Secrets to ADVANCED English Listening Skills [5 Powerful Tips] - Finally Understand Native Speakers
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Improving your listening skills is vital if you want to be competent in the English language. In this lesson, you're going to learn how to improve this area in the most efficient and rapid way possible!
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Native speakers don't understand everything they hear. It's true.
I sometimes find it difficult to understand:
- when on the phone
- when talking to people with accents I'm not used to
- when watching movies
- and when listening to music
This is going to happen to you. You'll never reach a stage where you understand everything.
But it's important to improve so that you can understand more. Here is how:
1. Improve your vocabulary and grammar: the more you know, the more you'll understand. Search for "input To Fluency" to learn how to do this.
2. Listen as much as possible: get used to the way people speak. You can listen while doing other things.
3. What you listen to is important: find audio that is enjoyable, specific to you, and comprehensible. I recommend audiobooks that have been adapted for English learners (graded readers)
4. Work on your pronunciation: if you can make the sounds in English, you'll better understand them when you hear them.
5. Have natural conversations: this is the best type of listening practice but it's more expensive and harder to find.
I encourage you to try these methods. Start today. Commit to doing more in English. Enjoy the journey.
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Wow! 1.7 million views as of April 2022! Thank you so much. I've loved reading every comment. If you found it useful, you can like and share the video. And... if you would like to support the channel, send a Super Thanks - you can do that just below the video. Thanks again!
I'm from Vietnam and i found these videos you made are very come in handy and also getting more motivation to practice English to me. Thank you and hope you'll create more videos related to English Practice and some podcasts as a daily basis !
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Grand video I like this guy
1.8 million views now 🤣
Oh My God! I just understood everything you said, for the first time I watched a whole video without subtitles... It's a very good feeling hahaha
That shows that you have a good level. Watch my latest video to learn how to advance in the right way😍
Yes, its true. His speaking more like original british , its so beautiful.
Hey anybody interested to Hv conversation in English...??
Po..acho q é brasileira.
Vou procurar seu insta haha
me too but i think he speaks slowly so that almost learner can catch it!
according to British English, I would love to listen to BBC podcasts, they have a lot of programs such as English 1 minutes for the beginner, the English we speak or English 6 minutes, etc. I feel like the pronunciation of the British is super charming, I really love it.
speaking of American English, I usually listen to Rachel's English, she analysis very clearly how the native speaker says in reality.
I think my level is pre-intermediate and now most of the time I focus on speaking skills.
Thank you for reading.
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@@eddyrayland3720 thank you for suggestion.
Lý Phối Nghi vn :))
if you were able to listen this video then you're not pre intermediate but upper intermediate!
@@shahar26 I understand what he says in the video but it's a problem for me to speak. test showed I'm at a lower intermediate level.
Hey,Jack.
You're such a talented teacher.
I got massive improvements in listening comprehension cuz of you.Thanks so much.😗
For me a really good exercise to improve all the skills at the same time is "transcription". Just take and audio as for example the one of this video and write all what the speaker says and then speak aloud at the same time that you are reading what you typed. It is a really good process to internalize the language.
I use this method also and it's very effective.
Yeah! That's true! agree with you.
"Transliteration" I think that's the word.
@@eleuttherus that's when someone transcript something in the letters of another language
I was kind of relieved to hear that even native speakers are struggling to listen to English music or movies, because I've felt just like that even after my English got improved.
I was feeling the same thing
This is so true!
The same thing happen in my native language. We should try something sporken clear. The most important thing is understanding native speaker when we have conversation. This is way easy than watching movie lol
Man is way too hard watch movies without subtitles even in our native languages, imagine in english hahahah
Hi Sir, I'm your new subscriber from Timor Leste. I can understand what you said. I've started listening to and watching your video about real English conversation and always imagine when I become fluent. Hehehe I'm so happy found you on CZcams. Thank you
Great work! 👍🏻 Already liked, subscribed and shared with my younger brother. He’s planning to take IELTS test for further studies.
Wow I cant believe that! I just found your channel when I have struggle to learn about listening skills in English. Without subtitles, I can understand about everything what did you say. Thanks Jack! I am new fans of your channel from Indonesia :)
I could understand everything you said. your way of speaking is perfect!
