Improving Polish reading comprehension and vocabulary. A downloadable collection of passages?

Ogien 5 | 237

11 Jan 2010 / #1

Does anyone know any good websites that focus on improving Polish reading comprehension?

OP myjustyna 6 | 33

11 May 2011 / #2

Hello

Does anyone know of a downloadable file (Word or PDF, . . .) containing a collection of reading passages in Polish (for improving Polish)? It would be perfect if it has meaning of difficult vocabulary in English. (I need something for advanced level, like the level for reading and understanding news, newspapers, . . .)

Thanks.

SeanBM 34 | 5781

11 May 2011 / #3

I need something for advanced level, like the level for reading and understanding news, newspapers

You could try the online Polish newspapers
onlinenewspapers.com/poland.htm

You could copy and paste the text into a word document.

OP myjustyna 6 | 33

11 May 2011 / #4

Thank you. But I'd like something that would have an educational purpose because in this case, all passages follow a cohesive and meaningful end. But when one is going to come across a news site, one doesn't know what article, or passage, or news should read, and in this case, one's vocabulary doesn't improve systematically, and one can't review past language knowledge.

SeanBM 34 | 5781

11 May 2011 / #5

This might point you in the right direction: polishforums.com/general-language-17/collection-learning-resources-learning-polish-language-31442/ - Collection of learning resources for learning the Polish language.

OP myjustyna 6 | 33

11 May 2011 / #6

I am afraid I don't mean such sites :( I have already read them and I am searching for something in a passage format, something that is going to improve READING by which one can also improve vocabulary. (Advanced Level.-Real Polish)

SeanBM 34 | 5781

11 May 2011 / #7

I am searching for something in a passage format, something that is going to improve READING by which one can also improve vocabulary.

Like:

free.of.pl/g/grzegorj/gram/gram00.html
polish.slavic.pitt.edu/other/KPR.pdf

OP myjustyna 6 | 33

11 May 2011 / #8

Like this?

Oh my! No, I never like grzegorj's site! It teaches grammar! (but in a horrible way!) BUT I said: I want something in a PASSAGE format :( It means I want to READ, READ, READ . . . the news sites that you sent were great! But one gets lost in the abundance of texts, . . . is there an ebook to contain selected texts :( . . . .

Koala 1 | 332

11 May 2011 / #9

I have already read them and I am searching for something in a passage format, something that is going to improve READING by which one can also improve vocabulary.

I'm sorry, but your thinking is totally backwards. You should start reading random texts (articles,short stories and novels) written in ordinary language as soon as possible, so that you get acquainted with actually used vocabulary and phrases.

There's some great computer software to review your previously studied material, Supermemo is pretty nice.

OP myjustyna 6 | 33

11 May 2011 / #10

I'm sorry, but your thinking is totally backwards.

Backwards!! Sorry, I think my meaning was not got!

Supermemo is pretty nice.

What is the function of such softwares?? It is interesting.

Antek_Stalich 5 | 997

11 May 2011 / #11

myjustyna, although I'm against piracy myself, I'll tell you what people do here. They register to chomikuj.pl then google out a title of a novel by "title chomik" phrase and and then download a DOC or PDF from the Chomik ;-)

pawian 221 | 25246

17 Jul 2012 / #12

Ogien

mylanguages.org/polish_reading.php

catsoldier 54 | 574

17 Jul 2012 / #13

I would say read what you are interested in, check a few words in the dictionary every time, soon you will be able to read about the topic that you are interested in. Of course learn a little grammar etc. from a textbook etc.

What would you like to read about?

newyorkpolish

2 Feb 2017 / #14

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Polish to English Bilingual Material?

Hi there, does anybody know any good Polish to English Bilingual sources? I mean books or Pdf's online? I am now at the stage where I want to be reading Polish but would like to have the English translation available also. I do hear from language learners that reading Bilingual material side by side is one very good way of learning a language.

Any help would be great.