailing swimming water-polo strength concentration rowing athletics skin-diving mobility discipline gymnastics handball riding stamina intelligence Am. football baseball rugby initiative good eyesight wrestling table-tennis tennis courage good coordination mo.-climbing weight-lifting judo karate skiing shooting volley-ball cycling fencing
There’s a big new sports centre near my home. There are (a)________________, tennis and basketball (b)____________________, swimming (c)_________________, a sports hall with two boxing (d)________________ and even a skating (e)_________________. There is also a separate athletics (f)___________________, where 20,000 (g)_____________________ can watch the (h)______________________ on the track and the (i)_____________________, such as jumping and throwing, in the grass centre. The (j)___________________ get ready in modern changing rooms and the (k)______________________ time and measure the events with modern equipment. A huge electronic (l)______________________ shows the results. Find out: which popular British team games do these descriptions refer to?The scoring of this game is a mystery even many British people. Each team takes it in turns to bat. Players usually wear white clothes. Played with a large leather or rubber ball. Each team tries to score goals by throwing the ball through the other teams’s net. Perhaps the most popular game in the world, played in many streets as well as on the field. The goalposts in this game are in the shape of the letter “H”. The ball looks as though someone has sat on it. There is a lot of pushing! Each player has a stick with wich to hit the ball. The ball is small and hard, and the game is played on a pitch similar to a football pitch. In Europe it is only played in winter. Now write a description of another game. draw, track suits, captains, match, referee, amateurs, team, toss a coin, players, crowd, gymnasium, train I play football for my local (a)_______________ against other sides in the area. Of course the (b)_____________________ aren’t paid, we’re just (c)____________________. But anyway we (d)______________________ very hard in the evening and we’re lucky because we can use the (e)______________________ of a local school. On the day of the (f)________________ we arrive early, change, and put on (g)_____________________ to keep warm. Then the (h)____________, dressed in black, calls the two (i)____________________ to the centre to (j)___________________ to decide who will play in which direction. Not many people come to watch the game. We usually have a (k)_____________________ of only one or two hundred. But we enjoy it, whether we win, lose or (l)__________________. Puzzle it out: Who won the Cup? Read through the sentences below, then see if you can fill in the names of the football teams on the chart and thus find out who won the Cup.
Arsenal lost by one goal in the semi-final. Ipswich scored two goals in the quarter-final. Manchester United beat Leeds. Aston Villa scored one goal less than the team that beat them in the semi-final. Tottenham played Arsenal in the quarter-final. Liverpool beat Cardiff by twice as many goals in the quarter-final. Leeds lost 0-1 in the quarter-final. QuestionsWhat are the most popular sports in Hungary? Which sports do people like to take part in? Which sports do they like watching in real life/on TV? Do you think games and pastimes can be called sport? Why? Sports have no obvious use but they are somehow important in society. How are they important? What are your views? Playing sport when you’re young is very good preparation for grown-up life. What are the benefits? What are the disadvantages that you can think of? Do you go in for some sport? Did you ever use to? What sports and games do you like? Why? What games do Hungarian schoolchildren usually play at school? What sport events at school have you heard about? Do you think playing on a sports team should be compulsory in Hungarian high schools? Should school sports teams and their competitions be more in the center of Hungarian high school life? Sports are generally competitive, which can have positive effects like making the players strive to do their best, but can have negative effects like making people feel hostile toward their competitors. What do you think are other pros and cons of competitiveness in sports? Express your opinion on the following: Amateur sportsmen should never earn money from sport. There is too much sport on TV. Sport is an important subject on the school timetable. People should not just watch sport, they should also participate. It’s wrong to mix sport and politics. Successful professional sportsmen should live in luxury and be admired by the public. GCSE 12. Weather and Clothing The weather in Britain is very changeable and unpredictable even from one day to the next. This is due to the influence of southwestern winds blowing off the Atlantic and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream which modify the original temperate climate of the country. There are many rainy days in the year, even in winter. In fact, snow is relatively rare because of the mild climate. The average midwinter temperature is between 30-70C (370-450F) while that of midsummer is between 110—170C (520- 630F). As these examples indicate, temperatures are still given in both Celsius and Fahrenheit in most English-speaking countries. People usually listen to weather forecasts on radio or television. With the extensive use of computers and satellites weather forecasts have become more and more accurate. Still, the weather is a favourite topic of conversation in Britain. It’s a convenient subject as it is not too personal or intimate. Group these words under the following three headings. The weather is FINE, CHANGEABLE, BADbright, wretched, mild, mixed, excellent, nasty, pleasant, unsteady, awful, marvellous, variable, beautiful, glorious, unpredictable, unpleasant, poor, clear, terrible, lovely, sunny, dreadful, doubtful, horrible, wonderful Explain the following expressions and describe the weather and the season they may refer to. It looks like rain. There’s thunder and lightning. The road is snowbound. The rivers are frozen over. It’s drizzling. I am soaked to the skin. We’re in for a hot day. It may clear up yet. It was only a shower. It’s freezing cold. Mind, - it’s slippery. I’m stiff with cold. It’s a real scorcher! It’s misty and muggy. I’m sweating like a pig! The air is humid. I got wet through.
