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Le pain, c'est un peu notre truc préféré. Quand on voyage, on adore découvrir le pain « local », comme au Maroc par exemple. Bon, évidemment, on aime toujours revenir à la baguette ensuite. • Bread is our favorite thing. When we travel, we always love to discover the “local” bread, like we did in Morocco for instance. Well, obviously, we always like to get back to baguette afterwards. • 📷 @cyril_lignac
ah yes, my favourite foreign language feel, “I know what all of those words mean individually but not together like that”
not to forget its twin “i know (roughly) what you’re saying, but what are those words?”
Plus the secret triplet “I managed to get your drift but I don’t know how to answer you”.
Staying Focused: Tips for Maintaining Focus while Studying
You’ve sat down at your desk. You have everything you need on your table or somewhere around you. You start to work. You think, “this is going well,” until a notification pops up on your laptop screen. And then another notification pops up on your phone. And during that period when your eyes were off of your study material, you also noticed a bag of chips, a magazine, your unfinished journal spread, your roommate bobbing their leg up and down and up and down, the pattern of the wood on your bookshelf, a text message, your bed … suddenly you can’t remember what you were supposed to be doing but instead think about how much you want to sleep. Or how hungry you are. Or how much you want to go hang out with your friends. Or your entire life choices.
I’m sure we’ve all been there. Sometimes it’s really difficult to stay focused while studying, and with all the distractions that surround us, it really isn’t surprising. However, there are ways that you can minimize the chances that you’ll give in to those distractions and focus on your work instead. Here are some that have worked for me:
Prepare for the session
The first thing you should do is clear your space. Don’t have things lying around that could make you distracted - put all your food where you can’t see them, your phone inside your bag, etc. However, there also comes a time when you have a thought that’s super important, but you can’t extend that thought or you’ll get sucked into a chain of other distracting thoughts. I like to have a notebook or piece of paper nearby where I can jot down these compulsive thoughts that I’ll get back to later - this is usually my bullet journal.
You could also find a study space where you’re the least prone to distraction. For me it’d be a cafe, since I would only have the things I brought with me. My dorm is where a lot of the distractions are: my books, all my journals and stationery, and my bed. Some people like studying in the library, but personally I find it distracting when other people around me are studying as well (especially when it’s super quiet and you can hear every pen click and page turn).
In addition, you might also want to do things like have a snack, go to the bathroom, and check your phone before you start your study session, so you won’t have the urge to do those things during your study session.
Block out your time and assign specific tasks
I’ve found that whenever I have a very vague schedule - like “I’ll study [ subject ] from 3 to 5 or something” or “I’ll complete these 5 tasks in 4 hours” or even worse “I’ll learn the whole syllabus in the next 2 months” - I don’t get as much done as I could. It’s hard to focus when you don’t really have a specific thing to focus on. You know how on the weekends especially, you have a whole list of things to do but every time you do one thing you get distracted by the thought of another? That can be solved by time blocking. Set aside a specific period of time to do a specific task, and eventually, those will accumulate into more productive hours.
It’s even more efficient to block smaller periods of time - 5 or 10 minutes or so. For example, even though I use the pomodoro technique of doing a task for 25 minutes then taking a 5-minute break, I break up those 25 minutes. If I were studying my flashcards, I might set a goal of finishing one stack - usually one topic - in 10 minutes (depending on the thickness of the stack). If I simply assigned 4 pomodoro sessions to review all my cards, this would make me prone to stretching out the amount of time I spend on a single stack, and in that stretching of time comes a loss of focus. It is a lot easier to focus for 10 minutes on one thing than 25 minutes on 3 things.
Note: What has helped me study for exams is scheduling out my time in months, and then weeks, then days, then hours, then minutes, so I’ll know the direction I’m going in, but I also won’t be overwhelmed by the amount of tasks I have to complete since I can do one small task at a time.
Practice, practice, practice
Like everything else in life, in order to be good at something, you have to practice. Learning to maintain focus is the same. At first, focusing for 25 minutes might feel hard and maybe even painful, but as you complete more pomodoro sessions, you’ll find that focusing for 25 minutes is effortless (or whatever period of time you usually work/study for).
