Gap-filling task (Age 17-18)

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English / Deutsch
Bródy Imre Gimnázium és Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola
Editor's Intro
(by Szilvia Pegánné Göntér)
„Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core.” (John Keats)
“Die Blätter fallen, fallen wie von weit,
als welkten in den Himmeln ferne Gärten;
sie fallen mit verneinender Gebärde.
Und in den Nächten fällt die schwere Erde
aus allen Sternen in die Einsamkeit.
Wir alle fallen. Diese Hand da fällt.
Und sieh dir andre an: es ist in allen.
Und doch ist Einer, welcher dieses Fallen
unendlich sanft in seinen Händen hält.”
(Rainer Maria Rilke)
Dear Everybody,
Let me greet you with John Keats ‘and Rilke’s beautiful poems describing autumn in detail. As you can see, our magazine
has changed a little. Besides publishing English articles we have two pages of German readings. It means we kill two birds
with one stone because you can also find German texts in our autumn edition and you can improve both your English and
German knowledge simultaneously.
The issue of this season is full of interesting topics, such as festivals, sea animals, the history of tea and a lot more.
If you want to contribute to the expenses of our magazine and school, you can pay for this magazine 100 forints or more
if you want to. Thanks for your help.
Enjoy reading!!!
Yours, Szilvia Pegánné Göntér
Crossword Puzzle
Age 11-13
(by Martin Takács 10.a)
Find the vegetables and fruits hidden in the crossword puzzle.
S e a A n i m al s
(by Liliána Szentmiklóssy 10.b)
The sea is a full of mystery. Let me introduce you to some beautiful and special animals!
Whales
They have a big body. Their body length can be 1,2-30 m, their weight can change
between 30 and 180 thousand kg. The blue whale is the biggest animal. They are
mammals, so they have lungs and they breathe air. They are warm-blooded
animals.
Octopuses
They have 8 long hands, their length is maximum 3 meters. They weigh 25
kilograms. They orient very well, experts say that they are intelligent animals.
They eat crayfishes and shells. They live lonely and their lifetime is just a year.
Sharks
They breathe with gill. Their body is longish and aerodynamic. Their tails are very
big and asymmetric. Their teeth break easily. Sharks cannot chew with their
teeth they just take their food with them. Their nose is very sensitive, they can
feel blood in the water. Their livers can be the quarter of their whole body.
Jellyfish
The smaller jellyfish eat planktons, the bigger ones eat small crayfish. Some
jellyfish are active hunters. They belong to the simplest animals.
Seahorses
Seahorses can be brown or yellow, but they can have a stained colour, too. The
biggest seahorse is 35 centimeters.The smallest seahorse lives in the Pacific
Ocean. It is 16 millimeters long, but there are seahorses as small as 13 mm as
well.
Dolphins
There are 50 kinds of dolphins. Dolphins eat fish. They live in groups called
schools. A school has 40 members and they know each other very well, and they
hunt together. Dolphins are social animals, they play with humans with pleasure,
so they are the most popular animals. But they are predators, and they can be
aggressive with each other and they can also kill each other. Dolphins hardly ever
hurt humans. They are as smart as the chimpanzees or humans. They give birth
to a baby once a year. The dolphin babies are born under the water.
1 0 Facts about Halloween
(by Rebeka Csalló 11.g)
Halloween is the spookiest night of the year in the USA where some people say spirits can wander on the Earth freely,
and others say their children can wander to the neighbourhood unattended, trick-or-treating or causing havoc.
1.
Dressing up on Halloween comes from the Celts.
2.
The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips.
Celts believed Samhain was a time when the wall between our world and the paranormal world was porous and spirits
could get through. Because of this belief, it was common for the Celts to wear costumes and masks during the festival
to frighten any evil spirits.
3.
The name "Halloween" comes from the Catholics.
Hallowmas is a three-day Catholic holiday where saints are honoured and people pray for the recently died. At the start
of the 11th century, it was ordered by the pope that it would last from 31st Oct. (All Hallow's Eve) until 2nd Nov., most
likely because that was when Samhain was celebrated and the church was trying to convert the pagans.
4.
5.
Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween.
