You have been a good student of English as a foreign language. You've worked hard and studied English since you were at school. You have taken courses and passed lots of important English language exams; Cambridge First Certificate and even the advanced level CAE. However, one thing still gets you: as soon as you meet some native English speakers from the UK or the States and they all get talking together, you are totally lost! Why did I spend so much money on English classes when I still can't follow the Brits and the Yanks? Don't dispair! There are some simple and specific reasons for this and plenty of things that you can work on to help make sure that the native speaker fog will lift! Check out the main reasons below and follow these tips to make sure you improve your listening comprehension and your confidence when talking to native English speakers, wherever they come from. What's more, they are all free and easy to follow!:
1 Pronunciation - most people think that work on pronunciation in the English language classroom is all about production. To help you as a learner of English speak more clearly and to help you to be understood by native speakers and non-native speakers alike. Wrong! Raising student's awareness of English stress timed rhythm is really the key to improving their listening comprehension.
1 Pronunciation - most people think that work on pronunciation in the English language classroom is all about production. To help you as a learner of English speak more clearly and to help you to be understood by native speakers and non-native speakers alike. Wrong! Raising student's awareness of English stress timed rhythm is really the key to improving their listening comprehension.
