Keys for Exercises – Summer Part 1.
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 –topping up
2.
load- to be loaded
3.
help –has helped
4.
explore- to explore
5.
choose- chosen
6.
taste – have ever tasted
7.
harvest- harvested
8.
collect- to collect
9.
draw- are drawn
10.
transport- to be transported
The article is teeming with adjective+noun collocations
describing different types of food. Pick them up from the text.
1.
fresh farm produce
2.
home-reared beef
3.
wonderful, flavour-packed bacon
4.
best Scotch eggs
5.
dairy products
6.
creamy, crumbly cheese
7.
green, leafy salads
8.
peppery rocket
9.
lemony sorrel
10. tangy
watercress
11. biodynamic
bags of apples
12. organic
toffee apples
13. loaves
of artisan bread
14. mouthwatering
food
15. fresh-from-the-farm
ingredients
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.
- Name
some of the benefits of having bees in our environment:
- Plants dependent on pollination
- The biodiversity created by bees
- Third of the food come directly or
indirectly from bees
- Right amount of fruit and vegetables
in our daily diet
- How
was honey used in the ancient times ? They
used it for treating diseases and ills of the gut.
- What
and when was the medical breakthrough which overshadowed the use of honey
in wound healing? Antibiotics came
into use in the 1940’s
- What
is that significant component in honey and why? It has an enzyme, an anti-bacterial component, which preserves it
and also medicinally useful for humans.
- The
terms medical and medicinal occur in the text. What makes the difference
between medical and medicinal uses? Explain it: medical – relating to the study and practice of medicine; medicinal – having the
properties of medicine
- What
is hospital superbug? Strain of
bacteria resistant to powerful antibiotics
- What
are the advantages of honey in general? It eases digestive problems, reduces night-time cough, can be a
treatment for sore throat.
- What
is propolis? What are its main features? Bee-glue, a resin-like
substance to seal cracks in their hives.
- What
is the secret of Royal Jelly? Why is it an elixir of life? Milky, protein-rich food secreted from
the mouths of bees.
- What
is the medical use of bee venom?
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… - 8
B./ The natural world totally fascinated me. - 5
C./ In the holidays, Mum would kick us out… - 2
D./ My pride and joy in those days was my … - 4
E./ The countryside makes you take the time … - 9
F./ I used to go tickling trout when I was a boy. - 1
G./ I became a grandad last year, James and … - 7
H./I had quite a free childhood, but I was … - 3
I./ When my son James was small (he’s now 28),… - 6
Find some
expressions, phrases in the text which are equivalent for the definitions provided.
- An
idea or expression that has been too much used, a stereotyped phrase
(paragraph 1)- cliché
- steal
apples from an orchard or garden (paragraph 3)- to
scrump apples
- An
awkward, heavy or stupid
creature (paragraph 3)- a useless lump
- eat
hungrily or greedily (paragraph 5) – to
devour
- place
where monks live as a community under religious vows (paragraph 5) - monastery
- live
without the usual comforts and conveniences of life (paragraph 6) – roughing
- a
type of dog originating in England and Ireland (paragraph 7) - lurchers
- put
up a tent at a campsite (paragraph 6) – pitch a tent
- the
ability to provide for oneself without the help of some others (paragraph
8) – self-sufficiency
- include
some disadvantages in order to get what you want (paragraph 8) - it can come at a price
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.
-
on
-
for
-
to
-
by
-
into
-
in
-
at
-
from
-
by
- in
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.
- ORIGIN-
originally
- DELIGHT-
delightful
- TRADITION-
traditional
- DISTINCT-
distinctive
- VARY-
varied
- DIVERSE-
diversity
- INDIVIDUAL-
individually
- CREATE-
creative
- PERMANENT-
permanently
- SUSTAIN-
sustainability
- PLENTY-
plentiful
- PARTICULAR-
particularly
- PREPARE-
preparation
- POSSIBLE-
possibility
- DECIDE- decision
- ARGUE-
arguments
- CLEAR- clearly
- TRANSFORM- transformation
- SUBSTANCE-
substantial
- DEPEND- independent
Full of Highland
Flavour
The following phrases 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.- Hogy mi a napi kínálat az
többnyire egyedi összehasonlítva a hétköznapi helyi kávézóval.
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.-…márkás cuccok jól megférnek a helyi
aukciókon összeszedett antik darabokkal, Melanie absztrakt művészeti alkotásai
a retro stílusú olajfestményekkel vegyülnek, a sikkes bolt vonzó termékekkel
van tele
3.
Tom,…, is head chef in the hotel’s gourmet
restaurant, which again could give any London eatery a run for its money.- Tom a hotel gourmet éttermének vezető
chefje. Ez az étterem bármely londoni étteremmel felveheti a versenyt.
4.
This is a close-knit crew whose energy, drive and
vision mean the diverse Mhor facets hang together perfectly.- Ez a csapat szorosan együttműködő, energiájuk, motivációjuk és
elképzeléseik lehetővé teszik, hogy a sokszínű Mhor különböző nézőpontjai
tökéleteseen illeszkedjenek
5.
…expanding the courses is in the pipeline – a
jövőbeli tervek között szerepel a kurzusok kibővítése
6.
Going green, is not only a question of
sustainability, it also makes sound economic sense.- Környezettudatosság nemcsak
fenntarthatósági kérdés, hanem ésszerű gazdasági döntés is
7.
…we don’t
hold grudges and we respect each other – nem
vagyunk haragtartóak és tiszteljük egymást
