Speaking-1-Personal Details, Family
Speaking-1-Personal Details, Family
Speaking-1-Personal Details, Family
Do you lik e your name? My name is .. . and I think It is a/an (very nice / modern / traditional /
Do you know what it means? Hungarian / exotic) ... name. .
It comes from the (Greek/ Latin / German) ... language and it means ...
I like my name because (it sounds good / I was named after my grandmother) ...
When and where were you born? I was born in (Budapest) ... on (January 21 st• 19.. ./20 ...) ...
My birthday is (January 21st) ...
My birthplace is (Budapest) ...
Can you say something I have my (mother's / father's) ... personality because I am (determined I
about your personality, hard-working / sociable) ...
family and hobbies? I come from a/an (small / large / average) ... family, I have (only a few
cousins I lots of aunts, uncles and cousins) ...
I am fond of (nature I animals / reading / music) ...
What do you consider the I clearly remember when I (went to primary school / had my first football
most important events of training session / met my best friend / lost my grandmother) ... but, of course,
your life so far? I don't remember when I (learned to walk/ started to talk/ went to nursery) .. .
Learning to (write / read / count / play the piano / drive / cook) ... was
also important in my life because (it became my hobby / I really enjoy
doing it / I made many new friends on the course) ...
The day I (left primary school / entered secondary school / started
learning Spanish / started commuting to school) ... changed my life
because I (had more responsibilities / became a y,oung adult
in my parents' eyes / could make decisions for myself) ...
1/2 COULD YOU TELL ME A FEW THINGS ABOUT YOUR CLOSE AND EXTENDED FAMILY?
How would you introduce I come from a/an (big / small / average) ... family, we are (five: my mother,
your family to someone? my father, my brother, my sister) ... an9 myself.
I have (several / six / not too many / v~ry few) ... cousins, (many / a few) ...
aunts and uncles, (only two / fortµ'nately all four) ... grandparents, ...
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We don't keep in touch with (my American relatives as they live far away/
our distant relatives as we never see them) ...
cubereve We keep in touch with (almost all of my relatives / most of my relatives) ...
Do you have any brothers I have (two) ... brother(s) and (one) ... sister(s).
or sisters? What are they like? My (elder I twin) sister / My (younger) brother looks like (my mother/ my
grandfather / me) ...
They are all (students / working already) ... except for my (big sister / little
brother) ... who is (a lawyer / still at primary school) ...
How do you usually spend We only meet our distant relatives (at family events / at weddings / once a
your time with your family? year at Christmas) ...
I sometimes go to (the amusement park / the zoo) ... with my (parents /
brothers and sisters / grandparents) .. .
I like it especially when we (sit at home and play board games / go for a
walk in the nearby forest / work together in the garden / have a barbecue
in the garden)
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Do you have a favourite My (American uncle / musician cousin) ... is the black sheep of the family.
member of your family? He / She (is very strange/ is always funny/ wears weird clothes) ...,
but we all like him / her.
I love my (grandmother/ grandfather) ... the most because she I he (is .
always so cheerful / tells me fantastic stories all the time / taught me things
such as fishing and playing chess) ...
I love them all equally; I think all of them are (wonderful people/ generous
and loving) ...
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1/3 WHAT SORTS OF FAMILIES EXIST IN HUNGARY AND ABROAD?
What kinds of families have Families can be very different in size and in terms of who belongs to them.
you seen around you? In some cases (the mother / the father) is missing due to (divorce /
separation I death) ... or because (the mother had the child out of wedlock I
it was always a single-parent family) ...
Some families are larger than the average because (several generations live
together I the parents decided to adopt additionally / parents brought
children from previous relationships creating patchwork families) ... , but it is
(great I fun) ... to have so many people around us because (we can learn
from each other / they tell us fantastic stories I we always have
company/someone to talk to / there is never a dull minute in our house) ...
Sometimes (it's not easy/ I really don't like) ... living in a huge family
because (we have less privacy / some of them are not easy to live with / we
argue a lot / older children have more responsibilities taking care of the
smaller ones) ...
I'm an only child and (I actually like being alone I it is sometimes difficult
that I get all my parents' attention I sometimes it would be nice to have a
sister or a brother)...
Have you ever met someone Most of my friends and classmates have a typical family, they live with their
in your class whose family mother, father and one or two siblings, but I have some friends (whose
was different from yours? parents divorced / who come from a single parent family / who live with their
grandparents/ who live in a foster home / who come from a foster family)...
I've met several foreign people in chat rooms who (are boomerang kids
which means that they still live at home with their parents / moved abroad
to work and left their families behind / who already have a family at a very
young age I cannot move out and start an independent life because they
are either unemployed or they don't earn enough money to live on)... which
(is very interesting I is hard to believe/ I can't identify with / is very common
in Hungary as well)...
