Houseplants and garden plants
Rośliny doniczkowe i ogrodowe
- Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
- Daily plant care routine and gardening.
This lesson introduces vocabulary and dialogues about houseplants and garden plants, including words like "kaktus" (cactus), "róża" (rose), and practical phrases for watering (podlewać) and planting (sadzić). Learn essential expressions for caring for plants both indoors and outdoors at the beginner A1 level.
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Assign the following words to the correct category: houseplants or garden plants.
Rośliny doniczkowe
Rośliny ogrodowe
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Say what you can see in the garden. (Say what you can see in the garden.)
- Describe your own or your ideal garden. (Describe your own or your ideal garden.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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W ogrodzie są fioletowe kwiaty. There are purple flowers in the garden. |
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Jest duże stare drzewo. There is a big old tree. |
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Mam żółte i różowe kwiaty w moim ogrodzie. I have yellow and pink flowers in my garden. |
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Mam huśtawkę w ogrodzie dla moich dzieci. I have a swing in my garden for my children. |
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Nie mam kaktusów w moim ogrodzie. I don't have cactuses in my garden. |
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Podlewam moje rośliny co 3 dni. I water my plants every 3 days. |
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Exercise 5: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 6: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Codziennie _______ kwiaty doniczkowe w salonie.
(Every day I _______ the potted flowers in the living room.)2. Często _______ rośliny na balkon.
(I often _______ plants on the balcony.)3. Moja mama _______ kwiaty w ogrodzie po pracy.
(My mom _______ the flowers in the garden after work.)4. Raz w tygodniu _______ , czy rośliny mają dość światła.
(Once a week I _______ if the plants have enough light.)Exercise 7: Caring for Plants at Home and in the Garden
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Kupować - To buy
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja kupuję
- ty kupujesz
- on/ona/ono kupuje
- my kupujemy
- wy kupujecie
- oni/one kupują
Dbać - To take care
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja dbam
- ty dbasz
- on/ona/ono dba
- my dbamy
- wy dbacie
- oni/one dbają
Podlewać - To water
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja podlewam
- ty podlewasz
- on/ona/ono podlewa
- my podlewamy
- wy podlewacie
- oni/one podlewają
Przynieść - To bring
Czas przeszły
- ja przyniosłem/przyniosłam
- ty przyniosłeś/przyniosłaś
- on przyniósł / ona przyniosła / ono przyniosło
- my przynieśliśmy/przyniosłyśmy
- wy przynieśliście/przyniosłyście
- oni przynieśli / one przyniosły
Sadzić - To plant
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja sadzę
- ty sadzisz
- on/ona/ono sadzi
- my sadzimy
- wy sadzicie
- oni/one sadzą
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Lesson Overview: Houseplants and Garden Plants
This lesson introduces you to vocabulary and basic expressions related to caring for houseplants and garden plants in Polish. It is designed for beginner learners (A1 level) and focuses on practical language you can use when discussing plant care, gardening activities, and buying plants.
Key Vocabulary: Types of Plants
You will learn common Polish names for houseplants (ro5bliny doniczkowe) such as storczyk (orchid), kaktus (cactus), papro07 (fern), and filodendron (philodendron). For garden plants (ro5bliny ogrodowe), focus on r f37ca (rose), tulipan (tulip), lawenda (lavender), and chryzantema (chrysanthemum).
Useful Phrases and Expressions
You will practice phrases about watering (podlewanie), planting (sadz19), and caring for plants, such as:
- Czy podlewasz codziennie swoje kwiaty doniczkowe? – "Do you water your houseplants every day?"
- Prosz19, podaj mi konewk19, chc19 podla07 paprot19. – "Please, hand me the watering can, I want to water the fern."
- Moja r f37ca kwitnie pi19knie w czerwcu. – "My rose blooms beautifully in June."
Dialogues for Everyday Conversation
The lesson includes dialogues that simulate real-life situations, including buying a houseplant and discussing its care, caring for houseplants at home, and gardening tasks such as watering or planting flowers. These dialogues help you practice common questions and answers on these topics.
Verb Practice on Plant Care Actions
You will work on key verbs like podlewa07 (to water), sadzi07 (to plant), and dba07 (to care for). The lesson includes multiple choice exercises and a mini story with verb conjugations, reinforcing the present tense and some past tense forms to describe your routine and past activities.
Language Tips: Polish vs. English
Unlike English, Polish verbs often have many conjugation forms depending on person and number. When talking about plant care, verbs like podlewa07 (to water) will change according to who performs the action: ja podlewam (I water), ty podlewasz (you water), on/ona podlewa (he/she waters). Learning these conjugations helps you describe daily activities.
Also, some plant names may sound similar but have gender and plural forms in Polish. For example, kwiat (flower) is masculine, but most plant names are feminine or masculine and require the correct adjective endings depending on the sentence.
Summary
This lesson equips you with essential vocabulary and expressions to talk about both indoor and outdoor plants, discuss how to care for them, and participate in simple conversations about gardening tasks. It also offers practice with key verbs in context to develop your ability to form sentences about everyday plant care in Polish.
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