JokesMan in a clothes shop: “Can I try on that blue suit in the window?”Manager: “No, sir, you’ll have to use the changing-room like everyone else. How do Eskimos dress? As quickly as possible. tag, label, cash desk, off-the-peg, refund, sales try on, fit, till, assistant, mail order, bargain, receipt, cashier, exchange If you want to buy a ready-made or we sometimes say (a) ______________ jacket, first find the jackets in the shop and look at the (b)______________ inside to see the size, material and make. For the price, look at the price- (c)___________. To see if it will (d)____________ you, you can (e)_______________ the jacket in front of a mirror. If necessary an (f)________________ will help you. You pay the (g)_______________, who you will find at the (h)______________. He or she will take your money, put it in the (i)______________ and give you your change. Make sure you also get a (j)_________________, which you should keep and bring back to the shop with the jacket if something is wrong with it and you want to (k)__________________ it or ask for (l)____________ of your money. In clothes shops you pay the fixed price, of course. You don’t (m)________________. Or you can wait until the (n) ______________, when many goods are reduced in price. If you don’t like shops, you can stay at home, look at catalogues and newspaper advertisements and do your shopping by (o)____________________. (From In English, Please!) Britain seldom experiences extreme weather conditions. Which of the eight areas of the world listed do you associate with the following? an avalanche Antarctica drought Bangladesh an earthquake California floods Florida a hurricane Northern Africa a snowstorm Sicily a typhoon the South China Sea a volcanic eruption Switzerland (From In English, Please!) Each of these pairs of words has a similar meaning, but one word in each pair is stronger. Which one? fog - mist cold - freezing chilly - cold raining - pouring breeze - wind snowstorm - blizzard
QuestionsDo you usually listen to weather forecast? Why? Do you find that weather forecasts are usually accurate? Describe in more detail the climate of each month in Hungary. How about other countries you have visited? In what way do you think weather influences fashion? Give examples of how people in some parts of the world dress to suit the climate. Do you think it’s a pity that national costumes are disappearing? For what various reasons do you think women of all ages are more interested in clothes than men are? Are you fashion-conscious? What kinds of clothes do you like for everyday wear? What colour suits you? What are the advantages and disadvantages of making your own clothes, or knitting your own pullovers? Ready-to-wear clothes are often mass-produced. What may be the drawbacks of this? You can usually tell a lot about a person from the way they dress. How do a person’s clothes reflect their personality? GCSE 6. Meals In different parts of Britain people call their meals by different names. It’s very complicated! For most people the main meal of the day is called dinner. But some families eat this at mid-day, others eat it in the evening. People who have dinner in the evening have a smaller meal called lunch at mid-day, and people who have dinner at mid-day usually have another meal (which they call tea) between five and six o’clock, or they have supper a little later. For most people, breakfast is a bowl of cereal followed by toast and marmalade with a cup of coffee or tea. Some people have a cooked breakfast (often bacon and eggs) but this is not as common as it used to be. Lunch is usually a very quick meal; for most people a sandwich or a light snack. Dinner may have two or three courses. First a starter (e.g. soup), then a main course with meat or fish and finally a dessert. It is probably true that British food does not have a very good reputation among people from overseas. In general though, it has improved considerably in recent years. There are still two main problems: vegetables and coffee. Vegetables are usually overcooked, and coffee is usually instant. Moreover, the food isn’t always considered to be very healthy. But in recent years there has been a change in British habits: the growing popularity of health foods. People now want to eat food which they know is good for them. Health foods can mean different things to different people. For some people it can mean eating more honey