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  1. 2021. október: feladatlap - hanganyag - megoldások
  2. 2021. május: feladatlap - hanganyag - megoldások
  3. 2020. október: feladatlap - hanganyag - megoldások
  4. 2020. május: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  5. 2019. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  6. 2019. május: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  7. 2018. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  8. 2018. május: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  9. 2017. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  10. 2017. május: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  11. 2016. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  12. 2016. május: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  13. 2015. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
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  15. 2014. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  16. 2014. május: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  17. 2013. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
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  19. 2012. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
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  21. 2011. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
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  23. 2010. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
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  28. 2008. május: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  29. 2007. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
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  31. 2006. október: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  32. 2006. május: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  33. 2006. február: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  34. 2005. november: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  35. 2005. május 30.: feladatlap– hanganyag– megoldások
  36. 2005. május 12.: feladatlap– hanganyag– hanganyag átirata – megoldások
 

1) HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

Generations

  • Adolescent laziness UoE: multiple choice Nov 2005 16-17
  • Canada groom rescues boy from lake Reading: text completion May 2018 4-5
  • Sand and Stone – a story about two friends UoE: error correction Oct 2017 22
  • Selfie Madness: Too many young fying to get the picture UoE: open cloze May 2017 20-21
  • We are less violent than our ancestors (a book) Reading: true or false Oct 2012 6-7
Love and marriage
  • First date conversation UoE: multiple choice Oct 2006 16-17
  • Hillside message to win back ex-girlfriend UoE: open cloze Oct 2015 20-21
  • Interview with Sarah who runs speed dating service Listening: true or false (T.131) May 2015 28
  • Love at first text UoE: banked cloze May 2010 15
  • The Flitch Trials UoE: open cloze May 2009 16-17
  • Woman marries herself UoE: open cloze May 2015 20-21
  • Engagement ring Listening: A-B-C May 2021 27
Male and female roles
  • An interesting Reader’s Digest survey Listening: multiple choice (T.094) May 2012 27
  • Ideal men and women Listening: gist listening (T.006) May 2005 32-33
Teenage problems
  • Get confident UoE: error correction Oct 2006 22
  • You can learn how to be happy Reading: text completion Oct 2007 6-7

WRITING

  • 2010. május: Invitation to a go-kart party, family can't afford it
  • 2018. október: Honesty in the family dilemma
  • 2014. október: Personality dilemma
  • 2019. október: Joking vs humiliation
  • 2020. október: Cheating
  • 2021. május: Generation gap

2) FAMILY ISSUES

  • Babies switched at birth UoE: open cloze Oct 2007 18-19
  • Study shows babies try to help Reading: match the pairs Oct 2009 4-5
  • Table manners UoE: open cloze Oct 2006 18-19
  • The name of the game UoE: multiple choice May 2008 16-17

WRITING

  • 2012. május: Home Rules Contracts articles
  • 2020. május: Criticism in the family
  • 2019. május: Should teenagers be monitored at home?

3) CELEBRATIONS

  • My Santa UoE: error correction May 2006 20
  • Santa Agency Listening: A-B-AB (T.048) May 2008 29
  • Sun, sand and symphonies (an outdoor festival) Reading: text completion Oct 2013 4-5
  • Christmas kindness Reading: match the pairs May 2021 10-11

4) HOUSING

  • The story of a man who lives in a hole in the ground Listening: true or false (T.106) May 2013 27
  • Would you want your home to smell like KFC? (strange candles) UoE: multiple choice Oct 2015 18-19

WRITING

  • 2012. október: Problematic neighbours - advice

5) EDUCATION

  • Exchange programme in Hungary Listening: A-B-AB (T.077) Oct 2010 28
  • Final Exam (a joke) UoE: open cloze May 2006 16-17
  • Head of grammar school eats tarantula UoE: open cloze Oct 2014 16-17
  • How to think differently Reading: true or false Oct 2014 4-5
  • Learning difficulties Reading: match the pairs Oct 2016 6-7
  • Make PE at school exciting – and fun Reading: true or false May 2010 4-5
  • School bans girls wearing skirts Reading: match the pairs Oct 2006 4-5
  • Some school rules at an English junior school UoE: banked cloze May 2014 15
  • Students rule at this New York school Reading: true or false Oct 2008 6-7
  • The concept of genius Listening: A-B-AB (T.042) Oct 2007 29
  • Things your child’s teacher won’t tell you Reading: match the pairs Oct 2011 4-5
  • Virtual and artificial but 58,000 want course Reading: multiple choice Oct 2013 10-11
  • Test anxiety and what is behind it Reading: match the pairs May 2021 7-8

