THIS is How You Will Understand Native English Speakers 👂

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00:00 Introduction
01:08 Why this is difficult
03:02 Tips to improve listening
04:03 Slow down video speed
06:01 Increasing difficulty
06:39 Learn speech fillers
08:41 Connected speech
10:00 Actively listen
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[@thomaschevallay9549]

The difficulties you are mentioning are incredibly accurate... Thank you for your tips, I see the huge extent of the help they would provide :) You are an awesome teacher !

[@HyadumHH]

Your diction and pronunciation is so good, I can listen to you on 1.75x speed and still get every word (like most people would speak within their inner circle). Not everyone can do this and these tips are very useful.

[@quoileternite]

I teach French in London, I will now ask my students to listen to this video, because what applies to English listening comprehension is exactly the same in French (any foreign language you're learning in fact) ... good methodology, thanks a lot 💙 ...

[@ssshevelev]

Excellent! You are the first teacher on KZbin, who asks questions at the end of the video. It's just like methodic used to be in a good schoolbooks. It may seem obvious but it's very rarely used by KZbin instructors.

[@hansbolliger6693]

EMMA, you are a teacher-pearl! Your lesson is excellent! Thank you!

[@easyenglishwithjames1812]

As a fellow English teacher, this is a HUGELY practical and important lesson! Thank you for this!

[@AllHaiLKINGTIsHeRe3]

I'm a native speaker married to a Japanese woman and our daughter started learning English in school recently. I was helping her with pronunciation one night and my wife had been doing it with us. I was clearly sounding out the words to them. Then I got a call from a family member later that night and my wife couldn't understand almost anything I was saying. She actually asked me if I was trying to obfuscate what I was saying for her sake by speaking in some kind of way that only natives could understand, because she couldn't see how the same words I was just working with them on could be so incomprehensible on the phone. And I had similar difficulty when learning Japanese. Native speakers of all languages, but especially English, slur their words and pronounce them incorrectly. Don't think of yourself as being wrong, think of it as trying to adjust to understand all the people that are saying it wrong.

[@werkwerks625]

This is golden.

[@the_dislikebutton]

Appreciate your comment mate..! ✌️

[@stevenmowery1422]

I am a Native English Speaker and I find your lessons very useful to refresh myself on the rules of English. It is amazing how we speak daily and mostly follow the rules but actually forget the rules. Thank you for your great lessons.

[@matheusfk5]

yeah, I'm learning English and some day I want to speak without remember the rules

[@adamnn6058]

I understood everything,because every single word was spoken with perfection.I could be native speaker very soon if everyone could speak so clearly.

[@chutiwatsinsub4253]

I am from Thailand. I am fond of your speaking and your instructions.

[@kamnale1317]

It was marginally mentioned but what i found hugely effective in my case was to listen to the select few materials (TED talks in my case) multiple times! Like 5 Ted talks on repeat, once a day for a week, then another 5 or so, each repetition i understood more and more and expressions stuck in my memory, highly recommend

[@mariovilla2294]

I agree with you, TEX talks is a great source for listenings!

[@fatimaabdelhaleem7407]

2nd

[@Soreign_]

Agreed. That also works with movies you've watched before.

[@ramzyatta4160]

what is TED ?

[@malehuseng8196]

เขาใจไม่จําสวยGhi yet. Propopct. Oh. Tues. Ckyrr

[@gustavoalvarezmiranda5116]

OMG! Everybody should speak like you! I´m able to understand you, even in a normal speed! You do it very easy. Thank you so much for your useful lessons.

[@abrihambekele7132]

Mom you are super teacher of english, your pronunciation is clear and attractive . Thankyou

[@celsobispo3916]

Hi Emma. Another class with good suggestions for improving english learning.

[@divyamkurmah7795]

Hi Emma, I'm from Mauritius(Bilingual English and French) and I'm currently residing in Dublin, Ireland. I just appreciate the whole explanation/advise you gave in this video, and is helping me alot to understand Irish people

[@fatiabed1171]

hello can i ask you

[@gregorykleiman2137]

Great videos. I am a native speaker of English, but I have also learnt other languages and everything you teach applies to learning a second language. Now we have you tube I watch news broadcasts in the foreign language I have learnt and see how much of them I can follow. The toughest part in any language is variations across regions, speed of the persons speech slang, and then types of language in poetry and songs. Never give up.

[@sergiobatista9972]

I like all of your videos. The way how you teach us is awsome. Congrats from Brazil.

[@leonardusmartins]

Brasil!

[@karlomartel2636]

Thanks Emmma. Wonderful as always. Thanks a lot.

