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IELTS listening is a weak link for candidates who take the IELTS test. Many people listen to American news every day to improve their listening. Here I will introduce a method of using BBC news to train IELTS listening:

First, listen carefully to the BBC special English listening materials. Never read the original text from the beginning, especially those that are already clear. This is mainly because I hope that everyone will not rely on the original text and understand every word completely. Some students said that I really didn't understand a few words. What should I do?

Think about it, the number of words in professional English is 1500 to 2000, which means that a good high school student has more than a lot of words, not to mention that you have passed CET-4 and CET-6. The only reason why you don't understand is definitely not the new words. It can only be that you are so unfamiliar with the pronunciation of this word that your brain doesn't reflect it at all. Reading the original text will be dismissive, but I don't know what to say after listening. The BBS of this website provides BBC basic vocabulary, phonetic symbols and example sentences. At first, when I was practicing, I sometimes thought about a word all day, and I always read the pronunciation of the word in my mouth. Of course, if a classmate said that I had listened to this recording for ten times, I wouldn't recognize a few words if you killed me. If it really comes to this, you can look at the original text.

The next thing to do is to make sure that you fully understand this recording. What is complete understanding? That is, after listening to a sentence, you can accurately repeat it, including every word. Friends with poor pronunciation here should pay attention. Because it is special English, as long as you have normal hearing and a certain perseverance, you can imitate your pronunciation like a BBC announcer: pronunciation is a person's English facade. That's true! If you practice so hard, your pronunciation will make great progress in a month or two. In fact, most of us in China are good at imitating pronunciation. Name any college student who has passed CET-4, and his or her pronunciation will be many times better than that of Italians, Japanese and Filipinos I have ever met.

In fact, there are two main reasons for our China students' defects in speaking and listening:

One is the lack of practice. This is also the regret of traditional teaching methods. Including myself, I am also a victim of this "analytical English" that only focuses on writing. Second, lack of courage. I am always afraid that I will make mistakes and lose face. Unless you grew up abroad and English is your mother tongue, you can proudly say: I was wrong, that's right, because English is my mother tongue. However, it is impossible for us to learn English as a second language without making mistakes. Making more mistakes means making fewer mistakes.

Let's talk about listening first This way, sentence by sentence until each sentence is completely "eaten" can basically ensure that you have understood this article. What standards should be achieved? What I ask of myself is to repeat one or two words at the back. If the above is about practicing pronunciation, the following two important tasks are the importance of practicing oral English and interpreting with listening materials.

Second, synchronous retelling Now that you have fully understood the meaning of this recording, you can basically retell it vividly. Please note that your brain has not moved until now, which means that these are all mechanical imitations and rigid retelling. This kind of mechanical repetition will not have the effect of "getting twice the result with half the effort" for our oral English and speaking ability.

If you want to improve your spoken English, you must learn to use your own words here. Please pay attention to telling the main idea of the recording in your own words, not according to the prospectus. Listen to the whole recording before you do this step. At this time, the English you speak is your real oral level. Try to use some key verbs and phrases you just heard in the exercise. When talking, imagine yourself telling a story to a classmate who has never heard the recording. I believe that many students will "hold back" from saying a few decent words when they start practicing, or forget the main idea and plot completely. It is normal for this to happen. This reflects that the synchronous retelling we just did is just a process of distinguishing sounds. What we are doing now is really activating our brains and improving our real spoken English.

Third, practice your reading ability. At this point, you are already very good. Not only can you fully understand this recording and repeat it synchronously, but you can also explain it to your friends in your own English. Do you have a sense of accomplishment? But I have to continue to practice at a deeper level. Yes, it is the ability of interpretation, the unique ability of China students to switch between Chinese and English freely. It's just that recording. Put an English sentence this time, and you will immediately translate it into authentic Chinese and into the Chinese we usually speak.

Don't underestimate this step. Try reading it yourself, and you will soon understand that just because we can repeat it in English at the same time does not mean that we can translate it into authentic Chinese at the same time. My requirement for myself is to translate synchronously at the speed of one sentence behind. Because it is slow English, as long as I practice it patiently a few times, I will be able to reach the level of listening and translating synchronization.

At this point, we not only know this recording like the back of our hand, but also use it for targeted oral and interpretation training.

Summary of experience Many students always complain that there is no language environment. I think in most cases, the language environment has to be created by itself. Please note again that the listening methods I have introduced above are all aimed at professional English. Don't be too hasty Listen to ten special English tapes step by step, and you will lay a solid foundation for your listening.