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Hi, I'm Kasia.
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Welcome to Oxford Online English.
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In this lesson, you’re going to learn how you can improve your English listening.
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You’ll see simple, effective tips that anyone can use to improve their English listening skills.
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We’ll also give you a practical, easy-to-follow study plan to help you improve your English listening fast.
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But first, let’s start with some questions.
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I’m going to ask you about four different situations where you would hear spoken English.
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You should think about whether understanding spoken English would be easy or difficult for you.
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OK? First, you’re listening to an English teacher, speaking British English, speaking slowly and clearly.
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Easy or difficult?
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Next, you’re listening to a native English speaker from Scotland, who speaks with a Scottish accent, and also uses a lot of slang and idiomatic English.
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What do you think: would this be easy or difficult for you?
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Next, you’re on a train.
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There are four non-native speakers from four different countries talking to each other.
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They have different accents.
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Do you think you could understand their conversation?
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Would it depend on where they were from?
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Finally, you’re listening to a news show on the radio or as a podcast.
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There are many different speakers, and of course you can’t see them.
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They’re talking fast, using a lot of less common vocabulary, and changing topics often.
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How would you find this?
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Probably, most of you think that the first situation is the easiest, and the last situation is the hardest.
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However, a lot depends on you and your experiences.
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The big question is: what can you do in those difficult situations?
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You’ve been studying English for years, but you still can’t understand everything you hear.
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We get it—it’s frustrating!
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So, what can you do?
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Here’s a question: if you worry a lot about your English listening, will it make your English listening better?
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No, of course not!
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Many English learners get very stressed and anxious when they can’t understand something.
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This doesn’t help your English listening, and it can even make it more difficult to understand spoken English.
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To understand a foreign language, you need 100% of your brain power.
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"Why can't I understand this?" "What was that word he just used?" "They're speaking too quickly!" If you're worrying and thinking thoughts like this, you aren't concentrating on listening.
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You’re focusing on your own worries and thoughts, and not on what you’re hearing.
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This makes it harder to understand, not easier!
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So, relax! If you understand, you understand.
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If you don’t, you don't—it's not the end of the world!
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By relaxing and focusing 100% on what you're hearing, you have the best chance to understand.
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[Portuguese audio] That’s Portuguese, if you didn’t know.
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I don’t know one word of Portuguese, so I can’t understand anything she’s saying.
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Is that a problem?
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No. Am I worried or stressed?
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No. If I listen carefully, I can hear a few words which sound a little familiar, so I could maybe guess the topic in a very general way.
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Take the same attitude when listening to English.
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If you don’t understand, there’s nothing you can do about it.
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So, relax! Being relaxed and focused gives you the best chance to understand what you hear.
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Remember: you need 100% of your brain power to understand spoken English, or any foreign language.
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You know what takes a lot of brain power?
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Translating English into your language!
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So, you can’t do both.
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Professional interpreters, who translate spoken language as they hear it, have a very difficult job.
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In fact, they can only work a few hours a day because it requires so much concentration.
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If you listen to English and try to translate into your language at the same time, you're trying to be a professional interpreter, except you haven’t had the years of training that they’ve had.
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Also, you’re not getting paid like they are.
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Doesn’t sound like a good deal, right?
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Again, when you’re listening to spoken English, just listen.
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Don’t do anything else.
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Don’t try to translate things.
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Don’t worry about words you don’t know.
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Don’t think about things you didn’t hear.
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Just listen.
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Want to know a simple secret about understanding spoken English?
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You don’t have to understand what someone said to understand what they mean.
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Wait, what?
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It’s true. Very often, I see English learners focusing too much on the things they don’t understand.
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I hear things like, “There was a word I didn’t know, so I couldn’t understand.” Here’s the thing: understanding doesn’t just depend on listening.
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Very often, there are other things you can use.
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For example, if you’re face to face with someone, you can use their body language, tone of voice and facial expressions to help you understand what they mean.
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Also, think about the situation you’re in.
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What is the other person likely to say?
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What words are they likely to use?
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For example, imagine you’re at the airport.
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You’re checking in for your flight.
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What questions might you expect to hear?
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You’d probably hear questions like: Did you pack these bags yourself?
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Have you already checked in online?
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Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat?
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Imagine you hear the last question, but you don’t know what aisle means.
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Even if you’ve never heard the word before, it shouldn’t stop you from understanding the question.
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You know that there are two choices, aisle seat or window seat.
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You know what window seat means.
