Exercises for April 2015

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Tulip Fever- Springtime in Philippa Burrough’s Essex garden means a floral fiesta of her favourite flowers. Vibrant coloured tulips stand to attention in beds and borders, their striking range of hues offset by a backdrop of ancient, black tarred barns

You are going to read an article about a tulip fad and her garden in glory. Answer the questions connected to the text.

1. What makes this spring setting of tulips incredible for her compared to the summery feel?
2. Why does Philippa find it difficult to go ahead with the ’cutting garden’?
3. What took place before she and her husband started creating their garden?
4. How did she draw up the design of the garden?
5. What is in the backdrop of the garden?
6. Why are tulips kept on changing in and out of years?
7. Which time of the year is it and how long does it take to plant the ordered 3,000 tulips?
8. What does the vegetable garden look like?
9. Why did she replace the laurel hedges?
10. Why does she feel under pressure year after year?

A Century of Change

You are going to read an article about the evolution of the countryside over the past century in Britain. Answer the questions connected to the text.

1. If you happened to compare the British countryside today with that of a 100 years ago what can kind of changes would you find?

2. What are the features of the countryside, which are present even today like in the Edwardian Period?

3. Why did the 1950s mean a low point in the scope of wildlife? What happened?Name a few!

4. What changes took place to the landscape in the first part of the 20th century?

5. Was the British countryside opened for the general public all the time?

6. Who were the heroes of this access revolution?

7. What regulations contributed to its access? Name a few!

8. How did Octavia Hill, a founder of National Trust comment on the need of the countryside a century ago?

9. Give some examples of the fact that countryside communities are thriving!

10. Who and what have raised awareness of rural issues since the mid 20th century?

11. What climate changes have occured since the Edwardian Period?

12. How do country folks  in Britain try to live along with nature?

13. Why did Britain plunge into food production after the WWII?

14. What is the real fruit of modern day agriculture?

Let Your Talent Shine – This Month: The Foodie

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

1. Although this might appear odd to anyone watching, it’s very much second nature for Jacqui who’s been using the device since she was a little girl.- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. However it never occured to her to turn her talent into turnover until four years ago.-…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. It wasn’t something I had ever considered but it suddenly seemed to make a lot of sense-…………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Jacqui began by making more pies for family and friends to gauge their reactions, which were unanimously positive.-…………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. The people of Yorkshire don’t mince their words-…………………………………….
6. Working in that kind of environment could feel incredibly monotonous – it was often just boredom punctuated by cups of tea.-……………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………….

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7. On Mondays that means keeping on top of general admin and social media - .…………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Adding another string to her culinary bow last year, Jacqui started offering cookery classes-…………………………………………………………………………………..
9. „We’ve had hen parties and all sorts of groups – people love being hands-on and enjoy wandering into the garden with a colander to pick the ingredients or gather eggs from the chickens.”-…………………………………………………………………………...

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In Cupcake Heaven

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./ on               b./ for             c./ in               d./ with          e./ at    f./ of    g./ about         h./ to         i./ by   j./ from          

The Handcrafted Home

For questions 1-11 read the text below. Use the root of the words given with relevant number to form a word that fits the space.

1. SECLUDE-……………………………………………
2. GENTLE-……………………………………………
3. RESIST-………………………………………..
4. VIRTUE-………………………………………...
5. PART-………………………………………
6. BASIC-…………………………………………
7. WARM-………………………………………….
8. CHUNK-………………………………………….
9. ART-………………………………………..
10. USUAL-……………………………………..
11. SKILL-………………………………………..

My Countryside – Celia Imrie – The Calendar Girls actor and novelist explains why part of her heart will always lie in Scotland

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

A./ I love springtime for its flowers.

B./The great thing about filming on locations is that you don’t have to imagine your setting.

C./ It was a beautiful area to work in, and the home of Yorkshire Tea, which, in my opinion, is the best in the world.

D./ The coastline of our marvellous island is incredible.

E./ My first lead role on television was filmed in Cornwall’s Port Isaac pretending to be Scotland – and it pretended very well, actually.

F./ The Isle of Mull is one of the most memorable locations I’ve worked in.

G./ I love exploring and going to new places.

Tulip Fever (from Country Living April 2008)

A Century of Change (from Country Living January 2010)

Let Your Talent Shine - This Month: The Foodie (from Country Livig April 2015)

In Cupcake Heaven (from Country Living April 2008)

The Handcrafted Home (from Country Living April 2008)

My Countryside - Celia Imrie (from Country Living April 2015)

Keys to exercises March 2015

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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? –  around 28,000 miles
2. Why is it an eco-system in itself? - It’s a corridor for wildlife, a nature reserve, which offers food and shelter for both plants and animals.
3. How have these hedgerows functioned throughout the centuries? – Some of them were established as windbreaks, some functioned as barriers, some were old boundaries of former forests.
4. When did a hedgerow boom take place? – In the mid 18th century.
5. Which parts of Britain can they mainly be found? In southern England and south Wales, but also in Nothern Ireland.
6. What happened to the majority of hedgerows after WWII and why? - The government embarked on a campaign to make Britain self-sufficient, thus  much of the ancient hedgerows was grubbed up, while others had become thin and straggly owing to extensive use of chemicals.
7. When did this devastation come to a halt? – In the mid 1990’s.
8. How can we get ideas about the age of hedgerows? – The older the hedge, the more likely to have a greater variety of trees and shrubs, we’d better count how many different species there are.
9. Which centuries do those older ones date back? – To the 10-11th century, before the times of the Norman Conquest.
10. Why are hedgebanks and ditches important in the eco-system? - They bloom with wildflowers, provide habitat for moths and butterflies, moreover for lowland mammals. At least 30 types of birds nest in hedgerows.

Let Your Talent Shine

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

1. launching a fully fledged business- teljes értékű, érett üzleti vállalkozásba kezd
2. to follow in their footsteps- hogy nyomdokaikba léphessünk
3. warmth radiates from the wood-fired Rayburn- a fatűzelésű Rayburn kályhából árad a meleg
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- a vásárlók azért jönnek ide, hogy élvezzék a gyönyörű környezetet és a nyugalmat azon túlmenően, hogy olyan új dolgokat sajátíthatnak el, mint ruhakészítést, patchwork technikát vagy akár kalapkészítést
5. Sam’s passion for craft was kindled in childhood-Sam alkotói szenvedélye gyerekkorára nyúlik vissza
6. Mum was very resourceful- Anya nagyon találékony volt
7. She cuts six slices of freshly baked Victoria sandwich and prepares mugs of tea for today’s tutees- felszel a frissen sült Victoria tortából hat szeletet és elkészíti a bögrényi teákat a mai jelölteknek
8. when money was tight-amikor szűkősek voltak az anyagi keretek
9. The idea began to take root- az ötlet kezdett kiforrni
10. I found the whole process very fulfilling-az egész folyamat nagy megelégedést jelentett számomra
11. Now I can read people very quickly, judge what pace to move at and understand what they need from the session- most már az embereket gyorsan kiismerem, könnyen megítélem, hogy milyen tempóban  érdemes haladni és hogy mit várnak a kurzustól
12. Plans are afoot to convert a 1960s Bedford horse box into a second glamping spot for guests- több terv is folyamatban  van, hogy az 1960-as évekbeli lószállító trailer átalakításával luxus kempinghelyet alakítson ki a vendégek számára

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-EASILY
2. LEAF-LEAFY
3. SEASON-SEASONAL
4. PREFER-PREFERENTIAL
5. CURRENT-CURRENTLY
6. SUPPLY-SUPPLIERS
7. LOCAL-LOCALLY
8. MAJOR-MAJORITY
9. RELATE-RELATIONSHIP
10. RAMPANT-RAMPANTLY
11. CENTRE-CENTRAL
12. DIFFER-DIFFERENCE
13. FRESH-FRESHNESS
14. AFFORD-AFFORDABLE
15. OBSESS-OBSESSIVE

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 - 13        b./ on – 11, 14            c./ for – 4, 8, 15          d./ across - 12            e./ to – 3, 9            f./by – 5, 6      g./ into            - 2       h./ with - 7      i./about - 1      j./ in - 10        

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. - 4

B./We host farmers’ markets, too, and a Sausage and Beer Festival in summer. – 7

C./ Working in a laboratory, I came to miss the space and freedom of the countryside. - 3

D./ Just being in our garden, too, was an adventure. - 2

E./ It’s important to me that my daughters, Molly Rose, four, and Cora Mae, two, learn to appreciate the countryside. - 5

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. - 6

G./ My love of the countryside comes from my parents. - 1