Anna Kowalik

Anna Kowalik

I am totally immersed in midwifery. I find strongly necessary to keep myself updated on Women's Health. I love reading and yoga.

Location London UK

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  • Anna Kowalik replied to Anna Kowalik
    Talking about responsibility

    Thank you Maria for your nice comment.
    I personally believe that, every single profession has duties and responsibilities. Moreover, if our profession becomes our passion it satisfies us the most.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Talking about responsibility

    I am responsible for providing holistic care in maternity.
    I deal with all health and social problems that may occur during the postnatal period.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Business acronyms

    My colleagues mentioned the meaning of acronyms: PR, IT, MD, PA before. Popular acronyms from my workplace are:
    1) BMI - body mass index
    2) DOB - date of birth
    3) BW - birth weight
    4) pH - the measure of acidity
    5) PPE - personal protective equipment (f.e. face mask, apron etc.)
    6) BM - capillary blood glucose ( British medical colloquialisms...

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Job adverts

    He discusses each segment of a typical job offer from the top to the bottom.
    The job advert in the video looks exactly like most ads in my country.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Applying for a job

    Firstly, he says what we're going to look at in the newspaper, subsequently, he briefly explains what the CV is and what this abbreviation means, then he clarifies what a covering letter is and what it is for.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    What skills do you have?

    My three hard skills are:
    1. Academic teaching
    2. Driving licence
    3. Fluent English
    My three soft skills are:
    1. Assertiveness
    2. Interpersonal communication
    3. Critical thinking where is a strong demand.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Tom advises Greg

    He should join a specific professional social group in his industry or interest and build a network of contacts.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Meet Greg and Tom

    I'd like to have a job that requires creativity.
    I am not interested in finances or economy.
    I wouldn't mind working remotely.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    What do you like doing?

    I am good at cooking. I can cook very complicated dishes. Furthermore, I love to improvise while cooking.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Welcome to the course

    Hello,
    My name is Anna. I am from Poland but I live and work in the UK.
    It's a pleasure to join you.

  • Anna Kowalik replied to Agata Gajewska
    Exams and me

    In my opinion "week" means, a period of seven days but "weak" means not strong, (read your previous text, please). You are right, the grammatical structures are very difficult but writing is also not too easy, because thiny error changes meaning of word or sentence. I pay attention to text, even if I read literature, magazines in my native language. I'm not...

  • Anna Kowalik replied to Agata Gajewska
    Exams and me

    Hi Agata, what did you mean "strengh and week" ? You thought of SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threas), did you?

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Practising paraphrasing

    I've chosen the second sentence on the list.
    Based on international recommendations, the amount of water available in each household is suggested 50-100 liters daily per person.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Basic features of academic texts

    Really good description.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    What makes a text academic?

    An academic texts are organized in a specific way: introduction, methods, results, discussion. The writing should be clear and understandable in each section. No idioms as our colleague wrote bellow.

  • Anna Kowalik made a comment
    Meet your fellow learners

    Hello, I am Anna from Poland. I've just moved to UK. I want to improve my English writing to academic level.