TASK SHEET

LISTENING

Welcome to the Listening Test of the KITEX Language Examination.

The test consists of three tasks. Each task will begin with the instructions. You can hear the instructions on the tape and also read them on your Task Sheet. During the test you can take notes on the Task Sheet. Write your final answers on the Answer Sheet in blue ink. Only answers on the Answer Sheet will be accepted. Corrected answers will not be accepted. You must not use a dictionary. The whole Listening Test is 40 minutes long. The total score is 18 points (100%).

Good luck!

Task 1 In this task you will have to decide if the statements 1-6 are true or false. After the instructions you will have 1 minute to read the statements. Then you will hear the text twice. Between the two listenings there will be a one minute long silent period. After the second listening you will have 2 minutes to finalise and mark your answers with an X in the answer box on the separate Answer Sheet. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

BRITISH TOURISTS ATTACKED ON INCA TRAIL

(source: http://travel.guardian.co.uk)

You are going to listen to some news about an incident that happened to British tourists on the Inca trail in Peru.

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Eight British tourists were beaten. The group were walking when they were attacked. Some of the porters were seriously injured. There have been no policemen on this route lately. There have been several similar incidents lately. The police think they will soon catch the robbers. It takes one day to walk from Cuzco to Machu Picchu.

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Score:

6 points

Task 2 In this task you will have to choose the correct answer (A, B, or C). After the instructions you will have 1 minute to read the questions. Then you will hear the text twice. Between the two listenings there will be a one minute long silent period. After the second listening you will have 2 minutes to finalise and mark your answers with an X in the answer box on the separate Answer Sheet. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

INTERVIEW WITH A TRAVEL WRITER

(source: http://studenttraveler.com) You are going to listen to an interview with Rachel Gardner, a travel writer. 0 At present Rachel Gardner is in ___ A Burma. B a big city. C Thailand. Her childhood ambition at the age of 10 was ___ A changing. B to do her Dads job. C to become a writer. At the age of 14 she wrote ___ A horror stories. B a whole book about the solar system. C her first travel stories. When she was a child, she ___ with her family. A travelled to Kansas B travelled to Colorado C lived in Colorado On her first long trip after college she travelled ___ A with a group of friends. B by train. C around the U.S. In 1998 she ___ A wrote travel stories for an online magazine. B wasnt successful as a writer. C didnt write anything. The biggest challenge for her in her lifestyle is ___ A being away from her home. B being alone. C finding time both for writing and travel. Score: 6 points

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Task 3 In this task you will have to answer the questions in English in a maximum of FOUR words. After the instructions you will have 1 minute to read the questions. Then you will hear the text twice. Between the two listenings there will be a one minute long silent period. After the second listening you will have 2 minutes to finalise and write your answers in the answer box on the separate Answer Sheet. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

NEWS ABOUT BRITISH AIRWAYS

(source: www.travel.guardian.co.uk)

You are going to listen to some news about British Airways.

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Where are workers on strike? What is Gate Gourmet? How much food was served on 50 BA flights yesterday? What two choices can passengers have if they do not want to travel? What made the workers angry? How many employees does Gate Gourmet have at Heathrow? What is the reason for restructuring working practices at Gate Gourmet?

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Score:

6 points

Vizsgz neve: ......................................................... desanyja lenykori neve: ........................................

ANSWER SHEET LISTENING Answer box 1: British tourists attacked on Inca trail 0 TRUE FALSE X Score: 1 2 3 4 5 6

6
Answer box 2: Interview with a travel writer 0 A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6

Score:

6
Answer box 3: News about British Airways
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 (at) Heathrow Airport

Score:

6
Examiner

KEY LISTENING
TAPESCRIPTS Task 1 British tourists attacked on Inca trail You are going to listen to some news about an incident that happened to British tourists on the Inca trail in Peru.

