Love and Marriage Idioms

Where do these words belong? Write them into the correct

idiomatic expression, and then use the expressions in the short
situations. Make sure you use them in the correct form.

CRUSH FOR CHAT OUT KNOT WALK QUESTION THICK

1) …………………… down the aisle

2) …………………… somebody up
3) stay together through …………………… and thin
4) have a …………………… on somebody
5) tie the ……………………
6) pop the ……………………
7) fall …………………… somebody
8) go …………………… with someone

 “Hey, Peter, you’ve been together with Jenny for five years, and she’s a lovely
girl. Don’t you think it’s time to
………………………………………………………… ?”
“Funny, that you’ve asked that. Guess what! We’re getting married next
month!”
 “When I was at secondary school, I
………………………………………………………. on my English teacher,
Jeffrey.”
“Did he also fancy you?”
“Of course not, he didn’t even notice me!”
 “Hello, may I sit here? You have a beautiful smile, and you seem to be a really
funny girl…”
“Are you trying to ……………………………………………………?”
 “I’ve asked Donna to marry me and she said yes!”
“How did you ……………………………………………..?”
“I invited her for dinner at our favourite restaurant and hid the ring in a glass of
champagne.”
 “I don’t understand! Jack always ………………………………….. blonde girls,
but his new girlfriend is a brunette.”
“Well, I’m sure he sees something in her!”
  “Hey, Judy, what’s wrong?”
“I’ve split up with Mark.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. How long have you been …………………………………………
him?”
“Three years.”

 “My parents have been married for 50 years.”

“That’s so beautiful. In those days people ……………..............................
......................................................………………………………. .”
 “What’s your wedding dream?”
“I’d like to …………………………………………………… in a beautiful white
dress having all my family and friends around me.”

Summer Festivals in Hungary and all around the world

Watch this short video on Youtube about the history of Glastonbury
Festival which is one of the world’s largest music and arts events.
Answer the questions in full sentences and complete the gaps .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tG82Bw1HLA

A Short History of the Glastonbury Festival

1. What adjectives does the reporter use about the site of the festival?

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2. How many tickets were sold in 2013 within 1 hour 40 minutes?

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3. Which year did the festival start? ...........................................................

 4. Who died one day before the first festival started?

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5. How much did the tickets for the first festival cost?

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6. What was included in the ticket during the first festival?

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7. How many people came to the first festival?

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8. “By the nineties it was clear that what was once a fun hippie get-together had

become a ........................................................... event”

9. ‘Yeah, I’ve been around a few years’ – who says this while talking to two

young men from his car? (not his name but his connection to the festival)

(quite an important person, look carefully, you might recognise his younger self

earlier in the video) ....................................................................................

10. How much money was raised for charity in 2010?

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Read this short synopsis of the most

popular musicals of all time, The Phantom Of
The Opera, and do the vocabulary task
under it.

“His voice calls to her, nurturing her extraordinary talents

from the shadows of the opera house where innocent
chorus girl Christine Daae makes her home. Only ballet mistress Madame Giry knows that
Christine's mysterious "Angel of Music" is actually the Phantom, a disfigured musical genius
who haunts the catacombs of the theatre, terrifying the ensemble of artists who live and work
there.
When temperamental diva La Carlotta walks out in the middle of a dress rehearsal for the
company's latest production, the theatre's eager new managers have no choice but to thrust
Christine into the spotlight.

Her mesmerizing opening night performance captivates both the audience and the Phantom,
who devotes himself to casting his protégé as the opera's next star. But he is not the only
powerful man to be awed by the young soprano, as Christine soon finds herself courted by
the theatre's wealthy patron, the Vicompte Raoul de Chagny.

Though she is enthralled by her charismatic mentor, Christine is undeniably drawn to the
dashing Raoul, enraging the Phantom and setting the stage for a dramatic crescendo in
which soaring passions, fierce jealousies and obsessive love threaten to drive the fated
lovers past the point of no return.” (filmjabber.com)

Find the opposites of the following adjectives. You can find them in
the text in bold.
1. obvious, visible, clear – __________________________

2. poor – _____________________________

3. immoral, corrupt, guilty – _________________________

4. oldest – ___________________________

5. calm, patient, unchanging – ____________________________

6. meek, tame – _____________________________________

7. ineffective, incapable, weak – ______________________

8. disinterested, unenthusiastic – ________________________

9. unimpressive, dull, unfashionable – ______________________

10. attractive, charming - ________________________

The International Music Day is being held on the 1st of October
each year. Let’s celebrate remembering great hits and performers
from the 60’s – 80’s.