or brown sugar and less white sugar But for others it can mean not eating any food which has chemicals in it. A lot of people in Britain now recognize that the chemicals which food companies add to our foods are bad for us, and so they try not to eat those foods. Instead they often grow their own fruit and vegetables in their garden. Or they buy their food from special health food shops. Some people are even more careful about their food. They will not eat meat at all. They are vegetarians. cutlery, vegetarian, diet, crockery, side dish, starter, napkin, entertaining, sink, main course, washing up, dessert Maureen often gives dinner parties at home. She loves (a)________________. Sha lays the table: puts the (b)___________________ in the right places, sets out the plates and puts a clean white (c)_____________________ at each place. For the meal itself, she usually gives her guests some kind of (d)_________________ first, for example soup or melon. Next comes the (e)___________, which is usually meat (unless some of her guests are (f)_________________ or if they are on a special (g)____________) with a (h)___________________ of salad. For (i)_________________ it is usually fruit or ice-cream, and then coffee. When everyone has gone home, she must think about doing the (j)______________________, as in the kitchen the (k)________________ is full of dirty (l)______________________. The dinner wasn’t good. Stephen writes a note on the bill. “This restaurant is awful. The soup was awful, the meat was awful, the potatoes were awful, the gateau was awful, the coffee was awful, the wine was awful, the waiters were awful, and the music was awful.” Janet says, ‘You can’t give them that note. You can’t say awful all the time. Use different words.’ Stephen begins: This restaurant is awful. The soup was cold…” Can you help him finish the note?
Chicken soup Ujházi style Bean soup Jókai style Beef broth with egg yolk Hungarian mushroom soup
Breaded fried cheese Pancakes with meat filling Hortobágyi style Tatar beefsteak — minced raw beef mixed with egg and spices served on toast Cold goose liver Entrees I Main Dishes: Chicken paprika with dumplings Beefsteak with fried onions Fried chicken Beefsteak with sunnyside-up eggs Turkey breast Kiev style Roasted goose liver Turkey breast stuffed with goose liver Fried goose liver Turkey in mushroom sauce Breaded veal cutlet Breaded pork cutlet Veal stew (or lamb, pork or beef) Pork cutlet stuffed with ham and cheese Stuffed green peppers Pork medallions Brassó style Stuffed cabbage Pork cutlet with ragout Layered cabbage Kolozsvár style Noodle Dishes: Noodles with cottage cheese topped with bacon Noodles with cabbage Sweet noodles with walnuts or poppy seeds
Cucumber Tomato in vinaigrette Desserts: Sponge cake Somló style Pancakes filled with cottage cheese or jam Gundel pancakes Sweet cottage cheese dumplings Role play an evening out in a Hungarian restaurant. Explain to your English-speaking guest what the dishes on the menu are like. What would you recommend? Write a recipe for making Hungarian pancakes. Make a list of ingredients and use the following list of verbs: beat, mix, pour, flip over, remove, roll. Write the recipe for your own favoruite dish. Look at the different verbs of cooking listed below, and match them with the right explanations. 1 boil a. under or in front of, heat (usually for bread) 2 bake b. in boiling water 3 roast c. slowly in a closed pan or pot 4 fry d. in the oven (usually for bread and cakes) 5 grill e. in hot fat or oil 6 stew f. under, or in front of, heat (usually for meat) 7 toast g. in the oven (usually for meat)
2 sausages b. serve them with cream and sugar 3 red wine c. cook for 10 minutes 4 coffee d. serve at twenty degrees centigrade 5 lettuce e. cook in boiling water for 6 minutes 6 small cakes f. wash and serve 7 peanuts g. put a little icing on the top of each one
