Magyaróra - Learn Hungarian (Hungarian Lessons): New Paths to the Hungarian Language

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These activities will help you

practise authentic Hungarian dialogues
find out more about other people in Hungarian
discuss various topics in Hungarian

Each activity contains instructions, model dialogues and useful vocabulary.

The concept

In our everyday conversations, we rarely use a very extensive and sophisticated range of vocabulary; we tend to share our ideas and opinions in simple words and structures. The activities here presented are based on this experience; they allow you to build simple but authentic discussions on various topics.

How to use the worksheets

Most activities work best in small groups. If there are more than three of you, you might want to do the chosen exercise(s) in groups of two and follow this up by sharing the most interesting information with the entire group. If you are doing a Hungarian course, you might want to suggest these worksheets to your teacher.

About the structure of the worksheets

The collection contains a constantly increasing number of activities. On the first page of each of them, you will find the instructions (instrukciók) and the learning outcomes (célok) of each exercise. The learning outcomes are divided in two parts: grammar (nyelvtan) and communicative purposes (kommunikáció), so that you can easily decide which activity would be most useful to do, depending on your progress and the stage of the course.

The second page is the actual worksheet (munkalap). This is the sheet you will use to take notes on while doing the activity.

Each worksheet offers one or more model dialogues (modelldialógus), with examples of possible questions and answers. You can choose whether to follow the model as closely as possible or simply use it as a 'springboard' for spontaneous conversation. Following the dialogue model helps you build short but correct and authentic dialogues; extending and changing it will allow you to explore the topics in greater depth, whilst perhaps risking less accurate use of the language.

Many of the worksheets contain similar vocabulary. The difficulties you might experience at the beginning will therefore disappear through regular practice and as the language becomes more familiar. (Nevertheless, it is a good idea to always have a good grammar book and a dictionary with you.)

About the order of the worksheets

The numbering of the worksheets is arbitrary and by no means corresponds to the order in which you should work with them. (They are organised according to their level of difficulty - a fairly subjective notion.) Feel free to use them in any order you choose.

Please read the instructions of the chosen exercise(s) before you meet your fellow students as some of them will need a little preparation. (You might need to bring along pictures or cut up cards or prepare a short presentation in advance.)

We hope this collection will help you learn Hungarian in an enjoyable and effective way.

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