www.newsbrowsing.blogspot.hu December
2014
Oh Come All Ye
Faithful
You are going to read an article about a congregation and
their preparation for Christmas in Exmoor. Answer the questions connected to
the text.
1.
Who is this church named after?
2.
Why was it built in this remote location?
3.
How big is the church?
4.
What kind of people is today’s congregation made
up of?
5.
Why do pillar candles sparkle in the windows?
6.
What kind of alterations to the church have
taken place throughout the centuries?
7.
How do the parishioners celebrate Yuletide after
the liturgy?
8.
What kind of hardships of the elements do the
people need to face on their way home leaving the church?
How to Survive a
Country Christmas
The following phrases are from the text. Put them in
Hungarian.
1.
under a quilt of snow-………………………………………………
2.
a startingly inventive approach-…………………………………….
3.
forensically examined-………………………………………………
4.
will relish taking the dogs for a walk on a
silvery frosty day-……………………………………………………………………………….
5.
her guests had most certainly lost their zest
for country pursuits-………………………………………………………………………………..
6.
colder than a polar bear’s pyjamas
7.
anything thick, woollen and organic will do
nicely-…………………………………………………………………………………
8.
a coming together at a period of
plenty-…………………………………
9.
elderberry tipple that slips down
beguilingly-…………………………….
10.
a wine buff-……………………………………….
11.
I tasked a teenager with the job of bringing
home the carefully ordered small free-range number-………………………………………………………………………
The Great Christmas Pudding Race
Read the following text and decide which of the prepositions a-o
is missing from 1-15.
a./ off b./
until c./ with d./ to e./on f./for g./around h./into i./on j./off k./in l./from m./with n/ for o./in
London Santa Run
For questions 1-10 read the text below. Use the root of the
word given with relevant number to form an appropriate structure that fits the
space.
1.
confuse-.................................................................
2.
dash-..................................................................
3.
compete-..................................................................
4.
anonym-..................................................................
5.
appropriate-..........................................................
6.
probable-.................................................................
7.
compare-.............................................................
8.
tradition-..............................................................
9.
repute-....................................................................
10.
expense-……………………………………………
My Countryside Lorraine Pascale – The chef enjoys
recreating rural festive traditions as part of her seasonal celebrations.
You are going to read a magazine article about Lorraine
Pascale. Some parts of the article have been removed. Choose from the sentence
chunks A-H and match them with the numbers
1-8.
A./ For me, listening to birdsong or watching running water
is therapeutic.
B./ I was raised in
Witney, a market town in Oxfordshire.
C./But one of the things I look forward to doing most of all
at Christmas
D./ Growing up, I couldn’t wait to leave the countryside, but
now I look forward to moving back.
E./ I love to bake a Christmas cake.
F./ At this time of the year, decorating with foliage I
gather on walks is my way of bringing a touch of country living into my urban
home.
G./ Winter is also an exciting time because of the new
ingredients that come into season
