How to Improve Your Listening Skills in English - 9 tips for English Learners

[@asdocneter]

Very good tips! If I may, these are two excellent tips that have helped my students the most: 1. (A "project", by the end of which you will definitely feel you've made a great progress): Pick a movie you haven't seen. Get familiarized with the plot (read it in Wikipedia). Download the script (simply type the name of the movie + script/transcript). Read the script and make sure you understand it (translate new words and sentences that are grammatically unfamiliar to you). Now watch the film without subtitles and enjoy yourself! 2. Relax your brain: the more stressed you are that you might miss words, the more busy your brain gets dealing with the impending anxiety. The stress may be small and perhaps subconscious, so you need to pro-actively relax your mind and "open your hearing". One way to accomplish that is by consciously acknowledging that state you're in when you listen to something in your first language (your native tongue). Then try to replicate that state and reproduce it while listening to something in English.

[@katakipimpmycarroca4807]

14:31 It's very true because I remember the first time that I found your podcast and I said to myself: No way I listening to this podcast because the narrator speaks very fast. But, as you said, if you find someone that challenge your listen skills, so the more you hear that person the more you progress in your listen skill and easy become to hear that person. And now here I am, able to hear you 95% without [CC]. nowadays I'm working hard to hear the channel techquickie.

[@mhtm6144]

Of course, all the difficulties faced by those who learn the language have been analyzed, and all of them are real. Thank you for your efforts and your beautiful and convincing style.

[@theinswe8819]

Thank you for your lecture or English speaking style.

[@gruberrobert2071]

You’re a great teacher you explained everything step by step and I’m sure everyone’s listening to this video will understand everything you said thanks 🙏

[@englishchannel3786]

yeah!!

[@luispriego2038]

Thank you for your time, help and passion for ESL classes. God bless you teacher...

[@mydesignxd]

Yes

[@vishwanathshivanagi1032]

@@englishchannel3786 nice video

[@gazmendtabaku5155]

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[@danilomoreira9690]

Teacher, I was really impressed watching your classes. The quality of them is huge. Thanks for teaching us in such a careful and pleasant way.

[@SoniaSonya-q1m]

Great piece of advice! Thank you so much. You explain really well and you have the key of all these difficulties. You're so generous for sharing with passion.😊

[@Abdisalam252]

You're great teacher, your pronounciation is so cool and understanduble. Thanks for your effort to make us speak like native speakers.

[@luisguzman5925]

Hi Hadar , I am from Colombia, but I am living USA 5 years ago , today is the first time I can see your videos it’s amazing thanks

[@joseramoncabanas]

It´s nice to see your videos and how you teach us dealing with our daily English difficulties through our English learning process. I appreciate your clarity and honest explanations.

[@PauloAndtade]

Thank you Haddar!!! You transmit the essence of the language . That's amazing!

[@hadar.shemesh]

I'm so glad you found it helpful! 🙏🏽

[@stone3d]

Have learned a lot from it, thank you, great teacher!

[@megkeiserramirez7834]

Fantastic video, it is clear that you've been through the pain and work of thoroughly understanding and living in the English language - and you explain it so passionately. My students truly benefit from your work. Thank you!

[@tintlwin8904]

Hi , my teacher Hadar , I'm from Myanmar. Absolutely, all of your lectures make me appreciate very much. May I be regarded as your good follower.

[@cresocastilhos6311]

I understand native speakers really well. I've been listening to to English for 50 years. Now understand 100% of every audio or vídeo that I Listen to or watch. I practice with with subtitles or without them. Unfortunately I don't have anyone who I can talk to on a daily bases. I'll be moving to a famous city in the state of Bahia which is visiteb by English speaking tourists. I hope I find at a job at a hotel where those people stay.

[@tesfayedinsa6410]

She is unique teaching English language I have seen ever. Thank you very much what you doing everything helping me to understand English language entirely. My name is tesfaye dinsa from Ethiopia, Hawassa sidama.

[@georgekurien5018]

The best is yet to be seen ! Great teacher with fantastic performence ! English language is heard with its original beauty.

[@richardjorgemirandaabarca2349]

Thanks.😀🌎from Chile.

[@edwincalero7550]

I learning English from Spanish native path and let me say something --you are a great teacher , I like every video of your channel ,so ,,thanks so much !!

[@otavionogueira8965]

This class was perfect! I could understand what happens with me, why I blocked when I am not able to understand a context

[@m.vaithy3307]

Hi I'm new comer in your channel Last couple of years I didn't use internet I'm come back internet, right now I'll gonna keep working your channel It 'll help me Even if. English is secondary language Instead of that ,I con speak well your language

[@hildajeremia4391]

Thanks. You are very clear in speaking. I have learned enough. When I failed to understand English I thought it was the matter of hearing.

