Week 9

Just short update to this week's practises and tasks.
  • On Monday was Academic writing meeting (1,5h) and also for that I wrote the second part of my essay during the week (4h 55min). 
  • Also, on Monday I met with my friends (and of course we talked in English) first at UniCafe for a dinner at 5 pm. Then we went to see movie called 'Long Day's Journey into Night' and after the movie we talked half an hour about the movie. (5h)
  • I read an article: Gottfried, Heidi 2018: The Phoenix Rises: Tokyo's Origins as a Global City. Critical Sociology 44(3): 421-435. (2h)
  • I practised my grammar skills focusing to the articles and how to use them. I used 'Englannin preppauskirja' by Kirsti Tirkkonen and did some practises on different internet sites. (1h)
  • I listened the book 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama from bookbeat. (2h 25min) 
08.-14.04.2019: 16h 50min

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