#374 The 90% Rule: How to choose English listening level
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#374 The 90% Rule: How to choose English listening level

B1IntermediateMarch 5, 202621 min

How to choose English listening level? Listening is powerful… but it must be comprehensible You already know that I insist on one thing again and again: you need to listen a lot. You need to listen every day, and you need to repeat the same lessons many times, because repetition helps you consolidate: vocabulary grammar patterns pronunciation …in a natural way. But today I want to make something very clear, because some students misunderstand this idea: ✅ Listening is powerful only when the content is comprehensible. Read the Tr...

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Listening is powerful, but it must be comprehensible. Hi, I'm Georgiana and I'm back with a new episode of the Speaking Lish Now podcast. The podcast that helps you speak English fluently without grammar or textbooks. Before we start, get the transcript.

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Visit, speakEnglish.cast.com slash podcast. Okay, let's start. You already know that I insist on one thing again and again. You need to listen a lot.

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You need to listen every day, and you need to repeat the same lessons many times, because Repetition helps you consolidate vocabulary, grammar patterns, and pronunciation in a natural way. But today I want to make something very clear, because some students misunderstand this idea.

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