Keys to Exercises December 2014

Keys to exercises

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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? A 7th century Welsh saint (pronounced St Bayno)

2.                  Why was it built in this remote location? It's a mystery, perhaps to hide from Exmoor weather or to serve the spiritual needs of the forest workers or provide a hide from heathen marauders

3.                  How big is the church? It's the smallest church in the country, not bigger than an average sitting room, seats 33people.

4.                  What kind of people is today’s congregation made up of? Agricultural families, newcomers drawn by the church's size and antiquity

5.                  Why do pillar candles sparkle in the windows? Electricity hasn't reached  St Beuno's.

6.                  What kind of alterations to the church have taken place throughout the centuries? Rubber walls of the church were constructed in the 12th century. Later a rood screen was added, a box pew was built and finally in the 19th century the church spire was added.

7.                  How do the parishioners celebrate Yuletide after the liturgy? They stay for a glass of yuletide cheer and mince pies.

8.                  What kind of hardships of the elements do the people need to face on their way home leaving the church? It's pitch black outside, wind getting up, icy sleet is what they need to face.

How to Survive a Country Christmas

The following phrases are from the text. Put them in Hungarian.

1.                  under a quilt of snow-…hótakaró alatt

2.                   startingly inventive approach- meglepően találkony megközelítés

3.                  forensically examined- kriminasztikai alaposággal megvizsgált

4.                  will relish taking the dogs for a walk on a silvery frosty day- élvezettel viszi a kutyát sétáltatni egy ezüstősen fénylő fagyos napon

5.                  her guests had most certainly lost their zest for country pursuits- a vendégek már minden bizonnyal kedvüket veszítették addigra a vidéki tevékenységeket illetően

6.                  colder than a polar bear’s pyjamas – farkasordító hideg van

7.                  anything thick, woollen and organic will do nicely-bármi vastag, gyapjú ruházat megteszi

8.                  a coming together at a period of plenty-egy összejövetel egy olyan időszakban amikor számos alkalom adódik arra

9.                  elderberry tipple that slips down beguilingly-bodza szeszes ital ami könnyedén legördül

10.              a wine buff- egy bor rajongó

11.              I tasked a teenager with the job of bringing home the carefully ordered small free-range number-Egy tinit bíztam meg azzal a feladattal, hogy a gondosan kiválasztott szabad tartású egyedet hazahozza

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

1-a       2-i        3-k      4-o       5-f       6-h      7-j       8-g       9-b      10-d    11-m    12-l      13-n    14-c     15-e

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-confused

2.                  dash-dashing

3.                  compete-competitions

4.                  anonym- anonymously

5.                  appropriate-appropriately

6.                  probable- probably

7.                  compare-comparison

8.                  tradition-traditional

9.                  repute-reputation

10.              expense- expenses

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.- 6

B./ I  was raised in Witney, a market town in Oxfordshire.- 4

C./But one of the things I look forward to doing most of all at Christmas - 8

D./ Growing up, I couldn’t wait to leave the countryside, but now I look forward to moving back.-5

E./ I love to bake a Christmas cake.- 2

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.- 7

G./ Winter is also an exciting time because of the new ingredients that come into season - 3

H./ Christmas is always a great excuse to eat a lot of food.. - 1