Uzyskiwanie i udzielanie informacji Znalazłeś ogłoszenie na tablicy w szkole z informacją, że ktoś szuka osoby, aby dzielić z nią pokój. Zadzwoń i dowiedz się: w której części miasta jest ten pokój, jakie jest jego wyposażenie i jak jest duży, ile kosztuje jego wynajęcie. Rozmowę rozpoczyna zdający. S: Hello, I have found an advertisement on school ad board about a room to share. Could you, please, give me some information?
Matura tip (Wskazówka maturalna) Podczas egzaminu będziesz musiał się wykazać tym, że rozumiesz, o czym czytasz. Służą temu takie zadania, jak: odpowiadanie na pytania do tekstu, wypełnianie luk (gap filling) pojedynczymi słowami lub całymi zdaniami, dopasowywanie tytułów do akapitów w tekście, rozwiązywanie zadań typu true/false. Pamiętaj: przeczytaj tekst kilkakrotnie, pierwszy raz po to, żeby w ogóle zrozumieć, o czym jest! Nie musisz rozumieć każdego słowa! Dopiero czytając drugi raz, koncentruj
Zadanie maturalne Przeczytaj artykuł, a następnie przy każdym pytaniu wybierz właściwą – zgodną z tekstem – odpowiedź. Zaznacz jedną z czterech możliwości, zakreślając a), b), c) lub d). Take care of yourself! If you hardly ever use the Internet and do not spend long hours on-line – this text is not for you. You may feel safe as you are probably not threatened by Internet addiction. But if you have
Bulling In many schools in Great Britain, students were attacked by bullies. Headmasters try to fight with this problem but it is also vary important for you to know if you, or one of your friends is bullied. What is bullying? Bulling is what other people do to you every day or just sometimes but that’s enough to make your life a misery (koszmar). Bulling includes: hitting (bicie), pinching (szczypanie),
New in class (Nowy w klasie.) Have you ever been to a summer camp where you didn’t know anybody? Or a party, where you knew only one person? How to manage if you are new at school?! The story of Janek My dad got a new job so we had to move. It was February and I was in the second grade of Junior High School. I had to start a new term in a new school, with
What school do you prefer: American, French or Polish one? School in Sweden Studying in any kind school is for free. Parents and children don’t have to pay for books, meals at school, school bus or a school doctor. Nauka w każdym rodzaju szkoły jest za darmo. Rodzice i uczniowie nie muszą płacić za książki, posiłki w szkole, autobus szkolny czy za szkolnego lekarza. In every school there’s a headmaster. This person makes decisions
Przykład 1. In the picture we can see a scene from a bookfair. We can see a big stand with an exhibition books from one publishing house. There are lots of books on shelves and some posters on the walls. There are also books on tables in the centre of the room, with their covers easily visible. The books are for children because the covers are colourful and there are vivid illustrations, too.