Halloween symbols aren't random.
Black cats, spiders, and bats are all Halloween symbols because of their spooky history. All three were thought to be
the familiars of witches in the middle ages, and are often associated with bad luck.
6.
The owl is a popular Halloween image.
7.
A full moon on Halloween is extremely rare.
In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl's call meant someone was about to die.
Although it is common in horror movies and Halloween decorations with witches flying across the full moon, the next
full moon on Halloween won't occur until 2020.The most recent Halloween full moon was back in 2001, and before that
it was in 1955.
8.
The largest pumpkin ever measured was grown by Norm Craven, who broke the world
record in 1993 with a 836 lb. pumpkin.
9.
Halloween is the second-most commercial American holiday of the year.
The candy industry in America booms in an average of $2 billion annually thanks to Halloween (that's 90 million pounds
of chocolate) .Americans spend an estimated $6 billion on Halloween annually, including candy, costumes, and
decorations, according to History.com. (The most commercial holiday in the U.S. is obviously Christmas.)
10.
Ireland is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.
Thanksgiving
(by Bence Holjencsik 10.a)
Thanksgiving this year falls on the 27th of November.
Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for families and
friends to get together for a special meal. The meal
often includes a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry
sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving
Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what
they
have.
Thanksgiving
Day
parades are held in
some cities and towns
on
or
around
Thanksgiving
Day.
Some parades or
festivities also mark
the opening of the
Christmas
shopping
season. Some people
have
a
four-day
weekend so it is a
popular time for trips
and to visit family and
friends.
Thanksgiving Day has
been an annual holiday
in the United States
since 1863. Not everyone sees Thanksgiving Day as a
cause for celebration. Each year since 1970, a group of
Native Americans and their supporters have staged a
protest for a National Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock
in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Thanksgiving Day.
American Indian Heritage Day is also observed at this
time of the year. The first Thanksgiving Day was held in
the city of El Paso, Texas in 1598. Many people trace the
origins of the modern Thanksgiving Day to the harvest
celebration that the Pilgrims held in Plymouth,
Massachusetts
in
1621. However, their
first true thanksgiving
was in 1623, when
they gave thanks for
rain that ended a
drought. These early
thanksgivings took the
form of a special
church service, rather
than a feast. In the
second half of the
1600s, thanksgivings
after the harvest
became more common
and started to become
annual
events.
However,
it
was
celebrated
on
different days in different communities and in some
places there were more than one thanksgiving each year.
George Washington, the first president of the United
States, proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in
1789.
Jokes
What smells the best at a Thanksgiving dinner?
A: Your nose!
What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?
A: The letter "g"!
What should you wear to Thanksgiving dinner?
A: har-vest!
What key won't open any door?
A: turkey!
In what country is Thanksgiving ironically not celebrated?
A: Turkey.
What could your room tell about you?
(by Daniella Wenczel 12.b)
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4.
5.
6.
7.
How would you describe your room?
a. pleasant, tidy
b. comfortable and nice, always perfectly tidy
c. full of my clothes and shoes
Your kindest thing/object is
a. your casual clothes in which you look good
b. a soft animal which brings a lot of memories
c. your diary that is full of your thougths
What is on your wall?
a. a calendar
b. nice stuffs, mirror, photos
c. posters, paintings
Has somebody ever asked you to clean up?
a. never
b. sometimes
c. always when they are scared of the huge mess
Your favourite wallcolour is
a. blue or green because they are calming
b. rose or pastel because they are cheerful and trendy
c. black or very dark because they are so cool
Complete the following sentence: My room is…
a. a place where I sleep and I start and finish my day. Comfortable and practical.
b. a private sector which is exactly like me.
c. a hideaway where I hide from the world.
If you didn’t have to care about the money what would you choose in your room?
a. a cool computer
b. a totally new decoration with curtains,a chest of drawer and bedlinens
c. a phone I could use for my private conversations
Mostly a. : (controller)
You are the type of person who always makes plans and insists on that. Your room reflects it because everything is tidy
around you. You aren’t good at everything but you work very hard and keep yourself to rules. You are a fantastic friend
who never forgets the birthdays. Sometimes you should relax for a while and it does’t mean you just take off your
clothes and let them lie on the floor. Have fun!
