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Each one focuses on a different English idiom or expression used in the UK, such as “play a blinder,” “take the biscuit,” or “cut a long story short.”
A1 listening Listening practice to help you understand familiar words and basic phrases when people speak slowly and clearly. Situations include meeting people, shopping and conversations at work!
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Take time to listen carefully to a podcast and repeat everything the speaker says. This is the shadow technique.
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Here you can find activities to practise your listening skills. Listening will help you to improve your understanding of the language and your pronunciation.
How can you hear English when you're not in an English-speaking country? Fortunately, there are many website ways to hear and listen to English in almost all countries of the world. Listen and hear
The good news? There are fantastic English learning podcasts out there (like the ones we mentioned above) that are perfect for building your skills.
Learn how to improve listening skills in english with our step-by-step guide and list of resources, written by an expert ESL tutor.
Active listening is key – try to summarize the main points. Pause to reflect on the speaker’s message. Also, remember that new words are less likely to stick unless you write them down.
In a recent lesson, a Preply student practiced discussing learning strategies through guided conversation, focusing on describing how they use social media and reading for language development. They successfully explained their preferred methods using present tense structures.