WRITING

  • 2011. október: Bullying online - moral dilemma
  • 2005. május: How to pass exams
  • 2006. május: Scared about leaving high school
  • 2007. május: Test-taking problems
  • 2007. október: Gap year advice
  • 2011. május: Cheating at an exam opinion
  • 2014. május: Moral dilemma - school council president drunk
  • 2015. október: University conflict with parents
  • 2016. május: English courses with a difference: Cultural Immersion Programmes - invitation
  • 2017. október: Plagarising essay dilemma
  • 2019. október: Gothem teen creative writing workshop in NYC - application

6) LANGUAGE LEARNING

  • A lecture about language and communication Listening: multiple choice (T.047) May 2008 28
  • Roger that UoE: multiple choice May 2018 18-19
  • The origin of some English idioms Listening: A-B-AB (T.155) May 2017 28
  • The origins of the phrase: “the real McCoy” Listening: gist listening (T.004) May 2005 28-29

7) WORK

  • A dramatic helicopter rescue Reading: text completion Oct 2007 10-11
  • A rather unusual teaching job Reading: multiple choice Oct 2016 8-9
  • Air marshals Listening: gist listening (T.052) Oct 2008 27
  • An ambitious American lady Listening: true or false (T.161) Oct 2017 28
  • An interesting experiment (homeless) Listening: gist listening (T.070) May 2010 27
  • Are you a crackpot? UoE: error correction May 2012 22
  • Bullying in the workplace Reading: text completion Oct 2008 4-5
  • Business skills as charity work Reading: true or false Nov 2005 8-9
  • Daily nap time for civil servants UoE: error correction Oct 2010 20
  • EU nurses face English language tests UoE: word formation Oct 2017 16-17
  • Flight attendants sue to get their job back UoE: multiple choice May 2016 18-19
  • Hired after 26 years and 300 applications UoE: open cloze May 2010 18-19
  • How to behave on your first day at work Reading: text completion May 2005 6-7
  • Interview with top surgeon dr. Adam Tattelbaum Listening: A-B-AB (T.102) Oct 2012 29
  • Job interviews Reading: true or false May 2013 8-9
  • Keith McVey, a mailman in the US Listening: multiple choice (T.088) Oct 2011 27
  • Management principles Reading: match the pairs May 2007 10-11
  • NASA couch potato job UoE: banked cloze Oct 2009 15
  • People with no work and no homes Reading: summary Oct 2015 8-9
  • Social jet-lag UoE: error correction May 2007 20
  • The best job in the world UoE: word formation May 2009 18-19
  • The piano tuner Reading: summary May 2012 6-7
  • Work experience Reading: true or false Feb 2006 10-11
  • Youth unemployment Reading: true or false May 2014 6-7
  • Job interviews Reading: match the pairs Oct 2020 4-5
  • Interesting job Listening: A-B-AB Oct 2020 28

WRITING

  • 2005. november: Find a Part Time Job at The Picture People
  • 2006. február: Doing charity work in the summer
  • 2006. október: job application
  • 2008. május: Animal carer job application
  • 2008. október: Charity fundraising job opinion
  • 2009. október: Therapy work application with dogs
  • 2009. október: Opinion on how to behave at a job interview
  • 2011. október: Job application during gap year
  • 2012. október: Work on a Penguin Rescue Project in Capetown, South Africa - job application
  • 2013. május: Library Job for Students - application
  • 2013. május: Moral dilemma - wages
  • 2014. október: Primary Care Solutions Community Base - charity work application
  • 2015. május: Part-time Librarian and Research Assistant application
  • 2015. október: Volunteer Opportunities in Nepal - application
  • 2016. október: Job vacancies The Sherlock Holmes Museum 
  • 2017. október: Dairy farm and horse farm in Iceland looking for volunteers in the Arctic - application
  • 2018. október: Landscape Gardener job application
  • 2020. május: A fascinating way to spend holidays – The Open Book is a cozy apartment with a bookshop downstairs where you can help out during your stay - application
  • 2021. május: Online job application

