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What are the top 3 fears when listening in English?
What are the top 3 fears when listening in English?
- Not understanding idioms, people talking too fast, and being too familiar with accents
- Not understanding grammar, people talking too fast, and not being familiar with accents
- Not understanding words, people talking too fast, and not being familiar with accents (correct)
- Not understanding words, people talking too slow, and being too familiar with accents
What is important to recognize the sounds of naturally spoken English?
What is important to recognize the sounds of naturally spoken English?
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- Pronunciation (correct)
What is a great resource for improving listening skills?
What is a great resource for improving listening skills?
- Watching movies with subtitles
- Reading books in English
- Ted Talks (correct)
- Listening to music in English
Why is discomfort or fear when listening to someone with a different accent a sign to push boundaries and practice?
Why is discomfort or fear when listening to someone with a different accent a sign to push boundaries and practice?
What is an effective way to practice listening skills?
What is an effective way to practice listening skills?
What should you do if you don't understand a word when practicing listening skills?
What should you do if you don't understand a word when practicing listening skills?
Why is watching without subtitles harder but beneficial for improving listening skills?
Why is watching without subtitles harder but beneficial for improving listening skills?
What should you do while watching with a notebook to improve listening skills?
What should you do while watching with a notebook to improve listening skills?
How long should you practice one technique for improving listening skills?
How long should you practice one technique for improving listening skills?
What is recommended for further practice in improving listening skills?
What is recommended for further practice in improving listening skills?
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Study Notes
- Emma from mmmEnglish provides 5 tips to improve English listening skills.
- Top 3 fears when listening in English are not understanding words, people talking too fast, and not being familiar with accents.
- Pronunciation is important to recognize sounds of naturally spoken English.
- Reading and listening together helps recognize sounds and associate them with words.
- Ted Talks are great resources for improving listening skills.
- Listening to different accents, voices, and contexts is important to develop strong listening skills.
- Discomfort or fear when listening to someone with a different accent is a sign to push boundaries and practice.
- Writing what is heard is an effective way to practice listening skills.
- Choose a small section of audio, listen a few times, then write down what is heard.
- Leave gaps for words not understood and go back to fill them in.
- The technique helps you discover what you're not hearing.
- Listening involves taking in information and leaving the rest behind.
- Filling in gaps helps improve listening skills.
- Watching without subtitles is harder but teaches you how to listen.
- Watching with a notebook and writing down notes helps improve skills.
- Read the subtitles to ensure understanding.
- Choose one technique and practice it for a week.
- Links to Ted Talks are provided for further practice.
- A video on common reductions and a course on linking and natural pronunciation are recommended.
- The author encourages putting the techniques into practice and seeing what works best.
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