Level 2 — natural speed, no rush
The archive
Older programmes, still good. A deep shelf for when you want something to work through in order.
Hundreds of episodes going back years. The advantage of an archive is that nothing depends on the news, so you can start anywhere and work forwards without feeling behind.
Pick one episode and stay with it. Skipping between episodes looking for an easy one is the fastest way to learn nothing.
Your job on this shelf
Decode fifteen seconds. Pick any fifteen seconds. Play it ten times and write down every word. Then turn the captions on and see what you missed. Whatever is still blank goes on your Couldn't-Catch List.
Any of the four modes works here. This is just the one that suits this shelf best.
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