Érettségi Angol case studies
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The Angol érettségi is the English-language school-leaving examination in Hungary's secondary system, taken by students at the end of their upper-secondary studies and recognised as a language certificate by many employers and institutions. It is offered at két szint: középszint (intermediate) and emelt szint (advanced). The Érettségi Angol case studies are 5 cases and about 3,016 words.
1Headings, Highlights and the Word That Looks Right
Dóra is 18 and sits the emelt szintű (advanced) English reading paper in six weeks. In a timed practice she has 45 minutes for three tasks.
638 words, about 3 min2Quarter Past, Quarter To, and the Day That Wasn’t the Trip
Bence, 17, practises the középszintű (intermediate) listening paper: two tasks, each recording played twice, eight items in total. The recording is a school-trip announcement.
608 words, about 3 min3Knowing the Rule and Not Using It
Kata is preparing for the language-systems part of the exam: a ten-item banked cloze with four options per gap, plus ten error-correction items, in 25 minutes. In her latest attempt she scores 5/10 on the cloze and 4/10 on error correction, and the errors cluster.
598 words, about 3 min4The Email That Answered a Different Question
Márton has 35 minutes for one writing task: an email of complaint of 120–150 words with three content points - (1) he booked a room for four nights, (2) construction noise started at 6 a.m. every morning, (3) he wants compensation.
581 words, about 3 min5Six Memorised Sentences and a Silent Partner
Zsófi and Tamás take the paired speaking exam: 12–14 minutes, including a 4-minute interaction task in which they must choose three items for a class trip from a list (tent, first-aid kit, board game, map, portable speaker). Zsófi has memorised six sentences about her hobbies and reuses them when asked about the trip.
591 words, about 3 min