# Transcript

Marta Stelmaszak
So first of all reading in your native language every day. And I think that this is something I’m really strict about. So, every day in the morning I try to open at least one Polish newspaper online. Just read it and be in touch with this language. It also helps to be in touch with your family back there and not only because they are your family so you want to talk to them, but also because you refresh the knowledge of this day-to-day language. So it’s not only reading newspapers when a language is very Polish but also using it in very day-to-day situations. I think that this is very important as well. And thirdly I think some more formal ways of staying in touch with or keeping up with a language. So, all sort of courses I can get my hands on. There are also, because of the quite big Polish community in the UK and in London especially, there are several events that are organised for this community. Some of them specifically related to language and culture. So I think attending those is really important for me as well.