
– Dialogues and conversations (many different accents of English)Įnglish Listening Tip #2 – Practice the Right Way.BBC Six-Minute English – British English news & lifestyle.VOA Special English – American English news.Here are 3 sites with great audio (and accompanying text): Even if you’re busy and you don’t have much time, you can listen while English Listening Tip #1 – Practice Every DayĬreate the habit of listening to English for 15 minutes daily. There are two ways: practicing every day and practicing the RIGHT way.
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OK, now that you know WHY listening is difficult, here is HOW to improve it. Most students read too much and don’t listen to enough English – but remember that babies and young children learn English by listening FIRST and reading later – so English listening practice is essential! This “linking” happens in all spoken English sentences – and it’s one BIG reason that it’s so difficult to understand. Native speakers often “connect” the words when speaking fast we don’t pronounce every individual word clearly. #2 – When native speakers talk fast, we “link” the words together. Also, many letters can be pronounced in different ways, like the A in apple, father, and game. We have words with silent letters like thought (silent GH), island (silent S), and muscle (silent C and silent E).


Listening to English and successfully understanding it is difficult for 3 reasons: #1 – Many English words are pronounced differently from their written form. It’s frustrating and embarrassing when you can’t understand spoken English – but in this lesson, I’m going to explain why it’s so difficult and teach you how to improve. If you have difficulties in listening, you’re not alone – this is one of the most common problems for English learners.
