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reading to convo partner, tones and j/q/x becoming more accurate - this has been a much needed Challenge!
also revisited Grace, prepared and practiced and watched YT tone pairs (3-3)

speaking to voice recognition. shadowing Mary Zou - she speaks so fast! especially when the baby is crowning :-D

drill tones on new words

Couple more of Grace’s YT vids and reviewed j/q/x & zh/ch/sh/r & z/c/s
Also speaking to voice recognition and reading to convo partner

basic initials pronunciation YT vids by Grace z/c/s, zh/ch/sh/r, j/q/x, and the all consonant extravaganza. So helpful to refine pronunciation, but I’d say an absolute beginners essential too. When I started I used many different resources to get all the goods condensed in Grace’s excellent vids. and now I still learned lots. Watched them several times and got something new each time. Also read aloud to convo partner. She shows no mercy. Excellent

tone combination videos and reading to convo partner

reading aloud with convo partner, practiced tones for new/difficult words before session
more of excellent tone combo videos

practicing with tone combo videos, reading aloud with convo partner (with practice before)

YT video for tone combos

practicing tones in new words ahead of reading aloud to convo partner (just characters)

数据，出去，业务，出国，网络

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more of 数据 funtimes, shadowing 5x 风味原产地 videos (lotus, buckwheat, rice cake, souherb, flaxseed) on .75 speed shadowing. Pleco test sound only, mimicking and then revealing card to confirm I heard sounds and tones correctly

reading more of the 数据跨境流动 article with convo partner correcting

Pleco cards from voice only + reading to conv partner

using speech input for Google translate - practice words it could not pick up

continued with 数据跨境流动。 had a great time getting 数据出境 spot on

reading an article from 文化纵横 to my conversation partner