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Day 28. The last day! Today, I continued to learn Greetings Level 2. The sentences I learned were "A bientôt!", "Bienvenue!", "Enchanté!", and "Au revoir". These are so simple but very important phrases, so I will try not to forget! Au revoir!

     This week, I read this book, "Apollo's Gold". Actually, reading back through my blog, I've read this book once last year. However, I almost don't remember most of the content and story, and the review I wrote before was short, so I'll review it again.      The main character of this story is Liz, an English archaeologist, 27 years old. One day, Liz was advised by her doctor to take holidays, and she told  told her boss, Stavros, about it.  Stavros suggested that she spend her holidays  in his villa on an island, called Sifnos.        She takes holidays there and recovers, but then she gets involved in an incident...      This is a little bit longer than other books I've read in last week, and  I've been sick last week, so I may be able to understand the story perfectly, but it's a interesting story, I felt. Moses, Antoinette. (1999). Apollo's Gold .  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Day 27. Today, I continued to learn Greetings Level2. The sentences were "Bonsoir, ça va bien?", "Je suis Paul, et toi?", "Salut Marie, comment ça va?", and "Je suis très bien, merci." I think that tomorrow is the last day, so I will do may best.

Day 26. Today, I started to learn Greetings Level 2! I reviewed some greetings like "Bonjour, Marie!", "Oui, ça va bien!", and writing was "Bonjour, comment ça va?". It was a little difficult and there was something I forgot, so I will try to memorize them.

Day 25. Today, I finished Basic 2 Level 2! I learned some sentences and grammar like "un garçon américain", "une fille américaine", etc. It's a different point from English, so I want to memorize it well.

Day 24. Yesterday I forgot to do Duolingo, so I did yesterday's today. This is the Yesterday's contents. There are difficult sentences like "Et comment tu t'appelles?" and "Excuse-moi, comment tu t'appelles?", and writing was "Excuse-moi, tu parles français?". I missed some points, so I will not to forget them.

  Day 23. Today, I continued to learn Basic 2 Level 2. There are some sentences like "Elle est française", "Il s'appelle Marc", and "une fille anglaise". This time, I didn't make a mistake about the order of "fille" and "anglaise". I will keep going.

  Day 22. Today, I started to learn Basic 2 level 2. There are many sentences meaning "My name is ...", "I speak English / French", or "I am / You are English / French." I've forgot some phrases, so I will try to memorize again them.

 Day 21. I started Duolingo a day late, so today is actually three weeks since I started to learn French. Today, I started Basic 1 Level 4.  However, I think I've learned this level almost perfectly, so I'm going to move on to Basic 2 or Greetings tomorrow.

  Day 20. Last 1 day left! Today, I finished Basic 1 Level 3! There are many sentences that is using "mange" and "manges", and foods something like "orange" and "pizza." Most of the questions were writing, so it was a little difficult, but I guess I could learn about the use of "mange" almost perfectly. Je veux manger de la viande.

     This week, I chose and read this book, "Don't Stop Now!"      The main character is named Matt, who is working in London. He is going to a cafe in Soho, Web Cafe, to meet the owner's daughter, Katerina.       One day, a stone is thrown into the cafe. Katerina and Matt is surprised, and Matt finds a piece of paper with something written in Maltese, not in English. He can't read it, but the owner, Paolo can read it. It says "don't stop now!"      The next day, Matt goes with Katerina on her pizzas delivery. Then, he finds a "special pizza", and open the box. However, there is no pizza in the box, just a black box. Matt doesn't know why, and also he can't ask Katerina about it.      From here, Matt will be involved in a big incident....      There was a shocking scene from the first page, and I was surprised as well. But the story was very interesting! Prowse, Philip. (2005). Don't Stop Now!.  Cambridge: Cambridge University P

  Day 19. Two days left to three weeks! Today, I continued to learn Basic 1, Level 3, too. I learned the words "cheval", "chien", and sentences using "C'est" meaning "It's~". These sentences are so important, so I will review them.

 Day 18. Today, I continued to learn Basic 1 Level 3. Basic words like "homme", "garçon", "femme", and "fille". I've been able to memorize words like these almost perfectly, so I will try to get to the more difficult levels little by little.

