1) Name what you can see in the pictures

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1 Acquinqum Agricultural Museum aqueduct Art Gallery / Hall of Arts attract avenue Ballet Institute Buda Castle Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden chain bridge Chair Lift Children s Railway Citadel City Council City Park City Park Pond Cogwheel Railway commemoration (of sg./sy.) construction contemporary coronation dome Elizabeth Lookout Tower exhibition Fisherman s Bastion flat fortress foundation of the state fountain funicular Great Plain Heroes Square hilly Hungarian Jewish WW II Memorial Hungarian National Museum leader magnificient Margaret Island Matthias Church medicinal bath medieval metro line middle ages Millennial Exhibition Millennium Monument / Millennium Memorial Millennium Underground millitary commander monarch Mongol Invasion monument mountain range Museum of Fine Arts Music Academy olive branch open-air theatre outstanding panorama Planetarium public place remind residence Royal Crown of Hungary ruin sacred sight spectacular splendid State Opera House statue Statue of Liberty St. Stephen s Basilica symbol The Buda Hills The Holy Crown The Hungarian Parliament Building The Holy Right Hand The river Danube thermal bath / thermal spa treasure tribe Vajdahunyad Castle water tower World Heritage site 1) Name what you can see in the pictures

2 2) Match the sights and the descriptions. Then, match them to the pictures. Millennium Monument Váci Street Acquinqum The Hungarian Parliament Building Fisherman s Bastion Széchenyi Chain Bridge Museum of Fine Arts Margaret Island Hungarian WW II Jewish Memorial Holy Right Hand Vajdahunyad Castle Citadel 1. Gyula Pauer s monument contains of 60 pairs of iron shoes, forming a row of about 40 metres. It is a commemoration dedicated to the victims of the fascist Arrow Cross party who shot the people right into the river. The victims had to take their shoes off, since shoes were valuable belongings at the time. 2. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in The major supporter of its construction was István Széchenyi, the Greatest Hungarian. 3. This building was built according to plans by Imre Steindl in The outer walls are decorated with statues of Hungarian monarchs and military commanders. 4. It is a segment of the city-wall that stands behind Matthias Church. 5. It is a mummified bodypart, and is Hungary's most sacred treasure. You can find it in St. Stephen s Basilica. 6. It was built for the Millennial Exhibition by Ignác Alpár, and at first it was intended to be a temporary construction built for the festival. 7. It is a 100-year old museum in Heroes Square. Its collection is made up of international art (other than Hungarian), including all periods of European art. 8. It was a civilian town with the walls, paved streets, forum, aqueducts and much more. There is a museum too, that shows the objects found in this Roman city. 9. It stands in the centre of Heroes Square. It contains statues of the leaders of the seven tribes that founded Hungary in the 9th century and other outstanding figures of Hungarian history. 10. It is one of the main shopping streets in Budapest. It features a large number of restaurants and shops catering primarily to the tourist market.

3 11. The attractions of this place include romantic walkways, medieval ruins, a small zoo, musical fontain, a water tower, swimming pools, lido and a relaxing atmosphere. 12. It was built by the Habsburgs in 1851 after they suppressed the revolution and war of independence. The Hungarians called it the Budapest Bastille. The Habsburgs handed it over to the City Council at the end of the 19th century. A B C D E F G H I J K L 3) Complete the sentences with the words and expressions listed below. Millennial flat Gallery thermal major coronation hilly temporary rink open-air residence Invasion Pond Central castle The River Danube flows through ten European countries it is also the longest river in Europe. It separates the two parts of the city. Pest lies on the terrain of the Great Plain while Buda is rather. On the left bank of the Danube the Hungarian Parliament Building stands and opposite it Buda Castle. Buda Castle was the of Hungarian kings. Inside the walls of

4 Buda Castle you can find Matthias Church, which was the church of Hungarian kings since King Matthias. Another famous castle in Budapest is Vajdahunyad Castle. It is in City Park. It was built for the Exhibition by Ignác Alpár, and at first it was intended to be a construction built for the festival. Next to the you can find City Park, which is used as an ice in winter, the largest outdoor skating-rink in Central Europe. One of the most popular parks in Budapest is Margaret Island. It received its name after Princess Margit, daughter of King Béla IV. who rebuilt the country after the Mongol in the 13th century. The theatre stages opera and ballet performances in summer. Heroes' Square is one of the squares of Budapest. It is surrounded by two important buildings, Museum of Fine Arts on the left, and Art on the right, and in the centre of the square the Millennium Monument stands. Budapest is also the World s Spa Capital. Tourists love the baths here, for example Széchenyi Spa or Gellért Spa. 4) Where can you find the following sights? Write in the right coloumn. Fisherman s Bastion Budapest Zoo Vajdahunyad Castle chairlift Children s Railway Cogwheel railway Matthias Church Millennium Monument Museum of Fine Arts Art Gallery musical fountain medieval ruins lido Citadel Statue of Liberty Széchenyi Thermal Bath funicular Buda Castle City Park Margaret Island Buda Hills Heroes Square 5) Translate the following sentences into English. 1. Budapest Magyarország fővárosa. 2. Ez az ország kulturális, politikai és gazdasági központja. 3. Budapest népessége kb. 2 millió. 4. Budapest két nagy régiója: Buda a jobboldalon, és Pest a baloldalon. 5. Érdekes, hogy Buda hegyes, míg Pest síkság (lapos). 6. A városon keresztülfolyik a Duna híd van a Dunán a Budapesten. A legszebb a Lánchíd, a legújabb és legmodernebb pedig a Megyeri híd. 8. A két legszebb épület, Budapest szimbólumai a Parlament és a Budai Vár.

