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Last 20 minutes

I still have 20 minutes to go! I decided to use the time to analyze what I have learned, what I still have to learn and how would I do things differently if I had the chance. I wanted to focus on listening, because that has always been my weakness. It usually doesn't come up when I'm having a conversation with a Finn in English, but I notice it when I'm watching a movie or listening to music. I think my listening skills improved. A couple nights ago I was at a bar and for the first time I figured out the lyrics to a song I have heard years ago for the first time! (I'm not telling which song, it's dirty.) I still could be better, though. But this summer I have a great chance to study more English, since I'll be abroad for a month. I think I should have focused on writing a bit, too. I just sort of forgot about it, since I think it's clearly my strength. Or at least in matriculation exams and when practicing for it my best scores came always from essays. Wel...

Reading Harry Potter

I read Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix. It was interesting to notice that when I collected the words, it was a bit harder to understand what I was reading, but when I just kept reading, the unfamiliar words sort of sunk in to the text and I didn't even pay attention. Amount of hours: 30min