1. American history quiz.
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What is celebrated in the USA on the third Monday of February?
Which American president was born on February 22nd?
What is his nickname? The ____________of his country.
What important document was signed during the period when he was the president?
Which famous city is named after him?
2. Who are they?
1________________________
2_______________________
3_____________________
3. Fill in the gaps with the given words.
hole heap
politely
concerned
fence
tears inside
Dead Goldfish
Little Tim was in the garden filling in a 1_______when his neighbour peered over the 2______.
Interested in what the cheeky-faced youngster was up to, he 3_________asked, “What are you up to
there, Tim?” “My goldfish died,” replied Tim in 4__________, without looking up, “and I’ve just buried
him.” The neighbour was 5_________, “That’s an awfully big hole for a goldfish, isn’t it?” Tim patted
down the last 6_______ of earth then replied, “That’s because he’s 7________ your stupid cat.”
4. Fill in the gaps with ONE suitable word.
An amazing park (part one)
Pumalin Park in Chile is one of 1____ largest nature reserves in the world. Pumalin means place of the
pumas. The park covers an area of 650,000 acres, 70 % 2____which are rainforests. It’s the ideal place
3______nature lovers with trails and bridges which 4______ built by the local inhabitants. There are
many attractions, such 5_____waterfalls, streams, volcanoes and the amazing rainforest itself.
5. Errors. Find the grammar mistakes in the sentences below, and then correct them.
E.g. I didn’t hear nothing. Nothing---I didn’t hear anything
1 They are the people whose I have talked about.
2 I have nothing to do. I am boring.
3 She is like vegetables.
4 I can’t see any book here.
5 She cooks good.
6. SMG. Some More Grammar. Fill in the gaps with a preposition (in, of, with, on, from, at, for).
I won’t stay 1_________home today.
The Canary Islands are an ideal place 2__________an exotic holiday.
After work, Helen likes to relax 3_________a good book.
Try to learn 4________your mistakes.
I don’t want to end up 5________prison.
7. Film-time. Match the titles and the actors.
1 The Bucket List
2 Yes Man
3 Pretty Woman
4 A Walk To Remember
5 Legally Blonde
A Reese Witherspoon
B Julia Roberts
C Mandy Moore / Shane West
D Jim Carrey
E Morgan Freeman / Jack Nicholson
8. Proverbs. Match the phrases to make English proverbs, and then 9. Translate translate them into Hungarian.
1 Let sleeping dogs
2 Look
3 Necessity
4 New broom
5 No smoke
A lie.
B sweeps clean.
C before you leap.
D without fire.
E is the mother of invention.
10. Idioms. Fill in the gaps with the suitable animal. 12. Translate the idioms into Hungarian.
1 Be careful with him. He’s a ____________ in sheep’s clothing.
2 From the mountain you can get a _______’s eye view of the town.
3 Mary can’t come, it’s a __________ party.
4 This book is used a lot. It is _______-eared.
5 He loves reading. He’s a book_________.
13. Word search.
Find ten American presidents in
the word search.
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7
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14.Puzzle.
Four people sit in the same row of an English class in Milan. They are called Maria, Roberto, Giovani and Giulia.
Their ages are 19, 20, 20 and 23. One man and one woman are the same age. Roberto is four years younger than
Giulia. How old are they?
Maria: 1______
Roberto: 2______
Giovani: 3_________
Giulia: 4_______
15. Riddle.
What asks no questions but receives a lot of answers?
16. Mini history. Answer the questions connected to the drawing called The Martyr of Liberty.
1 Which famous president is being assassinated in the picture?
2 Where did this event happen?
3 When did this happen?
4 Who was the assassin?
5 How many more days did the assassin live after the
assassination?
17. Mini geography. Answer the questions connected to a famous American mountain.
1 What is the name of this mountain?
2 Name the four presidents who are carved into the mountain.
3 Who was the sculptor?
4 In which state is it?
5 When was it finished?
18 Abbreviations. What words do the letters stand for? E.g. TGIF: Thank Goodness It’s Friday
1) ASAP
2) FWD
3) IOU
4) DWBH
5) F2F
19. The quotation of the week. Who said this wise phrase or sentence? Give the name of the person and translate the
sentence into (nice) Hungarian. “A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.”
20. Song. The following lines are taken from a popular song. Continue the lyrics with the last line of the chorus.
Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions
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21. In 4 steps. Reach the given word from the original word in 4 steps. In each step you might change one letter.
E.g. CHAT-----BOOM
GREY
CHAT
COAT
BOAT
BOOT
1.
2.
3.
BOOM
4.
CROP
22. The longer the better. Find English words beginning with the given letters and ending in the given letter.
E.g.
Haird
O
Write as many letters (between the given letters) as you can.
Economica
L
Leve
L
Lucrativ
E
Ostric
H
S
E
C
O
N
D
Y
R
A
D
N
O
A
R
Y
C
E
S
23. Poem. Read the poem and answer the questions below in English. Give short answers.
Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
1) Who is the real person behind
the symbol of the Captain?
2) What happened to the captain?
3) In which film was this poem
recited by Robin Williams in a
classroom scene?
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up – for you the flag is flung – for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths – for you the shores acrowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You’ve fallen cold and dead.
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
24. Poem. Write a poem with the given letters. Use them to begin the lines.
E.g.
H
Have you ever written a poem?
E
Ever? Ever tried them?
L
Let’s try it together:
L
“Lola loves summer
O
Or just Abdul, the camel?”
S______________
E______________
C______________
O______________
N______________
D______________
A______________
R______________
Y______________
25. Article. Write a newspaper mini-article in 60-80 words with the given title. It can be funny…
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