Yes, comprehensive Imput works!

Hello guys,
So, in July 2024, I decided to get serious about French and started a streak that continues to this day. My goal was to reach a B2 level by September 2025, focusing on reading and listening extensively. I started slow, but soon I was reading 10,000 words a day while listening for an hour. Mainly, I consumed YouTube videos on topics that interest me, like history and politics. As of today, I’ve read 1.6 million words and know 29,000 words.

I feel very comfortable with French overall, but what impresses me the most is how my passive skills are starting to spill over into my active skills. I can recall words and phrases, and I can have conversations with ChatGPT without ever touching grammar books or practicing writing or speaking. In a way, it makes sense—English is my second language, and I also learned it by consuming media in English.

So yes, guys, with consistency and hard work, it is truly possible to achieve a high level in your target language. Trust the process!

In 8 months (with two months of minimal work), I can say that maybe I am B2 in reading, B1 in listening, and as for writing and speaking—I don’t know, I need to put it to the test.

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10,000 a day is an amazing rate. I aim for 3,000 in Greek.

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It is really effective but only if you have already a good comprehension, what I do is to ramp up the speed of audio to 1.5 or 2 so I can do that in less than an hour. I’m a Portuguese native, so the similarities with French made it easy.