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How to improve your English listening skills?

Along with reading,

writing, and speaking,

listening is one of the key skills

you need to master

if you want to master the English language.

However,

it is also a skill that

many learners struggle with.

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What makes listening so difficult:

In comparison with reading,

there are a few things that make listening

harder to master.

To understand speech and recordings in English,

it is not enough to have a large vocabulary

and good grammar.

You need to know correct English pronunciation,

but,

unfortunately, that is not enough either.

How can you improve your listening?

Here are some tips

that can help you

take your listening skills to a new level.

Number 1

Practice regularly:

Just as your muscles need regular exercise

to stay fit,

your ears need regular listening practice

to stay sharp.

If you listen to even a little bit of English

every day

your progress will be fast.

Number 2

Listen at every opportunity:

When you learn new words,

listen to their pronunciation

in an online dictionary

like dictionary.Cambridge.org

or at

forvo.com

where words are pronounced

by native speakers from all over the world.

Listen to podcasts for English learners,

the radio,

audiobooks.

Watch videos in English on youtube.com,

movies, and TV shows.

The more you listen

the faster your skill will grow.

Number 3

Vary your resources:

If you listen to only one speaker,

for example, your English teacher

or the presenter of your favorite podcast,

you get used to their manner of speech

pretty quickly.

But listening to other speakers,

especially those with heavy accents

and those who speak really fast,

can still be hard.

Limiting yourself is harmful in this case.

Use different listening resources

and listen to as many different people as you can.

Number 4

Listen and read at the same time:

Listening to unadapted English speech

can be challenging,

especially if you are just beginning

to develop the skill.

One of the ways to get started

is to listen and read at the same time.

This way,

even if the speaker has a peculiar accent

and uses words with a challenging pronunciation,

you can use the text

to check your understanding.

At ted.com, for example,

all the lectures have subtitles

and full text available.

BBC 6 minute English

is a fun podcast for intermediate learners

with PDFs of each episode available for download.

Number 5:

Listen actively:

Pay attention to the pronunciation of words

and phrases,

the speaker’s intonation and accent.

Listen for key information.

Don’t just turn on the listening file

and let yourself get distracted.

Number 6

Have fun!

Nowadays,

so many resources are out there

and you can find what you enjoy.

Choose podcasts

and YouTube videos

on the topics that you enjoy.

Watch your favorite movies.

Find a radio station at

tunein.com that you like.

Listening to what you enjoy

not only makes it a more fun experience

but also makes your learning more effective.

Good luck!