1 Hour to Improve Your English Listening Skills

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number one take your very first lesson

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number two

slow the lesson down

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simply adjust the playback speed in the

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and listen to it again at a slower speed

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the translations

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for word transcript of everything you

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individually and replay it as much as

you want until you understand every

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fast conversations that you would miss

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target language only no translations and

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understand

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yourself in the language and improve

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you long

number seven play the vocabulary

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lists click on start slideshow

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yourself in the language

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comprehension lessons

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question to check if you understood

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hi everyone are you ready to test your

language level in this video we’ll test

your listening skills we’ll go over four

levels of difficulty so you can figure

out what your real level is and if you

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content let’s go

level one absolute beginner

a woman and a man are looking at a

photograph

which photo are they looking at

[Music]

this is a photo of the soccer team your

son is on isn’t it

which one is your son

this one

oh he’s the tallest one

yep he’s even taller than the coach

a boy is reading from his journal

what was the first thing the boy did

today

[Music]

the weather was great today

i went swimming this afternoon at the

pool

and i went to a movie in the evening

i also studied all morning

today wasn’t bad

a man is calling the doctor’s office

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office by

[Music]

hello how can i help you

what time do you close today

we close at six o’clock but please come

in before 5 30.

okay

thank you

a man and a woman are looking over a

menu at a restaurant

what’s the man going to order

[Music]

what are you going to order

the pizza looks delicious i think i’ll

go with that

i had pizza yesterday so okay then what

about the hamburger

sounds good

i’ll go with that

a woman is asking a store clerk

something at a bookstore

which book does the woman want to see

[Music]

excuse me i’d like to take a look at a

book on that shelf

which book would you like

the one about cars

one moment please

this one

yep that’s right

here you go

level two beginner

a man and a woman are talking about the

design of the company business card

which design did they decide on

[Music]

we’ve got some new designs for the

company business card which one do you

think is best

let’s see

i think the company name should be

bigger

okay then

it should be one of these

right i like these because the company

name is big and on top

one of these has a space for a photo

what do you think

hmm

i think it makes the text a little too

small

yeah the text could be a little hard to

read with the picture

okay then let’s go with the other one

you’re listening to the weather forecast

what’s the forecast

[Music]

we’ll have sunny weather all through the

morning in the afternoon though it’s

going to get cloudy and will have rain

in the night

the rain will continue through the night

until early tomorrow morning when the

sun will start coming out again

a man is talking with his wife on the

phone

what’s he going to buy

[Music]

hey

heading home now

okay

could you buy something on the way home

sure

what do you want me to get

we need some milk and bread for

tomorrow’s breakfast

milk and bread

got it

how many cartons of milk

one should be fine

okay anything else

one second let me check if we have

butter

okay we’ve got some

alright

do we have any beer left

yes we still have a bottle here

okay so we don’t need to buy any right

now

right i think we’re good thank you

a man and a woman are talking about

printers in the office

where is the old printer

[Music]

where should we put the new printer

i think we should put it where the old

printer is now

but the old one still works we’re going

to keep using it

okay so we can’t put the new one there

it’s too bad

it would be nice to have the new one in

the bookshelf next to the door but

there’s only room for one printer there

okay then i think we should put it on

the other side of the room

right

how about next to the window

that sounds good

a man is looking for a birthday present

for his wife at a jewelry shop

which necklace is he going to buy

[Music]

may i help you

i’m looking for a birthday present for

my wife

what do you recommend

well what about this necklace

hmm

it looks a little long

what about these over here we have one

with the flower pendant and another one

with a heart

i’m looking for something a bit more

sophisticated

how much is this pearl necklace over

here

thousand dollars

hmm

that’s too expensive

okay

i’ll take the first one

sure thing here you are

level three intermediate

a woman is trying on a dress and talking

to a shop clerk

which dress is she going to buy

[Music]