Another way to practice focusing is by meditating. Meditating is part of my morning routine, and it’s definitely helped me stay focused in other activities, so you might wanna give that a try.
Work alone
I can tell you that of all the group study sessions I’ve had with my friends, most of them are much less efficient than if I had chosen to work alone. (The exception was when I was stuck with a bug in my code and my friend helped me figure it out.) Friends are very distracting, and even when you promise yourselves you’ll work on assignment or that you’ll only discuss the topic you’re studying, your conversation will inevitably stray from that.
Take breaks
When you’re tired, you’re sure to be distracted, so one way of combating that is to take breaks. It refreshes you so that you have more energy to focus during your next study session.
Aside from that, you should schedule your distractions during your breaks - go to the bathroom, grab a snack, go on your phone, or during longer breaks you can talk to your friends, take a nap, etc - so that you won’t give into those compulsions during your study sessions. Because you’ve already done those distracting things, when you’re studying, you’ll end up thinking something along the lines of, “Oh, I’ve already checked Instagram five minutes ago; my phone can wait,” or “I just had a snack, I can go get another one once I’m finished.”
That’s all the tips I have for you right now about how to maintain focus while studying. I hope this has been helpful, but as usual, if you have any questions, or some of your problems aren’t covered in this post, feel free to reach out to me by dropping an ask or sending me a message. Also, linked below are several of my posts that you mind find helpful. Have an awesome day!
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How to Beat Procrastination
The Mandatory Midday Break
4 Secrets to Efficiency
Getting Stuff Done: How to Deal with Lack of Motivation
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French students be like
SOUND: https://www.ruspeach.com/en/news/9704/ Чабрец популярен своими удивительными лечебными свойствами. Это душистый полукустарник с мелкими сиреневыми или белыми цветами. В мире существует несколько сотен видов чабреца. Чабрец широко применяют в медицине, а также в парфюмерной и пищевой промышленности. Это растение также широко используется в декоративном садоводстве. Чай с чабрецом помогает бороться с кашлем и простудой. Thyme is a popular by its great medicinal properties. It is a fragrant semi-bush with small lilac or white flowers. In the world there are some hundreds of types of thyme. The thyme is used widely in medicine, and also in the perfumery and food industry. This plant is also used in decorative gardening. Tea with thyme helps to fight with cough and cold. медицина [meditsina] - medicine удивительный [udivitel`nyj] - amazing широкий [shirokij] - wide несколько [neskal`ka] - some, several www.ruspeach.com
SOUND: https://www.ruspeach.com/en/news/9702/ Снеговик Я маленький снеговик Низенький и толстенький Вот моя метла Вот моя шляпа Когда выйдет солнышко Я потихоньку растаю Snowman I`m a little snowman Short and fat Here is my broomsteek Here is my hat When the sun comes to stay Then I slowly melt away шляпа [shl'àpa] - bonnet, hat маленький [màlin'kij] - small, little когда [kagda] - when www.ruspeach.com
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Expressions avec “temps”
1) investir du temps
= prendre son temps pour faire quelque chose
- Je dois investir du temps pour écrire mon mémoire de fin de semestre.
2) être de son temps
= penser, vivre, agir en conformité avec les idées couramment admises de son époque
- Il est de son temps: il est pour la liberté religieuse.
3) Il n’est que temps!
= il faut se hâter d’agir
- Il n’est que temps! On doit réagir bientôt.
4) passer le temps
= s’occuper à n’importe quoi en attendant l’heure fixée pour quelque chose
- Je vais passer le temps avec des jeux vidéos jusqu’à ce qu’il arrive.
5) prendre (tout) son temps
= faire quelque chose sans se presser
- Je vais prendre tout mon temps pour embellir mon carnet.
6) temps fort
= moment le plus important, point culminant de quelque chose
- Le temps fort de cet été était le concert de mon groupe de musique préféré.
7) temps mort
= moment d’inactivité dans un travail, pause, moment où il ne se passe rien
C’est vraiment un temps mort. Je n’ai rien écrit depuis une semaine!
