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5 Steps to Improve Your English Listening - How to Improve Your English Listening

Hi, I'm Kasia.

Welcome to Oxford Online English.

In this lesson, you're going to learn how you can improve your English listening.

You'll see simple, effective tips that anyone can use to improve their English listening

skills.

We'll also give you a practical, easy-to-follow study plan to help you improve your English

listening fast.

But first, let's start with some questions.

I'm going to ask you about four different situations where you would hear spoken English.

You should think about whether understanding spoken English would be easy or difficult

for you.

OK?

First, you're listening to an English teacher, speaking British English, speaking slowly

and clearly.

Easy or difficult?

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.

What do you think: would this be easy or difficult for you?

Next, you're on a train.

There are four non-native speakers from four different countries talking to each other.

They have different accents.

Do you think you could understand their conversation?

Would it depend on where they were from?

Finally, you're listening to a news show on the radio or as a podcast.

There are many different speakers, and of course you can't see them.

They're talking fast, using a lot of less common vocabulary, and changing topics often.

How would you find this?

Probably, most of you think that the first situation is the easiest, and the last situation

is the hardest.

However, a lot depends on you and your experiences.

The big question is: what can you do in those difficult situations?

You've been studying English for years, but you still can't understand everything

you hear.

We get it—it's frustrating!

So, what can you do?

Here's a question: if you worry a lot about your English listening, will it make your

English listening better?

No, of course not!

Many English learners get very stressed and anxious when they can't understand something.

This doesn't help your English listening, and it can even make it more difficult to

understand spoken English.

To understand a foreign language, you need 100% of your brain power.

"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.

You're focusing on your own worries and thoughts, and not on what you're hearing.

This makes it harder to understand, not easier!

So, relax!

If you understand, you understand.

If you don't, you don't—it's not the end of the world!

By relaxing and focusing 100% on what you're hearing, you have the best chance to understand.

[Portuguese audio]

That's Portuguese, if you didn't know. I don't know one word of Portuguese, so I can't understand anything she's saying.

Is that a problem?

No.

Am I worried or stressed?

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.

Take the same attitude when listening to English.

If you don't understand, there's nothing you can do about it.

So, relax!

Being relaxed and focused gives you the best chance to understand what you hear.

Remember: you need 100% of your brain power to understand spoken English, or any foreign

language.

You know what takes a lot of brain power?

Translating English into your language!

So, you can't do both.

Professional interpreters, who translate spoken language as they hear it, have a very difficult

job.

In fact, they can only work a few hours a day because it requires so much concentration.

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.

Also, you're not getting paid like they are.

Doesn't sound like a good deal, right?

Again, when you're listening to spoken English, just listen.

Don't do anything else.

Don't try to translate things.

Don't worry about words you don't know.

Don't think about things you didn't hear.

Just listen.

Want to know a simple secret about understanding spoken English?

You don't have to understand what someone said to understand what they mean.

Wait, what?

It's true.

Very often, I see English learners focusing too much on the things they don't understand.

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.

Very often, there are other things you can use.

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.

Also, think about the situation you're in.

What is the other person likely to say?

What words are they likely to use?

For example, imagine you're at the airport.

You're checking in for your flight.

What questions might you expect to hear?

You'd probably hear questions like:

Did you pack these bags yourself?

Have you already checked in online?

Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat?

Imagine you hear the last question, but you don't know what aisle means.

Even if you've never heard the word before, it shouldn't stop you from understanding

the question.

You know that there are two choices, aisle seat or window seat.

You know what window seat means.

You know that aisle seat must mean something different from window seat.

So, you can work it out.

Similarly, imagine you hear this:

Have you mbrmmnbsmgrm chicken online?

Chicken?

Did he say ‘chicken'?

That doesn't make sense…

Right, it doesn't make sense.

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.

So, when you're listening to spoken English, use everything you can to help you understand.

Don't think: “I didn't understand one word, so I can't understand anything.”

It's just not true!

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.

Generally, if you're familiar with something, it'll be easier to understand.

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.

On the other hand, you might find female voices slightly more difficult.

You might find other accents, like American voices or Australian voices, harder to understand.

So, what's the solution?

Very simple: listen to as many different voices as possible!

Don't limit yourself.

If you only listen to one kind of English, you'll be good at understanding one kind

of English.

So, listen to different kinds of English.

Listen to English people from the north, south, east and west of the country.

Listen to Scottish speakers, Welsh speakers, and Irish speakers; listen to men, women and

children; listen to Americans, Australians, Canadians and South Africans.

