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.
- What
makes this spring setting of tulips incredible for her compared to the
summery feel? There is the vibrancy
of tulips and vivid colours that make this setting so special.
- Why
does Philippa find it difficult to go ahead with the ’cutting garden’? This is also the time of the year when
she opens the garden to the public.
- What
took place before she and her husband started creating their garden? Neglected landscape
- How
did she draw up the design of the garden? With herringbone brick paths, all the sightlines were done by eye.
- What
is in the backdrop of the garden? Ancient
barns.
- Why
are tulips kept on changing in and out of years? Because of a fungal disease. They want to keep it at bay.
- Which
time of the year is it and how long does it take to plant the ordered
3,000 tulips? In autumn, it takes
the whole of November.
- What
does the vegetable garden look like? It
has a formal look.
- Why
did she replace the laurel hedges? She
thinks it’s a nightmare to trim neatly.
- Why
does she feel under pressure year after year? To find space for more tulips.
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.
- If you happened to compare
the British countryside today with that of a 100 years ago what can kind
of changes would you find? Fewer
railways and meadows, but more walkers, pubs and shops today.
- What are the features of
the countryside, which are present even today like in the Edwardian Period?
Keeping hens, riding horses, second
homes, ancient oaks and church spires.
- Why did the 1950s mean a
low point in the scope of wildlife? What happened?Name a few! The pesticide DDT swept along food
chain, farmers removed hedges, drained land, which resulted huge collapse
of farmland birds and other species.
- What changes took place to
the landscape in the first part of
the 20th century? Britain has lost
many of its meadows, ponds.
- Was the British
countryside opened for the general public all the time? No, it got opened for the public owing
to the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act.
- Who were the heroes of
this access revolution? Radical
ramblers of Kinder Scout mass.
- What regulations
contributed to its access? Name a few! 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, the 2000 Countryside
and Rights of Way Act.
- How did Octavia Hill, a
founder of National Trust comment on the need of the countryside a century
ago? ’The need of quiet, the need
of air, the need of exercise, and the sight of sky and of things growing,
seem human needs, common to all men.’
- Give some examples of the
fact that countryside communities are thriving! Disused railways are cycling paths, underused village hall is
home to yoga classes, stables are home to craft studios. So many of the
buildings are given a new lease of life.
- Who and what have raised
awareness of rural issues since the mid 20th century? The Archers, the longest running soap, Jamie Oliver, Hugh
Fearnley, the Women’s Institute.
- What climate changes have
occured since the Edwardian Period? Global
warming gathers pace, the weather is more violent.
- How do country folks in Britain try to live along with
nature? They are trying to adapt
themselves to the conditions.
- Why did Britain plunge
into food production after the WWII? They
could no longer rely on the Empire’s harvest.
- What is the real fruit of
modern day agriculture? The
realization that we need to reconnect with food and its true value.
Let Your Talent Shine
– This Month: The Foodie
The following phrases are from the text. Put them in
Hungarian.
- 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.- Habár ez más számára furcsa lehet,
Jacquinek ez megszokott, mivel már kiskora óta használja ezt az eszközt.
- However
it never occured to her to turn her talent into turnover until four years
ago.-Habár sohasem gondolt arra,
hogy a tehetségét üzleti szinten is kamatoztassa, egészen négy évvel
ezelőttig.
- It
wasn’t something I had ever considered but it suddenly seemed to make a
lot of sense- Korábban nem
fontolgattam ezt a dolgot, de hirtelen sok értelmét láttam.
- Jacqui
began by making more pies for family and friends to gauge their reactions,
which were unanimously positive.- Jacqui
nekilátott egyre több pitét készíteni a családjának és a barátoknak, hogy
felmérje a reakcióikat, amelyek egyhangulag pozitívak voltak.
- The
people of Yorkshire don’t mince their words- A Yorkshire-i emberek nem kertelnek.
- Working
in that kind of environment could feel incredibly monotonous – it was
often just boredom punctuated by cups of tea.- Ilyen környezetben dolgozni hihetetlenül monoton, gyakran csak az
unalom, amelyet néhány csésze tea szakított meg.
- On
Mondays that means keeping on top of general admin and social media – Hétfők az általános ügyintézés,
adminisztráció és a közösségi média ügyeit jelentik.
- Adding
another string to her culinary bow last year, Jacqui started offering
cookery classes- Az elmúlt évben
még egy dologgal bővítette konyhai palettáját, ugyanis Jacqui
főzőtanfolyamokat indított.
- „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.”- Már
tartottunk összejövetelt mindenféle csoportnak, leánybúcsúztatót is- az
emberek szeretnek aktívan részt venni, fogják magukat és kimennek a kertbe
egy szűrővel, hogy összeszedjék a főzéshez a hozzávalókat vagy begyűjtsék
a tyúkok alól a tojást.
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 – 1,18 b./
for – 5,13 c./ in – 3,14,19 d./ with – 6, 12,16 e./ at – 2,7 f./ of – 11,15,20 g./
about - 17 h./ to – 4,8 i./ by - 10 j./ from - 9
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.
- SECLUDE-SECLUSION
- GENTLE-GENTLY
- RESIST-IRRESISTABLY
- VIRTUE-VIRTUALLY
- PART-PARTITIONS
- BASIC-BASICALLY
- WARM-WARMTH
- CHUNK-CHUNKY
- ART-ARTISTIC
- USUAL-UNUSUAL
- SKILL-SKILFULLY
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.-6
B./The great thing about filming on locations is that you
don’t have to imagine your setting.-4
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.-5
D./ The coastline of our marvellous island is incredible.-7
E./ My first lead role on television was filmed in
Cornwall’s Port Isaac pretending to be Scotland – and it pretended very well,
actually.-3
F./ The Isle of Mull is one of the most memorable locations
I’ve worked in.-2
G./ I love exploring and going to new places.-1
