Study / Are there any other school apart from the Bell doing the CELTA in Warsaw? [12]


But i was under the impression that you had a very successful school of your own! In which case you wouldn't need to do your CELTA?

Plus if you teaching "I am wanting to do the CETLA course" in your school..... CELTA will not save you!

Study / Are there any other school apart from the Bell doing the CELTA in Warsaw? [12]


Oh come on! i think he is at least doing book 3 :)

UK, Ireland / British considering our options, as to where to live with my Polish fiance? [12]


I lived in Glogow last year! There isn't much to do around there! A couple of language schools which have natives (If you want to teach) In regards to KGHM in Glogow, they have a highly experienced translator who has been working for many years, so they don't have much need for a native. If you can speak German i would look at VW Polska in Polkowice.

I have nothing bad to say apart from the lack of communication with natives and lack of drinking buddies :) But its OK generally :)

If you want to stay near Glogow, but want the city feel, i would look at Wroclaw (90min drive)

If you want any information, schools to avoid etc, i still have family and pop back quite often and of course you can PM me :)

Classifieds / English cuisine week in Lidl shops in Poland [203]

lidl.pl/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_pl/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=14254

It's back next week :)

Cheese and pickle time!

Life / Winter 2010/2011 in Poland, is it going to be bad? [114]


It's amazing! I was hoping that may be the case today :)

That's what i love at Poland, -20 and everything runs as per normal :)

Travel / Ski and Snowboard - Poland 09/10 season (updated: 10/11 season) [84]

Merged thread:
Ski and Snowboard - Poland 10/11 season

The time has come, one slope (In Szczyrk) officially fired up the drag lift and prepared the slope for the first day of trading.

It's forecast to dump loads of fluffy white stuff over the next few weeks, so we can look forward to more reports opening next week :)

A few new developments for the new season, a new 6 seater in Szklarska Poręba, a new 4 seater in Wisła for a start!

Where are people heading this year? What new ride have you treated yourself to?

Look forward to bumping into you on the slopes :)

Travel / Ski and Snowboard - Poland 09/10 season (updated: 10/11 season) [84]

Haha i went for a drive in the mountains through the snow, all in aid of finding a suitable spot for you :)
When are you going to jump in the car and head on down??!!

Travel / Ski and Snowboard - Poland 09/10 season (updated: 10/11 season) [84]

I was waiting for you to start up the thread for the new season, but got impatient :)


Which resorts? a few are going to be ready for next weekend :)

Maybe we should have a PF snowboarding meeting :)

Life / Winter 2010/2011 in Poland, is it going to be bad? [114]

Down south (Bielsko-Biała) had a good day in regards to snowfall, i went for a drive to Szczyrk, which was looking very wintery :)

It's not forecast to snow tomorrow until late night where a heavy snowfall is predicted :)

skionline.pl/pogoda

If you are interested in mountain snowfall :)

Travel / Ski and Snowboard - Poland 09/10 season (updated: 10/11 season) [84]


They have made some investmnents on the last couple of years, currently there is about 4-5 chair lifts, which simply out numbers all other local areas. I'm yet to snowboard in Wisła, but will update in the new couple of weeks.


Well in the summer i did it in about 4 hours, its a nice 2 lane motorway up to Katowice :)


Sounds like a plan :) but Harracov isn't very beginner friendly. How about Špindlerův Mlýn. i haven't been but I've read it quite good. I would be up for Czarna Gora also :)

Hears two pictures taken today at Biały Krzyz. Poor conditions with about 10cm of snow, but better than doing nothing :)

Travel / Ski and Snowboard - Poland 09/10 season (updated: 10/11 season) [84]

The same down south... we had similar quantities :)

UK, Ireland / Best way to get boxes from UK to Poland? [25]


I agree, but he hasn't been doing much lately, we were waiting 2 months for him to do a trip.

This morning i got my stuff from this guy:
tomex-transport.pl/index.html

1 pound per kg. and he goes every weekend. picks up Sat and delivers Monday :)

Travel / Ski and Snowboard - Poland 09/10 season (updated: 10/11 season) [84]

Friday/Saturday will see the opening of many resports from Wisła - Szczykr - Szklarska Poręba - Białka Tatrzańska

Conditions forcast be be very good, due to yesterdays dump of snow..... to be topped up friday with another 10cm forcast :)

Anyone heading out this weekend? I definatly will be sitting the slopes on sat/sun :)

Work / Native English speaker from the US better than from the UK to find a job in Poland? [24]

Some people say that schools prefer a British native speaker, of course the Americans disagree.

