This lesson covers daily care of pets in Polish, introducing key verbs like karmić (to feed), wyprowadzać (to walk), and czyścić (to clean), along with vocabulary such as pies (dog) and kot (cat). Learn to talk about feeding, walking, and playing with your pets using practical phrases.
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 two categories: pets and activities related to their care.
Zwierzęta domowe
Czynności związane z opieką nad zwierzętami
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Name each pet in the picture. (Name each pet in the picture.)
- Ask the others if they have a pet. (Ask the others if they have a pet.)
- Describe the daily care for your pet. (Describe the daily care for your pet.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
Widzę psa i kota. I can see a dog and a cat. |
Pies biegnie. The dog is running. |
Ten pies siedzi. This dog is sitting down. |
Jakie masz zwierzęta domowe? What pets do you have? |
Jak często karmisz swojego kota? How often do you feed your cat? |
Każdego ranka chodzę na spacer z moim psem. Every morning I go walking with my dog. |
Codziennie czyszczę sierść mojego królika. I clean the hair of my rabbit every day. |
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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. Mam psa i każdego ranka ________ go na spacer.
(I have a dog and every morning ______ him for a walk.)2. ______ mojego kota dwa razy dziennie.
(______ my cat twice a day.)3. Mój chomik ______ w kołowrotku wieczorem.
(My hamster ______ on the wheel in the evening.)4. Codziennie ______ kuwetę mojego kota.
(Every day I ______ my cat's litter box.)Exercise 7: Your pets
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Karmić - Feed
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja karmię
- ty karmisz
- on/ona/ono karmi
- my karmimy
- wy karmicie
- oni/one karmią
Lubić - Like
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja lubię
- ty lubisz
- on/ona/ono lubi
- my lubimy
- wy lubicie
- oni/one lubią
Wyprowadzać - Take
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja wyprowadzam
- ty wyprowadzasz
- on/ona/ono wyprowadza
- my wyprowadzamy
- wy wyprowadzacie
- oni/one wyprowadzają
Bawić się - Play
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja bawię się
- ty bawisz się
- on/ona/ono bawi się
- my bawimy się
- wy bawicie się
- oni/one bawią się
Patrzeć - Watch
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja patrzę
- ty patrzysz
- on/ona/ono patrzy
- my patrzymy
- wy patrzycie
- oni/one patrzą
Czyścić - Clean
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja czyszczę
- ty czyścisz
- on/ona/ono czyści
- my czyścimy
- wy czyścicie
- oni/one czyścą
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Lesson Overview: Your Pets
This lesson introduces basic vocabulary and simple sentence structures related to pets and pet care in Polish. It is designed for A1 level learners who want to talk about common pets, their habits, and how to care for them.
Important Vocabulary: Pets and Pet Care Activities
You will learn names of common pets such as kot (cat), pies (dog), papuga (parrot), chomik (hamster), and rybka (fish). Alongside, you will explore key verbs related to pet care like karmić (to feed), myć (to wash), and wyprowadzać (to walk).
Practical Sentence Examples
You'll study useful sentences such as Mam psa i codziennie wyprowadzam go na spacer (I have a dog and I walk him every day) and Moja kotka lubi jeść ryż i kurczaka (My cat likes to eat rice and chicken). These examples help you understand how to form simple present tense sentences describing routine pet activities.
Verb Conjugation Focus
The lesson provides conjugation tables for common verbs in the present tense, like karmić, lubić, and wyprowadzać, essential for describing actions you perform for your pets.
Dialogue Practice
Engage in dialogues about your neighbor's dog, your own cat, and shopping for pet food. These dialogues build conversational skills around discussing pets’ names, preferences, daily care, and related questions.
Short Story and Sentence Reordering
A short story about daily pet care routines reinforces vocabulary and verb uses. Sentence reordering exercises help practice sentence structure and comprehension.
Note on Language Differences and Useful Phrases
In Polish, verbs conjugate extensively based on the subject, which is different from English where verb forms are simpler. For example, the verb karmić (to feed) in present tense changes as: ja karmię (I feed), ty karmisz (you feed), on/ona karmi (he/she feeds). Phrases like wyprowadzać psa na spacer mean "to walk the dog," capturing a daily routine meaning. Recognizing these verb endings helps express routine actions clearly.