Across

3. Here are two verses from the song Imagine by John Lennon. „Imagine all the people

Living life in ___________”

5. Dire Straits was a British rock band formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler who was the singer
of the band and is an amazing guitarist. One of his hits is ________________ in arms

6. ___________________ are a German rock band with a musical style that has ranged from
hard rock to heavy metal. One of their song is Still loving you.

8. The ______________ was an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960 with
members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
9. Jesus Christ _________________ is a 1970 rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd
Webber.

10. The Rolling Stones is an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The lead singer is
Mick _____________________ and Keith Richards plays the guitar.

Down

1. We are the champions is a song by the band Queen. The bands’ singer was Freddie
______________.

2. Cats is a musical that was composed by _________________

4. One of the The Rolling Stones’s greatest hits is - Paint It__________

7. ____________ to Heaven is sung by the English rock band Led Zeppelin

Group Project
Create a Music Magazine for teenagers.

- Give a title to your magazine.

- Design a cover.
- Prepare the layout of your magazine.
- Edit your magazine (Use any kind of technique)
- Size: A/5 length: 8 pages including the covers
- Create the content; write articles, columns and stories. Use
the internet for help but always add the source.
- Gather images.
- Send the magazine and the layout to the following address:
hebeangolverseny@gmail.com. In the subject of the email
write your name, and Teens 5/1/groupwork
- Write about the latest music news abroad and in Hungary. You
should include news related to 3 different genres at least (e.g.
classical, pop, musical, jazz, rock, folk, etc. )
- Use illustrations.
- Don’t forget to give your name as editor or publisher of the
magazine
 Group Project

An American History and Social Studies Quiz

• Create a 6-question multiple choice quiz.

Each of them is worth 5 points, and they will be graded by the following:
• Each question should have a different topic like technology, companies,
entertainment, politics, wars and conflicts, people, and so on. See some examples
below.
• Each question should be meaningful and shouldn’t contain useless or unrelated
information. Make them as interesting as you can.
• The number of the alternative answers should be 3..
• Pay attention to grammar!
• Be smart, creative, use the Internet, but do not copy! Give all the sources you used.
• Print the quiz, and solve it before sending it to us.

examples: Apple computer, Silicon Valley, Harley Davidson, American cars (Ford,
Chevrolet, GMC), Academy Awards, Watergate scandal, Sports, basebal, Superbowl,
Bill Gates, iconic movies

Jules Verne (Gyula Verne) and his futuristic predictions

It is always exciting to see how people of old times imagined the future – the time we actually
live in.

Read this article about the ideas of the famous 19th-century French
writer, Jules Verne, and complete the text with the missing phrases.
Write the letter of the corresponding expressions on the dotted
lines. Be careful! There is an extra phrase that you won’t need!
VERNE’S PREDICTIONS OF THE FUTURE

“The Father of Science Fiction,” Jules Verne (1828-1905), would be 189 if he were still alive
today. He lived in the era of steam ships and telegraphs, but was able to imagine
technologies (1)......... .

He predicted a lot of things that have happened, but that's because he was reading a lot and
talking with people and he knew what was going on in the world around him. So, why should
we be surprised? It wasn't magic. He was just paying attention to things.

There were other 19th-century French authors who weaved current technologies into their
works, but Verne is remembered because he also happened to be a great storyteller.

1. ELECTRIC SUBMARINES

In perhaps his most famous novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Verne's
Captain Nemo travels the world's oceans in a giant electric submarine, the Nautilus.

(2) ........, the Nautilus isn't all that different from some modern submarines powered by lead-
acid batteries.

The Nautilus was fully powered by electricity, "which at that time had a kind of magical aura,"
said Rosalind Williams, a historian of technology at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT).

2. NEWSCASTS

In an 1889 article, "In the Year 2889," Jules Verne described an alternative to newspapers:
"Instead of being printed, the Earth Chronicle is every morning spoken to subscribers, who,
from interesting conversations with reporters, statesmen and scientists, (3) .......... ."