Choose the most suitable word or phrase underlined in each sentence. Waiter, could you bring me my account/ bill/ addition please? It’s a very popular restaurant, we should apply for/ book/ keep a table. If you’re hungry, why not ask for a large dish/ plate/ portion. Please help/ serve/ wait yourself to salads from the salad bar. Waiter, can I see the catalogue/ directory/ menu, please? This fish is not what I called/ commanded/ ordered. This dish/ plate/ serving is a speciality of our restaurant. Have you tried the crude/ raw/ undercooked fish at the new Japanese restaurant? It’s great! Paul never eats meat, he’s a vegetable/ vegetarian/ vegetation. Have you decided what to have for your main course/ food/ helping? ( From In English, Please!) Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below. bill fast food cookery books eat out recipe dish menu take-away ingredients waiter snack tip I’m a terrible cook. I’ve tried hard but it’s no use. I’ve got lots of (a)____________, I choose a (b)_________________ I want to cook, I read the (c) _______________, I prepare all the necessary (d)________________ and follow the instructions. But the result is terrible, and I just have a sandwich or some other quick (e)_______________. So I often (f)_______________. I don’t like grand restaurants. It’s not the expense, it’s just that I don’t feel at ease in them. First the (g)_______ gives mc a (h)_____________ which I can’t understand because it’s complicated and has lots of foreign words. At the end of the meal whcn I pay the (i)__________ I never know how much to leave as a (j)____________. I prefer (k)________________ places, like hamburger shops where you pay at once and sit down and eat straightaway. And I like (l)______________ places, where you buy a meal in a special container and take it home. ( From In English, Please!) Word study Look through the following vocabulary bank and identify the words you cannot explain. Tastes: spicy, hot, greasy, oily, fatty, rich, dry, tasty, tasteless, stodgy, salty, sugary, sweet, sour, bitter, savoury. Contents: a well-balanced diet, additives, vitamins and minerals, carbohydrates, fibre, cholesterol, seasonings, herbs/spices, nourishing. Ways of cooking: to boil, to simmer, to roast, to fry, to grill, to stew, to bake. Ways of preparing food: to peel, to chop, to slice, to grate, to mix, to pour, to drain, to stir, to melt, to heat, to defrost. Complete the following sentences. A dish without a sauce can be d………. Chilli makes food h……… Chips can be very g………. or o………….. Indian food is s………… Food with no flavour is t………….. or b……………. Using a lot of cream makes food very r…………… Lemons are s…………… Foods containing sugar are s……………. Foods that are salty or with spices are s……………… Some orange marmalade can taste quite b………………. ( From In English, Please!) Complete the following verbs. to de………. frozen peas to c………. onions to s………. tomatoes to m……….. chocolate in a pan to s………. the sauce in the pan to stop it sticking to p………. a peach to g………. the cheese to m………. flour and milk together ( From In English, Please!) Complete each sentence with a word from the list. Use each word only once. add beat cool grate heat melt peel pour slice sprinkle ……….. the potatoes and ………. them thinly. ……….. the eggs in a bowl, and then ……….. them to the mixture. ……….. the butter in a saucepan and ……….. gently for two minutes. ……….. the mixture into a bowl and leave to ………. . ……….. some cheese, and ………. over the potatoes.
Carrots can be steamed and they can also be eaten ________________. You can save yourself a lot of work in the kitchen if you have a(n)___________________. Before the onions are fried, they should be finely _______________________. While the sauce is cooking, it should be _________________ from time to time. Food can be cooked in many ways: bread and cakes are _________________ in an oven, vegetables can be ______________ or ________________ and meat can be _____________ or __________. My sister doesn’t eat meat because she’s a ____________________. The best way to boil water to make tea is in a _____________________. Before eating an apple some people use a knife to ______________ it. Mix the flour, eggs and milk together in a large _______________. Pour the mixture into a baking tin and put it in a preheated ___________________. Most people can’t drink pure lemon juice because it’s too ___________________. The problem with cooking for a lot of people is the _________________ afterwards. My favourite sorts of meat are ______________________ and ________________________. We can only recognise four tastes: sweet, _____________, _____________ and ____________.
B: Yes. Lunch is in the oven. We’re having ___________ chicken. A: How are we going to cook this fish? B: It’s probably easiest if we _____________ it over the vegetables, which are in that large saucepan. A: OK. Let’s put the fish in this ______________. It will fit on top of the saucepan, I think.
