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Lech Wałęsa gets Lincoln Leadership Prize Posted by Kasia on Oct 5, 2011
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation in Springfield, Illinois, awarded its Leadership Prize to Lech Wałęsa. Legendary Solidarity leader and former President of Poland will accept the award on February 9 in Chicago. “The award is given to people whose lives and actions exemplify Lincoln’s legacy of leadership” – president of the Foundation, Carla Knorowski…
U.S. Green Card Lottery Open for Poles again Posted by Kasia on Oct 4, 2011
As many of you know, the United States Government issues 50,000 permanent Green Cards every year through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, the Green Card Lottery (Loteria zielonej karty). Applicants are selected randomly by a computer generated drawing. Successful participants of the Diversity Visa Lottery enjoy all the advantages and benefits of a US permanent…
Eastern Partnership Summit Posted by Kasia on Oct 3, 2011
Today something from the recent Polish news. Delegations of 32 EU Member States and partner countries as well as representatives of the main European Union institutions debated for two days on the future of the Eastern Partnership and reviewed its achievements since it was launched two years ago. The purpose of the summit was to provide…
Planning a trip Posted by Kasia on Sep 30, 2011
Some trips are scrimped and saved for, and others can be spontaneous and exciting. All trips are meant for adventure, relaxation and enjoyment. By planning well, you can ensure you that you and your family can enjoy a hassle-free trip! While planning a trip you have to reserve a ticket, book a hotel, choose places…
Kształty Posted by Kasia on Sep 29, 2011
A lot of times when you want to describe how something looks like, you use names of different shapes. Of course not only shapes, you also use colors and many other words. Today I wanted to talk about most common shapes and how to properly use this words in the object description. Let’s name few…
Professions – getting a job Posted by Kasia on Sep 28, 2011
When you decide to move to another country yo may have to look for a job and talk to someone about your job experience. This vocabulary should help you with that. I’m also attaching video with pronunciation. Work, job – praca Retired – na emeryturze Retirement – emerytura Pension – renta Salary – wynagrodzenie Unemployed…
Names of different countries in Polish Posted by Kasia on Sep 27, 2011
As you know, some country names are spelled and pronounced different in Polish and English. Here is a list of some countries with Polish and English version, as well as the nationality names for male, female and for plural. In Polish language we write all adjectives related to the nationality with the lower cases (not…