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FORMER TEACHER - Zrínyi Ilona Secondary School

My name is Jim Leonard. I taught conversational English at  Zrínyi Ilona Secondary School (AKA  Zrínyi Ilona Gimnázium Miskolc). I was there from January 2024 to June 2024. The schools website is  https://www.zrinyigimnazium.hu/. I was placed here by CETP. I found an ad on Dave's ESL similar to the one below. If you are heading to Miskolc to teach at  Zrínyi Ilona, please feel free to contact me. My email is jleonard518@gmail.com.   The Central European Teaching Program is continuing to accept applications to teach in Hungary. All applicants must be native speakers of English and citizens of the US, Canada, Ireland or the UK.  Immediate need, apply today! Orientation begins August 23rd in Hungary and school starts September 1st!  An excellent High School in Budapest with high achieving students. A bilingual primary school (grades 1-8) in a planned city that has a fascinating history.  An elementary school in a small lake town just outsid...

Bring and Don't Bring

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 Boots Sunscreen Razors

Wine Tasting

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 Eger - The Valley of the Beautiful Women Mad Today szekszard

Exam Topics

 The topics  Family. relationships, and relatives Tell me about your family Tell me about the oldest member of your family. Tell me about the youngest member of your family. Tell me about one of your good friends. Plans for the future - family, school, jobs, studying and working abroad  Why is school important? What are your plans after you graduate from high school? Tell me about your mother's job? Tell me about your father's job? Daily routine, housework, evening activities, roles in the family  What is your morning routine before school? What do you usually do after school? Tell me how you get to school. Tell me about the housework that you do. Tell me about the housework that your mother does. Tell me about the housework that your father does. Family occasions - birthdays, name days, holidays, and weddings  What does your family usually do for Christmas? How do you like to celebrate your birthday? How do your like to celebrate your name day? What does you fa...

Residency Card

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 Step one is getting a tax ID number. I did that on March 4th The application was submitted on March 5th Fingerprints the Monday before the competition - March 25 April 8th I received two documents  One was permission to stay in hungary  The other was my address confirmation with a QR code The card arrived to the wrong address on April 16th My card was handed to me on Monday, April 22nd I did not provide a bank statement 

National Holidays

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 In addition to the holidays, you get a generous number of paid days off. I ended up leaving three weeks early because I had 16 unused days. Here are the holidays for 2024. The big supermarkets are closed on these days and a few others.  Easter and Whit Sunday.  1 Jan Mon New Year's Day 15 Mar Fri Revolution Day 29 Mar Fri Good Friday 1 Apr Mon Easter Monday 1 May Wed Labour Day 20 May Mon Whit Monday 20 Aug Tue Saint Stephen's Day 23 Oct Wed Republic Day 1 Nov Fri All Saints' Day

Tipping vs. Service Fees

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 This is more common in restaurants that cater to foreigners.  W