Learn practical Polish at A2 level
Polish Elementary is a complete A2 course for adults who want to communicate more confidently in everyday, social and professional situations. The course is designed for learners with limited time and follows a clear structure across 43 practical lessons.
What you will learn
- Use approximately 1,000 high frequency Polish words covering most common daily conversations
- Communicate while travelling, booking accommodation, visiting services and handling everyday administration
- Write messages, emails and short professional texts
- Participate in workplace conversations, meetings, interviews and negotiations
- Understand short spoken messages, dialogues and practical reading texts
- Describe your experiences, plans, family, work and daily routines
- Prepare for the Państwowe Egzaminy Certyfikatowe z Języka Polskiego at A2 level
A structured course with clear progress
Each lesson follows a consistent learning sequence:
- Practical vocabulary and useful expressions
- Contextual dialogues with audio
- Clear grammar explanations and reference tables
- Guided grammar and vocabulary exercises
- Immersive content based on real sources and simplified to A2 level
- Retention activities that help you review and remember what you have learned
- Open speaking and writing tasks for active skill development
- Reading, listening, speaking and writing practice
- Self assessment and clear CEFR learning outcomes
The course covers practical situations such as travel, accommodation, airports, banking, education, public services, health, shopping, employment, teamwork, meetings and remote work.
Free audio, video and digital materials
Every lesson contains a QR code. Create a free account to access the included digital learning materials.
Free access includes:
- Lesson audio and dialogue recordings
- Videos and pronunciation practice
- Translations and visual learning support
- Interactive exercises and self tests
- Additional practice for classroom or independent study
All standard lesson audio is included free of charge.
An optional app licence adds:
- AI corrections for writing exercises
- Parallel audio and translated audiobooks
- Personal difficulty reports
- Progress tracking
- Additional learning and assessment tools
Flexible self-study or guided learning
This English language edition includes translations and is suitable for independent study. You can work through the lessons at your own pace, use the book alongside the app or study with a private teacher.
Learners who want more speaking practice can book additional online conversation classes with a professional coLanguage teacher.
Official Polish exam preparation
The vocabulary, grammar, dialogues and integrated skills training are aligned with CEFR A2 objectives and support preparation for the official State Certificate Examination in Polish as a Foreign Language.
You practise the skills assessed at A2 level:
- Listening
- Reading
- Spoken interaction
- Spoken production
- Writing
Teaching material for private classes and multilingual classrooms
Teachers can use this course as a ready to teach programme requiring little preparation. It includes visual support, audio, videos, communicative activities, open writing tasks and structured assessment materials.
The book is available in several instruction languages, making it suitable for multilingual classrooms and international adult education. Teachers can use the same Polish curriculum while students work with the translation that best supports their learning.