Mostly b. : (dreamer)
Your room is your little hut where you can do what you want. You like dreaming and that’s why you like if your room is
nice and comfortable. You are just happy when other people want to take part in your private life space. You like luxury.
Your bed stands in the focus which is always so soft and inviting for everyone. You always let anyone enter your room
and are jealous when she/he looks around. You are proud of your style. But sometimes you should be down-to-earth
even if dreaming is so wonderful.
Mostly c. : (the child of chaos)
You don’t care what your room looks like. You always close the door behind you and you are the happiest when you can
be alone and don’t have to share the solitude with anyone. You are only surrounded by your best friends who you share
all your secrets with and trust totally. You room is a perfect place for you to be thinking or to write something or just to
listen to music and relax. You think it’s not a problem that your room is messy, you simply call it chaos organized
properly. But sometimes you should clean up around you and in yourself too.
Good or B ad???????? Let's Talk About
FACEB OOK
There is no one who has never heard of facebook. Some people like it, others hate it a lot. But what about our students at
school? We have asked some what they think of it.
Csongor Szaniszló:
I like Facebook because I can find everything on this website. I can also chat with my friends. It makes me remember
important events. I use it every day.
Rába Martin:
When I first heard about Facebook I thought it wasn’t good... But my friends persuaded me to register. At first it
wasn't as boring as it is now. Unfortunately today there are too many silly people on the Facebook. The website is
changing continuously. I'm an active user but I don't spend all my free time on it. I can rarely find an interesting article
that makes me happy. I like Facebook, because I can chat with my friends.
(Interview by Koller Krisztián 9.a)
Piri Máté:
"I like Facebook, because I can talk to my friends, but I don't like that the nine- year-old kids post a lot of meaningless
things."
Könnyid Bálint:
"The best thing is that you can speak with your friends, you can keep in touch with them, but some people share
everything, and post pictures with quotes, and it makes a lot of people addicted. I use Facebook two or three hours a
day to chat."
(Interview by Szovák Gergő 9.a)
W h o am I ?
(Actors)
Find out who the following statements refer to. IF you need some help, turn to the last page.
1.
I was born in 1986, so I am 28 years old. I have a typical uncombed hair. I was Cedric Diggory on the fourth
Harry Potter movie. I am famous for playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight Series.
2.
I am 51 years old, born in Kentucky. I have got a lot of Prizes, for example the Oscar, the Golden Globe and the
Bafta. In many movies, I wear interesting costumes. I played in the Pirates in the Caribbean , Alice in the Wonderland,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
3.
I am from Manhattan, I am 49 years old. I have got the Golden Globe and the Bafta award too. I played in the
Sherlock Holmes movie in 2009, but I am really famous for the Iron Man movies.
4.
I am a singer too, but I am really famous for my beauty. I have got the Golden Globe and the Bafta award too. I
played in the Avengers, in the Iron Man and this year my new movie is Lucy.
5.
I am 39 years old. I played in the Mr & Mrs. Smith and I was Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider movie. My
husband is Brad Pitt, and we have 6 children.
The History of Tea
(by Ödön Farnadi 10.a)
Drinking tea has always been an
important ritual in human’s life. We
drink tea when we are ill, when we
want to keep our health or just for
social reasons as part of an event. Tea
is basically originated from China but
today it is popular worldwide. However,
in ancient times, it was the privilege of
the rich; today everybody can easily
drink a cup of the magic drink.
Currently, tea is not associated with
illnesses; it is rather a ritual with the
aim of relaxing and just having fun with
our beloved ones. Have you ever
collected traditions or countries closely
related to tea consumption? Let’s see Britain and the socalled 5 o’ clock tea , which is a kind of pause and an
important social event.
What is more, Russia is also famous
for tea. There is a traditional tea
brewing device, called samovar, which
is the symbol of hospitality and
comfort in the country. And finally,
don’t forget the famous Boston Tea
Pa rty. No, it is not that kind of party
where young people drink tea instead
of alcohol. It was a political protest on
16 December 1773 when some,
disguised as American Indians,
destroyed a whole shipment of tea as
a defiance of the so-called Tea Act.