it looks very nice on you and it fits

perfectly

yeah it fits but i usually wear plain

colors i’m not used to this kind of a

pattern

well i think you look great

yeah

still it would take some courage for me

to actually wear this

what about this dress then the pattern

is much more reserved so it won’t feel

as flashy

you’re right let me try that one on

go right ahead

what do you think ma’am

this one suits me much more than the

last do you have a long-sleeved version

with this design

yes we do

thanks i’ll buy that

a male and female student are looking at

job advertisements

which job is the female student going to

apply for

[Music]

hey what do you think about this job the

hourly pay is pretty high

sure the pay looks great but could you

really do a newspaper delivery route

of course i’m good at riding bikes but

i’m worried about waking up early

what about this one

the pay isn’t as high but you can work

two or three days a week and start

working from the evening

oh this one

a supermarket cashier huh well it would

be good to work after school

this one for a coffee shop might be good

too

oh yeah i love that place and it’s on my

way to school

not bad huh

hmm which one should i apply to

which too is it between the coffee shop

and the newspaper delivery route

yeah the pay for the newspaper route is

really nice

okay my mind’s made up i guess i’ll just

have to get up early

a woman is talking to her hair stylist

how would she like to change her hair

[Music]

hi

may i help you

hi i’ve got a three o’clock reservation

for richie

ah yes welcome miss richie please come

this way what can i do for you today

i’d like to change my hairstyle a little

bit

okay what length would you like

about shoulder length

all right and what about your bangs

keep the bangs

straight down or part it on the side

to the side a bit

which side

maybe a little left from the middle

got it we’ll start with the shampoo so

please come this way

a man is making a reservation at a hotel

which room is he going to stay in

[Music]

seaside hotel how may i help you

hi

i’d like to stay for one night on

september 22nd

certainly one night from september 22nd

how many people

two

would you like a smoking or a

non-smoking room sir

non-smoking

the only non-smoking room available on

that day is a mountain view room is that

okay

well

i was hoping for an ocean view room

i’m sorry but the only ocean view room

available on that day is a smoking room

i see

is there a non-smoking ocean view room

available on september 23rd

yes there is

okay we’ll stay on september 23rd

a husband and a wife are looking at some

floor plans

which room are they going to see

how about this one it’s got a nice large

living room

hmm

i like a big living room but i want the

parking space

let’s see

how about this one

yeah that’s nice should we go see this

one

wait a second isn’t the closet a bit too

small

good point

hmm

there doesn’t seem to be one that’s

perfect

wait how about this one

it’s got everything we need doesn’t it

and the closet is pretty large too

let’s go see this one

okay

level four advanced

a man and a woman are talking about

preparations for a presentation they’ll

be making tomorrow at their office

what will the woman check after the

conversation ends

[Music]

okay i think we’re almost ready for the

presentation tomorrow just a few more

things

the meeting will start at nine sharp so

could you double check the meeting room

today

yep i’ve already checked the room

okay great did you make sure the

projector is working okay

oh i was going to check the projector

tomorrow morning when i have my laptop

no we’ve gotta get that checked today we

won’t have time to deal with it in the

morning if there’s a problem so make

sure to check that projector today

that’s the most important thing okay

will do

and did you get the copies of those

handouts

ms tanaka is making them now

let’s see what else oh did you check the

whiteboard

yes i did

sometimes the pens don’t have enough ink

left in them did you get a chance to

check them

not yet but i’ll make sure to do that

later

yes please make sure to do that today

a woman is calling on the phone to

reserve tickets for a play

which two seats did she get

[Music]

hello this is blackfriar’s playhouse can

i help you

i’d like to get two tickets for king

lear at 5 30 this evening do you still

have any tickets available

we do have a few seats left but i’m

sorry to say we don’t have any next to

each other if you don’t mind though we

can get you two seats separately

okay we don’t mind

do you have any particular requests

well do you have any aisle seats

yes we have an aisle seat at the left

side of the center section

and to the right of it three seats over

we have another free seat

to the side

okay then please book that aisle seat

certainly how about the other one

do you have any seats near the center

the only center seats we have left are

from the first row to the third row

i’m not too crazy about having actors

spit on me so

this room is relatively small and i

think you could enjoy the play even at

the end of the row on the side

is that so then i’ll take the one you

mentioned before on the left side

a woman is talking with a man who works

for an outsourced printing company about

a brochure for a new product

when is the deadline for the first

design draft for the brochure

[Music]

