How to improve your English Listening skill

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Today, we share the ways to improve English listening skill,
Here are some ways to do that, the best way is listening English anytime, anywhere
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Each people, depend on their purpose and their time, they have to choose the way above.

How to improve your listening English skill

  LISTENING SKILL

The are several ways to improve your listening English Skill

Listening is a one of four skills we need to improve your communication skill

Today I want to share with you about "How to improve your listening English skill"

The listed below is the best ways to improve your English skill that I want to share

1. Live and work in a completely English-speaking environment.
2. Do some kind of sports, hobbies, or other activities with a group of English speakers.
3. Talk one-on-one with an English-speaking tutor a few times a week.
4. Do a language exchange with an English speaker, in person or over Skype.
5. Watch lots of hours of movies, TV shows, and videos in English, with English captions.
6. Watch movies, TV, and videos with no subtitles.
7. Watch movies, TV, and videos with subtitles in your own language.
8. Listen to English podcasts on a topic that's interesting to you (but not on the topic of learning English).
9. Listen to English radio shows.
10. Listen to audio English lessons.

Here are some tips for improving your listening

The best way to improve your English listening is to listen. 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.

• Interacting is better than passive listening. In other words, it's better to talk with someone than just to listen to a TV show, radio program, or podcast. Being in a conversation forces you to listen more carefully
• The next thing to watch out for is to make sure that you listen to a variety of different kinds of speech. I know some people who listen to radio news shows every day but don't feel like they're improving. That's because news English is one specialized form of speaking. Only news broadcasters speak that way. So you can't expect to understand everyday conversation if you only listen to the news.
• Captions can help if they're in English. If you watch a movie, video, or TV show with English subtitles, it can help you match the written words to their spoken pronunciation. But subtitles in your native language are dangerous. They do help you to understand what's going on, but they also keep your brain locked into "native language mode". Try to use native-language subtitles as little as possible.

What is news today?

Why do we ask this question???? think more

Today, I want to share with you another way to improve your English by reading.
What things to read? There are many things to read such as newspapers, magazines, books, short stories...

Newspapers

You can find English-language newspapers in all large cities around the world. Newspapers are interesting because they are about real life and the news. BUT they are not easy to read. Try reading newspapers if your level is intermediate or above.

Some British newspapers:

• The Telegraph
• The Times
• The Independent
• The Guardian
• The Financial Times (business)
• The Sunday Times
• BBC news

Some American newspapers:

• The International Herald Tribune
• The New York Times
• The Wall Street Journal (business)

Magazines

Some magazines are published weekly, some monthly. You can find English-language magazines in many large cities around the world. If you cannot find the magazine you want in your town, you may be able to order it for delivery. Many magazines have pictures which can help your understanding. You will need an intermediate level for most magazines, but a pre-intermediate level may be ok for some magazines.

There are magazines on every subject:

• Politics
• Sport
• The House
• Cars
• Music
• Romance
• Travel
• Language
• etc

Books

Books are divided mainly into:

• Non-fiction (history, biography, travel, cooking etc)
• Fiction (stories and novels)

Some books are easier to read than others. It often depends on the author. Agatha Christie, for example, wrote in an easier style and with simpler vocabulary than Stephen King. You can buy books in specialised English-language bookshops in large cities around the world. You may also be able to find some English-language books in libraries. And if you have a British Council in your city, you can borrow many English-language books from their library.

Short Stories

Short stories can be a good choice when learning a language because they are...short. It's like reading a whole book in a few pages. You have all the excitement of a story in a book, but you only have to read 5,000 or 10,000 words. So you can quite quickly finish the story and feel that you have achieved something. Short stories are published in magazines, in books of short stories, and on the Internet. You can also find short stories at EnglishClub.com English Reading.

Readers

Readers are books that are specially published to be easy to read. They are short and with simple vocabulary. They are usually available at different levels, so you should be able to find the right level for you. Many readers are stories by famous authors in simple form. This is an excellent way for you to start practising reading.

Cornflakes Packets

By "Cornflakes Packets", we mean any product you can buy that has English writing on or with it. If you buy a box of chocolates, or a new camera, why not read the description or instructions in English? There are many such examples, and they all give you an opportunity to read real English:

• airline tickets
• cans or packets of food
• bottles of drink
• tapes and CDs
• user guides for videos, computers...
• etc

Poetry

If you like poetry, try reading some English-language poems. They may not be easy to understand because of the style and vocabulary, but if you work at it you can usually get an idea - or a feeling - of what the poet is trying to say.

Good luck to you!

The first day - Purpose

The ways to learn English

I'm not a good learner in English, but we are sharing together what we need to learn English?

First of all

We have to answer the question, What Type of learner we are?

People learn English for many reasons. Unfortunately, learners often think that there is only one way to learn English and that the same things are important for everyone. Students who are aware of why they are learning English can also be persuaded that different things are important for different learners. This lesson uses a quiz first placed online and helps identify learners as:

1. English for Career Purposes Learner
2. Global English Learner
3. Learner Who Wants to Live (or already lives) in an English Speaking Culture
4. English for Fun and Pleasure Learner

For now, can you answer what kind of learner you are?

Here is the way what I learn English, I often read what I want to know and what is interesting me.

When I make a question, What kind of English learner am I? and I found it.

The Aim in today lesson

Raise you awareness about what kind of English learner you are?

To answer this question, you have to find out the question below

Question 1

When do you use your English outside of class?

1. Speaking with other non-native English speakers (i.e., not American, British, Australia, etc. but with people who have learned English as a second or foreign language).
2. Speaking with native English speakers.
3. When I travel on holiday.
4. With colleagues on the telephone or by email.

Question 2

Why are you learning English?

1. To live in an English speaking country.
2. To use English to get a better job - Improve English for my current job.
3. To speak English on holidays.
4. To use English to stay informed by reading newspapers, magazines, Internet.

Question 3

Which statement best expresses your opinion about English?

1. It's important to speak English for my job.
2. It's important to speak American English OR British English.
3. The most important thing is communicating. It doesn't matter whether you make a few mistakes.
4. I need to ask directions and order breakfast when I go on holiday.

Question 4

Which is the most important English task for you?

1. Understanding native English speakers.
2. Writing excellent communication through email, or in letters.
3. Exchanging ideas with other people in English (both native and non-native speakers).
4. Asking for and understanding basic things in English.

Question 5

How often do you use your English?

1. Quite often at work.
2. Every day at work, shopping and speaking to people.
3. Not very often, only when I travel or meet foreigners in my country.
4. On a regular basis when reading, speaking to friends via the internet, watching TV in English, etc.

Question 6

How do you use English on the Internet?

1. Only to learn English. Otherwise, I visit sites in my language.
2. I like looking at pages in English from all around the world.
3. Doing research for my job.
4. I like visiting American or British sites to learn the slang and lifestyle.

Question 7

Which statement is true for you?

1. Basic pronunciation is important, excellent pronunciation is impossible.
2. Pronunciation should be clear, it doesn't matter if it is British or American, etc.
3. Pronunciation is not so important, I need to understand and write English well.
4. Pronunciation and the correct accent is very important for me. I want native speakers (Americans, British, Australian, Canadian, etc.) to understand me.

Question 8

Do you think that...

1. English learning is stressful, but important for work.
2. English learning is essential to improve my life where I live.
3. English learning is fun and one of my hobbies.
4. English learning is one of my favorite hobbies.

Question 9

Do you dream in English?

1. Never
2. Sometimes
3. Often
4. Rarely

Question 10

How often do you study English?

1. A few hours every day
2. Once or twice a week
3. A little bit every day
4. At weekends

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