How I Understand 100% of What MOST Natives Say in English

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⭐Get my new app: https://studio.com/thiago 🎯Pronunciation Course (International Students): https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pronunciation-course 🇧🇷 Pronunciation Course (Brazilian Students): https://bit.ly/pronunciation-brazilians 🔒Private community: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community 📣Conversation Club (Registrations Open): https://www.englishwiththiago.com/a25 📧For collaborations, send an email to: [email protected] 🖥️For private classes, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/UpQKkkheuwhhZHtx7 📖50 Phrasal Verbs & Idioms (FREE eBook): https://www.englishwiththiago.com/spice-up-ebook 📝FREE Study Plan (Template): https://www.englishwiththiago.com/study-plan 📱Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teacher.thiagoalencar/ Tired of struggling to understand fast-talking native English speakers? In this video, Thiago from English with Thiago shares his ultimate guide on how to improve your listening skills and understand 100% of what most natives say! 🚀 What You'll Learn: 1) Overcome the Barriers: Discover the common obstacles that prevent English learners from understanding native speakers, including vocabulary gaps, slow processing speed, and connected speech. 2) Vocabulary Secrets: Learn essential colloquial language, idioms, and phrasal verbs that natives use every day. Examples like "pulling an all-nighter" and "that's outta line" will become crystal clear! 💡 3) Boost Your Processing Speed: Simple exercises to train your ear and think faster in English. 4) Master Connected Speech: Understand how native speakers link words together, turning "What do you want to do tonight?" into "What do you wanna do tonight?" 🤯 5) The Lingua Franca Caveat: Why it's also important to listen to non-native speakers and different accents in our globalized world. 🌍 Actionable Tips: Practical strategies to improve your English listening skills, including: - Listening to English every day. - Focusing on a specific variation of English (American or British). - Eliminating media in your native language (at least for a while!). - Consuming a variety of media and topics. - Practicing listening for gist and specific information. - Advanced practice: Writing verbatim to improve accuracy. 00:00 Introduction and Personal Journey 00:47 Podcast Welcome and Purpose 01:20 Understanding Native Speakers 03:44 Importance of Vocabulary 04:25 Colloquial Language and Collocations 09:40 Phrasal Verbs and Idioms 13:19 Improving Processing Speed 17:03 Connected Speech 18:44 Common Reductions in English Speech 20:09 Understanding Connected Speech 21:17 The Importance of Listening to Non-Native Speakers 23:58 English as a Lingua Franca 26:50 Tips to Improve Listening Skills 37:12 Learner's Corner: Roland's Journey 39:10 Final Thoughts and Farewell Books I Recommend: Basic Grammar: https://amzn.to/3VXyg2u Intermediate Grammar: https://amzn.to/4aJvySD Advanced Grammar: https://amzn.to/4askkC9 B2 Prep Coursebook: https://amzn.to/49t4ndx C1 Prep Coursebook: https://amzn.to/3U9AH0K C2 Prep Coursebook: https://amzn.to/4askqtv English Pronunciation for Brazilians: https://amzn.to/4cNAFTC Phrasal Verbs Dictionary: https://amzn.to/3U7n42e Idioms Dictionary: https://amzn.to/4aLmqwD IELTS Prep: https://amzn.to/3xDvZPS TOEFL Prep: https://amzn.to/3JbTvWY