Listening Training
Methods For Improving
Listening
By Wei Ching Hsu/徐薇清
Problems
• I can’t follow the speed of the native speakers.
• I don’t have enough vocabularies to
understand the meaning.
• I can’t catch some words, but don’t know how
to response.
• Accepting tones from different countries.
Solutions
I can’t follow the speed.
Tips: [1] Listen more.
[2] Practice talking in English more
Solutions
I don’t have enough vocabularies.
Tips: [1] Read more, inc. stories,
novels, newspapers and movies.
[2] Talk with foreigners.
[3] Try to write in English.
Solutions
I don’t know What to Say or How
to describe!
Tips: [1] Watch movies.
[2] Practice with or listen to
foreigners and copy their
responses.
Solutions
Different Tones!
Tips:[1] Listen to different people talking.
[2] Watch movies from different
countries.
[3] Stay abroad for a while.
Methods & Practice
1) Listen to English programs
How to work: *Find an Egnlish magazine
that you are interested in.
*Read the contents before
you listen to the program.
Methods & Practice
2) Listen to English songs.
How to work: * Find a song you like.
The slower the better.
* Read the lyrics first and
then listen to the song.
Methods & Practice
Listen to English songs
How to work: *After you’re familiar with the
song, you can sing along with it.
* If you want to know the song
better, you can look up the
words you don’t know.
Methods & Practice
3) Watch DVDs
How to work: * Rent a DVD.
* Watch the Chinese subtitle
first.
* Then, watch the English
subtitle or no subtitle for
just listening.
Methods & Practice
4) Practice with an English speaker.
How to work:* Never be afraid of
speaking
wrong. Speak OUT! Do your
best to say what you want.
* Talk more and also listen to
the other person’s response.
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Listen to English programs
* Learn the most information, idioms,
phrases…etc. You also can learn
some writing skills while reading the
articles.
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Listen to English songs
*Learn happily! It can stimulate your
listening very fast because of the
melody. You can train your tonuge
while you singing with the song.
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Watch DVDs
* Much entertainment. You may learn
some tones or idioms from the films.
With this way, you’ll be able to
improve not only your listening but
your speaking on answering questions.
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Practice with a foreigner
* You can practice directly and find out your
question and fix your mistakes right away.
Talk more and you’ll find out how to react
naturally. After a term of practing, you’ll
feel comforetable to chat with foreigneres.
Suggestions
Improving listening takes time, so don’t
feel frustrated when you don’t
understand.
Don’t give yourself too much pressure.
Don’t assume a time limit. (or you’ll feel
pressure and frustrated easily)
As long as you keep practicing, you’ll
improve slowly.
Start from the easy contents.
Real Practice!
Let’s Watch A DVD!!