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English listening skills are just as important as speaking. The fact is that you cannot respond to someone if you do not hear them well. Whatu2019s worse, you could give an incorrect response because you had to guess what was said to you. <br>
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IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH LISTENING SKILLS FASTER
INTRODUCTION English listening skillsarejustasimportantasspeaking. The factisthatyoucannotrespondtosomeoneifyoudonothear themwell. What’sworse, youcouldgiveanincorrectresponse becauseyouhadtoguesswhatwassaidtoyou. Studentstendtofocusonspeakingasaproblembecausethey finditdifficulttoputtogetherentiresentencesproperly. Listeningseemseasierinthebeginningbecauseyoucanguess whatamessagemeanswithhearingaslittleas30or40%. For thisreason, manystudentsreachanintermediateorevenan advancedlevelbeforetheyrealizetheyneedtofocuson improvingtheirlisteningskills.
1. PRACTICE REGULARLY: Justasyourmusclesneedregularexercisetostayfit, yourearsneedregularlisteningpracticetostay sharp. IfyoulistentoevenalittlebitofEnglishevery dayyourprogresswillbefast.
2. LISTEN AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY: Whenyoulearnnewwords, listentotheirpronunciationinan onlinedictionarylikedictionary.cambridge.orgoratforvo.com wherewordsarepronouncedbynativespeakersfromallover theworld. IfyouareusinganEnglish Practice applikeengvarta.com, havethesoundontohearhowthephrasesandsentencesare pronounced. ListentopodcastsforEnglishlearners, theradio, audiobooks. WatchvideosinEnglishonyoutube.com, movies, andTVshows. Themoreyoulistenthefasteryourskillwillgrow.
3.VARY YOUR RESOURCES: Ifyoulistentojustonespeaker, forexample, yourEnglish teacherorthepresenterofyourfavoritepodcast, yougetused totheirmannerofspeechprettyquickly. Butlisteningtoother speakers, especiallythosewithheavyaccentsorthosewho speakveryfast, canstillbehard. Limitingyourselfisharmfulin thiscase. Usedifferentlisteningresourcesandlistentoasmany differentpeopleasyoucan.