I've heard that (there are communities with poligamist families in the US
where one man has several wives / all around the world there are fewer and
fewer marriages and more and more cohabitations among people) ...
What kind of family would you I'd like to have a (small/ big I typical)... family in the future with (only
like to have in the future? one child / lots of children / two children)...
I haven't thought about it that much, but if I don't have children of my own,
I can still (adopt a child later in life / meet someone who already has children
from a previous relationship)...
I think I want to focus on (my career/ building a family / studying) ...
first and (have children/ go abroad / have a career) ... later in life.
What are the possibilities to I think if you go to (concerts I parties / discos/ sports events / cultural events)...
meet people and create you can (meet a lot of people / make friends / build relationships / meet the
relationships nowadays? right one / find love)... quite easily.
Nowadays it's really difficult to meet people because (nobody goes anywhere /
everyone sits at home in front of the computer / people don't trust each other
like they did before)...
There are completely new ways of meeting people today such as
(internet chat rooms / online dating sites I social networks)... which
help people to find one another, but it can be (dangerous / difficult)...
(to meet them I to get to know them I to find the right one / to trust
them) ...
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What do you have to do I don't really like (doing the washing up/ doing the washing I washing the
at home? floor / ironing / sweeping the floor) . .. . .
Although I hate (dusting the furniture/ hoovering I cleaning the
windows) I have to do it sometimes. .
There is ai~ays a lot to do, so I help my mother with (wa~enng the flowers I
tidying up / cleaning up the mess / hanging out the ~ashing) •· •
Sharing the housework is never easy,_ but in m_y family (everybody has to
do something / everybody is responsible for his/her own room) .. .
What can make these duties Fortunately, we have some labour-saving device~ such as the (hoover/ food
easier? mixer/ microwave-oven / washing machine / dishwasher) ...
Using these household gadgets can make (life / cooking / cleaning the
house) ... (a lot easier / quicker) . .. . .
Even my father has finally learnt how to use the (washing machine /
dishwasher / coffee maker / toaster) ...
How often do you usually I'm not a very tidy person, so (my mother often helps me with tidying my
clean your room? room I my mother usually tells me to clear up the mess in my room I
I usually have my clothes and books all over the floor in my room) ...
I like to keep my place clean and tidy, that's why (I always put my things
back on the shelf / I have very well-organised drawers) ...
I usually do the tidying up on (Saturday/ Friday afternoon / Sunday
morning) ... because (I have time then) ...
1/5 WHAT ARE YOUR PERSONAL PLANS FOR THE NEXT YEAR, OR FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS?
How far ahead do you I never make plans because (I don't know what th~ future holds / they
usually plan? could be affected by so many things) ...
I don't like to plan too far ahead, but I would definitely like to (have a family/
live in the countryside/ have several children) ... in the next 1O years.
I sometimes think about my (plans to go to university / life when I am forty or
fifty) ...
What do you think your next If I want to become a (lawyer/ doctor I vet I teacher) ... I'll have to go to
year will look like? (law school / medical school / university/ college) ...
Do you plan to go to university I wouldn't like / don't want to study (chemistry / literature / mathematics) ...
or to college? because I never (liked it / understood the purpose of it) ...
I'd like to study (engineering/ biology/ accounting) ... so that I can
become a/an (engineer./ biology teacher/ accountant) ...
(I don't know I I'm not sure) ... (where/ what) ... I want to (study/ do/
work) ... but I will have to decide sooner or later.
What about five years' time I'll have to find a/an (workplace I apprenticeship) .. . where I can (start
when you finish university working / learn the different aspects of a job) . . . .
or college? Where would you I could even try to find work (abroad / in a private school / at an
like to work? international company I in a nearby factory) ...
It could be any kind of job as long as it (pays a reasonable salary / offers
a nice environment I gives me job satisfaction) ...
Where would you like to live? It ~oul_d be cool to live (in big town / in the capital / abroad) .. .
I w1_11 either (stay at home with my ~amily for a while) ... or (rent a flat) ...
I might even (apply for a scholarship abroad I ask for a bank loan and buy
a flat) ...
What do you plan for the One thing is sure, (I want to have a steady job and a good salary before
future? I h~ve a family I I will try to get a job as soon as possible) ...
I will probably get married at the age of (30) ... and (have some kids by
the age of thirty-five I settle down somewhere) ...
Having (a family / a well-paid job) ... is also part of my future plans.
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You are an exchange student in Scotland and your hosts have left for the weekend leaving their daughter / son
behind. You have to discuss and decide who will do the following things over the weekend: wash up the dishes,
water the garden, feed the dogs and do the shopping.
