15.

CotvtMUNlcATIoN
can take money out of your account or pay some in.
A post office can also be a place where you can try
your luck; you can get lottery tickets and scratchcards
there. Last but not least, at post offices you have the

opportunity

to buy insurance for your car, home,

travel a nd hea lth.

nowadays ['nao adelzl- mosta nban, ma(na psg)
offer ['ofe*] - ajnl, knl
package ['prkrds] - csomag
stamp [st:ernp] - (posta)blyeg

bill [btl] - szmla

cheque ttjek] - csekk

subscribe to [seb'skrarb te] - el fizet ( jsgra)
transfer [trens'fa:*] - tutal (pnzt)
account [dkauntJ - bankszmla
try one's luck [lnk] - kiprblja a szerencsjt
lottery ['loteriJ - lott
scratchcard ['skrretJko:d] - kapars sorsjegy
last but not least [,lo:st bet not 'li:st] -vgril, de nem
utolssorba n

What do you have to do f you want to send a

letter by post?

First of all, you have to put the letter into an envelope,

Secondly, address the envelope and stick on the

necessary stamps.Then go to a mail box or to a post
office and drop it in. lf you don't have any stamps or
you would like some extra services, such as recorded
delivery, air mail or priority delivery, you must go to a
post office and you will be given the necessary stamps
and stickers for your letter.
envelope ['envaleop] - bortk

address [e'dres] - megcmez

stick on [strk DnJ - rragaszt
mail box ['merlboks] - postalda
drop in [drop In] - bedob

priority delivery [pra1,oreti dllrvariJ - els bbsgi

kz bes ts
sticker ['stlke*]

matrica

opportunty [,opa'tju:nati] - lehet sg

insu rance [rn'juerens]

biztosts

Thnk of the post office closest to your home,

What s it lke? How many counters are there?

a)

ln our village there is only a very small post office.

There are two counters. At the first one you can send
leers, telegraffis, faxes and parcels. you can also buy
stamps, envelopes and postcards there. At the second

counter you can pay your bills and send money by

money order or cheque. our post office doesn't offer

anything else, so we have to go to the nearest town if
we want other services. But we are happy to have this
small post office, and we hope it won't be replaced by
a mobile post office.

b)

It is a very big post office with 6 counters. The first two

counters are marked with a very big red disk, meaning
every service is available there. The third counter is

telegram by post?
You have to go to a post office and ask for a telegram
form. You have to fiIl it in: you have to write on it the
name and address of the addressee, and also those of
the sender, and then you have to write the text of the
telegram. You pay according to the number of words.
For someone's birthday or wedding you can also choose
a congratulatory telegram, which has a beautiful
envelope and a card with the text of the telegram. You
can ask for it to be delivered on a given day.
addressee [,redrdsi:J - cmzett
sender ['sende*J - felad
text [tekstJ - szoveg
according to ['kc:drrt te] - vminek megfelel en
congratulatory telegram [ken,grretJrtlerteri] - dsztvirat
given day ['gryn] - adott nap

marked parcel post, meaning that your parcels are

weighed there and you are given a parcel form to fill

in and send your parcel with. At the fourth and fifth
counters you can pay your bills and send money by
money order or cheque. you can also use the bank
service at these counters. lf you want to receive a letter
sent by recorded delivery or you want to open your
post office box, you have to go to the sixth window.

counter [tkar_rnta*] - (pnztr)ablak, pult

money order ['mnni,c:da*] - pnzesutalvny
replace [rlplers] - helyettest
mobile post office ['meobarl] - mobil posta
mark [mo:k] - jelol
available [dverlebl] - elrhet , ignybe vehet
weigh [wet] - lemr (s lyt)
parcel form [fc:m] - nyomtatvny csomagfeladshoz
fill in [,fil'rn] - kitolteni
recorded delivery [rr,kc:drd dlhveri] - ajnlott kzbests
post office box ['paust ofis boksJ - postafik

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parcel by past?
First, you have to put your things into a thick envelope

or a box and wrap it in paper. you can also choose a box

available at post offices that you don't have to wrap.

you have to write on it the name and addres both of
the peopte who are to receive it and also who send
it, the value of its contents and also what it contains.
secondly, you have to take it to the post office, have
it weighed and you have to fiIl in a parcel form. you
pay according to the weight of your parcel and also the
address: you pay a lot more if you send it abroad.
thick [0rk] - vastag
wrap lrrep] - becsomagol
available [e'vetlebl] - kaphat
receive [rtsi:vJ

kap

value ['vrclju:] - rtk

contents ['kontents] - tartalom
contain [karttern] - tartalmaz
have it weghed [weld] - lemret

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15. coMMUNlcATloN
parcel form['po:sl fc:m]-csomagk ldsi
nyomtatvnv

weight[wert]-srilY
ax bY

ffi
ffi

Post?

ffi
You have to 8o to a post office and ask for a fax ffi
form. You have to fill it in; you have to write
on i, ,r," ffi
;:1,1ff ff.tlTi;:,lx:ff ? rff Jj li:T"jtff
W

or a document to be faxed. You pay according

to

the

Pages,
attach[e.trctfl-csatol
document drrl:"i*u - irat, dokumentum
number of

ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi

PrortY

letter?

li:Ti:xT: :,,

::,,,l,x,[?fffi lil,,,Ji,il"Jl

nJte
to saY the letter has b_een Posted. The person who
receives it must sign a form when it is delivered. you

ffi
ffi
ffi
can also enquire about the delivery of the letter
using
ffi
its registration number.
ffi
ln HungarY a Priority letter is one that is
delivered ffi
on the next working day. You pay a bit more
for the ffi
Posta8e than for normal delivery.
ffi
registration number [,red3lstrerJn nnmbe*] _
ffi
nyilvntartsi szm
ffi
official note [dfdl
* hivatalos igazols
ffi
engulre |rrikware*] - rdekl dik
ffi
PrioritY [Prar,oroti] - els bbsgi
ffi
posta'e ['paostld3] - postai dj
ne<.lt]

ffi

ffi
mail

lf You know how much

You have to pay for an air
letter, You don't have to
8o to a post office; vou ,iroiu

ffi
ffi
stick on the stamps and write'air mail'on'it,
or vou ffi
can Put an 'air mail' sticker on it, Then you
drop it into ffi
a letter box. lf you don't know the price, you'co
to a ffi
Post office, where you are given the necessaru
*' vtgllli'J
it".o.
ffi
'
and

mail'sticker,

air mail[bemerl]

ffi

lgiposta

How do you address an envelope in

ffi
ffi
England?

You write the addressee's name on the

rieht-hand

that his or her

address.

