job center and cover letter

Can I ask about job offers here?

What kind of job are you looking for?

What are the requirements?

What would I have to do? - Co musiałbym robić?
How much do they offer?
Do they provide trainig? - Czy oferują szkolenia?

Does the job involve frequent travel?  - Czy ta praca wymaga częstych podróży?

Is this a permanent or temporary job?  - Czy to jest praca stała czy tymczasowa?

requirements - wymagania
telephone skills - umiejętność prowadzenia rozmów tel.
own initiative - własne inicjatywa
good command  of spoken and written English - dobra znajomość angielskiego w mowie i piśmie
computer literacy - znajomość obsługi komputera
essential - niezbędny
demanding - wymagające
filling - segregowanie
fixed working hours - stałe godziny pracy
flexitime - nienormowany czas pracy
pension programme - program emerytalny
piece work - praca na akord
wage - wynagrodzenie
work pattern - system pracy


I am writing to apply for the position of  .... - Piszę, aby zgłosić swoją kandydaturnę na stanowisko
I am writing in reference to your advertisement in .... - Piszę w związku z ogłoszeniem w ...

I have been interested in ... for many years. - Interesuję się ... od wielu lat.
Your advertisement was of particular interest to me because ... - Państwa ogłoszenie zainteresowało mnie szczególnie, ponieważ ...

I have received training / completed a course in ... - Ukończyłem ostatnio szkolenie/kurs ...
My last job was for ..., which is ... - Ostatnio pracowałem dla ..., która jest firmą ...
I worked there for ... years as ... and my duties involved ... - Pracowałem tam .. lat, jako  ..., a do moich obowiązków należało ...

I feel I have a range of relevant skills that I can bring to your company. - Uważam, że posiadam odpowiednie kwalifikacje, które będą przydatne w Państwa firmie.

As you can see from my CV, I can offer a considerable amount of relevant experience, including ... - Jak widać w moim CV, posiadam duże doświadczenie, między innymi w ...

In addition to ..., I can also ..., which enables me to ... . - Oprócz ..., potrafię również ..., co pozwala mi na ....

I am available for interview at any time. - Jestem gotowy na rozmowę kwalifikacyjną w dowolnej chwili.
I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss my application in greater detail. - Będę wdzięczny za możliwość spotkania, aby porozmawiać o szczegółach.

People Who Are Bilingual Are Smart, Creative And Better Lovers

If you thought accents were sexy, imagine how absolutely mind-blowing it would be to have the person of your dreams tell you those three magic words in more than one tongue.
There’s just something about people expressing their thoughts in multiple languages that is so appealing.
It might be that they’re more in tune with their own thoughts and emotions.
Or, perhaps they’re just better communicators in general.
A growing body of research indicates that people who learn to speak more than one language throughout their lives have essentially trained their brains to be stronger muscles, making them smarter, more creative and more responsive to their own feelings and emotions.
But, after studying both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese for a few years each, I think there is something deeper to speaking more than one language than meets the eye or brain. It’s something in the heart, in the soul.

History of Advertising - The Pros and Cons of Advertising

History of Advertising

It is difficult to imagine how advertising worked before television, the radio and the Internet, but, in fact, advertising goes back to ancient Greece where people wrote " For Sale" on the sides of their houses if they wanted to move. In the Middle Ages merchants hung wooden signs in front of their stores to show people what they were selling.
The invention of the printing press in the 1440s had a big effect on advertising. Flyers and posters could be made very cheaply and by 1600 newspaper ads were common.
After the Civil War advertising agencies became popular in America. First they only sold space in newspapers and magazines but later on they also wrote and produced their own ads.
The invention of the radio in the 1920s and television in the 1940s revolutionized advertising. Companies could now inform millions of people about their products over the airwaves. More recently the Internet and e-mail have led to the development of new advertising strategies.

