Listening is such a crucial skill to be developing for English fluency if you
can't understand what English speakers are seing you will have issues
communicating in English... so how can you improve your English listening skills?... In
this video lesson we'll go through 7 tips, 7 ways, you can improve your English listening skills
friends as you already know listening and being able to
understand other English speakers is so important for English fluency some of
you may be struggling to follow this video lesson and to really use these
tips and ways to better help you improve your listening skills ... to help you follow
and better understand this lesson make sure to turn on subtitles you can do
that by clicking the CC button so that you don't miss any crucial information
also you can be a good friend and you can translate those subtitles to help
other English learners out there watching this video so that they can
better understand and improve their English listening skills! You can
translate these subtitles to your own native language... be a good friend and
help others in need... as you already know to be able to speak English fluently to
be able to communicate with other English speakers you have to understand
what they're saying to you... if you cannot understand what somebody is saying
you're going to have issues answering their questions or holding a
conversation in English... let's begin with those 7 tips you can use to improve your
English listening skills... The first way you can improve your
English listening skills is to be listening to English on a regular basis
you have to be listening to English, used naturally, regularly and consistently so
that you can constantly hear English speakers speaking in English and you can
hear different words, phrases, grammatical structures being used! Friends this step
sounds really simple but many English learners forget about this step! :O maybe you are
listening to English being used... maybe once a week, maybe even once a month
Friends this is not enough! Try to make English a part of your daily life... all
you need to be doing is listening to English being used naturally for about 10
to 15 minutes every day! There are many ways you can do this
you can do this by watching TV, while you're traveling to work, while you're
running while you're going for a walk... make English a part of your life! If you
listen to English being used naturally, regularly and also consistently.... so we're
only talking about 10 to 15 minutes every day you will see results in the
long term... it's not enough to be listening to English maybe once a month
or every second month you have to be using English in your everyday life! In
the first tip I shared with you the importance of listening to English being
used naturally on a regular and consistent basis... remember we're only
talking about 10 to 15 minutes of listening... regular and consistent
listening every day! This takes us to our second tip you have to find something
you have to find a resource to listen to! Many English learners struggle to find
something to listen to in English to improve their English listening skills...
Friends thanks to the Internet there are many resources available to you which
you can use to improve your English listening skills... Resources that you can
use to improve your listening skills could be... YouTube videos, movies, TV shows,
songs, podcasts and audio books... Friends it's important for you to be listening
to these resources only in English! Don't be listening to these resources in your
native language only use the English language! Remember friends, to improve you
English listening skills you only need to listen to these resources for about
10 to 15 minutes every day! Fantastic in our second tip you've learned many
resources, those being YouTube videos, movies, songs, podcasts and
audiobooks you can use to improve your English listening skills.... but you
probably wondering... Adriana in the first tip you said I
need to listen to English on a regular basis... every single day for 10 to
15 minutes... I'm going to get bored and not going to be motivated and I don't want
to be frustrated and demotivated if I don't understand something in English!
