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Darkrob
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 Message 9 of 35
08 June 2012 at 7:58pm | IP Logged 
So i've finished Pimsleur level 1 and will be starting level 2 over the weekend - I'm finding the present perfect a little challenging purely as translating the sentences takes me longer than the alloted time!! I suppose this will improve with practice??

Just starting to cover simple commands and future tense with MT which i'm looking forward to!!

R
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Darkrob
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 Message 10 of 35
10 June 2012 at 4:46pm | IP Logged 
I've managed to spend a lot more time on studying over the last fews days than expected and have now finished Michel Thomas Foundation course - I have the language builder / vocabulary and advanced courses which i'll run with shortly.

I've picked up a grammar book from the library which has helped along with some short videos on youtube to expand on some of the main concepts covered in MT / Pimsleur such as future tense, conditional and present perfect.

I dont get to use Spanish as part of my usual daily routine so I'm looking to start a language exchange which will hopefully help with listening comprehension etc.

Total study time to date - 30 hours and counting...!

R

Edited by Darkrob on 10 June 2012 at 4:54pm

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Darkrob
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 Message 11 of 35
12 June 2012 at 9:28pm | IP Logged 
Gradully working my way through Michel Thomas Language Builder Course which seems interesting and has helped expand some more of my vocab. Upto Pimsleur II unit 4 - purely using this during my driving time which has been quite extensive recently!!

My anki time seems to be increasing which is not surprising given im learning / trying to learn 20 ish words a day...

I've also started to watch / listen to Spanish cartoons just to ease into listening comprehension.

R
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Darkrob
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 Message 12 of 35
20 June 2012 at 10:18pm | IP Logged 
Upto Pimsleur 2 unit 14 and just starting to use the preterite!

Continuing to use Anki for vocab and seems to be working, im upto circa 700 words and counting....still adding 20 words / day.

Added roughly 8 hours since last log update and cheekily bought a book called "100 best insults / curses in Spanish" - great read haha!

R
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ElBrujo
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 Message 13 of 35
20 June 2012 at 11:12pm | IP Logged 
Lookin' good, Darkrob.

Have you followed through with your desire to start a conversation exchange?

I recommend Shared Talk. I've found wonderful
partners there.

Also, Destinos and
Notes in Spanish are two great resources in
order to improve one's listening comprehension.
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Darkrob
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 Message 14 of 35
30 June 2012 at 3:19pm | IP Logged 
Gracias ElBrujo! - i've actually just started using Destinos which seems useful and will try notes in Spanish to help listening, much appreciated!

So i've not updated this log in a week or so but progress has been good i'm upto lesson 24 Pimsleur II and half way through MT Advanced Course - upto 850 words in Anki at around 20/day.

R
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Darkrob
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 Message 15 of 35
08 July 2012 at 1:22am | IP Logged 
He terminado Pimsleur II! Voy a comenzar Pimsleur III ahora y me gustaria terminarlo antes Agosto..vamos!!

R
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Darkrob
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 Message 16 of 35
02 September 2012 at 11:21pm | IP Logged 
So, I haven't updated my log for quite a while..!

As an update, i've now finished Pimsleur and started Platiquemos - currently at unit 12.

So far i've found Platiquemos a brilliant learning method, especially the drills and feel like i'm improving!

R


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