Lake Tahoe, California and Portland, Oregon

Lake Tahoe, California and Portland, Oregon

Author: Chad Andrews July 15, 2019 Duration: 7:18
I recount some descriptions of time spent at Lake Tahoe and what I like to do in and around Portland,Oregon

В подкасте Practice Russian вы слышите не преподавателя, а такого же ученика, как и вы. Его зовут Чад Эндрюс, и он ведёт этот дневник в аудиоформате, чтобы на практике оттачивать грамматику, расширять словарный запас и работать над произношением. Каждый эпизод-это живой, неотрепетированный монолог на разные темы, где можно услышать реальный процесс изучения языка со всеми его поисками нужных слов и обдумыванием конструкций. Это даёт уникальную возможность учиться на чужом опыте, следить за прогрессом и, что важно, привыкать к звучанию спонтанной русской речи не от носителя, а от человека, который сам проходит этот путь. Такой формат особенно полезен для тех, кто хочет выйти за рамки учебников и услышать, как язык используется в свободном размышлении, со всеми естественными паузами и ошибками, которые потом разбираются. Слушая этот podcast, вы становитесь свидетелем честной работы над языком, что может вдохновить на собственные практики и помочь преодолеть страх говорить.
Author: Language: Russian Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
Speaking challenge #11: New language partner [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:53
We used WhatsApp. We have met a few times but this week he missed due to a snowstorm. He sent me a video from his car that showed deep snow on the road.
Speaking challenge #10 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:15
Covid vaccine & covid in Yolo County/ new language partner/ guitar playing
Duolingo For Japanese [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:36
Sorry for the mixup! I had to delete the previous version of this podcast, so this is a repeat.
Does The Speaking challenge Help ? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:21
I have done 8 short podcasts with only a few notes written in English. It is helping me. I have had some good spontaneous conversations with several native Russian speakers recently.
#7 Mass Vaccination clinic [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:06
My experience working as volunteer in mass vaccination clinic for covid vaccine.
Speaking challenge #6 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:13
With no notes, I explain how I have been writing sentences in Russian, and receiving corrections from a partner who lives in СПБ. I correct his English sentences so it is a true language exchange.
Speaking Challenge #5: A hobby [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:43
One hobby is baking bread. Here I offer some keys to success. I tried to do this talk with no notes, but found that I needed some notes. From now on I will do “a hybrid” approach where I try to use notes less.
Speaking challenge #4 Travel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:59
Чель: описать поездку. In this episode I describe my trip to Kiev, Ukraine.
Speaking Challenge#3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:08
Today I describe languages I have studied. I didn’t mention Japanese. After 4 years of French, I did not come close to fluency.
My town-Davis Ca [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:36
Second episode of speaking freely with only a few notes. I noticed a few more grammar mistakes. This is a good exercise! If I really mess up, I can erase the recording and redo. As language learners we need to overcome t…