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maydayayday
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 Message 129 of 656
02 May 2012 at 2:47pm | IP Logged 
Advanced Super Duper mega challenge: with fries and a large drink!

Reading002: 4 x Symposium papers on diabetic retinopathy: 26 pages of highly technical clinical Spanish.
Reading001: 120 pages of Spanish reader (2 x 60 pages really)

Writing 001: Email explaining my absence intentions for the year; Vietnam and Madrid

Super Dooper Challenge

Reading002: One copy of Paris Match = 0.2 Units at a guess.
Reading001: 20 pages of Le Petit Prince (the only French book I've got)

Film003: 02/05/12: Amelie: French and French subtitles: Ahhhhh. Audrey! I like my lunchtimes but not yesterday obviously!
Film002: 01/05/12: Baise Moi: Yuk; very very adult not something for lunchtime !
Film001: 01/05/12: Crustacés et coquillages; Amusing and I think I like Beatrix


Edited by maydayayday on 02 May 2012 at 2:53pm

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habgglieb
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 Message 130 of 656
02 May 2012 at 4:27pm | IP Logged 
#Film

1. Miss Undercover (02. May, 2012)
Just watched “Miss Undercover (Miss Congeniality)” as the warm-up for this challenge. I
am a big fan of Sandra Bullock and have watched this movie (in English and sometimes with
Mandarin subtitle) like hundred times that I can remember most of the lines. This is my
first time ever watching it in German. I’m so used to Sandra Bullock’s voice that when I
heard the dubbed German voice for her character, I found a bit awkward. Anyway, my
familiarity with this film helped me a lot with picking up words, but since they always
speak so fast in films, there were still many words and phrases that I missed. I’ll
definitely watch the film again, maybe next time with German subtitle.

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maydayayday
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 Message 131 of 656
02 May 2012 at 4:31pm | IP Logged 
Doesn't Sandra speak some German ? Not sure on the quality/level I don't know good from bad German. Mine is bad.


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geoffw
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 Message 132 of 656
02 May 2012 at 4:42pm | IP Logged 
maydayayday wrote:
Doesn't Sandra speak some German ? Not sure on the quality/level I don't know good from bad German. Mine is bad.



Sandra Bullock spent a lot of time in Germany when young and speaks fluent German.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10x38SMb-g
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Solfrid Cristin
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 Message 133 of 656
02 May 2012 at 4:59pm | IP Logged 
maydayayday wrote:
Advanced Super Duper mega challenge: with fries and a large drink!

Reading002: 4 x Symposium papers on diabetic retinopathy: 26 pages of highly technical clinical Spanish.
Reading001: 120 pages of Spanish reader (2 x 60 pages really)

Writing 001: Email explaining my absence intentions for the year; Vietnam and Madrid

Super Dooper Challenge

Reading002: One copy of Paris Match = 0.2 Units at a guess.
Reading001: 20 pages of Le Petit Prince (the only French book I've got)

Hi, Great work and update! Could you possibly do the updates for the Advanced Challenge (Spanish) in the
Advanced Challenge thread or I will be totally confused when making my periodical comments? :-)
Film003: 02/05/12: Amelie: French and French subtitles: Ahhhhh. Audrey! I like my lunchtimes but not
yesterday obviously!
Film002: 01/05/12: Baise Moi: Yuk; very very adult not something for lunchtime !
Film001: 01/05/12: Crustacés et coquillages; Amusing and I think I like Beatrix

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maydayayday
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Studies: Urdu

 
 Message 134 of 656
02 May 2012 at 5:33pm | IP Logged 
geoffw wrote:
maydayayday wrote:
Doesn't Sandra speak some German ? Not sure on the quality/level I don't know good from bad German. Mine is bad.



Sandra Bullock spent a lot of time in Germany when young and speaks fluent German.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10x38SMb-g


I thought so but can't comment on quality !
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maydayayday
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 Message 135 of 656
02 May 2012 at 5:37pm | IP Logged 
Solfrid Cristin wrote:
[QUOTE=maydayayday] Advanced Super Duper mega challenge: with fries and a large drink!

Reading002: 4 x Symposium papers on diabetic retinopathy: 26 pages of highly technical clinical Spanish.
Reading001: 120 pages of Spanish reader (2 x 60 pages really)

Writing 001: Email explaining my absence intentions for the year; Vietnam and Madrid

Super Dooper Challenge

Reading002: One copy of Paris Match = 0.2 Units at a guess.
Reading001: 20 pages of Le Petit Prince (the only French book I've got)

Hi, Great work and update! Could you possibly do the updates for the Advanced Challenge (Spanish) in the
Advanced Challenge thread or I will be totally confused when making my periodical comments? :-)

Of course; is there going to be an Advanced Super Challenge report thread ?
I've tweeted most of it already........

I may have to brush up my Russian now that you are doing French! Grrrrrr.

A




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geoffw
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 Message 136 of 656
02 May 2012 at 5:39pm | IP Logged 
maydayayday wrote:

I thought so but can't comment on quality !


My impression is that her German in this clip at least was quite good. My ear for accents still leaves a little to be desired, but my impression is that she sounds a little like a native speaker who has spent a lot of time in the US.


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