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| Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5587 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes  Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi | Message 633 of 656 24 December 2012 at 11:56pm | IP Logged |
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Update: Chinese 5%
Read 0/50 books Watched 5,3/50 films Assimil Film: "WuJi" "Bawung bieji" "Han dynasty" 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| wv girl Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5033 days ago 174 posts - 330 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Spanish | Message 634 of 656 28 December 2012 at 1:41pm | IP Logged |
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After a busy month, I did get some things accomplished. Although I don't count it as part of my listening, not a
day goes by that I don't listen to something in Spanish on youtube, be it a music video or a short interview. While my general conversation/news comprehension is pretty good, slang and cursing still throw me. Not so much a problem with most youtube presentations, but Pastorela, one of the movies I watched during the break, really got me. As it was Christmas, I thought maybe a comedy about this Mexican tradition would be nice. Wrong! Gun battles, a decapitation ... I just didn't get it. My second film, Que Pena Tu Boda, at least wasn't violent, but drunken sexual misadventures aren't really my style either. Think I'm just past the age to find it too funny or appealing. My official reading of Malinche has stalled, although i do read snippets of People en Espanol most days. Think I'm going to switch from Malinche, which has so many descriptions, to La Ciudad de las Bestias and see if that is a bit better. Peliculas: 16/50 (32%) 15. Pastorela 16. Que Pena tu Boda Here's to a great start in the New Year. After 7 months, still continuing ... 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5128 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 635 of 656 28 December 2012 at 4:34pm | IP Logged |
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Hi,
I am afraid I have not updated the participants' lists since I left for Russia, but I trust you all followed the instructions and registered in the Twitter bot, so that you could just go ahead in my absence. Sorry! I have however now updated the participants' list here so please see if I have missed anyone. I would however like to welcome (a bit late :-) eebeejay, yuhakko. tsopivo. Kisfroccs, grunts67 (who I by the way, forgot to note down which language he wanted to enter with, so please let me know, I do not have the stomach to go through the last 30 pages again:-)alectejas, Youngbien, JohannaNYC and Isabliss27, as well as those who already participate and who have made changes. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5128 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 636 of 656 28 December 2012 at 4:54pm | IP Logged |
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At this point I am really happy that I have not had a policy of kicking out people who have been inactive for a while, otherwise I would have had to kick myself right out of my own challenge, and that would have been a pity. At least for me :-)
Since I have not read any books or seen any full films since my last update all I can register with are conversations. I have however had quite a lot of those, since I have had a lot of Russian classes, and I have insisted that most of them are conversation. RUSSIAN UPDATE FILMS 1. Robin Hood (May 1st)(Russian, no subs) 2. The Jungle Book (May 1st)(Russian, no subs) 3. The Jungle Book 3 (May 5th)(Russian, no subs) 4. Love and other impossible pursuits (Russian, no subs)(May 10th) 5. Letters to Juliet (May 10th)(with Russian subtitles). 6. Water for Elephants (May 12th) (Russian, no subs) 7. The Lincoln Advocate (May 13th) Russian - no subs 8. When in Rome (May 17th) (Russian, no subs) 9. Keinohrhasen June 1st (no subs) 10. Dr. Zhivago - ep. 1-2 of the Russian series.(no subs) June 11th 11. Twilight (English subs)(June 22th) 12. New Moon (no subs)(June 23th) 13. Eclipse (no subs)(June 24th) 14. Dr. Zhivago - ep. 3-4 of the Russian series. (June 25th) 15. New Dawn - part 1. (June 26th) I can't wait for the last part - I think it is out in September 16.No strings attached. (August 18th) CONVERSATION 1. Conversation (May 1st) 2. Conversation (May 1st). 3. Conversation (May 24th)Week end plans 4. Conversation (May 24th)Plans birthday 5. Conversation (May 26th) Travel plans 6. Conversation (May 26th) Visit from Russia 7. Conversation (May 29th) The place I live 8. Conversation (May 29th) My hobbies 9. Conversation (May 29th) Me 10.Conversation (May 29th) My family 11.Conversation (May 29th) Don't remember, but I had a fantastic time. (A really good bottle of wine and two Russians involved) 12.Conversation (May 30th)Language studies 13.Conversation (May 30th) Spain 14. Conversation (July 3rd) "Visa complications" 15. Conversation (July 3rd) "Summer holidays" 16. Conversation (July 3rd) "My languages" 17. Conversation (July 3rd) "My garden and how to make rose jelly" 18. Conversation (July 3rd) "Encounters with HTLALers this summer" 19. Conversation (July 3rd) "Arriving at the hotel" 20. "Tourist in St. Petersburg" (August 2nd) 21. "Tourist in Riga" (August 3rd) READING 1. Appointment with death (AC) May 8th) (280 pages) GERMAN UPDATE FILMS (June 15th-18th) 1-6 . Hawaii 5-0 ep. 1-12 NEWEST ITEMS - RUSSIAN FILMS CONVERSATIONS 22-30 - November/December (Misc.) My spoken Russian has improved. I still get a panic attack when I have to use it with strangers, but at least I can now use it with my teachers (I now have two different ones) without fainting, and with them actually understanding what I want to say. Since speaking Russian is my number one goal, this is actually quite important to me. I have a new teacher who is very nice, and who uses different teaching methods. My old one I have had classes with on and off for quite some time, and it is nice to try a fresh face. I started to suspect that the old one understood me mostly because we have been through beginner's Russian so many times, that she knows every detail of my life and that of my children, so with a new person, at least I know that she understands what I say, and not just because she knows what I try to say by heart. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6391 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 637 of 656 28 December 2012 at 6:16pm | IP Logged |
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I love the descriptions of your conversations...especially #11 :D
Checked the list, could you please change my Portuguese to a full challenge? also please add me (and Kerrie) to the Croatian list :) I'm glad you're not discouraged! As I've already said in the other SC thread, the most inspiring thing about this challenge right now is that I know perfectly well: if this had been suggested as a 12-month challenge, I'd be in anyway:D Maybe with somewhat modest goals...but heck, I've also done two audio challenges by now :D 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5350 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 638 of 656 28 December 2012 at 9:00pm | IP Logged |
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Well done on your progress this year Cristina! It sounds like those Russian classes are really starting to pay off, but I had to laugh when I read the unenviable topic of conversation no. 14... :D Edited by Teango on 28 December 2012 at 9:02pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5128 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 639 of 656 29 December 2012 at 10:07am | IP Logged |
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@Serpent: Done and done!
I am happy to hear that you like the descriptions - and yes # 11 was particularly enjoyable:-) @teango: Yep, nr. 14 was a topic I could have written a novel about. Since one of the mods get super cranky whenever the topic is discussed, I refrained from doing so, but I vented all my frustration to my Russian teacher, who had quite a lot of interesting stories to contribute with herself. I was by the way considering to merge the registration and update threads for the Super Challenge and the Advanced Super Challenge, and to make a new one for 2013. What do you guys think about that? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6391 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 640 of 656 29 December 2012 at 2:03pm | IP Logged |
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I think this would be a great fresh start!
also a new SC discussion thread maybe? 1 person has voted this message useful |
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