Family trip to the zoo
Wycieczka rodzinna do zoo
- Describe different landscapes and animals.
- Organize a family activity at an attraction park.
- Learn about famous zoos or wildlife areas in your host country
This A2 Polish lesson covers planning and discussing a family trip to the zoo, including useful vocabulary like "wycieczka" (trip), "bilety" (tickets), "zwierzęta" (animals), and verbs such as "planować" (to plan) and "oglądać" (to watch). Learn practical expressions in dialogues about choosing dates, buying tickets, and talking about famous zoos in Poland.
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Exercise 1: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. W przyszły weekend ____ do zoo, aby zobaczyć różne zwierzęta.
(Next weekend ____ to the zoo to see different animals.)2. Na miejscu ____ spacerować po parku i oglądać zwierzęta w ich zagrodach.
(On site ____ walk in the park and watch animals in their enclosures.)3. Dzieci na pewno ____ się dobrze bawić podczas karmienia małp.
(The children will definitely ____ have fun feeding the monkeys.)4. Po wycieczce ____ piknik na trawie i odpoczniemy razem.
(After the trip ____ a picnic on the grass and rest together.)Exercise 3: Family trip to the zoo
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Planować - To plan
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja planuję
- ty planujesz
- on/ona/ono planuje
- my planujemy
- wy planujecie
- oni/one planują
Kupować - To buy
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja kupuję
- ty kupujesz
- on/ona/ono kupuje
- my kupujemy
- wy kupujecie
- oni/one kupują
Lubić - To like
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja lubię
- ty lubisz
- on/ona/ono lubi
- my lubimy
- wy lubicie
- oni/one lubią
Być - To be
Czas przyszły prosty
- ja będę
- ty będziesz
- on/ona/ono będzie
- my będziemy
- wy będziecie
- oni/one będą
Oglądać - To watch
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja oglądam
- ty oglądasz
- on/ona/ono ogląda
- my oglądamy
- wy oglądacie
- oni/one oglądają
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Lesson Overview: Family Trip to the Zoo
This A2 level Polish lesson focuses on planning and enjoying a family visit to the zoo. It covers practical vocabulary and conversational situations related to organizing the trip, purchasing tickets, asking for information, and discussing popular zoos in Poland.
Key Learning Points
- Planning a trip: Learn to discuss dates, participants, and animals you want to see, using phrases like "Chciałbym wybrać się z rodziną do zoo w sobotę" (I would like to go to the zoo with my family on Saturday).
- At the zoo entrance: Practice dialogues for buying tickets, requesting a map, and asking about feeding times.
- Famous zoos in Poland: Get to know how to talk about well-known zoos such as those in Warsaw, Kraków, and Wrocław and their special attractions.
Important Vocabulary and Expressions
- Bilety – tickets
- Mapa zoo – zoo map
- Godziny karmienia – feeding times
- Lwy and słonie – lions and elephants
- Planujemy, kupuję, lubi, będziemy, oglądamy – verbs for planning and activities (with present and future tense forms)
Verb Practice Focus
The lesson includes multiple-choice exercises on conjugating future tense verbs such as pojedziemy (we will go) and present tense verbs like będziemy spacerować (we will be walking). Understanding these verbs helps describe plans and actions clearly.
Mini Story and Verb Tables
A short story about a family trip to the zoo demonstrates the use of everyday verbs in context, like planuje (plan), kupuję (buy), and będziemy (will be). Verb tables provide the full conjugation for these verbs in present and future simple tenses.
Notes on Language Instruction
Since the instruction language is English and the learning language is Polish, translations and explanations focus on clarifying Polish usage. For example, the verb lubić means "to like" and is commonly used in the present tense to express preferences. Notice the future tense formation such as będziemy, which is constructed using the auxiliary verb być (to be) plus the infinitive verb, differing from English future forms.
Useful Polish phrases include:
- „Chciałbym wybrać się...” – I would like to go...
- „Zarezerwujmy bilety” – Let's book the tickets
- „Czy mogę prosić o mapę?” – May I have a map?
- „Godziny karmienia zwierząt są na mapie” – Animal feeding times are on the map
Understanding these expressions will facilitate conversations in real-life situations related to travel and leisure activities.
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