How to improve your listening and pronuncation skills

Some students find it hard to improve their pronunciation or understand spoken English. This needs lots of practice and patience!. Here you have got a few exercises which will help you. Repeat them as many times as posible.
It is also good to listen to songs and sing along. Get your favorite songs from YouTube, these must include the lyrics! Sing along until your pronunciation is perfect!!! Click here to see some examples.

• You can start with these easy repeating exercises. Repeat them until you can do it fluently.

Exercise 1              Exercise 2

• Daily conversations: Listen to these conversations. Pause the dialogue and repeat the sentences.

Exercise 1                 Exercise 2

• Dictations: Some dictation can also help. Write and then check if you got the answers right.

Exercise 1  Exercise 2   Exercise 3   Exercise 4   Exercise 5   Exercise 6    Exercise 7   Exercise 8    Exercise 9

• More exercises on dictations:     OM dictations

• Listening comprehension: There are lost of listening comprehension exrecises on this site. Choose a level, choose a topic, answer and then correct your answers.

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• Listening and Reading at the same time will help you improve your listening skills. Here you are some activities that will help you. Read and listen to the stories a few times, paying attention to the pronunciation.

 Story 1              Story 2         Story 3         Story 4           Story 5