  Day 17. Today, I started Basic 1 Level 3! There were more writing questions than level 2. "Un homme et un chat", and "un homme et un garçon" etc. Some words are not immediately spelled, so I will try not to forget them.

  Day 16. Today, I finished Basic 1 Level 2! I learned a new word, "mange", and sentences using it. "Un garçon mange un croissant" etc. Writing was "Une femme mange une orange". I will try not to forget the use of "un" and "une", "mange" and "manges."

  Day 15. Today, I continued to learn Basic 1 Level 2. Basic words like "chien", and "cheval." And, today's writing was "C'est un cheval." I could write all words. I'm not feeling well, so I'm going to bed early today...

Day 14. It has been two weeks since I started to learn French! Today, I continued to learn Basic 1 Level 2. I reviewed these words, "une femme", "une fille", and some sentences using "Je suis...." And a writing, "Je suis un garçon." Writing is definitely difficult, but I think my skills are improving because I can write more smoothly than I expected. I'll do my best for one more week.

     Today (This week), I read this book, "Hotel Casanova."      The main character is a young man, Dino Bracco, 21 years old. He is working in a hotel, the Hotel Grand in Venice. He has a dream of getting married when he is 26 years old, and to open a hotel when he is 30 years old.      However, one day, he met a woman named Carla. Dino and Carla fall in love, but she is....      Dino is 21 years old, so we're about the same age. So, I admire that he has a clear dream.       English and story is so simple and easy to read and understand, and interesting. Everyone can enjoy this story, I guess. Leather, Sue. (2005). Hotel Casanova.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

  Day 13. Today, I went back Basics 1, and started to learn Level 2 (probably), basic words something like "un chat", "un homme', "un garçon". I firstly did a writing question. It was a little difficult, but I could answer it!

  Day 12. I continued to learn Basic 2 today, too. "Louis est mexicain", "Alice est américaine", "une fille américaine", etc. The word order of this sentence, "une fille américaine" are different from the English, so I will try not to make mistakes. And then, I finished Level 1 today!

 Day 11. I continued to learn Basic 2 today. "Excusez-moi!", "il est espagnol", "comment tu t'appelles?" etc. I didn't know that the pronunciation of "g" in words like "espagnol"...

 Day 10! Today, I kept to learn the Basic 2. There were many sentences using "he" and "she" like "Elle est française", "Il s'appelle Marc", and "Elle s'appelle Marie".  I will try to memorize the verb forms because they change like in German.

  Day 9. Today, I started to learn Basic 2. It includes basic sentences like "Je suis anglais", "Je parle français", and "Je m'appelle Duo". It was a little easy, but I will try not to forget because basic is very important.

Day 8. Today, I continued to learn about greetings. "À demain", "Merci beaucoup", "Bonne nuit", and "Au revoir, bonne soirée." I don't understand the pronunciation of "au revoir"... It's too difficult......  

  Day 7. Today, I continued to learn about greetings. "Bienvenue", "Enchanté", "à bientôt", and "Au revoir." It's getting complicated and difficult, so I'll do my best.

     This week, I read this book, "Ten Long Years." I chose this book from this series I had read before because it's been a long time since I've read books.      The main character is Marley, a private investigator in New York. One day, when he is drinking at a bar, he meets a man named Hernandez. He said, "doesn't that look beautiful after ten years without a beer?" He had been arrested 10 years ago for drug trafficking.      Next day, he visits Marley. He asked him to look for his friend, Mike 'Mula' Lopez. Lopez was an old friend of Hernandez, and he told Hernandez that he would give him money they've got. However, Hernandez can't find him.      Marley starts to find Lopez, and finds someone who looks like it, but...      The story was interesting. At this rate, I'm hoping to pick up my pace little by little. Battersby, Alan. (2013). Ten Long Years.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

  Day 6. Today, I learned Greeting, too. A writing, "Ça va très bien" was a little difficult.

  Day 5. Today, I learned French greetings, "Bonjour" and "Comment ça va ?"

  Day 4. Today, I learned "la pizza", "l'orange" and "le croissant". I missed "mange" and "manges"...

         Day 3.       Today, my Duolingo history disappeared along with my browser history, so I started  studying it after I reset my account. I learned "le chien" and "le cheval".      An example sentence, "Tu es un cheval?" was funny.

  Day 2. Today, I learned new words, "la fille" and "la femme". Grammer is similar to English.