3. Kezd, befejez B1 (15) – altémák

Kezd, befejez* (15)

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.

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.

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] 2 kezdődik, elkezdődik (pl. esemény)

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

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.

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)