we decided to launch the new product on

october 15th and we’d like to offer you

the contract to make the brochure thank

you so much we’re definitely excited

about helping you with this project

so could you tell us a bit about the

schedule

when will you need everything by

well considering the time needed for

printing we’d like to get the brochures

to the printing stage by the end of

september

so would it be possible for you to get

us the first design draft by the middle

of august

well we’d like to give you three design

options for the initial draft and then

have you choose the one which best fits

your concept

then we’ll make the final design based

on your choice so it’ll be very helpful

if you could give us two more weeks to

prepare for this stage

okay maybe one month will be enough time

to choose one of the designs you’ve made

and then decide on the final design

all right we’ll be counting on you

you’re in good hands our design team is

the best thank you so much

a man is joining a sports club and

getting information on its policies

what type of membership will he choose

[Music]

let me start by explaining our club’s

different membership options as

described in this brochure

regular members can use the gym in the

pool at any time on any day of the week

but we also offer early morning

memberships where people can use the

facilities only in the early morning and

night memberships for people who only

want to come in the evening

what are the hours for early morning

members

early morning members can use the

facilities from 6am to 10am and night

members can use them from 6pm to 11pm

i see so early morning members can stop

by and use the facilities on their way

to work

exactly the early morning type is

popular among people with nine to five

jobs and we also offer memberships just

for the gym or just for the pool if you

only want to use one of those

i want to use both the gym and the pool

i think i’ll use the gym in the early

morning before going to work on weekdays

and then use the pool on the weekend

do you have a membership that covers

something like early mornings for the

weekdays but all day on the weekend

we’re sorry but we don’t offer a

membership like that sir

okay i don’t think i can get up that

early on the weekend so i’ll choose this

membership option

a man is reporting about his company’s

sales performance at a meeting

which two charts is he using for his

presentation

[Music]

please look at the handout the left

chart shows our company’s sales over the

past three years and the sales forecast

for the current year and the right chart

shows the monthly breakdown in sales up

to october of this year now please have

a look at the left chart it shows that

sales have been steadily increasing over

the past three years

and if we can keep increasing our sales

the total sales for this year will show

an increase over last year

next

please look at the right chart

the right chart shows that the campaigns

we ran in april and august were fairly

effective

i see but the sales decreased in may and

september following the campaigns

yes but this kind of decrease is

unavoidable i expect the annual sales

for this year will show an increase over

last year if we can keep increasing our

sales

how was it now you can check your

answers

level 1 absolute beginner

answer

which photo are they looking at

a woman and a man are looking at a

photograph

which photo are they looking at

this is a photo of the soccer team your

son is on isn’t it

which one is your son

this one

oh he’s the tallest one

yep he’s even taller than the coach

what was the first thing the boy did

today

a boy is reading from his journal

what was the first thing the boy did

today

the weather was great today

i went swimming this afternoon at the

pool

and i went to a movie in the evening

i also studied all morning today wasn’t

bad

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office by

a man is calling the doctor’s office

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office by

hello how can i help you

what time do you close today

we close at six o’clock but please come

in before 5 30.

