Bucket list
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- Talk about your bucket list and future plans
Explore essential Polish expressions for discussing dreams and plans like marzyć (to dream), planować (to plan), and chcieć (to want), enhancing your ability to talk about future vacations and ambitions naturally.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Ćwiczenie 1: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- What did you want to be when you were a child? (What did you want to be when you were a child?)
- What plans do you have for the future? Would you like to change your job anytime soon? (What plans do you have for the future? Would you like to change your job anytime soon?)
- How will you accomplish them? (How will you accomplish them?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Kiedy byłem mały, chciałem zostać strażakiem. When I was little I wanted to become a firefighter. |
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Jako dziecko marzyłem o zostaniu lekarzem. As a child I dreamed of becoming a doctor. |
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W przyszłości chcę mieć więcej odpowiedzialności w mojej pracy. I want to have more responsibility in my job in the future. |
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Chcę być szefem mojej firmy za kilka lat. I want to be the boss of my company in a few years. |
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Chciałbym wkrótce zmienić zawód, ponieważ nie jestem zadowolony z mojej obecnej pracy. I would like to change my profession soon because I am not happy with my current job. |
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Znowu pójdę na uniwersytet, aby zostać nauczycielem. I will go to university again to become a teacher. |
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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. Gdybym mógł, ________ wszystkie zabytki w Polsce.
(If I could, ________ all the monuments in Poland.)2. Chciałbym ________ tradycyjne polskie potrawy.
(I would like to ________ traditional Polish dishes.)3. Gdybyś miał czas, ________ z nami na koncert w Warszawie?
(If you had time, ________ with us to a concert in Warsaw?)4. Spotkalibyśmy się częściej, gdybym ________ bliżej domu.
(We would meet more often if I ________ closer to home.)Exercise 4: Wishlist
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Chcieć - To want
Tryb warunkowy
- ja chciałbym
- ty chciałbyś
- on/ona/ono chciałby
- my chcielibyśmy
- wy chcielibyście
- oni/one chcieliby
Mówić - To talk
Tryb warunkowy
- ja mówiłbym
- ty mówiłbyś
- on/ona/ono mówiłby
- my mówilibyśmy
- wy mówilibyście
- oni/one mówiliby
Zrobić - To do
Tryb warunkowy
- ja zrobiłbym
- ty zrobiłbyś
- on/ona/ono zrobiłby
- my zrobilibyśmy
- wy zrobilibyście
- oni/one zrobiliby
Planować - To plan
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja planuję
- ty planujesz
- on/ona/ono planuje
- my planujemy
- wy planujecie
- oni/one planują
Być - To be
Czas przyszły prosty
- ja będę
- ty będziesz
- on/ona/ono będzie
- my będziemy
- wy będziecie
- oni/one będą
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Lesson Overview: Talking About Dreams and Plans
This lesson focuses on expressing wishes, plans, and dreams related to holidays, weekends, and the future in Polish at an A2 level. It helps learners to comfortably discuss personal aspirations and arrangements using simple sentences and conditional expressions.
Main Topics Covered
- Discussing holiday dreams and plans (e.g., travel destinations, experiences)
- Planning short trips and weekend activities
- Sharing future dreams and ambitions using basic conditional sentences
Key Language Highlights
The lesson emphasizes commonly used phrases and vocabulary for making plans and talking about wishes. Essential verbs and expressions include:
- Chciałbym/chciałabym (I would like) – expressing desires
- Marzę o (I dream of) – talking about dreams and hopes
- Planuję (I plan) – stating concrete plans in the present tense
- Conditional mood verbs like odwiedziłbym (I would visit), allowing polite and hypothetical statements
- Time expressions referring to the near future and weekends
Useful Vocabulary and Phrases
- Wakacje – holidays, vacation
- Lista życzeń – wish list or bucket list
- Weekendowy wyjazd – weekend trip
- Co chciałbyś robić podczas wakacji? – What would you like to do during the holidays?
- Marzę o zobaczeniu Paryża – I dream of seeing Paris
- Mam nadzieję, że – I hope that
Grammar Focus: Conditional Mood and Verb Conjugations
This lesson provides practice with the conditional mood (tryb warunkowy) to talk about hypothetical or hopeful situations, for example:
- "Gdybym mógł, odwiedziłbym wszystkie zabytki w Polsce." (If I could, I would visit all the monuments in Poland.)
Important verb conjugation patterns are reinforced, such as chcieć, mówić, zrobić, and their conditional forms (e.g., chciałbym, mówiłbym).
Cultural and Language Notes
Polish often uses the conditional mood to express wishes and polite requests, which might differ from English where simple future tense or modal verbs are used. For example, the phrase "Chciałbym nauczyć się gotować" literally means "I would like to learn to cook," which conveys a polite desire often expressed in English as "I want to learn to cook."
Another language point is the frequent use of the phrase lista życzeń (wish list or bucket list), which helps learners articulate goals and dreams in everyday conversation.
Summary
This lesson equips you with practical phrases and grammatical tools to confidently discuss future plans, personal dreams, and weekend activities in Polish. It improves your ability to use the conditional mood appropriately and expand your vocabulary for daily life conversations.
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