Listening challenge, January 2021

Sunday, listening chinese study podcasts (通过故事学中文，自然而然说中文）while cleaning up the house.

Janna joined the challenge!

Following Yafinka's report, I watched 西游记 ep 1-8. The story is told with a clear enounciation and using accessible vocabulary (the illustrations help a lot too) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhsG...

Chap 3 MC GE Part 1 Audio book plus the eBook. A chapter a day with time to review and revise.

1st and 2nd episode of 西游记 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhsG3GQSPCs

Mandarin Companion audiobook “安末”. Read the book about a year ago, now listened to the audiobook in one go. I kinda feel this is the hardest level 1 book they have, really struggled with it. ...

In contrast to the the previous Tandem mismatch, new language exchange today was wonderful - so easy, beautiful accent, helpful and we’ve set up a weekly exchange. After convo I tried a YT history ...

Chinese lesson; Watching movie HELIOS (2nd part)

Watching movie HELIOS (1st half)

11.01.21 - Listening to Chinese Podcasts on spotify.

丽莎 joined the challenge!

Video active listening

Watching MSS propaganda video on Youtube

Audiobook: Intermediate Chinese Short Stories, which has relatively large chunks of stories told exclusively in Chinese, followed by vocabulary and a few questions.

Podcast passive listening

Continued listening to dialogue only of ChinesePod Newbie curriculum, and transcribing what I hear. Mostly known words/phrases. A few new words every lesson - trouble recognizing third tones when ...

Podcast 不合时宜

I saw an episode of 锵锵三人行

Listened to & mined for vocab two LCTS episodes: * 中文小故事《小小的感恩节》Chinese mini story "Xiaoxiao's Thanksgiving day" - https://youtu.be/BQ2u4nhUs5Y * 中文小故事《小小……了》Chinese mini story "Xiaoxiao...le" - ...

watching on youtube this interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io27CZ8xM8c

Mandarin Companion audiobook “秘密花园”. Read the book about a year ago, now listened to the audiobook in one go.

Watched another 30 minutes of 白日焰火

Watched a other 30 minutes of 白日焰火