I’m a lone wolf at work as I ’m in home office, I don’t have any opposite numbers . Actually, I like teleworking as the surroundings are comfortable.

My brother is my boss and I think we have a satisfactory working relationship with each other, I hope it will last long.

My brother managed to establish a very good rapport with his superior, their relationship is impeccable , I think.

I sometimes talk shop with my best friend, but work is not our main topic, of course.

My hubby’s place of employment is very hierarchical , where there is a strict pecking-order and the most powerful people try to reinforce their power all the time.

I don’t do a job share at work.

Due to COVID-19, most people are in home office, so they don’t have to clock in and out all the ...

General information about the official language in Hungary

In the Carpathian basin, approximately 15 million people speak Hungarian not only in Hungary but also in our neighbouring countries, such as in Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, and Ukraine. Obviously, Hungarian speakers can be found in much further parts of the world as well, for instance, in Israel or America. In my home country, the single official language is Hungarian.

Dialects

As for our dialects, several different types can be perceived in my country: Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern, which are regionally used in Hungary depending on the geographical area where people come from. The dialects can be observed, however, significant differences cannot be found when it comes to language ...

(Source: New Progress to Proficiency, page 44, task 4.1)

In the first picture, I can see a smartly-dressed man who is pointing his finger at me momentarily. He must be telling something novel, innovative and great as all of his mimics and gestures are whispering it. As for his facial expressions, he is winking his eyes now, he is twinkling, and it seems as he is articulating a bit, which may mean that his news is brilliant. He seems to be quite jubilant at something. In my humble opinion, he must be working in the business field as he is wearing an elegant suit with a reddish tie and a snow white shirt. Maybe, he would like to convince me of investing larger sums in a specific share in the stock market. He is definetly really persuasive as he is turning to me and his body language ...

The pages of her favourite book were dog-eared from years of reading it at bedtime.

dog-ear: (verb) fold down the corner of (a page of a book or magazine), typically to mark a place.

My well-founded fear was that my little daughter would be afraid of going to the kindergarten as she is too shy.

There is a Hungarian celebrity called Balázs who has an ebullient sense of showmanship.

She became sad and her eyes were beginning to glisten. 

Nowadays the weather is so capricious that we cannot really predict what it will be like in advance. 

The performer in the circus was wearing a fancy leotard that attracted the audience's attention.

I felt completely wretched after a long day of working in the fields. 

The lofty mountains shadowed the green-grassed valley. 

...

Hardly had I watched an informative documentary on the life of Tibetans on Channel 3 when it dawned on me that their culture, nomadic, modest lifestyle could have a huge impact on my attitude towards the uphill battles that I need to face daily. Produced in 2016, “The sun above the lofty mountains” is renowned for its producer, Vujity Tvrtko, who has genuinely Croatian roots, but he has become prominent in the field of Hungarian journalism as he has written fifteen awe-inspiring, action-packed bestsellers so far. Hence, I blindly believe that his name not only whispers the exceptional quality of the programme but also guarantees it.

Primarily, the documentary gives a colourful insight into the life of Tibetans and Buddhism. Whithout a doubt, Buddhism is much more than a religion, ...

The role of music has always been inevitable for mankind since our long history exists. As technology is progressing, internet offers a broad choice of music to listeners due to immediately-available file-sharing sites. However, not only in homey surroundings are people willing to relish their best-loved songs but also at live performances.

The majority of people tend to think that free file-sharing sites have merely downsides on music industry, however, the truth is that numerous performers who acquire the knack for playing music cannot get enough play on the air. Due to uploading their songs, they can be known by wider audience, and get the desired financial support that is needed for making a decent living. In the meantime, listeners also benefit as they are amused by those ...

            This essay attempts to highlight the importance of raising awareness of poverty all over the world by two specific means. At first,  I tend to believe that education would considerably matter in order to mitigate the situation of impoverished people in numerous poverty-stricken countries in the third world, for example. Secondly, increased media coverage would undoubtedly enable people with a more stable background to draw their attention to the poor, and give them a helping hand to cope with their everyday, miserable life. I find both two ways of assisting people in need equally important.

            From my perspective, were education widely accessible globally, indigence may be kept under control more, especially in famine-stricken countries. Not only ...

Source:

Speaking part 1

Mark Harrison: CPE Practice Tests, page 32

Useful expressions:

• What I keen on most is/are…
• I am fond of…/relish +ing.../ savour the moment.../ have a soft spot for
• To paint the town red… meaning: go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly.
• ...

Introduction

The primary goal of this report is to depict the devastating effects of tourism on the Danube-Ipoly National Park and its close surroundings. Not only does this concise report summarise the recent findings of Hungarian conservationists from 2015 to 2020, but owing to a 1000-participant-survey carried out lately, it also clearly outlines the opinions of Hungarian residents who live close to the nature reserve.

The National Park

In the light of accessible data, tourism has had a tremendously negative impact on the Danube-Ipoly National Park as the increased numbers of tourists caused growing noise pollution. Aboriginal nest-building species were disturbed with their mating process by noise pollution, which had severe effects on their breeding, so their populations ...