slikew Groupie United States Joined 4065 days ago 79 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 17 of 58 02 December 2013 at 4:20pm | IP Logged |
FSI 15
Destinos - 19-21
El Progreso del Peregrino - 10 pages
Other Reading -15 minutes
Listening - 30 minutes
Vocabulary from Reading - 10 minutes
So I've finished the first book of FSI and feel very releaved to finally have this "foundation" laid. I know it's a mental thing, but it's a huge encouragement to me. Also, I moved forward a bit in the Destinos series and was able to read a bit of my book, el Progeso del peregrino. There is a lot of vocab I don't understand in this book, but I enjoy reading it any way. Also, I'm listening, reading and studying new vocabulary from the book of Titus, in the Biblia NVI. I'm enjoying this greatly, as this is the main reason I want to learn. To share with others about Jesus and His saving power.
Listening was also from La Casa Rojas (free podcast)
Edited by slikew on 02 December 2013 at 4:21pm
1 person has voted this message useful
|
slikew Groupie United States Joined 4065 days ago 79 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 18 of 58 09 December 2013 at 3:46pm | IP Logged |
FSI 16
Destinos 22
Reading 30 minutes
Listening 20 minutes
Watched Jack the Giant Slayer with Spanish Subtitles
Last week was a busy week, full of different duties that have put Spanish study on the back burner. The rest of the month into the first half of January look to be pretty busy, but I'm hoping to get through Lesson 20 this month. This sets the short term goal back (finish unit 30 by end of January) and the medium term goal (finish FSI by the end of April) as well, but I can't help that. I'll just keep clicking along and work to get these next 4 lesson completed by the end of December.
1 person has voted this message useful
|
slikew Groupie United States Joined 4065 days ago 79 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 19 of 58 16 December 2013 at 4:03pm | IP Logged |
FSI 17 -18
Destinos 23-24
Free reading articles on La Leyenda del Dorado y La Historia del Alamo
1 person has voted this message useful
|
slikew Groupie United States Joined 4065 days ago 79 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 20 of 58 09 January 2014 at 4:42pm | IP Logged |
El Duodecimo Iman - 140 pages
FSI - 19 (Working on Unit 20)
With the Christmas season came a very busy schedule, with my in-laws (who I really do love) coming in for 3 weeks. I was given Joel Rosenberg's Politcal triology (Twelfth Imam, Tehran Initiative and the Damascus Countdown - all in Spanish) which equals about 1600 pages of Spanish reading. The vocabulary is sooooo extensive, and it combines all the elements I enjoy in a book. I've already ready about 140 pages of the first book. I'm workin on FSI Unit 20 and expect to be on it for a few extra days.
I hope all is well to the rest of you.
1 person has voted this message useful
|
slikew Groupie United States Joined 4065 days ago 79 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 21 of 58 15 January 2014 at 5:04am | IP Logged |
FSI- still working on unit 20
El Duodecimo Iman - Up to Page 208 (68 addtl pages read)
FSI Unit 20 has been tough and I thought about moving on...but I prayed and worked hard and I've really gotten a lot down! I went from about 10-15% comprehension on the dual clitics to about 75%. I plan to finish this up and move on to/complete Unit 21 this week.
1 person has voted this message useful
|
slikew Groupie United States Joined 4065 days ago 79 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 22 of 58 17 January 2014 at 5:18pm | IP Logged |
FSI - Unit 20 complette!
!Ya se lo he traido al profesor! Ya me los revisaron.
Booya!!!! Oh yeahhh oh yeahhhh.. So glad to be finished with this unit and so glad I didn't give up. I certainly felt like it at times.
2 persons have voted this message useful
|
slikew Groupie United States Joined 4065 days ago 79 posts - 95 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 23 of 58 22 January 2014 at 8:27pm | IP Logged |
FSI- Working on Unit 21
Reading:
El Duodecimo Iman - Pg 246 (38 pages)
La Santa Biblia - Reina Valera - Genesis 3-5
Listening:
Q&A Spanish - 15 minutes
La Santa Biblia - Reina Valera 1960 - Ephesios 1-2 (4-5 times each)
1 person has voted this message useful
|
Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4136 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog
| Message 24 of 58 22 January 2014 at 8:35pm | IP Logged |
slikew wrote:
FSI - Unit 20 complette!
!Ya se lo he traido al profesor! Ya me los revisaron.
Booya!!!! Oh yeahhh oh yeahhhh.. So glad to be finished with this unit and so glad I didn't give up. I certainly felt like
it at times.
|
|
|
Ugh. I *hated* that unit. It felt more like a brain teaser than a language drill! Ha!
1 person has voted this message useful
|