English People usually write the addressee,s

in the middle of the envelope, under
tr,., ,n.

ffi

ffi
ffi

n.r" ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
"; ffi

side of the envelope in the middle. under

ti.
You write the town or village, under that come the
name of the street and the house number.
unoer ttris
you write the postcode of the town
or village at the
bottom of the envelope. ln the top le,ft-hand
;;r;";
the envelope you write the sender,s nrr.
.no ,na"|.

name

noul"

il:,:*:",,T,,"Ji

;il".,ill i:;ffiJ,,l""jilfJ

iop left-hand corner as Hungarian people do,

Postcode ['Peostker:d]- irnytszm

Yes, we have a telephone at home; although

everybody
has a cell phone as well, cable phone is mucrr
crraper.

access, cable television and the

1" o.' for lnternet
on"'. together, and we are given a reduced

r,:';.

cable [.keIbl] - kbel

reduced price [rl dju:st]

kedvezmny es

r/dj

the same registration number. You get an

orficiat

the'air

number and the street. Then they wrte the name

of
.nj ,n" post code. They usually

the town or village

ffi

ffi

o/

b/

First of all, you have to know the number

of the person
..n', ,"r"rber, you can look it
up in a teteptrone airectory or call directory
enquiries.
When you have the nurnu.r, pick up the receiver,
wait

you're calling, lf you

for the dialling tone, dial the number and

make a call,
lf the Person doesn't answer the phone, the
line may
be engaged; in this case call him/her later.
otherwise,
You can leave a message on the answering machine or
voice mail, When You finish,
You hang up,
make a call [kc:u - telefonl
look up 1,totxp1'- kikeres

directory [dtrkteri] - telefonk nyv

directory enquiries fdI,rekteri rrikwalori:z]
- tudakoz

:j:!i:j,itlj, T"",'"',".,*..r,u
:i:iTl'":,r"*i1",*'''-brig

hang

.nr*", tt phone [b:nse* e feun] - felveszi a telefont

line [larn] -" vonal

engaged[rn'gerd3d]-foglalt
case [kets] - eset

o_therwise

[h ewarz]-mskrjlrinben
- tjzenetet

leave amessage ['mesrd3]

hagy

ffiHTf rq:"i ,!ffiH"T:Ji:n]-rizenetr

gzt

hang (hung, hung) up

[,helhp] [hrrd - leteszi a kagylt

haPPened? How did you

feel?
Yes, l have. lt happened about a month
ago. lwanted to
call my best friend and l misdialled her number.
lt was
a verY embarrassing situation, because
the number l
called belonged to the City Prison. l just apologised
and said, 'sorry, wrong number', and put
down ttre
receiver at once. After that l sent my best
friend a text
message, because l was afraid to dial again.
Yes,,lhave, The situation itself was not
a frustrating one;
l felt relaxed and said'sorry, wrong
number,. l wanted

ffi

119

15. CoruMUNIcATloN
to phone my granny but l dialled the wrong number. lt
can happen to anyone, so l wasn't embarrassed.

polite [pe'latt] - udvarias

patient ['perfnt] - tLirelmes

wrong number [ror3 'nnntbe{'] - tves szm

misdial [mrs'darel] - fl ret rcsz

introduce [,tntre'dj u:s] - be mutat

misunderstand [,mtsnnde'strend] - fl rert
cut off [knlo|] - sztkapcsol, megszakad a vonal
conversation [,konve' eIJnJ - beszlgets
switch off [swltJ'o|l - kikapcsol
meeting [tmi:tl]l - rtekezlet, megbeszls
conference ['konfarans] - konfe re ncia
lecture ['lektJa'rJ - el ads
cultural ['knltJeral] - kultu rlis
religious [rtlrd3esJ - egyhzi, vallsi

loud [laod]

embarrassing [rm brerasl1] - zavarba ejt , knos

belong to [btlol te] - valakihez tartozik, valaki
a pologise [e'poled3alz]- e l n zstk r
text message [tekst 'mestd3] - sms

frustrating [fr,fstrertIj] - frusztr l

relaxed [rtlrekst] - nyugodt

embarrassed [tnr'brerast] - zavart, zavarban lev

Wve

an answering machine?
No, never. l hate voice mails and answering machines;
l prefer to phone the person several times.

b)

Of course l have. lt often happens that my friends can't

answer their phones, so l always leave a message for
ther"n and they can call me back later.

have d cell/moble phone? How many

people n your famly hdve a cell phane? How long
hdve you hdd a moble phone?

Wtu
a)

No, l don't. l don't need one at the moment, because

l live very close to my school, w have a telephone at
home so we use that one, because it's much cheaper
than using a mobile. l can also use the public phone at
school if something is urgent. Perhaps when l get older
and go to university l will buy one. Only my mother has
a cell phone in our family, because she needs one for
her job.

b)

Everybody has a mobile phone in our family; moreover,

call back [kc:l'bek] - visszahv

@|

What s good telephone etquette? What s

considered rude in your culture?

Good telephone etiquette includes several different

o
o
o
o

things; l'd like to mention the most important ones.

lf you call a private house, the best time to call

is

between 9 am and 9 pm. On Saturdays and Sundays

don't call before ].0 am. Always ask whether the time
is convenient for the person you called.
Don't be very loud while you're phoning.

cell phone [,sel 'feun] - mobiltelefon

mobile phone [,meuball 'feunJ - mobiltelefon
public [tpnbhkJ - nyilvnos
whenever [wen'eve*] - brmikor

caII someone, always introduce yourself first

and tell himlher who you would like to speak to.

Always spell words and names that are easy to

misunderstand.
lf you get cut off while speaking, it is always the caller

who has to ring back.

lf you have misdialled, don't put down the receiver,

but always apologise and say'sorry, wrong number'.

Never listen to other people's

a)

telephone

conversations.
Try to make your conversation as short as possible;
don't waste the other person's time.

Always switch off your mobile when you are at

meeting, conference, lecture or school.

You must switch off your mobile at cultural or religious
eve nts.

it is an urgent callthat you have to answer, leave the

room and make the conversation as short as possible.
If

etiquette ['etrket] - illem, etikett

consider [korr'slde*] - valaminek tekint, tart

rude [ru:d] - faragatlan, udvariatlan
convenient [kertvi:nient] - megfelel , alkalmas

Iza

my father has Z mobile phones: one of them is his

private phone, and the other one is for his work. l got
mine for my 14th birthday, so l've had it for 2 years now.
l can say that l couldn't live without it. l can call or text
my friends or family whenever l want. lt's brilliant.

Be polite and patient.

lf you

hangos

event [r'vent] - esemny

urgent ['a:d3ant] - stirg s

you ever teft a voice mal or a message on

a)

b)

How many phone calls do you usually receve/

make n one day? About how many text messages do
you usually send a day?
l can say |'m a

phone-addict: l'm always on the phone.

In the afternoons and evenings after school l call my

friends and we have long chats. l usually make about

I2-I5 calls a day and l receive about 4 or"5. l usually
send about 15-20 text messages every day.

l don't make a lot of calls a day; l prefer using the

tnternet. l usually make 1or 2 calls in the evenings and
l receive about 3-4 calls. Every day l send a text to my

mum after school when I get home. l send about 2-3

more to my friends in the afternoon.
receve [rtsi:v]

kap, fogad

phone-addict [-redrktJ - a telefon rabja

have a chat ttJet] - trsalog

15. CorurrnuNlcATloN
Hungary? How dd .you decide which company
use? Are you happy

company?

with this

ffi
to ffi
ffi

-l

'
|lifuiilli'i;X1l}f:[:l"ffi"';#J;*1,1*::qJ ffi ,
W
There are three cell phone companies,
T-com, panon
and Vodafone' lt wasn't me who decided
on the one
Yvl

'Pgj
they use for me.-l'm happy with iu l have
'
never had
problem with the
l

service,

phonecompany[,knmpeni]-telefontrsasg,

ffi

ffi

ffi

,ry

You sPend a month on your cell

[i; :

