Sports and exercise
Sport i ćwiczenia
- Learn the sports
- Talk about the sports you practice
This lesson covers common Polish vocabulary and phrases related to sports and exercise, including words like "piłka nożna" (football), "bieganie" (running), and "pływanie" (swimming). Learn to talk about your favorite sports and routines such as jogging, gym workouts, and team games like siatkówka (volleyball).
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 words to the appropriate categories: team sport or individual sport.
Sport drużynowy
Sport indywidualny
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Name the type of sport and say if you do it as a team (or a pair) or alone. (Name the type of sport and say if you do it as a team (or a pair) or alone.)
- Do you do sports? How often? (Do you do sports? How often?)
- Do you like to watch sports? (Do you like to watch sports?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Siatkówka to sport zespołowy. Volleyball is a teamsport. |
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Pływanie to sport indywidualny. Swimming is an individual sport. |
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Uprawiam boks. As sports I do boxing. |
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Lubię grać w tenisa. Gram w tenisa w każdą środę i sobotę. I like to play tenis. I play tenis every Wednesday and Saturday. |
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Nie lubię oglądać sportu. Męczy mnie to. I do not like to watch sports. I get tired. |
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Lubię oglądać mecze koszykówki. I like to watch basketball games. |
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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 ___ rano w parku, aby poprawić kondycję.
(Every morning ___ in the park to improve my fitness.)2. W weekend ___ z przyjaciółmi w piłkę nożną na boisku.
(On the weekend ___ football with my friends on the field.)3. Często ___ na basenie, gdy jest gorąco.
(I often ___ in the pool when it is hot.)4. Po pracy zawsze ___ jogę, żeby się zrelaksować.
(After work I always ___ yoga to relax.)Exercise 7: Sport and exercise – a conversation about favorite activities
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Jeździć - Skiing
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja jeżdżę
- ty jeździsz
- on/ona/ono jeździ
- my jeździmy
- wy jeździcie
- oni/one jeżdżą
Biegać - Running
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja biegam
- ty biegasz
- on/ona/ono biega
- my biegamy
- wy biegacie
- oni/one biegają
Grać - Playing
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja gram
- ty grasz
- on/ona/ono gra
- my gramy
- wy gracie
- oni/one grają
Grać - Playing
Czas przeszły
- ja grałem/grałam
- ty grałeś/grałaś
- on grał
- ona grała
- ono grało
- my graliśmy
- wy graliście
- oni grali
Chodzić - Going
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja chodzę
- ty chodzisz
- on/ona/ono chodzi
- my chodzimy
- wy chodzicie
- oni/one chodzą
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Introduction to Sports and Exercise Vocabulary in Polish
This lesson focuses on beginner-level Polish vocabulary and expressions related to sports and exercise. It introduces common verbs, phrases, and nouns that you can use to talk about different sports activities, routines, and preferences. You will learn basic sentences such as Czy lubisz grać w piłkę nożną? (Do you like playing soccer?) and Bieganie jest dobre dla zdrowia. (Running is good for health.) that help you communicate about everyday sports activities.
Key Vocabulary and Concepts
Sports Vocabulary
The lesson organizes sports into two categories:
- Team Sports: piłka nożna (soccer), koszykówka (basketball), siatkówka (volleyball), hokej (hockey)
- Individual Sports: bieganie (running), pływanie (swimming), tenis (tennis), jazda na rowerze (cycling)
Common Verbs
Focus is given to verbs related to physical activity, such as:
- grać – to play (a game or sport)
- biegać – to run
- pływać – to swim
- ćwiczyć – to exercise or practice
- chodzić – to go (often used for regular activities like going to the gym)
Example Sentences
Here are important example sentences demonstrating how to express your sports activities and preferences:
- Lubię grać w piłkę nożną ze znajomymi. (I like playing soccer with friends.)
- Codziennie rano biegam w parku blisko domu. (Every morning I run in the park near my house.)
- Po pracy chodzę na siłownię, żeby poprawić kondycję. (After work, I go to the gym to improve my fitness.)
- Mój brat uczy się pływać w miejskim basenie. (My brother is learning to swim at the community pool.)
Practice Conversations and Usage
The lesson includes dialogues about gym activities, favorite sports, and weekend exercise plans. These focus on practical use, such as asking Jakie sporty lubisz uprawiać? (What sports do you like to practice?) and responding with personal habits like Na siłowni ćwiczę na rowerze stacjonarnym. (I exercise on a stationary bike at the gym.)
Grammar Focus: Present Tense Verb Conjugations
Key verbs are conjugated in the present tense to match the subject. For example, the verb biegać (to run) is conjugated as ja biegam (I run), ty biegasz (you run), on/ona/ono biega (he/she/it runs). These conjugations are critical to constructing correct sentences about routines and activities.
Short Story Exercise
The lesson includes a short story titled "Sport i ćwiczenia – rozmowa o ulubionych zajęciach" (Sport and exercise – conversation about favorite activities), which helps reinforce vocabulary and verb conjugations in a natural context. This mini story describes family sports habits like skiing, running, and volleyball.
Language Notes on Differences between English and Polish
Polish verbs for sports activities often require conjugation to agree with the subject, which differs from English where verbs stay mostly consistent in the present tense except for the third person singular. For example, English: "I run"/"He runs"; Polish: "ja biegam"/"on biega."
Another difference is the use of aspect in Polish verbs, which can express completed or ongoing actions. This lesson focuses on the present tense, expressing ongoing habits.
Useful sports-related phrases include:
- Grać w piłkę – to play ball (sports like soccer, volleyball)
- Biegać w parku – to run in the park
- Ćwiczyć na siłowni – to exercise at the gym
- Lubię pływać – I like to swim
This structured overview helps you build a solid foundation for communicating about sports and exercise in Polish.
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