Today, I will show you 3 steps to practice listening to English
This will save you 71% of the practice time
In particular, this technique has helped more than 45,000 of our students
improve listening skills quickly after only 1 month
You will no longer be afraid to listen incorrectly, or give incorrect answers because you don't understand what a native speaker means
I'm Nam, CEO of X3English
Simple online English self-learning platform, and success for all learners.
And in this video I will guide you step by step
to help you practice English listening effectively.
Please stay tuned
Many English learners are using the language bathing method of Mr. Duy Nhien.
The core of the language bathing method is:
You listen. And do not need to understand yet
This method is effective, but that is not enough.
Why is that?
According to the study by linguist Stephen Krashen in the book
Language acquisition theory of English listening practice. He shared
You will only listen well and learn quickly when you understand what you are receiving.
So understanding the content is one of the most important steps of practicing listening to English
A lot of you emailed me and shared that
Although you have practiced a lot, you haven't improved much.
It is easy to understand
because you used the language bath method but don't take the time to understand the content.
But do not worry
The listening technique I am about to share with you shortly will bring you sudden change after only 1 month.
Stay tuned
So what is the technique of deep listening?
This is a 3-step technique performed in the following order:
First, listen and do not need to understand the content
Next, you need to listen and understand the content of the exercise
And finally, you listen and absorb all this content
As such, understanding the content is the most important element of the listening technique.
Instead of passively listening, you will listen completely proactively
Instead of listening to fill in the blank without understanding it, You will listen to the whole story.
Before getting detailed steps of this technical practice
Let's take a quick look at Thuy's results
an X3English student got thanks to deep listening technique.
She achieved 405 TOEIC listening score after just 1 month.
And you will also certainly make rapid progress like over 45,000 of our students
by applying very simple steps that I'll share for you shortly
First, start with the preparation step.
This is an extremely important step
Let me explain more
If the listening material is too difficult, you will be discouraged.
If the listening material is too easy, the practice effect will not be high,
and in the long run you will be discouraged as well.
So how to solve this problem.
Find and choose English listening audios that follow your target and match your level.
If you are a beginner
or lose English root
Choose exercises that have the following criteria:
First, find and select conversations,
English short stories of about 100-200 words
Duration of listening to 1-2 minutes
Slow speed
It is best to have the listening audios at 2 speeds (slow and normal).
And finally, the audio requires a transcript
There are listening exercises with 2 levels of speed
that help you hear the pronunciation of each word
how to pronounce the ending sounds when at slow speed
And at normal speed, you will get acquainted with how to link sounds in the sentence
how to express naturally like native speakers.
There is only one problem: getting a two-speed audio is not easy
But do not worry
At the end of this video, I will share a set of listening materials
that include two speed exercises with transcript
helping you improve your listening skills after only 1 month of practice.
If you have immediate or advanced listening skills
You can use more diverse sources
These could be listening lessons specifically for IELTS or Toeic curriculum,
or use the listening materials of VOA, BBC.
Finding these materials is extremely simple.
Go to Google, type the keyword
IELTS / TOEIC curriculum
Or go to YouTube to find materials from VOA, BBC
These documents all have accompanying transcripts
it's very suitable when you want more diverse topics.
In addition, you should also choose the content you love
This will make you more interested in practicing
and accordingly have the best results.
After selecting the listening materials
It's time to follow the 3 steps of deep listening technique.
Step 1, get yourself used to the listening exercise
In this step, listen 3 to 5 times and do not need to understand the content.
Feel free to listen when you don't understand a few words or sentences.
Note that at this step that you should not use transcripts or dictionaries
or try to translate it into Vietnamese when listening
This will slow down your listening speed.
This step is a "getting used to" step with the listening material
so you don't need to stop halfway or pause at paragraphs you don't understand
Now, try to practice step 1 with the sample dialogue
taken from our Eng Breaking curriculum.
Eng Breaking.com
Lesson 03: Before going to an appoitment
Native Speed
Mia: Before you go to that appoitment. Check yourself.
Ryan: What's to check?
Mia: Are your nails clean?
Ryan: Check
Mia: Did you double check your nose and teeth?
Ryan: They are clean too.
After getting acquainted with the listening material
Move to step 2: Listen and understand the content
Listen to the audio 2 to 3 times again
and track along transcript.
Yesssssss
Pewwww
Use a dictionary if needed.
The goal of this step is to understand the content of the listening audio
Do not focus on watching the transcript too much
You should stop as soon as possible.
Focus on listening comprehension.
Lesson 03: Before going to an appoitment
Native Speed
Mia: Before you go to that appoitment. Check yourself.
Ryan: What's to check?
Mia: Are your nails clean?
Ryan: Check
Mia: Did you double check your nose and teeth?
Ryan: They are clean too.
After you have understood the whole content
move to step 3: Listen and feel
In this step, perform the following tasks:
Listen to the transcript again and do not use transcript.
If possible
Close your eyes so you can focus most on the listening.
Listen and imagine in your brain the happenings,
emotions of the characters in the dialogue or story.
This is the secret for you to soak up the whole story.
Listen to the listening material again until you can understand it easily.
Lesson 03: Before going to an appoitment
Native Speed
Mia: Before you go to that appoitment. Check yourself.
Ryan: What's to check?
Mia: Are your nails clean?
Ryan: Check
Mia: Did you double check your nose and teeth?
Ryan: They are clean too.
Above are 3 steps to help you change your listening skills after only 1 month.
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