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17d âą Challenge
đ Mini-Challenge: Connection or Perfection? What Do YOU Think?
đ Your Task: This is a clear opinion challenge.
đ Please:
âą Answer in your target language
âą Say whether you agree or disagree
âą Explain why (go beyond one sentence)
âą Try on your own first
âą Use AI as a helper
The goal is simple: state an opinion and support it.
âš Context (Short & Concrete)
In a recent conversation with Steve Kaufmann, we spoke several languages at different levels.
Steve often says that in language learning, connection is more important than perfection â
meaning itâs better to communicate and connect with people than to wait until your language is âperfect.â
â The Question
Do you agree or disagree with Steve that connecting with people is more important than speaking perfectly in a language? Why?
âš Example Answer (English)
I agree with Steve. I think focusing too much on speaking perfectly slows people down and makes them afraid to talk. For me, real progress started when I stopped worrying about mistakes and focused on being understood. Even if my language isnât perfect, I can still connect with people, and that motivates me to keep improving.
đ€ AI Helper Prompt (Copy & Paste)
Please help me rewrite my text in natural, everyday spoken [TARGET LANGUAGE].
Keep it clear and human, not academic or robotic.
If something sounds unnatural, rephrase it the way a native speaker would naturally say it.
(Use this after writing your own answer.)
đ Translations of the Example Answer
đ©đȘ German
Ich stimme Steve zu. Ich denke, dass der Fokus auf perfektes Sprechen viele Menschen bremst und ihnen Angst macht zu reden. FĂŒr mich haben die echten Fortschritte angefangen, als ich aufgehört habe, mir so viele Gedanken ĂŒber Fehler zu machen, und mich darauf konzentriert habe, verstanden zu werden. Auch wenn meine Sprache nicht perfekt ist, kann ich trotzdem eine Verbindung zu Menschen aufbauen, und das motiviert mich, weiterzulernen.
đ«đ· French
Je suis dâaccord avec Steve. Je pense que se concentrer trop sur la perfection bloque beaucoup de gens et les empĂȘche de parler. Pour moi, les vrais progrĂšs ont commencĂ© quand jâai arrĂȘtĂ© de trop me soucier des erreurs et que je me suis concentrĂ© sur le fait dâĂȘtre compris. MĂȘme si ma langue nâest pas parfaite, je peux quand mĂȘme crĂ©er une connexion, et ça me motive Ă continuer.
đźđč Italian
Sono dâaccordo con Steve. Penso che concentrarsi troppo sul parlare parfaitement ralentisse les gens et les rende paura di parlare. I miei veri progressi sono iniziati quando ho smesso di preoccuparmi troppo degli errori e mi sono concentrato sullâessere capito. Anche se la mia lingua non Ăš perfetta, posso comunque creare una connessione con le persone, e questo mi motiva a migliorare.
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