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by Katarzyna Szpotakowska
Redu plication - the-
one way to skin a cat
sity toity (adj)
hoitdthij
pompo us, self-important
rtsy fartsy (adj.)
used about a person who i s t rying to
show
their knowledge about art;
someone who is artistic in
a pretentious way
ancy schmancy (adj)
fancy
in a pretentious way; expen-
sive, fashionable, meant to impress o thers
anky panky (n./uncountable) - sexual shenanigans
uddy duddy (n.) -
a fass .o person wi th o ld- fash ioned
at
titude
s
traditionalist with no imagination
rgie bargie (n.) -
a vigorous and no isy discussion or argu-
ment
iggiedy piggledy (adjJadv.)
chaotic, disorderly , in a con-
fused manner
o
dilly daily (v.) - to waste time or to dawdle
willy nilly (adv./adj.) -
done in haphazard cgcpjgss ypcy
elter skelter (adj./adv.) - haphazard ly, confusedly, done in
a hurry
amby pamby (adj.) -
childish extremely sensitive and sen-
timental
pell mdl (adv.) -
in a jumbled m anner: in an uncontrolled
way
azzle dazzle (n./adj) -
a lot of noisy and noticeable activ-
i t y , 3 Q w j t l e s s
ibber jabber (n.) -
speaking nonsense; gibberish
there's (always) more than one way to skin a tat Ice[ motnu x siqgrlyf
r O z n y m i s p o s o b o m i
haughty I wyvos
pretentious I pretetsjtnoley
f a n n y I e v 1 5 z u k a n y , w y m y i ln y
shenanigans I wybryki
Pussy
I oybredy.grymatrty
attitudes I poglydy
d i s o r d e r l y I n i e u p o r z y d k x w a r r y
to dawdle I obija
Sig
inahaphazard wag I nacbybiltrafil
careless I beztroski
childish I danx sny
In ajumblad manner I bezladnre,chaotycznie
noticeable I zauwazalny
showiness I popisywatie
sig
gibberish I nonsensowny, bzdurny
Life is foil of coincidences. Below y ou'll hod a selection of
urban legends based on coincidences that English Matters
has collected for its readers,
oseph Piglock was walking down the sweet in Detroit
in
the1930s when he was suddenly hit by a baby that fell
from a window . A year later the man was walking the
same way and the very same baby fell on his head again.
Each time neither of them w as ityjiared.
At the end of the
195
century, Henry Ziegland broke up
syjyj,
h his girlfriend. Out of despair, the girl committed
suicide. Consequently, Ziegland was hunted down by
her rstrggrd brother , who planned to kill Ziegland and
then himself. He found him and took a shot at him. It
was a close call, but fortunately for Ziegland the bullet
just missed him and lodged in a tree. A few years later,
a man decided to cut down the tree. I t turned out to be
too diff icult to chop down, so he decided to blow it up
instead. However, the explosion sent the bullet flying off
at speed, hitting the passing Ziegland and killing him.
So, in this way, Ziegland was eventually shot. It seems
that there is
gtgiti
of truth in the saying: if ounce born
IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIN Lk Twain said the following words: "I came
in wit om et in 1835. It is com ing again nex t
year, and I e5TW to go not with it." Mark Twain was
born in 1831 the year of appearance of Halley's Comet
and passed away in 191 0 when it appeared again. So, he
managed to
.tgyjic the coincidence of his ow n death.
tiglish Swatter
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Daniel Du Tait gave a lecture in South Africa which was
supposed to warn listeners that death can strike us down
ustainable Sherford
at anytime. No sooner had he sat down than he choked on
a Peppermint and promptly departed this life.
he ecu-paradise Sherford is a town being built in Devon,
coincidence I rung okolicenoici
injured I ranny
to break up with sb I zeiwaf z kinzf
out of despair I z rozpaczy
to commit suicide I pspolnf oanzobdistaco
enraged
I
rozwicieczony
to take a shot atsb I strzeliidokogsf
it was a close call I ma4 o brokowabo
to lodge in sth I utkwif w ozymi
to tarn out I rkazoi boy
to chop sth down
I
idof cof
to blow sth up I uW sadzii cot
eventually I w kobocu,ostatecznre
grain I ziarnko odrobina
if you're born to hang, you won't drown
I
coma wisied tie utonre
to go out with sth I odohtdzit z czymf
appearance I pojawleoie S i 0
to pass away
I
odejft (cmrzef)
to nonage to do sth
I
din rody cod ozobif
to predict sth I przewidziei cot
to strike sb down I zaskoczyf kogod
at any time Is kazdoj died:
to choke or sth I zodbaecii sif czyrzib
peppermint
I
r n i y t d u s k o
promptly I rychlo, szybko
to depart this life I rejif z tegs padobu
England. It is expected to provide
i n s o s i n g
for 12,000 people.
Sherford has been designed in a w ay that will 0500ttos e its resi-
dents louse walkw ays and cycleways l i tnigatof gett ing into the
car. The town is to take pride its its 500-acre community park.
Th e mo st important feature of Sherford will be enem y-efficient
buildings using reriosyitbie sources of energy. T he town will be
equipped w ith two w ind turbines. Anart from being eco-friendly,
Sherford is expected to cherish comm unity values and social co-
hesion. The place is supposed to create an oasis of balance be-
tween work space and green space. Half of its energy needs w ill
be
softti
by simile renewables - windpower, solar thermal en-
ergy, photovoltaic energy. Rainwater will bebcyoteg for flush-
l i s p
toilets, as we ll as watering gardens. Additionally, the tow n
will support gregotg_r recycling. The sine of hou ses w ill
tango
from one-bedroom flats to large family homes, since Sherford
wants to be recognized as a socially-inclusive town. Com munity
gardens, protection of w ildlife habitats may be an o rganic farm,
all gathcrd in one place the town of the future: Sherford.
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ru:ptzyskiwany, grsmodzory
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ozwiqaanie
ken kursu not najciekawozq recenzjg ksiqdki.
Auto rem zwycigskiej recenz j i jes t Pani Iwona B ujanowska. Serdeczr t ie gratulujerrty wygrenej . Nngrodg p rzedlemy pocz tq.
Zaprnszamy do znpoznoo iu
sip
Ce zwycipskq recenz jq, krdra znajduje s ip po nizej .
H
enryk Sienkiewicz, pseudo-
nym Litwos, is gpgsgded in Po-
land as the m ost popular writer
of the second half of the 19'
century and the first half of the
2O' century. He attained global recog-
nition and his books h ave been translat-
ed into many languages, with the mov ie
adaptations becoming blockbusters,
From the start, readers in a nartitioned
Poland devoured his novels and short
stories. The iatfg_r dealt mo stly with the
extreme
ittloecy
of Polish
flpdyatfi5
in
an enslave country and on pofie in the
19 century. His well-known histori-
cal novels are: 'With Fire and Sword',
'The pjttg_e' and 'Fire in the Steppe'
(alt three of which form The Trilogy)
and 'Quo va dis? ' Th e Trilogy presents
in a picturesq ue and ev ocative, though
idealistic way the heroic events of 17'
In regard sb/sth as I uwazal ktgoi/cof za
to attain sth I zdtbreai cal, osiggai cog
blockbuster I salag:er
to partition sth I prdznlii col, dokosal
rozbioru czegti
to devour sth I poiraloti, pochionyt cot
the latter I te drape
misery I nieszczytcie,cierpieuia
peasant I chiop, wetniuk
enslaved I tu:ciemiqznny
century Poland, with battles, pisfalls
and heroism as well as love and adven-
ture, friendship and rivalry, all with jp
vial humou r and reference to the Polish
struggle for independence, 'written to
raise people's spirits'. The next novel,
'Quo vadis?', shows the spiritual tri-
umph of Christianity over the ytipjpiice
of the Roman Empire. Litwos also
wrote a book for young children: 'In
Desert and Wilderness', a cnntemoo-
caxy novel: 'The Polaniecki Family'
and a series of reports: 'Letters from
America'. For his work, Heuryk Sienk-
iewicz was awarded the N obel Prize in
Literature.