Listen to Indian, Chinese, Russian or Brazilian English speakers.

What's that?

You only want to listen to native English?

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.

It's not just about listening to different voices.

You should listen to as many different formats and sources as possible.

So, listen to songs, TV shows, films, audiobooks, textbook exercises, and anything else you

can find.

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.

Let's make a plan together.

Ready?

It's very simple: you just need to follow two rules:

Rule number 1.

Do something every day.

Rule number 2.

Do something different every day.

Easy, right?

“But, but, I don't have time!”

You don't need much time.

If you have ten minutes a day, spend ten minutes a day.

Of course, more is better, but be realistic.

Don't say you're going to spend an hour a day on English listening practice unless

you're sure you will do it!

A good target is 15-20 minutes a day.

This is not too much, so it should be easy to stick to.

It's also enough to get better and improve.

What about the second rule?

You need to do something different every day so that you listen to different sources and

different voices.

If you do the same thing every day, you won't get enough variety.

Here's what your listening plan for one week could look like:

Monday: listen to 1-2 songs, 2-3 times each.

Tuesday: listen to a podcast with American voices.

Wednesday: watch 15 minutes of a TV show from the UK.

Thursday: do a listening exercise from a textbook.

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!

This is just an example.

Your plan might be different.

That's fine!

Here are some questions you probably have:

“Where do I get materials?”

Easy, get on Google or the search engine of your choice.

There's lots of stuff out there which is free if you have an Internet connection.

Yes, you have to work a little to find materials that will suit you.

That's necessary, because you should choose your own listening materials.

“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%.

If you can't understand half of what you hear the first time you listen, then it's

too difficult.

If you can understand more than 90% the first time you listen, then it's too easy.

So, try to choose materials which are in this range.

“How do I stick to my plan and make sure I don't give up?”

Make your plan at the start of the week.

Write it down.

Stick it somewhere in your home, for example on the wall, or on your fridge.

Think about what time of day you should do your English practice.

Are you better in the mornings or in the evenings?

Try to do your listening practice when your brain is at its best!

Then, when you do your listening practice each day, cross it off your plan.

That way, you'll see what you're doing every day.

You won't want to miss a day!

If you have good ideas for things to listen to in English, please share your suggestions

with other English learners in the video comments.

Did you enjoy this lesson? Don't forget to check out our website

for many more free English lessons:

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Thanks for watching!

See you next time!

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Hi, I'm Kasia. ||卡西亚 ||Kasia (name)

Welcome to Oxford Online English.

In this lesson, you're going to learn how you can improve your English listening.

You'll see simple, effective tips that anyone can use to improve their English listening

skills. Fähigkeiten.

We'll also give you a practical, easy-to-follow study plan to help you improve your English

listening fast. schnell zuhören.

But first, let's start with some questions.

I'm going to ask you about four different situations where you would hear spoken English. 我|||||||||||||| Ich werde Sie nach vier verschiedenen Situationen fragen, in denen Sie gesprochenes Englisch hören würden.

You should think about whether understanding spoken English would be easy or difficult Sie sollten darüber nachdenken, ob das Verstehen von gesprochenem Englisch einfach oder schwierig wäre

for you.

OK?

First, you're listening to an English teacher, speaking British English, speaking slowly

and clearly.

Easy or difficult? Leicht oder schwer?

Next, you're listening to a native English speaker from Scotland, who speaks with a Scottish ||||||||||||||Scottish

accent, and also uses a lot of slang and idiomatic English. |||||||俚语||俚语化的| |||||||||idiomatic| Akzent und verwendet auch viel Slang und idiomatisches Englisch. También utiliza mucho argot e inglés idiomático.

What do you think: would this be easy or difficult for you? Was denkst du: Fällt dir das leicht oder schwer?

Next, you're on a train. Als nächstes sitzen Sie in einem Zug.

There are four non-native speakers from four different countries talking to each other. Es sprechen vier Nicht-Muttersprachler aus vier verschiedenen Ländern miteinander.

They have different accents. вони|||

Do you think you could understand their conversation?

Would it depend on where they were from? Hängt es davon ab, woher sie kommen?

Finally, you're listening to a news show on the radio or as a podcast. Schließlich hören Sie eine Nachrichtensendung im Radio oder als Podcast.

There are many different speakers, and of course you can't see them. Es gibt viele verschiedene Lautsprecher, und natürlich kann man sie nicht sehen.

