Gazeta Wyborcza (PL) • May 8, 2026 06:35

"I'm afraid I won't be able to say a word." Why do high school graduates have problems with the Polish oral exam?

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Score: -0.35 • Leans Left

- Ten egzamin nie liczy się przy żadnej rekrutacji na studia - skarżą się maturzyści. I jednocześnie przyznają, że ustnego polskiego boją się najbardziej. - Ale odbyć się musi. Jak go nie będzie, to przestaniemy w szkołach mówić - twierdzi polonistka.

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