Listening Strategies

Listening Strategies

1. The #1 tip

   • The best way to improve is to listen to English. A lot. There's no way around it; you have to spend hours and hours listening to people speaking English. Listen to things that interest you. If you don't enjoy something, it's going to be hard for you to continue. You'll get bored and stop.

2. Other listening tips

   • Interactive listening is best. In other words, it's better to talk with someone than just to listen to a recorded TV show, radio program, or podcast. When you talk to people live, you listen more carefully, and you also think about how you're going to respond. · Don't just listen to the same kind of English all the time. Don't just listen to the news, or only watch TV comedies. Expose yourself to a variety of different kinds of situations and topics.

3. The best ways to improve your English listening skill

   • Live and work in a completely English-speaking environment.
   • Talk one-on-one with an English-speaking tutor a few times a week.
   • Watch movies, TV shows, and videos in English (with English captions or without subtitles).