The Esperanto study continues. I talked my Esperanto instructor from the winter class I took with the daughter into tutoring me, and she's already given me some hard work to do. It is an old sample KER C-1 test, and boy is it hard. Harder than the practice ones I took at the KER site. Makes me wonder if I should have chosen the B2 test this year. Oj! Seriously, though, even if I don't pass this year, at least I'll have a feel for the test and will know what to expect for next year.
So I started with the tutor last Sunday. I'm studying at least an hour a day (all I can fit in after work) and a bit more on the weekends. My studying consists of:
a) Reading to/from work. I almost 100% read on the way to work on the train, as there is more room. Coming home though, I've failed. The train is so full, I can't hold the book and hold the hand rail, if I can even get close to one of those. Current book is still
Sur Sanga Tero.
b) Listening to pola-retradio. This is what I do when I'm not reading on the train. So pretty much each day on the way home I listened to a broadcast.
c) Work on the tutor's exercises. This week it has been grammar exercises and reading comprehension.
ĉ) L-R: I've found a few sources of L-R for Esperanto (see my post in the E-o Study Group). I listen to at least one segment a night.
d)
Ĉu vi aŭdas ke... This book I've had for a long time, years actually. Never really got around to it. But now I have. I try to do one listening a night. The book is a series of news items (most from
Monato so far) read by a fluent speaker, and then a set of questions (Vera/Falsa, ekzemple) to answer. I'm following the author's recommendation, namely, to listen twice then try and answer the questions. Then listen one more time to check your answers. Finally, check your answers in the answer key. Whether or not I get all the answers right, I always re-listen while reading the text.
e) If there is any time left, I'll read through some Esperanto magazines (
La Ondo de Esperanto,
Esperanto,
Beletra Almanako,
Heraldo de Esperanto, ktp).
The local Esperanto club (
MASI) has an awesome opportunity today. One of the members is a docent at a
museum here in town, and she's giving an hour-long tour completely in Esperanto! The wife, youngest D and I are going. Those two will simply go through the museum themselves, but I'll get the tour. An entire hour of live Esperanto. What a great experience! I'll let everyone know how it goes.