Lesson 2 Living and Working Mieszkanie i Praca

Lesson 2 Living and Working Mieszkanie i Praca This lesson will introduce you to: - Typical housing arrangements of most people living in Poland - Using or in questions about living arrangements and professions - The verb to have in the present tense - Names of professions (singular and plural forms). Housing was always a major problem in Poland. Although, the postwar era saw steady growth in housing quality and quantity, that growth fell far short in both geographic distribution and total availability. Thus, it is common for young people to live with their parents after they are married and have their own families. In Polish cities, a majority of the population lives in multistory apartments (bloki kilku piętrowe) that are either state-owned (mieszkania kwaterunkowe) or cooperatives (mieszkania spółdzielcze). There are a number of privately owned apartments (mieszkania własnościowe) whose owners can sell them, rent to others or exchange them for another one. Of course, all apartment buildings are equipped with plumbing, electricity, gas and running water. The tenants (lokatorzy) pay their rent to the state or co-ops. The biggest dream of everyone is to own a single-family house (domek jednorodzinny), however, privately owned properties remain few. However, new incentives were introduced to stimulate private building in suburbs and the countryside. Now, you can see beautiful villas (wille) and family houses (domy jednorodzinne) that are often built by their owners with the help of family and friends. A standard home in Poland shares the common European style structure. It has a hall (przedpokój), a living room (duży pokój or salon), bedrooms (sypialnie), a kitchen (kuchnia) and a bathroom (łazienka). In Poland, they do not advertise or ask about the number of bedrooms in a home. They simply give the number of rooms since any room can serve any purpose. Apartments have their own balconies (balkony) where people grow flowers in pots. The ground floor (parter) in a residential building is not usually desired. The size of living quarters is given in square meters. The best flooring is considered to be hardwood (parkiet). 28

1. Look at the pictures below and listen to the words. Repeat the words after the speaker. apartment mieszkanie apartment building blok mieszkalny or budynek mieszkalny room pokój house dom military camp obóz wojskowy tent namiot barracks koszary hotel hotel 2. Match the Polish words on the left with their English equivalents on the right. Check the above activity if you are unsure. Replay the audio to reemphasize the vocabulary. Namiot Pokój Dom Mieszkanie Hotel Budynek (blok) mieszkalny Koszary Obóz wojskowy Hotel Tent Barracks Room Military camp House Apartment Apartment building 29

Study the use of the verb to live. to live I live You live He/she lives We live You (plural) live They live mieszkać Ja mieszkam Ty mieszkasz On / ona mieszka My mieszkamy Wy mieszkacie Oni / one mieszkają 3. Read the following sentences and translate them into English. Check your work with the answer key. 1. Jan mieszka w namiocie w obozie wojskowym. 2. Pani Kowalska mieszka w małym mieszkaniu. 3. Piotr i Lidia mieszkają w dużym domu w Krakowie. 4. Tomek mieszka w hotelu. 5. Sławek i Michał mieszkają w koszarach. 6. Robert i ja mieszkamy w domu. 4. Listen to the following dialogues and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in your workbook. Make up similar dialogues. Work in pairs or in small groups. 1. A. I live in a big house. Where do you live? B. I live in a tent in a military camp. A. Ja mieszkam w dużym domu. Gdzie ty mieszkasz? B. Ja mieszkam w namiocie w obozie wojskowym. 2. A. Robert lives in the hotel. Where does Anna live? B. Anna lives in an apartment building. A. Robert mieszka w hotelu. Gdzie mieszka Anna? B. Anna mieszka w bloku mieszkalnym. 3. A. We live in the barracks. Where do Robert and Anna live? A. My mieszkamy w koszarach. Gdzie mieszkają Robert i Anna? B. They live in the military camp. B. Oni mieszkają w obozie wojskowym. When you ask an either/or question in Polish such as Do you live in the barracks or in the military camp? Use the interrogative particle pattern Czy... czy...? Czy ty mieszkasz w koszarach czy w obozie wojskowym? 5. Read the following dialogues and translate them into English. Make up similar dialogues using the words below. Work in pairs or in small groups. Check your work with the answer key. 30

1. A. Czy mieszkasz w domu czy w mieszkaniu? B. Mieszkam w domu. 2. A. Czy oni mieszkają w hotelu czy w bloku? B. Oni mieszkają w w bloku. 6. Compose choice questions using the model and the words below. Check your work with the answer key. Model: Czy ty mieszkasz w namiocie czy w koszarach? Do you live in a tent or in the barracks? Ty Oni/one On Ona My namiot / koszary hotel / dom blok / obóz wojskowy pokój / dom mieszkanie / hotel 7. Listen to the speaker and circle the words you hear. Check your work with the answer key. 1. barracks tent 2. house apartment building 3. military camp room 4. apartment hotel Conjugation of the English verb to have - Polish mieć in the present tense: Singular Plural 1. Ja mam 1. My mamy 2. Ty masz 2. Wy macie 3. On / ona / ono ma 3. Oni / one mają I have You have He/she has We have You (plural) have They have Ja mam Ty masz On / ona ma My mamy Wy macie Oni / one mają 31

