1. Hasonlítás, fok, mérték B2 (81) – altémák

Hasonlítás, fok, mérték* (21) 1. Hasonlítás, fokozás (18) 2. Nagy, jelentős (21) 6. Részben, kismértékben (21)

comparison noun /kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən/ [C or U] összehasonlítás

They made a comparison of different countries' eating habits.

By/In comparison with the French, the British eat far less fish.

I always drink fresh coffee, not instant. There's no comparison.

degree noun /dɪˈgriː/ 3 fok (vmilyen szint/mérték) [C or U]

This job demands a high degree of skill.

A good society depends on the degree to which people are able to trust each other.

scale noun /skeɪl/ 1 mérték; méret [no plural]

We don't yet know the scale of the problem.

Nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive scale.

My parents used to entertain friends on a large/small scale.

ultimate adjective /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət/ [always before noun] 1 legnagyobb fokú, legmesszebbmenő; kimondhatatlan, határtalan

Climbing Mount Everest is the ultimate challenge.

the ultimate luxury cruise

For me, rats are the ultimate horror.

far adverb /fɑːr/ (farther, farthest or further, furthest) 2 sokkal, jóval

This car is far better than our old one.

It cost far more (money) than I could afford.

He loses his temper far too often.

I'd far rather/sooner go to the theatre than watch a DVD.

further adverb /ˈfɜː.ðər/ 2 tovább (nagyobb mértékre/fokra)

He refused to discuss the matter further.

Did you get any further with your research?

increasingly adverb /ɪnˈkriː.sɪŋ.li/ növekvő mértékben, egyre inkább

to be increasingly important/common

Increasingly, there is pressure on the council to reverse its decision.

worst adverb /wɜːst/ legrosszabbul ('badly' felsőfoka)

Small businesses have been worst hit by the recession.

Roads in the Tayside region were worst affected by the snow.

the determiner /ðiː/ 7 minél ..., annál ...

The longer we live here, the more we like it.

Phrasal verbs:

add to sth /æd/ fokoz/tetéz vmit

Her colleagues' laughter only added to her embarrassment.

Phrases and idioms:

better/worse still még jobb/rosszabb

I'll meet you at the theatre. No, better still, let's meet in a pub and have a drink first.

I'm worried that his car has broken down, or worse still, that he's had an accident.

by far messze, vitathatatlanul

They are by far the best students in the class.

compared to/with sb/sth hasonlítva vkihez/vmihez, összehasonlítva vkivel/vmivel

This road is quite busy compared to ours.

Children seem to learn more interesting things compared with when we were at school.

day by day/little by little/one by one, etc. naponta, napról napra/lassanként/egyenként, stb.

Day by day he grew stronger.

however cold/difficult/slowly, etc. akármennyire hideg/nehéz/lassan

We're not going to get there in time, however fast we drive.

However hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza.

If Emma likes something she'll buy it however much it costs.

I'll see you after the show and give you £20 for the tickets, or however much they cost.

in relation to sth vmihez viszonyítva

Salaries are low in relation to the cost of living.

more and more egyre jobban, egyre inkább

It's becoming more and more expensive to buy property in the city.

worse and worse egyre rosszabb

The economic climate is getting worse and worse.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Kiegészítendő kérdések (wh-questions) – Kiegészítendő kérdések megválaszolása

5. lecke (A1) – 14. lecke (A2) – 30. lecke (B1) – 57. lecke (B2) – 85. lecke (C1) – 104. lecke (C2)