Train your ear How to improve your listening skills Understanding a foreign language can sometimes be hard. Here are some tips and tricks to make listening easier for you. a) There are many kinds of listenings. Tick the two you like best. films podcasts YouTube videos TV series TV shows audiobooks b) Read the tips below and rank them. Which one is your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice? Listen to the same material two, three or four times. The more often you listen to the track, the more words you will understand. If you listen to something on the internet, try to take breaks. You can pause and take the time you need to understand the words. Try to listen to English every day and do it for a long period of time. It doesn’t matter if it is a movie, TV show, podcast or a conversation you’re listening to. c) Think about the statements below and say which ones will probably help you. 1. Don’t be angry or sad if you find a listening track too difficult to understand. 2. If people speak very quickly, keep listening. 3. If there is information you have not heard before, just turn it off. 4. Be patient and keep listening. It may take time to understand it. 5. Take breaks and look up words and phrases that you don’t know. 6. You will start to understand more if you listen to a track two or three times. 7. You can also choose a different podcast. There’s a great choice online. d) Share your opinion with the class. t4t7wy 1 Tip Turn “boring time” into listening time. Instead of listening to English in your free time, you can do it when … • on a bus or train • waiting for someone • doing house work • working out and doing sports T Fact detectives New things • How to improve your listening skills • Transportation in London • The BBC • London architecture • The Commonwealth Unit 16 127 one hundred and twenty-seven Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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