I read english subtitles and understand
@@grtgst Right, but if you want to perfect your listening, it's better to turn off subtitles
@@joaquindesalazar8220 i started to watch this channel yesterday and i don't understand without subtitles
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I'm from Russia..I started learn English almost 2 years... I would like to say "Thank" to such smart and... handsome man for this lesson!
well said
I am studying Russian, I study English since 2020 and 2021 I started to study Russian
О, не думала что и здесь найду рашшан😂
Russia 😍 I wanted learn this language
@@kayllanesilveira1748 I can help you 🌚
Hello Jack , I am trying learn this module for a long time but no one ,no one really could interpret the subject so beautifully.
My heart felt gratitude for your kind helps. Thank you
Thanks for the interesting video and, most of all, for something that really felt "eye-opening" for me, when you say that even you native speakers can find it so difficult to understand movies or music. I got a C2 Proficiency level many years ago, but listening has often been frustrating for me. If not in conversations or watching videos, surely when watching some movies (where I istinctively turn up the volume to understand and sometimes with no benefit...) or listening to songs, where I have to pay attention to get the lyrics, and also in this case not always successfully. Always telling myself in frustration "you are a C2 level, you are supposed to understand everything!"... So thank you for the suggestions to improve, but also for this "little secret"... that no native speaker had never told me before!
So true. I've been looking for this video my entire life as a teacher. I enjoy the part where you say that understanding English is difficult even to native speakers, as that's truly encouraging to students who struggle to grasp a few words in a simple sentence. Thanks a lot dude.
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Excellent diction, excellent pronunciation and sophistication to speak English. You are a good role model for those of us who want to learn this wonderful language.
This video is all about generosity! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! 🙏👏💚💛🇧🇷
We are a small chilean company that teaches English online and we agreed with everything that you said here. Congratulations!
Hi jack, i love your video. I think your explanation about “listening” is more deeper than any other typical youtube video. Cheers to that! Would you explain to us how to master listening skill when it comes to linking word, relax pronunciation, reduction, etc? I found it difficult no matter how many times i listen to it. Thanks in advance. Have a great day!😊
Thank you! Have you tried imitating English speakers in these areas?
@@tofluency still trying. Do you have video that specially explain about linking word, relax pronunciation and reduction? I really love your teaching style
Hello Sir,
You are indeed a wonderful teacher. Your teachings touch my heart. They are really very helpful. You are very easy to understand and your voice has so much depth that I feel like listening to you all the time. I often watch your videos and those helps me to keep going on my journey of learning English. Thank you so much for your life changing videos 🙏🏻
Great sir i am very useful
You are the best .
I haven't practise my english so long a go ,i remember that i have studied the 5 hypothesis of krashen at the university ,thank you so much for the motivation .
Thanks! hear that even native speakers have difficult to understand everything, leaves me more calm and confident to go ahead with my studies.
I could understand about 95% of what you said on this video. Last year I didn't understand almost anything , so this year , 20 January I guess I stated watching videos in English every day from 6 PM to 11:30 PM , and it's helped a lot with my listening and my pronunciation , sometimes I can't get across what I feel, it's crazy for me to understand 95% native English Speaker , I studied American English, but I prefer British one .
But sometimes when I am speaking it seems like I can't find the right words . But I will improve my English
This is the first time I have watched an entire video without subtitles. So nice. From Vietnam with love
Hello! I think my English level is Medium. I have to speak in English in my work, so for me this is very useful. In my book I have learned a lot by watching videos with English subtitles, because in some cases it is easier to identify words that you don't know and then search for the meaning.
Thanks for the new knowledge!
It's marvelous to hear all this from a native speaker; I'm much more relaxed! I was really upset for not being able to understand some songs, even knowing I'm able to understand radio broadcasts, films, sitcoms, documentaries, interviews so on. Thank you for make things clear for us!
Currently, I'm struggling with understanding TV shows and movies, I mean in sitcoms like "friends" for example, I understand everything, but sometimes when watching a movie I get lost, and I feel like they're just talking gibberish and mumbling. Did you ever come that dilemma and overcome it somehow?
Thank,s
Thank you so much for another dose of wonderful English! Great tips as well 👍!
Hello. Answering your last question about the resources we use, almost a year after being this video released, I feel quite awkward. But anyway: I'm advanced (I hope) and what I do a lot is read in English any books I want (not adapted ones, just books), watch series and films in English and also I often listen to the podcast of your fellow English teacher Luke Thompson “Luke’s English podcast”. I've recently bumped into your channel and found it great. Thank you.
I can understand easily what you say without subtitles, thank you so much❤️❤️
First, the way you speak English is crystal clear that everyone can understand almost everything you say, I think.
Second, your tips are extremely helpful for people who is preparing for the English test like me.
Thanks a lot!
Really appreciate telling highlighting that even native speakers can't understand everything what people in films, announcements say. All the tips will definitely improve my English
Your speaking is obviously clear! Thanks for this conversation, I’m improving my listening thanks for u 😊
Hi Jack, my English level is intermediate, I'd like to continue learning more and more and be able to speak fluently. I love your videos. Thank you for your help.
Everything he says is true! Great advice
If it comes to alter what helps me the most I would definitely say that podcasts (especially BBC English, TED), youtube channels (like yours, Papa Teach Me, ETJ English, Learn English With TV Series) but as well reading books and then listening to the ones I read, watching movies and TV series (rly vital to start with the level you are able to understand and then one step at a time enhance the level of difficulty). Nevertheless, this is not going to help if you do not work consistently. Consistency is a key to learn anything. Do not ever dare to give up, since it is going to be just worse.
Thanks for everything u said💚💚
The point about consistency is correct 👌
Thank you ❤
Hi Jack, I'm allegedly very closed to reach C1 level and my favorite source of English audio is TED channel on YT, because I prefer listening to different types of objects, and many of performers there are non-native speakers who are, in my opinion, easier to understand. Have a nice day!
I never had seen your channel before, I like so much your video and your explanation. Thanks!!!
Thank you for the outstanding and informative video lesson.
My level? I could understand every word you said except for the "graded reader," that I'll look up in the dictionary.
I could even follow you without missing a word at 1,75 speed.
Every day, driving to work for about 40 minutes, I tune my car radio on BBCWorld News, and I basically get the meaning of every topic.
I sometimes struggle with some weird accents, as when I try to follow conversations between Irish and Scottish people (pilots, crew members, etc.). I work at Ryanair Training Center in Milano (Orio al Serio) airport; such conversations are quite frequent.
Hi man, I’m from Brazil and I could understand everything you said. I’m improving my listening, because this is my main difficulty.
I think my level it's around B1. I used to practice more frequently speaking, talking with people who's learning also Spanish (or Russian, 'cause I speak a little bit) and when I realized that I need improve my listening too, or pay more attention in this area, I started to watch movies that I watched, just like you say, and now I'm discovering you channel, a spot where I can see I can practice listening and, at the same time, get those great tips. Thank you))
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Thank you so much!! just discovered your channel and I am delighted! You have a easy understand English! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!
Thank you, I could understand everything. I learned more about how I can improve my English skills. You have a new subscribe.
I just understood everything you said in this video. So nice. I'm from Argentina (spanish language) btw.
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My level is B2, and the resources that I love are podcasts. I find more enjoyable through them. I'm very appreciated and thankful for your work❤
Actually I recommend the British council podcast it’s so good to improve English listening skill it’s helped me and I recommend spotlight podcast it’s a fantastic podcast and simple English that every body can understand what they are saying thanks jack for these amazing videos
Until last week, my only resource to listen english was the "tedx talks" on youtube. But since this weekend, i started Watch ( and to listen ) your videos and it is great i have to say! Achraf from Algiers, Algeria 🇩🇿
Thanks a million for such great advice. I really enjoy watching your videos, because I find them really helpful. I'm an Egyptian English teacher, and YES, listening is a troublesome skill to the most of EFL learners:D I always recommend them to practice it as much as they can to master these skills. I think English-subtitled videos are a good start to improve listening skill. They help the brain to process spoken language and get used to it.
For the first time.i follow all the video at the end because I understood mostly all your speech . I sincerely thank .
I meant I sincerely thank for your advice
Great video! I will start the journey you suggest! Many thanks!
Very good class. Thank you, teacher!
I like listening to your clear pronunciation of English thanks you from my heart from Morocco💛
Thank you from the bottom of my heart ✨
Wow I understood all you told man, I'm from El Salvador, and it's very difficult to me when English native speakers say something 😪 but I'll work on my listening because it's the most important skill 🔥 thanks for your advice have been useful. 👍
发音好清楚 很专业 关注了点赞了The pronunciation is very clear and professional. I followed and liked it.
OMG i fall in love with your pronunciation. It s perfect!! I was able to understand every word you have said Im from Agentina (spanish language)
I really love the way you speak.
I don't know what pushed me to sit here listening to everything you, sir, said. I used to quit many videos, but now ☺️. Thank you 🌱.
now is Jennuary 2023 and 2 years ago I decided to improved my English, not only for job but for my personal joy. Well, I saw this video and you, for the first time and I understand every words of your speach without subtitles. This is a great Goal for me. I confirm that (for exaple) see a film I know very well, but in English, is the best way to learn words. Great suggestions in this video. GIO' (JOE) from Turin, Italy
Very effective coaching for English learning students and people. Thank you so much. Stay safe and healthy
Thanks a lot. I'm from Bangladesh.
My level is somewhat between a B1 and a B2 level in English.My currently approach in order to improve my language includes watching tv and listening as much as I can in my target language English.I listened to the whole Harry Potter series and as I finished I started to listen to them again.I read HP1 and now I extending my English universe to other fields and topics. I watch Scrubs,How I met your mother,Malcolm and other stories where I‘m familiar with.The more I hear the more it feels naturally .Every video I watch is in English it doesn’t matter what ,my native language German is dead at least in terms of media consumption.Unfortunately it doesn’t help me with my speaking skills, therefore they‘re terrible.
Thanks for your program.
it's amazing. I understand almost everything he says. thank you
Thank you so much for this lesson, absolutely enjoyable....
Glad you liked it, Vanessa.
Eres muy generoso con este canal, mil gracias. En mi caso me desafío a ver este canal, porque al principio esperaba subtitulos en ingles. Tan solo leerlo entendía más cuando alguien habla pero como dices escuchar tanto como se posible.. es lo que hago, paso por etepas pero voy a continuar hasta entender más. 👍🏻
You are the best of teachers!! I'm so happy because I can undesrtand most of do you speak!
I understand every word you said, I am looking forward to speak just like a native english speaker 😊
Personally, I always use audible to listen to self-help books. It was due to my motivation to improve myself and my life. Conveniently, these books are written in English, so I can improve my English and life at the same time 🥰
This is a great idea.!
Hello
I do the same 😁
Thank you so much for your useful lesson. Listening as much as possible that you mentioned is very correct. I will be listening to the resources that are enjoyable and specific to me. I am really grateful to you for teaching me how to find resources so that I can practice listening in a productive way.
Are you interested to joining in a group to improve our English language
Ohhh understanding everything you are saying and crying 😍
Thankyou for your contribution, this video is very enlightening! It's very hard to me listening and responding to a native, like I know in my mind but It's so hard to speak back...
This video is useful and helpful. I can totally understand what you said but sometimes I can’t remember the key points. I am an Chinese and I am not good at English. The course of English in the university is so deep. I am afraid that I can’t pass the English exam. When you are a university student , it means you need to learn by yourself.(Maybe not) I find that English is hard to study when I need to remember a lot of vocabularies. I wasn’t active to learn English in the past because I always failed my test. But now I have been a university student and choose a double degree about Chinese, I still need to learn English. So sad. And my reading and listening are weak. This video is great. It helps me to practice my listening. Thank you.
I really appreciate your effort in this outstanding video 😍 thanks a bunch!
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Your speech so clear and I can understand you perfectly.
Very good. Greatly appreciated.
Grate work! Thank you.
It was so good to understand everything you said even tho I'm a ES navite speaker (Colombia). It would be pretty good to most EN teachers to speak that clearly. I got a B2 EN level and my main resource it's been listenting EN music I like. Thank you for the tips
If there was an agency which could announce to the English world to speak as clear as you do, then all problems with listening would be solved at once.
Exactly!!!!!
That is true. But reality many people don't.
Glad I found your channel! Thanks a lot!
I'm glad you did too.
Thank you, Jack. This is really useful to me. The one that made me wondered is i really understand what every English teachers in CZcams said, but when it comes to IELST prediction test, i lost... But i believe one day i will be fluent in English like native :)
Excellent tips. For instance, listen to English on the radio is the most difficult task for me, as well as some phrasal verbs that the only way to study is by heart. Thanks for the video.
I'm following this awsome teacher and I can guarantee that my skills is getting better than ever.
Nice
Oh, My mother tongue is Spanish, I'm learning English and I so happy because I understood almost everything that you said. Than you so much for this great video... I really like it 🥰
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Thank you a lot Jack! You are the best one!
I think this is the kind of videos I was looking for, I almost understood everything you're saying and that was really great.
Personally, I love improving my listing skills through "GAMING" beside watching movies.
The main thing that i use to improve my listening Skill is watching tedx talks videos. It not only helped me to improve my listening skill but also motivates me. And I try to find time for seeing films in English. I can feel the differences when I did all these stuff. Now I can almost understand native speakers talks😻
Can you please let me know how much time did it take to you?
How can we search tedx
This is the kind of video I needed, I am struggling in this area, links and idioms and the speed people talk with is difficult to understand, I like the recomendations you give, thank you.
Every method will be effective, those you described in the video. I can understand 90% of your language without using subtitles. It is very helpful for me.
It's an awesome video and I would recommend other English learners that they should watch TV shows in their target language and listening to songs is another very effective way of learning a language because when you listen to the songs you will automatically learn grammar and vocab so I think listening to songs would be a better one
Thank you for the comment!
Cheers. I like the style and editing of your video.
Yosuke Matsuki likewise
Are you interested to joining in a group to improve our English language
Nice
I found your video looking for "how to improve my English".
Your video was so good i got it everything. Thank for your recommending tips
Fantastic way of teaching. Easier to understand and listen. Thanks for uploading so informative videos.
When it comes to listening, my most favorite podcast is the stuff you should know.
Listen something, which you truly enjoy,it could be your favorite artist interviews, or may be songs too.
By time, you will surely start enjoying the process of listening.
And remember guys, listening is one of the most sought activity, when it comes to learning a new language.
Keep learning, share your ideas, over here.
I would love to hear from you guys.
A big shout out to the creator of this video.
Kudos to you too.
I'm a college going student,
I am also working on my spoken English.
I was randomly strolling on the CZcams. Luckily, got end up, on your video.
The idea or tricks, you told in it, is splendid, it is not montanous, like those traditional things.
Keep going man......
Lots of love from India
I've always found very difficult to understand songs and movies in english, but I didn't know this happens to natives speakers too 😮
Hello Jack, I am Aymen from Algeria. I have many difficulties in learning English in speaking and listening, but I try to watch your videos and always follow your advice. I wish you carry on and best luck for you.
Your techniques that you has suggested are very clear and practical, thank you so much.
Thanks for this useful video :) Even though it was a long one, I completely enjoyed it since I found myself able to understand everything you said.
Now, to answer your question, I reckon we all know what we need to do, at some level in this learning process, to improve a determined area, but still remain stagnant waiting for someone else to tell us what we should do. An example could be, in terms of pronunciation, that I have noticed that too many people always ask how to pronounce words, although they don't usually take a little bit of their time to search them.That's frustrating. I wager that most of English learners do not know about the IPA which it could become a "lifesaver" when it comes to reinforce that subject. I fathom there are lots of dialects with different pronunciation, yet still I believe it is quite important to have it in mind because as we all know, English is a non-phonetic language.
Which sort of resources would I recommend? I think you have listed pretty well what we can choose in this whole spectrum, depending on our level of course. Personally I enjoy listening to audios concerning to philosophy. Yeah! I could say that because they make me think of words I did not know existed, therefore as an option I can deploy them in the future. And on top of that, make me ponder about life itself.
Cheers mate, keep doing a wonderful job.
Perfect reasoning!! People seem not to take time practicing, apparently waiting for a miracle ahahahahah!
Give me tv shows related to nursing
Guys, ABL takes a lot of time, you can not say that im going to be listening for one month and I will be perfect at the end of the month. it really takes time. for me, for the past two years, all the news, tips, DIYs, video tutorials, literally everything I wanted to hear/see, I listen to it in English. and now I can proudly say that I have understood every single word in your video using a speed of 1.75 cuz the normal one sounds a bit not normal to me.
Gosh!! I love your vídeos, I listen them once, twice,three times!! In The beginnig I paused them a lot to search unknown words’s means but now I can understand almost all without subtitle. Thanks a lot!!!
Very well.Enjoyed this video.
His energy is wonderful,I love they way he talks ,I understand every single word 🧁🍭🍬🍫
you add y after the which make me confused at the first time but i can understand u at all. Have a nice day
That's so cool!
This is very useful Class
My level now is B2 although it used to be C1 4 years ago :D
My very firsts lessons were from Misterduncan and Ms Jennifer. I also learned a lot form BBC learning English, and now form To Fluency. Thank you so much!
about the apps on smart phone, I am using Woodpecker. It is really useful.
I found this material to be very useful for me. Thanks!
If each native speaker speaks like you, i will be able to understand everything in English.:)
And so, i like this channel so much. Thanks