8) EATING

  • A campaign by Coca Cola Listening: gist listening (T.162) Oct 2017 29
  • A popular café UoE: open cloze May 2013 20-21
  • A traditional meal – the clambake Listening: multiple choice (T.028) Oct 2006 27
  • Austria celebrates Mozart with chocolate Reading: true or false Oct 2009 10-11
  • Burger served with legal warning UoE: multiple choice Oct 2007 16-17
  • Chocolate history UoE: word formation Oct 2009 16-17
  • Dining in the dark UoE: error correction May 2015 22
  • God save the cream (UK vs. US milk) Reading: summary Feb 2006 4-5
  • Lunch in Italy Reading: text completion May 2018 6-7
  • Margherita Pizza UoE: error correction May 2016 21
  • McDonald’s loses hamburger case UoE: banked cloze May 2011 20
  • News from a daily paper (chips, cars, animals) Reading: text completion May 2007 4-5
  • Tea UoE: banked cloze Oct 2014 15
  • The Dutch treat Listening: gist listening (T.168) May 2018 29
  • The real junk food project UoE: error correction May 2017 22
  • What will we put on our plates in 20 years? Listening: A-B-AB (T.130) May 2015 27

WRITING

  • 2008. május: Dinner invitation article
  • 2011. május: Cookery course invitation

9) HEALTH ISSUES

Heathy lifestyle

  • British and French attitudes to health Reading: text completion Oct 2011 8-9
  • Churches told to put up ‘no smoking’ signs Reading: text completion Oct 2010 10-11
  • Fatness in the US Listening: gist listening (T.011) Nov 2005 29
  • How to help a depressed person Reading: gap filling May 2015 6-7
  • Simple things that make us happy UoE: error correction Oct 2012 22
  • Stress-busters in your home Reading: gap-filling May 2006 4-5
  • The centre of fun UoE: word formation Oct 2007 20-21

Illnesses and medication

  • Alternative medicine Reading: multiple texts Nov 2005 6-7
  • An interesting tooth problem Listening: true or false (T.041) Oct 2007 28
  • Fears Listening: multiple choice (T.005) May 2005 30-31
  • How to fight jet lag Reading: true or false May 2018 10-11
  • Why your GP may be recommending a dose of the great outdoors Reading: text completion Oct 2017 8-9
  • Fighting off the common cold Listening: gist listening May 2021 29

WRITING

  • 2015.május: Too much alcohol at party
  • 2010. október: Article on teenage drinking

10) SPORTS

  •  A famous sports event – Iron Maidens Reading: match the pairs May 2012 8-9
  • A publicity stunt performed by Duke of York Listening: A-B-AB (T.125) Oct 2014 28
  • A story about tennis star Lleyton Hewitt Listening: A-B-AB (T.108) May 2013 29
  • Athletes at the ancient Olympic Games UoE: open cloze May 2012 18-19
  • Cosmonaut prepares for golf stunt Reading: text completion Oct 2008 10-11
  • Marathon boy faces race ban UoE: banked cloze May 2007 15
  • Once upon a time – a storytelling competition UoE: word formation Oct 2006 20-21
  • The beginning of the modern Olympics Reading: gap-filling May 2005 4-5
  • Ancient Olympic Games Listening: A-B Oct 2020 27
WRITING 
  • 2008. október: Doping is becoming a serious problem with young athletes - article
  • 2020. október: Ski course 

11) HOBBIES 

Interests

  • Gamers turn cities into a battleground Reading: true or false Oct 2006 10-11
  • Geocaching UoE: multiple choice Oct 2012 16-17
  • How to win at rock-paper-scissors UoE: banked cloze May 2016 20
  • Is Lego losing out to computers? UoE: multiple choice May 2005 16-17
  • Man solves Rubik’s cube in 11.13 seconds Reading: text completion Oct 2009 8-9
  • Some lost toys at sea Reading: text completion May 2016 6-7
  • Strange objects in the world’s seas Reading: true or false Oct 2007 4-5
  • Superstitions UoE: word formation May 2005 20-21
  • The most boring calendar in the world? UoE: error correction Oct 2015 22

