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4 Essential Tips For Listening Comprehension
Listening comprehension is probably the single most difficult task for learners of English as a second language.In a social situation context, manner andbody language can all give important clues that are essential to pick up. In a formal language test such as the IELTS test, the test booklet can give vital clues to the type of questions that arelikely to be asked, and the answers that are expected.
But success in comprehension is also a question of the relaxing, having the right attitude and these four essential tips:
Practice Makes ImperfectTip #1 is not to expect to understand everything perfectly. Research has shown that when people speak they tend to include a lot of irrelevant detail and to repeat themselves often. Which meansthat what is important for comprehension is to get a general idea of the conversation, and if you don’t quite understand what someone has said wait for them to say it again in a slightly different way.Practice as often as you can without putting yourself under pressure to be perfect.
Accents
Tip #2 is to practice accents. Really this is two tips rolled into one: practice, practice, practice; andmake sure your practice includes listening to people with different accents. For students of English who wish to travel around the UK this is essential. The accent of English speakers in Edinburgh isvery different from that of Londoners. In fact, many English people do not understand the Scots-English accent.
Even if a student of English plans only to study or work in London it is important topractise listening to accents as many people from all over the UK travel to London to work, so it is likely that different accents will be a part of every day. Listening to BBC regional TV programmescan be a great source of accents.
Don’t Cram Your Brain
Tip #3 is to not waste time cramming your head full of every little piece of obscure vocabulary or rule of grammar. Time is much better spent...
Listening comprehension is probably the single most difficult task for learners of English as a second language.In a social situation context, manner andbody language can all give important clues that are essential to pick up. In a formal language test such as the IELTS test, the test booklet can give vital clues to the type of questions that arelikely to be asked, and the answers that are expected.
But success in comprehension is also a question of the relaxing, having the right attitude and these four essential tips:
Practice Makes ImperfectTip #1 is not to expect to understand everything perfectly. Research has shown that when people speak they tend to include a lot of irrelevant detail and to repeat themselves often. Which meansthat what is important for comprehension is to get a general idea of the conversation, and if you don’t quite understand what someone has said wait for them to say it again in a slightly different way.Practice as often as you can without putting yourself under pressure to be perfect.
Accents
Tip #2 is to practice accents. Really this is two tips rolled into one: practice, practice, practice; andmake sure your practice includes listening to people with different accents. For students of English who wish to travel around the UK this is essential. The accent of English speakers in Edinburgh isvery different from that of Londoners. In fact, many English people do not understand the Scots-English accent.
Even if a student of English plans only to study or work in London it is important topractise listening to accents as many people from all over the UK travel to London to work, so it is likely that different accents will be a part of every day. Listening to BBC regional TV programmescan be a great source of accents.
Don’t Cram Your Brain
Tip #3 is to not waste time cramming your head full of every little piece of obscure vocabulary or rule of grammar. Time is much better spent...
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