Tomorrow, I make up my listening comprehension (hörförståelse) exam that I spaced out on January 10. The final exam had 3 parts: grammar, writing an essay without any dictionary or other resources, and the listening comprehension. I believe the listening is my weakest skill, but I did not pass the essay portion. The spoken recording will be way faster than what I am comfortable with. I don’t know the subject, but the vocabulary can really make a difference if it has some key words that I can’t make an educated guess from the context.
In Sweden, one is supposed to be in control and manage their life. It isn’t socially acceptable to admit weakness, struggles, or needing help. However, it is socially acceptable to be stressed. I am stressed!
I have been practicing and studying everyday, and today I got in a little talk time at the church. I’ll review more in the morning. I will just do the best I can.
Åsa, my new priest friend, stopped by today. I got to hear stories of her amazing day yesterday. How wonderful to see a 5.5 year journey, after a major step of faith (leaving a well-paid university teaching position), come to fruition as an ordained priest.
With blessings,
Beth
Blessings on the exam. We were told once to listen to every 3rd word and write that down and guess at the rest. But then you can get the idea of what is being said. Yes, it is a crapshoot about the subject. We always hoped for a ‘faith’ story so we could use our biblical words.