1. Valószínűség, kilátások, szerencse B2 (29) – altémák

Valószínűség, kilátások, szerencse* (13) 2. Kilátások, várakozások (16)

must modal verb /mʌst/ 3 bizonyára, bizonyosan

Harry's been driving all day - he must be tired.

It must have been very upsetting for her.

There's no food left - they must have eaten it all.

She must be very wealthy.

ought to modal verb /ɔːt.tuː/ 2 kellene (történnie vminek) (számít vki vmire, vél vki vhogy vmit)

She ought to be home by now.

He ought to pass the exam this time.

coincidence noun /kəʊˈɪnt.sɪ.dənts/ [C or U] véletlen (dolgok véletlen egybeesése)

What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.

Just by coincidence, I met my old school-mate again fifty years later.

It was pure coincidence that we met.

fortune noun /ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ 2 szerencse; sors [C or U]

The family's fortunes changed almost overnight.

I had the good fortune to meet her.

luck noun /lʌk/ [U] 2 szerencse (jó szerencse, siker)

Have you had any luck with booking your flight?

He tried to get into Harvard but with no luck.

Then I met this gorgeous woman and I couldn't believe my luck.

accidental adjective /ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/ véletlen

accidental damage

The site was located after the accidental discovery of bones in a field.

doubtful adjective /ˈdaʊt.fəl/ 1 kétséges, kérdéses (nem valószínű/nem várható; megkérdőjelezhető)

It is doubtful whether/if he'll be able to come.

It was doubtful that the money would ever be found again.

fortunate adjective /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ szerencsés

You're very fortunate to have found such a lovely house.

It was fortunate that they had left in plenty of time.

He was fortunate in his choice of assistant.

probable adjective /ˈprɒb.ə.bl̩/ valószínű

The probable cause of death was heart failure.

An election in June seems increasingly probable.

It is probable that share prices will fall still further.

unfortunate adjective /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ 2 szerencsétlen (peches) (vki/vmi)

One unfortunate person failed to see the hole and fell straight into it.

accidentally adverb /ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl.i/ véletlenül

She accidentally knocked over a glass of water.

Phrases and idioms:

could have megtörténhetett/megtörténhet vmi

She could have been killed.

Let's go to the coast anyway - the rain could have stopped by the time we get there.

couldn't have nem volt lehetséges/nem történhetett meg

He couldn't have damaged your bike - he was with me all evening.

That book couldn't have been on sale last week - it's only come out today!

Kommunikációs szándékok: A valószínűség fokainak kifejezése

7. lecke (A1) – 19. lecke (A2) – 43. lecke (B1) – 70. lecke (B2) – 93. lecke (C1) – 113. lecke (C2)