Eight British tourists were yesterday resting in the Peruvian city of Cuzco after armed men beat their porters and stole their belongings as they camped on the world-famous Inca trail. The bandits, dressed in dark clothing, beat the group's 26 porters and entered the tents where the Britons and five other travellers from India, South Africa and Canada were camping early on Tuesday while on the way to the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu. None of the tourists was harmed in the incident, a police spokesman said. The porters were treated for cuts and bruises. The British tourists were identified as Jordan Robinson, Leah Radcliffe, Nicola Lamprell, Nora Powell, Stuart Merrick, Steven Drake, Sonja Jacobson and Paul Oliver. They were recovering in the centre of Cuzco, from where they had set off on their trek. All eight refused to be interviewed. Police presence on the Inca trail was suspended after the National Institute of Culture, responsible for its upkeep, stopped paying their salaries, the police spokesman said. Despite the lack of security, no previous incidents of violent robbery had been reported. "It is the first time anything like this has happened," said the spokesman, who declined to give his name. He said the robbers stole cash, cameras and mobile phones. Police are investigating and expect to make arrests in the coming days, the spokesman said. The group was camping near the town of Ollantaytambo, 50 miles along the trail and about 335 miles south-east of the capital, Lima. Thousands of tourists make the four-day trek up the mountainous trail each year, following the route of the ancient Incas from Cuzco to the high mountain ruins of Machu Picchu.

(source: http://travel.guardian.co.uk)

Task 2 Interview with a travel writer You are going to listen to an interview with Rachel Gardner, a travel writer.
Could you describe where you are right now... Right now Im in Ranong, Thailand, a little jungle town just across the Pak Chan River from the southern tip of Burma. It has long been a trading and smuggling town, and the population is a mix of Thai and Burmese. Its the rainiest province in Thailand. When you were 10, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was 10, I was in a transitional phase between wanting to be a fireman and wanting to be a dentist. My dad eventually pointed out that I might get bored looking at peoples teeth all day, and that I should find a career that I genuinely love doing. By age 14 or so I was considering being a writer. How did you get started writing? RP: My first big writing project was a 70-page, hand-illustrated book about dinosaurs that I wrote when I was 7. I tried to follow this up with a book about the solar system at age 8, but I never finished it. My interest in writing returned at about age 14, when I started writing horror stories. I eventually gave up horror stories to write articles for my high school newspaper. How did you get started traveling? RP: Travel has always been an obsession for me. When I was a kid growing up in Kansas, I would always measure the calendar year by when we would leave on family trips to Colorado or Missouri. When I finished college I worked as a landscaper for eight months and saved the money for a trip around North America. A friend and I converted a 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon so we could sleep inside, and we hit 38 states in eight months. What was your first break as a travel writer? RP: My first break came in 1998, when my travel story about Las Vegas appeared in Salon.com. Seeing my name in print was addictive, and by the end of the year Id written five more stories for Salon. What are the biggest challenges you face in this lifestyle? RP: Homesickness, living out of a backpack, not owning much Ive come to terms with those things. It helps that Im a fairly solitary person, so loneliness rarely gets to me. So I guess the biggest challenge right now is trying to balance travel with writing. I have to stay focused and write when its time to write. What advice would you give to someone whose dream is to become a travel writer? Travel a lot. Write a lot. Read a lot. Forget about making much money. Get used to rejection, and learn how to market your writing. Get a portable job (teaching, nursing, bartending, computer tech) to support yourself financially while youre getting started. Travel and write for passion.

(source: http://studenttraveler.com)