The above is no mystery to the
Polish. Is there a Pole who has not
read or at least watched "Quo vadis?'
or 'Fire in the Steppe'? As Sienkie-
wicz's books teach and entertain, the
exile I zeslanie, nygnanie, emigracja,tutacaka
deluge I pontp
p i c tu r e s q u e I m a l o w n i o z y , b a r w n y
apitfall I tuniebezpieeZeistwn
j o v i a l I j o w i a l i ry , w e s u
v i o l e n c e I p rz e m o c
contemporary I wspitczesny
5
prntagnnist
I bohater
inconspicuous I niepoztrny, nierzucajgcy op
nrnta000ists have become people's
favourites. But what is known about
Sienkiewicz as a person and about his
family? This topic is covered in the ex-
cellent publication: ' In Henryk Sienkie-
wicz's Family Circle. New Docum ents,
Findings and Hypotheses' by Zhigniew
Miszczak. The book, with its incon-
spicuous cover, show s vividly the f ig-
ure of the N obel laureate, of his nearest
and dearest (parents, sisters, brothers-
in-law and nephews) as w ell as his eve-
ryday life.
The author tries to preserve Sienk-
iewicz's family members for pusInc-
jty; Professor Ludorowski, head of
the Sienkiewicz Society, writes that
Miszczak has gathered detailed facts,
fragments of inform ation, scraps of let-
ters, notes from press and photographs
and weaved from them a r ich gpppyr
showing the life of the writer and of h is
kin. It is intimate and lively, with inter-
esting personalities, full of virtues and
weaknesses and their lives filled with
joys and troubles. The au thor presents
them with the scrupulousness of an
eye-witness and the imagination of
a poet. He describes them at times with
affection and sensitivity, at others w ith
humour, always in an honest and fM-
t ivating way. He kno ws Sienkiewicz's
family almost as well as the writer him-
self, who, despite his freq uent journeys,
was ex tremely attached to them. Thus,
we get to know Sieokiewicz's mother
posterity I potumrtaif, przyszle pokolenit
tn weave tth I stkai cot
tapestry I arms (it's all part of Ste's rich
tapestry - to sq aroki lyna)
k i n I r o d z i n a , k r e w n i
eye-witness I nunozoy twiadek
c a p t i v a t i n g I z i r i e w a l a j y c y , o r z e k a i q c y
a overwhelming I tu:pnzemtrty, ngtomny
influence on sth I wplvw no ref
t o i m p a r t s t h I ro z 1 b u d z i t , w y w u l a f c o g
Henryh
Sienhiewicz
I:he P rm ous P oLish RuLhor's
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who had an overwhelminn influence
on her son and imparted in him a love
for literature. This energetic woman,
mother of six children, who worked
hard to m ake ends m eet and took care
of his
uffuttthtg
during the horrible p e-
r iod of the January Unrisinu found the
strength, enthusiasm and inspiration to
wri te two stories pres ent ing the coun-
try's life, its religiousness and traditions
as well as the fate of the individual. to
the book we also meet the N obel laure-
ate's father; we see the son's attachment
t o m a k e e n d s m e e t I w ry z a f ko n : e c z k o n c e m
offspring I potomek, p000mstwt
J a n u a r y U p r i s in g I p a w s t a r i: e s t y c z n io w e
fate tins
attachment to ab/sth I przywrqzan edo
kognilczagni
situ haw) the gift of the gab I byfwygadun5m
to multiply 5th I pornnoiyf cal
rozmnozyf
youth I mindoff
IQ and care for the inadeq uate e lderly
man, whose only saving graces were,
possibly, a charming gift of the nab and
a knack for story-telling. T his talent, as
his only inheritance, would fal l to Hen-
ryk. But how he w ould m tijgfgtly it
T he author also presents the dissimi-
larit ies in the features and fates of Lit-
wos's three sisters. T he eldest was Hen -
ryk's companion during his childhood
and youth and, after her premature
death, the writer supported her hus-
band both mentally and materially. The
brother-in- law was an
dbifl
poet, often
in a q uandary, often in love; his output
and characters developed, but l ife was
unpredictable and often cruel. The mo-
t i f describing this is a masterpiece, as
can be said of m any in the book.
At this point we notice that literary
talents are frequent in Sieokiewicz's
family. The middle sister is also tal-
ented, she translates French novels
and is very attached to her siblings.
The youngest one is gifted at poetry
and sometimes has inspirations and
visions in her dreams; she published,
probably thanks to her brother's aid,
'The Religious Poems'. In addition
to all that, she was still busy with the
farm, the household and the cluster of
chi ldren, often suffering poverty at the
side of a husband who was not a
Data-
gm
of littift. It is good then that at
least Henryk helped her, usher toil and
hardship f i lls one with m elancholy, just
as they m oved Sienkiewicn who, af ter
she nassed away, writes a poetical short
story entitled 'Two
Meadows',
about
human troubles, life passing by and
posthumous happiness. It shows that
premature I przedwczesria
able I ozdoirnony
in aquandary 1w rozterce
siblings I rndzenstwo
cluster I tu:grnmadku
paragon I wtir n i p . c e n t y l
thrift I nnznz ydnnii,gospndarnoii
to pass away I unorzef
meadow I lyka
posthumous I poimierthy
Litwos, so close to his parents an d sib-
l ings, w as deep ly moved by thei r lives
and deaths, and that this had an inf lu-
ence on his fee lings, att itude and work.
Zbigniew Mszczak rightly pays at-
tention to the unusual familiarity of
the author of 'The Deluge' who, with
the sam e dedication as in writ ing, sup-
ports his family. Henryk is, in fact,
the 'family mint' he generously fi-
nances his family when in need, as
well as founding scholarships and or-
ganising and contributing to collec-
tions for the needy in his partitioned
homeland.
Sieokiewicz is a familiar, warm-
hearted and hospi table man by nature
and such features of his are promoted in
this book. It praises a q uiet and grdonsis
family life as conducive to outstand-
ing achievements, in this case l i terary
ones. Sienkiew icu led such a life: l iving
among people close to him, avoiding
the publicity that accompanies fume.
He is a very
heaou
man, helpful, pa-
tient, calm, with a subtle charm and
inborn
sell
and smile. He engages his
guests with interesting stories, anec-
dotes and countryside past imes. A nd he
enjoys playing with kids as well .
To conclude, the book about Sienk-
iewicz is both captivating and factual,
and thanks to the know ledgeable and
omnipresent author, we get to know all
the secrets about the writer's family. A s
a side-effect, the honk also inspires on e
to cultivate family
kutido
and preserve
family tradit ions and customs, and en-
courages one to read H enryk Sienkie-
wicz's fabulous novels and shuts stories,
as well as other grins of literature.
U
mint I Inituna, maiytek, mennica
homeland I ycryzna
to praise sob I nhwauf cti,eqchwaini cod
arduous I tradny, ciyki
humane t iudzki
wit I hum or, tnteligencja
omnipresent I wszechobetny
side-effect I efekt ubnczny
bond I
g e m I s k u r b . p e r e i h a
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In the last couple of years,
the industry connected
with 1'V series production
has bloomed. Th e simple,
linear, one-plot focused
story telling has turne d into
multi-layered, time-shifting
creation of different.
In this variety of choices,
such as a m ysterious island,
teenage werewolves, and
demo n hunters, we have
been given a chance to enter
the realm created by G eorge
R.R. M artin portrayed in
the aw ard-winning series
"Gam e of Thrones".