They're talking fast, using a lot of less common vocabulary, and changing topics often. Sie sprechen schnell, verwenden viel weniger gebräuchliches Vokabular und wechseln oft das Thema.

How would you find this?

Probably, most of you think that the first situation is the easiest, and the last situation

is the hardest. ||hardest

However, a lot depends on you and your experiences. Allerdings hängt viel von Ihnen und Ihren Erfahrungen ab.

The big question is: what can you do in those difficult situations? Asıl soru şu: Bu zor durumlarda ne yapabilirsiniz?

You've been studying English for years, but you still can't understand everything Du lernst seit Jahren Englisch, kannst aber immer noch nicht alles verstehen Yıllardır İngilizce çalışıyorsunuz ama hala her şeyi anlayamıyorsunuz

you hear.

We get it—it's frustrating! Wir verstehen es – es ist frustrierend! Anlıyoruz, sinir bozucu!

So, what can you do?

Here's a question: if you worry a lot about your English listening, will it make your ||||||||||||会||| Hier ist eine Frage: Wenn Sie sich große Sorgen um Ihr Englisch-Hören machen, wird es Ihnen helfen İşte size bir soru: İngilizce dinlemeniz hakkında çok endişelenirseniz, bu sizin

English listening better? İngilizce dinlemek daha mı iyi?

No, of course not! Nein natürlich nicht!

Many English learners get very stressed and anxious when they can't understand something. |||||||ängstlich||||| |||||||anxious||||| Viele Englischlerner werden sehr gestresst und ängstlich, wenn sie etwas nicht verstehen können.

This doesn't help your English listening, and it can even make it more difficult to Das hilft Ihrem Englischhören nicht und kann es sogar erschweren

understand spoken English.

To understand a foreign language, you need 100% of your brain power. |||||||||大脑| Um eine Fremdsprache zu verstehen, benötigen Sie 100 % Ihrer Gehirnleistung.

"Why can't I understand this?"

"What was that word he just used?" "Was war das für ein Wort, das er gerade benutzt hat?"

"They're speaking too quickly!"

If you're worrying and thinking thoughts like this, you aren't concentrating on listening. ||||||||||专心听讲|| ||||||||||focusing|| Wenn Sie sich Sorgen machen und solche Gedanken haben, konzentrieren Sie sich nicht auf das Zuhören.

You're focusing on your own worries and thoughts, and not on what you're hearing. |||||worries||||||||

This makes it harder to understand, not easier!

So, relax! Also entspann dich!

If you understand, you understand. Wenn du verstehst, verstehst du.

If you don't, you don't—it's not the end of the world!

By relaxing and focusing 100% on what you're hearing, you have the best chance to understand.

[Portuguese audio] [Portugiesischer Ton]

That's Portuguese, if you didn't know. Das ist Portugiesisch, falls du es nicht wusstest. I don't know one word of Portuguese, so I can't understand anything she's saying.

Is that a problem?

No.

Am I worried or stressed? Bin ich besorgt oder gestresst?

No.

If I listen carefully, I can hear a few words which sound a little familiar, so I could maybe guess Wenn ich genau hinhöre, kann ich ein paar Wörter heraushören, die mir ein wenig bekannt vorkommen, also könnte ich es vielleicht erraten

the topic in a very general way. das Thema ganz allgemein.

Take the same attitude when listening to English. Nehmen Sie die gleiche Haltung ein, wenn Sie Englisch hören.

If you don't understand, there's nothing you can do about it. Wenn du es nicht verstehst, kannst du nichts dagegen tun. Ha nem érted, nem tudsz semmit sem tenni.

So, relax!

Being relaxed and focused gives you the best chance to understand what you hear. Wenn Sie entspannt und konzentriert sind, haben Sie die beste Chance, das Gehörte zu verstehen.

Remember: you need 100% of your brain power to understand spoken English, or any foreign Ne feledje: a beszélt angol vagy bármilyen idegen nyelv megértéséhez 100%-os agyi teljesítményre van szüksége. Unutmayın: Konuşulan İngilizceyi veya herhangi bir yabancı dili anlamak için beyin gücünüzün %100'üne ihtiyacınız vardır.

language.

You know what takes a lot of brain power? 你|||||||| Weißt du, was viel Gehirnleistung erfordert? Tudod, mihez kell sok agyi erő? Ne çok beyin gücü gerektirir biliyor musun?

Translating English into your language! Englisch in Ihre Sprache übersetzen! İngilizceyi kendi dilinize çeviriyoruz!

So, you can't do both. Yani, ikisini birden yapamazsınız.

