AGGA 11

parapet

window sill, Put this plant on the windowsill.

próbny egzamin

mock exam, We had an 8th grade mock exam today.

nabijać się z kogoś, przedrzeźniać

to mock sb, They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike.

niepełnosprawny

disabled, The boy in the video is disabled and he needs a wheelchair.

niepełnosprawność

disability, She is deaf, but refuses to let her disability prevent her from doing what she wants to do. He is disabled. He is a person with a disability.

mieć chorobę lokomocyjną

to be seasick, to be carsick, I can’t read in the car because I get carsick.

egzaminator

examiner, In exam emails think like a default human. Otherwise the examiner might not understand you.

osiągnąć coś

achieve, I’ve achieved many things. achieve your goal, achieve your dream. Well, I've been waiting for this moment all my life.

być dumnym z

to take pride in sth, to be proud of sth, I take pride in the number of subscribers. I’m proud of the number of subscribers.

zbierać pieniądze

raise money for charity, They are trying to raise money for dogs in shelters.

bieda

poverty, The problems of poverty, homelessness and unemployment are all interconnected.

głaskać psa

pet the dog, Can I pet this dog?

merdać ogonem

wag a tail, Burek must be so happy, look how it’s wagging its tail!

ślepo za czymś podążać

to follow sth blindly, I’m trying not to blindly follow trends.

dysk

drive, hard drive, I need to get my hard drive fixed.

zawód

occupation, In the space marked "occupation" she wrote "police officer".

być zajętym

be occupied, The bathroom at the back of the plane was occupied, so I waited.

przedsiębiorca

entrepreneur, He’s an entrepreneur who made his money in computer software.

dietetyk

dietician, If you suffer weight-loss problems, you can see advice from a dietician.

If I were rich, I would dream of becoming even more rich.

If the frost was on Saturday, I could just stay at home.

osiągnąć cel

achieve a goal, reach a goal, I’ve achieved most of the goals that I’ve set myself.

inwestycja

investment, It is said that knowledge is the best investment.

dojeżdżać do pracy, dojeżdżać do szkoły

to commute, Commute takes me about 30 minutes.

ludzie dojeżdżający do pracy, szkoły

commuters, Many commuters were late today due to an accident.

wahać się

hesitate, If you have any problems, don’t hesitate to email me.

jąkać się, zacinać się

stutter, She stutters a little, so be patient and let her finish what she's saying.

spadochron

parachute, For whatever reason his parachute failed to open.

wieżowiec, drapacz chmur

skyscraper, In Warsaw there are more skyscrapers than in Kraków.

beton

concrete, This road is made of concrete.

tandetny, kiczowaty

cheesy, My guilty pleasure is watching cheesy romantic comedies.

sekretariat

school office, When you feel ill, your parents have to call the school office and then you can go home.

zmyślony

he’s real, he’s not a made up character

bluza sportowa

sweatshirt, It’s too hot, I’m all sweaty in this warm sweatshirt.

zaczynać coś robić, angażować się

get into sth, When did you first get into the writing? Tim never wanted to get into that business.

przewrócić się

fall over, I was running and, I fell over and then I cut my knee.

być złym na kogoś

be angry at sb, be angry with sb, I was angry at my parents. I was angry with my parents because they gave me only 15 minutes to pack up.

always+ routine =

Present Simple I always have English lessons on Fridays. I always brush my teeth 1st thing in the morning.

always+annoying behaviour=

Present Continuous Dad is always singing in the car – it’s really annoying! My brother is always eavesdropping on my English lessons. I can’t stand it!

owing to+ noun

z powodu, I love this place owing to its beauty. I love this place owing to the fact that it’s beautiful. We didn't go to the beach, owing to the bad weather.

as a result

As a result of the accident, he suffered permanent brain damage. In future, extreme weather events are likely to be worse and more frequent as a result of climate change.

therefore

dlatego, zatem, She wanted to buy a computer

due to

z powodu czegoś, dzięki czemuś, heT match had to be cancelled due to the rain. I passed this exam due to his help.