ok

thank you

what’s the man going to order

a man and a woman are looking over a

menu at a restaurant

what’s the man going to order

what are you going to order

the pizza looks delicious i think i’ll

go with that

i had pizza yesterday so

okay then what about the hamburger

sounds good

i’ll go with that

which book does the woman want to see

a woman is asking a store clerk

something at a bookstore

which book does the woman want to see

excuse me i’d like to take a look at a

book on that shelf

which book would you like

the one about cars

one moment please

this one

yep that’s right

here you go

level 2 beginner

answer

which design did they decide on

a man and a woman are talking about the

design of the company business card

which design did they decide on

we’ve got some new designs for the

company business card which one do you

think is best

let’s see

i think the company name should be

bigger

okay then

it should be one of these

right i like these because the company

name is big and on top

one of these has a space for a photo

what do you think

hmm

i think it makes the text a little too

small

yeah the text could be a little hard to

read with the picture

okay then let’s go with the other one

what’s the forecast

you’re listening to the weather forecast

what’s the forecast

we’ll have sunny weather all through the

morning

in the afternoon though it’s going to

get cloudy and we’ll have rain in the

night

the rain will continue through the night

until early tomorrow morning when the

sun will start coming out again

what’s he going to buy

a man is talking with his wife on the

phone

what’s he going to buy

hey

heading home now okay could you buy

something on the way home

sure

what do you want me to get

we need some milk and bread for

tomorrow’s breakfast

milk and bread

got it

how many cartons of milk

one should be fine

okay

anything else

one second let me check if we have

butter

okay we’ve got some

alright

do we have any beer left

yes we still have a bottle here

okay

so we don’t need to buy any right now

right i think we’re good thank you

where is the old printer

a man and a woman are talking about

printers in the office

where is the old printer

where should we put the new printer

i think we should put it where the old

printer is now

but the old one still works

we’re going to keep using it

okay so we can’t put the new one there

it’s too bad

it would be nice to have the new one in

the bookshelf next to the door but

there’s only room for one printer there

okay then i think we should put it on

the other side of the room

right

how about next to the window

that sounds good

which necklace is he going to buy

a man is looking for a birthday present

for his wife at a jewelry shop

which necklace is he going to buy

may i help you

i’m looking for a birthday present for

my wife

what do you recommend

well what about this necklace

hmm

it looks a little long

what about these over here we have one

with the flower pendant and another one

with a heart

i’m looking for something a bit more

sophisticated

how much is this pearl necklace over

here

it’s five thousand dollars

hmm

that’s too expensive

okay

i’ll take the first one

sure thing here you are

level three

intermediate answer

which dress is she going to buy

a woman is trying on a dress and talking

to a shop clerk

which dress is she going to buy

it looks very nice on you and it fits

perfectly

yeah it fits but i usually wear plain

colors i’m not used to this kind of a

pattern

well i think you look great

yeah

still it would take some courage for me

to actually wear this

what about this dress then the pattern

is much more reserved so it won’t feel

as flashy

you’re right let me try that one on go

right ahead

what do you think ma’am

this one suits me much more than the

last do you have a long-sleeved version

with this design

yes we do

thanks i’ll buy that

which job is the female student going to

apply for

a male and female student are looking at

job advertisements

which job is the female student going to

apply for

hey what do you think about this job the

hourly pay is pretty high

sure the pay looks great but could you

really do a newspaper delivery route

of course i’m good at riding bikes but

i’m worried about waking up early

what about this one

the pay isn’t as high but you can work

two or three days a week and start

working from the evening

oh this one a supermarket cashier huh

well it would be good to work after

school

this one for a coffee shop might be good

too

oh yeah i love that place and it’s on my

way to school

not bad huh hmm which one should i apply

to

which too is it between the coffee shop

and the newspaper delivery route

yeah the pay for the newspaper route is

really nice

okay my mind’s made up i guess i’ll just

have to get up early

how would she like to change her hair

a woman is talking to her hair stylist

how would she like to change her hair

hi may i help you

hi i’ve got a three o’clock reservation

for richie

ah yes welcome miss richie please come

this way what can i do for you today

i’d like to change my hairstyle a little

bit

okay what length would you like

about shoulder length

alright and what about your bangs

keep the bangs

straight down or part it on the side

to the side a bit

which side

maybe a little left from the middle

got it we’ll start with the shampoo so

please come this way

which room is he going to stay in

a man is making a reservation at a hotel

which room is he going to stay in

seaside hotel how may i help you

hi

i’d like to stay for one night on

september 22nd

certainly one night from september 22nd

how many people

two

would you like a smoking or a

non-smoking room sir