8) Il est temps de…
= le moment est venu de faire telle chose, cela devient urgent
- Il est vraiment temps de légaliser l’homosexualité dans le monde entier.
9) en temps voulu, en temps utile
= au moment opportun
En temps voulu, je vais aller au Canada.
[Let me know if there are any mistakes!]
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SOUND: https://www.ruspeach.com/en/news/10985/ Эфирные масла - это маслянистые жидкости с сильным запахом и вкусом. Эфирные масла образуются только в растениях и имеют чрезвычайно сильные физиологические и фармакологические свойства. Их используют в медицине и косметологии, в парфюмерии и в пищевой промышленности. Essential oils are oily liquids with a strong smell and taste. Essential oils are formed only in plants and have extremely strong physiological and pharmacological properties. They are used in medicine and cosmetology, in perfumery and in the food industry. парфюмерия [parf’umèriya] - perfumery медицина [meditsina] - medicine сильный [sìl'nyj] - strong www.ruspeach.com
кузнечик [kuznèchik] - grasshopper большой [bal'shòj] - big огромный [agròmnyj] - huge www.ruspeach.com
SOUND: https://www.ruspeach.com/en/news/10989/ Каждый год 8 июля в России празднуется Всероссийский день семьи, любви и верности. Впервые этот праздник появился в 2008 году, который был объявлен годом семьи. В этот день проводятся различные торжественные мероприятия — концерты, выставки, чествование многодетных семей, благотворительные акции и др. Every year on July 8 in Russia the All-Russian Familly Day, love and fidelity is celebrated. For the first time this holiday appeared in 2008 which has been declared as a family year. This day various festive events - concerts, exhibitions, celebration of large families, charity events, etc. are held. праздник [pràznik] - celebration, holiday, festival концерт [kantsert] - concert каждый [kàzhdyj] - everyone, every объявление [ab"yavlènie ] - advertisement мероприятие [meropriyatie] - event выставка [vystavka] - exibition www.ruspeach.com
foi-e-x-s
foi, f (faith) :
believing in a religion’s principles, ex : sa foi est très forte (his faith is v strong) / trust, ex : j’ai foi en ce qu’il dit (I have faith in what he’s saying) / testimony, proof
« il est tout à la fois absurde et malsonnant de vouloir rendre intelligible ce que la foi nous déclare ineffable.» (Jean le Rond d’Alembert)
foie, m (liver) :
ex : il a trop mangé, il a mal au foie
fois, f (time) :
word you add to a numeral adjectif to indicate that something happened (again), ex : il a réussi, cette fois (he succeeded, this time) / increasing or reduction, when talking about quantity, ex : au bout de trois fois, il a enfin réussi (after three times, he finally succeeded)
« à qui on a été une fois capable, on n'est plus incapable, sinon par juste faiblesse.» (Michel de Montaigne)
Foix :
a french city in Midi-Pyrénées
The subreddit that makes me happy is the one that gently parodies the language learning subreddits.
La saison des mariages (feminine word) • Wedding season • /la sɛ.zɔ̃ dɛ ma.ʁjaʒ/ I’m so happy for all my friends getting married this summer! I love you guys! ❤️
SOUND: https://www.ruspeach.com/en/news/14565/ Русский народ создал самое большое количество сказок и сказочных персонажей по сравнению с другими европейскими народами. Одна из самых популярных сказок - это «Емеля-дурак». В советское время по этой сказке был снят мультфильм. Однако, кроме этой сказки есть и другие очень популярные русские сказки: “Колобок”, “Иван Царевич и серый волк”, “Морозко” и многие другие. Russian people have created the most large number of fairy tales and fairy tale characters in comparison with other European peoples. One of the most popular fairy tales is “Emelya-durak”. In Soviet period according to this fairy tale the animated film has been shot. However, except this fairy tale there are also other very popular Russian fairy tales: “Kolobok”, “Ivan Tsarevich and a gray wolf”, “Morozko” and many others. сказка [skàska] - fairy tale серый [seryj] - grey народ [narot] - people www.ruspeach.com