Professional interpreters, who translate spoken language as they hear it, have a very difficult |口译员|||||||||||| |interpreters||||||||||||

job.

In fact, they can only work a few hours a day because it requires so much concentration. ||||||||||||||||concentration Tatsächlich können sie nur wenige Stunden am Tag arbeiten, weil es so viel Konzentration erfordert.

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 |||||翻译员||||||||| |||||Dolmetscher||||||||| |||||interpreter||||||||| |||||перекладач||||||||| versuchen, ein professioneller Dolmetscher zu werden, außer dass Sie dafür nicht die Jahre der Ausbildung hatten próbálsz profi tolmács lenni, csakhogy nem voltál olyan sokéves képzésben, mint a többi. 試圖成為專業口譯員,除非你沒有接受過多年的培訓

they've had. akiknek volt.

Also, you're not getting paid like they are. Außerdem werden Sie nicht so bezahlt wie sie. Ráadásul nem is úgy fizetnek, mint ők.

Doesn't sound like a good deal, right? ||||好交易|| Klingt nicht nach einem guten Geschäft, oder? Nem hangzik jó üzletnek, igaz? Kulağa iyi bir anlaşma gibi gelmiyor, değil mi?

Again, when you're listening to spoken English, just listen. Nochmals, wenn Sie gesprochenes Englisch hören, hören Sie einfach zu. Ismétlem, amikor beszélt angolt hallgatsz, csak figyelj.

Don't do anything else.

Don't try to translate things.

Don't worry about words you don't know. Mach dir keine Sorgen über Wörter, die du nicht kennst.

Don't think about things you didn't hear.

Just listen.

Want to know a simple secret about understanding spoken English? Möchten Sie ein einfaches Geheimnis über das Verstehen von gesprochenem Englisch erfahren?

You don't have to understand what someone said to understand what they mean. Birinin ne demek istediğini anlamak için ne dediğini anlamak zorunda değilsiniz. Вам не потрібно розуміти, що хтось сказав, щоб зрозуміти, що вони мають на увазі.

Wait, what? Warte was? Зачекайте, що?

It's true. Це правда.

Very often, I see English learners focusing too much on the things they don't understand.

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. Hier ist die Sache: Verstehen hängt nicht nur vom Zuhören ab.

Very often, there are other things you can use. Sehr oft gibt es andere Dinge, die Sie verwenden können.

For example, if you're face to face with someone, you can use their body language, |||你||||||||||| Wenn Sie beispielsweise jemandem gegenüberstehen, können Sie seine Körpersprache verwenden,

tone of voice and facial expressions to help you understand what they mean. Tonfall und Mimik, damit Sie verstehen, was sie bedeuten.

Also, think about the situation you're in. Denken Sie auch an die Situation, in der Sie sich befinden.

What is the other person likely to say? Was wird die andere Person wahrscheinlich sagen?

What words are they likely to use? Welche Wörter werden sie wahrscheinlich verwenden? Які слова вони, ймовірно, використовуватимуть?

For example, imagine you're at the airport. Stellen Sie sich zum Beispiel vor, Sie sind am Flughafen. Наприклад, уявіть, що ви в аеропорту.

You're checking in for your flight. Sie checken für Ihren Flug ein. Ви реєструєтеся на свій рейс.

What questions might you expect to hear? Welche Fragen können Sie erwarten?

You'd probably hear questions like: Wahrscheinlich hören Sie Fragen wie:

Did you pack these bags yourself? ||pack||| Hast du diese Taschen selbst gepackt?

Have you already checked in online? Haben Sie bereits online eingecheckt?

Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat? ||想要||过道||||| ||||Gangplatz|||||

Imagine you hear the last question, but you don't know what aisle means. ||||||||||||significa

Even if you've never heard the word before, it shouldn't stop you from understanding Auch wenn Sie das Wort noch nie zuvor gehört haben, sollte es Sie nicht davon abhalten, es zu verstehen

the question.

You know that there are two choices, aisle seat or window seat. Sie wissen, dass es zwei Möglichkeiten gibt, Gangplatz oder Fensterplatz.

You know what window seat means.

You know that aisle seat must mean something different from window seat. ||||||significar algo diferente|||||

So, you can work it out. |||解决|| Sie können es also ausarbeiten.

Similarly, imagine you hear this: Stellen Sie sich ähnlich vor, Sie hören Folgendes:

Have you mbrmmnbsmgrm chicken online? ||点过|| ||ordered|| ||замовляли|| Haben Sie mbrmmnbsmgrm Huhn online?

