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| day1 Groupie Latvia Joined 3882 days ago 93 posts - 158 votes  Speaks: English | Message 9 of 15 12 November 2014 at 11:46am | IP Logged | |||||
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Why not try some other kinds of listening? Kind of stuff that is not beyond (or less beyond) you current level?
I find giving myself small dictations useful - just take any textbook with a CD, and use the recorded dialog or article as a dictation. You might want to slow it down a bit, many audio players let you do that. Just listen and try to write it down. Use the book to check when you're done. Learn all the unfamiliar words. Also, on radio, like you say, it all depends on a program, how familiar are you with the subject. Why not try audiobooks instead? Choose any book you have been reading before in any language so you know what is supposed to be happening. If you also own the book itself, making word lists and/or double checking stuff gets so much more easy. Also, why not try listening exercises? Hard to say what your exact level is, but just a few links for an idea what to look for: practise-your-listening-skills Edited by day1 on 12 November 2014 at 11:58am 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| roni Diglot Newbie Finland Joined 3664 days ago 22 posts - 34 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Finnish | Message 10 of 15 12 November 2014 at 12:52pm | IP Logged | |||||
I couldn't find how to start audio there. Please, tell me where it is. I understand selkouutiset without transcript. How about you? Can you follow http://yle.fi/radio/ylepuhe/suora/ ? How hard is it in your opinion? Of course, there are different programs but can you give any general thoughts? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| roni Diglot Newbie Finland Joined 3664 days ago 22 posts - 34 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Finnish | Message 11 of 15 12 November 2014 at 12:58pm | IP Logged | |||||
In fact it is other way around. I'm more busy on weekend than on other days. But I try to go through my cards anyway. Often I don't have time for anything else. Normally I listen to radio on the way to work and back home. It is more than one hour. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6587 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 12 of 15 13 November 2014 at 12:37am | IP Logged | |||||
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Are you driving when you listen? That's a great opportunity, but you probably need to devote some more focused time as well. Audiobooks are a great idea for sure. You can listen on your way and then go over the written text to find what you missed.
You can also try Yle podcasts. I remember signing up for some cool stuff about languages and medicine. In general TV is considered easier than the radio for learners, due to visual clues and often being more entertainment-oriented.
I've posted some previously, here and here. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| roni Diglot Newbie Finland Joined 3664 days ago 22 posts - 34 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Finnish | Message 13 of 15 13 November 2014 at 9:16am | IP Logged | |||||
You are right. I will do as you suggest. I've just purchased ebook - Inferno by Dan Brown. There is also audiobook. I will try it when I acquire some of the vocabulary used in the book. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6587 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 14 of 15 13 November 2014 at 10:35am | IP Logged | |||||
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Aww, I'm going to read Inferno soon too :)
Who is the narrator of the audiobook? Da Vinci Code was read by Lars Svedberg (sp?) who's just amazing. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| roni Diglot Newbie Finland Joined 3664 days ago 22 posts - 34 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Finnish | Message 15 of 15 13 November 2014 at 12:36pm | IP Logged | |||||
Yes. It is him. You can by it from here: https://kirja.elisa.fi/aanikirja/inferno Yesterday there was a special offer. Ebook and audiobook cost something like 5 euro each. Edited by roni on 13 November 2014 at 12:37pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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