Welcome to Speak English Now podcast with your host Georgiana, the podcast that will help you to speak

English fluently with no grammar and no textbooks.

As you may know, I always encourage students to listen daily.

Listening is the best way to deeply learn the different sounds, words, and expressions you find

in English. It's how we learn our mother tongue. Also, it's vital to understand that listening

to an audio several times helps you consolidate

what you learn. However, some students complain that they get bored. It's normal. Our brain

likes new fresh content. In other words, we like the novelty. Here are some tricks which will

help you to keep your interest while you repeat the same audio material. Try to guess what the

speaker will say next.

At first, it may seem difficult.

But since you repeat the audio many times, it's a stimulating game to play.

Focus on the pronunciation of each word,

especially the words you find more difficult to pronounce.

Try to notice the subtleties of each word.

Concentrate on the intonation of each sentence.

As opposed to the pronunciation of individual words,

here you need to pay attention to the musicality of the sentence, the rhythm and the music of the phrase. If you're listening to a mini-story with

questions and answers, try to answer faster. You can also try to give a longer answer.

While you listen to the audio, imitate the narrator.

Listen to the material and try your best to talk at the same time as the narrator.

It may be hard, but it's fun. This technique is called shadowing and requires a lot

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