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:

7 Natural Remedies To Prevent Migraines

Migraine headaches are one of the most common causes of emergency room visits for women between the ages of 18 and 45. As a neurologist and migraine sufferer, I know statistics don’t mean anything when a headache takes over our lives and causes lost time at work or with our loved ones.
If an individual has two or more migraine headaches per month, they are classified as having chronic migraine headache disorder and may benefit from taking preventative measures. These preventative treatments are distinctly different from the therapies that should be used during an acute migraine attack.
The preventative treatment traditionally recommended by physicians is typified by a sole reliance on prescription medications. While effective, these drugs have the potential to cause undesirable side effects such as weight gain, memory impairment, and sedation.
As I traveled around the world learning yoga and meditation techniques, I was always seeking migraine remedies for my patients and myself. In a marketplace full of claims for migraine cures that range from fresh juices to fad diets, what has really been tested and scientifically proven to work?
The following natural and complementary medical therapies have been scientifically proven in medical studies to reduce the frequency of migraine headaches when used appropriately on a regular basis.

20 Reasons To Say “No” to Freelancing

We’ve all heard great things about being a freelancer: having the ultimate independence to make all your creative decisions, no bosses to answer to, flexible hours and working from the comforts of home. It all boils down to a single theme: Freedom.
Being a freelancer sure beats the constraints of a regular corporate 9-to-5 job, but as they say, freedom comes with a price. So many of us may have overrated the ‘freedom’ that is associated with freelancing without properly considering what we may have to give up in place to attain that.

9 Things You Should Know About Freelancing Full-time

For most of us, freelancing full time seems like a dream come true. We get to be our own boss, work our own hours, and are responsible for our own success. It all sounds great – and it is, but freelancing full-time isn’t for everyone. While some freelancers thrive on being their own boss, others find that they’re not as good at working for themselves as they were working for a company, or in their 9 to 5 job.
A lot of people thrive on working full-time in a traditional office setting. Whether it’s because they love working in teams, like to bounce ideas off each other, and be able to share a joke with a colleague sitting in the cubicle next to them, or because they are too used to it to be independent, there are people who may not be suited for the freelancer’s life. So before you take the plunge, consider the following aspects of a freelancer’s life to see if it is your cup of tea, things like…

Rozprawka - przydatne wyrażenia

1. Wprowadzenie do tematu we wstępie:

• it is widely assumed/agreed, that… – jest powszechnie wiadomo że…
• it is common belief that – popularne jest stwierdzenie że…
• people says that… – ludzie mówią że…
• most people agree that… – większość ludzi zgadza się z tym że…
• there are so many different opinions on… – jest tak wiele różnych opinii na temat…
• there is no agreement… – nie ma zgody…
• the problem of… is a much debated issue nowadays – problem … jest ostatnio bardzo często omawiany
• the problem of… has raised a lot of controversy recently – problem … wzbudził ostatnio dużo kontrowersji
• more and more people are… – rosnąca liczba ludzi…
• in recent years… has/have – q ostatnich latach…

2. Przytaczanie przykładów i kontrastu:

• for example / for instance – na przykład
• however / although – jednakże / chociaż
• despite / in spite of – pomimo
• on the one hand / on the other hand – z jednej strony / z drugiej strony
• therefore / as a result / thus – zatem / tak więc
• moreover / in addition – co więcej / ponadto
• be in favour of / be against – być za / przeciw
• like – jak
• especially – zwłaszcza
• such as – tak jak
• in particular – zwłaszcza
• even so – nawet jeśli
• even though – chociaż
• although – mimo to
• it can be argued that … – są odmienne opinie że …

3. Wymienianie argumentów:

• in the first place – po pierwsze
• to start with – na początek
• firstly / secondly / thirdly – po pierwsze / drugie / trzecie
• besides – poza tym
• finally – na koniec

