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7 Steps To Successful Shadow Readings In English
Learners often ask me : how can I improve my speaking? If you hadn’t noticed, my website is called Leo Listening. And all the blog posts are about understanding conversational English. Speaking isn’t my zone of genius. But, there is one activity...
The Feel Good Guide to Texts and Transcripts
Listen to this article as a blogcast or continue scrolling to read it.Do you remember those times at school where you were allowed to listen to a recording in English and read along with the transcript at the same time? If you answered no, then I’m not...
10 Ways to Use a Transcript to Improve Your Listening Skills
Transcripts are powerful tools. More powerful than you might imagine. One of the problems of the spoken language is that once the words have left someone’s mouth, they’re gone. The only trace is what you managed to catch through your ears and transform into...
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