THE LINK BELOW TAKES YOU TO A PRACTICE WORKSHEET. SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER KEY.

https://www.napsugarnyelvstudio.hu/doc/telc_kozepfok.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ZxGgDuEUI

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2013/09/17/5_family_celebrations#more5519859

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN HUNGARY:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Hungary

https://www.telc.net/fileadmin/user_upload/telc-english-b2-school-uebungstest.pdf

The link takes you to the mock exam. Please scroll down to the WRITING TASK and write one of the letters.

Today we are going back to reading comprehension and language elements. Click on the link and do the tasks from page 6 to 16. Hope these tasks are new for you.

https://www.telc.net/fileadmin/user_upload/telc-english-b2-school-uebungstest.pdf

Do you want more practice? Go to page 6 here:

https://dload.oktatas.educatio.hu/erettsegi/feladatok_2015osz_kozep/k_angol_15okt_fl.pdf

TELC PREPARATION COURSE  - 03 AUGUST

In this part of the spoken exam you will have to discuss a topic with another candidate. You have to read a short article, then give your opinion, agree or disagree with what you have read or what your partner thinks. Watch the video then try to remember all the phrases we used to express opinions, agree, disagree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxi4v9w299I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJ7ApXR0tw

Discussion topics on page 25 of the mock exams. Follow the links:

PRACTICE:

MORE AGREE/DISAGREE topics:

https://www.goodlucktoefl.com/toefl-writing-topics-agree-or-disagree.html

A book that you have read 

My favorite book is the Bohémek és Pillangók. The writer is János Bókay.This book is about Giacomo Puccini’s life. Puccini was an Italian composer. He travelled to Milano with his brother that they tried luck. Puccini was admitted to the Academy of Music. He loved the Academy and his teachers too. Puccini lived a bohemian lifestyle. He visited smoky bars every night and went out with his friends. Puccini has got a lot of friends who were artists, writers and painters. During this time he wrote better and better operas, concertos. For example:

Bohémek és Pillangók, Tosca, …

The title of the book was the same as Puccini’s

opera (Bohémek és pillangók).This book is a biographical Novel. In my opinion, who likes classical music,operas and biographical novels should read this book. I think this is a really interesting book. Bókay wrote the book using original letters, documents and notes.

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I would like to talk about Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third novel in the Harry Potter series. It was written by an English writer, J.K. Rowling. I think the genre of this book is fantasy, it is set in an imaginary 'parallel universe' where wizards and witches live their lives in secret, hidden from ordinary people, called the muggles.

The main character of the book is Harry Potter, a young wizard whose life took an unexpected turn when he was invited to Hogwarts School of Witchraft and Wizardy.

In the third book, Harry is in his third year at Hogwarts. Harry and his best friends, Hermione and Ron investigate Sirius Black, who is believed to have betrayed Harry's parents, which lead to their deaths when Harrry was only one year old. Sirius Black escaped from the Prison of Azkaban at the beginning of the book and is thought to be looking for Harry (with the obvious intention of killing him). The plot is quite complicated, there are quite a few mind bending twists. At the end of the novel we learn that Sirius Black was not the villain, he did not betray the parents and did not intend to kill Harry either.

I was really impressed by this book and the brilliant style of the writer. The characters are very interesting - especially the magical creatures, like Buckbeak, the hippogriff or the dementors. I recommend this book to everybody who likes fantasy.

A film I have seen 

 My favorite film is Marley and me. This is a comedy and a wonderful film.

It’s about a dog Marley and a family who want children but first they take on a dog.They go through many adventures with Marly which I think is very funny in the movie. Then they have got three children who grow up with Marley. Marley go the family life and the film ends he dies. It’s a heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic day who taught them what really matters in life. The actor is Owen Wilson. The Actress is Jenifer Aniston. Marley is a golden retriever.

 PLEASE PRACTISE TALKING ABOUT THESE TOPICS. WRITE DOWN A COUPLE OF KEY PHRASES, IDEAS. MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT EVERY TOPIC. DO NOT MAKE IT TOO COMPLICATED, KEEP IT SIMPLE, DO NOT GET LOST IN DETAILS. YOU HAVE ONLY ONE AND A HALF MINUTES FOR EACH TOPIC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WP5vzkhtn0

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Go to page 21 where the writing task starts and write one of the letters (page 22 or 23)

You have 30 minutes to complete this task:

 https://telc.hu/documents/10186/47371/telc_english_b2/308b6a08-2d49-407c-9691-969e6ab0fb13

letter of complaint sample:

https://www.consumeraffairs.nt.gov.au/ForConsumers/ComplaintsAndDisputes/Documents/letter_of_complaint_requesting_a_remedy_for_faulty_goods.pdf

TELC PRACTICE - 31 JULY

We are going to focus on the LISTENING COMPREHENSION. Please go to this page and MAKE SURE THE LEVEL IS SET TO B2!

(You can select level under Vizsgai nformáció, at the TOP of the page!)

https://telc.hu/vizsga-informacio

Scroll down to Mintafeladatsor. 

You can find:

Hanganyag a feladatsorhoz 1, 2, 3. You can play the audio in a media player, you will find the tasks here, pages 18 - 20, key:page 44

https://telc.hu/documents/10186/47371/telc_english_b2/308b6a08-2d49-407c-9691-969e6ab0fb13

Here you can find hundreds of SHORT listening comprehension tasks:

https://www.esl-lab.com/

(easy, medium, difficult)

Make sure you read the exam description here:

(at the top of the page, under the photo you might have to set it to B2!!!!!)

https://telc.hu/vizsga-informacio

Today we are going to focus on the READING/WRITING exam. The link below takes you to a mock exam. Please do the Reading Comprehesion Tasks and Language Element Tasks (pages 10-11 AND 15-16)

https://telc.hu/documents/10186/47371/telc_english_b2/308b6a08-2d49-407c-9691-969e6ab0fb13

Answer Key: page 44

HOW DID YOU DO?

Travelling by train has many advantages. First of all, there are no stressful traffic jams, and trains are fast and comfortable. Also, you can use the time in different ways. You can just sit and read, for example, or watch the world go by. You can work, or you can have a meal or a snack in the buffet car.

However, travelling by train also has some disadvantages. Firstly, it is expensive and the trains are sometimes crowded. Secondly, you have to travel at cettain times and trains cannot take you from door to door. You need a bus or a taxi, for example, to take you to the railway station.

Despite the disadvantages, I prefer travelling by train to travelling by car because I feel more relaxed when I reach my destination.