non-smoking

the only non-smoking room available on

that day is a mountain view room is that

okay

well

i was hoping for an ocean view room

i’m sorry but the only ocean view room

available on that day is a smoking room

i see

is there a non-smoking ocean view room

available on september 23rd

yes there is

okay we’ll stay on september 23rd

which room are they going to see

a husband and a wife are looking at some

floor plans

which room are they going to see how

about this one it’s got a nice large

living room

hmm

i like a big living room but i want the

parking space

let’s see

how about this one

yeah that’s nice

should we go see this one

wait a second isn’t the closet a bit too

small

good point

hmm

there doesn’t seem to be one that’s

perfect

wait how about this one

it’s got everything we need doesn’t it

and the closet is pretty large too let’s

go see this one

okay

level four advanced

answer

what will the woman check after the

conversation ends

a man and a woman are talking about

preparations for a presentation they’ll

be making tomorrow at their office

what will the woman check after the

conversation ends

okay i think we’re almost ready for the

presentation tomorrow just a few more

things

the meeting will start at nine sharp so

could you double check the meeting room

today

yep i’ve already checked the room

okay great did you make sure the

projector’s working okay

oh i was going to check the projector

tomorrow morning when i have my laptop

no we’ve got to get that checked today

we won’t have time to deal with it in

the morning if there’s a problem so make

sure to check that projector today

that’s the most important thing okay

will do

and did you get the copies of those

handouts

ms tanaka is making them now

let’s see what else oh did you check the

whiteboard

yes i did

sometimes the pens don’t have enough ink

left in them did you get a chance to

check them

not yet but i’ll make sure to do that

later

yes please make sure to do that today

which two seats did she get

a woman is calling on the phone to

reserve tickets for a play

which two seats did she get

hello this is black friars playhouse can

i help you

i’d like to get two tickets for king

lear at 5 30 this evening do you still

have any tickets available

we do have a few seats left but i’m

sorry to say we don’t have any next to

each other if you don’t mind though we

can get you two seats separately

okay we don’t mind

do you have any particular requests

well do you have any aisle seats

yes we have an aisle seat at the left

side of the center section

and to the right of it three seats over

we have another free seat

to the side

okay then please book that aisle seat

certainly how about the other one

do you have any seats near the center

the only center seats we have left are

from the first row to the third row

i’m not too crazy about having actors

spit on me so

this room is relatively small and i

think you could enjoy the play even at

the end of the row on the side

is that so then i’ll take the one you

mentioned before on the left side

when is the deadline for the first

design draft for the brochure

a woman is talking with a man who works

for an outsourced printing company about

a brochure for a new product

when is the deadline for the first

design draft for the brochure

we decided to launch the new product on

october 15th and we’d like to offer you

the contract to make the brochure

thank you so much we’re definitely

excited about helping you with this

project

so could you tell us a bit about the

schedule

when will you need everything by

well considering the time needed for

printing we’d like to get the brochures

to the printing stage by the end of

september

so would it be possible for you to get

us the first design draft by the middle

of august

well we’d like to give you three design

options for the initial draft and then

have you choose the one which best fits

your concept

then we’ll make the final design based

on your choice so it’ll be very helpful

if you could give us two more weeks to

prepare for this stage

hmm okay maybe one month will be enough

time to choose one of the designs you’ve

made and then decide on the final design

all right we’ll be counting on you

you’re in good hands our design team is

the best thank you so much

what type of membership will he choose

a man is joining a sports club and

getting information on its policies

what type of membership will he choose

let me start by explaining our club’s

different membership options as

described in this brochure

regular members can use the gym in the

pool at any time on any day of the week

but we also offer early morning

memberships where people can use the

facilities only in the early morning and

night memberships for people who only

want to come in the evening

what are the hours for early morning

members

early morning members can use the

facilities from 6 am to 10 am and night

members can use them from 6 pm to 11 pm

i see so early morning members can stop

by and use the facilities on their way

to work

exactly the early morning type is

popular among people with nine to five

jobs and we also offer memberships just

for the gym or just for the pool if you

only want to use one of those

i want to use both the gym and the pool

i think i’ll use the gym in the early

morning before going to work on weekdays

and then use the pool on the weekend

do you have a membership that covers

something like early mornings for the

weekdays but all day on the weekend

we’re sorry but we don’t offer a

membership like that sir

okay i don’t think i can get up that

early on the weekend so i’ll choose this

membership

option which two charts is he using for