Art

  • A famous painting by Van Gogh Listening: true or false (T.112) Oct 2013 27
  • A museum guide describing a Picasso painting Listening: gist listening (T.118) May 2014 27
  • A picture painted by Renoir Listening: true or false (T.029) Oct 2006 28
  • Designing book covers Reading: multiple choice Oct 2015 10-11
  • Europe tries to halt tide of art smuggled to America Reading: gap-filling Oct 2007 8-9
  • Graffiti Reading: true or false May 2008 8-9
  • How can Canaletto save Venice? Listening: true or false (T.060) May 2009 29
  • Interview with British artist John Pasche Listening: A-B-AB (T.058) May 2009 27
  • Rare Robert Capa print in auction Reading: match the pairs Oct 2013 6-7
  • The sad story of Mona Lisa UoE: banked cloze Oct 2011 15
Culture, museums, exhibitions
  • A famous London museum Reading: text completion Oct 2014 8-9
  • A gorgonopsid fossil found in Africa Listening: true or false (T.076) Oct 2010 27
  • Barbarians at the gate (a London exhibition) Reading: gap-filling May 2009 10-11
  • British mummies made up of different people UoE: multiple choice May 2013 18-19
  • Death in the Vienna woods Reading: text completion May 2012 10-11
  • Dickens to get unwanted statue UoE: multiple choice Oct 2013 16-17
  • Egg throwing contest claims centuries-old tradition Reading: gap-filling May 2017 10-11
  • Henry VIII’s lost palace UoE: word formation Oct 2012 20-21
  • Howard Henly Listening: A-B-AB (T.167) May 2018 28
  • Iron Age Celts UoE: error correction Feb 2006 22
  • Loch Ness monster was nearly named after the Queen UoE: multiple choice May 2017 18-19
  • Napoleon Listening: true or false (T.064) Oct 2009 27
  • Oldest wine cellar found in ancient site UoE: word formation Oct 2015 16-17
  • The colonial period in New York’s history Listening: gist listening (T.101) Oct 2012 28
  • The history of teddy bears UoE: banked cloze Oct 2013 15
  • The Mennonites, a religious group in Belize Listening: gist listening (T.030) Oct 2006 29
  • The National Trust Reading: text completion Oct 2012 10-11
  • Tipping in the US Reading: gap-filling Oct 2006 8-9
  • My date with Michalangelo Reading text completion Oct 2020 8-9
  • The Scream UoE: word formation Oct 2020 16-17
  • A painting of Goya Listening: A-B-AB May 2021 28 

WRITING

  • 2012. május: Rock climbing trip
  • 2014. május: Talisman Programs - adventure camp application
  • 2017. május: Dance course application
  • 2018. május: Choose a Real-Life Escape Game
  • 2019. május: Photography courses in Brisbane

12) ENTERTAINMENT

  • A woman talks about Seal, her favourite singer Listening: true or false (T.166) May 2018 27
  • An anecdote about Mark Twain UoE: banked cloze Oct 2016 15
  • Beethoven’s hair Listening: true or false (T.100) Oct 2012 27
  • Interview with composer John Williams Listening: A-B-AB (T.114) Oct 2013 29
  • Joe Young, a freelance musician Listening: gist listening (T.126) Oct 2014 29
  • Interview with John Grisham Listening: A-B-AB (T.149) Oct 2016 28
  • Interview with Nick Park, creator of Gromit Listening: A-B-AB (T.034) May 2007 27
  • Jen Shaffer, the author of a new book Listening: true or false (T.124) Oct 2014 27
  • John Joseph Furcillo Listening: A-B-AB (T.010) Nov 2005 28
  • Jules Verne, the famous French writer Listening: A-B-AB (T.084) May 2011 29
  • Some facts about Elvis Presley Listening: multiple choice (T.036) May 2007 29
  • The film adaptation of The Tragedy of Man Reading: text completion May 2014 8-9
  • The first appearance of Susan Boyle Listening: true or false (T.090) Oct 2011 29
  • The Rolling Stones UoE: banked cloze Nov 2005 20
  • The story of a successful song and video clip Listening: gist listening (T.083) May 2011 28
  • The story of two film directors: Spielberg and Lucas Listening: gist listening (T.143) May 2016 28
  • Twenty Chickens for a Saddle (a young’s first book) Reading: multiple choice Oct 2014 10-11
  • Two anecdotes about Ferenc Molnár UoE: error correction Oct 2014 20
  • The Shot - Alexander Dumas UoE: error correction Oct 2020 22-23

