Effortless English: Learn To Speak English Like A Native by A.J. Hoge

Author:A.J. Hoge [Hoge, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Effortless English LLC
Published: 2014-10-14T00:00:00+00:00

What Should You Listen To?

The most important thing to keep in mind is that you must listen to easy English. It has to be easy for you. That means you should understand 95% or more of what is being said. That’s without stopping the audio and without a dictionary. So it should be quite easy. I say this because the natural desire of most students is to pick something harder, thinking it will help them. It sounds more impressive to say I’m listening to CNN rather than a children’s program. If you choose something too difficult, you can get frustrated. With something easy, you get confidence.

Remember Dr. Krashen’s idea of understandable input. If you don’t understand, you are not learning. No understanding means no improvement. Easier listening is almost always better than difficult. Eventually, you will be ready for more difficult material, but take your time and listen to plenty of easy English.

If you’re just starting out, try listening to children’s programs since the English tends to be simpler. You can buy audio books online as a download, and get the audio book immediately so you can get started.

If you find yourself listening to something more difficult, you can still use it, but you usually need the text. You can get an audio article or a speech, and use the text so you can read and listen at the same time. For more advanced learners, another great source of casual English conversation is film. Listen to American and English movies and read the subtitles. This will also help you. Just remember, listening is the most important thing. To get the most from films, use the movie technique below.

If you don’t have an audio player or smart phone, get one. It will enable you to listen to English conveniently whenever you can. Listen in the morning when you get up. Listen when you go to work, or when you are at home. Listen when you are at lunch. Listen when you are coming home from work. Listen in the evening – lots and lots and lots of English listening, lots of easy listening. I even have a free Effortless English™ podcast on iTunes and you can listen to that. Listen, Listen, Listen.

Rule Three is the reason that all of my courses are based on audio. Effortless English™ is a listening system where most learning is done through the ears. It’s okay to use text to help understanding, but focus most of your time and efforts on learning with audios.

No matter how you choose to do it, it’s important to listen to English as much as you can. Some of my students have been reluctant at first. But most of them say that getting to choose what they listen to starts to make it enjoyable. Instead of suffering through yet another boring textbook drill, you can relax and listen to something that is interesting to you.

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