English is killing me...

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Nov 29, 2011 14:48
I started to read one of my text books for this summer semester.

I read 4 pages in 2 hours!
It's really difficult!!

I have to finish reading this before the class starts.
But the textbook has 730pages!!

How can I manage that?????????????
KULAH
Thank you for your correction!
Nov 29, 2011 15:04
  • I have to finish reading this before the class starts.

  • I have to finish reading this ( it would sound more natural but both are correct) before the class starts.

 

get the audio version and put it in yr IPOD ! :P

Nov 29, 2011 15:30 sweetie
Thank you KULAH! It is a very miner unit, so I doubt they have the audio version. Even if they have the audio version, I am sure it makes me sleep.hahaha
SomeCallMeChris
Nov 29, 2011 15:06

When I was in college, we did not read books -before- class started. We read them during the semester. English is a foreign language for you, so reading ahead is good planning, but, maybe it will be all right not to read it all?

To read faster, I suggest, read an entire chapter without looking in the dictionary or stopping to puzzle out grammar rules for too long. Then go back and read the chapter again with a dictionary to understand. It takes longer to do it twice at first, but it is practice to read faster, and maybe you will understand more than you expect.

Also, I would start using anki http://ankisrs.net/ if you don't already have a favorite SRS program. (A flashcard program that shows cards that you know well less often than cards you don't know well. This way you don't waste time reviewing the same word every day when you already know it. There are many of them. There are many more simple flashcard programs that waste a lot of time. If you study law, you will need a lot of vocabulary words.)

Nov 29, 2011 15:37 sweetie
Thank you very much for your advice!!
This unit is for summer semester, it's a only one week intensive class about Indonesian law system.
We have to finish Indonesian law system and history, Criminal law, Juvenile Justice, Contract law, property law and Civil code, one day each. Therefore lecturer strongly suggested us to finish reading textbooks before the class starts.

Nov 29, 2011 16:56 SomeCallMeChris
Ouch! I'm not sure when 'summer' is in Australia. (Of course it's roughly June-July-August in the northern hemisphere, but is Australia by calendar or by weather? :o) If you only have a month, then you may have a problem. Maybe there are chapter summaries that talk about only the important points.

Nov 29, 2011 18:21 sweetie
oh, sure, I didn't know about seasons in Australia before move to Australia as well. In Australia, summer is Nov, Dec and Jan. So it's by weather. I hope I can find something!!

Thank you for your correction!
Nov 29, 2011 16:23
  • I started to read one of my text books for this summer semester.

  • I started to read one of my text books for this the summer semester.

 
  • I have to finish reading this before the class starts.

  • I have to finish reading this it before the class starts.

 

You can do it, Sweetie, just don't give up! I'm sure there's some clever method to getting this done ;)

Nov 29, 2011 18:24 sweetie
Hey Jesse, おひさしぶり！！！ And thank you very much for your correction.
I will never give up! : )
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