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5 Reality TV Shows To Help You Understand Conversational English
Updated July 2023. Do you ever wonder what you should listen to in English? Thanks to the Internet, you can choose from thousands of resources. But which ones are the best for your listening skills? One big listening issue that no-one is talking about is the...
The 11 Best Advanced English Podcasts To Help You Listen And Speak Like A Native
Looking for the best advanced English podcasts to improve your English? The good news is that at an advanced level, you can listen to any podcast you want, including podcasts for native speakers of which there are millions. All you need to do is type a topic that...
5 Simple Ways To Make Your Listening Active, Not Passive
Wondering if passive listening works? I hate to disappoint you but if you want to understand fast-talking native speakers and sound more like a native speakers yourself, then you'll need to become an active listener. It's Cara here from Leo Listening where I help...
What Happened When I Tried To Understand Italian TV?
Updated June 2021 How many TV channels do you have? Thanks to digital TV, we have hundreds, if not thousands of channels. We can watch: Turkish channels Armenian channels Latin American channels You name it, I think we’ve got it. When it comes to Italian TV, we’re...
Movie Club Retrospective: Round 1 2021
The Leo Listening Movie Club has finished its first round of 2021. The Movie Club opens three times a year for 3 months each time. So let's take a look back at the three movies we watched in the first quarter of 2021. The club is a democracy where the members suggest...
Dictations In English: Tiny Recordings Make A Big Difference To Your Listening Skills
Updated April 2021 When I talk about dictations, what comes to mind? I live in France where the word for dictations is ‘dictée'. For French people, a 'dictée' evokes a French language classroom at school and a French teacher reading out a passage from a book...
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