F
or hours of thrillinganticipa-
tionand nail biting tension
all the fans, both readers and
viewers, should be titanhtlal
In George Raymond Richard
Martin. This 65 year old man, look-
ing like a grandad in his insenarable
sailor hut, has created one of the most
D industry
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przemys+, branza
to bloom
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one-plot
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jedrow4tkowy
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wielowarstaooy
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prZeStrzefll rzasowej
realm I kr lestwn, pahstvcn
variety of sth
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nfznorodnotf czegot
rnarnaitnii czegos
werewolf
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sikofak
a thrilling
I
ekscytujqcy
anticipation I oczekiwanie
nail biting
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uipasjonsjfcy, poryuajycy
tension I naplycie
thankful to sb wdziqczny komoi
inseparable
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recognizable fantasy realms in the
world.
Born in 1948, George spent most of
his young years immersed in a world of
fantasy. The quiet town in New Jersey
where he grew op was the perfect place
for a boy with a
sisiti
imagination. He
started to write when he was at IlciloalT
school becoming the provide
of excit-
ing short stories for his school mates.
He used to write fan fiction based on his
favourite comic books, which apggx,
gntly gh1ye_d him to master the art of
storytelling. When he started studying
at Northwestern University of Illinois,
his passion led him to a Master's De-
glue in Journalism.
Aft er nradnation. George aittiets
lank
many different projects, among
which he advocated an anti-Vietnam
war
aggtihr,
held a teaching position at
Clarke University from 1978 to 1979.
However just as the wind, water, and
sun
shggue
the surface of the earth, all
his experiences shaped George's mind
and led him to one conclusion that be-
ing a ftolltiatte writer is what he really
wanted lneoue in life. His first pro-
fessionally published story
aggeareti
in
Galaxy magazine in 1970. Still, it was
the series "A Song of Ice and Fire" that
has become George's biggest achi8lccn
at.
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vivid I zyisy, bujny
primary school I nzkola pndstawnwa
provider I dostarczyciel
school mete
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apparently I rajn5rairiiel
to allow oh to do sth I pozwoii kumat no
zrnbienie czegoy
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master sth I adoskonalif
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A Song of Ice and Fire
The book series consists of five vol
-
times no far, with the first one, titled
"Game of Thrones", published in 1996.
Each hook gggnligs such an antanot of
plots and characters that it is simply im-
possible to introduce them all. To cut
a long story short, and at least sketch
out the main plot, sit down comfortably
and let me tell you a story.
The main area of the events are the
continents called Westerns and Essos.
westerns is divided into Seven King-
doms under the rule of King Robert.
The current ruler overthrew the pnevvi-
ous
king, Aerys II Turguryeo, who was
said to have lost his mind and led the
kingdom into
tijoarcay.
The story 18801_s
to be built around a framework of the
House of Stark. In the first few chapters
to appear I pojawiaf se
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we are introduced to Ned Stark, his be-
d wife C alelyn and their children:
Robb, Santa, Arya, Bran, Rickon, and
Jon Snow, known in the whole realm
as "N ed Stark 's bastard". N ed is a Lord
of the Winterfell and the Warden of
the North - the cold and unuleasant
land near the W all - the ancient kggg_r
between the world of humans and the
world of the Others. Life in the North is
not easy but the whole kingdom seem s
to be in a serene time with no major
conflicts or disturbances. The peaceful
atmosphere gigtgut to be only a vefl
thQggh, behind which constant plot-
n
and soiteittin is taking place. T he
attxit that gijgggrs a period of iiptn&r is
ill by N ed himself . Being the Hand o f
King Robert, he discov ers that the igLr
to the I ron T hrone is not Robert 's son.
W hen the king is mortally tettuj ted on
a hunting trip,
gnkiu
about the Queen's
illegitimate son spreads and potential
successors In the throne raise their
voices. Ned Stark's family is at
the whole kingdom under the
i j t g g . g f
of
civil war, and the daughter of Aerys I I
Targaryen gather
s an arm y to f ight for
the throne. As if this wasn't enough, the
mem orable words of the Lord of W in-
terfell: "Winter is coming" transform
into a real peril from beyo nd the W all.
So this is how the story begins. Go-
lest you are an ggntgitt opponent of the
fantasy gonre, y ou will definitely find at
least one character worth going through
the hundreds and hundreds of pages of
the books and hours of the TV series
for. But you have to remember that
with M artin 's slightly morbid sense of
hum our, i t is better not to become too
attached to a character and assume the
worst, and just be content when the
worst doesn't happen.
Adaptation and the
Fandom
It's common knowledge that the
book is always better than its adapta-
tion. Many people would dare to say
that in this particular case, though, the
adaptation does Ju stice to the bunks. Of
course we have to remember that a tel-
evision series is a completely different
medium to written stories , therefore it
focuses on slightly different aspects.
George R.R. Martin is a magnifi-
cent story teller, and the producers and
script writers had to come to terms
with that fact and approach the main
substance with
hgmi1jg.
The pm-
production - casting, script writing,
locations took.ages but was
tttntth
it.
The cast turned out to be an outstand-
jpg group of actors, among which fans
can admire Sean Bean, Charles Dance,
and the young generation in the form
of Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams,
and Emilia Clarke. It seems that there
is no weak point in the series , and it is
really hard to find a fan who would say
that the adaptation isn't impeccable.
Game of Thrones has won mil-
lions of fans all over the world who
are now gathered in one of the biggest
Pandoms in the world. They meet in
huge num bers at different conventions
and lake part in numerous codpjs.
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till zapainny, rnzniecnry
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George R.R. Martin visits Game of
Thrones panels, and is m ore than will-
ing to take Dart in interviews. The in-
terviews becam e especially nifiotliejo-
ing
after the final plot 1mm t at the end
of the third series which btQughc many
fans to tears. Some people, well emote
of the catastrophe that was about to
happen, recorded their friends' reac-
tions to the bloodcurdling ending and
posted them on YouTube. As soon as
the fan videos appeared on the In-
ternet, interviewers started to show
those pictures of despair to Martin
asking him how he could have done
it to his own fans. In his
defetttle,
he
said - "Well, they would know what
to do justice to sth
I
d o r d w o y w a i c z e r rr u t
therefore I diateto
to focus on sb/sth I koncentrowaf siy flu
knri/czinrrt, skupiad siy on kirni/rzyrrh
t o c o m e t o t e rm s w i t h s t h
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to approach sth I podejif do coego
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i m p e c c a b l e I b e z z o r z u t u , rr e n a g a n r m y
convention I nazi
was going to happen if they read the
books". The really amazing thing is
the fact that even though the books
had already been published and were
widely available there aren't any
kolis
or nix sty spoilers within the fandom, so
those who haven't read the books can
enjoy the plot twists and still he sur-
prised by the story's resolutions. It is
said that George has even shared some
tlntcjal information concerning the
main characters' story lines with the
producers, in cute he won't be able to
finish the saga before his death. The
final destinies of the characters are
still unknown. On the one hand there
are fans who h ope that it is going to be
cnsplayfcoetorrre play) I spolkania faniw,
p o d c z a s k t i r y c h u c z e s t n i r y p r z e h i e r a jy s l y o n
p o s t u r e r h l m r m d w , g r e r v i d e o , k o m n i k s i w i tp .
a to take part in sth I brat
w c z V m n d z i n l
entertaining
I
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twist I zaskakajegy zwrot akrji
t o b r i n g o b I n t e a r s I d o p r o z s a d z a i k o g t t d o l e e
aware of sth I iwmndumi czegoi
b l o o d c a rl in g ) r m r o b c y b r e w w l y la c h
despair ) rozpacz
defence I obrtna
a mailable I dostypry
their favourite character who will fi-
nally survive the war and win the Iron
Throne. On the other there are fans
who are afraid that the last chapter
of the last hook will depict an ice-age
apocalypse in the realm, where only
the Others will survive. Everything is
possible.
So far three volumes have been
made into three seasons of the series.