13) MEDIA

  • A new trend in book publishing Listening: A-B-AB (T.160) Oct 2017 27
  • An unusual way of publishing poems (haiku) Reading: true or false Oct 2011 6-7
  • Belgian librarians use love to get readers Reading: gap filling Oct 2009 6-7
  • Book returned to library after 47 years UoE: banked cloze Oct 2010 15
  • Chrissie’s opinion on a game show Listening: A-B-AB (T.054) Oct 2008 29
  • Fo delights his audience with boyhood tales Reading: text completion Oct 2010 6-7
  • Garcia Marquez Reading: true or false May 2005 8-9
  • House Busters: a radio programme Listening: short answers (T.016) Feb 2006 27
  • Interview with writer Grant R. Philips Listening: multiple choice (T.072) May 2010 29
  • Reading declining dramatically UoE: open cloze Nov 2005 18-19
  • Review of a children’s book (Bookclub) Reading: true or false May 2012 4-5
  • Short news reports (sport, accident, art) Listening: gist listening (T.012) Nov 2005 30
  • The merry wives of sitcom: Fawlty Towers Reading: match the pairs May 2010 8-9
  • The Quiz Queen who made them tremble Reading: multiple choice Oct 2011 10-11
  • The Will to Survive: A History of Hungary (book) Reading: true or false May 2016 10-11
  • Two articles from British daily Reading: true or false Oct 2016 4-5
  • Vatican’s Latin translator spreads the word of a wimpy kid Reading: true or false Oct 2017 4-5
  • Why we’ve all turned off Big Brother UoE: word formation May 2006 18-19
  • World’s first 3D TV without glasses UoE: error correction Oct 2011 20

WRITING

  • 2016. május: Moral dilemma: getting a part without auditioning

14) COMMUNICATION

  • Mobile phones UoE: error correction May 2005 22
  • Montenegro’s domain name gain Reading: true or false May 2011 10-11
  • Pottermore website launched by JK Rowling Reading: true or false Oct 2013 8-9
  • Save Toby! (an interesting website) Listening: true or false (T.023) May 2006 28
  • No connection UoE: open cloze May 2021 20-21

WRITING

  • 2016. október: Sharing photo in a private Facebook group
  • 2017. május: Chat room dangers 

15) TRAFFIC

  • American attitudes to cars Listening: multiple choice (T.040) Oct 2007 27
  • Cars (news report) Listening: gist listening (T.053) Oct 2008 28
  • Escalator etiquettes: the dos and don’ts Reading: text completion Oct 2016 10-11
  • Findings and recommendations for speeding Listening: short answers (T.065) Oct 2009 28
  • Frequent Flyer Points Listening: A-B-AB (T.066) Oct 2009 29
  • Good Samaritan sent bill after helping at road crash Reading: text completion Oct 2012 4-5
  • Happy Landing in Hong Kong… virtually Reading: multiple choice May 2007 6-7
  • Jet Lag UoE: open cloze Feb 2006 20-21
  • Metro Tries Card Scheme to Battle Fare Dodging Reading: true or false May 2006 6-7
  • New autopilot will make another 9/11 impossible Reading: true or false Oct 2010 8-9
  • Passenger jet helps to rescue missing sailor Reading: match the pairs May 2013 6-7
  • Speeders to be sent for lessons in safe driving UoE: error correction Nov 2005 21
  • The early days of cars UoE: open cloze May 2011 18-19
  • The end of budget flights? Reading: text completion Nov 2005 10-11
  • The mystery of Ireland’s worst driver UoE: open cloze May 2016 16-17
  • The story of the first Ford Mustang Listening: true or false (T.119) May 2014 28
  • The things in your car – car security UoE: open cloze May 2008 18-19
  • The voice on BKK vehicles Listening: A-B-AB (T.137) Oct 2015 28
  • Traffic in Venice Reading: short answers Nov 2005 4-5
  • Traffic-light Buttons UoE: banked cloze May 2006 15
  • Wrong turn – story of an absent-minded lady Reading: match the pairs May 2014 4-5