[@adolfogonzalezmartinez2051]

Hadar: I would like to express in my mother tongue what I feel when I watch and listen to any of your video.Please, I wish god bless you, no matter english language is your second tongue, because your english language and the way how you teach, at least for me, you are the best.I am happy because I discovered you no more than 10 days ago, I am happy, I would so happy, that I am going to study english just with you.Thanks for giving me this opportunity and I pointed out above, YOU ARE THE BEST ENGLISH TEACHER I HAVE SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.Thanks/Adolfo

[@Julien_akp]

" Listen to an audio and try to guess what is saying " very brilliant idea ❣️

[@kassemmagtary9299]

Yes I'm confused. But now l'm happy to listen to you , sharing your valuable time with us. Thank you.

[@jocxenbelabre2200]

It's a pleasure to hear you teaching. I love english but it doesn't love me. Be blessed by God.

[@lilalujan8657]

This was just wat I needed to listen today!! It happens to me that I can understand you perfectly, but when listening other persons I can not. And then i feel that my English is not good.😢

[@philippepertosa4026]

A very good analysis of the difficulties non native speakers encounter when hearing fast or informal english, and very pertinent solutions too. For the moment , when watching western movies, I still don't understand what cow boys say before shooting!

[@amanipeter4126]

Hi Hadar, my name is Vincent from Burundi.Thank you for bringing such magnetic lessons that often embolden my ability of speaking. Your lessons make my speaking skills a little bit hyperbolic and i'm over the moon to see something coming along nicely. I never cease listening to you when defining things in details. You are one of kind and I do improve a lot of things whenever I watch the video that you posted. My sincere gratitude!

[@Linalooo32]

I LOVE this advice!! I’m going to use it on my students who have a really hard time learning and understanding when only listening. In Sweden we have a standardized test at the end of semester which is so hard for some students. And to pass the class they need to pass that test. I will practice these things with them and se how it goes THANK YOU! 👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

[@charleskasongo6041]

On of my favorite teacher In youtube channel so am proud of you cause you're great teacher thanks so much Hadar.

[@Ger-FP]

Es el único canal de KZbin, que puedo ver y entender sin subtítulos!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!! Es geniaaal!!!!! 😃

[@juliovaz5189]

Thank you a lot, I was a little bit lost how to improve my listening skills, but now I already know what I need to do

[@zino_mcu]

اجمل معلومة في فلسفة اللغة سمعتها في حياتي شكرا جزيلا

[@gayathribandara4769]

You re the best teacher...I want to improve my listening skills...thank u so much ur video encouraged to me

[@rubemmiguel789]

you are a great teacher you explained well

[@pedrojoelramirezdelaguila2212]

excellent explenation of how to focus on reductions, which are really used in a daily conversation., thanks for that big tip.

Sometimes it's hard to understand some people on the phone. I work at a contact center and I am a Spanish speaker. Thank you for your tips.

[@berostar5637]

My favorable teacher . I found this video informative .perception and transcribing are new clues for listening and I am going to try them .

[@brutusjackendy3658]

Those tips are the most valuable ones I've heard when it comes to listening improvements.

[@eggsyjings7444]

Best English teacher I have encountered in my life. Lots of love from Nagaland, India.

[@mdtarifulislam384]

Thank you so much as you have marked the great problem and it's solution so easily .

[@jeanpierov1]

I don't know if You're gonna read this comment but this is My firs time watching your vídeo and your English is realy Clair for My hears I think You're right about the reductions we need practice and to know these kind of sounds

[@hadar.shemesh]

Thank you 😍😍

[@Nawongyonten-yp4fz]

You are a great teacher. Your video is very helpful for non native speakers. You are really generous, sweet woman. 🌷🌷💓

[@johnnyblessed1632]

I completely agree with your tips, the one that helped me the most was to learn the pronunciation and the content and function words then it was easier to understand, I really recommend all of them

[@sandarueartic4215]

I'm new to Your KZbin channel. As a Sri Lankan, I just wanna tell you Ma'am, You're pronunciation is super clear. And it's sipmly realize to me. So From today I'm gonna Start listen all videos in this channel. thanks 😇

[@piravythan934]

I'm listening to your content video while making my book arrangements. As you said I am focusing only the words that you're stressed out

[@JRRed65]

You are the teacher that we all want to have, I love your method. thanks for your explanations, very beautiful

[@commercialbankcylonplc4009]

Your expression and presentation is very clear to understand .

[@josezapata9812]

Hadar,not only I understand you clearly but I stay contemplating you for beautil face,mouth,eyes,everything of you.

[@Yourhealthclip]

Thanks you're awesome teacher. Thanks for your help 👍

[@esomborogeralimasi4765]

Teacher i am so glad to learn English at your channel, I need to be your student...

