Jobs Careers & Ambitions (AQA GCSE Polish): Revision Note

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Jobs careers and ambitions

  • When talking about your future work plans, you could mention:

    • what job you want to do and why

    • where you want to work

    • what is important to you in a job

    • your experience of part-time or holiday work

  • You will also need to use chciałabym, zrobiłabym+ infinitive to talk about these plans

    Engineer mentoring apprentice at a workbench, both in overalls and safety goggles, adjusting a metal part on a machine in a tool-filled workshop.

Jobs careers and ambitions: vocabulary

  • Chciałabym zostać ....- I would like to become …

  • Mam zamiar zostać ....- I am going to become …

  • Marzę o tym, żeby zostać....- I dream of being …

  • Chciałabym pracować jako...- I want to work as …

Category

Polish

Part of speech

English

Professions

aktor/aktorka

n (m/f)

actor / actress

dziennikarz/dziennikarka

n (m/f)

journalist

lekarz/ lekarka

n (m/f)

doctor

nauczyciel/ nauczycielka

n (m/f)

teacher

naukowiec

n (m/f)

scientist

ogrodnik/ ogrodniczka

n (m/f)

gardener

piekarz/ piekarka

n (m/f)

baker

pielęgniarz/ pielęgniarka

n (m/f)

male nurse,

nurse

piosenkarz/ piosenkarka

n (m/f)

singer

policjant/ policjantka

n (m/f)

police officer

programista/ programistka

n (m/f)

programmer

projektant/ projektantka

n (m/f)

designer

rzeźnik/ rzeźniczka

n (m/f)

butcher

sprzedawca/ sprzedawczyni

n (m/f)

shop assistant

strażak/ strażaczka

n (m/f)

firefighter, fireman

Places of work

apteka

n (f)

pharmacy

biuro

n (nt)

office

firma

n (f)

firm, company, business

sklep

n (m)

shop

szpital

n (m)

hospital

The world of work

cel

n (m)

goal, aim, target

marzyć

v

to dream

bezrobotny

adj

unemployed

spełniać się

v

to fulfil

szukać

v

to look for

podanie

n(nt)

application

praca

n (f)

job, profession, occupation

pracować

v

to work

przygotować się

v

to prepare

praktyka zawodowa

n (f)

training, apprenticeship

zarobić

v

to earn

zawód

n (m)

occupation

wybór

n (m)

choice

Examiner Tips and Tricks

  • In Polish, many professions have both a masculine and a feminine form. The feminine forms are created by adding different endings, depending on the word. For example: piekarz → piekarka, ogrodnik → ogrodniczka, naukowiec → naukowczyni.

  • You need to recognise both forms when reading or listening, because they show whether the person is male or female.

  • In Polish, you do not use any word like “a” or “an” when talking about someone’s job. After the verb “to be” or expressions like “I want to become”, you simply use the profession on its own, in the correct form

    • Ona jest lekarką .She is a doctor

    • Chcę zostać dziennikarką. I want to become a journalist

Higher Tier

Category

Polish

Part of speech

English

Example

Translation

Professions

księgowa

n(f)

accountant

Moja siostra chce zostać księgową w przyszłości.

My sister wants to become an accountant in the future.

prawnik/ prawniczka

n (m/f)

lawyer

Moja ciocia jest prawniczką i pracuje w biurze w mieście

My aunt is a lawyer and works in an office in town

rolnik/ rolniczka

n (m/f)

farmer

Mój tata jest rolnikiem i pracuje na wsi

My father is a farmer and works in the countryside.

naukowiec

n (m/f)

scientist

On chce zostać naukowcem, ponieważ uważa, że ten zawód jest interesujący

He wants to become a scientist because he finds the job interesting

The world of work

pracodawca

n (m)

employer

Mój pracodawca jest bardzo sprawiedliwy i oferuje dobre wynagrodzenie

My employer is very fair and pays a good wage

pracownik

n (m)

employee, worker

Pracownicy ciężko pracują, żeby otrzymać dobrą pensję

The employees work hard for a good wage

założyć

v

to establish, found

Pewnego dnia chciałabym założyć własną firmę

One day I would like to found my own company

przemysł

n (m)

industry

Przemysł motoryzacyjny jest w Polsce bardzo ważny

The car industry is very important in Poland

wynagrodzenie

n (nt)

wage, pay, salary

Wynagrodzenie w tym zawodzie jest bardzo dobre

The pay is very good in this profession

możliwościperspektywy

n (pl)

opportunity, possibility

Za granicą są lepsze możliwości pracy

There are better job opportunities abroad

praca, zawód

n (f), n (m)

activity, work, occupation

Bardzo lubię moją codzienną pracę w biurze

I really enjoy my daily work in the office

firma

n (f)

company, firm

Ona chciałaby mieć kiedyś własną firmę

She would like to have her own company one day

wypowiedzenie, wyrzucić kogoś z pracy

n (nt)

notice, to sack someone

Wczoraj złożyłam wypowiedzenie z pracy

Yesterday I handed in my notice at work

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Sylwia Jurczak

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Sylwia Jurczak is a Content Writer at Save My Exams and an experienced Polish teacher with over 12 years of teaching experience. She specialises in GCSE and A-level Polish and has experience as an AQA examiner for the GCSE Polish Writing component.

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