[@helenbghebremehari2023]

Thank you Emma! Just learnt how to slow down the speed thingy - among other things.

[@bokahoward]

Amazing video! God bless, a patient teacher! I'll follow all your advice.

[@adaidedosreis7383]

The best english teacher in the world!!!! Thanks a lot for your classes.🙏😘

[@nicomarley1059]

And the most beautiful

[@hihi-qi2fq]

this is awesome my teacher, thank you so much. from Yemen

[@quantran-fn1dv]

Mrs.Emma You're the best teacher that i have ever seen. Everything that you taught me or another people are all helpful for me to improve my english speaking, listening,..I hope you happy and provide for us some more funny and helpful videos. Thanks you for everything

[@leouxdesign]

Good advises. Need to try. I've been learning the language thoroughly for two years from the time I moved to California. My native is Russian. I watched your video actively listening and understood 100% of what you said (without subtitles). The same thing with podcasts, TV news, or sitcoms - I have no problem with understanding them as well. But when I watch full-length movies or try to speak with people in real life - I understand almost nothing.

[@iamfengyang]

I love your classes, you are a dream teacher. You are not only good in expressing your class in a clear, easy-understanding, interesting way, but as well as attach the class with a rich countenance which is a huge help for the understanding.

[@ysabel1805]

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[@Manueledro]

Hi, from Argentina. I love your videos. You are the most clearly teacher and the tips that you give us are trustly awesome

[@andrescespedes9981]

You are amazing teacher, same like others, I can understand when you speak. Maybe, because you have a great rhythm to speach and have conceptual clarity in the matter.

[@anikroy4829]

You are one of the most beautiful teachers i have ever seen in my whole life. I just come here to watch your videos and i have been doing it for 3 yeas. Your videos makes me happy and i also can gather bunch of knowledge from you.

[@hamdi7738]

When you speak. I understand 💯%. But I usually don’t understand native speakers 🤨

[@alearner9002]

Because Teacher is speaking with a clear-cut accent, I reckon that's why, I endeavour to listen to audios/videos with British RP (Received Pronunciation) accent of my choice/hobby, try the same caddeey, nasiib wacan!!

[@iremevirgen6789]

SAME

[@tulip9881]

Same

[@deepslam]

Unfortunately, I have the same problem

[@remstarhe]

Quruxleey Abdi Me too.

[@Mr7valentine7]

I'm so thankful to you for your advices, Emma! They're invaluable for everyone who wants to master their English. Time and again (when I have time) I watch your vids and enjoy them greatly. And - yes, I know what a connected speech is :) I listened this video at a apeed rate 1.5. Everything is clear for you're a teacher, your English is brilliant, and you're talking to you listener ( to me in my csae). Speech perception can be sometimes more difficult when it is not aimed at you. Anyway, following the thread of the speech you'll never be lost.

[@twanvanderdonk2504]

I'm not sure if you'll read this, but advice is considered a noncount noun, so it cannot be plural "advices". Just advice or pieces of advice is the way to go. Just like cups of coffee, bags of sand, bottles of water, etc.

[@marcob4630]

Hi Emma! You hit the point: listening and also understanding common people's English is the most difficult thing for us foreigners. If English people would speak so clearly as you speak, there would be no difficulties at all. I understand you at 100% and always wonder where you learned such a perfectly spoken English. It can't be Australian! What you suggest is to listen words in a connected way, in their context and not struggling for immediatley trying to understand each word. Thank you Emma!

[@MaximilianoSalvo]

Hi Emma! Thanks for your video. My english listening level has improved because I am taking classes and listening Spotify podcasts. First, I played 0.5x mode, now 0.75x-1x according speaker. My goal is to have job interviews surely without fears. I feel that it´ll be possible in near future.

[@ranzpresbetero5152]

you are the best english teacher ever,,,and beautiful...thank you mam.

[@bsaujla05]

Thanks mam for this lesson.. This is very helpful for us.. You speaks very clear and with perfect sound and perfect speed.. God bless you

[@cschaka1]

Oh ! An Aussie teacher ! 😊 Your accent has brought wonderful memories to my mind, from the time I used to work on cruise ships off Sydney 😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@CharlesSmith-vk8co]

Having you as my English teacher while hitting puberty would have improved my grades tremendously :).

[@tommyshelby7059]

I'm listening to you with 1.5 speed and I got almost everything on the video. Thank goodness😀

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Nice work!

