2. Számolás A1B2 (71) – altémák

1. Számok, értékek (25) 2. Számolás (23) 3. Becslés, pontosság (23)

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 1 (matematikai) átlag, átlagérték [C]

Prices have risen by an average of 4% over the past year.

figure noun /ˈfɪg.ər/ [C] 1 szám, számjegy

Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

Write the amount in both words and figures.

I looked quickly down the column of figures.

He earns a six-figure salary.

limit noun /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ [C] határ, korlát, korlátozás (lehetséges/megengedett legnagyobb érték)

Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim?

I think we ought to put a limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project.

There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him!

We set a time limit of thirty minutes for the test.

maximum noun /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ [no plural] maximum, csúcsérték

The temperature will reach a maximum of 27°C today.

The school has a maximum of 30 students per class.

minimum noun /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ [C usually no plural] minimum

The judge sentenced him to a minimum of five years in prison.

We need a minimum of ten people to play this game.

Wage increases are being kept to a minimum because of the recession.

number noun /ˈnʌm.bər/ 1 szám, számjegy [C]

Think of a number smaller than 100.

Do you know what number their house is?

That's item number three on the agenda.

percentage noun /pəˈsen.tɪdʒ/ százalék, százalékarány [C]

What percentage of women return to work after having a baby?

Interest rates have risen by two percentage points.

point noun /pɔɪnt/ 7 tizedespont [C]

One mile equals one point six (1.6) kilometres.

range noun /reɪndʒ/ 2 tartomány (átv.) (vmilyen értékhatárok közötti számok/mennyiség) [C]

The price range is from $100 to $200.

The product is aimed at young people in the 18-25 age range.

rate noun /reɪt/ [C] 1 mérték; arány, arányszám

the rate of unemployment

The birth rate has fallen.

The drug has a high success/failure rate.

sum noun /sʌm/ [C] összeg (pl. pénz-)

Huge sums of money are spent on national defence.

On retirement, he will receive the sum of £50 000 from the company.

total noun /ˈtəʊ.təl/ [C] végösszeg

That figure at the bottom of the column is the total.

A total of 21 horses were entered for the race.

We made £700 in total, over three days of trading.

average adjective /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 1 átlag-, átlagos (matematikai) [always before noun]

an average age/temperature

fixed adjective /fɪkst/ 1 rögzített, véglegesített (ár, kamatláb, stb.)

a fixed price

fixed interest rates

limited adjective /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ 2 korlátozott (számú/méretű/idejű/stb.)

Places on the bus are limited to fifty - so book early!

Free places on the course will be available for a limited period (of time).

maximum adjective /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ maximális, csúcs-

maximum speed/effort/temperature

The bomb was designed to cause the maximum amount of damage.

medium adjective /ˈmiː.di.əm/ közepes (méret, mennyiség, minőség, stb.)

a girl of medium height

She bought a medium-sized car.

All shirts come in small, medium, and large.

minimum adjective /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ minimum-, minimális; legkisebb; legkevesebb

There is a minimum charge of £5 for postage.

Eighteen is the minimum age for entering most nightclubs.

That's the minimum qualification required to teach English in most language schools.

unlimited adjective /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ korlátlan

a service that offers unlimited Internet access

percent adverb /pəˈsent/ also: per cent (vhány) százalékkal/százalékban

You got 20 percent of the answers right - that means one in every five.

Only 40% of people bothered to vote in the election.

to preposition /tuː/ 10 -ig (intervallum megadása)

There must have been thirty to thirty-five people there.

within preposition /wɪˈðɪn/ 3 belül (egy határon/limiten belül)

We came within five points of beating them.

The project was completed well within budget.

Phrases and idioms:

no ... than nem ...-bb mint

The work should be done no later than Friday.

There were no more than fifteen people at the concert.

range from sth to sth/between sth and sth vmettől vmeddig terjed/tartalmaz (számban, mennyiségben, távolságban, stb.)

Prices range between $50 and $250.

up to 10, 20, etc. maximum/legfeljebb tíz, húsz, stb.

We can invite up to 65 people.

4. lecke (A1) – 13. lecke (A2) – 29. lecke (B1) – 56. lecke (B2) – 84. lecke (C1) – 103. lecke (C2)