Speaking challenge, April 2022
Focus on improving your speaking ability, including fluency, pronunciation and much more. See the challenge article for more information and inspiration!
Recent activities
Practised with a video on conversation starters via Mandarin Corner. It was also helpful for practising tone pairs.
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LaurenF
(1) Michel Thomas course. (2) Watched video 3.5 from the pronunciation course again.
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Kathryn
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LaurenF
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penney
(1) Pronunciation course - watched 1st half of video 3.5 series with x. (2) Michel Thomas course.
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Kathryn
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100days_of_mandarin
Completed an immersive lesson on the HelloChinese app titled "Checking-in at the airport".
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LaurenF
taquagad joined the challenge!
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taquagad
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penney
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Kathryn
Completed an immersive lesson on the HelloChinese app called "A Call From Your Uber Driver". What I find particularly helpful with those lessons is that you get to role-play both sides of the conve...
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LaurenF
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Nats
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Nats
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Nats
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penney
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Huey
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Kathryn
Practised basic conversation with two FluentU videos: "Making Friends and Drinking Coffee" and "An Evening Get-together" (listened to each one twice, with pauses to repeat lines/shadow on second go).
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LaurenF
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100days_of_mandarin
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100days_of_mandarin
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fay
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penney
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Kathryn
Practised with a Learn Chinese Essentials video - "Learn Chinese Conversation: Dinner at a Friend's Place".
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LaurenF
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Kathryn
Leaderboard
Rank | Score | Personal goal progress | ||
1. | ![]() | penney | 15.58 | |
2. | ![]() | Kathryn | 15.16 | |
3. | ![]() | Jess 子晴 | 10.0 | |
4. | ![]() | fay | 8.73 | |
5. | ![]() | LaurenF | 7.35 | |
6. | ![]() | Huey | 4.05 | |
7. | ![]() | Nats | 3.92 | |
8. | ![]() | 100days_of_mandarin | 3.67 | |
9. | ![]() | Michael F. | 2.67 | |
10. | ![]() | character | 2.0 | |
11. | ![]() | Jennifer | 1.0 |
Link | https://www.hackingchinese.... |
Participants | 27 |
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Hours reported | 74.13 |
Duration | April 10, 2022 to April 30, 2022 (21 days) |