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NEWS ON YOUTUBE

BBC News:    / bbcnews  
CNN:    / cnn  
Fox News:    / foxnewschannel  
ABC News:    / abcnews  
MSNBC:    / msnbcleanforward  

ONLINE RADIO

BBC Radio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio

PODCASTS

Learning English podcasts (Voice of America): https://learningenglish.voanews.com/p...
LearnEnglish podcasts (British Council): https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.o...
The English We Speak (by BBC): http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tae
Luke's English Podcast: https://teacherluke.co.uk/

ENGLISH MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Netflix - http://www.netflix.com
Amazon Prime Video - http://www.primevideo.com

Note: Both of the above websites (Netflix and Amazon Prime Video) are not free. They are paid services.

AUDIOBOOKS

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TED

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TEDx Talks:    / tedxtalks  
TED-Ed:    / tededucation  

MORE OF MY LESSONS:
The Basics of English Pronunciation: https://goo.gl/xXKi1G
1 Simple Method to Increase Your Vocabulary (the 3R technique): https://goo.gl/iNRGKx

Transcript:
Do you find it difficult to understand native
speakers of English? Do you feel that they speak
too fast and most of the time you can’t catch
what they’re saying? If your answer is yes, then
this video is for you. In this lesson, I am
going to give you 10 proven methods to improve
your English listening skills. I will also give
you lots of links to free online resources for
you to practice. The techniques that I share
with you will help you to understand native
speakers when you watch TV, movies or listen to
the radio. They will help you develop your
listening ability for exams like the IELTS,
TOEFL or PTE. And finally, these methods will
help you to understand people better in real-
life conversations. So let’s start. Number one
is listen to English every day. You want to know
the secret to great listening skills? It’s lots
and lots of listening practice. Remember that
the more you listen, the better you get at
listening. The reason you find listening
difficult is probably that you’re not practicing
enough. My advice is that you listen to English
for at least one hour per day. Set aside a
specific time, maybe an hour in the morning or
in the evening and during this time, just listen
to English. With this type of practice, I have
seen great improvement in my students’ listening
skills within 2-3 months. A great way to do this
is to watch the news. The TV is a good source of
news but since we’re on YouTube, you should know
that you can watch a lot of English news right
here. Major news networks like BBC, CNN etc.
have YouTube channels where they put out short
news videos that are ideal for improving your
listening. You will find all the links in the
description below. Tip number three is listen to
the radio. The radio is great for listening
because you can do it while you are doing other
things. You can listen as you’re driving, while
working out, while you’re cleaning the house.
You can listen with a radio set, on your
computer, or even on your smartphone. Now, if
you listen on your phone while driving, please
be careful, please don’t operate your phone
while you’re driving. OK, in my opinion, BBC
radio is the best radio service for English
learners and it’s available for listening online
free of cost. There are many different BBC radio
stations available; BBC Radio 4 is particularly
good because it has a lot of informative shows.
Again, links are below. Another highly useful
listening resource is podcasts. A podcast is
basically a radio show that you can find only on
the internet. The reason I love podcasts is that
there are many shows that specialize in
particular topics. This means there are podcasts
just for English learners. These audio lessons
will not only help you to improve your listening
skills but you can also learn about grammar,
vocabulary, pronunciation and more. I have put
links to some very good free podcasts in the
description below. You can also go online and
find shows related to your own interests. You
should make podcasts a regular part of your
listening practice. Number five is watch movies
in English. This is one of my favorite methods
for improving listening skills because this is
how I did it.