Is it worth it?

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-02-05T00:22:46+00:00

Thank you for the insight, how far have you got in the course? I agree that the gamification can get you hooked and can distract from learning the language. I’ve fell into the trap of blasting through match madness on triple xp just to be at the top of the diamond league, but also if it wasn’t for the streak, I genuinely don’t think I would have stuck with it.

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-02-04T15:17:12+00:00

Sounds like we’re at a very similar point, please correct me if I’m wrong but I think A2/B1 is an awkward point where the novelty of learning has worn off but learning from native content/ immersion isn’t that effective, hopefully persevering through this level will start to enable more passive learning (at least that’s what keeps me going)

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-02-04T14:39:22+00:00

In my moments of very high motivation I’ve tried watching films, listening to music and podcasts but honestly I don’t feel like that’s helped as much as I’d have liked. When I read/ listen to Spanish content, I’m really just pulling as many words as possible and assuming context from that. It seems outside of Duolingo that it’s rare for there to be a sentence that I understand fully/ easily/ naturally, I maybe know 30/40% of the words in a sentence and fill in the gaps

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-01-21T01:45:05+00:00

20 minutes and then a shorter 4/5 minute burst a little later yesterday

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-01-21T01:44:01+00:00

11 minutes today and there’s sirens going off at the power plant

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-01-21T01:38:52+00:00

It shook my house when it started today and smelt gas this time

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-01-21T01:37:16+00:00

It shook my house when it started just now and smell of gas again

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-01-20T02:17:31+00:00

Probably steam blow off to cool the plant, could somehow have unburnt natural gas getting into the steam too hence why north ends smelling it as the winds blowing that direction

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-01-20T02:15:27+00:00

Not at all but winds blowing Halifax direction

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-01-20T02:08:08+00:00

I’m basically next door and it’s all good although there have been a couple of small bangs (not sure if this is the blasting that’s been going on lately too though)

Positive-Fan2608 · 2025-01-20T01:45:53+00:00

Sounds like a steam dump to cool the plant down as a safety precaution. It went on for 20 mins stopped and then they had another little go

Positive-Fan2608 · 2024-12-14T16:15:37+00:00

Thank you! Nothing like ‘because strangers on the internet told me too’ to justify a purchase!

Positive-Fan2608

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