The fourth is to be
gjj:gd
in 2014. Af-
ter receiving many awards, such as an
Emory Award for Outstanding Main
Title Design, a Golden G lobe for Peter
Dinklage, and n British Academy of
Film and T elevision Award, the series
is doomed to continuing success.
lack
I
p r z f l r i e k
nasty I paskudny
spoiler) tu:przeoek iriformacji
r e s o l u ti o n ) m o z w i y z a n l e
c r u c i a l
I
k l u r z n u e y
d e s t in y I p m z e z n a c z e n i e , lo s
on the one hard I a jedoej strony
ton the other (hand)
I
z d r a g i e j s t r o n y
to depict tb?tth I odmnolowyusai krgoi/ctl,
p r a e d s t a w m o c k o g o i l c o d
In air sth I wy/tnitowat cot
t o b e d o o m e d t o s th I b y d s k a z a r y r m s
flu
cot
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Chieko Asakawa -
Aft
as a blind researcher
she has helped
ytuit-
ally imnairedto
find their bear-
ings in the
computer
ised world.
Among other
things, she built
the groundbreaking practical voice
browser making use of a numeric
keypad. Her extraordinary zeal has let
many people overcome the limitations
of the Internet globally. Her team creat-
ed a tool for web designers to check ac-
cessibility issues on their pages. Tech-
nology still creates stumbling blocks to
disabled users, despite the fact that they
eatyt.tittite one third of the population.
Chieko's research created tremendous
opportunities, not only for visually
impaired but also for giderly and
ff11-
daLe people. As she said in one inter-
view, "Information access has become
so critical for our daily lives. It's not
a
pjyjlggg.
It's a human right."
Sheryl Sandberg - when it comes
Iq a spectacular career as a leader and
being a fulfilled mother and wife, she's
definitely got a lot to say. As the eagrent
COO of Facebook and former leader
r blind
I
riiowidtflly
visually impaired
I
a zaburzeniami percepcjl
wzrokowpj
to find one's bearings
I
ruodnalein siy
browser
I
wy5zukiwarka
keypad
I
kiawiatars
extraordinary
I
nieukly, rudzwyczajnb
zeal
I
rntuzjazm, zapat
to overcome 5th
I
przezvcryzad cos
stumbling block
I
przeszktda, kinds pod rtgi,
u l i v d n a n i v
disabled
I
roepelnospraaurry
despite
I
pomimo
In constitute 5th
I
stonnair rod
tremendous
I
luwielki
elderly
I
starizy
illiterate
I
riepilmierni
privilege
I
p r z y w i l e j
when it comes to
I
j o d l i c h u d z i
of giants like Google,
Starbucks or Walt
Disney, as well as
-
the United States
Secretary of the
Treasury staff
leader, he
joinned last
year's list of
100 most influ-
ential people in the world, according
to Time magazine. Just In add some
spice to her profile, apart from being
a role model for many women, she
wrote a hotly fighuied book tujuitig the
treacherous issue of feminism, blaming
women for the fact that they constitute
only 4% of CEOs of America's 300
Fortune companies. Though it earned
her a lot of criticism, "Lean in" became
an instant bestseller. Anyhow, after she
joined Facebonk, it earned more US
mobile revenue than any other pub-
lisher in 2012, with an 18.4% share of
the whole market. Everything thanks to
the brilliant idea of adding adu to the
mobile news feed.
Ruzena Bajcsy born and raised
in Czechoslovakia, her contribution to
robotics is invaluable. A difficult child-
hood didn't create a hindrance in try-
ing to fulfil her scientific ambitions.
fulfilled
I
sphrooy
current
I
obecny
C O O ( C h i e f O p e r a ti n g O f fi c e r)
I
dyrrktor ds,
operacyjoych
former
I
b y h y
utujoin sIb
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dulyczyddoczegoi
influential
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wptywo
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opricz
debated
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truawiany
to raise an issue
I
podnosif kwestry
treacherous
I
to delikatny
to blame ob for nth
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winif ktgtd 20 cos
C E O ( C h i e f E x e c u t iv e O f f ic e r )
I
dymthroflhonawts
to core sb criticism
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przysporzyf komut krrjtyki
revenue
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dtchid
share
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udzral
ad (adverstisemenl)
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roklaua
news feud
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koraly internettwe op yts.ArCM
noised
I
wychtwany
In spite of being edu-
cated in orubanaes
after her Jewish par-
ents were killed
by the Nazis, she
ably
tudent
after get
-
was a re
_
PhD at Slovak
Technical University, she was invited
to Stanford. The
range
of research that
she's been involved in is quite fasci-
nating, spanning from artificial intel-
liggocy, through ecosystems and com-
putational biology, to security. Only in
1979, she hugely supported the creation
of robots which sense their surround-
logo and react to them. As head of a sci-
entific institute, she is working on in-
telligent sensors which can alarm about
forest fires, monitor energy consump-
tion or secure property.
Marissa Mayer -
Presiden andS
h
Yahoo ,
joine
catiisu of
Go
in 1999 as e
numb
20 and be-
came the
contribution to 5th
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invaluable
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niroceniuny
hindrance
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przeszkoda
to fulfil 5th I
spekiii cod Irp rnarzeriiol
in spite of slh
I
mimo czegoi
orphanage
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siorocinlac
remarkably
I
riadaczajnie
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
I
stopiod doktsra
range
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zakres
tube involved in sib
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to span from Xt.
vl
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artificial intelligence
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surroundings
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array
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O p e n
ml:
U H
by
Katarzyna Szpotakowska
So be free
I ll le t you go
I only said these th ings
because I love you so
So , be f ree
I ll le t you go
I k n o w t h a t w h e n y o u r e
gone
I m g o n n a m i s s y o u s o
Birdy
Rules
Open Mic UK is a music com-
petition and one of the largest talent
searches in the United Kingdom.
It has been broadcast since 2008.
Thanks to the division into three
categories, there is no age group the
competition doesn't include. No mat-
ter if you're under 16, between 16 and
20 or over 21, you're invited to have
g.gg.
Particination is not restricted
Lo solo singers, bands are also w el-
come. Entrants are allowed to sing
covers as w ell as original songs. The
only condition is to pluck on eno ugh
c s u u r s g s
to enter the au ditions.
T he Stake
The idea behind the show is
similar to what has been happening
in The V oice U K, Pop Idol and The
X Factor. Th e overall winner rakes
in 5,000. Anart from the m oney,
the main prize comprises a public-
ity
pocliggo,
as well as a consulta-
t ion and development package. As
a consequence, winning leads to
annearances on the covers of numer-
ous magazines, such as Q m agazine,
other elements of social marketing
and the opportunity to sign a record-
ing contract. Regional winners don't
leave the stage emtev-haoded either.
They receive Exposure Awards, J
cisiihlng time in a recording studio -
worth the ghygient of 210 - and
music lessons,
Bleeding Love
As has been mentioned before,
Open Mic UK is not the only tal-
ent search in the UK. So, English
M atters has derided to take a closer
took st the popularity of each show.
Last place goes to Pop Idol, with
two seasons only, and W ill Young
and M ichelle M cM anus as winners.
The youngest one , The V o ice U K
has been broadcast since 2012 with
its third series starring in 2014 . Hav-
ing Kylie M inogue and Tom Jones
as judges may sou nd like a guaran
tee of the show's success. As for the
winners, there have been two so fan
Leanne Mitchell and partially sig
g d Andrea Begley.
Th e most serious competitor to
Open M ic seems to be The X Fac-
tor. Since 2004, among the judges,
there've definitely been som e beau-
ties, such as Nicole Scherzinger
and Cheryl Cole, as well as some
otmipoketi beasts - Simon Cowell,
as well as Sharon Osbourne. It is
worth mentioning that one of the se-
ries lured the impress
ve number of
200,000 aud utionees os well asiigoijy
20 million viewers in front of their
TV screens. Although some of the
names of X Factor winners, such as
James Arthur and Steve Brookstein,
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may not ring a bell, Leona Lewis surely
dues. The artist won the X Factor com-
petition in 2006 and since that time she's
been -bleeding love internationally.
