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2014
Start Your Dream Business – Run a
Glamping Site
Read the
following text and decide which of the prepositions a-o is missing in items 1-15.
a./ apart b./beyond c./in d./to
e./around f./through g./into h./with
i./from j./unlike k./at l./in
m./behind n./around o./to
Flavours of Nature
For questions 1-15 read the text below. Use the word given
in capitals with relevant number to form a word that fits the space.
1.
CONVERT-…………………………………….
2.
CHAOS-…………………………………………
3.
FAIL-……………………………………………..
4.
CREAT-…………………………………………..
5.
ORGANIC-……………………………………..
6.
ADD-………………………………………………
7.
STEADY-…………………………………………
8.
POPULAR-……………………………………..
9.
VARY-…………………………………………….
10.
GROW-…………………………………………..
11.
SEASON-………………………………………..
12.
SOFT-……………………………………………..
13.
BEAUTY-…………………………………………
14.
RECENT-…………………………………………
15.
ORGANIC-……………………………………..
My Countryside Valentine Warner- The
TV chef finds a wealth of inspiration in
Britain’s landscapes for his recipes and art.
You are going to read a magazine article about Valentine
Warner. Some parts of the article have been removed. Choose from the sentence
chunks A-I and match with the numbers 1-8.
A./ Some of my favourite holidays have
been around Bostcastle in Cornwall, on the Western Isles of Scotland and in
Carmarthenshire.
B./ When it comes to growing your own, my wife Charlotte is
incredibly green-fingered.
C./It never crossed my mind to become a farmer, though.
D./It’s important to me that my own children understand nature
and where their food comes from.
E./I grew up on a dairy farm, Laverstock in Dorset.
F./ I need to split my time between the country and the city
but I often find myself pining for open spaces.
G./I create new dishes depending on what’s in season.
H./As a child, I was scared of walking in the woodlands, but
now they’re one of my favourite places.
I./ There were so many places to explore as a child.
My
Countryside – Valentine Warner
Give the
Hungarian equivalents of the underlined phrases.
a great forager-…………………………………………………………………………………..
armfuls of
mushrooms-………………………………………………………………………
boredom-…………………………………………………………………………………………….
abundance of
produce-……………………………………………………………………….
burgeoning
vegetable patch-……………………………………………………………….
The greater
the distance I feel between crowds of other people and myself, the happier I
am.-………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
at the
summit-………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
places that
seem untouched-……………………………………………………………….
makes the
hair on the back of my neck stand on end-…………………………………………………………….
Rescued from Ruin
1. How long was the Old Smock Mill in
use and how did it function?
2. What was the couple’s plan to restore
the mill?
3. Why was the restoration relatively
long and fussy?
4. What were they determined to do
during the massive facelift to the mill?
5. What did they use up when replacing
the old windows?
6. Give some examples of salvaged or
reused pieces in the building.
7. What was Clare’s concept when she
started working on the fixtures and fittings?
8. How was the bathroom done up?
