Now that all the cosmetics/skincare exams have been cancelled, I’m using my Japanese study time to read novels for fun. I continued reading Chocho Senkyo.
Total reading time: 1 hour
Day: April 15, 2020
14th April 2020 – French
I went back to my grammar book and did negative and the verbs boire, ecrire, suivre, vivre, lire, dire, courir and mourir. I’m moving at a slow pace, so I’m finding it easy to understand. I then copied out 5 pages of my test vocabulary dictionary. I also did 30 minutes of Duolingo.
Total study time: 1 hour – Duolingo: 30 minutes, grammar: 15 minutes, vocab: 15 minutes
14th April 2020 – Chinese
I did units 10 and 11 from my Read Aloud Chinese book. The sentences and vocabulary are getting harder. I think they are beyond level 3 on the HSK, so I thought, if I’m going to learn advanced vocab and grammar, why not get some HSK level 4 books? I also have another reason – there is a chance my test in June will be cancelled, so now that I am getting more or less 100% on the reading section and close to 100% on the listening section of the practice tests, I wondered about aiming for level 4 instead.
I still need to review level 3 grammar and vocab though, so I finished my study session by quizzing myself on some vocab.
Total study time: 1 hour – Grammar, shadowing: 50 minutes, vocab: 10 minutes
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