his presentation

a man is reporting about his company’s

sales performance at a meeting

which two charts is he using for his

presentation

please look at the handout the left

chart shows our company’s sales over the

past three years and the sales forecast

for the current year and the right chart

shows the monthly breakdown in sales up

to october of this year now please have

a look at the left chart it shows that

sales have been steadily increasing over

the past three years and if we can keep

increasing our sales the total sales for

this year will show an increase over

last year

next

please look at the right chart

the right chart shows that the campaigns

we ran in april and august were fairly

effective

i see but the sales decreased in may and

september following the campaigns

yes but this kind of decrease is

unavoidable i expect the annual sales

for this year will show an increase over

last year if we can keep increasing our

sales

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if you’ve studied your target language

but you can barely understand native

speakers you might be doing something

wrong you know the vocabulary and

grammar they’re using but for some

reason when they speak at a faster speed

you can’t keep track of what’s going on

why is this happening have you spent all

this time learning in vain

this is a common issue that all language

learners face at some point or another

the truth is it’s actually a good

problem to have because only students

with a higher level of skill will

experience it when you know a lot of the

language but have trouble understanding

native speakers the problem is almost

always with your listening skills

learning what words mean and practicing

how to use them in a sentence are both

invaluable skills to develop but people

often forget that in addition to

speaking writing and reading we have to

develop our listening skills in a

foreign language as well

in this video we’ll look at three

practical ways to improve your listening

skills

number one practice active listening

one of the best ways to practice

listening is to well listen to your

target language but this doesn’t mean

putting on some music and listening to

it in the background as you do other

things you need to practice active

listening

get your hands on a recording of spoken

language you can use a movie news

broadcast or a podcast you can even try

subscribing to a youtube channel

listen to a segment of the audio and do

your best to write down what you hear

after a couple tries at this go back and

double check what you wrote against the

script of what was actually said

if you’re watching a movie you can

double check yourself by turning on the

subtitles

our language learning program is one of

the best tools for developing your

listening skills you can listen to the

conversation in a lesson and then check

it back against the lesson transcripts

this is simple easy and you can be sure

that the transcripts are correct

number two practice pronunciation

any problems you have pronouncing new

words correctly will be reflected back

in your listening skills

it’s hard for your brain to decipher and

remember a sound be it a letter or a

word that you don’t know how to make

yourself

a good accent will give you the ability

to hear and pick out the otherwise

unnatural new sounds to develop your

accent focus on any sounds or letters

that feel difficult or unnatural for you

once you get more comfortable with the

basic sounds start to combine them using

words and whole sentences

listen to native speakers as much as

possible and take note of how words and

sounds can blend morph or get dropped in

rapid speech

do your best to listen to this

phenomenon and imitate what you hear

focus more on how the syllables are said

together rather than simply saying the

words next to each other there is often

a significant difference between how

words are said individually and how they

are said when spoken together in a

rapid-fire sentence this is a big part

of the reason language learners can know

a lot of vocabulary and grammar but

still not understand native speakers

our playback feature is great for

pronunciation practice you can play back

the podcast itself or listen to words

individually you can even listen back at

a slower speed if you’re having trouble

catching the correct pronunciation at

native speaker speed

number three make listening part of your

routine

now that you’ve started practicing

active listening and pronunciation make

it a part of your regular learning allot

a specific amount of time for each of

your listening activities for example

you might practice 10 minutes of active

listening followed by 10 minutes of

practicing vowels and then 10 minutes of

imitation practice with a podcast now

you don’t have to use this schedule

exactly tailor it to your own needs and

availability

the point is that you should make a

conscious and decisive effort to

practice your listening skills on a

regular basis it could be 30 minutes a

day or it might be 10. what matters most

is that you practice consistently

these three tips will help you close any

gap that might exist between your

knowledge of your target language and

your listening abilities

understanding native speakers may seem

daunting at first but with a little time

and perseverance you will see your

skills improve

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want to transform your driving time into

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how much time do you spend in your car

every day 30 minutes more than an hour

why not put this huge amount of time to

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first you can listen to fun audio

