Sweden's parental leave - feladatcsomag

A feladatcsomag egy rövid újságcikkből készült, melynek a témája is érdekes lehet, tehát beszédgyakorlatra is kiválóan felhasználható. A feladatcsomag tartalmaz multiple choice cloze-t, gap-fillinget és szódolgozatot. A teljes szöveg is meg van adva, a szódolgozathoz pedig kulcs van. Az anyag PDF-ben letölthető innen.

Sweden's parental leave - Multiple choice cloze

For each gap, choose which of the four possible answers fits the best and write the appropriate letter in the space.
Sweden grants a (1)  ____ of 480 calendar days of parental leave, with 390 of them paid at 80% of income, with a maximum of 3,160 euros a month or $3,474. The (2)  ____ 90 days are paid at a flat-rate benefit of 20 euros a day, or $22.
But there's a (3)  ____. Fathers have to share that leave with mothers.
So to promote both parents to (4)  ____ their children, Sweden has mandated that 60 of the 480 days (5)  ____ "daddy months" or "partner months." If the 60 daddy days aren't used, they are lost, (6)  ____ the maximum leave to 420 days.
The country also created a "gender equality bonus": the more days that parents share the leave (7)  ____, they get a bonus that could total up to 1,500 euros, or $1,649.
The idea is for (8)  ____ to share the joys and struggles of raising infants.
In (9)  ____, only 12% of Swedish couples equally share the 480 days of leave, (10)  ____ women continuing to lead the way as the stay-at-home parent and men as the careerist.
Source: CNN

1	A total	B sum	C quantity	D amount
2	A rest	B staying	C remaining	D others
3	A clutch	B catch	C grab	D hold
4	A raise	B upraise	C bring	D upring
5	A are	B were	C be	D have been
6	A deducing	B falling	C raising	D reducing
7	A same way	B the same	C in proportion	D equally
8	A both parents	B both parent	C all parents	D either parents
9	A real	B really	C reality	D realism
10	A with	B though	C while	D as

Sweden's parental leave – Gap-filling

Choose the appropriate word from the list for each gap in the text and write the word in the gap.

_______________________________

| struggles | equality | with | remaining | parental | equally | be | raise | catch | flat |

Sweden grants a total of 480 calendar days of (1)  _______________ leave, with 390 of them paid at 80% of income, with a maximum of 3,160 euros a month or $3,474. The (2)  _______________ 90 days are paid at a (3)  _______________-rate benefit of 20 euros a day, or $22.
But there's a (4)  _______________. Fathers have to share that leave with mothers.
So to promote both parents to (5)  _______________ their children, Sweden has mandated that 60 of the 480 days (6)  _______________ "daddy months" or "partner months." If the 60 daddy days aren't used, they are lost, reducing the maximum leave to 420 days.
The country also created a "gender (7)  _______________ bonus": the more days that parents share the leave (8)  _______________, they get a bonus that could total up to 1,500 euros, or $1,649.
The idea is for both parents to share the joys and (9)  _______________ of raising infants.
In reality, only 12% of Swedish couples equally share the 480 days of leave, (10)  _______________ women continuing to lead the way as the stay-at-home parent and men as the careerist.

Sweden's parental leave

Sweden grants a total of 480 calendar days of parental leave, with 390 of them paid at 80% of income, with a maximum of 3,160 euros a month or $3,474. The remaining 90 days are paid at a flat-rate benefit of 20 euros a day, or $22.
But there's a catch. Fathers have to share that leave with mothers.
So to promote both parents to raise their children, Sweden has mandated that 60 of the 480 days be "daddy months" or "partner months." If the 60 daddy days aren't used, they are lost, reducing the maximum leave to 420 days.
The country also created a "gender equality bonus": the more days that parents share the leave equally, they get a bonus that could total up to 1,500 euros, or $1,649.
The idea is for both parents to share the joys and struggles of raising infants.
In reality, only 12% of Swedish couples equally share the 480 days of leave, with women continuing to lead the way as the stay-at-home parent and men as the careerist.

Sweden's parental leave - vocabulary

_______________________________

Ez a szódolgozat a Sweden's parental leave c. feladathoz tartozik.

