To cut the mustard = to be good or effective

effect

to fire sy 

I have a fever, high temperature

first, second, third

technician, mechanic, engineer

half sister, step sister

careful driver

I drive carefully

slow, quick, beautiful

slowly, quickly, beautifully

I am a slow driver.

I drive slowly.

fast

fast car

I drive fast.

suitcase

Suit= jacket+trousers (pants)

lettuce

I am teaching. Am I teaching? Yes, I am. No, I'm not.  What am I teaching? 

You are learning. 

Máté is sitting.

Tina is reading.

We are learning online.

You are laughing.

They are relaxing.

I PREFER coffee TO tea.

I always drink coffee in the morning.

I usually go to work by car. ride a bicycle

I often cook lunch.

I sometimes go swimming.

I rarely go to the cinema.

I never smoke.

HOW OFTEN DO you go to the shop? 

Once a week/month/year

Twice a week/month

Three times a week

44 times a week

How often do you walk with your boyfriend?

How often do you walk your dog?

What do you usually do  ....?

She isn't studying 

Day: Wednesday

Date: 11th of May

23   49   124 one hundred AND twenty-four      98    198     234      2342    9877     

 1 978 887

19 88       I was born in 1988

19 98 

2001    

1907      

ou

06703301437

123,344    3.14       point    

gmail.com        dot

Máté is good at numbers.      full stop/period

MZW  550      m as in Matt

familiarize

I'm familiarizing myself with teams. We are familiarizing ourselves with the book.

title 

subtitles

This book is MINE.  (my book)

                    YOURS (your book)

                     HERS /HIS          (her book) (his book)

                     OURS   (our book)

                    YOURS (your book)

                     THEIRS (their book)

This report will focus on ... (comparing participation in domestic and foreign trade fairs)

The findings show that ...

The research was carried out over a two-month period ...

These findings indicate that ...

RECOMMENDATIONS:The company should change/participate in ...

He said about 99 percent of the people in the world just go along and let things happen to them.

In Montana, where 10 percent of residents spoke German and another 10 percent were of German descent, ministers weren't allowed to preach in German to congregants who understood no English, and one town publicly burned German textbooks, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported.

Four percent of all patients dying in tertiary care hospitals in Europe have invasive aspergillosis.

About 96 percent of Spanish women use fragrances, a trend matched by Spanish men, about 85 percent of whom use cologne.

15% of an organization's time is spent in meetings

https://quizlet.com/631721254/present-perfect-flash-cards/

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-perfect_quiz.htm

https://quizizz.com/join?gc=23178233

https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Listening_Lab/Listening_Lab_Exercise_23_present_perfect.html

https://esldiscussions.com/grammar/have_you_ever.html

1. Instead of learning new things use what you already have. Choose your words more carefully.

Instead of saying:                                                  say:

My grandmother is 83.  ---)        My grandmother on my mother's side is in her early eighties.

My grandma is 83. She is very healthy. --) Although my grandmother is in her early thirties, she is as fit as a fiddle.

I like football.                                  I'm fond of team sports, especially football.

I don't like Maths.                           I'm not really interested in Mathematics.

I don't like him. He's always late.    I'm really fed up with him because he tends to be late.

2. Prepare your collection of favourite phrases.

if you ask me, 

last but not least,

I'm obsessed with ...

depends on ...

as far as I know ...

recharge my batteries ...

3. Don't be afraid to use 'advanced' level grammar:

 If more people used public transport, there would be fewer traffic jams.

I wish I had more time to go to the theatre.

Esperanto is not worth learning.

I am always forgetting his name.

4. Learn a couple of fancy words:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/congenial-2021-12-19

"There's no question that Sloan was a competitor, but throughout the competition he was congenial and respectful…." — The Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald, 3 Nov. 2021

Congenial means "pleasant, friendly, or suitable."

// The office is a congenial place to work.

// The tour guide was very congenial.

// The grapes thrive in the congenial climate.

5. Crack a joke or two. Maintain eye contact. Smile. 

6. Be interesting and up-to-date.

7. Warm up before the exam. Instead of chatting in Hungarian or reading your facebook feed talk with someone in English. Or talk on your own, e.g. answer questions:

https://quizlet.com/656711354/language-cert-c1-flash-cards/

http://iteslj.org/questions/

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

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2021/09/15/finish_the_proverbs_and_sayings

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2021/10/05/i_have_an_idea_316

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2021/06/21/inventions

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2021/05/17/fill_in_the_gaps_with_the_missing_words

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/new-years-resolutions

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/talking-about-the-future

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/will-or-be-going-to.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk24Y1f7Hs4