Birdy
Is there a winner of Open Mic UK
who could beat Leona? As a matter of
fact, there is - Bicdy. She lsgggU_u vic-
tory in 2008, being only 12 at that time.
Birtly sang her own song So B e Free. Her
version of Skinny Love hit the number
one
poi
in France and was featured in
V ampire Diaries. She has already record-
ed her first album, which has become en-
irgttstl popular in Holland and Belgium.
Her single Just a Game can be heard on
the Hunger Games soundtrack.
Open Mic
The name Open Mic UK stems from
l ive shows open to all members of the
mta
igtice. In traditional open mic contests,
any member of the audience can appear
onstage to perform for an allotted period
of time. 1'pical performances included
singing, reciting pretty or some comedy.
In the case of Open M ic U K, the decision
to participate isn't fully spontaneous, En-
trants have
loyggfetec
in advance via the
Internet and pay a 5 handling fee. For
some - a gitiflitible investment - for oth-
ers - fun and adventure, and most prob-
ably for a certain group of competitors -
a huge disappointment, As Abbu used to
sing, it's all about destiny.
The winner
takes
it all
The loser standing small
Beside
the
victory
That s
her destiny'
Abb.
*Bleeding love - the title of a sung
performed by Leona Lewis
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eopLe and Lifestyle
*T he
Skye Is Lhe Um'IL
by Janet Sandford
If you've e ver thought about uooina sticks and living abroad but don't know what to ex pect,
English M atters interview, w ith Polish eV at, M agda Healey will put you in the picture.
She's been there, d one that and go t the T-shirt, so read on a nd find ou t if it 's for you.
What is your background?
I grew up and lived,
emil
my late
twenties in the Tr-City connrbation
of Gdadsk, sopot and Gdynia. I have
a psychology degme but worked for
many years in market and opinion re-
search. I also do a bit of freelance trans-
lation and interpreting.
When did you leave Poland and
Why?
I left Poland in the late 1990s, for
love. I met a British guy and we went to
the UK as he couldn't stay in Poland. It
was possibly the hardest decision I have
ever made in my life, as I had never had
a desine to emigrate. I had a decent ca-
reer and social life; all those things that
make one connected to a place and there
I was, leaving it all for the unknown.
We had no money, no jobs arranged,
no place to live; and as this was before
Poland joiaed the EU, the nracticalities
were also more complex then. At the
otoop sticks I
pot.
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oxpat = eopatriate I osoba mieszkngca rn
obczyirio
to put ub is the picture I
par. poinlormoevai
kogof o ozymi w prowadzii kogol a teroat
,until I ad do
conarbotinn I zespil miejski, konurbncja
dogree I stopief naukowy
research I badania
dosiro I ohyk pragaienie
decent I przgzwoity
the unknown I nieznane
to join sth I wstypif do ozegaf
same time, I'd always wanted to travel
and had a latent wanderlust, so I think
that was part of it, to get me out of my
comfort zone.
What were your first experiences
of the UK?
My very first experiences in the UK
go back to the early 1990s when I took
a year's sabbatical from the
urn
and
spent time living in London, working in
menial jobs. I left a year later with less
money than I'd taken, at a time when
some Poles had saved enough to buy
a flat back in Poland but I Mjd what
felt like the experience of
seygtel
years
and my English improved massively.
I mined no with my partner again
a few years later with the idea of set-
tling and eventually acquired the right
to work legally; it took a tot of on-spec
applications to get a professional job.
I worked for a market research agen-
cy in the North West of England for
practicalilies I norma praktyczroa
elatent I okryty, otajory
wanderlust I ,amilowartie in podridy
sabbatical I urlop raukooty
an = university I urlorsytet
moniol
I
rirewdzrgczny, podrzgdny
Ingoin 5th I zyskiwof coi.zdobywai cot
soaorol I kilka
to join up with skI spotkai siyz kirni,
przylyrzyisiydokogoi
eventually I w koicu, ustatecznie
In acqaine 5th I zdobywni cot, uzyskaf
on-spec I
pot. w ole
a while and then took a different role
for a multinational in London for
a couple of years.
What difficulties did you
1",
perience?
The hardest thing was the need
to start again close to the bottom
le at
of the pile and be the person ;o
whom boring tasks are delegat
ed rather than the one that del-
egates them.
The differences be-
Iween the UK and
Poland are not
great with both
countries being
in the European
sphere, how
-
ever the nota-
ble lack of the
utilhiog iultu-
ence of reli-
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on found in Poland, was
attractive to m e.
The pervasiveness
of the class system and
class based orejudices.
particularly in south-
ern England, is cer-
tainly something that
has to be seen to be
believed. It never af-
fected me personally
as my alien status pro-
tected me from being
automatically placed
in a box the moment that
I opened my mouth, but it
was still quite shocking to
watch it.
The other thing that
perhaps has always bothered me is
what I perceive as an alm ost pathologi-
cal avoidance of disagreement and any
controversial or rettmtel intellectual
subjects.
What did you gain from the expe-
rience?
I think immersion yourself in an-
other culture is always advantageous
because it makes you question the as-
sumptions of your own social condi-
tioning. It broadens your repertoire and
increases freedom . On a practical level,
developed near-native proficiency
in English, which opened up a whole
world of com mun ication with billions
of people around the wo rld.
Why and when did you move to
Scotland?
From the initial move to England in
the late 1990s, we went bock and forth
between Poland and the UK a couple
of times, but mostly lived in various
places in Great Britain. We moved to
Scotland seven years ago when t was
eight months' pregrant with my second
child, mostly for family reasons.
We lived in the countryside near
Perth for four years then were lucky
enough to be able to go travelling for
two years before even tually deciding to
settle where w e are now.
Tell us about where you live and
your current lifestyle
We live in a small village on the
mainland on the north-west coast of
Scotland, close to Kinlail, Lochalsh
and the Isle of Skye. We are a few min-
utes' drive from the Isle of Skye B ridge.
It 's a sparsely populated area and fairly
remote, but also quite touristy in sea-
son. The nearest shopping centre and
cinema are two hours' drive away in
Inverness. Skye is a staggeringly beau-
tiful place, possibly the m ost stunning
that I have ever been to, and certainly
top of all the places I hav e lived in. This
somewhat makes up for the bleak win-
ters, the lack of 'civilisation' and the
rniges. Actually, lam not entirely sore
about the midges.
W e are currently renovating the old,
stone house w e bought, white trying to
deal with the day-to-day family stuff
and attemotinu to earn some money
to cover daily gEpgiibes. I do a bit of
freelance writing on the web as well as
occasional pieces of translation w ork,
although that isn't that easy to get re-
motely.
Why have you chosen a lifestyle
that is not 'normal?'