[@tommyshelby7059]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma Thank so much Emma, you're the most humble teacher KZbinr I've ever seen😁✨

[@Anna-in6eu]

Today I found your channel. I'm so happy to be with you. You're one of the best teachers who I have ever watched! I could understand 99% of your speech. You gave me more motivation for my self-development! Thank you so much!

[@Anna-in6eu]

From Russia with love ♥

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I'm so thrilled to hear that May, and I hope my lessons will continue motivating you and help you achieve your English goals 😘

[@fatiabed1171]

can i ask you

[@ikramm43]

I gotta to say, that I catch you one hundred percent, Because you speak so soft and Clear. I got lot of things from you and you are my teacher and I respect you as my teacher. Respect from Afghanistan.

[@soniacruz4444]

When I was listening to you I completely understand everything what you said, but my problem is my writing!! Thank you so much for encuoge us to listen in English. I think it's important to educate our aears. Appreciate!!!

[@aungkyaw3858]

Hi ! I am Mr. Tin Than Aung , from Yangon in Myanmar . Thank you so much for watching your interesting video , making me better at English , so I eagerly hope you can get something good from me at any time when we meet anywhere , especially in Myanmar.

[@ranamudassar4805]

Can i ask you what is the present condition of muslims in your country???

[@kunjeeranigakujecel32]

My Teacher Emma Thanks for helping.😍

[@sameaseverybodyelse]

I recenlty moved to Germany ( back in Oz now) and I really wish that I had watched this video while I was struggling with learning German. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@billthewhitebear]

Excellent video. I watched your video many times, not because I couldn’t understand you Emma but because I enjoyed so much the way you teach, talk, gestures, air and face expressiveness . Super teacher! Certainly I subscribed and looking forward for the next lessons. Thank you Emma.

[@akusaja2053]

This is really helpful.. Thank you so much, online teacher 😄

[@hassanrana14]

Very helpful thank you Dear Emma👏👏🇦🇺❤️

[@rubiks6]

I am a native English speaker, well educated and not very young. I am an armchair linguist who has watched way too many KZbin videos about languages. I enjoy the subject.(Langfocus is a great channel. I am so pleased Paul has finally done a video on Vietnamese, my second language of choice.) Anyway, I watched your video to get some tips that can be used by _any_ language learner. Great job!

[@Zura_Janai]

I'm a native English speaker but I have a huge love of language and have studied a few different ones. Each time I make a friend/language exchange partner, I have difficulty trying to express myself and actively listen and understand what they're saying. Obviously this is natural for a language someone is unfamiliar with, but this lesson was a huge help! I'm going to apply what I've learned from this video in my future conversations, thank you so much!

[@sabina6579]

I have a question for u . I am not American, but one day I texted my friend in a normal way like not using any abrrevations. But he said why dont u write with abb. it sounds like u r livin in a cave. I said i dont wanna use. Cuz i think not all americans use those. It depends on persons choice. I thought if i dont use abb. it means u r not good at english ? cuz it sounds nonsense. it does not mean u have no idea about english

[@islamicresearchandpropagationc]

Thanks Emma for this video. I got to know how to improve my listening.....

[@leandro_0764]

Thanks Emma! I'm from Brazil and I'm always looking for great lessons on KZbin. The content about connected speech has helped me a lot!

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Great, Leandro!! So glad to be part of your English learning journey 😍

[@benshakondorealestateagent6021]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma. Hello dear,I greatly appreciate your time and effort in teaching us to know better English. Personally I learn much from you, you're a great teacher ever seen. Keep it up, may Almighty God bless you. Ben from Rwanda 🙏

[@alimahdavifar]

Thank you Emma for this video :). I liked the idea to SLOW DOWN the speed of speech so I can understand it better, instead of turning the subtitle on. Also, the idea to HAVING A GOAL for active listening, like taking note on the main points of the speech or each time write up 10 new words I recognized. I'll try these two ideas. Pop Quiz #1. To increase the DIFFICULTY of audio: listen to audio with different accents, with some context (like background noise), with background knowledge. Pop Quiz #2. CONNECTED SPEECH is the idea that native speakers don't pronounce like if they would pronounce words separately. But they merge some sounds or remove some when naturally talking. Knowing and practicing them help us better follow natives speaking English.

[@deluxe200]

What a great idea -to slow down the speed! I immediately put aside the movie and drama series DVDs i borrowed from the library and started to watch those from youtube which i can slow down the speed to better understand. Thanks Emma for the sharing!😙 Wishing you have a great day!

