Title: Polski jest cool A2 part I. Student's Book and Workbook

Authors: Ewa Piotrowska-Rola, Marzena Porębska

Format: A4, printed

Recordings: MP3, CD attached to the book

ISBN: 9788394777975

Publisher: Studio tEMAt

Edition: first

Date of publication: 2019

 

The first part of the series for learning Polish as a foreign language at the A2 level for teenagers and adults

 

Contents of the textbook

 

In the textbook for learning Polish as a foreign language Polski jest cool A2 Part I there is a full course of Polish for foreigners at the A2 level. The textbook consists of a student's book, a workbook and extremely useful grammar tables. Recordings in the form of MP3 audio files can be downloaded to any medium convenient. Both the student's book and the workbook Polski jest cool A2 Part I are divided into 10 lessons, each of which contains 4 subchapters.

 

In the textbook, there are materials for people continuing to learn Polish as a foreign language. Polski jest cool aims at teaching the Polish language in a communicative way and practice all language skills. That is why the following can be found in Polski jest cool A2 Part I:

• listening exercises in Polish, developing the ability to understand globally, selectively and in detail using various techniques: before listening, during and after listening to the text;
• exercises developing the ability to understand written texts in the form of reading sections in Polish, situational dialogues, single writings and announcements. In Polski jest cool A2 part I there are prepared and adapted texts from the press, popular science publications ("Polszczyzna na co dzień") and websites, including e.g. psychical evaluations, advertising folders, calendar pages, business cards, bus timetables, menus, fragments of internet chats, biographies as well as diagrams and plans;
• exercises developing the ability to write both short and long texts, such as a request, a compliment, a short opinion on a given topic, a personal questionnaire, a description of a person, a film recommendation, an argumentative text;
• exercises for speaking in Polish stimulated by graphic material, texts and recordings which prepare for a natural conversation in Polish (e.g. making contact, introducing oneself and others, talking about the day, week, home duties, hobbies, favourite film, holidays, historical events) and situational dialogues (e.g. collecting information about courses and trips, ordering dishes in restaurants, compliments and reacting to them);
• Polish grammar exercises at the A2 level - both fully guided, used to remember and consolidate the given language material (imitation, substitution), as well as those requiring more complicated operations, e.g. transformations;
• exercises introducing new vocabulary and lexical structures based on the thematic catalogue and communication functions provided for the A2 level based on the curricula for teaching Polish as a foreign language.

 

WHO IS THE TEXTBOOK FOR?

The student's book and workbook for learning Polish for foreigners Polski jest cool A2 Part I are intended for foreigners who have mastered the material in the Polski jest cool A1 series and want to continue their studies at the A2 level. The Polski jest cool A2 series is a good alternative for Slavs who have never learned Polish, but due to its similarity to their native language, learning Polish is not a big problem for them. Teachers who are wondering what book to pick to teach the so-called false beginners should also choose Polski jest cool A2. People who used to learn Polish but feel that they do not remember much and want to refresh their language skills will be able to organise and consolidate their language skills. Polski jest cool A2 part I is also an excellent proposition for people who in the future will want to take a certificate exam in Polish as a foreign language at the A2 level - the content of the course meets the exam requirements, and the textbook contains tasks modelled on exam tasks. Polski jest cool A2 part I Student's Book and Workbook is an excellent work tool for teachers of Polish as a foreign or second language teaching in various institutions at home and abroad, as well as glottodidactics students and future teachers.

The textbook is recommended by Stowarzyszenie „Bristol” Polskich i Zagranicznych Nauczycieli Kultury Polskiej i Języka Polskiego jako Obcego.

 

 

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Polski jest cool A2 Part I teaches to communicate in Polish in simple life situations, understand and react properly to messages in Polish, create lexically and grammatically correct statements in written and oral form, build correct sentences and use structures appropriate for the A2 level. Polski jest cool A2 Part I also provides a lot of useful information about the everyday life of Poles, their customs and traditions, culture and art, as well as the most important facts from the history of Poland.

Polski jest cool A2 Part I teaches how to: 

• introduce oneself, introduce other people, talk about skills, knowledge of foreign languages, nationality and ask and talk about personal data
• ask for directions and give answers 
• name objects and places in the immediate vicinity and characterise them
• communicate with the teacher on matters related to the course of the lesson
• talk about interests and work
• characterise and compare people
• report the course of a typical day and week
• talk about responsibilities and the tools used
• ask for the time and understand messages in which the time is given
• describe the appearance of people, their clothes, give compliments and respond to them
• talk about your hobbies, your favourite sport and your favourite film
• gather information about the courses 
• talk about favourite foods, eateries and eating habits
• order from various types of restaurants
• talk about means of transport in home country and in Poland
• buy a ticket, a trip, plan a city tour
• talk about favourite groceries, indicate their quantity
• buy different products in different quantities
• talk about everyday events which happened in the past
• give dates: day, month, year 
• talk about childhood 

• talk briefly about important people and events in the history of Poland and own country

 

Situational dialogues

 

Encouraging students to speak and consistently equipping them with the skills needed for this is the main task set by the authors of Polski jest cool, and situational dialogues are an excellent tool - consistently used in the textbook and the games and activities proposed in the methodological materials.

 

Introducing and practicing vocabulary from the "in the restaurant" category looks as follows: