A nyelvvizsgára és érettségire készülők jól tudják, hogy a vizsga szóbeli részére való felkészülés során körülbelül 15-20 olyan témakörrel kell megismerkedniük, amelyek a vizsgán beszélgetés, képleírás vagy szituáció formájában fordulnak elő. A témakörökre úgyis felkészülhetünk, ha van egy olyan kérdéssorunk, amely körbejárja a kisebb-nagyobb altémákat is, így a vizsgán nem érhet bennünket meglepetés.
Genel information and family background
What is your first name / Christian name? Family name / surname?
When and where were you born? What is your date of birth?
Where are you from? What is your nationality?
What qualifications have you got?
What do you do for a living? What are you by profession?
What is your marital status? What is your permanent (or temporary) residence? What is your postal address?
What can you tell me about your family?
Do you have any brothers or sisters? Are you an only child? Which do you prefer: having brothers or sisters or being an only child? Why?
Do you have any grandparents? Did you use to visit them when you were a child?
Do you get on well with your brother(s)/sister(s)/parent(s)? Is there anybody in your family who you don’t get on well with?
Do you have a favourite family member? If yes, who is he/she?
Do you know your cousins/aunts/uncles well? How often do you meet them?
Folytonosság a családdal és mindennapi tevékenységek
What does your family usually do together?
How would you define the term ’nuclear family’?
Do you think there are more single-parent families nowadays than some decades ago?
Do you agree that there are more and more divorces every year?
What kind of problems can come up in a marriage?
Do you approve of couples living together and having children without getting married?
What is the ideal time or age in your opinion to start a family?
Would you treat your children as equals?
What do middle-aged people find most irritating in teenagers? What do teenagers find most irritating in middle-aged people?
Do you think an ’ideal family’ exists? Why?
Friends, relationships és személyes jellem
Who is your best friend? How long have you known him/her? Where did you first meet?
Why do you think you get on well with your best friend? Have you ever had an argument?
How often do you meet your friends?
Do you often keep in touch with your friends?
Have you ever lost touch with a friend?
Do you prefer having a lot of friends or only a few close friends?
Do you keep in touch with your colleagues outside work?
Do you keep in touch with your old classmates or co-workers?
Can you describe the appearance of someone you know? Give as many details as you can.
Do you think your appearance has changed a lot in the past ten years? If yes, how?
What physical features matter to you in judging a person, and what features do you consider less important?
Do you think that most people tend to judge character by appearance?
How would you decribe the character of your best friend? What positive and negative characteristics do they have?
Personality and values
What are the most important characteristics in a friend / in a partner?
Do you think these characteristics are positive, negative or neutral: ambitious, spoilt, affectionate, reliable?
Do you think these characteristics are positive, negative or neutral: cheerful, arrogant, hard-working, honest, tolerant?
How would you describe your personality?
In your opinion, what is the best and worst characteristic of your personality?
What are the main similarities and differences between you and your best friend?
Rutin és szabadidő
What do you do in a typical day?
What do you usually do in the morning? When do you start work / school? When do you finish?
What do you prefer doing after work / school?
What do you usually do in the evening?
What do you like doing at the weekend? How is it different from your weekdays?
Do you have much free time? Do you have enough time for yourself / family / friends?
Do you have any hobbies?
How do you try to relax? What freetime activities do you enjoy most?
Hagyományok és ünnepek
What are the typical family celebrations in Hungary?
What is your favourite holiday? Why?
How do you usually celebrate your birthday / Christmas / New Year’s Eve?
Is there any particular celebration or holiday that you don’t like?
Do you think it’s important to keep traditions?
Do you enjoy family gatherings or do you tend to avoid them?
Folytonos dinamika a családban
A family usually consists of a mother, father and children who live together in one house. A functioning family should provide protection and security to all its members. All family members have duties and responsibilities; parents should teach their kids, children should go to school and learn, help their parents in chore. A functioning family can be the secret of happiness for its members.
Marriage is a lifelong connection between two persons (bride and groom) who want to connect their life. Marriages can be monogamous and polygamous - husband has more wives. Wedding is a formal act, it is held in a town hall or in a church.
When one of the parents dies, children stay with a single parent. A woman who loses her spouse is a widow and a man is widower. When one of the divorced parents gets married again the partner becomes a step-parent. Parents bring up or raise children - this is their upbringing - , look after them, educate them or give them a good education. They praise them and occasionally tell them off or scold them.
There are times of the year when people gather with their families to celebrate something: birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Hanukah, or other festivals. Relatives come to stay with you, share large meals, and give presents. It sounds lovely, doesn’t it? But when families get together, there can be tension, too. In our dreams, we imagine cosy family meals with the kids on their best behaviour and everyone being careful to steer clear of those topics they know will cause Great-Uncle Henry to go off on one. Unfortunately, life isn’t always like that!
Just because someone is your own flesh and blood doesn’t mean they won’t drive you around the bend. Older relatives may not appreciate that the kids want to get up at the crack of dawn, or that they’ll be climbing the walls after lunch, just when the adults want to snooze on the sofa. Decisions about who to invite or who to visit are a bone of contention in many households. Finances are another worry. The occasion is often toughest for the host or hostess. You want everything to run/go like clockwork, but looking after guests as well as cooking a big meal can be a difficult balancing act. You are rushed off your feet trying to get everything done, but at the same time you may be walking on eggshells in order to avoid conflict.
Reading back over this post it seems English has more idioms for negative things than for positive ones.
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