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Free-time Activities and Culture 1. What free time activities do you enjoy doing with your family or friends? 2. What free time activities do you prefer doing alone? 3. What kind of performances/films do you like? Why? 4. What is your opinion about fine arts and music? Talk about your favourite free-time activity. Consider the following: What makes it your favourite free-time activity? Who do you usually do it with? How often / how long do you usually do it? Where do you do it? Who would you recommend it to? felvonás/jelenet The first of the play I saw last week was quite boring, but fortunately there were some excellent in the other act/scene [aekt/sim] The first act of the play I saw last week was quite boring, but fortunately there were some excellent scenes in the other acts. feldolgozása vminek I dont really like it when they screen novels but I must admit I do like the . Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley. adaptation of sth [aedaepteijn av] I dont

really like it when they screen novels but I must admit I do like the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley. E belépődíj I love visiting museums and galleries, but I cannot always afford the admission fee [od.mijn fir] I love visiting museums and galleries, but I cannot always afford the admission fees. sztárszereposztás I think American TV series are worth watching nowadays. They often have an and stars as supporting actors, too. all-star cast [oil .star karst] I think American TV series are worth watching nowadays. They often have an all-star cast, and stars as supporting actors, too. S művészfilm I really like French because they make me think about life. [a:t .film] I really like French art films because they make me think about life. képtár I bought a membership for our local because they have marvellous temporary exhibitions. art gallery [ait .geelon] I bought a membership for our local art gallery because they have

marvellous temporary exhibitions. önéletrajz I think of famous explorers are the only form of non¬ fiction I enjoy. autobiography [pitoobaiogrefi] I think autobiographies of famous explorers are the only form of non¬ fiction I enjoy. E lelkes My mother is an museumgoer, and I think she has visited most of the museums in Hungary. avid [sevid] My mother is an avid museumgoer, and I think she has visited most of the museums in Hungary. díjazott I dont believe that an - necessarily guarantees the quality of a film or a TV series. cast award-winning [owo:d .winig] I dont believe that an award¬ winning cast necessarily guarantees the quality of a film or a TV series. g balett-társulat Im really glad that we have a great in our town because I adore ballet. ballet company [.baelei kAmpam] Im really glad that we have a great ballet company in our town because I adore ballet. társastánc I only took up to keep fit and meet new people, but Ive

become a great fan of dancing itself. ballroom dancing [.boilrurm ’domsig] I only took up ballroom dancing to keep fit and meet new people, but Ive become a great fan of dancing itself. g reflektorfényben I figyelem központjában van I really enjoyed in the performances at high school. van to be in the limelight [bi in őa laim.lait] 1 really enjoyed being in the limelight in the performances at high school. be, was/were, been sikerkönyv I always read the latest . lying on the beach on my summer holidays. bestseller [.bestsels] I always read the latest bestsellers lying on the beach on my summer holidays. madárfigyelés At first I found quite boring, but now that I can take amazing photos, I really like it. bird-watching [b3:d .wDtfig] At first I found bird-watching quite boring, but now that I can take amazing photos, I really like it. S bombasiker, kasszasiker Some people look down on those , but I think who enjoy nowadays they can

provide quite meaningful entertainment. blockbuster Eblok.bAsts] Some people look down on those who enjoy blockbusters, but I think nowadays they can provide quite meaningful entertainment. kifütyül It is awful if an actor is so bad that , and he is fantastic when he is so good that the audience rises to applaud him. boo sb off the stage [bu: of öo steid3] It is awful if an actor is so bad that he is booed off the stage, and fantastic when he is so good that the audience rises to applaud him. lélegzetelállító The acrobats gave a performance at the circus. breathtaking [breö.teikig] The acrobats gave a breathtaking performance at the circus. @ barlangászat My brother spends all his free time and climbing mountains, and Im always afraid that hell have an accident. caving [keiviq] My brother spends all his free time caving and climbing mountains, and Im always afraid that hell have an accident. @ gyűjtő/gyűjt of fridge Im a keen magnets and

my sister Barbie dolls. collector /to collect [kelekte/kelekt] Im a keen collector of fridge magnets and my sister collects Barbie dolls. vígjáték I mostly go to the theatre to see because they always cheer me up. comedy i [komedi] I mostly go to the theatre to see comedic because they always cheer me up. zeneszerző/zenemű I dont think that a is successful if you cannot immediately recognize him when hearing the composer/composition i [ksmpoozQ/.kompoziJn] I dont think that a composer is successful if you cannot immediately recognize him when hearing the composition. kortárs művészet The art gallery in our town exhibits mainly contemporary art [ksn.tompsren ait] The art gallery in our town exhibits mainly contemporary art. E rendező I choose which film to see based both on the and the actors. director [dairekte/direkto] I choose which film to see based both on the director and the actors. E kam^^ really relieves stress and helps