Chicken?

Did he say ‘chicken'?

That doesn't make sense… Das ergibt keinen Sinn…

Right, it doesn't make sense.

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 |登记|||||||||||

flight.

So, when you're listening to spoken English, use everything you can to help you understand.

Don't think: “I didn't understand one word, so I can't understand anything.” |||||||||||нічого

It's just not true! Es ist einfach nicht wahr!

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.

Generally, if you're familiar with something, it'll be easier to understand. Im Allgemeinen ist es einfacher zu verstehen, wenn Sie mit etwas vertraut sind.

For example, if you learn English from a teacher, and your teacher is male and British, you'll |||||||||||||male|||

probably find male British voices easier to understand. ||||voices|||

On the other hand, you might find female voices slightly more difficult. |||||||||ligeramente|| Auf der anderen Seite könnten Sie weibliche Stimmen etwas schwieriger finden.

You might find other accents, like American voices or Australian voices, harder to understand. Möglicherweise finden Sie andere Akzente, wie amerikanische oder australische Stimmen, schwerer zu verstehen.

So, what's the solution? |||解决方案

Very simple: listen to as many different voices as possible!

Don't limit yourself. Beschränken Sie sich nicht.

If you only listen to one kind of English, you'll be good at understanding one kind Wenn du nur eine Art Englisch hörst, wirst du eine Art gut verstehen

of English.

So, listen to different kinds of English. Hören Sie sich also verschiedene Arten von Englisch an.

Listen to English people from the north, south, east and west of the country.

Listen to Scottish speakers, Welsh speakers, and Irish speakers; listen to men, women and |||说话者|||||||||| ||||Welsh|||Irish||||||

children; listen to Americans, Australians, Canadians and South Africans. ||||||||南非人 |||Americans|people from Australia|Canadians|||Africans

Listen to Indian, Chinese, Russian or Brazilian English speakers. ||Indian||||||

What's that? Was ist das?

You only want to listen to native English? Sie wollen nur Muttersprachliches Englisch hören?

Fine, but remember that more English is spoken between non-native speakers in the world today, Gut, aber denken Sie daran, dass heute weltweit mehr Englisch zwischen Nicht-Muttersprachlern gesprochen wird,

so it could be a very good use of your time to listen to non-native English as well. Es könnte also eine sehr gute Nutzung Ihrer Zeit sein, auch Nicht-Muttersprache Englisch zu hören.

It's not just about listening to different voices. Es geht nicht nur darum, verschiedenen Stimmen zuzuhören.

You should listen to as many different formats and sources as possible. |||||||格式|||| |||||||formats|||| |||||||форматів|||| Sie sollten möglichst viele verschiedene Formate und Quellen anhören.

So, listen to songs, TV shows, films, audiobooks, textbook exercises, and anything else you |||||||有声书|课本练习||||| |||||||audiobooks|||||| Hören Sie sich also Songs, Fernsehsendungen, Filme, Hörbücher, Lehrbuchübungen und alles andere an, was Sie möchten

can find. finden können.

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. brauchen auch einen praktischen Plan, um an Ihrem englischen Hörverständnis zu arbeiten.

Let's make a plan together. Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam einen Plan machen.

Ready?

It's very simple: you just need to follow two rules: Es ist ganz einfach: Sie müssen nur zwei Regeln befolgen:

Rule number 1.

Do something every day.

Rule number 2.

Do something different every day. Jeden Tag etwas anderes machen.

Easy, right?

“But, but, I don't have time!” "Aber, aber, ich habe keine Zeit!"

You don't need much time.

If you have ten minutes a day, spend ten minutes a day. Wenn Sie zehn Minuten am Tag haben, verbringen Sie zehn Minuten am Tag. Якщо у вас є десять хвилин на день, проводьте десять хвилин на день.

Of course, more is better, but be realistic. Natürlich ist mehr besser, aber bleiben Sie realistisch. Звичайно, більше - це краще, але будьте реалістами.

Don't say you're going to spend an hour a day on English listening practice unless ||||||||||||||a menos que Sagen Sie nicht, dass Sie eine Stunde am Tag damit verbringen werden, Englisch zu hören, es sei denn Не говоріть, що будете витрачати годину на день на практику слухання англійською, якщо не

you're sure you will do it! ви не впевнені, що зробите це!

A good target is 15-20 minutes a day. Ein gutes Ziel sind 15-20 Minuten pro Tag. Добра мета – 15-20 хвилин на день.