Task 3 News about British Airways You are going to listen to the news about British Airways. British Airways passengers will be offered food before flights from Heathrow Airport today because of an industrial dispute at a catering company supplying the airline. Gate Gourmet yesterday sacked 500 of its workers in a row over plans to restructure working practices. The company claimed workers had staged an unofficial strike, but the Transport and General Workers Union accused managers of deliberately provoking the dispute. BA yesterday cancelled four flights from Heathrow to Hamburg and Paris because of the lack of food. Almost 50 long and short haul flights took off from the airport with a "basic level" of catering on board - mainly water, tea and coffee. Refreshments will be served in a lounge at the airport today. Food bags will be handed out, with vouchers given to passengers to buy food before they board flights. BA is also offering customers a refund or the chance to rebook flights. No talks between Gate Gourmet and the union were planned today, although both sides had intended to meet tomorrow to discuss the dispute before it intensified after the sackings. The TGWU general secretary, Tony Woodley, will be briefed on the row by officials, and is expected to become closely involved in efforts to reach a resolution. The union's national officer, Brendan Gold, said he was continuing to seek legal advice over the sackings, which he added had left workers feeling "angry, confused and in a state of shock". He said today the union had been trying to deal with Gate Gourmet in a "straightforward manner", but added that the row had taken a much more "sinister turn" following the sackings. The company claimed that the actions of those involved in yesterday's dispute had threatened the livelihoods of its entire 2,000-strong workforce at Heathrow. The managing director, Eric Born, said the company had met the union on more than 30 occasions and had made it clear that it was facing a financial crisis. He said that if changes to working practices were not agreed, it would not survive. (source: http://www.travel.guardian.co.uk)

KEY LISTENING Answer box 1: British tourists attacked on Inca trail 0 TRUE FALSE X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 X 5 X 6 X Score:

6
Answer box 2: Interview with a travel writer 0 A B C 1 X 2 X 3 X X X X Score: 4 5 X 6

6
Answer box 3: News about British Airways
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 (at) Heathrow Airport

a catering company / a food supplier (company) / a company providing food / a company supplying food nothing / none / no food / not any refund(ing) or rebooking (flights) the sackings
2000

(Gate Gourmets / a / the companys) financial crisis Score:

TASK BOOKLET TRADE READING

Welcome to the Reading Test of the KITEX Language Examination.

The test consists of three tasks. Each task begins with the instructions. During the test you can take notes in this Task Booklet. Write your final answers on the Answer Sheet in blue ink. Only answers on the Answer Sheet will be accepted. Corrected answers will not be accepted. You must not use a dictionary. The whole Reading Test is 70 minutes long. The total score is 36 points (100%).

Good luck!

Task 1 In this task some words are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate word from the list (A-O) for each gap (1-12) in the text. Each word can be used only once. Write the letter of the appropriate word in the answer box on the separate Answer Sheet. There are two extra words excluding the example that you do not need. There is one example (0) at the beginning. You are going to read an article about the sale of organic food. SUPERMARKETS LOSE OUT AS ORGANIC FOOD BOOMS Sales of organic food are booming and shoppers are increasingly spurning supermarkets to buy produce directly from growers and independent retailers, a study has found. Organic food (0) ___ through box schemes, farm shops and farmers markets increased by 33% in the UK in 2004, and through independent shops by 43%. But while the overall market in organic products in the UK increased by 11% to reach 1.2bn last year, the main (1) ___ saw their share fall from 81% to 75% as (2) ___ become more concerned about food miles, packaging and provenance. The (3) ___ are published today in the Soil Associations annual Organic Market Report. The biggest (4) ___ in demand has been for organic poultry up 35% in 2004 on the previous year and demand is beginning to outstrip supply. The (5) ___ suggests the appeal of organic is also widening to lower income homes, despite the fact that (6) ___ are often higher. Overall, 77% of British households bought some organic food last year. Despite the growing popularity of local food, (7) ___ of organic food continued to rise, with supermarkets bringing in 47% of organic fresh (8) ___ from abroad in 2004, a 1% increase on the previous year. Imports of meat, salads and vegetables grown organically increased but imports of fruit and dairy products declined. Significant volumes of organic food are being imported although UK producers would be able to meet (9) ___, especially in red meats. Sainsburys, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer source all or nearly all of their organic meat in the UK, but Tesco bought 52% of its (10) ___ in the UK and the rest abroad, while Asda sourced less than 20% of its pork in the UK, according to the Soil Association figures. These imports may be cheaper but they mean increased (11) ___ and are often produced to lower animal welfare standards, said Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association. The boom in sales has not led to increased incomes for organic farmers, the report found, partly because of supermarket pricing. Rob Haward, (12) ___ of River Nene Organic Vegetables, Peterborough, said: People are so used to having so much choice, it takes a shift in understanding to appreciate the concept of eating what grows naturally in each season. (source: www.shopping.guardian.co.uk)

