Market Myths and Polish Realities

An interview with Jan Olszewski
 Jan Olszewski gained his reputation in Poland as a human rights lawyer, having defended political dissidents since the 1960s. He was a top adviser to Lech Walesa and the Solidarity trade union movement in the 1980s. Olszewski was Poland's third prime minister after the collapse of the Communist government in 1989. He held the position from December 1991 to May 1992. In Poland's September 1993 elections, Olszewski's political alliance, The Movement for the Republic did not receive the 5 percent threshold vote needed for representation in the Polish Parliament.

word order - adverbs with the verb

Subject + verb + place + time

Toms walks to work every morning.

- some adverbs (for example: always, also, probably, hardly ever) go with the verb in the middle of a sentence:
 Tom always goes to work by car.
I always have to phone him. 

- Adverbs go AFTER am/is/are/was/were:
 The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning.

- if the verb is two or more words (can remember/doesn't smoke/ has been stolen etc.) the adverb goes AFTER THE FIRST VERB
I can never remember his name.

- PROBABLY goes BEFORE NEGATIVE
I probably won't see you.
I will probably not see you.

- we also use ALL and BOTH in these positions:
We all felt ill after the meal.
My parters are both teachers.
Sarah and Jane have both applied for the job.
We are all going out this evening. 

What Does Cost Effective Mean When It Comes to Health Insurance?

Cost-effective health insurance usually means insurance that is cheaper to maintain than the cost of medical bills, but for businesses and employers, it has a slightly different meaning. Insurance for employers is cost effective when the employer gets more out of the program than it puts in and finds that the health insurance program does not interfere with its ability to cover other business-related costs.

A view to a sell: will Spectre’s brands get the traditional Bond boost?

Product placement in 007 films is nothing new, but it’s not always the big deals, such as Heineken’s in Skyfall and now Belvedere vodka for Spectre, that pay the biggest dividends

 

Preposition + - ing

If a preposition:
- in
- for
- about
- at
- on
- with
- of
- for
- instead of
- in spite of
etc.
is followed by a verb, the verb ends in -ing.

I'm not very good at learning languages.
Are you looking forward to seeing Ann again?

before -ing and after -ing

Before going out, I phoned Sarah.
What did you do after leaving school?

(Before I went out ... and ... after you left school)

by - ing
She made herself ill by not eatng propely.

without -ing
I ran ten kilometres without stopping

make vs. do

MAKE:
- a suggestion
- a point
- a reservation
- an appointment
- a mistake
- a profit
- a note
- of something
- arrangements
- progress
- sure/certain

DO:
- your best
- business (with someone)
- an analysis
- (someone) a favor
- (someone) good


Expressions with do :
- What do you do for a living?
- How are you doing?
- How do you do?



MAKE używa się na ogół w przypadku tworzenia czegoś, co wcześniej nie istniało.
DO używa się często ze słowami opisującymi działanie lub czynność.

Prefer and would rather

"PREFER" używa się w celu wskazania, że ogólnie rzecz biorąc, woli się jedną rzecz od drugiej.

I prefer + something + to + something else.
I prefer + doing something  + to + doing something else
I prefer + to do something + rather than + (do) something else

"WOULD PREFER" używa się w celu wskazania, że woli się jedną rzecz bardziej niż inną w konkretnej sytuacji.  

I would prefer + to
 
"WOULD RATHER" używamy do wyrażania preferencji w konkretnej sytuacji.
Po would rather może jednak występować tylko podstawowa forma czasownika.

I would rather + do something + than + (do) something else

How to learn vocabulary effectively

Vocabulary is the core of language. We learn it to be able to describe the world around us better, to be able to express our thoughts, opinions and feelings more accurately, and to be able to choose the tone of what we’re saying. But how to learn vocabulary effectively?
Every language learner has their own favourite vocabulary learning technique that works for them. Below, you will find a summary of ten articles that discuss the most effective vocabulary learning methods. There’s also a bonus paragraph at the very bottom of this page which links to advice from 38 language experts on how to learn vocabulary effectively.

An Incomplete List of Noteable People I’ve Delivered Pizzas To

It’s coming up on a year now since I got my current job as a pizza delivery girl, and I thought this would be a good time to delve into the little ever-expanding “WTFPIZZA” note I keep on my cell that helps me remember some of my more, uh - interesting deliveries.
So without further ado and in no particular order, here’s some pizza customers who left a lasting impression on me thus far: