Learn 10 great techniques to improve your English listening skills and understand native speakers. Also see - MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH & HOW TO AVOID THEM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dax90QyXgI&list=PLmwr9polMHwsR35rD9spEhjFUFa7QblF9 For more FREE English lessons, SUBSCRIBE to this channel. Links and resources: NEWS ON YOUTUBE BBC News: https://www.youtube.com/user/bbcnews CNN: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNN Fox News: https://www.youtube.com/user/FoxNewsChannel ABC News: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABCNews MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/user/msnbcleanforward ONLINE RADIO BBC Radio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio PODCASTS Learning English podcasts (Voice of America): https://learningenglish.voanews.com/programs/radio LearnEnglish podcasts (British Council): https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/learnenglish-podcasts The English We Speak (by BBC): http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tae Luke's English Podcast: https://teacherluke.co.uk/ ENGLISH MOVIES & TV SHOWS Netflix - http://www.netflix.com Amazon Prime Video - http://www.primevideo.com Note: Both of the above websites (Netflix and Amazon Prime Video) are not free. They are paid services. AUDIOBOOKS YouTube search: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=audiobooks TED TED (main channel): https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector TEDx Talks: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDxTalks TED-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation MORE OF MY LESSONS: The Basics of English Pronunciation: https://goo.gl/xXKi1G 1 Simple Method to Increase Your Vocabulary (the 3R technique): https://goo.gl/iNRGKx Transcript: Do you find it difficult to understand native speakers of English? Do you feel that they speak too fast and most of the time you can’t catch what they’re saying? If your answer is yes, then this video is for you. In this lesson, I am going to give you 10 proven methods to improve your English listening skills. I will also give you lots of links to free online resources for you to practice. The techniques that I share with you will help you to understand native speakers when you watch TV, movies or listen to the radio. They will help you develop your listening ability for exams like the IELTS, TOEFL or PTE. And finally, these methods will help you to understand people better in real- life conversations. So let’s start. Number one is listen to English every day. You want to know the secret to great listening skills? It’s lots and lots of listening practice. Remember that the more you listen, the better you get at listening. The reason you find listening difficult is probably that you’re not practicing enough. My advice is that you listen to English for at least one hour per day. Set aside a specific time, maybe an hour in the morning or in the evening and during this time, just listen to English. With this type of practice, I have seen great improvement in my students’ listening skills within 2-3 months. A great way to do this is to watch the news. The TV is a good source of news but since we’re on YouTube, you should know that you can watch a lot of English news right here. Major news networks like BBC, CNN etc. have YouTube channels where they put out short news videos that are ideal for improving your listening. You will find all the links in the description below. Tip number three is listen to the radio. The radio is great for listening because you can do it while you are doing other things. You can listen as you’re driving, while working out, while you’re cleaning the house. You can listen with a radio set, on your computer, or even on your smartphone. Now, if you listen on your phone while driving, please be careful, please don’t operate your phone while you’re driving. OK, in my opinion, BBC radio is the best radio service for English learners and it’s available for listening online free of cost. There are many different BBC radio stations available; BBC Radio 4 is particularly good because it has a lot of informative shows. Again, links are below. Another highly useful listening resource is podcasts. A podcast is basically a radio show that you can find only on the internet. The reason I love podcasts is that there are many shows that specialize in particular topics. This means there are podcasts just for English learners. These audio lessons will not only help you to improve your listening skills but you can also learn about grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and more. I have put links to some very good free podcasts in the description below. You can also go online and find shows related to your own interests. You should make podcasts a regular part of your listening practice. Number five is watch movies in English. This is one of my favorite methods for improving listening skills because this is how I did it.