SUPERMARKETS LOSE OUT AS ORGANIC FOOD BOOMS

A choice B consumers C demand D figures E food miles

F G H I J

imports increase loss manager prices

K produce L red meat

M report N sales

O supermarkets

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Score:

12 points

Task 2 In this task some sentences are missing from the text. Choose the most appropriate sentence from the list (A-H) for each gap (1-6) in the text. Write the letter of the appropriate sentence in the answer box on the separate Answer Sheet. There is one extra sentence excluding the example that you do not need. There is one example (0) at the beginning. You are going to read some advice on advertising for entrepreneurs. HOW TO DEVELOP AND RUN A MARKETING CAMPAIGN CHOOSING THE PROPER MEDIA Youre not going to reach new markets and new customers by advertising in the same old places with the same old message. That doesnt mean you have to buy a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal or a 60-second commercial during the Super Bowl. (0) ___ Your customers location, age, income, interests and other information will tell you what media will reach them. Target your advertising as narrowly as possible to the media that will reach your best customers. (1) ___ PRINT ADVERTISING The print ad is the basic unit of advertising, the fountainhead from which all other forms of advertising spring. (2) ___ The first, newspapers, have a positive and a negative side. On the plus side, you can get your ad in very quickly. On the downside, newspapers usually have a shelf life of just 24 hours. (3) ___ As the saying goes, nobody wants to read yesterdays news. If your budget allows for multiple insertions that is, running your ad more than once do so. Regular exposure of the ad builds recognition and credibility. (4) ___ If you have confidence in your ads message, dont panic if the initial response is less than you wanted. More insertions may bring a better response. The second type of print publication is magazines, for which there are specialty categories of every kind. (5) ___ Another advantage of magazines, especially monthlies, is that they have a much longer shelf life than newspapers; theyre often browsed through for months after publication. So your ad might have an audience for up to six months after its initial insertion. Moreover, readers spend more time per sitting with a magazine than a newspaper, so theres more chance theyll run across your ad. RADIO AND TV ADVERTISING Many entrepreneurs believe that radio and TV advertising are beyond their means. But while national TV advertising is usually out of the entrepreneurs price range, advertising on local stations and on cable television can be surprisingly affordable. Armed with the right information, the small-business owner may find that TV and radio advertising deliver more customers than any other type of ad campaign. (6) ___ Make sure you know what your advertising is supposed to achieve, set a reasonable budget, get all the feedback you can from other entrepreneurs, station advertising salespeople and others, and your broadcast ad campaign can prove a powerful growth producer. (source: www.entrepreneur.com)

HOW TO DEVELOP AND RUN A MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Therefore, if you run your ad on Monday, you cant depend on anyone to discover that ad on Tuesday. Like most small companies, you will be more likely to grow by finding a niche, not by trying to sell to the mass market. Advertising in this type of publication allows you to target special-interest groups. Describe your product or service and its features and benefits in detail. Then gradually broaden your reach to attract new customers. The key is to have a clear understanding of the market so the money spent on broadcast advertising isnt wasted. If some of your prospects see but dont respond to your first insertion, they may well respond to your second or third. There are two principal publication categories to consider for print advertising.

C D E F

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Score:

12 points

Task 3 In this task there are statements about the text. Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) for each statement/question (1-6). There is only one correct answer. Mark your answers with an X in the answer box on the separate Answer Sheet. There is one example (0) at the beginning. You are going to read an article about two young entrepreneurs.

HOW SOME YOUNG MILLIONAIRES BUILT THEIR EMPIRES The inside secrets to success of those blazing their own trails Do you think it is nearly impossible to become a multimillionaire before you are 40? Meet some young entrepreneurs who did just that and learn the inside secrets to their success. Billy Stade, 35, & Kari Stade, 25

The Closet Costa Mesa, California Projected 2005 sales: $6 million Description: High-end clothing retailer with three locations in Orange County, California

