I.

2. People and society

Shopping for clothes

The situation:

You are at a clothes’ boutique (the examiner is the shop assistant) and you want to buy
a pair of jeans.

Your task:
-answer the shop assistant’s questions
- ask where you can try the jeans on
- tell her you need a larger size
- ask if you can pay by credit card
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3. Picture: School (4. AZ ISKOLA)

Subjects, studying, out-of- school activities

Include the following points:

– where you study
– your class
– out-of-school activities at your school(sports, trips…)
– what you like/dislike about your school
– your favourite subject
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2. Situational task: Lifestyle

Living a healthy life; giving advice

The situation:

Your friend (the examiner) does not feel very well because he/she leads a very
unhealthy lifestyle. Give him/her some good advice.

Your task:

- suggest what she/he should eat or avoid eating and explain why
- suggest what sports she should do to feel better
- why sleeping/relaxing is important too
- importance of going to regular medical check-ups
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Picture description

3. Travelling, tourism
Means of transport

Compare and contrast the pictures

Include the following points:

-what means of travelling you can see

- what their advantages and disadvantages are
-which your favourite vehicle is and why.
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2. Travelling, tourism: Choosing accommodation

The situation:
Your friend (the examiner) is planning to go on holiday to Lake Balaton, but he/she
can’t decide where to stay. Give him/her some advice telling about the services and
facilities at each type of accommodation.

Your task:
– list some advantages and disadvantages of your chosen accommodation (campsite,
hotel..)
– list what facilities it can offer
– you can add your own experience
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3. Our environment
Comparing city life and country life

Include the following points:

-advantages and disadvantages of city life

-advantages and disadvantages of village life
-your preference: where would you like to live in the future?
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2. School
Learning languages, giving advice about language courses and methods

Role play task:

The situation:
Your friend (the examiner) would like to improve his/her German. Tell her what, in
your opinion, is the best way of learning a language, and give her advice.

Your task:
-how he/she can improve it at home
-what skills he/she has to improve
-what gadgets/devices he/she can use
-how you improve it
- other ways to improve your language knowledge
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Picture description: Entertainment

(7. SZABADIDŐ, MŰVELŐDÉS, SZÓRAKOZÁS)
An evening at home

Include the following points:

– what you like doing in your free time
– different functions of the computer
– what you use your computer for
– the importance of music in your life
– how your family like spending time together
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2.Situational task: Helping your friend to choose a mobile phone

The situation:
You would like to buy a new phone but you don’t know what kind of device to
choose. Ask for help and advice

Your task:
– tell your friend that you want to buy a new phone but can’t choose
– explain what you want to use the telephone for
– ask where you can buy it
– tell her how much money you want to spend on it
– make an appointment and go shopping together
 V.

3. Picture description: Individual travel, package tour

Include:
– why you think travelling is a great idea
– why people travel
– advantages and disadvantages of individual travel
– good and bad points of group travel
– your preference
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2. School/learning languages
(4. ISKOLA; NYELVTANULÁS)

The situation:
You would like to attend a language course to prepare you for an intermediate English
language exam.
Your task:
Call a language school and enquire about
– the length of the course
– from what time till what time (in the afternoon/morning)
– the size of the group
– how many lessons per week
– if they give the books you need
– the teachers’ qualifications
– if there are any native teachers
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3. Picture description:
Lifestyle
Eating out (ordinary vs fast food restaurant)

Include:
- what the advantages and disadvantages of fast restaurants are
- what the advantages and disadvantages of ordinary restaurants are
- your favourite restaurant
- what aspects are important when you choose a restaurant (price, choice of dishes,
interior design etc.)
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2. People and society

The situation:
Organize a surprise birthday party for the exchange student with your friend.

Your task:
Discuss the following points together:

- where to organize it(in a garden or in a restaurant)

- choose the garden and give your reasons
- how many people to invite
- what to eat and drink
- what kind of present to buy
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Picture description:

Lifestyle
Healthy vs unhealthy diet
(6. ÉLETMÓD; EGÉSZSÉGES/EGÉSZSÉGTELEN TÁPLÁLKOZÁS)

Include:
-what healthy and unhealthy meals you know
- how you can protect your health
-what you shouldn’t do /eat
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2. Economy; opening a bank account

The situation:
You would like to open a bank account as you have just started your university studies.
For your grant you need a bank account so you are going to a bank and explain what
you want

Your task:
-explain why you want to open a bank account
- answer the bank administrator’s questions (about your personal details)
- ask about the monthly costs
-ask about the use of the bank card
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3.Picture description: people and society

Celebrations: Christmas

Include the following points:

-what/when/how you celebrate Christmas
-how you prepare for it
-what presents you usually get (your most memorable one)
- how Christmas has become commercialized/money-centred
-what differences there are between the way Christmas is celebrated in Hungary and in
England
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2.Situational task:
Lifestyle: In a restaurant

The situation:

You would like to eat out in a restaurant. Choose a 3-course meal and also drink
something.

Your task:
- order some soup+main course+dessert
- order something to drink before and after dinner
- ask for the bill
- ask if you can pay by card
- answer the waiter’s question about your meal
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3. Picture description: personal data, family; housework + science and technology

Include the following points :

-how you share the housework in your family

-typical duties for men/women
-housework inside and outside
-typical household appliances
-how modern technology makes our life easier
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2.Situational task:
Lifestyle: Ordering a pizza on the phone

The situation:
You are hungry very much and you don’t have time to cook anything.

Your task:
Call a pizza hut and
-order your favourite one (list what you would to have on its top) and something to
drink.
-ask for home delivery (give your name, address and your phone number if it is asked)
-ask how long it takes to get it
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3. Picture description: Our environment: sights in our area

Include the following points:

– what cultural values it is worth visiting in your town and in your area
– what natural values it is worth visiting
– where young tourists like going to in summer
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2. Lifestyle; healthy life; giving advice

The situation: Your friend would like to lose some weight.

Your task:
Give her some tips or suggestions about losing weight:
-what to change in his/her lifestyle
-what to eat
-what to reduce consuming/eating
-what sports to do
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3. Picture description: Our environment: environmental problems, possible

solutions

Include the following points:

– what environment problems you know

– what these problems are caused by
– what the possible consequences are
– what you can do for the environment
– what energy sources you know
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2. Role play: The world of work

Job interview
The situation: Your friend (the examiner) has been invited to a job interview.
Your task: Give him/her advice on
– how to prepare
– what to wear
– how to behave
– what to ask
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3. Picture description: People and society

Shopping for food; small shops, supermarkets

Include the following:

-what shopping facilities can be found in your area
-what advantages and disadvantages they have
-what your favourite shop is and why
-how you can pay
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2.Role-play task: World of work

The situation: Your friend would like to start to work but she doesn’t know whether to
go abroad for some time or stay.

Your task:
- persuade him/her (your examiner) to move abroad
- tell him/her the advantages of it (language knowledge, experience, culture, salary,
self-confidence etc)
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3. Picture description: public transport

Include the following points:

-what public transport vehicles are available in big cities
-how you can use them
-why it is useful to have season tickets
-what problems they have; how you can improve them
-what traffic problems there are in big cities
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2. Role-play task: Travelling/Holiday together

The situation:
You and your family would like to spend your holiday together and decide to travel to
Spain.

Your task: Go to a travel agency to reserve your trip

– tell the travel agent where you would like to go
– how you want to travel, choose travelling by coach
– how long you want to stay
– you would like to ask for half board
– what kind of accommodation you want to choose
– ask about the price
– ask if you have to pay a deposit
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3. Picture description: Our environment; Plants and animals, endangered

animals

Include the following points:

– the importance of rainforests
– how rainforests control global warming
– endangered species you are familiar with
– what we can do to protect them
– why you think so many animal species become extinct in recent years
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2. Situational task: Reserving a room at a hotel

The situation: You are in London, you didn’t reserve accommodation. Go to a hotel
and talk to a receptionist.

Your task:

- reserve a single room for two weeks

- ask for half board
- ask for a room with a shower
- ask about the price of the room
- ask if you can pay by credit card
- tell the receptionist that you need a porter to help with your luggage
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3. Picture description: Lifestyle: free time activities

Playing sports or watching television

Compare and contrast the pictures

Include:
-what free time activities children choose nowadays (indoor, outdoor, active, passive)
-what your favourite one is
-how the way children spend their free time has changed in the past few decades
- which activity is healthier in your opinion
-what sports you do regularly
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2. Role-play: The world of work; Job interview

The situation:

You are at a job interview. Answer the human resource manager’s questions, and ask
about the job of a tourist guide:

Your task:

- introduce yourself
- explain why you would like to work as a tourist guide
- speak about your previous work experience
- speak about your language knowledge
- explain why you are suitable for the position
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3. Picture description: Clothes, fashion

Include the following points:

- how you can follow the latest fashion

- how you can get information about fashion
- who are more concerned with fashion: men or women: why?
- what colours are fashionable nowadays
- what clothes you usually wear
- how you dress up for different events
- whether you would like to wear a school uniform or not
- your opinion about wearing uniforms
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2. Role-play: Lifestyle

Asking for medicine

You have a bad headache and you need some medicine.

- buy some at the pharmacist’s
- ask him/her how often you should take it
- answer the pharmacist’s questions.
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3. Picture description: Science and technology

Inventions that make the world better or worse

Include the following points:

– what technological inventions you find important nowadays

– how they affect our life
– what you use the mobile phone for
– why the science is important in your life
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2. Role-play: People and society

Taking something back to a shop

The situation:
You bought a sweater at a boutique, but it turned out to be too big.

Your task:
– take it back to the shop
– tell the shop assistant that it is big
– refuse her offer ordering the same within a week
– ask for a refund
– answer the shop-assistant’s questions
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3. Picture description: Lifestyle; Free time activities, hobbies

Compare and contrast the pictures

Include the following points:

– how you spend your free time
– what indoor and outdoor activities you can do
– reading books
– doing sports
– popular hobbies in Hungary
– typical men and women hobbies
– how young people spend their free time
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2. Role-play: Our Environment/Your hometown

The situation:
You have moved into a new house and answer the questions your friend would
like to ask about it.
Your task:
- location
- types of rooms
- causes of moving
- how you feel there
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3. Picture description: Travelling/accommodation

Include:
-what forms of accommodation tourists can choose from in your country
-what the advantages and disadvantages of campsites are
-why the five-star hotels are so popular
-services in a three-star hotel
-wellness weekends
-what accommodation you had during your last holiday
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2. Role-play: Travelling
Buying a train ticket, asking for information

The situation:
You are at the ticket office of the railway station. Buy a return ticket for an IC train to
Budapest.

Your task:
Inquire about
-the departure
-and arrival times
-if you have to change anywhere
-which platform the trains leave from
-the price
-if you can get any reduction
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3. Picture description: Means of communication

Include:
-how the technological inventions have changed the way we communicate
-why the computer is a multifunctional machine
-how you can communicate with your friends
-what you can use the smart phone for