3. Kezd, befejez A1B1 (24) – altémák

Kezd, befejez* (24)

begin verb /bɪˈgɪn/ *(beginning, began, begun) 1 kezdődik, elkezdődik [I]

What time does the concert begin?

The film they want to watch begins at seven.

begin verb /bɪˈgɪn/ *(beginning, began, begun) 2 kezd, elkezd [I or T]

The children began to cry.

Have they begun building the new bridge yet?

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 3 kis szünetet tart [I or T]

Let's break for lunch.

If you sit at a desk all day, try to break your routine with a walk or a swim.

complete verb /kəmˈpliːt/ [T] 3 befejez; elvégez

The palace took over twenty years to complete.

She will complete her studies in France.

continue verb /kənˈtɪn.juː/ [I or T] 1 folytat; folytatódik (megállás nélkül)

It continued to snow heavily for two days.

If the rain continues, we'll have to cancel tonight's plans.

The article continues on page ten.

I'll continue working until the end of June.

Shall I continue with this task?

continue verb /kənˈtɪn.juː/ [I or T] 2 folytat; folytatódik (vmennyi szünet után)

We'll have to continue this discussion tomorrow.

It's getting late - why don't we continue tomorrow?

After stopping for a quick snack, they continued on their way.

He paused for a moment to listen and then continued eating.

end verb /end/ [I or T] befejez; befejeződik, véget ér

When is your meeting due to end?

Their marriage ended in 2011.

The match ended in a draw.

I'd like to end with a song from my first album.

The talks were aimed at ending the war between the two countries.

finish verb /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ 1 befejez [I or T]

I'll call you when I've finished my homework.

Please place your questionnaire in the box when you've finished.

She finished the concert with a song from her first album.

Have you finished reading that magazine?

finish verb /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ 2 befejeződik [I]

The meeting should finish around four o'clock.

The play finishes with a song.

quit verb /kwɪt/ *(quitting, quit, quit) 2 abbahagy vmit; kilép (számítógépes programból) [T]

I'm going to quit smoking.

Quit wasting my time!

Press Q to quit the program.

start verb /stɑːt/ [I or T] 1 elkezd vmit

When do you start your course/your new job?

We'll be starting (the class) at six o'clock.

Can you start on Monday?

They started building the house in January.

I'd just started to write a letter when the phone rang.

The speaker started with a description of her journey to China.

You could start by cleaning the kitchen.

He started his working life as an engineer but later became a teacher.

start verb /stɑːt/ [I or T] 2 kezdődik, elkezdődik (pl. esemény)

A new series of wildlife programmes has started on Monday evenings.

stop verb /stɒp/ (-pp-) 1 abbahagy; megszüntet; megszűnik [I or T]

Once I start eating chocolate, I can't stop.

Stop shouting - you're giving me a headache!

I couldn't stop laughing.

Stop it!/Stop that!

I'm trying to stop smoking.

I stopped seeing him last year.

start noun /stɑːt/ 1 kezdet; kezdés [C usually no plural]

We were doubtful about the product's usefulness from the start.

They announced the start of a new commercial venture.

The weather was good at the start of the week.

The event got off to a shaky/poor start with the stage lights failing in the first few minutes.

over adverb /ˈəʊ.vər/ 3 vége

I'll be glad when the competition is over.

I used to have a thriving business and a happy marriage, but that's all over now.

OK exclamation /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ also: okay (informal) 3 oké, kezdődhet, kezdhetjük

OK then, if you're ready we'll start.

Okay, let's go.

Phrasal verbs:

carry on ↔ (sth) /ˈkær.i/ folytat vmit

Let's carry on this discussion at some other time.

Carry on with your work while I'm gone.

You just have to carry on as if nothing's happened.

Steve just carried on playing on his computer.

end up /end/ végzi vhogy, kiköt vhol (átv.), végül eljut (egy helyre/állapotba)

They're travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.

Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.

After working her way around the world, she ended up teaching English as a foreign language.

go on /gəʊ/ 1 folytatódik

The meeting went on until six o'clock.

The path seemed to go on forever.

I know she's upset about losing her job, but life must go on.

keep on doing sth /kiːp/ folyton csinál vmit, nem hagy fel vmivel

She kept on asking me questions the whole time.

start off ↔ (sth) /stɑːt/ kezd vmit

She started off the meeting with the monthly sales report.

I'd like to start off by thanking you all for coming today.

take up ↔ sth /teɪk/ 2 belefog vmibe, foglalkozni kezd vmivel

He's taken up cycling in his spare time.

She's taken up the post of supervisor.

Phrases and idioms:

keep doing sth folytat, tovább- (csinál vmit) (megállás nélkül/ismételten)

He keeps trying to distract me.

I kept hoping that he'd phone me.

that's it ennyi (vége van, be van fejezve)

Well that's it then, we've finished.

I think that's it for now - I'll email you about the other project next week.

2. lecke (A1) – 10. lecke (A2) – 23. lecke (B1) – 50. lecke (B2) – 81. lecke (C1) – 99. lecke (C2)