,tl,
l4 F

:;

:)

,:il,

:,fi;iihl;il;?i,in"i

from mY grandparents, so l can pry rol'

card'based['ka:d

forgetful [e!etf! - feledkeny

ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
,ni ffi

upior 6irv ,rp

fc:*]

,'o"j.*,
sprolni

ffi

ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi

161156i

cost [kosq Pocket money ['pokrt mnni] -

zsebpnz

Apart from the basic features of voice

calls and

ffi

text

ffi
messaging, my telephone has the following
tunctions: ffi
a clock, an alarm clock, a calculator
and a Tew ;;;;.
ffi
lt has a colour disPlaY, so it can also
u" ur'"o ioi
sending and receiving
ffi
Pictures and it has a built-in
ffi
digital camera' lt has several ring tones
and t can also
ffi
use some downloadable ones, but
of course l can also
ffi
use the vibrating alert when l_don't
want ,y phon" io
ffi
ring loudlY, There are.a lot of interch.ng.rti.
;"";;;
available on the market for mY mobil!,
out.i tr,. ffi
moment l don't want to change mine:
ffi
l'm completely
| ---'' ffi
satisfied with it'
ffi
.{^__l_ jellegzetessg
feature ['fi:tJa*]- tulajdonsg,
:^ll _
ffi
aPart from [e'po:t frem] azon fel l,
hogy; vlbmin felril
ffi
function ['fnlkJn] - funkci

ra

alarm clock j,i, kr"k] breszt

calculator [.kelkjulerta*]
colour display [,knlo* displer] szn-es
built-in [,brlfrn] - beptett

ffi

-szmolgp

ffi

kije|z

ffi
hang
downloadable [,da<ln'leodabl1- tetrinneto
ffi
vibrating alert [valbrertr1 o,|s:t]
- rezg hvsielzs ffi
interchangeable[,rnta.tJeind3rUt1-.rireth"r;---- ffi
d.igital c;mer;i,a,aiuTl1-=rre]
ring tone ['rI4 teun] * cserig

mobile.

disadvantages of mobte phones?

First, let's see some of the most important
advantages
of mobilePhones.Mobilephonesmakeourliveseasier.
You can always have youi mobile with you
and it can

:i lfi".:Ti:ili"J:T;ftil:fiffililT;
ffi
ffi

.l_..+.,...
belst]-krtYaalaPri

fiIH'i:J^'.r,T'-"J'*l',
save

,y ..ri,

mother is alwaYs at home with my little brother,

so
don't have to pi on. her. As we live in a small
village,

ffi

and l have to budget carefully until the

next month.
l have to save up for the costs of
my mobile. l usually
save mY Pocket moneY and loften get
some,on"u

textmessages

l'jffi'ffi[::,l:ill'JIr:I

;:irXTlI"ffTJ]J:ffilXl'j'iJ".li.T;iffi[:

phone?

:'.:,i:?r:l'r"iJi:lT

nion", and my parents can,t pay for it every month.

ro tetttne truth, l don,t really need one, because
my

ffi

szolgltat

*#

phone?
:,'

- digitlis fnykpez gp

you can catl the police as well. lf you

are late, you can
.11l_tr,. pur.on *.iting ro.. you. lf you
are lost, you
15^"
can
callfor helP, Mobiles have a built-in pnone
uoot, so
you always carry important phone
numbers with you.
You can send text messages if the person
you *.nt to
speak to doesn't answer the phone. tf you
are boreO

;#:J::,il,:i:Hiltl,fiIfiTilt;ni:l

i]u. ,oru disadvantages as well. Many people use

tieir_mouites while they are driving and
this causes a

loiot accioen,r. s"r" i""pt. ur" their mobiles

very
roujrr,n public places-# ia can be very annoying

.r"., *o places the reception is

you can,t hear your partner or they
can,t hear
,o
vou. vou also have to be very careful how much you
;;;;"r, mobile, as it can be very expensive. Another
oroor". is that some people use their cameras in bad
roi otrr"rr. tn some
noor,

ilJlis,inruttingothero";o,".Mobilescanalsodamage
you.

".rr,

if they are too loud.

ji"iu"n,"r"
"o""*"*"oo.vo:ntrd3]-el

[,drsod.vo:ntrd3]

ny

"ilur"n." t.*-bj;i.;i:';*t

htrny
k

ilff:',"J:,!r:';1'..,'i'J;;."'nal,

r<igt n

J"'uii 1k"'"1- oto'

annoying [e.ncug] - zavar

il::ffi;i]r;Jffi

ir""li Prr*rq -

a"i"g"

vetet, terero

megsrt, megbnt
[Uemrd5] - krost

cover.[.knvs*]-"]gr.p.JwrrruJdU|J-L5elelneToW
satisfied [batIsfard]
-

elgedett

ffi

ffi

"'

ffi
ffi

know it would be very difficult, but

of course l could
|.
live without it. l could live without
it before l had;;;
was very easy to get used to it. lt
rnv iir.
!11,it
easier and l often use it.

.rt.i

I21

l
l

15. CoruMUNIcATIoN

b)

l can't imagine living without it. l use it every day: l

often call my friends and text them and l have the
most important phone numbers in its phone book.
also use the built-in diary, so lwould be very upset if
lost it or couldn't have it.

who talk very loudly on their phones about personal

matters.

annoy [eincr.]

get used to [get Ju:st te] - hozzszokni

imagine [r'mred3lnJ - elkpzelni
upset [,nPset] - osszezavarodott, ktsgbeesett

b)

your parents ever been gngry wth you

your
phone use?
because o

l can

examples: First of all, a lot of people make phone calls

on their mobiles while they're driving. The problem

comes up when they aren't using the mobile hands
free but they're holding the phone. This causes a lot
of accidents. Another problem with drivers is that
they often start writing text messages when their car

remepber something that

happened about a month ago.

Sv father was driving

is stopped at traffic lights. lt can be very dangerous. l

really don't like people who play noisy games on their
mobiles in public. lt is very annoying for a lot of people.
Last but not least a lot of people talk very loudly on
their mobiles on public transport and they also discuss
very personal matters. l really hate tistening to other
people's conversations. What people should do is to
try to be more careful and more polite to others. They
shouId talk really quietly if they are in a public place

on the motorway and my bestlfriend called me on

my mobile. l was laughing ,nq talking very loudly
and my father got very angry, Pecause he couldn't
pay attention. l knew it wasn't arnice thing to do, so l
apologized

later.

motorway ['meutewer] - autplya

pay attention [per dtenfn] - fig{elni

apologize ['polad3alzJ -

@I

,:|rrst

kr

or they should not answer the phone if the situation

is not convenient.