[@abdurrahimsuarni6433]

Terimakasih HADAR pengajarannya. Saya senang belajar inggris denganmu

[@eligiosantamaria1496]

God bless you always your English is very nice thank you share this video blessing I from Puerto Cortes Honduras

[@danielantonioguerreroibarr6695]

I honestly have to recognize that you're an amazing teacher, thank you for all of your videos

[@bennybenevento3899]

I love the way Hadar teaches english, I love the enthusiasm she puts in teaching it , she is fantastic , I love her ! Thank you Hadar ...👍

[@hadar.shemesh]

😍😍

[@DawnPeacock]

She is the best I've ever seen! So intuitive and helpful. And it all comes from the heart. We are lucky she puts herself out into the world the way she does.

[@profesortoledo]

@@DawnPeacock your work is also great.

[@DawnPeacock]

@@profesortoledo Well hello there! Thank you for saying so...I'm glad you find value in it!

[@arwopsbaw8379]

Thank you so very much Hadar , I really want you to help my listening and speaking. Thanks

[@amanueltigabu8398]

The first time ,I show ur tips based on how to improve listening skill. It was so smart and well understandable

[@JoaoPaulo-we5ng]

Learning another language is not easy at all! However you make it easy. By the way your English spoken is pretty clear and understandable. I've been following these tips for a long time already. Thanks for all

[@rafaelmurua704]

Hi, Hadar. I have no major problem when having a conversation in English. And I can understand every single word that you or other coaches say, no matter how fast they speak. My problem is when I try to watch a movie without subtitles, or listen an interview. It's so frustrating because I feel that my level of comprehension goes down to 10 or 20 percent 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@yaserizadinia6154]

I am similar to you, I don't know what to do...When I watch movies I feel like they have come from another planet...so frustrated, disappointed and dejected...@haddar Please help us...

[@rafaelmurua704]

@@yaserizadinia6154 ... she says that we have to listen again and again and again. But even doing our best effort, nothing happens 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@yaserizadinia6154]

@@rafaelmurua704 you read my mind. For me what happens at the next steps of listening is not so different from the first comprehension.

[@polcaltieri]

That's normal, coaches want to be understandable so they drop complexity. The same happens when you have a daily conversation with same people, both sides focus on communication, natives know you're not a native speaker and they don't correct you every time. I had that experience working with US workers for more than 5 years, I realized my vocabulary was limited when I started to travel and I couldn't communicate simple things, there I decided to start to study. I enrolled myself in an academy, I learned some vocabulary but I realized there was more focus on learning vocabulary than in speaking and practising. IMO, if you have an upper intermediate level or above, just try to push you out of your comfort zone, watch videos on YT about topics of your interest, podcasts. Then you can listen while you are doing other activities such as cooking, cleaning, studying, etc. This will increase your brain reaction as you are not focus on listening. Watch movies paying attention to expressions and pronunciation and try to not read the subtitles by a couple minutes. If you have the chance watch sports in English or any other TV programmes, the vocabulary in each one is also different. Hope it helps!

[@yaserizadinia6154]

@@polcaltieri Thank you Pablo, I have been studying English for more than 3 years actively and spending 3 hours a day to English materials exposure. I listen to podcasts as much as I can. Although not educational ones. My main issue is to perceive movies. By the way I will do my best to go out of my comfort zone and get along with movies accents.

[@directvlogs5805]

The idea behind listening without caption and subtitle is great one. Really its works.

[@monicahgati7517]

Just getting u loud and clear.i will take on ur tips,,I like it,thanks teacher hadar ur one of a kind.🙏

[@MaMaTeacher]

Hafar lemme tell you I’m shocked when you aren’t a native speaker 🙊 It’s really WoW👌 Love your pronunciation. Love your expression style and I’m not sure if this word is correct 😅 because I’m not an English native speaker as well but you know I teach Arab children phonics and how to pronounce sounds as a step towards fluency so I find your channel as a treasure Keep it up 👍

[@Chernandezvisier]

8:08 mistyped intonation "cues" . Thanks hadar for your great video

[@shimulmahmud9480]

Ma'am your teaching style really helpful

[@KaymonStorino]

You're amazing Hadar! I love your videos, and your speak are so clearly that I watch without subtitles. I from Brazil. 🇧🇷 Thank you so much ♥️

[@claudiomiranda2]

I from Minas Gerais

[@selcukaytan9435]

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[@ezequielgervasio]

It's because she speaks slowly

[@cleudilenicleudileni5503]

I from Maranhão

[@juniorsilveira7347]

Great bro, I'm from Brazil too.

[@AlebachewTsegaye-yn6nd]

Miss Hadar, really I have got many things from you channal.Thankyou very much indeed ( in advance). Keep it up! .In addition to this, I hope that many people in the world, they gain very important lessons from your programs incorporated me accordingly.