Snowboard season: Billy Stades passion for snowboarding led him to start selling snowboards out of a tiny 5-foot-by-20-foot retail space in 1993. With only enough money for first and last months rent, Billy negotiated deals with vendors he knew to front his products. The snowboards sold well that first season, but as warmer weather approached, Billy realized he would have to expand his product offering if he was going to stay in business during the spring and summer months. As he looked at the surf and clothing shops in his high-traffic Huntington Beach, California, location, Billy decided to get into the fashion arena. And there were other expansions: About six years ago, Billy hired Kari as an office manager, and the pair married in 2003. Fashion forward: Going beyond typical surf wear, The Closet sells both mens and womens fashions that echo chic international styles with the relaxed California vibe mixed in. We always had to be forward, progressive and intelligent to compete with such big surf shops around us, recalls Billy. Today, The Closet sells only a few high-end, limited-edition snowboard products, having shifted to focus on its extremely successful fashion retail business. With an eye for the high-end sportswear and casual trends exemplified by brands like Lacoste, Modern Amusement, Stussy and Volcom, The Closet has been compared to boutiques like Henri Bendel in Los Angeles. Failed economics: It has not been all sunny days for this entrepreneurial couple, though. They recall late 2001, when The Closet launched a third location that was quickly toppled by the economic downturn after 9/11. We just buckled down, says Billy. We went completely bare-bones. It was just Kari and I working 9-to-9 shifts to build back up. With perseverance, they weathered the storm, and today the company again operates stores in three of Orange Countys coastal locales Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach with plans to add two more next year. (source: www.msnbc.msn.com)

HOW SOME YOUNG MILLIONAIRES BUILT THEIR EMPIRES

0. Billy Stade started selling snowboards ___ A in a small shop he was renting. B in a shop he had been renting for two months. C in a small shop he had bought. D as a vendor. 1 His first attempts at selling were ___ A successful and lasting. B successful but their success depended on the time of year. C unsuccessful in the first season. D successful in winter and spring. Billy Stade married ___ A 6 years ago. B a fashion designer. C Kari and gave her work. D his employee. Stades business has ___ A no competition. B little competition. C strong local competition. D strong international competition. The main products sold by his business now are ___ A top-quality snowboards. B fashionable clothing. C surfs. D low-priced sportswear. In 2001 Stade ___ A had lots of difficulties. B opened a new shop which was highly successful. C had more shops than now. D operated his business at a profit. The Closet is the name of ___ A a brand. B a designers label. C one of Stades shops. D Stades business.

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Score:

12 points

KD

ANSWER SHEET TRADE READING Answer box 1: Supermarkets lose out as organic food booms

0 N

10

11

12
Score:

12
Answer box 2: How to develop and run a marketing campaign

0 B

6
Score:

12
Answer box 3: How some young millionaires built their empires

A B C D

0 X

Score:

12

Examiner

KEY TRADE READING

Answer box 1: Supermarkets lose out as organic food booms

0 N

1 O

2 B

3 D

4 G

5 M

6 J

7 F

8 K

9 C

10 L

11 E

12 I
Score:

12
Answer box 2: How to develop and run a marketing campaign

0 B

1 E

2 H

3 A

4 G

5 C

6 F
Score:

12
Answer box 3: How some young millionaires built their empires

A B C D

0 X

1 X

4 X

5 X

X X X
Score:

12

TASK SHEET FOREIGN TRADE WRITING

Welcome to the Writing Test of the KITEX Language Examination. The test consists of two tasks: a business letter and a composition. Each task includes the instructions. You can take notes on the Task Sheet titled Notes. Write your final version on the Answer Sheet in blue ink. Only answers on the Answer Sheet will be accepted. Your corrections must be clear. You may use a printed dictionary. The whole Writing Test is 80 minutes long. The total score is 40 points (100%). Good luck!

Task 1

A BUSINESS LETTER

You are the sales manager of Kermia, a company producing chinaware. You want to sell your products in the UK through a sole agency. Write a letter in 150-200 words to your prospective agent, Mr Peter Mason. His address is: 1 Lime Street Derby DE5 2LN England. Include the following points: o present your companys products o describe where you sell now o suggest business terms o offer help with promotion and give details Use the English layout of formal letters. Your name is: Andrea/Andrs Fehr The address of your company is: 1121 Budapest, Virg u. 1.

