Thread: Various grammar questions

Originally Posted by zorro

I write out all the exercises in each chapter, then record them on a cassette tape and drill them orally until I feel comfortable manipulating the grammar just with ears and tongue (like in a conversation).

You mean you recorded yourself reading exercises? If it is so I doubt it is so good idea. Your pronunciation is hardly correct at the first steps and you will get accustomed to the wrong pronunciation.

Originally Posted by krwright

By the way, your idea of the audio recording is genius!

Originally Posted by it-ogo

You mean you recorded yourself reading exercises? If it is so I doubt it is so good idea.

Entre la génie et la folie il n'y a qu'un pas! It's the best I can do for now. I have no native speaker to help and if I did, I doubt they would be willing to do such a tedious job. I didn't just jump into the grammar from day one, I spent a couple months drilling pronunciation with tapes and guides and I still return to basic drills now. Ideally there would be tapes to accompany the book with native speakers and all the exercises read aloud with pauses for my responses. That's not the case. I'm making do with limited resources. Maybe my love for Russian will overcome all obstacles.

Z