1. General knowledge quiz.
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What is celebrated on February 14th?
What was St Valentine’s job?
Which century did he live in?
What nationality was he?
Who did he send his last message to?
2. Who are they?
1_________and _________
2_____________and ___________
3_____________and _______________
3. Fill in the gaps with the given words.
approaches
darkness
book
hiding
already
happy
row
At the Movies
A man running a little behind schedule arrives at a movie theatre, goes in to watch the movie that has
1___________started, and as his eyes adjust to the 2__________, he is surprised to see a dog sitting
beside its master in the 3__________ahead, intently watching the movie. It even seemed to enjoy the
movie: wagging its tail in the 4___________bits, dropping its ears at the sad bits, and 5__________
its eyes with its paws at the scary bits. After the movie, the man 6____________the dog’s owner,
“Jeez, mate, your dog really seemed to enjoy the movie. I’m amazed!” “Yes, I’m amazed also”, came the
reply. “He hated the 7___________.”
4. Fill in the gaps with the given expressions.
birds of a feather
black sheep of the family
fight like cat and dog
like chalk and cheese
tied to his mother’s apron strings
blood is thicker than water
runs in the family
the apple of my eye
1 My grandfather, my aunt and my niece have red hair, it __________________
2 My sister and I are ______________, I’m lazy and untidy, she is really hardworking and neat.
3 My brother and I are _____________: we are both interested in computers and technology and we
always hang out together.
4 My little son is ____________, I love him so much.
5 He got into trouble several times when he was a teenager. He was the _____________
6 As kids, my sister and I used to ______________ but nowadays we get on really well.
7 I’m fed up with this situation, my husband is _______________, he always does what she wants.
8 We can rely on each other, we always have someone to turn to, you know, ____________
5. Errors. Find the grammar mistakes in the sentences below, and then correct them.
E.g. I didn’t hear nothing. nothing---I didn’t hear anything.
1 I want to you help me.
2 This books belong to me.
3 Don’t laugh on him.
4 I can play guitar.
5 He doesn’t invited me.
6. SMG. Some More Grammar. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
A: What’s the matter, Bill?
B: I 1 _________(hurt) my arm.
A: Oh, when 2__________(you / do) that?
B: It 3_________(happen) yesterday when I 4___________(play) football.
A: 5___________(you / see) a doctor yet?
B: Yes, he says I just need to rest.
7. Fun-time. Match the questions and answers to make British jokes. Mind you! British sense of humour sometimes hurts.
1 Why do most married men die before their wives?
A Because they want to.
2 Why did the room packed with married people seem empty?
B Age.
3 Why does a divorce cost so much?
C Remove your spectacles.
4 What is the best way to avoid wrinkles as you get older?
D Because it is worth it.
5 What three letters alter boys into men and girls into women?
E Because there wasn't a single
person there.
8. Proverbs. Match the phrases to make English proverbs, and then translate them into Hungarian.
1 A stitch in time
2 Better late
3 Charity
4 Don’t carry all your eggs
5 Every cloud
A begins at home.
B than never.
C in one basket.
D has a silver lining.
E saves nine.
9. Idioms. Fill in the gaps with the suitable number. Translate the idioms into Hungarian.
1 We’re back where we started. We’re back to square_________.
2 __________heads are better than one.
3 I don’t know what to do. I’m in _________minds about it.
4 She has had some good news, so she’s on cloud number_________.
5 Bob was on all ____________looking for his glasses.
10.Sudoku. Every column (oszlop) and every grid (kivastagított négyzet) has to contain LOVE.
E
L
E
V
11. Word search. Find 10 words connected to Valentine’s day. (There are 21 words but 10 is enough.)
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3
4
5
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7
8
9
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12.Puzzle.
There are three girls working in my office. They are called Maria, Joan and Nicola. They each have different
colour hair. One is fair, one is dark and the other is ginger. Maria and Joan are friends. Joan wishes she had dark
hair. The ginger girl doesn’t like Maria. What colour is each girl’s hair?
Maria: 1____
Joan: 2____
Nicola: 3_____
13. Riddle.
What goes up but never comes down?
