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Do you sometimes wonder what you can do to be more focused? Or how to practise mindfulness? Let’s find out!

Zastanawiasz się czasem, co możesz zrobić, by być bardziej skupionym/skupioną? Albo jak ćwiczyć mindfulness? Sprawdźmy!

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Mindfulness can change your life
Uważność może zmienić twoje życie
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Exercise 1

Match the words and phrases that appear in the text with their definitions.

Połącz wyrazy lub wyrażenia z tekstu z ich definicjami.

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giving your attention only to one thing, so you become calm and relaxed Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. breathing exercises, 2. senses, 3. overwhelmed, 4. meditation, 5. be focused on an exercise focusing on effective and healthy breathing Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. breathing exercises, 2. senses, 3. overwhelmed, 4. meditation, 5. be focused on to suddenly feel a strong emotion Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. breathing exercises, 2. senses, 3. overwhelmed, 4. meditation, 5. be focused on concentrating on a single thing Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. breathing exercises, 2. senses, 3. overwhelmed, 4. meditation, 5. be focused on tasting, touching, seeing and hearing Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. breathing exercises, 2. senses, 3. overwhelmed, 4. meditation, 5. be focused on
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Exercise 1

Find the words listed below. Search up, down, forward, backward, and on the diagonal to find the hidden words.

Znajdź poniższe wyrazy. Możesz ich szukać pionowo, poziomo, od góry do dołu, od dołu do góry oraz na ukos.

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Read the text and do the exercises below.

Przeczytaj tekst, a następnie wykonaj poniższe ćwiczenia.

How to Be More Present?
Anna Olewińska‑Byliniak How to Be More Present?

Are you often distracted? Do you catch yourself daydreamingdaydreaming [daydream]daydreaming and not know what's going on? It sounds like you need mindfulness practice.

Mindfulness practice is paying attention topaying attention to [pay attention to]paying attention to what is happening in the present moment. Research shows that it can help reduce stressreduce stressreduce stress and lower anxiety. People who practice mindfulness have better memorymemorymemory and are more creative.

So, how to be more mindful? Imagine you have problems at school. it’s good to head off to a quiet placehead off to a quiet placehead off to a quiet place where you can spend some time alone and enjoy an undisturbed momentenjoy an undisturbed momentenjoy an undisturbed moment. This is the main idea of being mindful: being focusedbeing focused [be focused]being focused and appreciating the present momentappreciating the present moment [appreciate the present moment]appreciating the present moment.

However, even if you get lost in your thoughts, don’t feel bad about it. It’s completely normal. AwarenessawarenessAwareness is key in this case. If you often find your mind wanderingmind wanderingmind wandering, be aware ofbe aware ofbe aware of it so you can say to yourself “OK, this is the moment when I’m not focused, so I can change it now!” The most important thing is to be conscious of your thoughts.be conscious of your thoughtsbe conscious of your thoughts.

There are many ways to practice mindfulness. Use your sensessenses [sense]senses. Think of what you can experienceexperienceexperience thanks to them right here and right now: what you are feeling or what you can see. There are also many breathing exercisesbreathing exercises [breathing exercise]breathing exercises in which you focus on breathing in and out.

As you can see, mindfulness practice doesn’t requirerequirerequire any special equipmentequipmentequipment or preparation. All you have to do is just… be. Be present, be focused, be consciousconsciousconscious. Are you ready to try?

1 Źródło: Anna Olewińska‑Byliniak, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise 2

Match the words and phrases from the text with their translations.

Połącz wyrazy i wyrażenia z tekstu z ich tłumaczeniami.

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E Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. You can also lie on the floor with your eyes closed and tighten one by one every muscle in your body as hard as you can., 2. It sounds like you need mindfulness practice., 3. However, whenever you get lost in your thoughts, don’t feel bad about it, it’s completely normal., 4. Research shows that it can help reduce stress and lower anxiety., 5. All you have to do is just… be. A  Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. You can also lie on the floor with your eyes closed and tighten one by one every muscle in your body as hard as you can., 2. It sounds like you need mindfulness practice., 3. However, whenever you get lost in your thoughts, don’t feel bad about it, it’s completely normal., 4. Research shows that it can help reduce stress and lower anxiety., 5. All you have to do is just… be. C  Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. You can also lie on the floor with your eyes closed and tighten one by one every muscle in your body as hard as you can., 2. It sounds like you need mindfulness practice., 3. However, whenever you get lost in your thoughts, don’t feel bad about it, it’s completely normal., 4. Research shows that it can help reduce stress and lower anxiety., 5. All you have to do is just… be. B  Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. You can also lie on the floor with your eyes closed and tighten one by one every muscle in your body as hard as you can., 2. It sounds like you need mindfulness practice., 3. However, whenever you get lost in your thoughts, don’t feel bad about it, it’s completely normal., 4. Research shows that it can help reduce stress and lower anxiety., 5. All you have to do is just… be. D  Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. You can also lie on the floor with your eyes closed and tighten one by one every muscle in your body as hard as you can., 2. It sounds like you need mindfulness practice., 3. However, whenever you get lost in your thoughts, don’t feel bad about it, it’s completely normal., 4. Research shows that it can help reduce stress and lower anxiety., 5. All you have to do is just… be.
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Exercise 3

Read the text and decide if the sentences are true or false.