Start by telling the daughter / son (played by the examiner) that you have to discuss something.
You are talking to your English friend (played by the examiner) on the phone. He/ she is very disappointed because
he/ she didn't get a place at university. Give him / her advice on what he/ she should do until he / she can apply
to university again. Use the following prompts for ideas:
A - There's
. something
d we shouId d'iscuss. v,our Mum and Dad have left for the weekend and there are some
th mgs we nee to do.
8 - What a~ you talking about exactly? .
A - Alam talking ~bout the household chores. You know, things like washing, tidying up, watering the flowers, etc.
8 - re you saying that we have to do them now?
A - Yes, I am. I think we should share the responsibilities. What do you say?
B - OK. Whatever.
A - So, will you do the cooking, for example?
B - Oh, no, I'm not doing that. I'll burn everything
A - Then I'll cook. What about the washing? ·
B - I don't think so. I'll shrink all the clothes.
A - Come on! You have to do something!
B - OK, let me see. I can feed the cat and the dog, if that's all right with you.
A - OK, what else? Would you do the shopping as well?
B - All right.
A - And you should water the plants.
B -And,what will you do?
A - I'll d~ the washing and the tidying up. And let's not forget the cooking. But in exchange you could do the
washing up after the meals.
B - All right. Is that everything?
A- I guess so.
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1/1 LIFE STAGES
P . row into small children, then teenagers
eople go through different stages during their lives. They are born, they g h s its individual characteristics and
and adults and finally become elderly people before they die. Each stage a
people change a lot as they go through life. d a lot of sleep and require attention
When people are babies, they are helpless and depend on adults. They nee start to ~alk and talk as well
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and care_. In their first few years babies learn a lot about the ~orld and theY s ~ ~Is and plants. They start to eai
Teenagers become more and more independent, they often tend to be re e ious..
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Small children learn about everyday things such as colours, obJects, seasons, arnmh h'ldren
by themselves and dress themselves. They go to kindergarten where they er{h~y tend to carry things to
n O inions about thin
extremes, for example their looks, clothing style, speech, etc. The~ start t? form th e'~0.\n palcohol or smok~s,
but they can be easily influenced They are more easily tempted into taking drugs, nn f1.gf b · th' . tinhg
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adult. It ·1s an ·1mportant stage o I e ecause 1s ,s e
because they associate 1
activities with becoming
time when they choose their profession and decide about their future. . , .
Adults are financially independent. They earn their living, move out of their parents home and start a family. They
are usually responsible not only for their children but often for employees a~ well. Elderly people possess a lot of
wisdom which they have gathered throughout their lives. They can finally sit •?ack_ and relax_ after many years of
working and struggling. They can devote more time to their hobbies and can spoil their gra~dchildren. Unfortunately,
as they get older they also become more dependent on other people. They often become 111 and can also feel lonely
and depressed. . .
I will never forget when my little sister was born. The whole family was so happy and I enJoyed helping my
mother with the baby. Another memorable event was my graduation from primary school. We had a lovely ceremony
and a big party at home. I think every stage has its good and bad features and people can be happy at all stages
of their lives. I don't know what it will be like when I get old, or what I will look like, but I will do my best to live a
long, happy and fulfilled life.
When we menti?n household chores, everybody thinks of _tidying and doing the washing up. But there is actually a
lot mo~e to do 1n and around the house. People usually tidy rooms by dusting shelves, cleaning the furniture and
hoovering the carpet. In the bathroom they usually clean the bathtub and the toilet wash the fl d I th
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mirror. In the kitchen they do t e was 1ng up, c1ean the cooker and the floor. These are ,usually don oor an ckleanb •e
in most households aIong w1·th wash'1ng co 1 th
es and ironing
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them. Some housework is only don e on f a t·wee y as1s
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for example cIearnng e win ows. ere are aIso some wh'1ch don ,t seem to be housework but et'II a ew ,mes a year,
eed b d
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weekly, for exampIe watermg e Pan s, 01ng e s oppmg or polishing the shoes. s I n to e one
Traditionally housework belonged to women but nowadays more and more men help doing th Th k
the rubbish · out, wash the car, mow the 1awn or repair• th'1ngs around the house These are em. ey usuaIly ta e
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household activities but they also have to be done by someone. · no necessan1Ytypica1
1think small children can help too, for example, they can clean up the mess in their own roo b tt· h . t
where they belong or making their own bed. m Ypu mg t eir oys
I was also involved in the housework at home from a very young age and I remembe h . fi t
h. h I Id b I . ' r ow excited I was the ,rs
time I was allowed to do the was 1ng up w en cou are y reach into the sink To be ho t
· nes , nowadays I really don 't
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like to do it anymore, so I was very relieved when my parents bought a dishwasher last Christmas. On the other hand,
I absolutely love watering the plants and caring for them. 1can spend hours at weekends tending to the plants around
the house, and my room looks almost like a jungle with all the green potted plants in it.
