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English Listening Fluency: Understand Fast Native Speakers
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(75 ratings)
1,023 students
Created byGabby Wallace
Last updated 7/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Improve English (ESL) listening skills
  • Understand native, unscripted English as it is spoken in North America today
  • Make use of creative study strategies
  • Be empowered to become an independent language learner
  • Take the fear out of learning English and make it fun!

Course content

3 sections • 30 lectures • 2h 41m total length

  • Welcome to 17 Secrets to Listening Skills in English2:25
  • 7 Steps to Fluency1:28

    Join the free seven steps to fluency video training from Go Natural English to improve your English fluency and learn faster today.

  • Let's Meet!1:08
  • Get Started in the Right Way for Success7:11
  • How to Learn More with this Course1:57
  • How to Shift Your Mind from Reading to Listening11:58
  • What NOT to Do When You Want to Have Faster Listening Comprehension11:06
  • How to Understand Clues from the Topic Context10:54
  • How to Understand Clues from Conversation Structure6:20
  • How to Understand the Main Idea and Detail4:24
  • The Right Way to Listen to Word and Phrase Stress6:14

    Train your ear to the rhythm of English by focusing on word and phrase stress, especially on content words, to understand meaning in everyday speech.

  • How to Understand Key Words12:31
  • The New English Sounds You Need to Know10:53
  • The Way to Understand Native English - Linking Sounds11:06
  • The Secret Behind Vowel Sounds in English10:36

    Explore how the five vowels drive English pronunciation, distinguish short and long vowel sounds through vivid examples, and learn visual and listening strategies to master stress and rhythm.

  • How Understanding Chunking will Improve Your Listening8:22
  • Hidden Questions and the Problem with Relying on Sounds5:00
  • 3 Types of Word Groupings to Advance Your Understanding of English4:04

    Discover three word groupings, collocation, metaphor, and idiom, and learn to recognize them to boost listening with phrases like salt and pepper and water under the bridge.

  • 14 Ways to Study Listening8:38
  • How to See Your Own Improvement Quickly and Easily without a Teacher5:06
  • Conclusion1:24

Requirements

  • Basic level of English language skills

Description

This course is about listening skills for ESL learners. Most textbooks and audio programs only show you scripted, slow English that does not help you much in real life with native English speakers and fast conversation. This class explains 17 secrets to unlock your listening power in English.

You'll get:

  • 17 Secrets of Listening Skills & Strategies Checklist
  • 16 Class Video Lectures
  • 5 Practice Videos + Quizzes

A motivated learner could complete this course in one week. It is recommended to try the practice videos and quizzes at the beginning of the course to see your current level. Use the checklist as a guide and watch the video lectures for more detailed information and strategies. Finally, try the practice videos and quizzes again to see your progress.

After taking this course, the ESL learner will be able to use the strategies that native English speakers use unconsciously to understand real, unscripted English as it is spoken in North America today.

Who this course is for:

  • Intermediate English language learners
  • Advanced English language learners who need to improve listening skills
  • Motivated beginner English language learners

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