Complete Polish Beginner to Intermediate Course

Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language with Teach Yourself

Joanna Michalak-Gray, Nigel Gotteri, Joanna Mickalak-Gray, Nigel Gotteri

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781444195293
• eBook ISBN: 9781473602786
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Complete Polish is a comprehensive book and audio language course that takes you from beginner to intermediate level.The new edition of this successful course has been fully revised and is packed with new learning features to give you the language, practice and skills to communicate with confidence. -Maps from A1 to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages
-20 learning units plus grammar appendix and word glossary
-Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick
-Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking
-Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner
-Culture notes - learn about the people and places of Poland
-Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims
-Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations give you a flavour of real spoken Polish (for use with CD, bought separately)
-Test Yourself - see and track your own progressIn this pack you'll get a 320-page book.Also available: Get Started in Beginner's Polish (ISBN 9781444174830).Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

Jestem na wakacjach I’m on holiday

In this unit you will learn how to:

greet people.

say who you are.

ask for help.

say thank you.

CEFR: (A1) Can establish basic social contact by using the simplest everyday polite forms of greetings and farewells, introductions, etc.; can ask for things.

Polish and Poland

Polski (Polish) is sometimes perceived as an obscure język (language), so you may be surprised to learn that it is the vehicle of great works of literature and the native tongue of renowned explorers, scientists and artists. It is also the pride of Polacy (Poles), and the testament to their will for survival. Located in central Europe, Polska (Poland) is a land shaped over the ages both geologically and historically by conflict. At times its kingdom stretched from the Morze Bałtyckie (Baltic Sea) to the Morze Czarne (Black Sea), its tolerance and liberal laws attracting merchants and artists from all over Europe. By 1795 Poland was divided up and parcelled out to other countries, then further torn during the World Wars. Yet now it is on the rise again, independent, with an emergent market economy, steady growth and modernization. Today tourists flock to the country, attracted by the wysokie góry (high mountains) and stunning krajobraz (scenery).

Poland’s Tatra Mountains would be called Tatra _______.

Vocabulary builder

01.01 Listen as you read the words. Then listen again and try to imitate the speakers.

AT THE AIRPORT

oficer	officer
paszport	passport
turysta	tourist
wszystko w porządku	everything (is) in order
potrzebuję pomocy	I need help
słucham	I am listening
nie mogę znaleźć	I can’t find
jak nazywa się …?	what is …’ s name?
nazywam się	my (sur)name is
chwileczkę zaczekać	wait a moment
informacji	information desk
proszona	requested (to come)

NEW EXPRESSIONS

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Table of contents

• Cover 
• Title
• Contents 
• Acknowledgements
• About the authors
• How the book works
• Learn to learn
• Pronunciation guide
• 1 Jestem na wakacjach I'm on holiday
• 2 Bardzo mi miło Pleased to meet
• 3 Mój numer jest … My number is …
• 4 Sally zwiedza miasto Sally goes sightseeing
• 5 Kupujemy żywność We buy some food
• 6 Wolę pływać I prefer to swim
• 7 W banku i na poczcie At the bank and the post office
• 8 Mam zarezerwowany pokój I've a room reserved
• 9 Umawiamy się We make a date
• 10 Rodzina Family
• 11 Wiele będzie zależało od pogody A lot will depend on the weather
• 12 Byłaś u lekarza? Have you been to the doctor's?
• 13 Często pan tu bywa? Do you come here often?
• 14 Jest ci w tym do twarzy It suits you
• 15 Wszystkiego najlepszego All the best!
• 16 Mam kłopot I've got a problem
• 17 Nie wiem, czy zdążę I don't know if I'll have time
• 18 Na mnie już czas I've got to go
• Answer Key
• Glossary of grammatical terms
• Grammar appendix
• Vocabulary
• Copyright