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How to Boost Your Listening Skills with Interactive Video Transcripts
Updated March 2021. One of the most powerful tools for developing your listening skills could be hiding under your favourite videos: the interactive transcript. I’ve talked quite a lot recently about transcripts on this blog, especially in the context of podcasts....
5 Reasons To Improve Your Advanced English Listening Comprehension Skills With Online Conferences
Updated February 2021 Ever been to an online conference? Wondering what the hell I'm talking about? An online conference is basically a traditional conference, with talks and speakers and meeting new people, transferred online. Not to be confused with conference calls...
5 Movies In English To Make Sense Of 2020
How can we make sense of the most difficult year of our collective lives? Through the magic of cinema. Going forward with Leo Listening in 2021, I want to focus not only on helping you understand movies in English and native English speakers without subtitles, but...
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