me to relax. [dur imbroidsn] Doing embroidery really relieves stress and helps me to relax. do, did, done kirakózik We often and even decorate the walls with the most beautiful ones. to do jigsaws/puzzles [du: d3igso:z] We often do jigsaws and even decorate the walls with the most beautiful ones. do, did, done vmiről When I have time to watch TV, I mostly watch animals. documentary about/ On Sth [.dokjumentn obaut] When I have time to watch TV, I mostly watch documentaries about animals. vidámpark attractions are My favourite haunted houses and dodgems. funfair [fAn.feo] My favourite funfair attractions are haunted houses and dodgems. televíziós vetélkedő Watching and organizing your own quiz events are good ways to exercise your brain. game show [geim Jeo] Watching game shows and organizing your own quiz events are good ways to exercise your brain. @ izgalmas, magával ragadó account Last night I read a of how they conquered Mount

Everest. [gnpini Last night I read a g ipping account of how they conquered Mount Everest. meghív/áthív barátokat vmire At weekends we sometimes . a barbecue. to invite friends round for sth[invait frendz raund] At weekends we sometimes invite friends round for a barbecue. @ absztrakt szobor I often find confusing. - non-figurative sculpture 0 [non.figsretiv skAlptJe] I often find non-figurative sculptures confusing. szabadtéri színház Even those who are not regular theatregoers often go to see performances in open air theatre [,sopen es Biets] Even those who are not regular theatregoers often go to see performances in open-air theatres. g zenekar You get to see some world-famous when there is a music festival in our town. orchestra [oikistre] You get to see some world-famous orchestras when there is a music festival in our town. előadás Whether I enjoy a play or not depends mostly on the , but the audience also adds to the

atmosphere. performance [pofoimans] Whether I enjoy a play or not depends mostly on the performance, but the audience also adds to the atmosphere. 0 hangszeren játszik Everybody in our family musical my sisters parents a the guitar, :I the violin, and my the piano. to play an instrument [plei instrumant] Everybody in our family plays a musical instrument: I play the guitar, my sisters play the violin, and my parents play the piano. UI ?c:.; K®iME® dominózik On Sundays I sometimes with my grandfather after lunch. to play dominoes [plei dommouz] On Sundays I sometimes play dominoes with my grandfather after lunch. lottózik / nyer a lottón as a I think of hobby since the chances of it are so slim. nyer to play/win the lottery I [plei/wm ős letöri] I think of paying the lottery as a hobby since the chances of winning it are so slim. win, won, won drámaíró Shakespeare is my favourite and my favourite play is Romeo and Juliet.

playwright [plei.rait] Shakespeare is my favourite playwright and my favourite play is Romeo and Juliet. i agyagozás I took up as a hobby and now my children come to the classes with me. Cpotori] I took up pottery as a hobby and now my children come to the classes with me. kiállít Some fantastic pieces of Egyptian art at the museum were . last week. to put on display [put on displei] Some fantastic pieces of Egyptian art were put on display at the museum last week. put, put, put rockzenész My friend is a and I really enjoy going backstage at his concerts. rock musician [rok mju.zijn] My friend is a rock musician and I really enjoy going backstage at his concerts. i hullámvasút When we go to a funfair, my children , but always ride on the I find it too stomach-turning. HHH : roller coaster JI g [reals .keoste] When we go to a funfair, my children always ride on the roller-coaster, but I find it too stomach-turning. tudományos

fantasztikus / scí-fi I really enjoy and films fantasy novels, and some and series are also quite good. science fiction I sci-fi [,saiens fikjn / sai fai] I really enjoy science fiction and fantasy novels, and some sci-fi films and series are also quite good. g évad The last at our local theatre was very successful and we are really looking forward to the next one. season E [sirzn] The last season at our local theatre was very successful and we are really looking forward to the next one. filmet f They often stars in Budapest. with famous forgat (filmet) to shoot a film [fűit 8 film] They often shoot films with famous stars in Budapest. shoot, shot, shot novella / regény I have so little time to read that I rather read than short story / novel E [fort stoiri / ’novi] I have so little time to read that I rather read short stories than novels. kikapcsolódik, ellazul We often play cards and board games to after a stressful day. kikapcsolódik

to unwind I wind down [.Anwaind] We often play cards and board games to unwind after a stressful day. unwind, unwound, unwound akvarell/olajfestmény I have been painting for a few years and started to a couple of experiment with months ago. watercolour/oil [woita.kAla/oil] I have been painting watercolours for a few years and started to experiment with oils a couple of months ago. E vadvízi evezés was a bit scary at first but now I really enjoy going down rivers. white-water rafting [.waitworte rarftirj] White-water rafting was a bit scary at first but now I really enjoy going down rivers. i