The British government responded
harshly, which led to the American
Revolution.
Did you know that it is very rude to drink your tea at
once? You should sip it slowly.
True(Ageor13-15)
false ?
1. 1 litre of normal Pepsi includes more calories than a litre of normal Coca Cola.
2. Barack Obama has more children than David Cameron.
3. Lady Diana would be younger than Princess Camilla.
4. Facebook has more members than Twitter.
5. Brad Pitt earns more money than Leonardo DiCaprio.
6. The McDonald’s makes more unhealthy food than the Red Robin.
7. Making Harry Potter movies was more expensive than making Titanic.
8. More people like Michael Jackson on the Facebook than The Beatles.
9. Spongebob is older than The Simpsons.
The Flag And The National Anthem Of Great B ritain
(by Dóra Havasi 12.b)
The United Kingdom has one of the most famous flags.
It is quite known in the whole world. It often appears on
jewellery, mugs, clothes, and on
everything that you can imagine.
People love this pattern.
The flag of the UK is a bit
complex. Nowadays it has three
colours (white, blue and red)
and some crosses. The basic of
the flag (so the background) is
all blue. On this there are the
crosses of England, Scotland
and Ireland. In the foreground
the big and red St. George’s cross is located. He is the
patron saint of England. Behind this the red and slant
cross is the St. Patrick cross, it belongs to Ireland. The
last cross, next to the previous is the St. Andrew cross.
It is white and it symbolizes Scotland.
Gap-filling task
The history of the flag dates back to 1603. At this time
England and Scotland were in personal union and they
had a king called James I (in
Scotland he was king as James
IV too) . He ordered to create a
joint flag. It used to be simple,
included just the crosses of
England and Scotland. Later in
1801 Ireland joined too, and the
flag got the final version. But
until 1908, it wasn’t official.
The flag has a unique nickname,
Union Jack. The part „Jack”
refers to James I, he probably had this nickname in
England. The Union also means the fact that the two
nations were united.
(Age 17-18)
Put the right word into the right place. The solution can be found at the back.
The British National Anthem
The British National Anthem 1._________ back to the eighteenth century.'God Save The King' was a patriotic
2._________ first publicly performed in London in 1745, which came to be known as the National Anthem at the
beginning of the nineteenth 3._____________. The words and tune are anonymous, and may date back to the
seventeenth century.
In September 1745 the 'Young Pretender' to the British Throne, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 4._____________
the army of King George II at Prestonpans, near Edinburgh.
In a fit of patriotic fervour (buzgalom) after news of Prestonpans had reached London, the 5.____________ of the
band at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, arranged 'God Save The King' for performance after a play. It was a tremendous
6._____________ and was repeated nightly.
This practice soon spread to other 7.____________, and the custom of greeting monarchs with the song as he or
she entered a place of public entertainment was thus established.
There is no authorised 8.____________ of the National Anthem as the words are a matter of tradition. Additional
verses have been added down the years, but these are rarely used.
The words used today are those 9.__________ in 1745, substituting 'Queen' for 'King' where appropriate. On official
occasions, only the first verse is 10.__________ sung.
God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.
Das Oktoberfest
(Petra Vincze und Petra Modori 9.G.)
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wi e w i r e s h e u t e k e n n e n .
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1 3 L e u te s i n d g e s t o r b e n .
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das
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den n der P ri n z Ludwi g un d
die
Pri n zessi n
Te r é z i a
Sa ro lta h a b en a n di esem
Ta g g e h e i r a t e t . Z u E h r e n
des
königlichen
B ra utp a a r e s fa n d d a s e r s t e
P fe r d e r e n n e n
auf
der
Th e r e s i e n wi e s e s t a tt . A m
E n de des 1 9. J a h rh un derts
D a s O k t o b e r fe s t i s t d a s g r ö ß t e Vo l k s fe s t we l twe i t. D a s O k t o b e r fe s t b e s u c h e n j ä h r l i c h
6 M i l l i o n e n M e n s c h e n , E i n h e i m i s c h e u n d A u s l ä n d e r . A n e i n e m Wo c h e n e n d e g i b t e s ü b e r
e i n e M i l l i o n B e s u c h e r a u f d e m F e s tp l a tz .