At what age do kids get cell phones nowadays?

lt's difficult to say, because it depends on their parents.

manner ['mrcnat] - modor, stlus

behave badly [bfhetvJ - rosszul viselkedik
come up [,knm\p] - felmerril, megjelenik
hands free [hrendz fri:J - kihangostva
hold [heuldJ - kzben tart
cause [kc:z] - okoz
traffic lights ['trrcfiklarts] - kozlekedsi jelz lmpk
noisy [tncrzi] - zajos
in public firr'pnblftJ - nyilvnosan
annoying [dnctrg] - bosszant, idegest
publc transport ['pnblik trpnspc:tJ - tomegkozlekeds
discuss [dtsknsJ - megvitat, megbeszl
careful ['keefl] - vatos
public place [,pnblik 'plels] - nyilvnos hely

Some kids get a mobile when they start primary

school, but l think most kids get their first mobile at
the age of 9 or 10.
depend on [dfpend] - ftigg vmit

your phone?

a)
b)

As my mobile phone is a very simple one, l know all its

functions very well.
l have got a very up-to-date model and l know only the
functions that l generally use. l simply don't need the
other ones.

function ['fngkJn] - funkci

simple ['srmpl] - egyszer

up-to-date [,nptetert] - modern, leg jabb
model ['modal] - vltozat
generally ['cl3enreli] - lta l ba n

@!

Does t ever annoy you when peopte use ther

cell phones?

a)

Sometimes it does, for example when l am at the

cinema and the person behind me is using a mobile
during the film. l hate it.

b)

Yes, it does. l hate people who use their mobiles

without paying attention to other people. l don't like
drivers using their nnobiles on the roads or people

I22

Talk about bad moble phone mdnners, and

what you thnk people should do,

There are a lot of people who behave badly while

using their mobile phones. Just let me give you some

Yes, they have, severaI times. Their problem is that l

evenings, because l talk to
always go to rye
my friends on the phone\metimes l talk too loudly
and they don't like that eith\

Yes, they have.

bosszant, idegest

personal [tpa:sanl] - szemlyes

matter [tmrete*] - gy, dolog, tma

Wve
a)

wthout [wt' aut] - anlktil, hogy

@I

Are you worred about rddation from your cell

phone?

a)

No, l'm not, l don't believe in it, because there are

thousands of people using their mobiles for work every
day for long hours and they have no health problems,
so l don't think l should be worried.

b)

Yes, a bit. Sometimes l read articles on the lnternet

about it. A lot of scientists claim that cell phones can

cause health problems such as brain tumours, other

kinds of cancer or permanent headaches. So l try to
use my mobile only for very short conversations and l
use our telephone at home for longer ones.
be worried about ['wnridJ - asgdik vmi miatt
believe in [btli:v] - hisz valamiben

15. CorvlruuNlcATloN

::;Jilfl:llh:'.ft'*'

(termszet)tuds
clam[klerm]-llt
brain tumour [brerrftjrr:nre*]
- agydaganat
cancer ['krcnse*] - rk
permanent ['ps:menent] _ lland

fe;fr;s

ffi

bY the

ffi

l\.Jaa
l' llrl

swtched on n

was in one of the pockets of my rucksack. When

l
got off the tram l wanted to phone
my mum, but my
mobile Wasn't there any more. A pickpocket stole
it
while l was travelling,

ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi

scientisi ['sarennst] -

headache [Yrderk] -

ffi

ffi

class?

lt is a school rule at our

entering the classroom we have ro
No,-.never,

ffi

sc
,*iiJ ;';;

time [tarm] - amire, amikorra

;r:T'il:Jfi,-jrffiJ

- tulajdonkRpen, valjban

:fi:",1fi:[;l,o"'n
;pickpoiiiet

[.pikpokrt] - zsebtolvaj

&

'"iip,].::....jj::r,J:'in"iJ:ffi.1*i'#ffi,",
ffi
vkinek

be atlowed to [o,Iaod]
switched on [swrtJt] -

ffi

- szabad

bekapcsolva
rn
rule[ru:l]-szao'''
entering [bntorr'] - ._,._.._
belpve
classroom ['klo:srom] - osztlyterem

ffi

ffi Ol

nclass[klo:s]-tantsi

ffi
ffi
ffi

lt isn,t illegal to speak on a mobile while you,re

but You must use Your mobile hands

fre,

illegalfi'li:gl]-t rvnYbe tkzszablytalan

ffi",
ffi
ffi

malfunctoned? ffi m
ago l dropped it by
ffi

You do when Your cell Phone last

Yes, it has, About two month

accident and its LCD screen didn't display
anyttring.
took it to a mobile rePair shoP and they
itrarrgea tjle
screen, lt cost me. quite a lot of money,
so now l'm
much more

careful,

break down [,brerk3aon] _

elromlik

malfunction [,mrcl.fa9kJn]
lrJ Jl!-rlleB,llt,.'soolK,
- meghibsodik, hib
nlDasan

kcidik

drop[drop]-leejt

i ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi

L_CD

ffi
ffi
ffi

stolen?
l

have,

l was at the

swimming.

pool

.r,ji.nJ ffi
ffi

and while l Was getting dressed l put it

on .
forgot about it, By the time l got back from
it wasn't there. Actually, l didn't really
lose it:lv_immins
someon

c)

took

":::tr''::::::'

,:',::::ii:;;:::::,r,

(,iloveenglish (all one worut AT freemail

DoT .eltJ
:1u,,;.
t trive onty one email address because ldon,t

iTilT'jT

addresses.
'topicsforteens@gmail,com

one of them

is

(,topicsforteens (all one

word} AT grril or .or,1. r use it for registering
at
different ilebsites, o...ur" l don,t want
to share
my personal address with several people.
My other
email addres s is mancika@citromait,hu (,mancika
AT

citromail DoT hu'). This one is my personal

address for
mY friends and relatives.
.

register['red3rste*]-bejelentkezik,

regisztrl

internetesoldal

Sometimes ldo. My friend has a cousin who

lives in
Australia and she iame to Hungary in the
summer.
Sometimes we write each other emails and
as she

ffi

mobile and it has never been stolen.

unfortunately,

':^r

- szerintem

WJo.,n,.speakHunga,i.n,*ewriteinEnglish.

a)lcansayl,mverylucky,becausel,veneverlostmyW-

b)

ldo,butaswedon,thavethelnternetathomel

can use it only at school or at my friends,. So l

use it
only twice o, ihr"" times a week.

ffi Yf"?]irll{:'*t;web-oldal,
W
-.
Personal
['Ps:sanl] - szemlyes
ffi
ffi

-vletlentil
screen [,el si:!i; skri;n] - kijelz
display [dr\plel] - kir, kijelez, megjelent
repair shopirtpea*] - szervz
change[tJernd3]-kicserl
cost[kost]-keriilvmennYibe
byaccident['aksIdent]

everbeen

ffi

Yes,

in my opinion [dplnjsn]

ffi
driving

uses email. l use it every day, because luckly we

have
lnternet access at home.

it.

lhave never lost it, but my mobile was stolen

two
Years a8o. lwas travelling on a tram and,y,olit"

'

ffi oi
-

ffi

ffi
ffi
ffi

Ijj;J,jili$1,;: TH:;;jiI';Til i:::T;

homework
to her email address,

Yes, l have. For example, when l,m ill,

l always send an
my form teacher.
-",l

"r.''

'o

essaY['eser]-fogalmazs,essz

formteacher[c:m]-osztlyf n

I23

15. CotvtMUNlcATIoN

Ww

many emaits do you get and send a doy?

