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how to improve English listening? I'm not good at English listening. I always can't hear the recording and the words very clearly.how to improve? thx

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I really suggest watching movies in english (with english subtitles), and listening to music in english. This is what I do for spanish learning, and I find it so helpful. Good Luck. ;)
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libera, You should begin to study the rhythm and stress pattern of the English language. English is a stress timed language, which means that important words in a sentence are pronounced more clearly, i.e., given more time and stress than other words. The non-stressed words are often linked together, vowels are dropped, and they sound different than when these same words are in the stressed position. Example sentence: One of them is outside. In natural speech (the kind you hear in movies) if the word "outside" is the only word stressed, this sentence might sound like this: One of them is outside = [w'n'v'm'z outSIDE] In Chinese, all syllables are given equal stress in a sentence. The stressed word in the Chinese sentence has a higher pitch. In English, the stress/destress pattern is more complex..
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you can listen to VOA everyday. as we know,it's a very useful listening materials.it has translated text.if you can't understand what he says at first,it doesn't matter.as long as you keep listening,you will make progress.

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