Everybody has plans for the future, both short and long-term plans, but they are probably different. Even different
generations think about the future in a different way.
Short-term plans for teenagers are usually to travel somewhere, to learn to drive or to do a course. ~ost
teenagers have to consider the financial side of enrolling on a course because it can cost a lot. If they get m to
university or college, they may also have plans for applying for a scholarship or a student loan, getting a summer
or a part-time job, etc.
Long-term plans are usually to go to university and after that to start a successful career. A lot of young people move
out of their parents' home at this time and start their own family. Others may start saving money for a car or for a flat.
When making decisions about their future, teenagers are usually influenced by financial considerations, parents,
teachers, friends or trends. Sometimes they choose a certain occupation because it is a family tradition, or
because somebody they look up to has that job. Sometimes friends do not want to leave each other and so they
go to the same university. Nowadays, a lot of people also choose occupations which are fashionable. These
decisions are made for a lot of different reasons.
I have plans too. For example, I would like to learn to drive, go to university and travel somewhere. I would also
like to learn more foreign languages and take up kickboxing as a new hobby. Like everybody else, I don't like to plan
too far ahead. I don't know when I'll get married or where I'll settle down. Some things cannot be planned.
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old aged / elderly meghal vmiben
PERSONAL DETAILS, LIFE STAGES die (of sg) halal
personal details / data szemelyes adatok death temetes
first name / forename keresztnev funeral
family name / surname csaladnev / vezeteknev
middle name masodik keresztnev FAMILY TYPES AND MEMBERS
d d family szuk / tagabb csalad
maiden name leanykori nev nuklearis csalad (szOlok
close I exte~ e
full name teljes nev + gyerek/ek)
nuclear fam1 Y
nickname becenev
csonka csalad
address cfm single-parent family mozaikcsalad
sex nem patchwork family
fem szetsz6r6dott csalad
male ly
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scattered fami nevelo csalad I -othon
female foster family I home csaladtagok
marital status csaladi allapot
family members rokonok
single egyed01all6
relatives / relations
married hazas elettarsak
unmarried couple
divorced elvalt egynejuseg
monogamy
widow/er ozvegyasszony I -ember tobbnejuseg
poligamy (nagy- I kereszt-)szOlo(k)
nationality nemzetiseg
(grand- / god-)parent(s)
ethnicity etnikai hovatartozas (nevelo-)anya
(step-)mother
religion vallas (nevelo-)apa
(step-)father
date / place of birth szOle tesi id6 / hely (mostoha- I fel-)testver (Jany)
(step/ half-)sister
be born (meg)szOletik (mostoha- I fel-)testver (fiu)
kor (step / half-)brother
age nagymama
csecsem6, kisbaba grandmother
infant nagypapa
totyog6 kisgyermek grandfather
toddler grandchild / grandchildren unoka / unokak
child(hood) gyermek(kor)
grandson fiuunoka
adolescent serdOlo I kamasz
granddaughter lanyunoka
teenager tizeneves
godmother keresztanya
come of age nagykoruva valik
godfather keresztapa
adult(hood) felnott(kor)
iskolaba jar godchild / godchildren keresztgyerek / gyerekek
go to / attend school egyke
bolcsode an only child
nursery school
6voda siblings testverek
kindergarten
altalanos iskola twins ikrek
primary school
gimnaz,um orphan arva
grammar school
cous in unokatestver
secondary technical school szakkozepiskola
szakmunkaskepz6 aunt nagyneni
vocational school
university egyetem uncle nagybacsi
college foiskola niece unokahug
qualify as ... vmily en vegzettseget nephew unokaocs
szerez the in-laws a hazastars hozzatartoz6i
highest level of education legmagasabb iskolai mother-in-law any6s
vegzettseg fathe r-in-law ap6s
take up a career as... vmilyen palyat valaszt sister-in-law s6gornc5
/ stb.
be in sy's early / mid- / late a huszas / harmincas brother-in-law s6gor
twenties / thirties / etc. eveinek elejen / kozepen / daughter-in-law meny
vegen van son-in-law VO
personal life mag anelet the black sheep a csalad fekete baranya
professional career szakmai karrier of the family
middle-aged kozepkoru
grow old megoregszik
retire nyugdijba megy /
visszavonul
retired nyugdijas
pensioner nyugdfjas
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