Re: Willfr’s French Language Log
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 5:57 pm
I too am at your level, so I can share the pain.
Points:
1-It is necessary to persevere and to be patient. That means patient with yourself. Make sure you are not putting yourself in a pressure cooker. It is necessary to relax in order to learn. I find that sleep can work wonders.
2-Many people think Reading is important. You can pick up a lot that way. If you want some good ideas for books at your level please do check out https://forum.language-learners.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10113&start=200 for good ideas for books.
Maybe Checkpoint is too advanced a book at this time. Maybe start with something less demanding and build to Checkpoint.
And Yes, I too have a "massive Collins dictionary." But at your level you don't want to go to that for every word. Rather pick up Larousse Concise French-English/English-French Dictionary (English and French Edition)
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=larousse+french+english+dictionary&i=stripbooks&crid=2OVEKP1HARHSS&sprefix=larousse+french%2Caps%2C143&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_15
If you like Harry Potter, try one of those books that you have already read. Or any book that you have read and liked.
3-It is important to work with comprehensible input so give yourself a try with YouTube and this person:
https://www.youtube.com/user/aliceayel/videos
Easy does it; you are in it for the long haul........
Points:
1-It is necessary to persevere and to be patient. That means patient with yourself. Make sure you are not putting yourself in a pressure cooker. It is necessary to relax in order to learn. I find that sleep can work wonders.
2-Many people think Reading is important. You can pick up a lot that way. If you want some good ideas for books at your level please do check out https://forum.language-learners.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10113&start=200 for good ideas for books.
Maybe Checkpoint is too advanced a book at this time. Maybe start with something less demanding and build to Checkpoint.
And Yes, I too have a "massive Collins dictionary." But at your level you don't want to go to that for every word. Rather pick up Larousse Concise French-English/English-French Dictionary (English and French Edition)
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=larousse+french+english+dictionary&i=stripbooks&crid=2OVEKP1HARHSS&sprefix=larousse+french%2Caps%2C143&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_15
If you like Harry Potter, try one of those books that you have already read. Or any book that you have read and liked.
3-It is important to work with comprehensible input so give yourself a try with YouTube and this person:
https://www.youtube.com/user/aliceayel/videos
Easy does it; you are in it for the long haul........