I don’t really like eating a curry which is very …… . A hot B peppery C sharp D spiced E warm Roast beef is one of my favourite …….. . A bowls B courses C dishes D plates E sauces That was absolutely delicious, can you give me the Would you like your steak well-done, medium or ... A bloody B blue C rare D raw E red A lot of food you buy nowadays contains all sorts of artificial …… A additions B additives C extras D spices E supplements Waiter, could I see the ……. , please? A card of vines B list of wines C wine card D wine list E wine menu 7. The reason why he always eats so much is simply that he’s very ………. A eager B greedy C hungry D peckish E starving 8. She liked the dessert so much that she asked for a second …….. A dish B go C helping D plate E serving 9. If you’re on a diet there are some foods you have to …….. A avoid B deny C escape D lack E stop 10. You forgot to put the milk in the fridge and it has …….. A gone back B gone down C gone in D gone off E gone out ( From In English, Please!) QuestionsWhat do you think influences a country’s food? How about Hungary? What is the food at the school canteen like? You have a guest coming for dinner. How do you prepare? What’s the difference between meals in Hungary and those in England? Imagine that you are explaining to a friend how to prepare one of your favourite dishes. What would you say? Describe one of your favourite eating places: a restaurant, snack bar, café or pub. Why do you like it? You order a meal in what seems to be a good restaurant — prices at least are high. Almost everything about the meal is unsatisfactory. You ask to see the manager. What do you say to him? Describe a typical meal you might be given if you arrive at a small country inn in Hungary out of season and unexpectedly. You go to a restaurant with four of your friends. You haven’t booked a table. The restaurant is fairly crowded. What do you say to the headwaiter? Have you ever tried the food of a foreign country? What was it like? What did you think of it? The restaurant situation in Hungary is changing. What kinds of foods are available now that weren’t available ten years ago? Do you think this is a change for the better? Jokes “Waiter, waiter, what is this soup?” “It’s bean soup, sir.” “I don’t care what it’s been. What is it now?” The monster sat down at a table in Fred’s Cafe and ordered a lemonade. Fred: “That’ll be $2, please. By the way, we don’t get many monsters coming in here.” Monster: “With lemonade at $2 a glass I’m not surprised.”
Little Willie: “OK, mom —just pass the pie and get out of the way.” GCSE 14. Shopping Going shopping is a pleasurable experience for those who are well-off and can buy whatever they like. But it can also be a disappointing, embarrassing and expensive business if you don’t know exactly what your rights are in British shops. Here are some simple facts and tips that could make your shopping more enjoyable. “Check before you buy” Before you buy anything, be sure that you look at it carefully to check that there are no faults. If you are buying clothes, try them on whenever possible. Most stores and boutiques have changing rooms but if not you must check with the assistant that you’ll be able to take the goods back if they don’t fit. “Keep all the receipts” Be sure you keep all your receipts. You will need these if anything goes wrong, and you have to take the goods back to the shop. The receipt proves where and when something was bought, and should make it easier for you to change your goods. Shops usually put the receipt in the bag with your purchase — so be careful you don’t throw it away when you get home. If you take anything back to the shop because it was faulty, then you can ask for a refund. (By law, the shop must return your money.) If you change your mind about the colour, or decide that the dress makes you look too fat, most shops will not give you your money back, but they will usually let you exchange the goods for something else in the shop. “Not all Sales are Bargains” Remember that you will probably not be able to get a refund or an exchange for anything you buy in a Sale. So, it’s important that you definitely do want that vase in the shape of an elephant —once you’ve bought it, it’s too late to change your mind!