How mdny times a day do you access your email
account?
usuallyget about 2-3 emails a day and lsend about 35 letters. Sometimes l send more letters, for example
when l send a group e-mail to everybody in my class. l
l

ToPIC-BASED MINl DlcTloNARY

Posta - post office ['patlst ,ofis]
ablak, pult - counter ['katlnte*J
ajnlott kzbests- recorded delivery [rr,kc:drd dtlrvari]
tutal pnzt - transfer [trrns'fs:*]
banki szolgltats - banking service ['brerlkrr3 ,ss:vts]
bankszmla - account ['kaunt]
blyeg - stamp [strcmpJ
biztosts - i nsu rance finJt_rorens]
bortk- envelope ['envaleup]
cm - address [e'dresJ
cmzett - addressee [,redrdsi:J
csekk - cheque [tJek]
csomag - parcel ['po:slJ
csomag - package ['pektd3J
dsztvirat - congratu latory telegra m [ken,grretfr"flertariJ
el fizet - subscribe to [seb'skrarb ta]
els bbsgi kzbests/ levl - priority delivery / letter
Ipra1,oroti dflrvari]
felad - sender ['sende*]
irnytszrn - post code ['paostkaud]
kapars sorsjegy - scratchcard [tskrretJko:d]
kpeslap - postcard ['pacistko:d]

L24

access my account twice a day: in the afternoon when

l get home from school and then later in the evening,
after dinner, when l have some free time.
access [-rekses]

belp

kszpnztutalsi megbzs - money order [tmnni,c:da*J

kitolt (nyomtatvnyt} - fill in a form [,fil'rn]
lgiposta - air mail ['eemerl]
levl - letter ['leta*J
levl-mrleg - letter scales [skerlzJ
lott - lottery ['loteriJ
magazin, folyirat - magazine [,mrege'zi:n]
mobil posta - mobile post office ['maoball]
nyomtatvny, rlap - form [fc:mJ
pnztutals - money transfer [tmnni trrens,fs:*]
postafik - post office box ['peust ofis boksJ
postai d!j - postage ['peusttdg]
postalda - postbox ['paustboks]
postn elktild - send (sent, sent) by post [bar 'paost]
posts - postman ['peustmen]
posts(n } - postwoman ['paustwclmen]
szllt, kzbest- deliver [dflrve*J
szmla - bill [bil]
tvirat - telegram ['telrgrrem]
(tele)fax - fax [freks]
jsg - newspaper ['nj u:z,perpat]

Telefon - telephone
b g hang - dialling tone ['daralrg taon]

15. CorvlMUNIcATloN
3,r'Ft

|.

felhv vkit - ring (rang, rung) somebody

|rr1, f&J, r^!J
felhv vkit - call somebody
[kc:lJ
felhv vkit - phone somebody
[feon]
felhv vkit - give somebody a ring
[rll.]
felveszi a telefont - answer the phone
[.o:nsa e feon]
flretrcsz - misdlal [nrrsUarel]
foglalt a vonal - the line ls engaged
[rrtgeld3d]
hangposta - voicemail ['vcrsnrerl]
kagyl - receiver [rfsi:vo*]
kapcsol - put you through
[0ru:J
korzetszm - area code ['eerie ksod]
|eteszi a kagylt - hang (hung, hung) up
[,haeo'npJ [hnr3J
leteszi a kagylt - put down the receiver
[rlsi:veif
mellk - extension fik'stenJn]
mobiltelefon - cell phone [,sel .feonJ
mobiltelefon - mobile phone [,nreobarl 'feonJ
.petfacrn]
nyilvnos telefon - public pay phone
[,pnbltk
srns - text message [tekst 'mestd3J
sztkapcsolt, rnegszakadt a vonat you are cut off
[,knt o|l
trcsz - dial [UarolJ
telefonl - make a phone call
[kc:lJ
telefonfrilke - telephone booth
['tehfat-rn bu: J
telefonkrtya - telephone card
[ko:d]

konyv - directory [dtrekteri]

telefonon beszl, telefonl - talk on the phone
[.fet_rn]
telefons zm- (tete)phone number
['feon nnnrbanJ
te lefon

telefontrsasg, szolgltat

phone company [.knmpeni]

.nnnrbe*]
tves szm - wrong number
[roj
tudakoz - directory enquiries
[dr,rekteri ickwareri:zJ
.rzenet - message
['rnesld3J
zenetet hagy - leave a message
[.nresrd3]

zenetrogzt - answering machine

[b:nsorl! ma,Ji:nJ
,,tel, trer - reception
[rtsepfn]

,,isszahv
u,o]l

- call back [kc:l'brekJ

line [larn]

parts and features

of a mobile ptrone - A mobiltelefon rszei
s jel|egzetessge
kku(multor) - battery
['breteri]
antenna - antenna [rerttene]
a

beptett- built-in [,brlt.rnJ

oillenty zet - keypad ['ki:pecl]

3luetooth

Bluetooth ['blu:tu:O]

:seng hang - ring tone ['rl0 teonJ

:serlhet - interchangeable [,rnte'tJernd3abl]

Jigitlis fnykpez gp - digital camera

t rdjttl.kremareJ
ra - alarm clock [dlo:m klok]
el lap - cover ['knva*J
e mlkeztet
- reminder [rfmalrrda*]
' l h a l lgat k/hea dset - ea rpiece/er rp h o nes/ca r_ kits/ha
n ds-f ree
sets ['rapi:sJ / ['refao nz! l
['ko:krts] / [.hrendzfri:J
<ijelz - LCD screen [,el si:Ui: skri:nJ
emertilt - flat [flret]
etolthet - downloadable [,daorr.leodebl]
nen gomb - menu button
[.menju:,bntnJ
n krofon - microphone
[.malkrefeon]
',4P3 lejtsz - MP3 player [,em pi: .0ri: plere*]

ebreszt

Telefonlskor - Telephon ing

Te vagy az Tom? Tommal besztek?

nvagyok. - Yes, speaking.

ls that Tom?

bent van? - ls ... in? (inforrnat)

esetleg elrhet ? - Would ... be available?
... ott van, krem? - ls ... there, ptease?
...-val szeretnk beszlni. - |'d like to speak to ..., please.
A243-as mellket krnm.- Can l have extensi on 243, please?
tadhatok valamityen zenetet? - Can / luay l take a message?
t fogom adni az rizenetet. - |,|l make sure he gets the message.
trapcsolorn az irodjba. - t,|l put you through to his office.
Beszlhetnk ...-val, krem? - Can l talk to..., ptease?
lMay l
speak with ..., please?
Bocsnat, de jelenleg nem elrhet . - |'m sorry, but he's not
available at the moment.
Bocsnat, de pillanatnyilag fogtalt a vonal. |'m sorry but the
line is engaged at the moment.
Egy percet krnk.- One moment, ptease.
Egy pillanat. Megyek s szlok neki.
-Just a sec. l'lt go and get
her. (informal)
Hall, Joe vagyok. - Hi. lt's Joe. (informal)
Hall, ittJoe Smith beszt. - Hello, this is Joe Smith calling
/
...

...

spea king.

Hall, Ben vagyok a recepcirl. - Hi, this is Ben from the

reception.
Jelenleg minden munkatrsunk elfoglalt. All of our operators
are busy at this moment.
Kivel beszlek? - Who's calling please?
Kosz, hogy hvtl. - Thank you for calling.
Megmondom neki, hogy hvta. - |'l| tell him you called.
Miben segthetek? - How can/may t help you?
szeretne tizenetet hagyni? - would you like to leave a message?
Tartsa a vonalat, krelTt. - Please hold the line.
Tartsa egy pillanatra. - Hang on a second. (informal)
Visszahv esetleg ks bb? - Would you like to call back later?