• one major advantage of … – ważną zaletą …
• the main/greatest argument is that… –  głównym/Najważniejszym argumentem jest to że …
• there is no doubt about it that…/I have no doubt that… – nie ma wątpliwości że…/Nie mam wątpliwości że…
• in the first place/First of all – przede wszystkim
• from the perspective of supporters/followers…- z punktu widzenia zwolenników…

Do wprowadzania drugiego i kolejnych argumentów:

• secondly – po drugie
• thirdly – po trzecie
• what is more/Furthermore/Moreover – co więcej
• another aspect is that… – innym aspektem jest to że…
• another advantage/disadvantage is that… – kolejną zaletą/wadą jest to, że…
• also – również
• in addition to … – na dodatek …
• apart from … – oprócz …
• last, but not least – ostatni lecz nie mniej ważny

4. Prezentacja argumentów typu „for”:

• the main advantage of … is that – główną zaletą … jest to, że
• it is believed / said that – sądzi / mówi się, że
• a number of people are in favour of – niektóre osoby są za …
• another benefit is that – kolejną zaletą jest to, że
• not only is it a great asset, but also – nie tylko jest to dużą zaletą, ale również … 

5. Prezentacja argumentów typu „against”:

• opponents point out that – przeciwnicy zwracają uwagę, że
• however, it needs to be added that – jednakże, należy dodać, że
• from an ethical point of view – z etycznego punktu widzenia
• the issue is far from being solved, but – długa jeszcze droga do rozwiązania tego problemu, ale

6. Podsumowanie:

• in conclusion – na zakończenie
• it is clear from the above evidence that – z powyższych punktów wynika, że
• to sum up – podsumowując
• all in all – ogólnie rzecz biorąc
• taking all this into consideration / account – biorąc wszystko pod uwagę
• on balance – po namyśle 
• on the whole /All things considered – Biorąc to wszystko pod uwagę
• overall, – Ogólnie rzecz biorąc,
• there is no agreement…, but in my opinion… – Nie ma zgody…, ale moim zdaniem…
   

10 Things I Wish Every Woman Knew About Health

 

I promised myself this year that I would share some transformational health truths with all the women in my life — including you.
Why? I have a mom, young daughter, so many female family and friends I care so deeply about, and I really felt that I have a duty to give back and share the most important points all women should know about their health (in my opinion, of course).
Who am I? I don't claim to be the worlds expert on women's health but wanted to share my experience in the medical field. I think my thinking has changed, molded and (sometimes flipped) through the education in medical school, hospital training and real world and I am simply sharing that with you.

Amazon.Com - The World's Largest Internet Company

Amazon's Kindle Fire

Amazon.com is the world's largest Internet company. It started out as an online bookstore in the middle of the 1990s and grew gradually over the years. Today Amazon sells almost everything from CDs and DVDs to sportswear and electrical appliances. The company also produces its own tablets and e-readers and lets users upload their own photos and other files to the Amazon-based cloud.
Amazon offers its services all over the world. It operates its own websites in the UK, Germany, China, Australia, as well as many South American and Asian countries.

45 Life Lessons Written by a “90-Year-Old” Woman

You can really learn a lot by reading this woman’s advice. From those who have been there done that, it is nice to hear their point of view. Take a look!
People often tell Regina Brett how great she looks for her age. Turns out, she is actually 54 years old — not 90. She wrote down these life lessons the night before her 45th birthday after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Over that past decade, these lessons have gone viral on the Internet amid claims that she is 90 years old. Luckily, she finds humor in this misrepresentation, knowing how many lives she has touched.
Whatever her age might be, these universal lessons are relatable to anyone who needs a little reminder of what’s important in life.

Greece delays 5 June IMF debt payment

Greece has told the International Monetary Fund it will delay Friday's €300m (£216m) debt repayment and bundle all four of its June payments together.

The Athens government will have until 30 June to pay the €1.5bn total, which is also the day on which its bailout deal with the EU and IMF runs out.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is trying to reach a deal to unlock final bailout funds before Greece runs out of money.