If you want to buy a ready-made (or we sometimes say (a) _____________ ) jacket, first find the jackets in the shop and look at the (b) ________________ inside to see the size, material and make. For the price, look at the price-(c) ______________ . To see if it will (d)__________ you, you can (e)_____________ the jacket in front of a minor. If necessary an (f) ____________ will help you. You pay the (g) ___________ , who you will find at the (h) ______________ . He or she will take your money, put it in the (i) ______________ and give you your change. Make sure you also get a (j) ________________ which you should keep and bring back to the shop with the jacket if something is wrong with it and you want to (k) _____________ it or ask for a (l) __________ of your money. In clothes shops you pay the fixed price, of course. You don’t (m) ____________ . Or you can wait until the (n) ______________ when many goods are reduced in price. If you don’t like shops, you can stay at home, look at catalogues and newspaper advertisements and do your shopping by (o) __________________. Match the items on the left with the shops where you buy them on the right: very old furniture flowers writing paper, pens newspapers, magazines cigarettes, matches tea, biscuits, butter fruit, vegetables dogs and cats medicine bread and cakes meat florist’s butcher’s grocer’s greengrocer’s antique shop baker’s tobacconist’s newsagent‘s/news-stand (US) stationer’s pet shop chemist’s/drugstore (US) push find spend take buy sell need complain look for I love shopping, I love looking round the shops and seeing all the things and all the people. My friends say I like to (a)_____________ money. It’s probably true. There’s a very good supermarket near me. They have everything you (b)______________ for your house. If you want a tin of sardines, a tube of toothpaste, a box of chocolates, a carton of milk, a packet of biscuits, a bottle of beer or a jar of jam, you can (c)_______________ it at the rmarket. They (d)____________ everything. If you want a lot of things, you can use a trolley and (e)_______________ it in front of you. If you don’t want much, you can use a small basket. Then (f)_____________ the things you want. If you can’t (g)______________ them on the shelves, ask an assistant for help. When you see what you want, you just (h)________________ it from the shelves and put it in the trolley. When you have everything, you must stand in the queue at the check-out to (i)_____________. Give your money to the cashier. He or she will put it in the till and give you your change. If there is anything wrong, if the service isn’t good, customers can (j)______________ to the manager. Our supermarket is super. Containers. What other things can you put in the following containers? a bottle wine, gin, milk, perfume 1. a jar jam, 2. a box chocolates, 3. a packet cigarettes, 4. a sack potatoes, 5. a sachet shampoo, 6. a tube toothpaste, 7. a pot paint, 8. a tin soup, 9. a barrel beer 10. a crate oranges, 11. a carton cream, 12. a bag sweets, Which of the following are fruits and which are vegetables? Label them with F or V. apple apricot
banana bean
beetroot blackberry brussels sprouts cabbage
carrot cauliflower celery cherry
coconut garlic
gooseberry grapes
kohlrabi lettuce
marrow melon
mushroom nuts
onion orange
parsley pea
peach pear
pineapple plum
potato radish
raspberry savoy cabbage spinach strawberry tomato turnip
Which of the following are kinds of meat and which are fish? beef cod herring mutton pork sardine trout veal venison Which of the following five animals do the kinds of meat come from? cow calf deer pig sheep Check your vocabulary. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1. I bought these jeans very cheaply in the ………. A bargains B reductions C sales D discounts 2. The washing instructions for this shirt are given on the …….. A label B badge C notice D mark 3. All the small ……….. closed their shops in protest at the price rises. A shop assistants B shoppers C shopkeepers D shop stewards 4. We don’t have the cassette, I’m afraid. It’s out of ………. A order B stock C shelf D sale 5. The street market was full of ……… selling fruit and vegetables. A counters B boutiques C tables D stalls 6. The shop opposite my house sells a variety of ………. A objects B purchases C goods D productions 7. I’m sorry, but the dress you want is not ………. in red. A possible B economical C suitable D available 8. Every Friday you can buy cheap vegetables in the market ………. A street B place C store D sales 9. I like street markets, because you shop in the open ………. A prices B sunshine C bargains D air 10. I like your new car. What ………. is it? A brand B make C name D label
If you’re paying by cheque, don’t forget to put your s……………… at the bottom. Someone who owns a small shop and who serves people in it is called a s……………….. Someone who is employed to serve customers in a shop or store is a s…………….. a…………… The salesperson in a shop usually serves the customers from behind a c………………. Salesperson: ‘Can I h……….. you?’ Customer: ‘No, it’s all right, thanks. I’m just l…………… This real leather handbag was reduced in the summer s………………. , so I only had to pay Ł25.95 - it was a real b…………… The assistant added up the prices to find the t………………. price we had to pay. In case you want to exchange something, remember to keep the r………………. If the radio goes wrong within twelve months, remember it’s still under g…………………. A large store may lose some of its stock as a result of theft or s………………….. You can spread the payments over twelve months by buying something on h………… p……….. You can get almost anything you want in a big d……………… s…………… but some people prefer to buy things by m……………. o…………… If something is too heavy for you to carry home yourself, the shop can d ……………… it. Personally speaking, I’d say that going shopping is ……………….
On Saturday morning the High Street is full of customers/shoppers. It costs Ł2.50, so give her Ł3, and she’ll give you 50p change/rest. I don’t go to that supermarket, it’s a bit priced/pricey. You cannot return goods without the original recipe/receipt. Supasoft Soaps are for sale/on sale here. A carrier bag is free with each buyer/purchase over Ł5. If you pay cash we can give you a 10% cutting/discount. How much did you pay/spend for your new shoes? This is a good shoe shop, but the costs/prices are very high. This car is too expensive. We can’t afford/pay it. She’s a good dentist, but she doesn’t charge/spend too much. I bought this coat in the sales. It was decreasedlreduced a lot. Jack made his fortune/treasure buying and selling property. QuestionsHarrods is said to be “the” store in London. Describe “the” store in a big city in Hungary. Do you like shopping in a big store? What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping there? Describe the different shops in Hungary. Which do you think is better, a small shop with personal service or a big, self-service supermarket with a large choice and cheaper prices? What are the shopping habits of people in Hungary like? Tell each other about an experience you have had when shopping abroad. Do you like to go shopping alone or do you prefer to have a friend with you. Why? Is it easier to buy presents for men or for women? Where do you usually do your daily shopping? Do you think the shopping situation in Hungary is better now than it was five years ago? How? What do you think of the large western chain stores arriving in Hungary? Are there disadvantages as well as advantages? According to a news article, soon more than 60% of Hungarian food stores will be owned by foreign companies. What’s your view of this? Discussion points — It is worth spending a lot of time to get something cheap. — Advertising is a useful information service. — Young people do not always buy wisely. Jokes Customer: “I’d like to buy that dog but his legs are too short.” Pet shop owner: “Too short? They all touch the ground, don’t they?” Sign in a Dublin shop: No dissatisfied customer is ever allowed to leave the shop. GCSE 13. Health The word health really means good health, when you feel fine. But it is also possible to speak about poor health, when you feel out of sorts, do not feel up to the mark. A regular way of life is very important to good health. Have your meals at regular times, devote enough time to recreation, sports in the fresh air and sunshine. Many people who feel unwell or nervous are just exhausted, overworked and need a good rest. When you are unwell, you see the doctor in his surgery or send for him. You tell him your trouble and he examines you by sounding your lungs, listening to your heart, taking your blood pressure, feeling your pulse and taking your temperature. If it is nothing serious, there is nothing much to worry about, but you may have to take some prescription. He may put you on a diet, tell you to stay away from work or put you on the sick list. If you are in need of urgent hospital treatment, the doctor will ring for the ambulance. As polyclinics are not self-sufficient for every kind of medical examination, you may be sent to hospital for observation. When an Englishman asks you about your health, he is probably only doing so out of politeness. Unless he knows you have been ill, he is certainly not expecting a detailed medical report, and will be most surprised if you give him one. Feeling illThis is the story of someone’s short illness. Look up any words you don’t know in the dictionary, and put the sentences in the right order. a) The following morning I still didn’t feel any better, so I went down to the surgery. b) When I woke up on Tuesday I felt sick and dizzy. c) It cleared up the sore throat very quickly. d) I was shivering one minute and sweating the next. e) I started feeling ill on Monday evening. I had a bit of a temperature, so I took an aspirin and had an early night. f) When I saw the doctor I explained my symptoms. g) I took the prescription to the chemist, where I got an antibiotic. h) He examined me, and said I had the flu and a sore throat. i) I took things easy, and by the weekend I had completely recovered. j) He gave me a prescription for the sore throat, and said that I should go to bed for a few days. k) I had some toast, but I was sick immediately, so I went back to bed. I had a fever. People in the medical profession What do these people do?a nurse: A nurse looks after patients in hospital. a surgeon: a GP:
a consultant: a midwife: a dentist: an orderly: an X-ray technician:
surgery prescription charge Outpatients Department Prescription Casualty Department/Emergency Room (US) medical certificate General Practitioner 1) Accident and Emergency Department in a hospital 2) A note from the doctor to show that you are ill and cannot work. 3) Money you pay the chemist for medicine on prescription. 4) An instruction from the doctor. The patient takes this to the chemist. 5) Family doctor. 6) A hospital department. Patients go there by appointment but do not stay there. 7) The doctor’s room where he treats patients. Match each illness with the right part of the body and the right symptom. Parts of the body Illness Symptoms indigestion running nose head (common) cold bad cough throat bronchitis feeling sick chest measles bad headache stomach tonsillitis stomach pains all over appendicitis spots abdomen migraine sore throat Tell the story, using the following notes to help you. Jane Smith — felt terrible — visit Dr. Watkins — doctor — asked her — what matter was — said she felt tired — depressed — doctor said — have a look — told her to go with him. Doctor examined her — told her — nothing really wrong — mainly — stay at home — doing nothing. Advised her — plenty fresh air — summer — wear light clothes — said she should eat — plenty good, simple food — take plenty exercise — told her — come back — see him — two months — also suggested — lose a little weight. That evening — Charles asked — if she’d gone — doctor — said she had — he asked — what doctor said — Jane said — doctor had told her — needed holiday — seaside — warm — she could swim — according to her — doctor said — needed — new summer outfit — told her fiance — hotel she went to — have good cooking — lively imagination.
Patient: “Doctor, I keep seeing elephants with big green spots.” Doctor: “Have you ever seen a psychiatrist?” Patient: “No, just elephants with big green spots.” A man fell off a ladder and was taken to hospital. After being X-rayed, he was told by a doctor: “You’ve broken your arm in three places.” “You’re wrong there,” the man replied. “I was in the same place all morning.”
“You certainly do, madam. This is a fish and chips shop!” What’s the difference between a bottle of medicine and a doormat? One is shaken up and taken and the other is taken up and shaken. Everyone living in Britain can get free medical treatment under the National Health Service. People can do one or more of these things when they need medical help: find a doctor and register with him ( do this before you need help ) make an appointment to see your doctor ask for a home visit phone a doctor at night if necessary ring 999 and ask for an ambulance go to the Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit if you are away from home, see a doctor as a temporary patient when you need immediate advice, ring the Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit Use the information above to advise each of these people. Suggest what each one should do. 1. Ann Howe’s mother, who is 82, has got a bad attack of flu. 2. Jean Whitmore, whose father has just had a heart attack. 3. John Martin, who is away from home and has suddenly got a painful rash all over his hands. 4. Janet Miller, who thinks she might be pregnant.
6. Jack Rogerson, who has a very bad sore throat and cough. 7. Anita Bristow, who has moved to a new area. Her old doctor cannot treat her any more. 8. Ray Gosling, who has severe backache and needs time off work. 9. George Macey, who is lying awake in the middle of the night with very severe stomach pains. 10. Mary Gordon, whose daughter has fallen off the swing and has hurt her arm badly. It looks as if it might be broken. Work in pairs. Student A: Someone in your family is very ill. Ring the doctor for advice. Describe the patient’s symptoms. Student B: You are the doctor. Ask questions to find out what is wrong.
QuestionsHow much exercise do you get in your daily life? How would you explain to a British visitor to Hungary what to do if he falls ill? Compare the health system in Britain and in Hungary. Have you ever had flu? What was it like? Have you ever been to hospital? What was it like? How can you call an ambulance in Hungary? Are medical services really free in Hungary? Which are the most common illnesses nowadays? Do Hungarians take too many medicines? How do you keep fit? Can you prevent illness this way? Would you like to live to be 100? Why?/Why not? Why do people over-eat? Smoking and drinking should be forbidden by law in every country. What’s your opinion? You are trying to persuade a friend who is a smoker/or overweight to change his/her habits. What do you say? Make up a list of advantages and disadvantages of free state-run health care and for-pay private health care. Which do you think you would prefer? Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 390.98 Kb. Share with your friends:
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