Hungarian	English
jövedelem	(1)  _______________
járandóság, ellátmány	(2)  _______________
otthon maradó szülő	(3)  _______________
felnevel	(4)  _______________
szabadság	(5)  _______________
csapda (trükk)	(6)  _______________
egyenlően	(7)  _______________
támogat, előmozdít	(8)  _______________
mindkét szülő	(9)  _______________
megoszt	(10)  _______________

(get) used (to)

A used to, be used to, get used to kifejezések közti különbséget lehet megismerni és gyakorolni. Középfokhoz közelítő szintekre ajánljuk. (PDF)

1. Fordítsd a mondatokat angolra!

1. Nem is tudom, hogy szeretem-e, vagy csak megszoktam már.
   
   ________________________________________________________________________
   
   
2. Volt idő, amikor nagyon sokszor meglátogattál minket.
   
   ________________________________________________________________________
   
   
3. Nem vagyok hozzászokva, hogy ilyen korán keljek.
   
   ________________________________________________________________________
   
   
4. Mi annak idején sokat énekeltünk az iskolában.
   
   ________________________________________________________________________
   
   
5. Még meg kell szoknom ezt az új telefont.
   
   ________________________________________________________________________
   
   

2. Válaszd a helyes megoldást!

1. You ________________ play games and now you love computer games. What's happened?
   
   A/ didn't used to B/ didn't use to
   C/ haven't got used to D/ used not to
   
   
2. This is a completely new phone. I still need to _______________________ it.
   
   A/ use B/ used to
   C/ get use to D/ get used to
   
   
3. It is all new to him. He ______________________ rural life, but he will like it I think.
   
   A/ is not used to B/ doesn't get used to
   C/ didn't use to D/ doesn't use to

Megoldások

1. Fordítás

1. I don't actually know whether I like it or I am just used to it (I have just got used to it)
2. You used to come to see us a lot at one point in time. / There ws a time when you used to visit us a lot.
3. I am not used to getting up so early / this early.
4. We used to a sing a lot at school (back then).
5. I still need to get used to this new phone.

2. Multiple choice

1. B: didn't use to
2. D: get used to
3. A: is not used to

Ajánlott tananyag:

Used to, be used to, get used to: http://www.angoltanszek.hu/TUT/tut.php?tid=2741

A gyakorló anyag letölthető PDF formátumban innen.

Phrasal verbs 3

Ezzel az anyaggal kezdők gyakorolhatják a vonzatos igéket, prepozíciók használatát. Kezdhető az angol mondatokkal, majd a feleletválasztós teszt jöhet, végül a magyarról angolra fordítás - de ki is ragadható egy vagy két feladat önmagában is.

Fordítsd a mondatokat magyarra!

1. Can I look at your newspaper?
2. I am looking for my glasses. Have you seen them?
3. Do you listen to the radio a lot?
4. Let's turn on the lights. It is dark in here.
5. This music is too loud. Turn it down please.
6. I will buy some water in this shop. Please wait for me outside.

Válaszd az egyetlen helyes megoldást minden mondatnál!

1. Can I look ______ your newspaper?
   A/ for    B/ at   C/ up   D/ to
2. I am looking ______ my glasses. Have you seen them?
   A/ for   B/ at   C/ in   D/ to
3. Do you listen ______ the radio a lot?
   A/ for  B/ --   C/ on   D/ to
4. Let's turn ______ the lights. It is dark in here.
   A/ up   B/ for   C/ on   D/ in
5. This music is too loud. Turn it ______ please.
   A/ down   B/ up   C/ in   D/ for
6. I will buy some water in this shop. Please wait ______ me outside.
   A/ for   B/ at   C/ on   D/ down

Fordítsd a mondatokat angolra!

1. Megnézhetem az újságodat?
2. A szemüvegemet keresem. Nem láttad valahol?
3. Sokat hallgatod a rádiót?
4. Kapcsoljuk fel a villanyt! Sötét van itt.
5. Nagyon hangos a zene. Halkítsd le légy szíves!
6. Veszek egy kis vizet itt a boltban. Várj meg itt kint!

Ajánlott tananyag:

Prepositional phrases (Beginners) 01

Tenses 1

Ebben a feladatban az igeidőket lehet gyakoroltatni. Akkor ajánlatos, ha már minden igeidőt tanultak a tanulók.

Válaszd az egyetlen helyes megoldást!

1. I couldn't enter the office because I ___________ my keys at home.

A/ had left
B/ left
C/ was leaving
D/ have left

2.  Next May, we _______________ together for twenty years.

A/ have been living
B/ will have been living
C/ will be living
D/ are living

3. I don't think I know this actor. I _________________ of him.

A/ never heard
B/ wasn't hearing
C/ have never heard
D/ was never heard

4. Is this the first time you _______________ to London?

A/ have been
B/ were
C/ are
D/ will be

5. No, I didn't listen to the news last night. I was very tired and ________________ to bed early.

A/ have gone
B/ was going
C/ went
D/ had gone

Megoldások

1. I couldn't enter the office because I had left my keys at home.
2. Next May, we will have been living together for twenty years.
3. I don't think I know this actor. I have never heard of him.
4. Is this the first time you have been to London?
5. No, I didn't listen to the news last night. I was very tired and went to bed early.

Ajánlott tananyag

1. Az angol igeidők - összefoglaló a szabályokról
2. Az angol igeidőkről dióhéjban (The Tenses) 
3. Mit jelent az igeidő? - Introduction to the Tenses 
4. Present Perfect or Simple Past? (Befejezett jelen vagy egyszerű múlt) 
5. Examples for past tenses 01 (past simple, continuous and perfect)

Multiple Choice Advanced mixed 02

Felsőfokú vagy haladó szintű tanulóknak való általános teszt, szókincs nyelvtan, nyelvhasználat is van benne. A megoldásként megadott mondatokkal is kezdheted, vizsgáljátok meg a mondatokat, majd tesztként add ki a multiple choice feladatot!

Válaszd az egyetlen helyes megoldást mindegyik esetben!

1. His sudden admiration ____ her lectures is somewhat suspicious.
A/ in    B/ about
C/ for    D/ to

2. ____ to think of it, you might be right.
A/ Need    B/ Want
C/ Have    D/ Come

3. Henry was beating around the bush but I wasn't interested in his ____.
A/ charges    B/ hints
C/ results    D/ arguments

4. I wanted to have a word with Sam but he seemed ____ reach.
A/ out from    B/ out of
C/ in lack of    D/ without

5. There is an exception ____ every rule.
A/ to    B/ in
C/ on    D/ over

6. I'd rather have a rest. And so ____ everybody else.
A/ had    B/ did
C/ would    D/ has

7. My sister is not ____ in it. Leave her alone.
A/ intrigued    B/ involved
C/ interacted    D/ intended

8. While we were chatting, the kids built a sand castle. ____ our husbands were out fishing.
A/ While    B/ The same time
C/ During    D/ Meanwhile

9. I thought it'd happened by accident but now Sid has told me that you did it ____.
A/ with intention    B/ on purpose
C/ by wanting    D/ directly

10. We smile in sympathy. In other words, when we ____.
A/ like someone    B/ feel sorry for someone
C/ want attention    D/ feel attracted

Megoldás:

1. His sudden admiration for her lectures is somewhat suspicious.
2. Come to think of it, you might be right.
3. Henry was beating around the bush but I wasn't interested in his hints.
4. I wanted to have a word with Sam but he seemed out of reach.
5. There is an exception to every rule.
6. I'd rather have a rest. And so would everybody else.
7. My sister is not involved in it. Leave her alone.
8. While we were chatting, the kids built a sand castle. Meanwhile our husbands were out fishing.
9. I thought it'd happened by accident but now Sid has told me that you did it on purpose.
10. We smile in sympathy. In other words, when we feel sorry for someone.

Multiple Choice Advanced mixed 01

Ezt a feladatot tesztként is felhasználhatod, de ügyelj rá, hogy csak akkor, ha már van mit tesztelni: vagyis a feladatban számon kért tudást már vettétek a tanulókkal. Ha ez még nem történt meg, érdemes együtt elmorfondírozni mindegyik kérdésen. Ilyenkor azt is beszéljétek meg, hogy a rossz válaszok miért rosszak.

Válaszd az egyetlen helyes megoldást minden esetben!

1. ____ we get this bit right, it'll be OK.

A/ As	B/ At the time
C/ Eventually	D/ Once

2. I heard that Jack had to resign. This means: ____

A/ Jack is said to have had to resign.	B/ Jack must resign.
C/ Jack was said to be resigned.	D/ Jack was saying to resign.

3. It was my parents' car ____ he wanted to borrow.

A/ what	B/ -
C/ whichever	D/ the one

4. Mick should be using ____ own notes.

A/ some of	B/ his very
C/ only the	D/ -

5. His ____ was rejected.

A/ consideration	B/ claim
C/ agreement	D/ hesitation

6. If you hadn't ____, he wouldn't have suspected anything.

A/ insisted	B/ reminded
C/ repeated	D/ admitted

7. The carpet in the drawing room ____ cleaning.

A/ will get	B/ requires
C/ has been	D/ should be

8. Taking that job will ____ having to commute.

A/ need	B/ make
C/ mean	D/ be

9. Do you ____ to know the German people who arrived two days ago?

A/ seem	B/ get
C/ happen	D/ find

10. ____ doubt, don't hesitate to ask for help.

A/ No	B/ When in
C/ Even if	D/ Any

A megoldás:
1. Once we get this bit right, it'll be OK.
2. I heard that Jack had to resign. This means: Jack is said to have had to resign.
3. It was my parents' car - he wanted to borrow.
4. Mick should be using his very own notes.
5. His claim was rejected.
6. If you hadn't insisted, he wouldn't have suspected anything.
7. The carpet in the drawing room requires cleaning.
8. Taking that job will mean having to commute.
9. Do you happen to know the German people who arrived two days ago?
10. When in doubt, don't hesitate to ask for help.