Elektronkus levl - email

email-cm - email address [.i:merl e,dres]
internet-kaPcsotat hozzf rs- lnternet access
[,tntenet,rekses]
ktjld - send (sent, sent) [send, sent, sentJ
kap - receive [rtsi:v]
belp - access [trekses]
vlaszol - reply [rtplal]
tovbbktild - forward ['fc:wad]
rkattint - click on [klrk]
r - compose [kam peuzJ
olvas - read [ri:d]
berkez levelek - inbox ['rnboks]
elktiId tt levelek - sent mail [sent merl]
kuka

bin [bln]

piszkozatok

drafts [dra:fts]

pt r

ca le nda r ['krellnda*J
radio [trerdiat_lJ
:ezg hvsjelzs - vibrating atert
[valbrertlj e,ls:tJ
szmolgp - calculator
['k.rlkjulerta*]
sznes kijelz - colour disptay
[,knla drsple{
;jratolt - recharge [,ri:'tJa:d3]
ra

,di

I25

@@MPUTERg AM@ THE

IMTEKMET

ffi

a)

do you have?

c)

illi
il|fr,]
Litri
:li,*l|i:i

ln our family there are three computers. l have my own

computer in my bedroom and both my mother and

b)

ffif#

father have their own laptop computers, because they

work on them. My computer is a desktop computer
with a scanner and a printer. lts configuration consists
of 128 MB RAM main memory, a 20 GB hard disk, a
cD-RoM drive, a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse and
the windows operating system" My computer screen
is a 19" flat-panel LCD monitor.
since we don't have any computers at home l atways
use one at school. lwould reaIIy Iike to have one, but
at the moment we can't afford it.

we have

computer at home; it's a desktop computer.

The problem with it is that we atways want to use it at

126

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ffijji

sB
l*i,fi$r

ffi
hffi

ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
Wo

ffiij
i#i*N
j|htal,

,*i:ril

the same time. There are four of us in my family. you

can imagine the situation... Another problern is that it's
not the latest configuration and it's quite slow. As l'm
not very good at lT, l don't know its exact configuration,
but my brother says it's very old-fashioned and out-ofdate, and that's why our PC is very slow.
own [ounJ - sajt

laptop ['lreptop] - hordozhat szmtgp

desktop computer [,desktop kem pju:te*] - asztali
szmtgp
canner ['skrena*]

!,lili

szkenner, kpolvas kszrilk

consist of [kerr'srst av] - ll valamib

main [meln]
memory ['memari] - memria
hard dsk [,ho:dUrsk] - merevlemez

-f

prnter ['prtnte*] - nyomtat

configuration [ken,figa'rerJn] - szmtgpes konfi
l

gu

rci

16. ConnPUTERs AND THE |NTERNET

cD-RoM drive [,si: di: 'rDm clralv] cD-RoM
meghajt
monitor ['nronlta*] - monitor

keyboard ['ki:bc:d] - bi!lenty zet

operatng system ['oporelttl,ststenr]
- opercis rendszer
screen [skri:nJ - kperny
19" (nneteen inches}
tlnt] - 19 inch (1 inch= 2,54cm}

a)

flat-panel [tflret,prenl] - skkperny s

LcD (liquid crystat dsplay)
[,el si: Ui:] - folyadkkristlyos
kijelz

have it now, because l got a new one three years

ago,
as l wanted to use the lnternet and this
old pc was too
slow for it.

afford [alfc:ct] - megengedhet magnak

lT {informaton technology)
[,ar 'ti:J - IL
i

nfo rm

itec

exact llq'ziekt]

no lgia

b) l

pontos

got

my own computer last year, when ! started

secondary school. My parents thought it was necessary
for my studies and l'm grateful to them. lt really
helps
a lot. lt's very easy to do my homework
on it and l can
also play on it in my free time.

old-fashioned [,auld.flaeJnd] - d ivat

out-of-date [,aut av Uett] - elavult

tsi:J
PC {personal computer}
[,pi:

hdve t?
l got my first computer when ! was 8 years
old. My
parents bought a new and up-to-date
laptop ror
themselves, so l got their very old and worn-out pc,
but l was very happy with it, because l could play
my
favourite PC games on it whenever l wanted.
t don,t

szemly i szmtgp

computer?

up-to-date [,np ta UertJ - modern

Worn,ou-t [,wc:rlat-rt] - agyonhasznlt,
grateful [!reltfl] - hls

Having a computer has a lot of advantages:

first of al!,
we can use the lnternet on a computer
and it opens
the whole wortd for us. Besides uslng the
tnternet, you
can use your co!"nputer for word processing, playing

a) l was about

computer games, watching films, listening

to music,
Iooking at your photos, printin8 your
documents and
photos or saving very important
documents or

father's Pc.

data.

lf you are a computer expert, you can even

write

b)

programmes on the computer and

earn rnoney with

it.

elny tt

4 years old when l first played on my

lf t'm not mistaken, it was a kind of

matching game that t used to play with.

As we don't have a computer at home,
the first time
l used a computer was at school, when we
first had
a Computer Studies lesson. l was 8 years
old at that

time.

advantage [ed.va:ntid3] - el ny
besdes [btsald 4-valami me|letU azon
kvt, hogy
earn [s:n] - pnzt keres

f l'm not mistaken [mt'stetkn]

a kind of [karnd ev] - egy fajt

matching ['maetlrlJ - prost

ha nem tvedek

computer?
Having a computer has some disadvantages
as welt. A
Iot of young people spend too much
time in front of
their computers and as a result they don't
take enough
exercise: they don't spend much time
in the fresh air,
they don't want to read books and some

a)

and unhealthy at the same time, The

tnternet can cau e

personal information to unknown people

who may

b)

'

misuse it. Last but not least, downloading

computer
viruses can damage the whole computer
system.

a a result [rtznltJ - emiatt, ennek eredmnyeknt

take exercse ['eksasarz] * testmozgst
vegez
fresh ar [freJ .ean] - friss leveg

unhealthy [nnthel0i] - egszsItele n

download [,daon laodJ - letolt

lcence ['larsns] - engedly

unknown [,nn nar_ln] - ismeretien
misuse [,mrs)u: J - rossz ctra hasznl

fel valamit

l use my computer every day. As it's

my own PC, it's in
bedroom, so l can use it anytime when l,m
at home.
l usually spend about 2 hours a day
using it, l check my
mY

of them don,t
study or do their homework. lt can be
very dangerous

other problems a wel|: teenagers can

downtoad films
or music without a licence, and they can give
their

computer?

c)

emails, visit my favourite sites on the lnternet

and l
use the word processor for writing es
ays, sometimes
l watch a film with my friends.
l'm a PC-addict, so l use my computer.
a lot. To tell the
truth, l switch it on immediately when l get
home after
school, and l spend most of my time in
front of. the
screen. All in all lspend about 4-5 hours
a day
using

it.