14. Abbreviations. What words do the letters stand for?
E.g. TGIF: Thank Goodness It’s Friday
1 BFF
2 H&K
3 I <3 U
4 IYQ
5 BBB
15. Animals. Find the hidden animals in the sentences. (it’s hiding between the words!!!)
1 We made errors in each one.
2 Do good workers succeed?
3 If I shout, he’ll hear me.
4 If Roger comes, we’ll begin.
5 We will go at two o’clock.
16. Do you know these ARTS?
E.g. cake
tart
1 a portion of the whole
2 begin
3 clever, intelligent
4 part of the body, full of emotions
5 leave, go away
17. The quotation of the week. Who said this wise phrase or sentence? Give the name of the person and 18. translate
the sentence into (nice) Hungarian. “Man always wants to be a woman’s first love.
Women have a more subtle instinct:
What they like is to be a man’s last romance.”
19. Song. The following lines are taken from a popular song. Continue the lyrics with the last line of the chorus.
Oh what's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart
____________________
20. In 4 steps. Reach the given word from the original word in 4 steps. In each step you might change one letter.
E.g. CHAT-----BOOM
HATE
CHAT
COAT
BOAT
BOOT
1.
2.
3.
BOOM
4.
LOVE
21. Feelings and emotions quiz.
1. If you are over the moon, how are you feeling?
(a) lost (b) physically tired (c) happy and excited
2. Which phrase means ’fed up’?
(a) cheesed off (b) chilled-out (c) full of beans
3. Which preposition is used in the phrase
……… in the dumps, meaning ’depressed’?
(a) down
(b) out
(c) over
4. Which word is a synonym for jealousy?
(a) awe
(b) envy
(c) hatred
5. If somebody tells you something that cracks you
up, what are you doing?
(a) laughing
(b) arguing
(c) crying
22. The longer the better. Find English words beginning with the given letters and ending in the given letter. Write as
many letters (between the given letters) as you can.
E.g.
Haird
O
S
L
Economica
L
C
O
Leve
L
H
O
Lucrativ
E
Ostric
H
O
H
O
L
C
S
23. Poem. Read the poem and answer the questions below in English. Give short answers.
Billy Collins: Lithany
You are the bread and the knife,
The crystal goblet and the wine...
-Jacques Crickillon
I also happen to be the shooting star,
the evening paper blowing down an alley
and the basket of chestnuts on the kitchen table.
You are the bread and the knife,
the crystal goblet and the wine.
You are the dew on the morning grass
and the burning wheel of the sun.
You are the white apron of the baker,
and the marsh birds suddenly in flight.
I am also the moon in the trees
and the blind woman's tea cup.
But don't worry, I'm not the bread and the knife.
You are still the bread and the knife.
You will always be the bread and the knife,
not to mention the crystal goblet and--somehow--the
wine.
However, you are not the wind in the orchard,
the plums on the counter,
or the house of cards.
And you are certainly not the pine-scented air.
There is just no way that you are the pine-scented air.
It is possible that you are the fish under the bridge,
maybe even the pigeon on the general's head,
but you are not even close
to being the field of cornflowers at dusk.
And a quick look in the mirror will show
that you are neither the boots in the corner
nor the boat asleep in its boathouse.
It might interest you to know,
speaking of the plentiful imagery of the world,
that I am the sound of rain on the roof.
Billy Collins starts his poem by borrowing the first two
lines frome a love poem by Belgian poet Jacques
Crickillon and he runs away with the idea, makes it
better.
1 What does litany mean?
2 What necessary things does he compare his
beloved?
3 What opposites does he use to describe his
beloved?
4 Why does he say that there is no way she is the
pine-scented air?
5 What is the difference between the things he
compares himself to and the things he compares the
beloved to?
24. Poem. Write a poem with the given letters. Use them to begin the lines.
E.g.
H
E
L
L
O
Have you ever written a poem?
Ever? Ever tried them?
Let’s try it together:
“Lola loves summer
Or just Abdul, the camel?”
25. Poem.
Follow in Billy Collins’ footsteps and write a poem. As a
beginning, use the first two lines of Carol Ann Duffy’s
Valentine:
Not a red rose or a satin heart.
I give you an onion.
S_______________
C_______________
H_______________
O_______________
O_______________
L_______________