this takes us to our third tip... it's very important for you.. to improve your
English listening skills... to find a resource to find something that you
truly like that you love listening to in English! You need to find somebody
talking about a topic in English that you love... something that you can listen
to, that will keep you motivated to continue listening to them to that in
English on a regular basis... Friends you don't want to be choosing a topic I like,
your friend likes, your next-door neighbor likes, your family likes... it's
very important for you to find a topic you like.... this ensures that you'll be
motivated and you'll be consistent! By choosing a topic you like you'll be
interested to learn about that topic and at the same time to improve your English
listening skills! Let's go through two examples so that
you can understand how you can find something you love... let's have a look at
student Bob... Bob's been studying English for a long time now but he's really
struggling to understand English speakers... he gets bored listening to old
textbooks and listening to mp3 audios but he loves cars
Bob's obsessed with cars and he loves anything to do with cars... what Bob
could do is find somebody on YouTube talking about the latest models about
engines in English so at the same time he's learning about cars he's being
motivated because of his interest and he is consistently going back to that
channel and learning about cars and improving his English at the same time
another example could be Mary... Mary loves cooking she loves cooking and
she's always looking for new recipes out there... Mary's decided to watch a few
cooking shows and to find a podcast in English talking about the latest recipes
she can use.... friends as we can see from Bob and Mary both of them have used
something they like to improve their English listening skills... they have found
a topic that motivates them to be consistent, to consistently listen to
English for 10 to 15 minutes every day... so at the same time they are learning
something about mechanics, cars or about cooking and improving their English
listening skills... friends find a topic that you like, that motivates you, that
drives you and listen to this topic on a regular basis... you will see results in
the long term if you do remain consistent and most importantly find a
topic that you love.... the fourth tip also sounds very simple but it is the most
important tip out of all of them! Friends you have to be positive! :) Be positive when
listening to English... as you may feel demotivated. you may feel discouraged as
you may not understand the different accents or words being used.... this is
normal friends when you start listening to English on a regular basis on
different topics.... instead of being negative, instead of being pessimistic
try to be optimistic... when you are listening to something pat yourself on
the back give yourself a reward and say yes I understood 20% of what they were
talking about today... and in two days if you can understand 30% of what they're
saying friends then you're really seeing improvements in your English listening
skills! the more consistent and regular you are with your English listening
practice... you will see improvements in your English listening skills and
ability to understand English speakers! Stay positive even if you're having a
bad day... Be as positive as you can it will be
be frustrating and you will feel demotivated, think about those new words
you learn, think about the improvements you made from the day before and give
yourself a pat on the back and reward yourself... for being able to understand more than
the day before... the fifth tip I have for you to improve your English listening
skills is to listen to different accents... don't listen to the same person all the
time... then you will only be able to understand that person! You want to be
listening to different accents, to different people from different
countries... listen to people from Australia, New Zealand, the UK, America... from
different countries around the world... you can listen to people who are living in
non-english speaking countries, but who speak in English as well! Friends it's
crucial for you to be listening to different people, different people on a
regular basis, as this will ensure that you are hearing different words... you will
see how people express themselves differently in English and this will
also improve your communication skills... it will improve your communication
skills as you will see how different people express themselves in the English
language and in turn you can also use this expression when speaking in English!
Expose yourself to different people different English speakers out there and
start improving your English listening skills! Fantastic so you're going to be
consistent in your English learning... you're going to listen to different
accents, you're going to be positive... but friends even when you are sooo positive
you may at times feel really really down :( you may feel down and demotivated
because those new English speakers... they use different words than the last
English speaker did... friends in these situations I advise you to listen for
context! What is listening for context? Friends listening for context means that
you are listening to everything the English speak is saying...you're paying
attention to the whole story, so to the whole sentence, and you try to understand
what their message is... when we're listening for
context we are not translating word for word... if you start translating word for
word you will feel demotivated because there
will be many words you may not understand... but if you listen to the
whole sentence you will notice that you'll be able to understand what in
general that English speaker is trying to say... this takes us back to a fourth
tip where you have to stay motivated... don't demotivate yourself by
translating word-for-word and looking at the new words that English speaker is
using and saying... hey I don't understand that word my English listening skills
suck! No friends... listen for context! Try to understand try to see what the English
Speaker is saying, focus on the message rather than focusing on
translating those words... the seventh and final way you can improve your English
listening skills is to speak to people! Friends, English is a language... it's a
language and it's a means of communication.. most likely you're
learning English because you want to be able to get a better job, to move abroad,
to study abroad, to pass IELTS/TOEFL or to talk to other people in English
there's no better way to improve your English listening skills than to speak
to other people... by speaking to other people in English
you'll also hear different accents... by having conversations in English you are
of course, listening to that English speaker trying to understand what they
are saying and also friends you can practice speaking... speaking to other
people and improving your pronunciation and your confidence at the same time... I
recommend that you speak in English to other English speakers as much as
possible as this is the best way for you to see if your English listening skills
have improved... also it provides us with great satisfaction when we're able to
speak with other people in another language... go out there, speak to other
English speakers and see the results of your practice
and of your hard work! there you have it friends seven tips to help you improve your
English listening skills... use these tips, apply them on a regular basis and you
will see results you will see improvements in your communication
skills in English... remember friends to be positive, don't be pessimistic... be
optimistic and give yourself a pat on the back when you do see improvements! :)
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in the comments below this video which tip will you use to improve your
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