This is not too much, so it should be easy to stick to. Das ist nicht zu viel, also sollte es einfach sein, sich daran zu halten. Це не забагато, тому це має бути легко дотримуватись.

It's also enough to get better and improve. Es reicht auch, um besser zu werden und sich zu verbessern. Цього також достатньо, щоб покращити результати та досягти прогресу.

What about the second rule?

You need to do something different every day so that you listen to different sources and

different voices.

If you do the same thing every day, you won't get enough variety. Wenn du jeden Tag das Gleiche machst, bekommst du nicht genug Abwechslung.

Here's what your listening plan for one week could look like: So könnte Ihr Hörplan für eine Woche aussehen:

Monday: listen to 1-2 songs, 2-3 times each. Montag: 1-2 Songs jeweils 2-3 mal anhören.

Tuesday: listen to a podcast with American voices.

Wednesday: watch 15 minutes of a TV show from the UK.

Thursday: do a listening exercise from a textbook. Donnerstag: Machen Sie eine Hörübung aus einem Lehrbuch.

Friday: watch 15 minutes of a news show Saturday: watch 15 minutes of an old movie Freitag: Sehen Sie sich 15 Minuten eine Nachrichtensendung an. Samstag: Sehen Sie sich 15 Minuten eines alten Films an

Sunday: call a friend and spend 15 minutes speaking in English!

This is just an example. Dies ist nur ein Beispiel.

Your plan might be different. Ihr Plan könnte anders sein.

That's fine!

Here are some questions you probably have: Hier sind einige Fragen, die Sie wahrscheinlich haben:

“Where do I get materials?” „Wo bekomme ich Materialien?“

Easy, get on Google or the search engine of your choice. |pääse||||||||| |||||||engine||| ||||或|||||| Ganz einfach, gehen Sie auf Google oder die Suchmaschine Ihrer Wahl.

There's lots of stuff out there which is free if you have an Internet connection. Es gibt viele Sachen da draußen, die kostenlos sind, wenn Sie eine Internetverbindung haben.

Yes, you have to work a little to find materials that will suit you. Ja, Sie müssen ein wenig arbeiten, um Materialien zu finden, die zu Ihnen passen.

That's necessary, because you should choose your own listening materials. |||||选择||||

“How do I choose something which is the right level?” ||||||є|||

There's a good rule here: the first time you listen to something, you should be able Hier gibt es eine gute Regel: Wenn Sie etwas zum ersten Mal hören, sollten Sie es können

to understand more than 50% and less than 90%.

If you can't understand half of what you hear the first time you listen, then it's

too difficult.

If you can understand more than 90% the first time you listen, then it's too easy.

So, try to choose materials which are in this range. Versuchen Sie also, Materialien zu wählen, die in diesem Bereich liegen.

“How do I stick to my plan and make sure I don't give up?” ||||||||||||give| „Wie halte ich an meinem Plan fest und stelle sicher, dass ich nicht aufgebe?“

Make your plan at the start of the week.

Write it down.

Stick it somewhere in your home, for example on the wall, or on your fridge. Kleben Sie es irgendwo in Ihrem Zuhause auf, zum Beispiel an der Wand oder an Ihrem Kühlschrank. Pégalo en algún lugar de tu casa, por ejemplo en la pared o en la nevera.

Think about what time of day you should do your English practice. Denken Sie darüber nach, zu welcher Tageszeit Sie Ihr Englisch üben sollten.

Are you better in the mornings or in the evenings? |||||||||tardes/noche Geht es dir morgens oder abends besser?

Try to do your listening practice when your brain is at its best! ||||||当|||||| Versuchen Sie, Ihre Hörübungen zu machen, wenn Ihr Gehirn am besten ist!

Then, when you do your listening practice each day, cross it off your plan. |||||||||ruksata|||| |||||||||táchalo|||| Wenn Sie dann jeden Tag Ihre Hörübungen machen, streichen Sie es von Ihrem Plan. Тоді, коли ви виконуватимете свою практику слухання щодня, закреслюйте це у своєму плані.

That way, you'll see what you're doing every day. So siehst du jeden Tag, was du tust. Таким чином, ви зможете бачити, що ви робите кожного дня.

You won't want to miss a day! Sie werden keinen Tag verpassen wollen! Вам не захочеться пропустити жодного дня!

If you have good ideas for things to listen to in English, please share your suggestions |||||||||||||||建议 |||||||||||||provide|| Wenn Sie gute Ideen haben, was Sie sich auf Englisch anhören können, teilen Sie uns Ihre Vorschläge bitte mit

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