Keys for exercises Summer Part 1.

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.

1. 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
1. How was honey used in the ancient times ? They used it for treating diseases and ills of the gut.
2. What and when was the medical breakthrough which overshadowed the use of honey in wound healing? Antibiotics came into use in the 1940’s
3. 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.
4. 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

6. What is hospital superbug? Strain of bacteria resistant to powerful antibiotics
7. What are the advantages of honey in general? It eases digestive problems, reduces night-time cough, can be a treatment for sore throat.
8. What is propolis? What are its main features? Bee-glue,  a resin-like substance to seal cracks in their hives.
9. What is the secret of Royal Jelly? Why is it an elixir of life? Milky, protein-rich food secreted from the mouths of bees.
10. 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.

1. An idea or expression that has been too much used, a stereotyped phrase (paragraph 1)- cliché
2. steal apples from an orchard or garden (paragraph 3)-  to scrump apples
3. An awkward, heavy  or stupid creature  (paragraph 3)- a useless lump
4. eat hungrily or greedily (paragraph 5) – to devour
5. place where monks live as a community under religious vows (paragraph 5) - monastery
6. live without the usual comforts and conveniences of life (paragraph 6) – roughing
7. a type of dog originating in England and Ireland (paragraph 7) - lurchers
8. put up a tent at a campsite (paragraph 6) – pitch a tent
9. the ability to provide for oneself without the help of some others (paragraph 8) – self-sufficiency
10. 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.

1.     on
2.    for
3.    to
4.    by 
5.     into
6.     in
7.    at 
8.    from
9.    by
10.   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.

1. ORIGIN- originally
2. DELIGHT- delightful
3. TRADITION- traditional
4. DISTINCT- distinctive
5. VARY- varied
6. DIVERSE- diversity
7. INDIVIDUAL- individually
8. CREATE- creative
9. PERMANENT- permanently
10. SUSTAIN- sustainability
11. PLENTY- plentiful
12. PARTICULAR- particularly
13. PREPARE- preparation
14. POSSIBLE- possibility
15. DECIDE-  decision
16. ARGUE- arguments
17. CLEAR-  clearly
18. TRANSFORM- transformation
19. SUBSTANCE- substantial
20. 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