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今天给大家推送一篇英语学习的小窍门，Improve English Listening Skill 。 希望对您的英语学习有点帮助！
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Hello ,everyone ,I want to talk about a small topic today .
Today I am going to talk about how to understand an English speaker more easily. Not only that, but will also learn how to become a better listener in general.
So this is a really cool topic because not only does it improve your English language. It also makes you a better listener in any language.
And because we spend about 60% of our communication time listening, it's really important that we know how to listen. And I don't think many people are good listeners, and so I think it's really helpful to take a bit of time to learn about. How do we become better listeners?
Because , right now you're probably retaining about 25% of what you hear when you hear someone speak in Chinese or your native language.
Imagine when you're hearing someone speaking English that percentage is much lower .So it's worthy to take some time to learn how to understand more easily. Someone who is speaking in English .
All right so let's get started .I'll give you one easy tip today .My tip is to simply stay present .This is simple, but it's not easy ,so there are three ways that I like to use to really stay present.
The first way is that when I am listening to someone speak English that's my second language .I make sure that I don't over focus on every word they're saying. I'm not trying to translate in my head what they are saying .Instead, I soften my focus and I pay attention not only to the words but also to the tone of their voice .To their facial expressions and their gestures .Because when we tune in too closely to the words ,we start to stress ourselves out .And we lose the big picture and sometimes it's hard to follow what they're saying .So don't translate every word in your head.
I know it's easier said than done, but try not to do it .
So the second way to stay present is not try to make your response to what they're saying while they're still speaking.
So, for example, when I was learning English .I would be listening to what the other person was saying, but I was also trying to create the perfect English sentence in my head to say in response.
And this was obviously a problem because while I was creating this perfect response in my head, I was missing a lot of what they were saying. I was especially missing their tone and their gestures ,so don't try to create a response while they are still saying .
Instead, you have to learn to trust yourself .Trust that when they're done talking that you'll come up with something .And you will , it will be easier the more that you relax into this.
And so that brings us to the third way to stay present while you are listening to an English speaker .And that is to remember that perfection is the enemy of fluency?
Becoming fluent in a language doesn't mean that you speak or understand the language perfectly ,no .It means that you're able to communicate with fluidity in the language, and that's it ,that you're able to flow when you speak, and when you listen.
So don't try to be perfect ,because the more perfect you try to be ,the more stressed out you will be .And when you're stressed ,there are places in your brain that actually shut down .
And these parts of the brain are really helpful and necessary in communication ,so we want to stay relaxed .We're not trying to be perfect .Instead, we're just kind of trying to flow with it .
All right !That is all for today’s text .Hope you have a nice day .Thank you !
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