FlexiLingo
3 listening strategies to understand spoken English
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- Language learning
Do you ever feel lost when listening to English because you missed one important word? The good news is that you don't need to understand every word to follow the message. In this episode, Nick shares three simple listening strategies, plus a bonus tip, to help you feel calmer and more confident next time you listen to spoken English. ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode. ➡️ To practise these strategies step by step, take a look at the Skills Boost listening lessons on Coffee Break TV: https://coffeebreaktv.com/programs/collecti...
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B1 · Intermediate
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- 122 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
- 17 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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Is this episode right for you?
B1 · Intermediate
Fine if you can follow simple news
- 84% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 122 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
- 17 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
Transcript
The opening of the episode. The whole transcript is in the player.
harder words (B2+)
I'm going to do a little bit of this. I'm going to take a look at the Do you ever feel lost when listening to English because you've missed an important word?
Maybe you try to understand everything, but it feels too fast and you lose track of what's being said. Well if that sounds familiar, today's episode is for you. In this lesson, we're going to look at three simple strategies plus a bonus tip to help
you feel more confident and more in control when you're listening in English. The good news is you don't need to understand every single word. In fact, most native speakers don't listen like that either. Instead, they focus on key information, context and how things are said.
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