As l'rn not very keen on computers, l

don't use our
very often. when l have to do some homework
on !t,
l usually use the word processor and
sometimes l use
the lnternet. Taking everything into account,
l u e our
PC only twice or three times a week.
ste [sart] - szmtgpes webhely

word proce sor ['ws:d,preuseset]

- szovegszerkeszt
addict ['redlkt]

rabja valaminek

switch on [,swrtf .on] - bekapcsol

immedately [r'mi:dietli] azonnal, rogton
-

all in all [c:l ln b:l] - osszesen, osszessgben

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16. CorupUTERs AND THr lrurrRNET

be keen on [ki:n] - szeret/kedvel valamit
e'kat_rnt] - szmtsba vesz

take into account [,terk tnto

B
a) l

What do you use a computer for?

b)

the different modules of the ECDL exam. (ECDL stands

for European Computer Driving Licence.)

use my computer for various purposes. Some of

them are really practical, like listening to music,
watching films, playing computer games, printing
my photos, surfing the lnternet and chatling with my
friends. On the other hand, lalso write my essays on

the lnternet.

it, l use the word processor for writing letters and

b)

subject ['snbd3ekt] - tantrgy

aim [elmJ - cl
prepare [prfpee*] - felkszt
module ['modju:l] - modul, egysg
exam [rg'zrem] - vizsga
especially [r'speJeli] - f leg, ktilonosen

it's very useful that lcan save my documents on it. l

also use the lnternet for my homework, because l can
find everything very quickly with the help of search
engines and so l don't have to go to the library to find
the necessary information.

Most of the time

theory ['0reri] - elmlet

use it only for playing games.

sometimes l download some music with it and l also

print some documents. Needless to say, l chat on it
with my friends, browse my favourite soap opera's
website and l check my emails every day.

have been learning to use a computer for 6 years now.

We started it at school when l was 9 years old and we
have had one lesson a week ever since. l know it's very
useful, but l don't really like this subject, because the
lessons are very boring, especially the ones with a lot
of theory. However, l like the lessons which deal with
l

however [,hao'eve*] - azonban

deal with [Ui:l wr ] - foglalkozik valamivel

What s the dfference between hardware and

software?
A cornputer system is made up of hardware and

@|

various ['veeries] - ktjlonfle, sokfle

purpose ['ps:pes] - cl

software. Hardware means the machinery

practical ['prrktrkl] - gya ko rlati

surf the lnternet [ss:f t 'lntenet] - barangol/nzel dik az
interneten
chat ltret] - trsalog
useful [Ju:sflJ - hasznos
save [setv] - elment
search engine [ss:tJ 'end3tnJ - bongsz , keres program
needless to say [,ni:dles te 'set] - mondani sem kell
browse [braoz] - bongsz
soap opera ['sat_rp ,opre] - szappanopera, teleregny

computer. Software includes for example word

processors, operating systems, websites and video

games.

website ['websalt] - webhely

hardware ['ho:dwea*] - hardver, szmtgpes berendezs

software [tsoftwee*] - szoftver, szmtgpes program
machinery [me][i:neriJ - gpezet, gpi felszerels
electronic [,lek'trpntk] - e le ktron ikus

Have you ever studied Englsh using your

computer?
a)

processor ['prectsese*]

Yes, l have. ln the English lessons at school our teacher

learn. We usually use that at home.

b)

Yes, l have. Sometimes l do some online tests in English

and there are some websites with funny games and

puzzles for English learners; l visit them occasionaIly.

@l
a)

contain [karftern] - tartalmaz

further ['fs: a*] - tovbbi

b)

funny ['fnniJ - vicces, mulatsgos

puzzle ['pnzlJ - rejtvny

occasionally ['ker3neli] - a lkalomszer en, alkalmanknt

a)

A,i you

lam.

leainiig to

use a computer

at school?

lnformation Technology is one of our

subjects and we have one 4S-minute lesson every

Yes,

week. The main aim of this subject is to prepare us for

Iz8

processzor

Do you have a dgtal camerd? Do you send

photos by e-mal? What kind of pctures do you talce
wth your dgtalcdmera?
l

have had a digital camera for a year now. l usually take

photos of my friends and when we go on holiday l take

photos of my family and the famous sights we visit.
often send my photos by email, because we share oulrr
photos with my friends, so we have hundreds of thern
saved on our computers.

vocabu lary [ve'kaebjelari] - szki ncs

Brammar ['grreme*J - nyelvtan

procedure [pre*si :d3e*] - folya mat

operate ['opere,t] - m kodtet
include [rrtklu:dJ - magban foglal

often gives us the names of different websites that we

have to use for finding different things and our course

book goes with a CD-ROM, which contains further

practice for the vocabulary and grammar points we

and

electronic parts of a personal cornputer, for example

the monitor, the CD-ROM drive, the hard disk, the
keyboard, the mouse, the processor or the printer,
On the other hand, software means the programmes,
procedures and documentation used to operate

Unfortunately, l don't have a digital camera, so l can':

take any photos, but some of my friends send rilfi,E
photos by email, so l have quite a lot of digital photos
on my computer.
digital camera [,drd3rtl'kamero] - digitlis fnykpezgp
sight [satt] - ltnival
share [Jea*]

megoszt

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l9;

tfr:

o)

do you have?

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b) ldon't

have a scanner, but whenever lneed

ha_ve
|o
something scanned l can ask mY mother to do
it for
me in her

office'

betiredofsth['taredav]-elegevanvalamib

#i'll],[:i'-Hlj|*fii1;"'rrfl::f
device [divars] -

's,

multifunkcis

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fnymsol

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lt

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o)

updated?

Yes, l do. As l'm mad about the lnternet.

l createri
my own web page about six months
change its contnts, lt contains nur"rour-,ui",.li
information about me, my class and about
trr'toolis
|'m really interested in, like rock music,
*inasun.

,;il;

il;j

write some simple programmes with

ir,"r.

ffi

Atprimaryschool welearntComeniusLogoandnowat

ffi
ffi
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ul

secondary school we are learning Turbo pascal.

At the
moment l'm using this language, but only for school

purposes,becausel'mnotverykeenoncmputers.
programming language
[,preograemr1,ejgwd3]

,. - Pro8ramozsi nyelv
simple ['srmpl] * egyszerii

ffi

When did you start it? How much tme-or-,r'i

to make? How much time do you spend keepnq
rt

@m

i;#:;i?,rffi!:il:,

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ffi

photocopier [,ie<ltetopie*] *

ll*

il:r::1r";'!:i:, L,TJ,

know? Which tanguage do you use tnZ rri

"rt"rp
My brother goes to university and he has taught
me
two computer programming languages, c++ and
Java,

ffi
Printer, which is a combination of the
.following ffi "l
devices: a Printer, a scanner, a fax and a
Photocopier.i
reallY like this machine, because l can do severatthings ffi
- ffi l sometimes
withit.

lSi

ffi

As my father used to be tired of doing everying

for
me in his office, last Christmas l
8ot a multifunc-tion

ffi

ffi

com?utermagazinesdoyouread?

ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi ol

ffi

ffi
skiing, pc games and the latest innovatlons
in
ffi
computer technology. lt has some photos
to look at,

Yes, l do. l buy PC World every month.

l like it because

you get some free software with the

magazine and
You verY uP-to-date information frorn tt
]]_'""'
world of comPuters. Sometimes l also buy
Gamestar"
magazine, because l'm mad about computer games.