[@Mjeed17]

Thank you dear Emma😍 from Saudi Arabia🇸🇦

[@artsplash2009]

Emma! I can't tell you how much I love your lessons you have done so hard work only for us so we can bring improvement in English and u know that this is my fav subject thank you so much ❤️ Emma no matter how much I give thanks to u its always less

[@otto4822]

Profesora le agradezco la inmensa ayuda y el apoyo que nos da a sus condiscipulos en todos sus videos , casi llegue a mi meta especialmente Ingles , me propuse no ver subtitulos desde el primer dia no comprendia nada ahora entiendo a usted perfectamente ,leo ,escribo creo un 80% , igual estoy en los 7 idiomas que estudio al mismo tiempo , no puedo creerlo , lo logre' .Saludos desde GUATEMALA .-

[@joseramonmoncasicebollero5468]

Thank you, your recommendations are very helpful.

[@leobelmonte856]

Greats tips!!. Thank you Emma!!

[@maysome6836]

Hi lovely teacher thank you for your service , Love you ! 💙💙

[@haacki4720]

I thought there would be some hard things, but I really understand what you was saying to me. Would be awesome if everyone talk like you. Thank you for your lesson

[@useruseroff6605]

I could not even imagine that I could understand so well English. Thank you!

[@tonkeasley6210]

Wow Emma, I really love your lessons. And this one was particularly useful. I absolutely love the tips! You are one of the best English teachers out there. So thanks a ton!😊❤

[@norbertzasada640]

What may I say.....? Emma ,You are my "The Best schoolmaster ever " From your lessons ,I like practically everything and your "body language is pure poetry

[@iHaxYT]

I improved my listening just by watching KZbin videos that I like. I began to understand more and more without even noticing.

[@Name-xp4dt]

You did a great job i also want to do the same. If YOU Don't Mind can you give me some tips about understanding native English speakers. Even i cant practice English or afford English class.

[@alannguyen7476]

Yeah, it comes naturally.

[@VANTYCSolutions]

You are a genius. Actually before I see your video I was just revieweing another video of a piano lesson from a native english speaker and I slow down in order to review the chors of the song and voalá I could distinguish not only the words that he was using but the way to pronounce every word also. 👏

[@junjunbaya9571]

Thanks Teacher Emma.. I love your teaching.

[@user-je8yl5lh9b]

Hi teacher Emma..this lesson very great to me thanks emma

[@celestejimenezredondo2139]

Hi Emma. So good having you around, I love your videos and the way you explain and make things clear for us non-native speakers ;). My answer to your question (if I remember well) about what can we do to increase the difficulty of audio is to listen to it without subtitles and speed it up in the configuration part. (Know what? I've just found the trick of slowing down and speeding up audios today, in your video!!!! ) … I'm so happy!!!! Thanks so much !!! :D

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Yay! That's awesome Celeste! (and great answers 😍) I hope some of the tips I shared will help you improve your listening skills!

[@carlosmuriano9980]

Congratulations !!! Your english is absolutely clear . And you have the nicest way to speak it . And believe it or not, I had already considered the possibility of a slower audio . Best regards .

[@lydiafernandez7862]

"you know" is another filler. Such an important point, those fillers throw off my students all the time. Thanks so much! 😉👍🏼

[@saifgh7176]

Thank you so much Emma.. you have a very interesting ideas

[@saifgh7176]

@sarsoura michaelmercii beaucoup.. je suis encore débutant en anglais 😅

[@evesayuri]

Hi Emma! I love your videos! They help me a lot! To me, the different accents is a big hurdle. I'm struggling to improve my English and jump from B2 to C1 but I don't know more what I can do... I've been twice in a Canada but my level is the same... I took IELTS, TOEFL and I've just taken an online test and all show me that I'm still in the same level of English: B2. Also, I'm almost 1 year stuck at the same level.. why it's so hard improve English after a while? I mean, when I was in A2 was easy to see my English getting better, but once I reached the intermediate level, I barely can see my English improving

[@PierrePirsonArt]

Hi Evelize, I understand you very well, I went through the same problem as you. As beginners, we evolve very quickly, but once we reach the advanced level, there is a stagnation. The best way to evolve at this level is to live in an English-speaking country, at least for a year or two, not always easy to do, but it helps a lot!

[@AndreMilke]

Thanks teacher for sharing this amazing video. I've listened it in 1.25 speed and I understood almost 100%. About your questions, the first one is to raise the speed of the video and connect speech is a phonetic thing. When natives talk, they just put the sound of words together and make it difficult to understand for us no native speakers.

[@carlosalban8576]

Thanks for speaking slowly teacher Emma , It is very considerate of you .

