For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Exercises for Country in the City - Going to Market

Exercises for Country in the City – Going to Market

For questions 1-15 read the text below. Use the verb given with relevant number to form a verbal structure that fits the space.

1.                  top up -.............................................

2.                  load-..................................................

3.                  help -..............................................

4.                  explore-.....................................

5.                  choose-...............................................

6.                  taste -..........................................

7.                  harvest-..............................................

8.                  collect-.........................................

9.                  draw-................................................

10.              transport-........................................

The article is teeming with adjective+noun collocations describing different types of food. Pick them up from the text.

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For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Country in the City - Going to Market from Country Living July 2012

For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Exercise for Feel the Buzz

Feel the Buzz – Its venomous sting can heal arthritis, while its fragrant honey cleanses and cures wounds: the busy bee provides power-packed products for the modern medicine cabinet.You are going to read an article about bees. Answer the questions connected to the text.

1. Name some of the benefits of having bees in our environment:

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1. How was honey used in the ancient times ?
2. What and when was the medical breakthrough which overshadowed the use of honey in wound healing?
3. What is that significant component in honey and why?
4. The terms medical and medicinal occur in the text. What makes the difference between medical and medicinal uses? Explain it:

6. What is hospital superbug?
7. What are the advantages of honey in general?
8. What is propolis? What are its main features?
9. What is the secret of Royal Jelly? Why is it an elixir of life?
10. What is the medical use of bee venom?

For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Feel the Buzz from Country Living June 2009

For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Exercises for My Countryside - Dick Strawbridge

My Countryside  - Dick Strawbridge

You are going to read a magazine article about Dick Strawbridge. A childhood spent outdoors gave the presenter a lifelong love of the natural world that he has passed on to his family.

Some parts of the article have been removed. Choose from the sentence chunks A-I and match them with the numbers 1-9.

A./ You don’t need land to lead a more…

B./ The natural world totally fascinated me.

C./ In the holidays, Mum would kick us out…

D./ My pride and joy in those days was my …

E./ The countryside makes you take the time …

F./ I used to go tickling trout when I was a boy.

G./ I became a grandad last year, James and …

H./I had quite a free childhood, but I was …

I./ When my son James was small (he’s now 28),…

Find some expressions, phrases in the text which are equivalent for the definitions provided.

1. An idea or expression that has been too much used, a stereotyped phrase (paragraph 1)-……………………………………………………..
2. steal apples from an orchard or garden (paragraph 3)-………………………………………………..………………………………………
3. An awkward, heavy  or stupid creature  (paragraph 3)- ………………………………..……………………………………………………….
4. eat hungrily or greedily (paragraph 5) -……………………………………………….
5. place where monks live as a community under religious vows (paragraph 5) -………………………………………………………………………………..
6. live without the usual comforts and conveniences of life (paragraph 6) -…………………………………………………………………………………
7. a type of dog originating in England and Ireland (paragraph 7) - ……………………………………..
8. put up a tent at a campsite (paragraph 6) -……………………………………………………………...
9. the ability to provide for oneself without the help of some others (paragraph 8) - …………………………………………………………………………….
10. include some disadvantages in order to get what you want  (paragraph 8) - ……………………………………………………………………………………..

For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - My Countryside - Dick Strawbridge from Country Living July 2012

For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Exercise for Driftwood Sculptor Robert Race

Driftwood Sculptor Robert Race

Read the following text and decide which prepositions are missing from 1-10. Some of them can occur more than once.

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10. ………………………………………………..............

For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Driftwood Sculptor Robert Race from Country Living July 2012

For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Exercises for Full of Highland Flavour

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Full of Highland Flavour

For questions 1-20 read the text below. Use the root of the words given with relevant number to form a word that fits the space.

1. ORIGIN-……………………………………………
2. DELIGHT-…………………………………………
3. TRADITION-………………………………………..
4. DISTINCT-………………………………………...
5. VARY-………………………………………
6. DIVERSE-…………………………………………
7. INDIVIDUAL-………………………………………
8. CREATE-………………………………………….
9. PERMANENT-………………………………………
10. SUSTAIN-……………………………………..
11. PLENTY-………………………………………..
12. PARTICULAR-……………………………………
13. PREPARE-………………………………….
14. POSSIBLE-…………………………………………
15. DECIDE-……………………………………………
16. ARGUE-…………………………………………….
17. CLEAR-…………………………………………….
18. TRANSFORM-……………………………………..
19. SUBSTANCE-………………………………………
20. DEPEND-……………………………………………

Full of Highland Flavour

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

1.      What’s on offer here is rather more sophisticated, however, than a run-of-the-mill local café.-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2.      …designer pieces sit next to antiques snapped up at local auctions, Melanie’s abstract artworks hang alongside vintage oils and the chic shop stocks covetable items.-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.      Tom,…, is head chef in the hotel’s gourmet restaurant, which again could give any London eatery a run for its money.-…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4.      This is a close-knit crew whose energy, drive and vision mean the diverse Mhor facets hang together perfectly.-…………………………………………………………………………………………...

