Blog: Polish Language and Life in Poland
How to learn Polish and stop being afraid to speak, how to pass the B1 exam and get into a Polish university. We check facts against official sources and update articles when the rules change.
Exams and documents
Exams and documents7 min readThe Polish B1 Exam: How It Works and How to Prepare
The five parts of the exam, timing and points, the pass mark, fees, registration and the new rules for a certificate without an exam — what to know before you register.
Exams and documents6 min readPolish B1 Exam Format: Modules, Timing and the Pass Mark
Five modules, their order and timing, the points for each and why your total score does not decide the result — the exam explained without myths.
Exams and documents4 min readWhere to Take the Polish B1 Exam: Centres and Sessions
Who runs the exam, where to find the official list of centres and the timetable, how many centres there are in Poland and abroad, and how to pick yours.
Exams and documents4 min readPolish B1 Exam Registration and Fees, Step by Step
The legal maximum fees, what else you may pay for, and five steps to register — from choosing a session to the confirmation e-mail.
Exams and documents5 min readThe Polish B1 Writing Task: Sets, Marking and Useful Phrases
A short and a long text in 75 minutes: how to choose your set, what earns points, how many words to write and the phrases that help when nerves kick in.
Exams and documents5 min readThe Polish B1 Speaking Exam: Photo, Talk and Role-Play
Describing a photo, a short talk and a role-play with the examiner: how each task works, how the 40 points are given and the phrases that keep you talking.- Exams and documents4 min read
Polish B1 Exam Day: What to Bring and What Happens
ID, pens and what to leave at home, entering in list order, four modules with breaks and the speaking part — the exam day step by step, so nothing catches you off guard. 
Exams and documents4 min readPolish B1 Results and Certificate: Timing, Review, Appeal
What happens to your paper after the exam, how long results and the certificate take, seeing your paper and a re-check of the written part — the Commission’s rules, not rumours.
Exams and documents4 min readFailed the Polish B1 Exam? What to Do Next
No panic: how to read your result, when to challenge the marking, when to retake and how to change your preparation so the second attempt is the last.
Exams and documents5 min readPolish B1 for Citizenship and EU Long-Term Residence
Where B1 is unavoidable, which documents prove it, why a residence card needs no language test, and which stricter rules are under discussion.
Polish for life and work
Polish for life and work5 min readA Job Interview in Polish: Phrases, Questions and Staying Calm
Ready phrases for introducing yourself, the questions employers ask most, job-ad vocabulary and what to do when you do not understand — so language is not the reason you are turned down.
Polish for life and work5 min readPolish at the Urząd: Phrases, Documents and Official Letters
What to say at the counter and on the phone, how to read a letter from the office, which documents need a sworn translation and what changed with the MOS system.
Polish for life and work4 min readPolish at the Doctor: Phrases, Symptoms and How Care Works
Phrases for booking and the appointment, words for symptoms, questions about medicines, e-prescriptions by SMS code and where to go at night and at weekends.
Videos
in RussianFive ways to learn Polish and a step-by-step study plan (in Russian). A quick start with the Polish alphabet and reading, in 5 minutes.
Admission stories
Our former students study in Warsaw, Gdańsk, Poznań and Lublin. How they prepared and what they advise.
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