8. Listen to the following sentences and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in your workbook. 1 I have a house in Warsaw. Mam dom w Warszawie. 2 We have a room in an apartment building. Mamy pokój w bloku. 3. Jan has an apartment in Krakow. Jan ma mieszkanie w Krakowie. 4. Robert and Maria have their house in Lublin. Robert i Maria mają dom w Lublinie. 9. Make up sentences using the correct form of the verb to have. Model: Ja mam mieszkanie. Ty masz dom. On ma pokój. My mamy dom. Wy macie mieszkanie. Oni mają dom. Ja Ty On Ona Ono My Wy Oni mam / masz / ma mamy / macie / macją dom mieszkanie pokój Poland has a considerably well-educated workforce in both the skilled and unskilled sectors. More and more Poles are completing higher education. In 2001, there were over 1.7 million university students in Poland and four times more graduates than a decade before. Both men and women work equally. For decades, Polish women have worked as doctors, lawyers, engineers, university professors, scientists and teachers. Many of them run their own businesses successfully. As in many countries, unemployment is a problem especially among young people. It is quite hard to find good employment with a living wage, even for well-educated, experienced professionals. Many jobs in Poland are quite low paying. The best-paid jobs can be found in some international companies. Polish labor force is still cheap. In 2002, the average gross salary was 3.95 dollars per hour. The Polish economy is no longer state controlled and there are a number of quite successful private Polish and foreign enterprises. Popular and prestigious jobs in Poland coincide with those in the U.S. in some areas, but differ in others. The most prestigious professions are those in the business, law, medicine and engineering sectors. Jobs of teachers and university professors may have high social status among Poles, but they are considered low paid in comparison to those in the private sector. 10. Listen to the new vocabulary related to professions and repeat after the speaker. Profession Doctor Nurse Laborer Teacher Student Zawód Lekarz / lekarka Pielęgniarka Robotnik / robotnica Nauczyciel / nauczycielka Student / studentka 32

Soldier Mechanic Farmer Police Officer Waitress Interpreter Żołnierz Mechanik Rolnik Policjant / policjantka Kelnerka Tłumacz 11. Circle the more likely profession of the two choices under the photo. Review the previous vocabulary list if you are unsure. Pielęgniarka czy nauczycielka? Policjant czy rolnik? Kelnerka czy lekarka? Zołnierz czy tłumacz? 12. Match the Polish words on the right with their English equivalents on the left. 1. Profession A. Kelnerka 2. Doctor B. Rolnik 3. Nurse C. Tłumacz 4. Laborer D. Zawód 5. Teacher E. Pilęgniarka 6. Student F. Policjant 33

7. Soldier G. Lekarz 8. Mechanic H. Robotnik 9. Farmer I. Student 10. Police Officer J. Żołnierz 11. Waitress K. Mechanik 12. Interpreter L. Nauczyciel 1. The ending - i Nominative plural of Masculine and Feminine Nouns related to professions Feminine nouns whose final consonant is k take the ending i in the plural form: Singular Plural kelnerka kelnerki pielęgniarka pielęgniarki 2. The ending e Feminine nouns with final consonant such as -c, -j, and -l take the ending -e: Singular Plural Robotnica robotnice The nominative plural of masculine persons is irregular and must be memorized - the endings depend on the stem. Być + Nouns Indicating Person s Rank, Occupation or Position 1. Singular masculine nouns take the ending -em, and singular feminine nouns take the ending -ą after the verb być. On jest nauczycielem. On jest lekarzem. Ona jest nauczycielką. Ona jest lekarką. 2. Both plural masculine nouns and plural feminine nouns take the ending -ami after the verb być. Oni są nauczycielami. Oni są lekarzami. One są nauczcielkami. One są lekarkami. 13. Listen to singular and the plural form of nouns related to the names of professions, and repeat after the speaker. Profession zawód Doctor lekarz / lekarka Nurse - professions - zawody - doctors - lekarze / lekarki - nurses 34

pielęgniarka Laborer robotnik / robotnica Teacher nauczyciel / nauczycielka Student student / studentka Soldier żołnierz Mechanic mechanik Farmer rolnik Police officer policjant Waitress kelnerka Interpreter tłumacz - pielęgniarki - laborers - robotnicy / robotnice - teachers - nauczyciele / nauczycielki - students - studenci / studentki - soldiers - żołnierze - mechanics - mechanicy - farmers -rolnicy - police officers - policjanci - waitresses - kelnerki - interpreters - tłumacze 14. Listen to the speaker and put a circle around each word you hear. Replay the audio as many times as you need. Check your answers with the answer key. A. He is a mechanic / farmer. B. They are teachers / doctors. C. She is an interpreter / student. D. They are police officers / soldiers. 35

