To be retired
Mieć zostać wycofany
- Talk about activities and lifestyle changes after you retire.
- Talk about ongoing actions in the future.
This lesson focuses on discussing life after retirement, introducing key vocabulary such as emerytura (retirement), spacer (walk), zdrowie (health), and plany (plans). You will practice conversations about daily activities, hobbies, and health care in Polish.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Ćwiczenie 1: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- How long have you been working and when will you retire? (How long have you been working and when will you retire?)
- What activities will you keep doing when you are retired? (What activities will you keep doing when you are retired? )
- What changes will you be making when you retire? How will you use your free time? (What changes will you be making when you retire? How will you use your free time?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Pracuję od 10 lat. Chcę przejść na emeryturę, gdy będę miał 60 lat. I have been working for 10 years. I want to retire when I am 60. |
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Rozpocząłem pracę 5 lat temu. Nie wiem, kiedy przejdę na emeryturę. I started my job 5 years ago. I don’t know when I will retire. |
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Chcę nadal uczyć się angielskiego i ćwiczyć codziennie. I want to keep learning English and practicing every day. |
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Chcę nadal spotykać się z przyjaciółmi i ćwiczyć. I want to keep meeting my friends and do exercise. |
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Chcę podróżować do nowych miejsc i bardziej się zrelaksować. I want to travel to new places and relax more. |
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Wezmę udział w zajęciach plastycznych i będę często odwiedzać moją rodzinę. I will take some art classes and visit my family often. |
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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. Po przejściu na emeryturę często ______ więcej czasu w domu.
(After retiring, I often ______ more time at home.)2. Zamierzam codziennie ______ gazetę i spotykać się z przyjaciółmi.
(I intend to ______ the newspaper and meet with friends every day.)3. Gdybym miał więcej czasu, ______ się języka polskiego.
(If I had more time, I would ______ the Polish language.)4. Jeśli będę zdrowy, ______ często chodzić na spacery po parku.
(If I am healthy, I will ______ often go for walks in the park.)Exercise 4: Being Retired
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Spędzać - To Spend
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja spędzam
- ty spędzasz
- on/ona/ono spędza
- my spędzamy
- wy spędzacie
- oni/one spędzają
Czytać - To Read
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja czytam
- ty czytasz
- on/ona/ono czyta
- my czytamy
- wy czytacie
- oni/one czytają
Planować - To Plan
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja planuję
- ty planujesz
- on/ona/ono planuje
- my planujemy
- wy planujecie
- oni/one planują
Rozmawiać - To Talk
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja rozmawiam
- ty rozmawiasz
- on/ona/ono rozmawia
- my rozmawiamy
- wy rozmawiacie
- oni/one rozmawiają
Zorganizować - To Organize
Bezokolicznik
- zorganizować
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Lesson Overview: Talking About Retirement and Future Plans in Polish
This lesson focuses on real-life conversations related to retirement life, health, and planning activities and hobbies after retirement. It is designed for A2-level learners who want to practice everyday Polish language skills within practical and familiar topics.
Key Themes Covered
- Discussing changes after retirement: How people feel and organize their daily life when they retire.
- Health and physical activity: Conversations with doctors about staying active and taking care of health after retirement.
- Planning hobbies and activities: Talking about future plans, such as courses, traveling, gardening, and meeting friends.
Useful Vocabulary and Expressions
The lesson introduces important verbs in different forms to express intentions, habits, and plans, such as spędzać (to spend time), czytać (to read), planować (to plan), and rozmawiać (to talk). Examples include:
- Po przejściu na emeryturę często spędzam więcej czasu w domu. - After retiring, I often spend more time at home.
- Zamierzam codziennie czytać gazetę i spotykać się z przyjaciółmi. - I intend to read the newspaper daily and meet friends.
- Chcę zacząć chodzić na basen i uczęszczać na kurs malarstwa. - I want to start going to the pool and attend a painting course.
Verb Forms and Usage
Understanding present tense conjugations and infinitive forms is essential for describing ongoing activities and future intentions. For example, the verb spędzać (to spend) in present tense:
- ja spędzam
- ty spędzasz
- on/ona/ono spędza
- my spędzamy
- wy spędzacie
- oni/one spędzają
This lesson helps learners become familiar with such usage in typical daily contexts for retirees.
Differences Between English and Polish
Polish verbs often have different verb aspects that English does not explicitly mark (perfective vs. imperfective). For instance, spędzać (imperfective) means “to spend time” generally or habitually, while its perfective form spędzić emphasizes the completion of the action. English usually expresses this with tense rather than separate verb forms.
Some useful phrases:
- Na emeryturze – "in retirement" or "after retirement"
- Zamierzam – "I intend to" or "I plan to"
- Chcę – "I want to"
- Rozmawiać o – "to talk about"
Familiarity with these phrases helps convey future plans and ongoing activities naturally in Polish.
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