I am not quite sure if there was ever
a conscious decision to lead a non-
mainstream lifestyle but to som e ex tent,
I chose i t because I could. I have some
regrets about the less tangible aspects,
particularly in the academic sense, but
I am not interested in collecting mate-
rial tokens of s tatus and achievem ent,
so as long as we can survive in circum -
stances anprnachino semi-comfort,
that's all I care about. I might regret
i t if I were to f ind m yself in desperate
I
vatthe bottom of the pile I ra da le
d r a b i n y s p r i n c z r r e i
to delegate vth leg. taskul I alecafcat
kornat np.wykonaniezadanial
notable I wybitoy
latkof5th I brakczegoi
o stifle I dash zadasif, zdlawid
pervasiveness I wszechcbecnoti
p r e j u d i c e I u p r z e d z e n r e
alien I lucudauziemiec
nb
b o t h e r S b I m n r t w i i k o g a t , n i e p u k o i f
k o g o t
to perceive sth I zauwaad cat, dnstrzegad
cos
remotely I ru chat trach a riulrnnieJszyrs
ntrpniu
to immerse oneself in sth I pogryzat siy w
rztmt
advantageous I korzystny
assumption I aalaenie, hipoteza,
p r a
y p U
c a r o m i e
to broaden sth I poszerzaf cot
back and forth I tarn i z powrnten
pregnant I w uyzy
to settle I osedbfsq
a sparsely populated I slabo zaludniary,
w y l u d n i a n y
fairly I data, dosyf
staggeringly I zdaroiewajyco
Stunning I oltniewajqcy
to make up for sth I zrekompensowad
c o g
bleak ponary, srrrytny, prrygnybiajycy
midge I musaka
to attempt to do sth I prdbewad cot rrobit
to earn I zarabiat Ipieniydael
expense I wydatek
to some ex tent I do pewnegr stupniu
t a n g i b l e I n u m a c a i r ry , k o n k r e t n y , m a t e r c a ln y
token I symbol, dowid
circumstance I okolicznott.fakt
to approach sth I zbhzaf sly do azegot
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modem Britain, a lot of young and
old people still believe in good a nd
bad lock and perform certain irra-
tional actions, which are supposed to
help. So, what are the m ost comm on
symbols of fortune and misfortune in
the UK?
Good Luck
Horseshoes are often hung on peo-
ple's front doors to give protection
against bad lock. In the past horse-
shoes were made of iron, which was
believed to protect against witches,
devils and fairies. It is important how
it is hung - never hang it up with the
opening pointing downwards - or all
the luck w ill run
out
ef
it.
Equal
y
if you come across a horse-
shoe somewhere, then it's thought to
bring you tuck. If you find one tying
around somewhere, you need to follow
certain ritual, picking up the horse-
shoe with your right hand, snittiue on
one of the ends of the horseshoe and
making a wish. Then you
I h u a s s '
itayfit
your Ieft , .yhauider, and leave w ithout
looking hack to see where it landed.
Hopefully, you don' t hit anybody w ho
happens to be walking behind you at
the time. I don't think they'd
cttiasies'
i t lucky
In Britain, it is also lucky to meet
a black cat. You don't need to be
scared if it crosses your path. It just
means that the cat has out n oticed you.
Thai ' s why black Cats are on so many
greetings cards in Britain. If a
tabby
1 t e r fo r m s t h I w y k a n V w a L r o d
fairy
I
srdzka, drszek,
E u
c z a r O w n I c a
o p e n i n g I o t w a r t a S t ro m
pointing I tuskerowany fl. Wfore)
downward, I w dit
to ran out of sib I ta:uriec z czegod
equally I tak sarrrt
to coma across sb/sth I natknyi se na
krgod/coi
to pick up sb/sth
I
podnieid kogtd/cnd
to spit on sb/sth plod ra ko got/crit
or grey cat comes into your house
and wants to stay there, that is a sign
that you will get some money. You
should be careful though if a black
cat follows you. Black cats are sup-
posed tube the fam iliars of witches or
warfociso, so if one is following you,
it is bad luck - a witch is after you.
Cats can also gggjcI the weath-
er . if a cat sneezes, then rain is on
its way. But if a cat is sitting with
its back to the fire, a storm is on its
way. Finally - if a cat is sharneuinn
its claws on a table leg, that is a sign
of a change in the weather, usually
for the better.
It is also considered good luck to
say "wh ite rabbits, white rabbits, white
rabbits on the first day of the month,
before uttering any other word on the
day. Rabbits were believed to bring
good luck in the putt , so many people
wore a rabbit foot round their necks as
a lucky charm.
More Lucky Charms
If you plan to visit the hairdresser,
plan the dale Carefu lly - if you choo se
a date when the moon is
waning,
it
mean s you will have good luck.
I f you buy n ew clothes , i t is recom-
mended to put money in the pockets -
then even more mo ney will come your
way.
A walk in autumn also gives you
chance to attract some luck - if you
catch fatting leaves, every leaf means
a lucky month next year.
t o th r o w s t h o v e r Q u a ' s s h o u l d e r I r z u c r c o d
p r z e z ra m i y
to consider sth 0 I uwazod cot taX
tabby I kot prygawany
a to follow sb/sth ) podyeod za kimd/czymi
w a r l o c k I c z a r o w n r k , c z a r n o k s i y z n i k
to predict sth I przewidzied cot
to sr000e I kicheyd
to sharpen sth I ustrz/t cot
to utter sth
I
w y p o u u a d a d c o d
Bean I przybyaad)kstzyca)
i t is r e c o m m e n d e d I z a l e c a s l y , d u r a d z u s ly
Bad
Luck
One of the
most terrible bad
omens is breaking
a mirror. It means seven
years of had luck. In the old days,
it was believed that a person's soul
is in their reflection, so if you break
a mirror, your soul is damaged too,
uurnjng
you
to
an early death, or even
t o d o o m s b t o s th I s k a z y w o d k o g o d
o to deny sth to sb I s/maniac krrrc,d
c z e g o d , u n io m o z l iw i a d k o m u d z r o b i e n in o z e g o d
to wash sth away
I
z m y d c o t
namely) a mianuwicle
opposite I przeciwieistwo
to pass sb/sth I ru.mlnydkogot/rut
to keep one's fingers crossed for sb/to do sth
O r z y m a d k c r u k i z a k o g a t / z a z r u b ie n i e c z e g o d
to avert sth r d w r d c e c o d , z o p o b e g a f c z e m u d
to stumble) potkrryf sry
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you access to
heaven.
ow-
r, there is a way
out - if you pick up all
the broken pieces and throw
them into a river or stream, then
the bad luck will be "washed aw ay".
You should also by any means avo id
walking under a ladder. This superst i-
tion originated from the Bible, pggfa,
Jacob's ladder between heaven and
earth. People seem ed to believe that to
climb a ladder o r to walk up the stairs
meant luck, because this is the way
towards God. Going under a ladder
means the opposite. This is similar to
passing someone on the stairs - if that
happens, then you should keeD your
Sneers crossed to avert bad luck. How-
ever, if you stum ble on a staircase, it is
a good om en (assuming, of course, that
you don't then fall all the way down
and break your neck).
It is also unlucky
Io.opjll
salt. If you
do, you most throw it over your left
shoulder to counteract the bad luck.
If you open an umbrella indoors
this might also bring misfortune.
This superstition
arose in Victorian
England. to the 18' and 19
1
century,
unbrellas were made with bard metal
ignites and a spring Irieaer. ifeiesifn
that spring to open the u mbrella could
be dangerous to any ftggjle objects
nearbi not to mention eyeballs and
there were m any jitjnries caused by the
opening mecha nics of umbrellas.
It's also bad luck to put new shoes
on the table, because it invites your
imm inent death, In Elizabethan times,
a miner 's family was u sually informed
of their death by placing the miner's
shoes on the table.
Tea drinking is surrounded by
many superstitions which differ from
one county to another. Wiltshire folk
believed that it was a bad om en if boil-
ing water was poured into an empty
pot - you should not forget to put
the tea-leaves in before the water. In
Worcestershire dry tea-leaves were
sometimes scattered on the front-door-
stop
of a new hom e, to protect it from
evil spirits.
If two wom en pour lea from the same
lea pot, it means one of them will be-
come pggggggg. A female visitor must
not pour tea in another woman's house
either - it also foretells ore000ncv.
Animals and their behaviour are of-
ten considered as good or bad omens.
If a dug is howling at a door, this is
an om en of death, and if a dog sybjates
when a baby is born, that baby will
lead an evil life. If a
ipaggatsyt
enters
a house, it is an omen of death to one
of the people who live there. In some
areas it is believed that to avoid bad
luck, any sparrow caught must be im-
mediately killed, otherwise the person
who caught it will die.
It is believed very unlucky to keep
the feathers of a ggggngk at home, or
handle anything made with them. Th is
is because of the eye shape u pon these
feathers is the evil-eye, associated
with wickedness.