WRITING

  • 2013.október: Drunk driving dilemma

16) TRAVELLING

  • All Aboard! UoE: multiple choice May 2012 16-17
  • An adventure story Listening: true or false (T.067) May 2010 27
  • An American in Hungary (Cecily) Listening: true or false (T.018) Feb 2006 29
  • An American in Hungary (Cecily) Listening: A-B-AB (T.024) May 2006 29
  • An Indian’s holidays Reading: match the pairs May 2005 10-11
  • Bermuda Triangle plane mystery ‘solved’ UoE: word formation May 2010 16-17
  • Climbing Mount Everest UoE: word formation May 2014 16-17
  • Divers survive six hours on shark-infested reef Reading: text completion May 2008 10-11
  • Escaping the world on an island UoE: error correction May 2008 22
  • Hikers make mountain out of an old Welsh hill UoE: error correction May 2009 22
  • Hotel Heaven UoE: multiple choice May 2009 20-21
  • Island shopping Reading: short answers May 2009 4-5
  • Problems in Herne Bay (seagulls) Listening: gist listening (T.132) May 2015 29
  • Secrets of the Pyramid Reading: match the pairs May 2017 6-7
  • The American attitude to holidays UoE: multiple choice May 2015 16-17
  • The Barn, a holiday hotel Reading: text completion May 2013 4-5
  • Travel Bug: promotion of an adventure holiday Listening: gist listening (T.156) May 2017 29
  • Visit Ireland! UoE: word formation May 2011 16-17
  • US ends era of emotional support animals on planes UoE: word formation May 2021 16-17

 

 
Sights and sightseeing
  • Claustrophobia – A live-action game in Budapest Reading: match the pairs May 2015 10-11
  • Interview with the designer of the tallest buildings Listening: true or false (T.035) May 2007 28
  • Rare glimpse of the crystal cave Reading: text completion May 2011 8-9
  • Some information about the White House Listening: true or false (T.136) Oct 2015 27
  • The German Intelligence Agency Listening: gist listening (T.113) Oct 2013 28
  • The London Eye Listening: A-B-AB (T.017) Feb 2006 28
  • UNESCO: Tower of London threatened UoE: word formation Oct 2010 16-17
  • Myterious New York waterfall UoE: multiple choice May 2021 18-19

WRITING

  • 2005. november: Taking part in an expedition
  • 2006. február: Balloon flight in the Yorkshire Dales
  • 2007. október: Guided tour invitation
  • 2009. május: Programmes in London
  • 2010. május: Invitation to Italy
  • 2010. október: Invitation to Norway
  • 2013. október: Crossing Borders: Biking Tour Amsterdam to Brussels 

17) FASHION

  • Naomi Campbell, fashion model Listening: short answers (T.078) Oct 2010 29
  • Suits you, Sir? Reading: match the pairs Oct 2010 4-5
  • The sweetest tattoo UoE: open cloze May 2018 20-21
  • Why did men stop wearing high heels? Reading: multiple choice May 2016 4-5
  • Women and clothes (by JB Priestley) Reading: multiple choice Feb 2006 8-9

18) CONSUMER SOCIETY

Commercialism and marketing

  • A radio program about Jack Ma, leader of e-commerce company Listening: multiple choice (T.144) May 2016 29
  • Canadian trades paper clip for house UoE: open cloze May 2007 16-17

Shopping

  • Shopping Shelf life Reading: text completion May 2010 6-7
  • The perils of taboo gifts Reading: gap-filling Oct 2017 6-7

19) SERVICES

Money and finances

  • A joke about a businessman in California UoE: error correction Oct 2008 22
  • A very lucky – or unlucky – person Listening: gist listening (T.150) Oct 2016 29
  • A woman on the $10 bill UoE: multiple choice Oct 2017 18-19
  • An American who won the lottery Listening: true or false (T.096) May 2012 29
  • Enormous telephone bill UoE: word formation May 2007 18-19
  • French woman gets 12 quadrillion phone bill UoE: word formation May 2013 16-17
  • Politeness leads to lottery win UoE: error correction May 2014 20
  • Rise in ‘slavery’ trafficking of homeless by gangs Reading: multiple choice May 2013 10-11
  • The Queen of England’s finances Reading: text completion May 2009 8-9
  • Treasure found on a remote Pacific island Reading: text completion May 2006 10-11
  • Where is Bolivia’s ancient silver? UoE: open cloze Oct 2009 18-19

20) ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Weather

Animals

WRITING

21) GLOBALIZATION

22) SOCIAL ISSUES

Crime

  • A strange story from a New York policeman Listening: true or false (082) May 2011 27
  • A strange story from Japan Listening: true or false (T.148) Oct 2016 27
  • An interesting “stealing” experiment in the US Listening: A-B-AB (T.120) May 2014 29
  • Cigars lost in fires UoE: open cloze Oct 2008 18-19
  • Fingerprints UoE: word formation May 2012 E 20-21
  • Miniskirts to be outlawed in Italian resort Reading: match the pairs Oct 2014 6-7
  • New punishment policies in Britain Listening: gist listening (T.022) May 2006 27
  • Pet detective uses his allergy as a ‘cat radar’ UoE: word formation May 2015 18-19
  • Recent advances in investigation techniques Listening: gist listening (T.095) May 2012 28
  • Sacrament to ban loud or sleeping people from buses and trains Reading: match the pairs Oct 2017 10-11
  • Italian Robin Hood UoE: multiple choice Oct 2020 18-19

History

  • Archaeology of steroids UoE: word formation May 2017 16-17
  • Early Dream-speech by Martin Luther King found UoE: open cloze Oct 2017 20-21
  • Lady Godiva, a noblewoman from the 11th century UoE: error correction Oct 2016 20
  • The history of tea bags UoE: multiple choice Oct 2016 18-19
  • The man who may have saved the world Reading: gap-filling May 2018 8-9
  • World's oldest undamanged shipwreck discovered UeE: open cloze Oct 2020 20-21 

Politics and religion

  • A strange city council regulation UoE: open cloze Oct 2011 16-17
  • Blood diamonds Reading: multiple choice Oct 2008 8-9
  • Interview about the Kennedy-Nixon TV debate Listening: gist listening (T.089) Oct 2011 28
  • One Queen, two birthdays UoE: multiple choice Oct 2008 16-17
  • What’s in the Queen’s handbag? Reading: text completion May 2017 4-5
  • Two famous men and their fathers Listening: gist listening Oct 2020 29 

WRITING

  • 2018. május: Charities - opinion

23) SCIENCE

  • Addiction to technology Reading: gap-filling May 2008 4-5
  • Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist and geologist Listening: true or false (T.154) May 2017 27
  • An anecdote about Albert Einstein (the paper clip) UoE: error correction Oct 2013 20
  • Ig Nobel Prizes 2009 UoE: error correction May 2010 20
  • Mars 500 Listening: true or false (T.071) May 2010 28
  • Raoul Derosiers, a man with X-ray vision Listening: true or false (T.046) May 2008 27
  • Shut up and calculate! Reading: multiple choice May 2010 10-11
  • The power of silence UoE: word formation May 2018 16-17
  • The psychology of voting Reading: text completion Oct 2006 6-7
  • The science and art of listening Reading: summary May 2014 10-11
  • The story of an extraordinary scientist, Caroline Herschel Listening: true or false (T.142) May 2016 27
  • How to survive in space Reading: true of false May 2021 8-9

Technology and innovation

  • Electronic reading devices Reading: summary May 2011 4-5
  • Give a warm welcome to the gnome Reading: multiple choice Feb 2006 6-7
  • PlayStations and iPods replacing pets Reading: multiple choice May 2008 6-7
  • Self-clean Coating Could Spell the end of Washdays Reading: true or false May 2017 8-9
  • Smart shoes decide on television time Reading: multiple choice May 2006 8-9
  • The turnstile UoE: error correction May 2011 21
  • Two top winners of this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes Reading: gap filling May 2015 8-9
  • Six signs you may have a technology addiction Reading: match the pairs May 2021 4-5
  • Smart dog collar UoE: error correction May 2021 22-23

WRITING

  • 2009. május: Article about modern inventions

24) THE EU