These pictures are about family and home. When people fall in love, they get married and have children. In Hungary in a classical family usually the wife does the housework and the husband works a lot at his workplace. There are many things to do at home, e.g. hoovering, dusting, cleaning the windows and cooking. Sometimes men also cook. They are good cooks. Men work in the garden and in the garage. When there are some children, mothers spend much time with them. I think people in Hungary usually have two children. There are two or three rooms in a home. Bedrooms, a living-room, a bathroom and a kitchen. It is nice to have a garden. The whole family meets on special days like Christmas and birthdays, and they celebrate together.
Level B1
These pictures are about family and home. When people fall in love, they get married and have a family. In Hungary in a classical family usually the wife does the housework, e.g. hoovering, dusting, cleaning the windows and cooking. These are not easy jobs but it is a tradition that women work at home for the family. The husband works a lot at his workplace and many times he goes home late. Men work in the garden and in the garage at weekends. They do the difficult jobs around the house or in the flat. Mothers spend much time with the children. They stay at home with them for 1-3 years. The whole family meets on special days like Christmas and birthdays, and they celebrate together. The family usually has a big dinner and there is always a cake for birthdays. Relatives like grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins visit each other. They sit and talk a lot. If it is nice weather, they sit in the garden or they walk in a park.
Level B2
When people are in love they want to get married. This is still the tradition in Hungary although more and more young people move together without getting married. They say they do not want the formality of marriage and maybe they do not trust each other so much. In Hungary many couples divorce and it also could be the reason of not getting married. The modern way of life can lead to an impatiente behaviour and in the end to divorce. When people have children it is still important to be formally a family. More social benefits are given to families than to single parents. Also a traditional family model is more beneficial for the children in their life. It is important to see a man role model and a woman role model in order to ’copy’ the examples. In Hungary it is usually a small family that lives together. Grandparents visit or the family visits the grandparents. It can also cause a problem for the parents who would need more time to relax and entertain themselves without the children. This way children do not see how elderly people live and they do not have a picture of their life. It would be useful to spend more time with grandparents and learn to help them.
Level C1
It is sometimes difficult to cope with private life and career at the same time. Many people try to do so and many people fail it. Modern life requires people to work long hours at work thus leaving little time for the family. And who is going to suffer? Everybody. When a couple is planning their life, everything seems to be beautiful. Then reality appears and work takes over. Even family planning is at risk. How can a woman with a successful career stay at home for some years? Or should families have a baby-sitter who will enjoy the special times with the children? Families decide this way or other but the two cannot go together in a satisfactory way. While this is an everyday issue in the Western world, overpopulation is getting worse and worse in other parts. Family planning is not known in many countries, cultures are very different. Where modern life has not reached, people do not face the question of career versus family. Other issues appear there though, like nutrition, clean drinking water, healthy living, curing dangerous diseases, etc. The governments of overpopulated countries cannot cope with the problems and cannot support the families. People need to rely on each other and generations help each other. Family ties are live there where modern technology is little.
- A szolgáltatások minősége/garanciája - Minőségi kifogások/kártérítés - A szolgáltatóipar szerepe, jelentősége - Elektronikus szolgáltatások/on-line rendelés
9. Kultúra/szórakozás
- Zenei irányzatok/zenei ízlés - Könyv kontra Internet - Mozi, színház kontra tv, videó, DVD
- A tudomány/kutatás az egészségügy szolgálatában - Műszerek a gyógyításban - Gyógyíthatatlan betegségek/eutanázia - Alternatív irányzatok a gyógyításban/genetika
12. Sport
- Sportolás - egészséges életmód - Labdasportok/csapatjátékok/játék-szabályok - Vízi sportok/téli sportok - A veszélyes sportok
- Az EU szerepe a világpolitikában - Az EU versenyképessége a világgazdaságban - Jogharmonizáció - Egységes valuta
17. Országismeret
A forrás- és a célnyelvi ország
- Népessége/nemzetiségei - Történelmi hagyományai/emlékei - Kulturális értékei - Művészeti/néprajzi sajátosságai
Cultural heritage
In my opinion it is very important to preserve our cultural heritage and pass it on to the next generation.
Cultural heritage includes buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art (these are things that we can touch so they are called tangible culture) and folklore, traditions, language and knowledge (intanglible culture).
I am very lucky because I was born in a city that has a very rich and long history. Pécs is a 2000-year old city which is famous for its UNESCO World Heritage Site, the beautifully preserved Turkish mosques, the Baroque buildings of the old town, the museums of Káptalan Street and the Cathedral, which was built on medieval foundations. No wonder Pécs became the European Capital of Culture in 2010 when modern landmarks were added to this list like Kodály Centre or the revitalized Zsolnay Quarter.
When I was a child we used to go to the Zsolnay, Csontváry and Vasarely Museums very often because we were interested in art. I am fond of history so one of my favourite museums is the Municipal History Museum in Felsőmalom Street. Unfortunately I am usually very busy, but if I had more time, I would go sightseeing more often.
I spend a lot of time learning English and I believe that learning about the culture of the target language country is as important as learning the grammar and the vocabulary of the language.
One day I would like to travel to London, the capital of the United Kingdom. As far as I know it is one of the largest cities of the world, with a population of 8 million. This city is famous for its wonderful old buildings like the Tower of London (which is almost 1000 years old), Buckingham Palace (which is the Queen’s residence), The Houses of Parliament (which overlooks the River Thames) or 10 Downing Street where the Prime Minister resides. You must visit the museums, which are full of interesting artifacts: the National Gallery, the British Museum or the Natural History Museum.
I am a keen reader and I often read books by English writers. I love the unputdownable detective stories of Agatha Christie, but the writer I really admire is a playwright, William Shakespeare. I saw many of his plays at the theatre, my favourite one is Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare also invented (or coined) many words that we still use, like manager, fashionable, eyeballor cold-blooded.
Overall, I beleive that we should pay attention to our cultural heritage and preserve our traditions for the next generation.
- Megelőzés/elhárítás a környezetvédelemben - Környezeti katasztrófák és következményeik - Nemzetközi összefogás a környezetvédelemben - Környezetvédelmi ráfordítások/megtérülésük
- Közélet/politika - Gazdaság - Művészetek - Sport
21. Globalizáció
- Multinacionális cégek - Uniformizálódás (öltözködés, étkezés, kultúra, fogyasztás stb.) - Globalizáció/a nemzeti sajátosságok megőrzése - Angol kontra kevésbé elterjedt nyelvek
The European Union (EU) is a group of 27 countries that operates as a cohesive economic and political block. Nineteen of the countries use the euro as their official currency.
Europe — the land of high culture, high fashion, delicious food and centuries-spanning history.
FRANCE is famous for fashion, the Eiffel Tower, croissants and cheese.
FRANCE is worth visiting because you can visit the Eiffel Tower, eat croissants and cheese.
1995 European Commission’s White Paper "Teaching and learning – Towards the learning society", stated that "upon completing initial training, everyone should be proficient in two Community foreign languages". The Lisbon Summit of 2000 defined languages as one of the five key skills.
In fact, even in 1974, at least one foreign language was compulsory in all but two European member states.
On average in Europe, at the start of foreign language teaching, pupils have lessons for three to four hours a week. Compulsory lessons in a foreign language normally start at the end of primary school or the start of secondary school. In Luxembourg, Norway, Italy, Malta and Spain, however, the first foreign language starts at age six, in Sweden at age seven and in Belgium at age 10. About half of the EU's primary school pupils learn a foreign language.
The European Union has 23 official languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenia, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish.
The Erasmus Programme ("EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students"[1]) is a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987.[2][3]Erasmus+, or Erasmus Plus, is the new programme combining all the EU's current schemes for education, training, youth and sport, which was started in January 2014.
More than 9 million people have participated to the Erasmus programme since its creation. Students who join the Erasmus Programme study at least three months or do an internship for a period of at least 2 months to an academic year in another European country.
As an EU national you are entitled to take up work or look for a job in another EU country. 17 million of EU citizens are currently living or working abroad. The EU promotes fair employment conditions for people working abroad, as part of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
After the Second World War, Jean Monnet, a French political economist and diplomat came up with the idea of European cooperation. Another Frenchman, Robert Schuman, who liked Monet's idea, mentioned the plan in his speech on 9th May 1950. In 1951, six countries, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France and Germany formed the European Coal and Steel Community(ECSC), in 1957 the European EconomicCommunity (EEC) was set up. Members of the EEC shared a common market, where it was easier to trade. After years of discussion other European counties joiuned the cooperation. 1973: Britain, Denmark and Ireland, in 1981 Greece, in 1986: Portugal and Spain, in 1995: Austria, Finland and Sweden. In 1992 the name was changed to European Union (EU). Hungary joined in 2004. In 2014 the EU has 28 members (Croatia joined in 2013)
People living in the EU are free to live, work or study in whichever EU country they choose, when you cross the borders between most European countries, you no longer need a passport. The EU encourages people to spend some time studying or training in another European country.
The EU has its own anthem (Ode to Joy by Beethoven), flag (12 golden stars on a blue background), a single currency (euro), a European Parliament (plus a European Commission, The Council of the European Union and the Court of Justice).
During Sierra Leone's three-day curfew, more than a million households were surveyed and 130 new cases discovered, (4) ….
President Koroma said the move had been a success but had exposed "areas of greater challenges", which was why other areas were being quarantined.
Only people delivering essential services can enter and circulate within areas under quarantine.
According to AFP news agency, the extension of the indefinite quarantine means more than a third of Sierra Leone's 6.1 million population now finds itself (5) ….
In a televised address, the president acknowledged that the isolation would (6) … .
"[But] the life of everyone and the survival of our country take precedence over these difficulties," he said.
According to WHO, the situation nationally in Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate with a sharp increase in the number of newly reported cases in the capital, Freetown, and its neighbouring districts of Port Loko, Bombali, and Moyamba, which are now under quarantine.
Despite efforts of deploy more health workers and open new Ebola treatment centres in the worst-affected countries, (7) ….
The situation in Guinea appeared to be stabilising, with up to 100 new confirmed cases reported in each of the past five weeks, but it was still of grave concern, it said.
A. unable to move freely
B. 2,917 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea worst affected
C. there was still a significant lack of beds in Sierra Leone and Liberia, with more than 2,000 needed, WHO said
D. three more districts in an attempt to curb the spread of Ebola.
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