My students prefer a British accent over a Canadian or American accent, but of course, if someone wanted an American accent they wouldn't come to me :)

I think you will be fine as long as you get a good CELTA and come with an open mind :)

UK, Ireland / THE BIGGEST POLISH COMMUNITY IN U.K? [40]

For sure Peterborough has a very large Polish population, strangely they have started to take over an area of town which is heavily populated by the Pakistani community.

Work / In search of an English speaking Au Pair in Poland [14]


I understand, to be honest I'm helping her to write the advert, trying to help her find somewhere to post it and then let her to the interviewing and other details!

For sure I'm not going to make a decision on her behalf, as she would put the blame on me if it didn't go to plan for sure!

Well any ideas on where to post an ad? :)

Work / Best TEFL course to take in Poland? [3]

None..... do CELTA as TEFL is reasonably useless in regards to preparing you to teach and in regards to what employers expect nowadays.

Life / Polish dentistry cost - 230 zl for one tooth cavity filling [99]

It's hard to say but i can give you my dentist experiences!

I had 1 tooth out and one filling in a nice clinic, but in a small town, no one spoke English so i had to take my partner to translate (hardly ideal!)

It all came to somewhere around 175zl including OPTIONAL anesthetic!

If you are 100% pleased with the work they've done then i wouldn't worry... It's not like you can return them now :)

Off-Topic / So...which of you are actually IN Poland? [41]


I can confirm Delph's love of finding the most shocking bars in Poznan.... the one with pûrn mags was my favorite!

In regards to the theme of the thread, I'm currently finishing my second year in Poland, Bielsko-Biała to be precise :)

Getting married in here next year so it would seem I'm in for the long run :)

UK, Ireland / Moving back from Poland to UK. Cheap companies to help in the move? [8]

Yes, but it depends where in the UK you are moveing and where in PL you are heading?

UK, Ireland / Moving back from Poland to UK. Cheap companies to help in the move? [8]

Perfect, we used Tomex (please see link) they go every week and delivered everything perfectly in great condidtion, well we met them in Katowice. Give them a call and see if they can help you out!

tomex-transport.pl

UK, Ireland / Moving back from Poland to UK. Cheap companies to help in the move? [8]

This dude charges about 1 pound per KG........ just to move some stuff about on a one off it's ok!

Study / When will Polish schools start to recruit for September 2011? [23]


Most schools have started to think about next year.... the best way it to be proactive and give the schools a call and speak to the director/DOS now....

Work / English teaching books in Poland: villains and heroes [30]

My teaching resources heroes this year would be:

FCE Masterclass - great all round teaching resource although the grammar sections are massive as you may expect!
New English file - even though the Upper Int contains a few mistakes!

I am still hunting for a really good teen book which isn't already being used in public school...... any ideas??

One range to avoid..... New Plus from MM publications!
Our school director chose it, thinking that a book focused on speaking, listening and writing with no structured grammar would be a good idea..... WRONG The worst teaching resource I've ever had to use....... and i once taught a couple of hours of Callan :)

Work / English teaching books in Poland: villains and heroes [30]


That's a great idea...... it would save me hours of prep :)

Work / Any advice about moving to Katowice area (Zory) to work? [13]

Katowice - Don't expect to much from the city as its dirty, gray and full of concrete! I've been there many times and have friends who live in the city. I have also observed that the student population is quite high so jobs in bars and restaurants and normally given to students.

In and around Katowice there are quite a few company headquarters and engineering plants where maybe they need English speakers, but again this is very often given to recent graduates.

My advice is to do your CELTA and get teaching, as this will be the best option for you in the short term to get some money going.

If you decide to head on over and need any help or more information PM me as i only live about 50km from Katowice.

Good luck

Law / What banks are people using in Poland? [50]

I use WBK as a personal account for which i pay 1zl a month.
For my company i use ING with no fees.

I have never had a problem with either so i would recommend them both!

Work / I am currently 75% through an on line TEFL course & moving to Krakow [35]

I would also agree with most of the above, although I know of people working in private language schools who don't have a university degree but have TEFL. Most of these work in Callan schools which but also "teach" traditional text book based courses.

If you have sent in stone the idea of coming to Poland to teach I would have to agree with the others when they say, stay away from Krakow and maybe head to a smaller city or town! Should you want more information I would look up the thread "Some cold, hard facts about teaching in Poland for newbies"

Never the less I wish you all the best!

Work / I am currently 75% through an on line TEFL course & moving to Krakow [35]


Well you wouldn't want to do that for very long at all, it may not look far on the map but it would be quite time consuming and not ideal at all!

Dude, i started at the bottom and lived in a small town with only one native speaker, me! It is a good way to get a years experience but is frustrating and can leave you unsure why you even bothered! You said your determined so you will manage to find something or other!