Superstitions refer back to old be-
liefs and might add colour to life, how -
ever sometimes they might be a way of
explaining your own failings - for ex-
ample, wh en you fail your driving test,
you can say "I was unlucky because
I spilt some salt in the morning." Just
don't take it too seriously and make
sure you prepare better next lime.
U
assuming p r z y J m u J y c , it;
z a k l a d a j y c , z e
to spill sth I rszsypai rn
to counteract sth I praeciwdaiaiaf canmul,
zapoblec czenlui
Mono; I w pomieszcaaniu,
p o d d a u h e r s
to arise
I
powstai, narodeid siy
spoke
dratlparasolal
-
springtrigger I spryifflaspustu
to release sb/sth
I
owolnid kogoi/cui; ta
r
awolr,d op. spryzyrltl
fragile I delikatni,kruchy
nearby a peblia
e y e b a l l I g a l k a m a r 1 0
injury I uruz, obruzetie
imminent biski, rychip
miner I girtik
to place sb/sIb I urn;ejsrawiad ku(tiluoi,
stawui kogod/rof
f o l k I l u d , c h b o p ;
to pour sth into sth I nlewatctiwcoi
6 t
catter sth I roasyppaai cot
doorstep I prtg
pregnant I a dydy
to foretell sth I przepowiodoi coy
pregnancy I oi4ia
to howl I oE
towhina I skamlat
sparrow jasktka
peacock I paw
to handle sth I trzlrlai mi
wickedness I podluG, n;egudziwcti
t o r e fe r b e c k t o o t h I o d w o l y w a d s i g d o u z e g u f
f a i l i n g I n ; e p o w o d a e n i e
to fail sth I oblai ctt lop test)
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by K atarzyna Szpotakowska
Almost ten years after Poland joined the European U nion, English
Matters has asked our compatriots what their lives are like in the UK and
in neighbouring Ireland. Has their English dream come true, or are they
deeply disappointed with living in ex ile? T he accou nts presented below
should sat isfy the cu riosi ty o f ev en the m ost inq uisit ive readers.
D compatriot I rodak
n e i g h b o u r i n g I s it s ia d u j q o y
deeply I gltbnkt
in exile I na tbcinie
amount I relacja
inqxisitioe I donekhwy
Marek Kazimierski
London
arrived in the
UK in 1985,
as a young political refugee
escaping Communism. Since
then, I have graduated from
several universities, taught
English and ottt various arts
initiatives. Recently, my book
"Damn the Source" about
Polish migrants in the UK, was
published.
I find life in England quite
different from Poland, which
I visit several times a year.
I love working in the UK, it is
a very orderly and calm place,
where you can get things done.
I taught English in Warsaw
a few years ago, and I did notice
Polish bureaucracy and general
issues around workplace bnllyr
itig and inefficiency much m ore
pronounced than in England.
llgpsigyer, I feel much happier
spending nun-work time in Po-
land. It is a more diverse place,
in terms of h istory, architecture
and cultural activity. I f ind Po-
land seems p.jr my creative
juices more than E ngland. t like
walking, travelling, meeting
people, hearing their stories. In
England, there is a sense of ac-
complishment and stagnation,
whereas in Poland there is mach
yet to he dune, a lot of bad vibes
to eradicate from the national
consciousness. That excites me,
as writer and translator.
Ailbotigh my publishing
house OFF PRESS is now
moving away from publishing
Polish books in English trans-
lation, into new languages and
gettrgp. I want to keep a strung
relationship with Poland. M ay-
be through publishing or mak-
ing films or other projects, such
as working with prison arts -
I also edit Not Shut U p, a prison
arts magazine, and see a lot of
similar initiatives happening
in Poland right now (such as
p d
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W Kratky, a magazine supported by
Wysokie Obcasy, or a recent exhibi-
t i
o
n
of prison art in Centrum Kultury,
ublin).
yggoll the work and money situ-
ation in the UK is getting worse and
worse, through a recession which is
r e -
fusing to pass (banks, companies and
he government are making recov-
ggy impossible), but great art was
always created in times of trou-
ble. Such times are now ,
i
refugee
I
uchodica
to graduate from sth
I
kobczyf cis, byf
absolwnntem czegoi
to run
sthl
prowadzrf
c o b , z a r z y d z a t c n y m i
bullying
I
erruryzuwanle, zastraszanle
inefficiency
I
nokompoterrcja, niaskatocznoif
pronounced tu:wyraiey
however
I
jednak/in
to stir sob
I
budzd cob, wabudof
a sense of accomplishment I pocucrespelnienra
whereas
I
pcdczos gdy
bad vibes
I
zieflaidy
to eradicate sth
usuwaf cab
consciousness
I
wiadomof& mentalnoff
eltough
I
houoi
to muse away from sth
I
przen. udchodzif od
c z e g o f
genre
I
gatarrek (litaracki, filmon y)
ueuhibition
I
wystawa
overall
I
podsumowujyc
to get worse and worse
I
pogarszaf sly
to refuse to pass
I
tuinie ustypowat
recovery
I
u . ozywrene ekunomiczne,
uzdrowienre gospodarki
Aneta Rapacz
London
m
yname is An-
eta
and I am
recent uni-
versity gtgits
ate. I have
been living in London
since 2007 and t have tosay
that
~e
vertheless
i t However ,
to the U K was
my intention.
one
sunny day just
after school
I was sioing
on the bench with my dearest friend,
who was passionately trying to convince
me
to
come along with her to London to
start studying. I wasn't very keen on
her idea, but then I suddenly thought
"I have nothing to lose, can always come
back". And that's where m y story begins.
I arrived in London in June 2007 and start-
ed looking for a job. It wasn't easy, as my
English was still at a development guano
and I m ade millions of mistakes. But in
order to earn some money had to put my
shyness aside an d start talking. After one
mon th I got a job as a sales assistant in
a high sneer fashion shop in a busy shop-
ping town. The first months weren't easy.
I had to provide excellent customer serv-
ice, which means talking to people and
offering them adv ice. But it was a great
way to practice my E nglish. After a few
months I was able to talk about almost
anything. However, I need to mention
that on my way to and from work was
a graduate
I
absoiwent
nevertheless
I
iemnrej
jednak
to convince
sb
00
do sth
I
przekonaf kogoi do
zrobenia coegni
phase
I ara,ntnp
fervently
I
gorllwie
mixture
I
mraszonko
distance udleg loft
In commerce sth
I
rorpnczyf cob
fentotitly
studying books with En glish
vocabulary and reading newspapers. The
atmosphere in my job was very nice. I was
working with people from Slovakia, the
Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands and
Germ any. A great m iattire of characters
and languages We become good friends
and tried to meet as much as possible after
work, which wasn't easy as everyone lived
in different parts of town and the distance
was
great.