5.      …expanding the courses is in the pipeline - ………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.      Going green,...is not only a question of sustainability, it also makes sound economic sense.-……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………….

7.   …we don’t hold grudges and we respect each other-…………………..............................................................................................................................

For Those Full of Beans in the Summer Part 1 - Full of Highland Flavour Country Living July 2008

Keys for May 2015

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Country in the City - Cycling

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

a./ on   1,3,11  b./ at    2,14    c./ in    6          d./ for 4          e./ into 15        f./ of 8,12       

g./ about 7       h./ with 13      i./ to 5,9,10    

Tempting Treats for the Table

You are going to read an article about tea drinking and treats accompanying it. Answer the questions connected to the text.

1. Who set up the tradition of drinking tea from fine bone china? People from the Victorian Era.

2. How much tea is advised to add to the water? One heaped teaspoon of loose tea per cup.

3. Is it recommended to boil and serve tea in the same pot? No, you’d better have a pot for boiling water and one for serving tea.

4. What  was  the idea of adding milk to tea originally? It prevented fine china cups cracking from the heat of tea.

5. How should we put the teapot on the table? Place the teapot on the table so the spout is facing away from guests

6. Please draw how to serve sugar with tea! Serve it with tongs. 

7. Add an image or drawing of a cake stand with different courses on them! A three tiered cakestand with finger sandwiches, scones and tartlets on the top

8. How shall we layer clotted cream, jam and scone? Clotted should come first on the scone followed by jam preferably.

Make Time for Tea

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. SATISFY- satisfaction
2. COMMON- commonly
3. GLAMOUR-glamorous
4. REACT- reaction
5. EFFORT- effortless
6. SOLVE- solution
7. PREPARE- preparation
8. MOVE- movement
9. HESITATE- hesitant
10. ENTERTAIN- entertainment
11. POPULAR- popularity
12. RESTORE- restorative
13. PERFORM- performance
14. COMMON- commonly
15. ALERT- alertness

Wedding Bliss

For questions 1-10 read the text below. Use the verbs with relevant number to form a verbal structure that fits the place.

1. place- placing
2. bear- was born
3. cry out- is crying out
4. surround- surrounded
5. place- is placed
6. collect- had collected
7. flood- was flooded
8. theme around- are themed around
9. look for- are looking for
10. have- have not had

Crafting a Future

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

1. Nature plays a role in all our craft pieces but we like to mix in hints of urban elements, such as street lamps and railings, to give it an unexpected touch and fresh appeal.- A természet az összes kézműves termékben szerepet játszik, de szeretjük egy kicsit belevinni az urbánus elemeket, mint utcai világítás és korlátok. Ezzel váratlan és friss jelleget adunk neki.
2. Their workshop encapsulates their love of textiles.- A műhelyüket áthatja a textil szeretete.
3. It was this shared passion that drew them to become friends more than 16 years ago.- Ez a közös szenvedélyük az, ami 16 évvel ezelőtt közel hozta őket egymáshoz és barátokká formálta.
4. in a fairly haphazard way - elég véletlenszerű módon
5. Gradually, their different strengths began to emerge with Helen’s illustrative talent-Fokozatosan, különböző erősségük elkezdett összeforrni Helen illusztrációs tehetségével
6. Weaving with such a different material felt exciting, although you have to be careful with the tension or it all scrunches up.- különböző anyagokat összeszőni, összedolgozni nagyon izgalmas dolog, habár a feszességgel vigyázni kell, mert könnyen összeugorhat
7. The word began to spread – és elkezdtek róla beszélni
8. The beautifully decorated fabrics helped their work to stand out – a gyönyörűen dekorált anyagaiknak köszönhetően alkotásaikkal kilógnak a tömegből
9. ’We are both very environmentally aware and wanted to show how it is possible to use traditional skills and throwaway materials to make a sophisticated product’ -Mindketten környezettudatosak vagyunk. Meg akartuk mutatni, hogy hogyan lehet ötvözni a hagyományos termékelőállítást és az újrahasználhatóságot, hogy értékes terméket állítsunk elő.
10. There’s always a sense of surprise as the fabric begins to grow- Mindig meglepetés erejével hat, ahogyan az anyag elkezd növekedni
11. The whole process is very time-consuming- Az egész folyamat elég időigényes
12. The workshop is not large enough to house a full-size printing table- a műhely nem elég nagy ahhoz, hogy egy egész myomatkészítő asztalt befogadjon