Second week (ALMS course)

 

Hi everyone,

After finishing my second week combining English studies, PhD studies and work, I have been realizing that this schedule is a good way to continue my English studies, and I am sure that I will improve more each day.

During the week, after work, I listen to podcasts, and when I arrive home, I divide my time into other skills that I practice at night, for example speaking and listening drills, and this has worked well.

On the weekend I have more free time, so I try practice skills that take more time such as writing for my blog.

⌚Time spent (2 weeks): 26 h 40 min / 98 h

📊 My Progress: 27% completed  💪

WEEK 2
DATE	Day	Time	Skill	Activity
02/02/26	Monday	15 min	Speaking	Talking with AI app: Loora AI
		30 min	listening	Movie or TV show (no subtitles)
		15 min	vocabulary	New vocab (app: Langeek)
		11 min	listening	NYT audio: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/well/eat/protein-fact-check.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
		1 h 25 min
03/02/26	Tuesday	30 min	Listening	Listening drills:  https://english-exercises.net/practice-english-listening-b2-exercises-problem-solving/ https://english-exercises.net/practice-english-listening-b2-exercises-communication/
		30 min	listening	Movie or TV show (no subtitles)
		15 min	vocabulary	New vocab (app: Langeek)
		10 min	listening	NYT audio
		1 h 25 min
04/02/26	Wednesday	1:30 h	speaking	Easy Talk support group
		10 min	Speaking	Talking with AI app: Loora AI
		15 min	listening	NYT audio
		30 min	listening	Movie or TV show (no subtitles)
		15 min	Writtin	Correting the grammar of my post for my blog:  https://samarascientist.blogspot.com/2026/02/how-i-organize-my-english-studies.html
		2 h 40 min
05/02/26	Thursday	15 min	vocabulary	New vocab (app: Langeek)
		1 h	Listening	Movie or TV show (no subtitles)
		30 min	Listening	Listening drills: https://english-exercises.net/practice-english-listening-b2-exercises-mistakes-and-mysteries/
		13 min	listening	NYT audio
		1 h 55 min
06/02/26	Friday	15 min	writing	academic writing support group (Moodle): introducing me
		30 min	listening	Movie or TV show (no subtitles)
		5 min	Listening	Podcast:
		50 min
07/02/26	Saturday	30 min	Writing	AI discussion about my experiment
		20 min	Speaking	Speaking with AI
		30 min	listening	Movie or TV show (no subtitles)
		20 min	vocabulary	New vocab (app: Langeek)
		1 h 40 min
08/02/26	Sunday	15 min	Listening	AI-generated academic audio
		15 min	vocabulary	New vocab (app:Langeek)
		30 min	listening	Movie or TV show (no subtitles)
		1 h 30 min	Writing	Writing support group: text about a topic or a question relevant to your studies.
		2 h 30 min
TOTAL=1 h 25 min+ 1h 25 min+2h 40 min+ 1h 55 min+50 min+ 1h 40 min+2h 30 min= 12 h 25 min