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Why You Should Stop Watching TV Series Alone
Are you fed up of small talk? Are you sick of doing language exchanges where you discuss the same boring topics each session (introductions, weather etc) ? Or of watching TV series by yourself and having no-one to talk to about them? Well, you're going to love this...

How To Understand Native English Speakers Thanks To Connected Speech
How to understand native English speakers - it can be a real headache, can't it? One thing I’ve heard a lot in my teaching career is that English speakers eat their words and they don’t articulate properly. I can’t really disagree with that! In this post I want to...

Why These Three Listening Strategies Recommended By Teachers Don’t Work
Updated April 2022 Hi there Leo Listeners. It's Cara here from Leo Listening, online English listening skills coach, and movie fan. I help adventurous expats and intrepid travellers harness their love of movies to understand authentic English, so they can connect with...