My time at school
Mój czas w szkole
- Learn about the country's education system.
- Talk about your time at school and childhood memories.
Explore daily school life in Polish, covering key vocabulary like szkoła podstawowa (primary school), lekcje (lessons), przerwa (break), and nauczycielka (female teacher). Practice talking about school systems, childhood memories, and typical school days with practical phrases.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Ćwiczenie 1: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Describe the education path of Eva. (Describe the education path of Eva.)
- Describe where you studied at high school. (Describe where you studied at high school.)
- Talk about what you studied at school. (Talk about what you studied at school.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Przez pierwsze lata Eva była w szkole podstawowej. For the first years Eva was in primary school. |
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Potem była w szkole średniej. Zawsze była pilną uczennicą z dobrymi ocenami. Then she was in secondary school. She always was a hard-working student with good grades. |
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Ukończyła szkołę średnią w wieku 18 lat. She finished high school when she was 18 years old. |
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Poszedłem na studia i studiowałem prawo. I went to university and studied law. |
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Ukończyłem liceum, gdy miałem 18 lat. I finished high school when I was 18 years old. |
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Teraz pracuję w szkole i uczę. Now I work in a school and teach. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. W dzieciństwie ________ do publicznej szkoły w Polsce.
(In childhood, ________ to a public school in Poland.)2. W naszej klasie ________ się dużo o historii Polski.
(In our class, ________ a lot about the history of Poland.)3. Kiedy byłem dzieckiem, ________ spędzać czas z przyjaciółmi na przerwach.
(When I was a child, ________ to spend time with friends during breaks.)4. Po lekcjach często ________ o planach na przyszłość.
(After lessons, we often ________ about plans for the future.)Exercise 4: My time at school
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Chodzić - To go
Czas przeszły
- ja chodziłem
- ty chodziłeś
- on/ona/ono chodził/chodziła/chodziło
- my chodziliśmy
- wy chodziliście
- oni/one chodzili
Tłumaczyć - To explain
Czas przeszły
- ja tłumaczyłem
- ty tłumaczyłeś
- on/ona/ono tłumaczył/tłumaczyła/tłumaczyło
- my tłumaczyliśmy
- wy tłumaczyliście
- oni/one tłumaczyli
Spotykać - To meet
Czas przeszły
- ja spotykałem
- ty spotykałeś
- on/ona/ono spotykał/spotykała/spotykało
- my spotykaliśmy
- wy spotykaliście
- oni/one spotykali
Grać - To play
Czas przeszły
- ja grałem
- ty grałeś
- on/ona/ono grał/grała/grało
- my graliśmy
- wy graliście
- oni/one grali
Mówić - To tell
Teraźniejszy
- ja mówię
- ty mówisz
- on/ona/ono mówi
- my mówimy
- wy mówicie
- oni/one mówią
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My Time at School: An A2 Polish Learning Lesson
This lesson focuses on discussing education, school experiences, and daily activities related to school life in Polish. It is designed for A2 level learners to practice and understand common vocabulary, phrases, and past tense verb conjugations related to school.
Lesson Content and Themes
The lesson is divided into three conversational topics:
- Discussing the Education System – Differences and similarities in school systems, such as how long primary school lasts and the types of schools available (e.g., "szkoła podstawowa" (primary school), "liceum" (high school), "szkoła zawodowa" (vocational school)). Useful words include podstawowa (primary), gimnazjum (middle school), and expressions like Czy po podstawówce wszyscy idą do liceum? (Does everyone go to high school after primary school?).
- Memories of Childhood at School – Sharing personal experiences like first lessons, favorite breaks, homework, and school activities. Phrases such as Pamiętasz swoją pierwszą lekcję? (Do you remember your first lesson?) and verbs in past tense like lubiłem (I liked) are highlighted.
- Talking About Typical School Days – Describing daily routines, start times, number of lessons, after-school activities, and school trips using practical sentences like O której godzinie zaczyna się szkoła? (What time does school start?) and Po lekcjach czasem chodzę na zajęcia dodatkowe. (Sometimes after lessons I attend extra classes.).
Important Grammar Focus: Past Tense Verb Conjugations
This lesson emphasizes conjugating common verbs in the past tense to describe school experiences, such as:
- chodzić (to attend): chodziłem (I attended)
- uczyć się (to learn): uczyliśmy się (we learned)
- lubić (to like): lubiłem (I liked)
- rozmawiać (to talk): rozmawialiśmy (we talked)
These verbs are often used to tell stories about the past and are essential for communicating school-related experiences.
Example Words and Expressions
- szkoła podstawowa – primary school
- przerwa – break (between lessons)
- lekcja – lesson
- zadanie domowe – homework
- zajęcia dodatkowe – extracurricular activities
- wycieczka szkolna – school trip
Grammar Insight and Language Comparison
While English and Polish share many common school-related terms, Polish verb conjugation, especially in past tense, is more complex and gender-specific. For example, chodziłem means "I (male) attended," whereas a female speaker would say chodziłam. Polish verbs also change depending on number and person (e.g., chodziłem vs. chodziliśmy). Additionally, Polish uses more cases and specific verb aspects which influence meaning and sentence structure.
Useful phrases demonstrate typical Polish sentence construction related to school activities, such as:
- W dzieciństwie chodziłem do szkoły. – "In childhood, I attended school."
- Po lekcjach często rozmawialiśmy o planach na przyszłość. – "After lessons, we often talked about plans for the future."
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