Przeczytaj tekst i zdecyduj, czy podane zdania są prawdziwe, czy fałszywe.

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Exercise 4

Read the text again and drag the verbs to fill in the gaps. Two words do not fit any gap.

Przeczytaj tekst ponownie, a następnie przeciągnij czasowniki w odpowiednie luki. Dwa wyrazy nie pasują do żadnej luki.

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How to be more mindful? That’s easy! All you have to do is just 1. head off, 2. lost, 3. daydreaming, 4. be focused, 5. appreciate to a quiet place and 1. head off, 2. lost, 3. daydreaming, 4. be focused, 5. appreciate the present moment. Even if you’re 1. head off, 2. lost, 3. daydreaming, 4. be focused, 5. appreciate or 1. head off, 2. lost, 3. daydreaming, 4. be focused, 5. appreciate in thoughts, don’t forget to 1. head off, 2. lost, 3. daydreaming, 4. be focused, 5. appreciate on the present at the same time.
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Słownik

appreciating the present moment [appreciate the present moment]
appreciating the present moment [appreciate the present moment]

/ əˈpriːʃieɪtɪŋ ðə ˌpreznt ˈməʊmənt / / əˈpriːʃieɪt ðə ˌpreznt ˈməʊmənt /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

docenianie obecnego momentu [doceniać obecny moment]

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
awareness
awareness

/ əˈweənəs /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

świadomość

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
be aware of
be aware of

/ bi əˈweər ɒv /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

być świadomym/świadomą

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
be conscious of your thoughts
be conscious of your thoughts

/ bi ˈkɒnʃəs əv jə ˈthetaɔːts /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

być świadomym/świadomą swoich myśli

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
being focused [be focused]
being focused [be focused]

/ bi ˈfəʊkəst ɒn /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

bycie skupionym [być skupionym]

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
breathing exercises [breathing exercise]
breathing exercises [breathing exercise]

/ ˈbri:ðɪŋ ˈeksəsaɪzɪz / / ˈbri:ðɪŋ ˈeksəsaɪz /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

ćwiczenia oddechowe [ćwiczenie oddechowe]

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
conscious
conscious

/ ˈkɒnʃəs /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

świadomy

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
daydreaming [daydream]
daydreaming [daydream]

/ ˈdeɪdriːmɪŋ  ˈdeɪ.driːm /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

sen na jawie [śnić na jawie]

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
distracted [distract]
distracted [distract]

/ dɪˈstræktɪd / / dɪˈstrækt /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

rozproszony/rozproszona [rozpraszać]

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
enjoy an undisturbed moment
enjoy an undisturbed moment

/ ɪnˈdʒɔɪ ən ˌʌndɪˈstɜːbd ˈməʊmənt /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

cieszyć się niczym niezakłóconą chwilą

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
equipment
equipment

/ ɔˈkwɪpmənt /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

wyposażenie

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
experience
experience

/ ɔkˈspɪərɪəns /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

doświadczyć

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
head off to a quiet place
head off to a quiet place

/ hed ɒf tu ə ˈkwaɪət ˈpleɪs /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

udać się do spokojnego miejsca

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
lower anxiety
lower anxiety

/ ˈləʊə æŋˈzaɪəti /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

obniżać niepokój

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
memory
memory

/ ˈmeməri /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

pamięć

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
mind wandering
mind wandering

/ ˈmaɪnd ˈwɒndərɪŋ /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

błądzenie myślami

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
paying attention to [pay attention to]
paying attention to [pay attention to]

/ ˈpeɪɪŋ əˈtenʃn̩ tuː / / ˈpeɪ əˈtenʃn̩ tuː /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

zwracanie uwagi na [zwracać uwagę na]

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
reduce stress
reduce stress

/ rɪˈdjuːs stres /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

ograniczyć stres

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
require
require

/ rɪˈkwaɪə /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

wymagać

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Nagranie dźwiękowe
senses [sense]
senses [sense]

/ ˈsensɪz / / sens /

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

zmysły [zmysł]

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Nagranie dźwiękowe

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