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You know that aisle seat must mean something different from window seat.
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So, you can work it out.
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Similarly, imagine you hear this: Have you mbrmmnbsmgrm chicken online?
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Chicken? Did he say ‘chicken’?
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That doesn’t make sense… Right, it doesn’t make sense.
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So, probably the person behind the check-in desk didn’t say ‘chicken’, he probably said ‘check-in’, because that’s what you’re doing: you’re checking in for your flight.
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So, when you’re listening to spoken English, use everything you can to help you understand.
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Don’t think: “I didn’t understand one word, so I can’t understand anything.” It’s just not true!
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At the beginning of this lesson, we looked at different situations where it might be easier or more difficult for you to understand spoken English.
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Generally, if you’re familiar with something, it’ll be easier to understand.
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For example, if you learn English from a teacher, and your teacher is male and British, you’ll probably find male British voices easier to understand.
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On the other hand, you might find female voices slightly more difficult.
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You might find other accents, like American voices or Australian voices, harder to understand.
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So, what’s the solution?
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Very simple: listen to as many different voices as possible!
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Don’t limit yourself.
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If you only listen to one kind of English, you’ll be good at understanding one kind of English.
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So, listen to different kinds of English.
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Listen to English people from the north, south, east and west of the country.
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Listen to Scottish speakers, Welsh speakers, and Irish speakers; listen to men, women and children; listen to Americans, Australians, Canadians and South Africans.
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Listen to Indian, Chinese, Russian or Brazilian English speakers.
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What's that?
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You only want to listen to native English?
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Fine, but remember that more English is spoken between non-native speakers in the world today, so it could be a very good use of your time to listen to non-native English as well.
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It’s not just about listening to different voices.
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You should listen to as many different formats and sources as possible.
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So, listen to songs, TV shows, films, audiobooks, textbook exercises, and anything else you can find.
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All of the advice in this lesson will help you improve your English listening, but you also need a practical plan to work on your English listening.
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Let’s make a plan together.
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Ready? It’s very simple: you just need to follow two rules: Rule number 1.
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Do something every day.
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Rule number 2.
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Do something different every day.
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Easy, right?
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“But, but, I don’t have time!” You don’t need much time.
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If you have ten minutes a day, spend ten minutes a day.
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Of course, more is better, but be realistic.
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Don’t say you’re going to spend an hour a day on English listening practice unless you’re sure you will do it!
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A good target is 15-20 minutes a day.
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This is not too much, so it should be easy to stick to.
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It’s also enough to get better and improve.
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What about the second rule?
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You need to do something different every day so that you listen to different sources and different voices.
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If you do the same thing every day, you won’t get enough variety.
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Here’s what your listening plan for one week could look like: Monday: listen to 1-2 songs, 2-3 times each.
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Tuesday: listen to a podcast with American voices.
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Wednesday: watch 15 minutes of a TV show from the UK.
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Thursday: do a listening exercise from a textbook.
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Friday: watch 15 minutes of a news show Saturday: watch 15 minutes of an old movie Sunday: call a friend and spend 15 minutes speaking in English!
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This is just an example.
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Your plan might be different.
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That’s fine!
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Here are some questions you probably have: “Where do I get materials?” Easy, get on Google or the search engine of your choice.
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There’s lots of stuff out there which is free if you have an Internet connection.
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Yes, you have to work a little to find materials that will suit you.
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That’s necessary, because you should choose your own listening materials.
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“How do I choose something which is the right level?” There’s a good rule here: the first time you listen to something, you should be able to understand more than 50% and less than 90%.
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If you can’t understand half of what you hear the first time you listen, then it’s too difficult.
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If you can understand more than 90% the first time you listen, then it’s too easy.
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So, try to choose materials which are in this range.
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“How do I stick to my plan and make sure I don’t give up?” Make your plan at the start of the week.
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Write it down.
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Stick it somewhere in your home, for example on the wall, or on your fridge.
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Think about what time of day you should do your English practice.
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Are you better in the mornings or in the evenings?
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Try to do your listening practice when your brain is at its best!
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Then, when you do your listening practice each day, cross it off your plan.
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That way, you’ll see what you’re doing every day.
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You won’t want to miss a day!
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If you have good ideas for things to listen to in English, please share your suggestions with other English learners in the video comments.
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Did you enjoy this lesson? Don't forget to check out our website for many more free English lessons: Oxford Online English.com.
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Thanks for watching!
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See you next time!
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