Exercises for March 2015

Exercises for March 2015          www.newsbrowsing.blogspot.hu                     March 2015

In Praise of the Hedgerow

You are going to read an article about the natural boundaries of Britain. Answer the questions connected to the text.

1. What is the overall length of the hedgerows in Britain?
2. Why is it an eco-system in itself?
3. How have these hedgerows functioned throughout the centuries?
4. When did a hedgerow boom take place?
5. Which parts of Britain can they mainly be found?
6. What happened to the majority of hedgerows after WWII and why?
7. When did this devastation come to a halt?
8. How can we get ideas about the age of hedgerows?
9. Which centuries do those older ones date back?
10. Why are hedgebanks and ditches important in the eco-system?

Let Your Talent Shine

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

1. launching a fully fledged business-…………………………………………………
2. to follow in their footsteps-…………………………………………………………
3. warmth radiates from the wood-fired Rayburn-…………………………………….
4. As well as learning new skills such as dressmaking, patchwork or millinery, customers come here to enjoy the tranquillity and beautiful surroundings on offer-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Sam’s passion for craft was kindled in childhood-…………………………………….
6. Mum was very resourceful-……………………………………………………………
7. She cuts six slices of freshly baked Victoria sandwich and prepares mugs of tea for today’s tutees-…………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. when money was tight-………………………………………………………………….
9. The idea began to take root-……………………………………………………………..
10. I found the whole process very fulfilling-……………………………………………….
11. Now I can read people very quickly, judge what pace to move at and understand what they need from the session-…………………………………………………………………………………………...
12. Plans are afoot to convert a 1960s Bedford horse box into a second glamping spot for guests-………………………………………………………………………………..

The Crop Swap-Shop

For questions 1-15 read the text below. Use the root of the words given with relevant number to form a word that fits the space.

1. EASY-……………………………………………
2. LEAF-……………………………………………
3. SEASON-………………………………………..
4. PREFER-………………………………………...
5. CURRENT-………………………………………
6. SUPPLY-…………………………………………
7. LOCAL-………………………………………….
8. MAJOR-………………………………………….
9. RELATE-………………………………………..
10. RAMPANT-……………………………………..
11. CENTRE-………………………………………..
12. DIFFER-…………………………………………
13. FRESH-………………………………………….
14. AFFORD-………………………………………..
15. OBSESS-…………………………………………

Revitalise Your Village – Preserving Local Heritage

Read the following text and decide which of the prepositions a-j  are missing from 1-15. Some of them can occur more than once.

a./ at                b./ on              c./ for              d./ across        e./ to                f./by               

g./ into            h./ with           i./about            j./ in    

My Countryside – Jimmy Doherty the Suffolk- based farmer and television presenter explains why he couldn’t resist the good life

You are going to read a magazine article about Jimmy Doherty. Some parts of the article have been removed. Choose from the sentence chunks A-G and match them with the numbers 1-7.

A./ No two days are the same when you work on a farm.

B./We host farmers’ markets, too, and a Sausage and Beer Festival in summer.

C./ Working in a laboratory, I came to miss the space and freedom of the countryside.

D./ Just being in our garden, too, was an adventure.

E./ It’s important to me that my daughters, Molly Rose, four, and Cora Mae, two, learn to appreciate the countryside.

F./ Farming can, financially, be a difficult industry, so, as well as traditional livestock, we have a park farm, open to the public, which includes animals from guniea pigs to goats, and a tropical butterfly house.

G./ My love of the countryside comes from my parents.