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10:33
December 26, 2012
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My overall mission is to be at B2/C1 in French in six months. I plan to update this log every week with my progress and goals for the next week.
So, for this week, my goals are to:
1. Speak french every day
2. Go to the Alliance Francais and pay my library fine, entirely in french
3. Take out a copy of Bien Dire magazine and read it over the course of the week
4. Find some French TV shows/movies to watch (any suggestions would be welcome)
My goals for the month are to at least use french every day in some form (i.e. read, listen, speak). If I can do this for 30 days, I think I will be well on my way.
I have some french in my background, so I am not starting from scratch, but I haven't used any french in many years. I hope it is stored in my brain somewhere.
jplwine
Learning: 08:50
December 26, 2012
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Ok, so the library is closed until Jan. 3rd. I'll have to wait until then to pay my fine. Not a big deal, as I will be in Maine until the 2nd. I did find a French TV show on Netflix called Spiral, which I plan to start watching when I get back.
jplwine
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August 2, 2011
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Ouais, tu peux s'y entraîner jusqu'au temps. Par exemple tu peux écrire quelque chose en français, s'il te plaît
Est-ce que tu as rendu visite à la Culturethèque ou la Franceculture ou aux Euronews? Il y a beaucoup de films brefs à voir.
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15:16
December 26, 2012
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Merci pour ces sites internet! Ils ont l'air interessant. Bien sur, je parlerai et lirai en francais chaque jour pendant mon vacances. Peut etre j'ecrirai aussi.
Here is what I hope this says:
Thank you for the websites! They look interesting. Of course, I am going to speak and read in French every day during my vacation. Maybe I will write too.
Also, I need to get my computer to type with accents, etc. Any suggestions?
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August 2, 2011
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It depends on your OS. Usually you have some Language and Keyboard settings which would show you available keyboards. I use Canadian French layout.
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13:02
March 2, 2012
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Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire pour parler français tous les jours? Est-ce que tu as des amis qui parlent le français où tu vis?
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20:19
September 9, 2012
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Déjà, bonne année et bonne chance. Tu as TV5 monde chez toi ? Ca pourrait t'être utile car ce post de télé rediffuse pas mal d'émissions d'autres chaînes française, belge et suisse très sympathique.
Aussi, il y a Arte qui diffuse ses programmes sur le net en français et en allemand (c'est une chaîne franco-allemande), c'est une très bonne chaîne mais encore trop peu reconnue en France. Pour finir il y a aussi France Television qui diffuse pas mal de programmes intéressants et instructifs.
Par contre il y a un bémol sur certaines chaînes comme TF1 ou M6, il est presque impossible, même pour un belge qui habite juste à coté de voir leur programmes sur le net mais heureusement que les proxys existent :p
En espérant t'avoir un minimum aidé.
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10:24
December 26, 2012
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Hello,
I have been away and my access to the internet was not good. The only thing I had with me was a French grammar book, so I read some of that every day.
Tuco, I am still trying to figure out how to speak every day. I am signed up on Verbling and would like to Skype with some very patient people if possible. I can read and write much better than I can speak. I am involved with the Alliance Francais and have a few friends at school who speak french, but I don't see them every day.
Koyomi, thanks for the info. I will check out Arte and the TV5 website. If you know of any other good sites, I would like to hear about them.
Merci bien!
jplwine
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January 4, 2013
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Okay, I think I can help you as I'm a native speaker =)
Add me on skype, I'll do my best to get you fluent.
By the way, if you're looking for some french tv shows / movies : here's a small list
Intouchable
Le dîner de cons
Asterix et Obelix : Mission Cleopatre
Taxi
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09:39
December 26, 2012
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Update:
The library at the Alliance Francais finally reopened after construction. I went there yesterday and took out a couple of easy books and a copy of Bien Dire. I also paid a late fee and renewed my membership number and password. I did it all in French. The woman at the desk was very patient and nice. She only spoke English to me once but I just kept speaking French and she did too. All in all a pretty successful visit.
While I feel like I am off to a bit of a slow start speaking-wise, I have been working on my French every day either through watching French TV, listening to French audio books, or reading in French. I haven't spoken as much as I need to, so I will be trying to Skype this week. Overall, it feels good to be making some progress.
Merci,
jplwine
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