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GRAMMAR
I. Telling the time (or How to tell the time?)
We­measure­time­by­clocks­and­watches.­On­their­dial­(or­face)­there­are­twelve­
figures­(or­numbers)­and­two­or­three­hands.­The­little­hand­shows­the­hours,­the­
big­one­shows­the­minutes­and­the­third­one­shows­the­seconds.­
In­an­hour­there­are­sixty­minutes.­In­a­minute­there­are­sixty­seconds.­(How­
many­seconds­are­in­an­hour­then?)­In­the­first­thirty­minutes­(or­first­half­an­hour)­
of­an­hour­we­tell­the­time­by­the­word­past,­in­the­second­thirty­minutes­we­tell­
it­by­the­word­to.
For­instance:
It­is­just­(or­exactly,­precisely)­twelve­o’clock,­it­is­five­past­twelve,­it­is­fifteen­
(or­a­quarter)­past­twelve,­it­is­twenty-five­past­twelve,­it­is­half­past­twelve,­it­is­
twenty-five­to­one,­it­is­a­quarter­to­one,­it­is­just­one­o’clock.

Ti me expressions:­– What is the time? (or What time is it?).
– Can you tell me the time, please?
– What time does our lesson begin? (or start?)
– Does your watch keep good time? (or Is your watch accurate?)
– What is wrong with it? (– It is fast. – It is slow.)
– How much fast is it ? (or It is five minutes fast.)
II. Verbs make nouns:

a)­to read ol­vas­ni­ the reading az­ol­va­sás
to write ír­ni­ the writing az­írás
to come jön­ni­ the coming a­jö­vés
to go men­ni­ the going a­me­nés
b)­to finish be­fe­jez­ni­ the finish a­vég,­be­vég­zés
to thank kö­szön­ni­ the thank a­kö­szö­net
to start in­dul­ni­ the start a­kez­det,­in­du­lás
to answer fe­lel­ni­ the answer a­fe­le­let
to copy má­sol­ni­ the copy a­má­so­lat
to want kí­ván­ni­ the want a­kí­ván­ság,­szük­ség
c)­to converse tár­sa­log­ni­ the conversation a­tár­sal­gás
to dictate dik­tál­ni,­toll­ba­mon­da­ni­ the dictation a­toll­ba­mon­dás
to add hoz­zá­ad­ni­ the addition a­hoz­zá­adás,­ös­sze­adás
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d)­to measure mér­ni­ the measurement a­mé­rés
to develop fej­lõd­ni­ the development a­fej­lõ­dés
III. The reflexive (or­emphatic)­pronouns:
Vis sza ha tó­(vagy­nyo­ma­té­ko­sí­tó)­név más ok

In­ the­ singular­ self­ and­ in­ the­ plural­ selves­ are­ added­ to­ the­ Personal­ (or­ Possessive)­
Pronouns.
myself­(ma­gam,­-at)­­ ourselves­(ma­gunk,­-at)
yourself (ma­gad,­-at)­ yourselves­(ma­ga­tok,­-at)
himself, herself, itself (ma­ga,­-át)­ themselves­(ma­guk,­-at)
measure­mér,­mér­ték past­múlt expression­ki­fe­je­zés
time­idõ fast­gyors,­si­et­(-õs)

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