[@amjadalabbasi6822]

Hello Emma . This is Amjad from Yemen 🇾🇪.your lessons on KZbin are always useful without doubt . We really appreciate what you do for us ...Thank you so much ( شكرا جزيلا )🙏🌹😇👍

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank you so much, Amjad!

[@amjadalabbasi6822]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma 😇😊

[@learntolead2039]

@@amjadalabbasi6822 hi my dear

[@amjadalabbasi6822]

@@learntolead2039 Hello brother...🌹

[@learntolead2039]

@@amjadalabbasi6822 hi! how r u bro💞💞

[@9458567]

Hi Emma, thanks for new lesson and valuable guidance as always, it is prerequisite to develop listening skills 🙏👩‍🎓 :)

[@osmarrodrigues5002]

Thanks, Emma. You give me great tips!

[@user-dd4do8vh2k]

Hello from Kazakhstan! 👋 уou explain very well, thank you, Emma 🤗

[@user-ix3nd5gk7d]

значит я не один из КЗ👍

[@adamaustin1555]

This very important thanks

[@alrasheedadam5011]

Hi Emma You are the best teacher and understand clearly

[@victorpalmacarrasco7824]

Ten points on the advise about slowing down the playing speed on the video!! That's awesome!!

[@fasikhan3930]

I got ur point clearly But tell me how I improve my conversation with others

[@achuths3770]

Your classes are great! 👌I love it so much Emma...

[@Asad-od6zl]

Really

[@zeenatbibi8388]

Accent, rythem, everything is perfect to understand emma❤❤

[@vjekoslavskenderovic1790]

i could understand all that you were talking about. It is because you were speaking not to fast , you were using hand gestures and face expressions . I enjoyed listening to your lesson. And yes, i`ll try to listen at " slow down" lessons , for the beginning . Thank you so much.

[@englishonzenith7116]

You are a nice teacher...

[@ahmadnazir5815]

Amazingly stunning dear Emma from mmm English With love from kashmir.

[@unajokic539]

I understand almost everything even though I do not speak English very well. Thanks for the wonderful video and greetings from Bosnia. 👋👏

[@nghinguyen827]

First question: The way to increase the difficulty of audio is to combine skills. I usually combine listening + speaking skills. I just write down vocabularies and my daily plan. Question 2: Connected Speech sounds like Linking words, right? But it's sentences. I'm not sure about this. So I'll check this later. Thanks for your video 😊

[@dianaep.s.1929]

Hello dear teachear from Buenos Aires Argentina. Thanks for your lesson. 😘

[@abokorkalay9630]

Hi Nice to meet you

[@MrFabiogonzal]

Hello from Argentina! You are beautiful, great teacher!

[@bersonsitompul2288]

Thanks for this lesson..., probably as a speker and as a listener they have clear about what word they say, and clear about what word they listen, and have right conclusion about what word they lesson.

[@paguiarfilho]

I love the way you teach. Thank you.

[@JuniortheMaster1]

Hi, thanks for the tips! I'm from Brazil.

[@MariaDaSilva-bx6vw]

Manoel is a great English ..well done .where did u learn ? Cheers

[@MyLittleEnglishPage]

Modifying the speed of the video is such a great idea 👏👏👏👏 Something else that I tell some of my students is to target the "English" they need. If a student knows they are going to visit Scotland, or maybe they are moving to Australia for work, then they need to focus their efforts on listening to things in that particular accent. Being able to perfectly understand the Queen will be useless in a Scottish supermarket 😉

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Absolutely!! I couldn’t agree more!!

[@shafqatali3538]

I can properly understand your accent and Lucy's and Vanessa's accent too... You all are amazing 😊😊😊

[@fernandovaca1865]

Thank you so much for your advices Emma! They was very useful 👍

[@aliciaaragonvaldes4833]

I really like your videos! They’ve been very helpful!

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Glad to hear that, Alicia!

[@toufikder6420]

Your fan from algéria🌺🌻🌾thank's for all this👏👍

[@FKH40]

We say Algeria

[@CareerTalks]

Learned. Now time to apply. Thank you.

[@federomy8166]

So, for the first question.. I can increase the difficulty of audio increasing the speed of the video. For the second question: Connected speach is the skill that allows you to associate words with their sounds. I've listened the video one time so I don't know if is perfectly correct. But thank you for your patience! You are a very good teacher!

[@tailinda5002]

In Portuguese "éeee" (it is like "uhhh"), "então" (so), "tipo" ("like"), "tipo assim" ("like" , like this) are the most common Portuguese filler words in Brazil.

[@jorgeandresurquijomunoz6097]

TA LIGADO