D i e B i e r k r ü g e g e h ö r e n z u m O k t o b e r fe s t wi e d i e K a r u s s e l s . D e r o ffi z i e l l e B i e r k r u g i s t
e i n b e l i e b te s S a m m l e r o b j e k t.
A u f d e m O k t o b e r fe s t t r ä g t m a n Tr a c h te n : D i r n d l u n d L e d e r h o s e n .
D o r t g i b t e s vi e l e
P o we r to we r u s w .
B i e r z e l te ,
P u p p e n t h e a te r ,
Ri esen ra d,
Alpinabahn,
To b o g g a n ,
Keine Kunst, viele Möglichkeiten
(Kata Varga 9.G.)
Habt
ihr
gewusst,
dass
Deutschland
der
wichtigste
Außenhandelspartner von Ungarn ist? Dass jeder fünfte Mensch in
der EU Deutsch spricht? Dass Deutsch die zweithäufigste Sprache
nach Englisch ist? Ich kann noch mehrere Argumente sagen, warum
wir Deutsch lernen sollen, aber das finde ich überflüssig.
Das Ziel der neuer Homepage „nemkunszt.hu” von Goethe Institut
ist, die Sprachkenntnisse von Studenten, Eltern und Fachleuten zu
entwickeln. Auf der Homepage kann man witzige Videos finden,
zum Beispiel Sub Bass Monster’s „Nem kunszt az idegen nyelv”.
Das ist ein ungarisches Raplied mit deutschen Wörtern, die man
auch im Ungarischen gebraucht. Ich finde dieses Lied sehr
geistreich und wahr. Wahrscheinlich kennt ihr die Wörter:
„Tragacs, flúgos, kacér, suli” . Diese Wörter weisen auf die vielen
deutschen Wörter hin, die ins Ungarische eingewandert sind. Ihr
könnt auch eure Erlebnisse, Tipps und Argumente, warum wir Deutsch lernen sollen, an diese Adresse
senden: [email protected].
Ergreift diese Möglichkeit und lernt Deutsch mit „nemkunszt.hu” und viel Spaß!
S nowball To Mrs. Ildikó Tulokné Mohacsek
(by Barbara Baráth 12.b)
In this column the teachers of our school are interviewed about their life. The teacher interviewed throws the ball to
the next person to be asked.
In this interview we asked Mrs.Ildikó Tulokné Mohacsek to answer some of our questions.
Languages she speaks: English
Favourite…
Film: Back to the Future
Food: poppy seed strudel
Flower: snowdrop
Sport: jogging
Band: Kutless, Third Day
Fruit: strawberry, orange
Book: Nameless castle by Mór Jókai
Model: my brother
What animal would you like to be? – A lion.
Why did you want to be a teacher? –I wanted to be a teacher, because I like being with teenagers.
What is the worst task you have to do as a teacher? -– I think there is no impossible. But I have to admit
that it isn’t easy for me to motivate some of the students to study hard.
The next snowball goes to: Mrs. Beáta Kaszta
Funny Moments
(drawn by Dóra Havasi 11.b)
Who was I? Solution: 1. Robert Pattinson 2. Johnny Depp 3. Robert Downey Jr. 4. Scarlett Johansson 5. Angelina Jolie
True or False - Solution: 1-false; 2-false; 3-true; 4-true; 5-false; 6-false; 7-true; 8-true; 9-false
Gap-filling test - Solution: 1-dates; 2-song; 3-century; 4-defeated; 5-leader; 6-success; 7-theatres; 8-version; 9-sung; 10-usually
Imprint
Editor-in-chief: Szilvia Pegánné Göntér
Journalists: Martin Takács, Dóra Havasi, Daniella Wenczel, Rebeka Csalló, Barbara Baráth, Bence Holjencsik, Ödön
R. Farnadi, Liliána Szentmiklóssy, Gergő Szovák, Krisztián Koller, Petra Vincze, Petra Modori, Kata Varga
Cover: Barbara Baráth