[@nazaa95]

Thanks!! This video is very important to me and all the english learners. A lot of useful tips that I will apply all the time from now on.

[@jagathchristopher4103]

Great video, This video helps us how to understand native speakers' accents, and it's made me interested in English. Thank you, Teacher.

[@ikeokibia1527]

Hadar, you might not realize how much your work had helped people. Thank you for being a beautiful soul that impacts people in wonderful ways out of your personal experiences. God bless you more.

[@raghvendraupadhyay1806]

Now I 'm happy that use to listening an audio with book. Brilliant taught and fantastic 👍 Thank you so much HADAR SHEMESH! 🌹

[@RAFELCD13]

can you suggest audio book for developing listening module

[@laerciotech9569]

You are an example of an excellent Teacher Obrigado !!

[@mefa.]

Hadar, you just are reading our mind. Thank you

[@ameenrehman3261]

Hi Hadar, Actually i have seen tons of english videos on KZbin and i found your accent is one of the BEST. Keep up the good work 🤗

[@nalcow]

Everytime I see your videos the First thing i say to myself: What a wonderful and beautiful woman! Thank you for all the content. It's pure gold for many of us.

[@AVKBA]

Your explanation of the concept of Hadar is both grounded in reality and relevant to the real world. It's fascinating to observe the varied perceptions of this concept across the globe. At times, individuals proficient at the CEFR upper intermediate level may find themselves challenged in English communication due to these divergent perceptions. Your articulation of this phenomenon is commendable and reflects great research, Andy. #ImpressiveExposition #WellResearched"

[@oseiasslompo]

Thank you for the powerfull tips. I got a phrasal verb you said, and I'm gonna use that. "Piece out together" 🙂.

[@Ollivier10x56]

please could you make an entire video-list of this topic? I'd be pleased and amazed to know it

[@rogelioarias5416]

What a great lesson! Thank you for this great and valuable video.

[@marinahartnett4007]

Hadar! Amazing tips for developing our active listening. I am applying them in my learnings and teachings!!! Thank you!

[@mdanisurrahman6594]

Your creation is adding an edge to the journey of My fluency in English.

[@kellyimasiku6992]

You speak very clearly..as if your voice is healing to listening problems. Excellent video too !

[@benjaminjacinto2218]

Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos

[@directvlogs5805]

Putting words in right manner step by step is an Art and that is you talking about and we are all enjoying and learning a lots.

[@tabassumlaila2369]

I'm watching from Bangladesh and I must say, you are the best !

[@savyphy8538]

Hello teacher, I'm from cambodia. I watch video in youtube. Although don't understand some. But i really like the teacher video❤

[@robertburns3559]

Thank you so much for the value instruction

[@josevieiradonascimentojuni5934]

Cher Hadar! You articule the words very well. It is good in teaching.

[@muhammadabuzar2093]

Very Informative and reliable source for me , Means a lot

[@sabayesumichel9165]

Thank you Hadar. Your lesson is very helpful to me. I believe that I'm going to learn a lot from your lesson. May God the almighty bless you. Love you dear

[@josefilintocontrerastorres5855]

thanks dear Hadar for your explanations.

[@harumiperedapascal1196]

Thanks for this video, I'll take all the advice given.

[@lamduyettran3512]

thank for your video. wish the best for you and your family.

[@pichjitauh2583]

Great amazing your explanation, I really love your teaching so much , Hadar , from Cambodia

[@azaghar99]

Thank you so much , you give me a lot of ideas I never have in order to inderstand English .🙏🙏

[@samuelisaac9481]

Waw thankyou very much for your advice.I have learned alot from you,I listen first time ur video and get it helpful for me thankyou again.

[@saidfarid6382]

Hi my best teacher Shalum I always follow your fruitful lessons. I really appreciate your job. I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity. Your Student from Algeria.

[@serendipityndo]

No wonder you are not usually without subtitles, it turns out this trains our hearing. It's really hard, but it's a good tip!!

[@hadar.shemesh]

😍😍😉

[@serendipityndo]

There are Indonesian subtitles, oh my god you are really amazing!! I always wait for new videos from you, and your English is very clear 😍 Greetings from INDONESIA 🇮🇩

[@hiwaraza1587]

she is talking very clear 😊

[@andrealoreto2182]

Thanks 🙏 I’ve been following you for a few days and I’m amazed! You speak fast although I can understand you perfectly, your pronunciation es fantastic, very clear and you are very expressive which also help me to follow easily each word of your conversation. I will follow your recommendations :) Thanks again

[@jackilsangma1136]

Thank You Mam for You amazing English that I love to listen and listening carefuly .

[@bensonrukebesha3798]

Thank you teacher . I need to learn prononciation.

[@mihreteabmichael1125]

Great Job!!! Thank u so much for your tips. Contineu...