After a year , I com menced
university, while continuing
to
work pact
time in the shop. I graduated in 2011 and
started an M Sc course at a different uni-
versity. I also changed the location of my
job. I m oved to a sm aller shop (still the
same brand) where took vu a position as
part time Assistant M anager. I
gild
that
ggjtion few months after found my first
graduate job as an Administrative Assist-
ant at Imperial College, London, This rote
is totally different to m y
gtuyigias
experi-
ences, as now am working ona lone term
to work part time
I
prarowaf w ninpnlnym
wyrvioran gudzin
MSc M a s t e r of Science)
I
mogister nauk
i c i s l y c h l ub prayrodnicaych
to take up a position
I
bjyf stonowisko
to quit
position
I
r e z y g n o w a f
Ce
stanowiska
p r e v i o u s I
uprzrdni, papraodni,
wcaefniejsay
longterm
I
lugoterrvrnowy
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project, providing administrative help to
the Project M anager. I and responsible for
answering telephone
gggtits
entering data
intothe database system andgjjjngg
for meet ings with the research
narticlnantto I work Monday to Friday
from 8am to 4pm, which is great, because
I st il l have some t ime for my self. Howe ver,
there are days w hen t need to stay longer,
but t do not mind as I am paid for it. The
atmosphere is great, I have to say that even
i f
have a stressful day, my boss and my
colleagues are very helpful and always give
me a big smile. I strongly believe that the
work culture in the UK is totally different
than in Poland, and a good em ployer really
cams about his workers, as they are very
valuable assets to him. There are m any op-
pnrtnnit ies. Iwish to continue m y career in
the UK and hope to start one of the graduate
schemes, as they are very well designed for
young graduates and offer m any paths for
personal and professional development
To sum up, what I have learned dur-
ing those years is that the working envi-
ronment in London is changing very fast
This is a good and a bad thing. You meet
people; gel to know them and then they
leave. On the other hand, you are exoosed
to new experiences all the time. Talking
about new experiences, the best thing
have found in London agniLfIom a mul-
ticultural community and giygmi was
our own Polish community. Iris amazing
to see how young people are devoted to
their country and
ggggtg
promote P o l ish
values and qualities. I am a member of
the Poland Street Association, which
encourages Poles to participate in initia-
tives and events which aim to strengthen
our national identity whilst building and
maintaining positive relationships with all
communities living in the UK. In March
we organized a fnneloisine concert to
collect money for former Polish WWII
soldiers living in poverty hack in Poland.
In November, for the W time we cleaned
Polish graves at British cemeteries involv-
ing volunteers and Polish schools.
And we celebrated our 8
birthday, inviting every-
one to join us at a Roller
Disco - a club where
you dance while
wearing roller skates.
But there is much
more that we have
already done and are
planning to do. Soil
you live in London,
come and join us to
help a good cause and
have great fun. London
has a lot to offer
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just need to work
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Dawid Roczniak
Bracknell
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name is Dawid. I am I worked at a buoyancy
27 years old and I started factory,
aking
stxs
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my UK experience buck
for oilrigs. The thing that
in 2007. Alter I finished
was most difficult for me
my studies n
oland
culture-wise was that every-
I went to Scotland io.ggLn some working
body expected you to call them by
experience and test my English pgg
their first name, even people mach older
citicg
The city I chose with my friends
than you. I have rarely heard any of i
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was Aberdeen. The accent in Scotland cial t it les u sed w hen pe ople address each
is very hard to understand, and it took other. It took some t ime to get used to the
awhile Is gel used to that. At times it idea that I should call people older than
sounded like a completely different Ian-
me, or my manager, by their first name.
gauge. During my time in Aberdeen
After my stay in Scotland I moved to
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working experience and should help you agency workers are treated worse than say that British people are very polite
gel a job in the future. Unfortunately ftiffgime emniovees. although this is not and helpful. Most of them are used to
V
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gay is usually around the notional always the case. I am living and work- change and are very tolerant. The bigger
minimum (a minimal wage am ount in ing full t ime in a Wa itrose warehouse in cities , however, are too crowded for me,
the U K that an employer must provide) B racknell near London at present. I t is and I prefer q uiet lit tle towns like Brack-
and there is no guarantee of working on a nice q uiet town and I enjoy living here. nell, where most probably twill stay and
a renular basis. I also experienced how From my personal observations I can live my life.
to gain 5th I zdnbywui aol
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it took awhile I uplynIn trochy czasa
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to address each other I twracat siq do siebie
a stay I pobyt
a unfortunately I restety
pay I pIaca,satradzenIe
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an a regular basis I regu urnre
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Agnieszka Czekajlo
Newcastle upon Tyne
convinced m e to start my home-based
kindergarten. Before I came to England,
I had worked as an au-pair in Austria
and Holland. W orking with kids has al-
ways been my dream , and a challenge
I've wanted to meet. I started a career
as
professional childminder four years
ago. Before that thud tn,uttottd an
r i o r e y
of courses preparing me to be able to
take care of kids.
Being a childminder is a wonderful,
but, first and foremost, responsible job.
Every day m eans new adventures and
new challenges. The job req uire plan-
ning and supporting the development
processes of kids. It is gyitagiel im-
portant to be able to com municate w ith
parents. At work. I do appreciate that
I get to know very interesting fami-
lies, as we live in England and families
are often multinational. Often parents
want their children to be ex posed to the
Polish language and to be able to use
the language, which is why they choose
4 t
set up sob I zakiadaf cot
trigger Ito prayrzyna. boiziec
kindergarten I przedszkule
c h i l d m i n d e r I o p i a k a n k a d o d z i a c k u
to attend oU r I ucztszaaf nacol
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my kindergarten. I do my best to try to
teach kids about Po lish culture. We cel-
ebrate Polish holidays and all the other
important national events. We read
Polish fully tales and poems. I teach
kids Polish songs.
Kids participate in local events. We
visit libraries, museums, playgrounds
and many other places, where we be-
come familiar with the English Ian-
gouge and culture.
T his is very serious job. I play with
the kids, observe their development and
plan an individual approach towards
every child. I also have In deal with
a lot of paperwork. All the documents
are checked every three years by Ofsted
- the English counterpart of the Educa-
tion Office in Poland.
Running my own business gives me
a lot of satisfaction. I ggg all my suc-
cesses In myself, which makes me really
proud. Every day is a challenge, which
is ex tremely interesting.
first and foremast
I
praede wsaystkrro
to require sth I pomagof czegoi
extremely I agtkown
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p l a y g r o u n d
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to owe 5th to oneself
I
z a w d z i q c 2 a t c o d s o b i e
ye been living is
Great Britain for nine
years. Together with
my husband we set-
tled here and
snLlig
or family; we have
two amazing suns.
eing a par
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ent was the
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Marta Jabloska
Hull
m
y adventure with the
UK started nine years
ago, when I was young,
university educated and
a little bit disappointed
with the prospects of life in my coun-
try, where finding a ggngjble job was
nex t to impossible.
When we first came over here, we were
all optimistic and enthusiastically looking
forward to this new experience, though we
felt we might be
facing
a little language
barriecOver the first days in the first Job,
which was then picking and packing toys
and
nfoIfoiiesy
in a warehouse, m ost of us
in no time lost all the confidence we might
have had that we could actually comm u-
nicate in English. It was qu ite humiliation
to find out that having learnt English for,
say, ten years in Poland, w e really sisng
gjggljg understand or speak up (and be
understood ). The strong accent of 'Hull
English' didn't make it easy either.
I t took a fair amount of t ime and ef-
f o t i
to actually settle in, get used to the
left-hand side traffic, local pronunc iation,
English food and a variety of differences
in people's ways of living,
pgg.iigtes
and
mann ers. I t was certainly a good thing
n sensible I twseostwrry
to fore sth zroierzyf siz tayort
stationery
I
artykaly piirriernicze
confidence I pewnttt siebre
humiliating I apakorzajycy
to straggle to do sth I zrrogoi sig by roe
e f f o r t I w y s r t e k
pastime I rtzrywka
to fume Sb into doing sth I zmusii kogtl do
z r o b r e n r o c z e g o i
handful I garstka
to sort out sth I rozwiyzpoai cot
accommodation I zakwatesnwarrie
gradually I strpoiroa
to establish sth I 2alozyt cot, ustasourd ro t
complemented with sth I ozup&nronyo cot
to settle tsiadat, osiedlaf sic
that we didn't have it too easy, like you get
nowadays, with Polish shops, mechanics,
doctors, Polish-speaking staff in hunks,
offices, recruitment agencies and so on,
and we w ere forced into learning English
'the hard way'.
In fact we and our fellows who cam e
over with us at that time were amo ng the
first Poles in the town, and meeting some-
one speaking Polish on the street was rath-
er aram thing those days, but we still man-
aged to get to know a number of ou r fellow
countrymen and q uite a few of those con-
tacts have lasted until now. T here was also
a handful of us, an d friends of ours, that
started organizing all sorts of initiatives
for our fellows, starting from Polish com -
mu