SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM kindergarten/ nursery (school) primary/ elementary school secondary school/ high school secondary grammar school vocational school state school private school boarding school college university National Curriculum compulsory subject optional subject arts subjects science subjects academic/ school year open ceremony school-leavers ball graduating students ceremony school-leaver final exam/school-leaving exam GCSE (exam) A (Advanced) level mark grade school report certificate of secondary education ISKOLA-/ OKTATÁSI RENDSZER óvoda általános iskola középiskola gimnázium szakiskola, szakmunkásképző állami iskola magániskola bentlakásos iskola főiskola egyetem Nemzeti Tanterv kötelező tantárgy választható tantárgy humán tárgyak reál tárgyak tanév tanévnyitó ünnepség szalagavató ünnepség ballagás érettségiző érettségi vizsga ( in Hungary) érettségi vizsga (in GB) emeltszint, felsőfok jegy, osztályzat (in Hungary) osztályzat ( in GB) ellenőrző érettségi bizonyítvány
USEFUL PHRASES head teacher/ headmaster igazgató deputy head teacher igazgató-helyettes form teacher osztályfőnök teaching staff tanári kar staff room tanári szoba staff meeting tanári értekezlet teacher-student relationship tanár-diák viszony do well at school jól tanulni do a project projektmunkát végezni learn by heart kívülről megtanulni study hard keményen tanulni do one s best a legjobbat hozza ki magából study by fits and starts időnként tanul, időnként nem IT (Information Technology) / számítástechnika ICT (Information and Communication Technology) (interactive) whiteboard (interaktív) tábla be present/ absent jelen lenni/ hiányozni miss lessons hiányozni órákról do a course tanfolyamra járni solve a problem problémát megoldani prepare for exams vizsgákra készülni take an exam vizsgázni do well/ badly in an exam jól/ rosszul teljesíteni a vizsgán pass/ fail an exam átmenni/ megbukni resit an exam pótvizsgázni leave school befejezni az iskolát college/ university entrance exam főiskolai/ egyetemi felvételi get into university bekerülni az egyetemre graduate from (a unversity) elvégezni (egyetemet)
QUESTIONS: 1. At what age do children start primary school in Hungary? 2. When did you start your secondary school? 3. What is the name of your secondary school? 4. What type of school is it? 5. Where is this school situated? 6. Which class are you in? 7. Do you do well at school? 8. What are your favourite subjects? 9. What are your weak points? 10. How do you get on with your classmates? 11. Who is your form teacher? 12. What does he/she teach? 13. What is he/she like? 14. What is the teacher - student relationship like in your school? 15. What is a good teacher like to your mind? 16. What time do the lessons start and finish? 17. How many lessons do you have a day? 18. Which is your hardest and easiest school day? Why? 19. What are your most important school subjects? 20. How many English lessons do you have a week? 21. What do you do in the English lessons? 22. What is your school building like? 23. What can you see downstairs and upstairs? 24. What out-of-class activities can you do? 25. What are your main interests? 26. Would you like to study further? Where?
FREE TIME, HOBBIES USEFUL PHRASES feel like doing sg look forward to sg spend time outdoors a stay-at-home (type) go on trips make friends lead a healthy way of life manage one s time go on holiday holiday maker hang around sightseeing tour individual tour it s worth seeing have fun go backpacking kedve van vmihez nagyon várni vmit szabadban lenni otthon ülő (típus) kirándulni járni barátságot kötni egészségesen élni beosztani az idejét elmenni üdülni üdülő személy lófrálni városnéző kirándulás egyéni kirándulás érdemes megnézni jól szórakozni hátizsákos túrára menni
spending time outdoors staying at home / watching TV playing table tennis playing some musical instrument
reading going to a concert going on a boat trip taking a dog for a walk dancing riding a bike
QUESTIONS: 1. What outdoor and indoor free time activities do you know? 2. Which hobbies are typically for women/ men? 3. Why do you think people take up hobbies? 4. What are your hobbies? 5. What animals can people keep as a pet? 6. Have you got any pets? / Did you use to have any pets? 7. Tell me about your pet. 8. How can you spend your free time if you are a stay-at-home type? 9. What can people collect? 10. Why is reading a good hobby? 11. Do you like reading? 12. What kind of books do you like? 13. What are your reading habits? 14. What kinds of sport people like doing as a hobby? 15. What can you do in your free time if you live in a big town? 16. How often do you go to museums/ theatres/ art galleries? 17. What do you like doing in summer? 18. What are your favourite TV programmes? Why? 19. What kind of films are you interested in? 20. Does your school offer any free time activities? 21. What programmes are they? 22. How do you take part in these programmes?