4. Közművek, fűtés B1 (22) – altémák

Közművek, fűtés* (22)

burn verb /bɜːn/ *(burnt or burned, burnt or burned) 2 ég, lángol [I]

The wood was wet and would not burn.

A fire was burning brightly in the fireplace.

light verb /laɪt/ *(lit or lighted, lit or lighted) 1 meggyújt; meggyullad [I or T]

to light a fire

I can't get the cooker to light.

He lit his fifth cigarette in half an hour.

air conditioning noun /ˈeə.kənˌdɪʃ.ən.ɪŋ/ [U] légkondicionálás

I wish my car had air conditioning.

basin noun /ˈbeɪ.sən/ [C] mosdó, mosdókagyló

I've cleaned the basin.

central heating noun /ˈsen.trəlˈhiːt.ɪŋ/ [U] központi fűtés

The house had no central heating so in winter it was freezing.

energy noun /ˈen.ə.dʒi/ [U] 2 energia (gáz-, villany-, stb.)

It is important for us to save energy.

We mustn't waste energy.

nuclear/wind energy

energy conservation/efficiency

fan noun /fæn/ [C] 2 ventilátor; legyező

There was no air conditioning, just a ceiling fan turning slowly.

fire noun /faɪər/ 2 tűz (fűtésre, főzésre) [C]

It's very cold in here - should I light a fire?

We built a fire on the beach.

We put up our tents and made a small fire.

heater noun /ˈhiː.tər/ [C] fűtőberendezés

a gas/electric heater

lighter noun /ˈlaɪ.tər/ [C] öngyújtó

Can I borrow your lighter?

pipe noun /paɪp/ [C] cső, vezeték, csővezeték

a water/gas pipe

a burst/broken/leaking pipe

plug noun /plʌg/ [C] 1 villásdugó (elektromos csatlakozáshoz)

a three-pin/two-pin plug

to fit/change a plug

If a plug is wired incorrectly, it can be dangerous.

plug noun /plʌg/ [C] 2 dugó (pl. lefolyóé)

a bath plug

power noun /paʊər/ 1 energia; villamos energia [U]

power cables/lines

nuclear power

Turn off the power at the main switch.

system noun /ˈsɪs.təm/ [C] 1 rendszer, hálózat (riasztó-, fűtés-, számítógép-, stb.)

They've had an alarm system installed at their home.

a central-heating system

The computer system keeps crashing and no one is able to figure out why.

tap noun /tæp/ [C] 1 csap, vízcsap

the hot/cold tap

Turn the tap on/off.

burning adjective /ˈbɜː.nɪŋ/ égő, lángoló; égető, perzselő

A man staggered from the burning car.

electric adjective /ɪˈlek.trɪk/ 2 villany-, áram- (áramot szolgáltató/szállító)

an electric plug/switch

electrical adjective /ɪˈlek.trɪ.kəl/ 1 elektromos, villamos (energiát használó)

electrical appliances/equipment/goods

an electrical fault

Phrasal verbs:

blow out ↔ (sth) /bləʊ/ elfúj, elolt (lángot); elalszik (láng)

The candle blew out and we were left in darkness.

She blew out the candles on her birthday cake.

go out /gəʊ/ 3 kialszik, elalszik (pl. tűz, fény)

Shall I put some more wood on the fire or let it go out?

put out ↔ sth /pʊt/ elolt vmit (tüzet, villanyt, stb.)

They managed to put out the fire.

4. lecke (A1) – 13. lecke (A2) – 28. lecke (B1) – 55. lecke (B2) – 84. lecke (C1) – 103. lecke (C2)