The first newscast didn't happen until 1920, nearly 30 years after Verne imagined it. The first
network-television newscast would have to wait another 28 years.

3. SOLAR SAILS

In his 1865 science fiction classic, From the Earth to the Moon, Jules Verne speculated
about light-propelled spacecraft. Today,(4) ......... : solar sails.
4. LUNAR MODULES

Jules Verne also wrote about what are today called lunar modules. In From the Earth to the
Moon, he described "projectiles" that could be used (5) ........... .

Verne imagined "a big gun going off, and you get enough force to break through gravity,"
MIT's Williams said.

5. SKYWRITING

Jules Verne was a keen observer of the world around him, and one of the fields he paid
attention to was advertising. In "In the Year 2889," Verne described "atmospheric
advertisements"—similar to skywriting.

"Everyone has noticed those enormous advertisements reflected from the clouds," Verne
wrote, "so large (6) .......... or even entire countries."

6. VIDEOCONFERENCING

In "In the Year 2889" Jules Verne describes the "phonotelephote"—a forerunner to today's
videoconferencing technologies. The phonotelephote allowed "the transmission of images by
means of sensitive mirrors connected by wires," Verne wrote.

Verne's phonotelephote is (7) ......... —if not the earliest—reference to a videophone in

fiction.

7. TASER

Jules Verne's favourite topic of speculation was the vehicle, but he also wrote about
weapons that didn't yet exist. For example, in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, he
described a gun that delivers a strong electric jolt, much like a Taser "electronic control
device".

Of his device, Verne wrote: "The balls sent by this gun are not ordinary balls, but little cases
of glass. These glass cases are covered with a case of steel, and weighted with a pellet of
lead; they are real Leyden bottles"— (8) ......... —"into which the electricity is forced to a very
high tension. With the slightest shock they are discharged, and the animal, however strong it
may be, falls dead."
8. SPLASHDOWN SPACESHIP

In From the Earth to the Moon, Verne imagined a spacecraft (9) .......... and floating—just like
the capsule of the 1959 Mercury spacecraft.

9. THE JUKEBOX AND THE HOLOGRAPH

That’s right, he anticipated these too. In The Carpathian Castle, some villagers are terrified of
a certain castle, from which (10) ........ . An intrigued visitor decides to see what is happening,
and he finds out that they were hearing just recorded sounds and holographic images.

A. to carry passengers to the Moon

B. learn the news of the day
C. one of the earliest
D. they can hear voices and see shapes
E. which exists a very similar way today
F. that wouldn’t be invented for over a century
G. 18th-century devices used to store static electricity
H. the technology has a name
I. landing in the ocean
J. aside from its organ, formal dining room, and other luxuries
K. they may be seen by the populations of whole cities
EU Vocabulary

If you happen to follow the news about the EU in the English-

speaking media, you might encounter words or expressions which
are specific and difficult to understand unless you are familiar with
the EU jargon. Here you can find a collection of such terms and
their definitions. Your task is to match the phrases with the
definitions.

a. language learning and use

b. eco-friendly, green
c. small business owner, businessperson / firm / company
d. no border area
e. countries that joined the European Union before 2004
f. time and money
g. transport /travel, moving around the EU
h. university
i. openness towards / contact with other culture
j, every two years

1. biennial
2. entrepreneur
3. EU15
4. higher education institution
5. sustainable
6. intercultural dialogue
7. mobility
8. multilingualism
9. resources
10. Schengen area

a b c d e f g h i j
Cities in the future
You can hear a discussion about future cities. First, do the vocabulary
matching task. Then, listen to the following recording and answer the
questions about the conversation.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6min/160714_6min_english_cities_down
load.mp3

1. congested a) move from one place to another

2. utopia b) the basic facilities in a town like electricity
3. smog c) an imaginary place where everything is perfect
4. migrate d) everywhere
5. shanty towns e) air pollution
6. off the grid f) overcrowded
7. infrastructure g) poor communities where houses are built out of cheap
material
8 . ubiquitous h) without facilities such as electricity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1. Which computer game is mentioned at the beginning of the talk?

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2. Which Chinese city is mentioned?

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3. What is “urban sprawl”? ________________________________________________

4. Why do l migrate to cities according to the programme?

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5. What is a game changer according to Mr Rossant?

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6. What percentage of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2050?

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