Sports and exercise
Sport i ćwiczenia
- Learn the sports
- Talk about the sports you practice
This Polish lesson focuses on sports and exercise vocabulary like piłka nożna (football), bieganie (running), and pływanie (swimming). Learn common verbs such as grać (to play) and ćwiczyć (to exercise) used in everyday sports contexts.
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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Lesson Overview: Sports and Exercise in Polish (A1 Level)
This lesson introduces you to basic vocabulary and common expressions related to sports and exercise in Polish. You will learn how to talk about different types of sports activities, express preferences, and discuss routines involving physical exercise.
Key Vocabulary and Categories
The lesson helps you distinguish between team sports and individual sports, essential for building your Polish vocabulary:
- Team Sports (Sport drużynowy): piłka nożna (football/soccer), koszykówka (basketball), siatkówka (volleyball), hokej (hockey)
- Individual Sports (Sport indywidualny): bieganie (running), pływanie (swimming), tenis (tennis), jazda na rowerze (cycling)
Useful Expressions and Phrases
Common sentences you will encounter include:
- Czy lubisz grać w piłkę nożną? – Do you like playing football?
- Codziennie ćwiczę jogę w parku. – I practice yoga in the park every day.
- Lubię pływać w basenie po pracy. – I like to swim in the pool after work.
Conversational Practice
This lesson offers dialogues focusing on real-life situations such as gym conversations, discussing favorite sports, and talking about weekend exercise plans. Example questions and answers help you practice talking about preferences and routines, like:
- Jakie sporty lubisz uprawiać? – What sports do you like to practice?
- Na siłowni najczęściej ćwiczę na rowerze stacjonarnym. – At the gym, I mostly exercise on a stationary bike.
Verb Practice: Present Tense Conjugations
This lesson focuses on common verbs related to sports in the present tense, such as
- biegać (to run): ja biegam, ty biegasz, on/ona biega,...
- grać (to play): ja gram, ty grasz, on/ona gra,...
- pływać (to swim): ja pływam, ty pływasz, on/ona pływa,...
- ćwiczyć (to exercise/practice): ja ćwiczę, ty ćwiczysz, on/ona ćwiczy,...
Additionally, you will see examples of past tense usage to describe past activities like graliśmy w siatkówkę (we played volleyball).
Language Notes: English vs. Polish
While English and Polish share similar basic vocabulary for sports, Polish verbs have rich conjugation patterns to learn, especially for expressing who is doing the action. Unlike English, where verbs mostly remain unchanged except for some third-person singular forms, Polish verbs change endings extensively. For example, the verb grać (to play) conjugates as ja gram (I play), ty grasz (you play), on/ona gra (he/she plays).
Also, Polish often uses specific verbs for different types of exercise or action, highlighted here with verbs like biegać (to run), pływać (to swim), and ćwiczyć (to exercise). This helps you express activities more precisely than the general English verb 'to exercise'.
Summary
This lesson provides a solid foundation for discussing sports and exercise, understanding basic sports vocabulary, practicing common phrases, and conjugating important verbs in Polish at the beginner (A1) level. It prepares you for practical conversation about physical activities, both team and individual, with a focus on natural, everyday language.
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