ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 5996 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 17 of 200 26 December 2008 at 2:14pm | IP Logged |
Sprachprofi wrote:
Please let me know which DALF book you got and what you thought of it. |
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It is this one here. It seems to be alright, rather textually centric, which is what I was looking for, comes with a cd of mp3s as well.
*edit* having worked with it a bit today, I think that it will be a decent aid.
Thom.
Edited by ExtraLean on 27 December 2008 at 2:09pm
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ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 5996 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 18 of 200 27 December 2008 at 1:32pm | IP Logged |
Dear All,
I hope you have all had a wonderful festive period, and a decent start to the TAC, if you found the time between feasts.
Français:
I spent a half hour this evening working with the afore mentioned book. Seems pretty good. Have been working on the Written Comprehension section, and will make a start on the others after dinner, maybe.
Did an hour or so of reading the book La Peste.
Español:
One busuu module last night, and another today. Bit of a look through my grammar work book.
*edit* I started HP1 in Spanish. Read about two chapters. I am enjoying the feeling of puzzling out the language. I haven't bothered looking up the words I don't know, I just keep reading.
Deutsch:
*edit* I had forgotten that I started reading my German Grammar last night. Got through about thirty pages or so.
Thom.
Edited by ExtraLean on 28 December 2008 at 9:51am
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ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 5996 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 19 of 200 29 December 2008 at 1:14pm | IP Logged |
Fellow HTLALers,
On the eve before I go to Barcelona I will give you a little message to tide you over until we meet again, because I know you can't live without my log posts (at least that is what I like to imagine).
Français:
I am making good progress on the book La Peste.
I have started to do some excercises in my C1/C2 book. Though I will leave it here in France during my little holiday (fear not it is only for three days).
Español:
A few chapters of HP 1.
I went through a page of el mundo reading about the state of Catalan in Spain. 77 words I didn't know, but the pages are chock full of words. So it wasn't too bad. The words didn't impede my understanding anyway.
Did a grammar excercise whilst I was waiting for my go at the Departementale du Travail this morning.
Deutsch:
Nothing really.
I hope you are all having a nice festive season,
Thom.
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ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 5996 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 20 of 200 02 January 2009 at 2:44pm | IP Logged |
Feliç 2009 a tot!
Which is my attempt at wishing you all a Happy 2009 in Catàlan, I had fun whilst there but didn't get much language study done. I did however enjoy seeing the similarities to French that exist in Catàlan, makes me kind of want to delve into it. However, I will restrain myself to dreams of a quadralingual life in Barcelona....
Español (Castellano):
I did Pimsleur Spanish 14 and 15 during the flight there.
Read a bit of the papers, tried to understand what everyone said to me etc.
Deutsch:
I just finished doing the first three Assimil Lessons for German. Wrote out everything, did it all nice and everything it it's own book.
Français:
Moving along with my book, bit on the flight back, and a touch this morning.
I will try to get a bit more of each language done this weekend. I start my new job on Monday, so I will see how that affects my studies. I will probably switch my focus back to French with a touch more German, now that my trip to Spain is over.
Thom.
Edited by ExtraLean on 02 January 2009 at 2:50pm
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ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 5996 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 21 of 200 03 January 2009 at 4:08pm | IP Logged |
Guten Abend,
Voici ce que j'ai fait aujourd'hui pour mes langues:
Deutsch:
Worked my way through to Lektion 8 of Assimil German *edit* did lesson 8 and half of nine before bed*. I like the start I am off to. I have fun translating the things into French or English, depending on what takes my whimsy.
Español:
1 more chapter of HP 1 before I go to sleep *edit* did German instead*.
Français:
I have had one more lang-8 post corrected.
However, aside from that nothing.
Hope you're all going well, let me know eh? That's what this is for.
Thom.
Edited by ExtraLean on 04 January 2009 at 5:10am
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ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 5996 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 22 of 200 05 January 2009 at 2:23pm | IP Logged |
Language Learners of HTLAL,
Today I didnt get too much study done. I did however have 8 hours of immersion at work today. Does it count? You tell me.
Français
Had a bunch of compliments on my French as well. Either they have really low expectations, or the people who complain about French acceptance of language learners have really bad French :p.
The words that I had to look up today were:
Amiante: Turns out to be asbestos.
Tutelle: dépendance gênant, surveillance; "Tenir sous son tutelle", regime de protection.
Matricielle: relatif aux matrices.
Jalon: Piquet servant de marquer distances et alignements.
Español:
Did one grammar excercise from my book whilst waiting for something to do today.
Listened to 3/4 of MT Spanish, the next cd. Listened to some music this evening.
German:
Tried to start to write my first lang-8 post in German. Then had to work. It is a pain in the arse for studying this work thing.
I remain,
Thom.
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ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 5996 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 23 of 200 07 January 2009 at 4:01pm | IP Logged |
All,
Français:
Today I wrote a lang-8 post out at work, you can find it here.
Español:
I wrote half of a lang-8 post. Finished the MT CD on the way to work.
Deutsch:
Wrote a bit more of my lang-8 post, but I realised that I still have a long way to go.
I apologise for the brevity of my post tonight, and the repetition of the word post, I am tired.
Thom.
Edited by ExtraLean on 07 January 2009 at 4:02pm
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ExtraLean Triglot Senior Member France languagelearners.myf Joined 5996 days ago 897 posts - 880 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German
| Message 24 of 200 11 January 2009 at 3:37pm | IP Logged |
My dear Readers,
How go your tacs?
For mine:
Français:
8 hours of immersion five days a week = 40 hours of listening/speaking practice this week ;)
One lang 8 post, Finshed La Peste.
Español:
I am now a third of the way through HP1 and finding it easier as a I go along. I am not bothering looking things up, but have picked up a fair bit of vcab, at least passively, as I go.
German:
A few exercises this week, not much.
English:
Read Kato Lombs book, first English book that I have read for a while.
Thom.
Edited by ExtraLean on 11 January 2009 at 3:39pm
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