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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...
I Still Need Subtitles – What’s Wrong With Me?
Updated March 2022. Listen to this article as a blogcast or continue scrolling to read it.Back in the days when my French was starting to get good - around age 16 - I was excited to start watching films and reading books. You know, using real French material, not...
3 Ways To Relax When You Listen To English
Updated March 2022. Listen to this article as a blogcast or continue scrolling to read it.When someone tells you to just relax when you listen to English, do you get more stressed? When I was learning to drive, I used to sit hunched over the steering wheel, my...
Why Do I Understand TED Talks, But Not Conversations?
Updated February 2022. Hello there Leo Listeners. It's Cara here from Leo Listening, where I help adventurous expats and intrepid travellers harness their love of movies to understand authentic English, so they can connect with the cultures behind the films--and other...
How To Learn English Love, Relationship And Dating Vocabulary With The Movie “My Girl”
Want to learn English vocabulary for dating and relationships? If you want to be able to talk about love in English, then there’s no better way than learning relationship vocabulary in the context of a movie. But which one? My suggestion? 1991’s "My Girl" starring Dan...
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