I really need to study for the cosmetics licensing exam, but I was just so tired! I’ll try to do some study tomorrow.
Month: March 2020
30th March 2020 – French
I’m not enjoying studying French lately. I am moving too quickly. I can’t keep up with my textbook and feel like I’m floundering around. There is no way I can do the exercises – they are too difficult. I need more exposure to each grammar point. I’m doing the past tense with direct and indirect objects, and don’t really understand what’s written in my book. I’m nearly at the end of the textbook though, so I’ll keep pushing through until I get to the end, and then get some more study material. I also studied sports/pastime-related vocabulary. That was a lot easier.
Total study time: 30 minutes – grammar: 20 minutes, vocabulary: 10 minutes
30th March 2020 – Chinese
I didn’t do any study today. I’m feeling tired and need a rest. Will be back on it tomorrow.
29th March 2020 – Japanese
I started studying for the cosmetics license again today. I’m going back over stuff I’ve already studied, but have forgotten. I just did the basics, tomorrow I’m going to start on the physiology of the skin. This was what I struggled the most with in the practice test. There are many technical terms to learn.
Total study time: 1 hour
29th March 2020 – French
I did the passe compose with object pronouns and agreement of object pronouns with the past participle. Well, when I say I “did” them, it means I read the explanations and copied the answers to the exercises from the back of the textbook. I’m feeling quite lost. I stopped before the section on passe compose of pronominal verbs and copied out 5 pages of vocab from my test dictionary.
Total study time: 45 minutes – Grammar: 25 minutes, vocabulary: 20 minutes
29th March 2020 – Chinese
I had a Chinese lesson today. We studied the exercises in my conversation book from the unit about expressing pity or regret. Before I went to the lesson I did a bit of preparation time, but should have done more, because I couldn’t answer the questions without looking back at the vocabulary.
Total study time: 45 minutes – Preparation: 15 minutes, lesson: 30 minutes
28th March 2020 – Japanese
I went to the cinema to watch a Japanese documentary today. The documentary was about one of my favourite Japanese writers, Mishima Yukio.
It was all in Japanese, so it was good listening practice, and therefore, good study.
Total study time: 2 hour film
28th March 2020 – French
I didn’t do any study today. Back on it tomorrow.
28th March 2020 – Chinese
I didn’t do any study today. Back on it tomorrow.
27th March 2020 – French
I felt like I needed a break from grammar, so I copied out a few pages of my test vocabulary dictionary. I was pleased to see some past tense sentences, which I have just learnt. It was good reinforcement. I then did some reading aloud from my read aloud French book. I did the first three units. The units are short, quick and easy.
Total study time: 40 minutes – Vocabulary: 20 minutes, reading aloud: 20 minutes
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