Listening is a challenging skill to master, so today I'm sharing 10 tips on how to boost your listening skills and be able to understand native speakers and other English learners easily. Should you turn on subtitles when you're watching a movie? How to understand fast speech? Should you work on your vocabulary? The tips are based on my personal experience, and I share the exact things that helped me improve my English listening skills.
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0:00 So, how do you boost your listening skills?
0:17 Tip #1 Practice
0:41 Tip #2 Turn on subtitles
1:10 Tip #3 Learn to understand fast speech
1:37 Tip #4 Listen to a variety of accents
2:03 Tip #5 Listen to podcasts
2:28 Tip #6 Listen and read at the same time
2:51 Tip #7 Learn to concentrate
3:16 Tip #8 Listen and transcribe
4:00 Tip #9 Listen to non-professional speakers
4:40 Tip #10 Improve your passive skills
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