5 9. A Parlament épülete a Duna bal partján van, a Budai Vár pedig a jobb parton, a Várdombon. 10. Sok turista keresi fel a Budai Várban a Halászbástyát és a Mátyástemplomot. 11. Más híres épületek: a Szt. István Bazilika, ami a legnagyobb templom Budapesten, a Vajdahunyad Vára a Városligetben, és Planetárium a Népligetben. 12. Budapesten sok múzeum van, például a Nemzeti Múzeum, a Szépművészeti Múzeum, a Műcsarnok és a Közlekedési múzeum. 13. Nem messze az iskolánktól található Aquinqum, ahol római épületek romjai láthatók. 14. Budapest gyönyörű terei és parkjai is híresek: a Hősök tere, a Városliget, a Margit-sziget, a Váci utca stb. 15. Túrázni is mehetünk a hegyekbe, pl. a Gellért-hegyre vagy a János-hegyre. 16. A Gellért-hegy tetején van a híres Szabadságszobor és a Citadella. 17. A János-hegyen található az Erzsébet-kilátó, és a Libegő. 18. Ha az ember szórakozni és pihenni akar, el lehet menni a Budapesti Állatkertbe, a Budapesti Nagycirkuszba is. 19. Budapest híres a termálfürdőiről is, pl. a Széchényi fürdő, a Rudas gyógyfürdő és a Gellért fürdő.

6 KEY: 1) 1. The (river) Danube 2. Széchenyi Chain Bridge 3. The Hungarian Parliament Building 4. Buda Castle 5. St. Stephen s Basilica 6. Vajdahunyad Castle / City Park / City Park Pond 7. Hungarian National Museum 8. Heroes Square 2) 1. Hungarian WW II Jewish Memorial - B 2. Széchenyi Chain Bridge - H 3. The Hungarian Parliament Building - E 4. Fisherman s Bastion - A 5. Holy Right Hand - D 6. Vajdahunyad Castle - J 7. Museum of Fine Arts - L 8. Acquinqum - K 9. Millennium Monument - F 10. Váci Street - G 11. Margaret Island - C 12. Citadel - I 3) The River Danube flows through ten central European countries it is also the longest river in Europe. It separates the two parts of the city. Pest lies on the flat terrain of the Great Plain while Buda is rather hilly. On the left bank of the Danube the Hungarian Parliament Building stands and opposite it the Buda Castle. Buda Castle was the residence of Hungarian kings. Inside the walls of Buda Castle you can find Matthias Church, which was the coronation church of Hungarian kings since King Matthias. Another famous castle in Budapest is Vajdahunyad Castle. It is in City Park. It was built for the Millennial Exhibition by Ignác Alpár, and at first it was intended to be a temporary construction built for the festival. Next to the castle you can find City Park Pond, which is used as an ice rink in winter, the largest outdoor skating-rink in Central Europe. One of the most popular parks in Budapest is Margaret Island. It received its name after Princess Margit, daughter of King Béla IV. who rebuilt the country after the Mongol Invasion in the 13th century. The open-air theatre stages opera and ballet performances in summer. Heroes' Square is one of the major squares of Budapest. It is surrounded by two important buildings, Museum of Fine Arts on the left, and Art Gallery on the right, and in the centre of the square the Millennium Monument stands. Budapest is also the World s Spa Capital. Tourists love the thermal baths here, for example Széchenyi Spa or Gellért Spa. 4) Buda Castle: Fisherman s Bastion Matthias Church City Park: Budapest Zoo, Vajdahunyad Castle Széchenyi Thermal Bath Margaret Island: musical fountain medieval ruins lido Buda Hills: chairlift, Children s Railway, Cogwheel railway, funicular Citadel Statue of Liberty Heroes Square: Millennium Monument Museum of Fine Arts Art Gallery 5) 1. Budapest is the capital of Hungary. 2. It is the cultural, political and economic centre of the country. 3. The population of Budapest is approximately 2 million. 4. Budapest s two big regions are Buda on the right side and Pest on the left side. 5. It is interesting that Buda is hilly while Pest is flat. 6. The Danube flows through the city. 7. There are 8 bridges on the Danube in Budapest. The most beautiful is the Chain Bridge, and the newest and most modern is Megyeri Bridge. 8. The two most beautiful buildings, the symbols of Budapest ar the Parliament Building and Buda Castle. 9. The Parliament Building is on the left bank of the Danube, and Buda Csale is on the right bank, on Castle Hill. 10. A lot of tourists visit Fisherman s Bastion and Matthias Church in Buda Castle. 11. Other famous buildings are St. Stephen s Basilica, which is the biggest church in Budapest, Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park and Planetarium in Népliget. 12. There are a lot of museums in Budapest, for example the National Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Art Gallery and Transport Museum. 13. Not far from our school Aquinqum can be found, where ruins of Roman buildings can be seen.

7 14. The beautiful parks and squares of Budapest are also famous: Heroes Square, City Park, Margaret Island, Váci Street etc. 15. We can also go on a trip in the mountains like Gellért Hill or János Hill. 16. On top of Gellért Hill there are the famous Statue of Liberty and the Citadel. 17. On János Hill you can find the Elisabeth Lookout Tower and the chairlift. 18. If you want to have fun and rest you can also visit the Budapest Zoo and the Budapest Great Circus 19. Budapest is famous for its thermal baths too, for example Széchenyi Thermal Bath, Rudas Spa and Gellért Spa.