The environment is in serious danger nowadays. Discuss the major environmental problems in the world. Degradation of the environment is one of the most urgent problems of the contemporary world and it concerns the whole Earth. Teachers should talk to children about environmental issues from the very beginning of school education to make them more sensitive to ecological problems. Mass media should treat this topic as a priority. People have to
Oto kilka przydatnych słówek związanych ze świętami: I wish you a marry Christmas and a happy New Year – najbardziej popularne życzenia świąteczne Christmas cards – pocztówki świąteczne, Christmas tree – choinka, mistletoe – jemioła, holly – ostrokrzew, gifts – prezenty, Christmas turkey – świąteczny indyk (w krajach anglosaskich jest to tradycyjna potrawa świąteczna), carols – kolędy Świąteczne dni: Christmas Eve – Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia, Christmas Day – 25 grudnia,
Conflicts with parents are not the nicest thing but they happen. The age gap doesn’t let them understand many things that teenagers do nowadays. Try to excuse your parents sometimes, even if you don’t agree with them. Imagine you listen to music all day long. You love it! Unfortunately, your parents don’t like it. They are angry every time it’s too loud and they believe you can’t study when the
Temat: podróżowanie i turystyka What was the most beautiful place in the world you have visited? Alice, 16, Warsaw: Last year I visited the Greek Isles. All of them were beautiful, but I loved Thassos most. It’s got everything Greece is famous for: wonderful people, fascinating remote mountain slopes, unique natural beauty of silver olive trees that surround extensive beaches with golden sand as well as immense azure of the
COSMOS I’ve always been interested in astronomy. At the age of six I could find in the night sky not only The Great Bear, Polaris and The Plough but also Cassiopeia and Venus. Then, I started reading books about the universe and I wanted to know everything about our solar system. I observed the shooting stars, the phases of the moon and I even went abroad to see the eclipse. I’d like to be an
Świat przyrody Zadanie maturalne Przeczytaj poniższe wypowiedzi osób (A-D). Następnie odpowiedz na pytania pod tekstem (1-5), wpisując odpowiednie litery umieszczone obok każdego pytania. A. Janice First of all, we should concentrate on preventing destruction of the habitat. I think we should give more financial support to poorer countries where people are destroying habitats. When the animals lose their habitats, they become extinct. In addition, we could concentrate on planting more
THE LANDSCAPE When I’m tired of the noise of the big city I go to the mountains. I hire a room in a chalet which is situated at the end of a picturesque valley. I have a wonderful view of mountain peaks covered with snow. They belong to a large mountain range in the South of the country. There are no cars; I can only hear a few tourists and the low sound of streams and waterfalls. I’d like to
CLIMATE Europe is a continent with a wide variety of climates. It’s hot and dry in Spain, Italy, Greece and the south of France, whereas in the north it’s very cold. Great Britain has a temperate climate, with mild winters, humid springs and warm summers. Climate – klimat warm – ciepły cold – zimny mild – łagodny humid – wilgotny dry – suchy temperate – umiarkowany WEATHER Cold weather The weather in September
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – STOSUNKI MIĘDZYNARODOWE tense relations – napięte stosunki diplomatic – dyplomatyczne to break off – zerwać to revive – odnowić to reduce tension – redukować napięcia to negotiate – negocjować, pertraktować summit (meeting) – spotkanie na szczycie to reach compromise – osiągnąć kompromis to reconcile – dojść do pojednania to sign a treaty – podpisać układ diplomacy – dyplomacja diplomatic protocol – protokół dyplomatyczny European Union (EU) – Unia
WELFARE – opieka społeczna Poverty A lot of people in Poland live in poverty. If they have right to welfare, they turn to the Department of Social Security. They receive a benefit but it is often too low for them to get by so they often fall into debts. Hopefully, there are a lot of charity organizations which offer financial and material support for people in need. Poverty – ubóstwo to live
RELIGION & DENOMINATIONS There are more than one hundred registered churches and religious associations in Poland. The biggest numbers belong to the Catholic Church, approximately 95% of the religious segment of Polish society. There are now 40 dioceses and 13 Latin metropolitan archdioceses, and one Byzantine-Ukrainian metropolitan archdiocese. The head of a diocese is its bishop. All the bishops together constitute the Episcopate of Poland. Apart from the Catholic Church there
Economy Since the turning point of 1989, Poland has undergone great political, social and economic changes. The introduction of democratic structures, the shift from a command economy to the free market and wide-ranging systemic reforms are all achievements which enable the country to develop its economy. After a short period of recession and stagnation the crisis has been overcome. Although the inflation rate is still high, there are more and more investments
The Olympic Games You don’t have to be a great fan of sport to be excited before every Olympic Games. We all wait for this event, keeping our fingers crossed (trzymając kciuki) for the sportsmen from our country. The original Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and was celebrated until AD 393. Evangelos Zappas sponsored the first modern international Olympic Games in 1859. And that is how it