2. Set some clear and obtainable goals.
Long term – e.g. I want to be an intermediate speaker in two years. / I want to stay with a french family for two weeks.
2. Important: They have to be your own goals, they have to be realistic and obtainable. Write them down on a piece of paper, put some dates, and when the dates come check on them.
Why study? Going only to class is not enough. Going to class is great for guidance and motivation, but it is you who is going to make the difference. It is you who has to learn the language.
If you like football think of it like this. Studying home is the training, the class is the football game, talking to real speakers is the really exciting and most rewarding football game.
a. WRITING: Create a Whatsapp group with friends, write down a song, write a diary, write down récipes, write down songs.
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