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Score: 20 points

Task 2

A COMPOSITION

You work for the Sales Department of P&P Paper, a company producing stationery. Your team has carried out research to decide whether your company should introduce online sales. Write a report in 150-200 words on your findings. Include the following points: o recent expansion of internet sales o advantages o possible risks o necessary investments

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Score: 20 points

NOTES

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NOTES

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KD

ANSWER SHEET BUSINESS LETTER FOREIGN TRADE WRITING

ANSWER SHEET BUSINESS LETTER

TA 5
Total score:
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Examiner

C 5

G 5

V 5 20

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Examiner

ANSWER SHEET COMPOSITION

ANSWER SHEET COMPOSITION

TA 5
Total score:
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Examiner

C 5

G 5

V 5 20

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VENDGLTS BESZDKSZSG CATERING SPEAKING

KITEX/ANG/KZP/2006/MODELL/BK/VL

27/30

Bevezet beszlgets (nem rtkelt rsz) Good morning/afternoon. Please take a seat. My names. My colleague is just going to listen. Whats your name? Can I see your proof of identification? Thank you. Could you sign this next to your name, please? Thank you. Could you please read this to see if everythings correct? If not, please correct it and then sign it on the line in the middle of the page. Good, thank you. Did you have to wait long? And how are you?

(A vizsgt innentl kezdve rtkeljk!) 1. Irnytott prbeszd (4-5 perc) Well, lets start the exam now. First, Im going to ask you a few questions. If you cant understand me, I can repeat the question once. (A vizsgz a vizsgztat krdseire vlaszol, gondolkodsi id nlkl. A krdsek szma fgg a vlaszok hosszsgtl, de legalbb 4 krds hangzik el, legalbb 3 tmakrt rintve.) How are your weekends different from your weekdays? How did you celebrate your last birthday? I see. Lets talk about something else. How important are books in your life? Could you tell me about something youve read lately? I see. Lets move on to another topic. Do you ever use English outside your English lessons? How? /Why not? OK. Thank you. Lets move on to the second task.

2. Szitucis prbeszd (kb. 6-7 perc) You will have to act out a situation with me. Could you draw two cards, please? Look at the titles and choose the situation you would like to act out. What number is it? OK. Heres your situation. You have a minute to read it and think about what you want to say. Is it clear what you have to do? Are you ready to start? OK. We have about 6 minutes for this task. Try to cover all the points but dont worry if I stop you. Lets start then.

22. PASTRY CHEF TRAINING COURSE

Candidates card You are The examiner is a Hungarian pastry chef. the Events Manager of a hotel abroad.

You have been invited to a hotel abroad to give a three-day training course on Hungarian pastry-making to your foreign colleagues. You are discussing the details with the hotels Events Manager. Answer the Events Managers questions about Hungarian pastry-making. Tell him/her what pastries you are planning to teach the participants to prepare. Discuss where and how to get the necessary ingredients. Say what equipment you will need and why. Ask some questions about details of the course.

The examiner will start the conversation.

Now, lets move on to the third task.

3. Ler szvegalkots (kb. 5-6 perc) Now you will get two sheets with pictures and you can choose one of them. You will have to say what you can see and what your thoughts are in connection with it. Please remember that you will have to speak on your own and from a professional point of view. Could you draw two sheets, please? Look at the pictures and choose the sheet you would like to talk about. What number is it? Right, now you have half a minute to think about what you want to say. OK, lets start. (A vizsgz nllan beszl a kprl, a vizsgztat hallgat.)

V/22

Fastfood

Fast food

(Ha a vizsgz befejezte a beszdet, a vizsgztat 1-5 krdst tesz fel a kppel kapcsolatban. A krdsek s szmuk attl fgg, mirl nem beszlt mg a vizsgz, illetve mennyi id maradt htra.) How and from what ingredients was this dish prepared ? What technological regulations have to be kept during the preparation of this dish? What are the advantages and disadantages of this kind of food? Thats enough, thank you. And thats the end of the test for you. Thank you very much.