7. Figyelem, tévedés A1B2 (26) – altémák

Figyelem, tévedés* (26)

concentrate verb /ˈkɒnt.sən.treɪt/ [I] koncentrál

Come on, concentrate! We haven't got all day to do this.

I can't concentrate on my work with all that noise.

I'm going to concentrate on my writing for a while.

confuse verb /kənˈfjuːz/ [T] 2 összetéveszt vkit/vmit vkivel/vmivel

I think you're confusing me with my sister - we look quite similar.

It's easy to confuse his films, because he tends to use the same actors.

distract verb /dɪˈstrækt/ [T] elvonja a figyelmét vkinek

Don't distract her from her studies.

He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.

ensure verb /ɪnˈʃɔːr/ [T] also US: insure (formal) biztosít vmit, gondoskodik vmiről

Please ensure that all examination papers have your name at the top.

misunderstand verb /mɪsˌʌn.dəˈstænd/ [T] *(misunderstood, misunderstood) félreért vmit/vkit

He misunderstood the question completely.

attention noun /əˈten.tʃən/ [U] figyelem

Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention, please?

Wait a moment and I'll give you my full attention.

After an hour, my attention started to wander.

concentration noun /ˌkɒnt.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən/ 1 koncentrálás (figyelemé) [U]

The noise outside made concentration difficult.

There was a look of intense concentration on her face.

I find that yoga improves my powers of concentration.

I found it hard to follow what the teacher was saying, and eventually I lost concentration.

error noun /ˈer.ər/ [C or U] hiba; tévedés

He admitted that he'd made an error.

The letter contained a number of typing errors.

Human error has been blamed for the air crash.

The document was destroyed in error by the police.

mistake noun /mɪˈsteɪk/ [C] hiba

He made a lot of mistakes in his written test.

This letter's full of spelling mistakes.

We shouldn't have come here - it was a mistake.

It would be a big mistake to leave school.

She made the mistake of giving him her phone number.

I've discovered a few mistakes in your calculations.

I'm not blaming you - we all make mistakes.

misunderstanding noun /mɪsˌʌn.dəˈstændɪŋ/ [C or U] félreértés

There must have been a misunderstanding.

notice noun /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/ 3 figyelem, odafigyelés [U]

I didn't take any notice of his advice.

thorough adjective /ˈθʌr.ə/ alapos (tudás, munka, vizsgálat, stb.)

The police carried out a thorough investigation.

They did a thorough search of the area but found nothing.

a thorough knowledge of the subject

unaware adjective /ˌʌn.əˈweər/ [never before noun] nincs a tudatában vminek

He was unaware that the police were watching him.

I was quite unaware of the problem.

thoroughly adverb /ˈθʌr.ə.li/ 2 alaposan (gondosan)

Wash the spinach thoroughly before cooking.

Phrasal verbs:

focus (sth) on/upon sb/sth /ˈfəʊ.kəs/ összpontosít vkire/vmire

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.

When the kitchen is finished I'm going to focus my attention on the garden and get that sorted out.

go over sth /gəʊ/ (gondosan) átnéz/átgondol vmit (írást, számítást, stb.)

I'm just going over these figures one more time.

mix up ↔ sb/sth /mɪks/ összekever/összetéveszt vkit/vmit vkivel/vmivel

People often mix up the sisters because they look so similar.

Phrases and idioms:

be in a dream ábrándozik, álmodozik (nem figyel a környezetre)

Half the class were in a dream this morning.

be wrong téved, nincs igaza

I was wrong about the time - the shop closed at 7, not 8.

You're wrong in thinking that Matt is from the States - he's Canadian.

by mistake tévedésből

I picked up someone else's book by mistake.

I've paid this bill twice by mistake.

get sth wrong félreért; elhibáz (pl. választ)

I got most of the answers wrong.

The newspapers got the story completely wrong.

I mean úgy értem, vagyis (tévedés javítása)

We went there in May - I mean June.

in depth alaposan

With access to the Internet, students can do their homework in greater depth.

keep your/an eye on sb/sth vigyáz vkire/vmire, gondoskodik vmiről/vkiről

Could you keep an eye on this pan of soup for a moment?

lose track nem tudja nyomon követni (figyelemmel kísérni); szem elöl téveszt

I've lost track of how much we've spent.

pay attention (to sth) figyel, odafigyel vmire

You weren't paying attention to what I was saying.

7. lecke (A1) – 18. lecke (A2) – 40. lecke (B1) – 67. lecke (B2) – 91. lecke (C1) – 111. lecke (C2)