No, never. l'm not interested in these kinds

of

magazines at all.
free [,ri:]

ingyenes

ffi

some animated images and also some vide

theonestakenatdifferentschooleVents.;.":'*':i*ffi_-'_
of Your favourite computer games?
end-users some hyperlinks as well, , ,p".a
.["ri"".
ffi
,
hour_a week keeping it updated, rnj
*y.l"r;.tu; o/ Yes, ldo. ln fact, l'm addicted to computergames,;
andfriendswhovisititregularlylikeitveiyru.r,.i6u ffi
about 2-3 hours every day, and at weJken,c:;
ffi PlaY even
URL (or Uniform Resource Locator) of
more. My favourite ones are Battlefield !l
PlaY
my web o.*. i, ffi
httP:/l teenagefriend.hu/.
a.nd Call of Duty. They are multiplayer games
and l plny
ffi
b) No, l don't have one. l,m not a computer expert at all: ffi them online with my friends.
l would not
oi |'m not verY

be able to create a web page on

,y o*n. ffi

Moreover, l'm not really interested in tnformatlon

-r,rr

MlE

},r]-T
i{1;

:
;fiJr
3-1!,

TechnologY, so it seems to me rather

dull to sit in
of the computer for hours creating a web

page.

iSJ:,TlT[[Ti[
be mad about

":]:..iii:;#.:l];,
valamiit
[madf- bolonout

ffi
ffi
ffi

|,,, ffiffi

be addicted to loulktld]

rabja valaminek

ir'ui,ipl"y"r 1,.nlti.plero*] - egy id ben

#i:*jl il:*hJi[ JTo.eotep

rajzfilm ffi "l
end-user
- vgfelhasznl
[,end)u:zo*]

hYPerlink['harpalr9k]-hiperlink
classmate_.[*lo:smett]
-osztlytrs
regularlY ['regjeleli]
-rendszeresen
dull[dd] - unalmas

ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi
ffi

bb jtkos ltal

t',,.1TiT.,t"d]-szeret, kedvelvalamit

cards [ka:dz] - krtya

board games ['bc:d geIm] trsasjtk
-

ltrehoz
ffi
[Y<ontents]-tartalom
W
n:m.erous[.nju:maias]_szmos,nagyszmffiii;;;;
windsurfing ['wmdss;fig]- sz rf zi
ffi youn g people to ptay computer
create [kri'ert] - termt,

content

l'

-e

rront

fond of them, l never play these typel; oti

"
8ames; l prefer playing cards or board games.

o'o' o'psychologists

games?

claim that computer games (|i)r

have verY harmful effects. They can lead
to addictin rr

which means that young people can,t stop playtlr;

them and they can become aggressive or
violenl il

theY can't play. ln my opinion, there

are some
that teach several urrut tr,ing, to young people

anil
'an]

there is an adult around them who tells them

when
stop playing, it is not a bad habit at all.

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b)lthinkit,snotabadhabitatall.lplayalotofcomputerW
access?
games in my free time and it is the best leisure activity ffi
As both my mother and father have a laptop computer
in the world. l,m crazy about my favourite games and ffi
"l
parents ffi
and they travel a lot because of their work, they have
l would be very sad if i couldn't play them, My
wireless lnternet access on their PCs. At home we
say that as long as l'm a good student at school and l
don,t get any bad marks,it's not a

iliLtffitti;rJ,l3rst]

problem

pszicholgus

ffi
ffi
ffi

,r

ffi
valamit
ffi
kros
ffi
*
hats
valahov
ffi
addiction [e'drkJn] - fggsg
ffi
aggressive 1e3resrv] - irmad, agresszv
ffi
violent['varelsnt]-erszakos,durva ffi
as long as [loq] - ameddig
ffi

claim [klerm] - llt/mond

harmful [.ho:nrfl] _
effect [r'fekt] lead [li:d] _ vezet

www is an acronym; it stands for World Wide Web. lt

is a computer net*ork, which consists of a collection
of lnternet

sites.

valamit
betsz
network['netws:k]-hlzat
collection [kdlekJn] - gyjtemny

stand for [stend flJ _ jelent

a6ronym ['rckranrm]-

ffi

wireless [,warales] _ vezetk nlkli

cable ['kel] - r!U9t . .. .
anyway ['eniwer]

klnben

is, mindenesetre

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fiJ ;,T;l.:Tff,"T:Ii,:H:in",TJil:: ;Ji;:

can look it up immediatelY and You don't

ffi spot. Vouopen
of books or maPs; You don't
ffi have toto spend hundreds
hours at the libraries. For me, this is the
ffi have
Net,
ffi greatest advantage of the about it is that can
You
ffi ol ln my opinion, the best thing
ffi download anything you want. Films, videos, music,
ffi games, anything. For young people it is great, because

To^prt"r?
a)

have cable access only, and we don't have a wireless

network.
No, we don't have it; a lot of PeoPle saY it is not reliable
and anyway we have got only one desktop computer
at home, so we are oK without a wireless network,

Unfortunately, l don't, so l can use the lnternet only

9r qlrtnternei
or.t.i
lllgllvJ' vl
lllY friends,
at my
at the schoollibrary, dL
'rY,

caf,

b)Yes,ldo.Luckily,wehavelnternetaccessathome;theW

W
ffi

ffi#:;l,3;;T,l:::!ffi,:Jff;1,1fiTl::

ffi

onthesPot[on a'sPot]-azonnal

ffi

opportunityl,ops.tju:neti]-lehetsg

ffi

reliab|e,
access [.ekses] - hozzfrse van valamihez
service[,ss:vts] - szolgltats
reliable[rilareL!-megbzhat

service is quite fast and

ffi

date in films and music.

the lnternet has created great opportunities

First of all, PeoPle who live in

-u.,nu
in education.

ffi
ffi
m
ffi

underdeveloped or sparsely populated areas can now

study using distance education. The main advantage
ofthese virtual schools is that the students don't have

Wtotravellongdistancestoarealclassroomtostudy.
is that

Grrtry?

ffi
a) Compared to the amount of money people earn in ffi
Hungary, accessing the lnternet is really expensive. ffi
There are several companies now offering their ffi
services, but if you want a very fast and ietiabte ffi
service, you have to pay quite a lot of money for it.
ffi
b) Although l know that a lot of families can,t afford to ffi
..."rr-,r,," ffi
have it, l don,t think it is very
"*p"nriu.io

Another way of using the lnternet for education

you can find a lot of books online; You don't have to
go to the library when you need to collect information
for your project or essay, Nowadays more and more

schools use interactive learning technologies and

the lnternet is used in the lessons, The lnternet also

provides a rich source of materials when you want
to practice the foreign language you learn at school,

are,o..,i,pl;;Tli ffi ;:l:i:"a::1..:H.}:"]J"l:i;.il,::i;fiililr::l

lnternet in Hungary. There

services that don't cost too much, so in mv oRinion
those people who need it can pay for

it,
compared to [kern,peod te] - valamihez kpest
amountof [dmatlni]-ssieg, mrtk
offer ['ofe*] - knl, ajnl
although [c:l'ar'r] - br' habr

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which teams from different countries work together

using the lnternet on a special topic in different
fields such as environmental problems or design and
technology. These programmes, like e-Twinning in
Europe, are becoming more and more PoPular.
education 1ed3rtkerJn] - oktats
underdeveloped [,nndedtvelept] - elmaradt, fejletlen