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Understand native speakers: hard to understand aren’t they? Here’s why & what to do about it
Understand English movies: understand movies and TV shows without subtitles
Listening tips: improve your English listening skills with these tips
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Interviews: expert interviews on listening skills, language learning, living abroad and more
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How To Improve Your Speaking Skills With A Podcast Partner
Today, I’m excited to introduce my colleague, Annemarie Fowler from Speak Confident English. You may already know her from the fluency lessons she shares online. I spoke with Annemarie about how to use podcasts as a way to start discussions with a speaking or...
The Blogcastastic Way To Improve Your Listening Skills
I recently found out about a new invention in the internet world: the blogcast. A mixture of the words ‘blog’ and ‘podcast’. In a blogcast (sometimes called an audio blog), the writer of a blog post records themselves reading it aloud. So you can listen...
4 Listening Resources For Literature Lovers
Tell me, which do you prefer? Reading an email from a colleague in English or talking on the phone with them? Relaxing in the evening with a book in English or a film without subtitles? Reading a blog post or listening to a podcast? If you learned...