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years, letting go way or another. Classes are one thing, though. Much of
after Upper Inter- my tongue was shaped by playing foreign video games
mediate (must've and participating in gaming-oriented communities.
been the second I still grind my teeth when I google my old nicknames:
year of secondary some of my posts are genuinely i n s c r u t a b l e.
school). I am ob-
ligated to thank I play the guitar, I strain to learn German. I'll get back to
my parents here Japanese one day. As for the next olympiad, I'm getting
for making me first place.
take them; I can't
picture a daily life without English coming in handy one Igor Sowinski,
the best PUT student
PARTICIPANTS’ OPINIONS
(original students’ spellings)
Participating in this contest was a great opportunity to test nice to a point of view shared by young people which is not
my skills in English. Different tasks, both in written and oral tainted by mundane reality burden. I really liked presenta-
parts, made competing a pleasant and inspiring challenge. tions which were not pompous, solemn and giving unique
The organization was well-planned, which allowed me to life advice but those more personal, coming from own ex-
spend my time in Poznań fruitfully and cheerfully. I am perience.
looking forward to next year’s edition and was glad to take
part in the Olympiada. Bartosz, Politechnika Wrocławska
Joanna, Gdansk University of Technology This year’s event is really well-organized. I am pleased to
have an opportunity to take part in competition. This event
Considering it being the first time I have participated in enables us to check our English knowledge as well as to
this event, amount of experience could be a little bit over- broaden our context by listening to presentations. Students
whelming. I must say I wasn’t sure if the English Olympiad in the final 10 are well prepared, their presentations are
is good place for me to be, so it took a lot of convincing professional and it is a pleasure to listen to them.
to made me apply. There are however no regrets today.
Poznań -a beautiful, clean city with helpful people ap- Maria, Poznan University of Technology
peared to me, well, one of the best cities I have visited and
I am not overreacting here. What can I say about competi- I think it was fun. The best part was listening comprehen-
tion itself? Well held, good organization, challenging level, sion where one of the speakers was reading information
a lot of interesting people. I am glad I could be a part of it. about alien plant species with the funniest accent there
Maybe it is the first of many times? could ever be.
Mateusz, Politechnika Śląska Karolina, Politechnika Opolska
In my opinion this event is well organized. The organizers Poznań has yet again given me a warm welcome, this time
know everything, they are reliable and polite. I must say I during the English Language Olympiad. I was pleasantly
am quite amazed. The city is beautiful and your University surprised by the host’ care and willingness to answer any
of Technology as well. The only problem is the distance questions. The contest run smoothly and proved to be very
between our cities but there is nothing we can do about well- organized. The grand finale was an exciting event,
it. I want to thank you for invitation, I’ll do my best to be slightly nerve-wrecking for me due to stress and excitement
here next year. mingling in me before my speech. As of now, I’m still wait-
ing for the results, but I can already say that I’ve enjoyed
Igor, Silesian University of Technology myself tremendously.
I really like choice of a subject in a final of the Olympiad Katarzyna, Politechnika Gdańska
‘My formula for success in professional life’. It is always
EDUCATION IN ENGLISH AT PUT 5
after Upper Inter- my tongue was shaped by playing foreign video games
mediate (must've and participating in gaming-oriented communities.
been the second I still grind my teeth when I google my old nicknames:
year of secondary some of my posts are genuinely i n s c r u t a b l e.
school). I am ob-
ligated to thank I play the guitar, I strain to learn German. I'll get back to
my parents here Japanese one day. As for the next olympiad, I'm getting
for making me first place.
take them; I can't
picture a daily life without English coming in handy one Igor Sowinski,
the best PUT student
PARTICIPANTS’ OPINIONS
(original students’ spellings)
Participating in this contest was a great opportunity to test nice to a point of view shared by young people which is not
my skills in English. Different tasks, both in written and oral tainted by mundane reality burden. I really liked presenta-
parts, made competing a pleasant and inspiring challenge. tions which were not pompous, solemn and giving unique
The organization was well-planned, which allowed me to life advice but those more personal, coming from own ex-
spend my time in Poznań fruitfully and cheerfully. I am perience.
looking forward to next year’s edition and was glad to take
part in the Olympiada. Bartosz, Politechnika Wrocławska
Joanna, Gdansk University of Technology This year’s event is really well-organized. I am pleased to
have an opportunity to take part in competition. This event
Considering it being the first time I have participated in enables us to check our English knowledge as well as to
this event, amount of experience could be a little bit over- broaden our context by listening to presentations. Students
whelming. I must say I wasn’t sure if the English Olympiad in the final 10 are well prepared, their presentations are
is good place for me to be, so it took a lot of convincing professional and it is a pleasure to listen to them.
to made me apply. There are however no regrets today.
Poznań -a beautiful, clean city with helpful people ap- Maria, Poznan University of Technology
peared to me, well, one of the best cities I have visited and
I am not overreacting here. What can I say about competi- I think it was fun. The best part was listening comprehen-
tion itself? Well held, good organization, challenging level, sion where one of the speakers was reading information
a lot of interesting people. I am glad I could be a part of it. about alien plant species with the funniest accent there
Maybe it is the first of many times? could ever be.
Mateusz, Politechnika Śląska Karolina, Politechnika Opolska
In my opinion this event is well organized. The organizers Poznań has yet again given me a warm welcome, this time
know everything, they are reliable and polite. I must say I during the English Language Olympiad. I was pleasantly
am quite amazed. The city is beautiful and your University surprised by the host’ care and willingness to answer any
of Technology as well. The only problem is the distance questions. The contest run smoothly and proved to be very
between our cities but there is nothing we can do about well- organized. The grand finale was an exciting event,
it. I want to thank you for invitation, I’ll do my best to be slightly nerve-wrecking for me due to stress and excitement
here next year. mingling in me before my speech. As of now, I’m still wait-
ing for the results, but I can already say that I’ve enjoyed
Igor, Silesian University of Technology myself tremendously.
I really like choice of a subject in a final of the Olympiad Katarzyna, Politechnika Gdańska
‘My formula for success in professional life’. It is always
EDUCATION IN ENGLISH AT PUT 5
