My first week on this course wasn't super educational. During the lessons, new things I learnt were the differences between American High School and Finnish High School and the languagedifferences between American English and Britain's English schoolwords. Although how many of those words do I remember anymore? Well... "recess" is the only one. But maybe if I see them on paper, I recognize them. Who knows?
I've been challenging myself during this week quite a lot. I really like to watch American movies and TV-series from Netflix, so I've turned off the subtitles and just tried to listen what they say and translate them in my head. So far I've survived without the subtitles. And I think I've also learnt few new words. So, yay :)
Friday, 22nd of August
Again one week has gone by, and I'm still waiting for the great big "oooh know I know why I do this course". I don't want to sound rude, but everything so far has been done few days earlier in the course 9. But hey, maybe it's good to repeat stuff in head again and again?
What have I learnt so far.. well, superhard question. I really don't know. We talk there, we have fun in the course but I don't know. Maybe my pronunciation has gotten a bit better? I know, sounds lame. It's not the easiest task to figure out what you've done better and in what you just are not that good.
I've liked almost everything what we've done on the course. Especially the one thing when I got to be a dementic woman and Katariina was my doctor! I had so much fun!
But I have to say, that the things we do are so similar with each other, it would be awesome, I don't know, re-act a scene from a movie or something a bit more challenging? Talking is so "monotonic", if you can say so..
Sunday, 31st of August
Last day of August, and the weather has turned to be chilly, wet, and autumn is no longer near, it's here!
Last week in this course was filled with other things, no doubt. So it's hard to tell have I learned something new and what did I like about. Well, I don't know how did I feel about the quiz of politics etc. It was just plain weird and hard and annoying. I hate the fact that at our age we should know about that kind of things, because we don't. The fact is, that we've never gone through stuff about UKs or USAs governments. Never. Honestly, it's gibberish for us. So I don't know was that task useful. I don't remember any words from it.
I enjoy every task that I can do with Milla, Johanna and Katariina. Laughter is something, that I really don't achieve during classes, but during this one! Oh, I've laughed so hard that my cheeks are aching!
Friday 5th of September
This weeks has been pretty nice, I quess. It was nice to do the magic tricks, it was so much fun, just like the circusquiz! New words coming to my ear all the time, like "bouncer". Hopefully there'll be some circuswords in the Matriculation Exam!
Actually only tasks I really don't like are the ones where you have to use the radio and listen. I want to talk as much as possible. But I really don't like to talk with someone else than my friends. Not because I wouldn't be able to talk with someone else, but I really would like to talk with the ones that are on the same level as I am and with some of the guys it's also so awkward. But well, I can manage always through it all..
Friday 12th of September
Just had my oral exam, it was pretty nervous at first but now thinking, I think it went pretty well. And I know that I should grade myself in some way, but to be honest, I hate doing that. It's not that easy to grade myself, because I was so nervous at the exam, that I've completely forgotten already what and how well I spoke! But I think I did better than 8, maybe somewhere around 9? Definitely not perfect, there has to be always a chance to be a bit better.
Well, this week at this course... I think everytime we have the chance to talk with others, it makes my day. No matter what the language is. The practise to the test was really useful! The jokes were just weird. And the scottish accent was pretty lame. And the phrasal verb test was the worse test I have ever been! Gosh, I know I could've done better but my whole week has been a huge stressful mess. Sorry. I don't remember anything from this week, hopefully this is enough.
Good and useful course, thank you!
Yeah, doing all sorts of things outside the course is very much recommended so good for you! In the future, try to focus on your experiences and feelings on the usefulness of the exercises that we do and see if you have improved in spoken English and the strategies that you can make use of outside the classroom.
VastaaPoistaYou seem to have a lot of mixed feelings having to do with this course. At least it causes a stir in you, and you seem to have a lot of fun (apart from the quiz!). Keep an open mind, and you will accidentally learn something... I was actually looking forward to your little plays and if you still feel like challenging yourselves on the improvising/acting area that would be great! Especially since you are asking for a challenge ;) Nice analysing though -that's what I am looking for!
VastaaPoistaI am going to write my final comments to all of you in Wilma. You´ll find out about the grading there too :)
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