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listening to lessons while in the car

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third you can repeat out loud and speak

from your very first lesson

you want to speak a new language too

right well you’ll start learning

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all you have to do is listen and repeat

out loud our teachers take you step by

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even prompted to speak out loud and

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all cultures have a form of music music

is one of the most basic tools we can

use to learn a language

parents use music and songs to teach

their young children simple words

music can help us focus help us remember

better and thus help us as we acquire a

language

music can aid our coordination and

physical development too

so how do we use music to support our

language learning now as grown people in

this video we’ll look at four ways to

use music to study a language

imitating structures and rhythms is

important when learning a language and

the same is true for music

when children play with other children

they listen to songs move their bodies

as they play games and try to imitate

what they see and hear

this practice of regular imitation aids

children as they gain their language

skills repeating song lyrics like those

from nursery rhymes helps kids retain

words and expressions children may not

know the meanings of all the words in

the songs they sing but they remember

the songs the vocabulary and the rhythms

children practice making sounds by

mimicking the pronunciation of words

this can be the first step to the child

understanding the meaning and use of a

word

you might not realize it but you

probably still remember many of the

songs and rhymes you learned when you

were a child we’re able to remember

expressions words and ideas effectively

when they’re put to music this is also

the reason you can memorize the lyrics

of songs you like rather easily

patterns like those in many popular

songs are repetitive we review the

rhythms and the words each time we

listen

everybody is different so if you want to

use music to support your language

learning we’re here to provide four

different ways

number one passive listening

one way to study with music is through

passive listening you can do this with

songs you have in your target language

on your computer a cd your favorite

streaming site you can use this method

as long as you have access to music in

the language you want to study

turn the music on and let it play in the

background while you do something else

like studying cooking dinner or cleaning

the house

do this regularly and let your mind get

used to the idea of hearing your target

language in your environment

this kind of familiarity with the

language will help you as you work

towards fluency

passive listening is one form of

language immersion as you listen to the

background music over and over and get

more comfortable with it you’ll start to

notice key words intonation grammar

patterns and so on

with enough practice and with enough

different music to listen to you might

even start to recognize certain sounds

and words when you hear them somewhere

else

number two memorization

you can use music to help build your

vocabulary and memorize words

effectively

this method focuses on studying lyrics

and songs to improve your ability to

recall the words

look up the lyrics to a song you’re

listening to and review them line by

line you can read the lyrics as you

listen to the song or try to remember

the next line in the song before it is

sung

memorization practice like this enhances

your listening skills and boosts your

reading skills

number three sing along

our first tip in this lesson was to

listen passively this tip however is to

listen actively by singing along to your

music

look up the lyrics of a song you like

play the song and try to sing along you

may also be able to find videos on

youtube of popular songs with the lyrics

included if it’s difficult at first

don’t worry remember regular review and

practice is essential

just as we usually need to hear a song

in our native language a few times

before we remember the words you can

expect to need to listen several times

over a few days before you feel

comfortable with all the words through

practicing this way you’ll learn grammar

spelling and pronunciation you’ll also

get to enjoy a song you like moreover

this type of exercise will help you work

on your reading and listening skills

a good way to check your progress is by

trying to sing the song by yourself you

can sing with no music or you can try

looking for a karaoke version of the

song you like

if you can sing all the words great if

not you can go back to the lyrics and

study a bit more until you master the

track

number 4 transcription

to do this exercise listen to the song

as it plays write down or transcribe the

lyrics you can start and stop the song

at the end of each line to slow things

down a bit

if you begin your studies with this

method you might catch only a few words

but don’t get frustrated play the song

and write down everything you can hear

then play the song again and write down

the words that you missed the first time

you listened with practice like this

your listening skills will improve and

so will your spelling

these are just a few ways that you can

use music to study another language be

patient and don’t forget to enjoy the

music you’re listening to as you study

if you want to start simple try

listening to children’s songs in your

target language the song lyrics tend to

be repeated a lot and this can help you

identify key words quickly

learning a language through music is fun

it can help you focus your attention and

improve your memory this can be a great

part of your self-study plan

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