End-of-Lesson Tasks 1. Give a brief introduction of yourself in Polish, listing your name, where you are from, where you live, and your occupation. Model: Mam na imię Jacek. Jestem Polakiem. Jestem z Polski. Mieszkam w Krakowie. Jestem nauczycielem. Mam swoje mieszkanie. 2. Listen to the recording and circle all the professions you hear. A. 1. waitress 2. police officer 3. interpreter B. 1. nurse 2. teacher 3. farmer C. 1. doctor 2. nurse 3. student 3. Reproduce the questions to the following answers. 1.? Mam na imię Olek. 2.? Jestem z Polski 3.? Tak. Mieszkam w Seattle. 4.? Nie. Ja mam mieszkanie w bloku. 5.? Tak. Jestem mechanikiem. 36

Vocabulary List Apartment Mieszkanie Apartment building Blok mieszkalny / budynek mieszkalny Barracks Koszary Military camp Obóz wojskowy House Dom Tent Namiot Room Pokój Big Duży (mas.), duża (fem.), duże (n.) Small Mały (mas.), mała (fem.), małe (n.) Profession/professions Zawód (sing.) / zawody (pl.) Farmer/farmers Rolnik (sing.) / rolnicy (pl.) Doctor/doctors Lekarz (masc.) / lekarka (fem.); lekarze (pl.) / lekarki (pl.) Nurse/nurses Pelęgniarka (fem.) / pielęgniarki (pl.) Laborer/laborers Robotnik (masc.) / robotnica (fem.) ; robotnicy (pl.) robotnice (pl.) Teacher/teachers Nauczyciel (masc.) / nauczycielka (fem.); nauczyciele (pl.) / nauczycielki (pl.) Student/students Student (masc.) / studentka (fem.); studenci (pl.) / studentki (pl.) Soldier/soldiers żołnierz (masc.) / żołnierze (pl.) Mechanic/mechanics Mechanik (masc.) / mechanicy (pl.) Waitress/waitresses Kelnerka / kelnerki (pl.) Interpreter/interpreters Tłumacz (masc.) / tłumacze (pl.) Police officer/ police officers Policjant (masc.) / policjantka (fem.); policjanci (pl.) / policjantki (pl.) To have Mieć (inf.) To live Mieszkać (inf.) *masc. - masculine *fem. - feminine *n. - neutral *sing. - singular *pl. - plural *inf. infinitive 37

Answer Key Activity 3. 1. John lives in a tent at the military camp. Jan mieszka w namiocie w obozie wojskowym. 2. Pani Kowalska lives in a small apartment. Pani Kowalska mieszka w małym mieszkaniu. 3. Piotr and Lidia live in a big house in Krakow. Piotr i Lidia mieszkają w dużym domu w Krakowie. 4. Tomek lives in a hotel. Tomek mieszka w hotelu. 5. Sławek and Michał live in the barracks. Sławek i Michał mieszkają w koszarach. 6. Bob and I live in our house. Robert i ja mieszkamy w domu. Activity 5. 1. A. Do you live in a house or in an apartment? A. Czy mieszkasz w domu czy w mieszkaniu? B. I live in a house. B. Mieszkam w domu. 2. A. Do they live in a hotel or in an apartment building? A. Czy oni mieszkają w hotelu czy w bloku? B. They live in an apartment building. B. Oni mieszkają w w bloku. Activity 6. Ty Oni/one On Ona My namiot / koszary Czy ty mieszkasz w namiocie czy w koszarach? Do you live in a tent or in the barracks? hotel / dom Czy oni (one) mieszkają w hotelu czy w domu? Do they live in a hotel or a house? blok / obóz wojskowy Czy on mieszka w bloku czy w obozie wojskowym? Does he live in an apartment building or a military camp? pokój / dom Czy ona mieszka w pokoju czy w domu? Does she live in a room or a house? mieszkanie / hotel Czy my mieszkamy w mieszkaniu czy w hotelu? Do we live in an apartment or a hotel? 38

Activity 7. 1. namiot - tent 2. dom - house 3. obóz wojskowy - military camp 4. hotel - hotel Activity 12. 1. Profession A. Kelnerka 2. Doctor B. Rolnik 3. Nurse C. Tłumacz 4. Laborer D. Zawód 5. Teacher E. Pilęgniarka 6. Student F. Policjant 7. Soldier G. Lekarz 8. Mechanic H. Robotnik 9. Farmer I. Student 10. Police Officer J. żołnierz 11. Waitress K. Mechanik 12. Interpreter L. Nauczyciel 1. = D. 2. = G. 3. = E. 4. = H. 5. = L. 6. = I. 7. = J. 8. = K. 9. = B. 10. = F. 11. = A. 12. = C. Activity 14. A. On jest mechanikiem / rolnikiem. B. Oni są nauczycielami / lekarzami. C. Ona jest tłumaczem / studentką. D. Oni są policjantami /żołnierzami. 39

A. He is a farmer. On jest rolnikiem. B. They are teachers. Oni są nauczycielami. C. She is an interpreter. Ona jest tłumaczem. D. They are soldiers. Oni są żołnierzami. 40